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Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1801/S. 772, Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089/S. 1839, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding H.R. 3512/S. 1821, Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1443, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2025 S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act S. 1639, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 1642, Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Nomination of Billy Long to be Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Nomination of Kenneth Kies to be Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Excise Tax on Repurchase of Corporate Stock (89 Fed. Reg. 25,980, April 12, 2024) Final Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit; Clarification of Foreign-Derived Intangible Income, T.D. 9959, (87 Fed. Reg. 276, January 4, 2022) as corrected by (87 Fed. Reg. 45,018-45,021, July 27, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Rules Regarding Dual Consolidated Losses and the Treatment of Certain Disregarded Payments, (89 Fed. Reg. 64,750, August 7, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024) (as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; Digital Services Taxes (DSTs); expansion of the list of preventive care benefits that may be provided by a high-deductible health plan (HDHP); potential efforts to increase income tax rates; reinstatement of the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) standard for business interest deductions; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs; proposals for third party litigation funders to pay tax on their income at the ordinary income tax rate plus a surcharge
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2025 · second_quarter · Q2
Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Various issues relating to U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
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Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 4, Rescissions Act of 2025 H.R. 3944, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 4016, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 4121, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8998, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9026/S. 4795, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9028/S. 4796, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9029, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to S. 4927, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Various issues relating to FY2025 and FY2026 appropriations priorities; FY2025 budget and appropriations process, including the House Budget Committees FY25 Budget; funding for the National Science Foundation; request for IRIS reform in FY26 Appropriations Legislation; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Formula Funding Program; Border Water Infrastructure Program Funding; debt ceiling/limit, budget caps, budget sequestration, and budget reconciliation; budget reconciliation legislation and related spending levels; potential government shutdown; H-2B Cap Relief Language in FY25 Homeland Security Appropriations Legislation; funding for Air Traffic Control System (FAA); funding to the Department of Transportations Emergency Relief Program (ERP); implementation of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (P.L. 118-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (P.L.119-4); funding for the Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC); funding issues related to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); funding issues related to the Department of Justice (DOJ), including on matters related to funding for DOJs Intellectual Property Enforcement grant program within the Bureau of Justice Assistance; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the Department of Health and Human Services implementation of the IRAs Medicare drug pricing negotiation provisions; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions".
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 654, TABS Act of 2025 H.R. 1602, Financial Privacy Act of 2025 S. 875, the Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" H.J.Res. 64/S.J.Res. 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" H.J.Res. 74/S.J.Res. 36, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)" Draft legislation titled To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Potential legislation regarding the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions (89 Fed. Reg. 13,852-13,908, February 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (89 Fed. Reg. 29,222-29,244, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 51,682-51,736, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Regulations Implementing the Change in Bank Control Act (89 Fed. Reg. 67,002-67,009, August 19, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits Restrictions (89 Fed. Reg. 68,244-68,272, August 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (88 Fed. Reg. 101,402-101,462, December 13, 2024) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V); Identity Theft and Coerced Debt (89 Fed. Reg. 100,922-100,923, December 13, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications (88 Fed. Reg. 80,197-80,216, November 17, 2023) Final Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z) (89 Fed. Reg. 19,128-19,223, March 15, 2024) Various issues relating to Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203); independent monetary policy by the Federal Reserve System
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions".
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 654, TABS Act of 2025 H.R. 940, Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators (FAIR) Exams Act H.R. 1602, Financial Privacy Act of 2025 H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3379, Halting Uncertain Methods and Practices in Supervision Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2025 H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" H.J. Res. 64/S.J. Res. 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" H.J. Res. 74/S.J. Res. 36, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)" Draft legislation titled To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Potential legislation regarding the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions (89 Fed. Reg. 13,852-13,908, February 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (89 Fed. Reg. 29,222-29,244, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 51,682-51,736, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Regulations Implementing the Change in Bank Control Act (89 Fed. Reg. 67,002-67,009, August 19, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits Restrictions (89 Fed. Reg. 68,244-68,272, August 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (88 Fed. Reg. 101,402-101,462, December 13, 2024) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V); Identity Theft and Coerced Debt (89 Fed. Reg. 100,922-100,923, December 13, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications (88 Fed. Reg. 80,197-80,216, November 17, 2023) Final Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z) (89 Fed. Reg. 19,128-19,223, March 15, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Reserve Board: Modifications to the Capital Plan Rule and Stress Capital Buffer Requirement (90 Fed. Reg. 16,843-16,860, April 22, 2025) Various issues relating to Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203); independent monetary policy by the Federal Reserve System
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions".
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Draft legislation titled Child Care Affordability and Accessibility Act of 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation that would require the Securities and Exchange Commission to propose and finalize rules to allow entities to deliver regulatory documents to investors electronically Potential legislation to amend the definition of Accredited Investor under the Securities Act of 1933 Potential legislation to permit a registered investment company to omit certain fees from the calculation of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, and for other purposes Potential legislation regarding the Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan McKernan to be Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Proposed Rule, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Amendments to Reporting Requirements for Registered Firms (PCAOB Release No. 2024-003, April 9, 2024; PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 055) Proposed Rule, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Amendments to Firm and Engagement Metrics (PCAOB Release No. 2024-002, April 9, 2024; PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 041) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Changes to 14a-8 (87 Fed. Reg. 45,052-45,075, July 27, 2022) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reporting metrics for private companies under Securities and Exchange Commission rules; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8 (Staff Legal Bulletin 14L and Staff Legal Bulletin 14M); index fund passivity; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding (including its national security implications); oversight issues related to the U.S. Department of Justice
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions".
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications".
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 654, TABS Act of 2025 H.R. 940, Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators (FAIR) Exams Act H.R. 1602, Financial Privacy Act of 2025 H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3379, Halting Uncertain Methods and Practices in Supervision Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2025 H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" H.J. Res. 64/S.J. Res. 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" H.J. Res. 74/S.J. Res. 36, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)" Draft legislation titled To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Potential legislation regarding the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions (89 Fed. Reg. 13,852-13,908, February 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (89 Fed. Reg. 29,222-29,244, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 51,682-51,736, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Regulations Implementing the Change in Bank Control Act (89 Fed. Reg. 67,002-67,009, August 19, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits Restrictions (89 Fed. Reg. 68,244-68,272, August 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (88 Fed. Reg. 101,402-101,462, December 13, 2024) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V); Identity Theft and Coerced Debt (89 Fed. Reg. 100,922-100,923, December 13, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications (88 Fed. Reg. 80,197-80,216, November 17, 2023) Final Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z) (89 Fed. Reg. 19,128-19,223, March 15, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Reserve Board: Modifications to the Capital Plan Rule and Stress Capital Buffer Requirement (90 Fed. Reg. 16,843-16,860, April 22, 2025) Various issues relating to Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203); independent monetary policy by the Federal Reserve System
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications".
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 654, TABS Act of 2025 H.R. 1602, Financial Privacy Act of 2025 S. 875, the Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" H.J.Res. 64/S.J.Res. 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" H.J.Res. 74/S.J.Res. 36, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)" Draft legislation titled To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Potential legislation regarding the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions (89 Fed. Reg. 13,852-13,908, February 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (89 Fed. Reg. 29,222-29,244, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 51,682-51,736, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Regulations Implementing the Change in Bank Control Act (89 Fed. Reg. 67,002-67,009, August 19, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits Restrictions (89 Fed. Reg. 68,244-68,272, August 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (88 Fed. Reg. 101,402-101,462, December 13, 2024) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V); Identity Theft and Coerced Debt (89 Fed. Reg. 100,922-100,923, December 13, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications (88 Fed. Reg. 80,197-80,216, November 17, 2023) Final Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z) (89 Fed. Reg. 19,128-19,223, March 15, 2024) Various issues relating to Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203); independent monetary policy by the Federal Reserve System
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1827, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1559, Book Minimum Tax Repeal Act H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024)(as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Previously Taxed Earnings and Profits and Related Basis Adjustments, (89 Fed. Reg. 95,362-95,464, December 2, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions, (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 of the German Income Tax Act; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; recommendations for Items to be Included on the 2024-2025 Priority Guidance Plan (Notice 2024-28), 2024-13 I, .R.B. 720; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Consultation; expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); Treasury regulations and other guidance related to the foreign tax credit; improvements to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (section 45F); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1801/S. 772, Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089/S. 1839, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding H.R. 3512/S. 1821, Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1443, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2025 S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act S. 1639, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 1642, Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Nomination of Billy Long to be Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Nomination of Kenneth Kies to be Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Excise Tax on Repurchase of Corporate Stock (89 Fed. Reg. 25,980, April 12, 2024) Final Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit; Clarification of Foreign-Derived Intangible Income, T.D. 9959, (87 Fed. Reg. 276, January 4, 2022) as corrected by (87 Fed. Reg. 45,018-45,021, July 27, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Rules Regarding Dual Consolidated Losses and the Treatment of Certain Disregarded Payments, (89 Fed. Reg. 64,750, August 7, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024) (as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; Digital Services Taxes (DSTs); expansion of the list of preventive care benefits that may be provided by a high-deductible health plan (HDHP); potential efforts to increase income tax rates; reinstatement of the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) standard for business interest deductions; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs; proposals for third party litigation funders to pay tax on their income at the ordinary income tax rate plus a surcharge
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)".
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 654, TABS Act of 2025 H.R. 1602, Financial Privacy Act of 2025 S. 875, the Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" H.J.Res. 64/S.J.Res. 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" H.J.Res. 74/S.J.Res. 36, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)" Draft legislation titled To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Potential legislation regarding the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions (89 Fed. Reg. 13,852-13,908, February 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (89 Fed. Reg. 29,222-29,244, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 51,682-51,736, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Regulations Implementing the Change in Bank Control Act (89 Fed. Reg. 67,002-67,009, August 19, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits Restrictions (89 Fed. Reg. 68,244-68,272, August 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (88 Fed. Reg. 101,402-101,462, December 13, 2024) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V); Identity Theft and Coerced Debt (89 Fed. Reg. 100,922-100,923, December 13, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications (88 Fed. Reg. 80,197-80,216, November 17, 2023) Final Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z) (89 Fed. Reg. 19,128-19,223, March 15, 2024) Various issues relating to Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203); independent monetary policy by the Federal Reserve System
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)".
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 654, TABS Act of 2025 H.R. 940, Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators (FAIR) Exams Act H.R. 1602, Financial Privacy Act of 2025 H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3379, Halting Uncertain Methods and Practices in Supervision Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2025 H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" H.J. Res. 64/S.J. Res. 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" H.J. Res. 74/S.J. Res. 36, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)" Draft legislation titled To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Potential legislation regarding the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions (89 Fed. Reg. 13,852-13,908, February 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (89 Fed. Reg. 29,222-29,244, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 51,682-51,736, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Regulations Implementing the Change in Bank Control Act (89 Fed. Reg. 67,002-67,009, August 19, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits Restrictions (89 Fed. Reg. 68,244-68,272, August 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (88 Fed. Reg. 101,402-101,462, December 13, 2024) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V); Identity Theft and Coerced Debt (89 Fed. Reg. 100,922-100,923, December 13, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications (88 Fed. Reg. 80,197-80,216, November 17, 2023) Final Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z) (89 Fed. Reg. 19,128-19,223, March 15, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Reserve Board: Modifications to the Capital Plan Rule and Stress Capital Buffer Requirement (90 Fed. Reg. 16,843-16,860, April 22, 2025) Various issues relating to Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203); independent monetary policy by the Federal Reserve System
Withdrawing approval of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 953, United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act H.R. 1548/S. 691, Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act H.R. 1743/S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act H.R. 2213/S. 998, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 2325, Central African Exploitation and Manipulation of American Companies Act (CEMAC) H.R, 2548/S. 1241, Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 H.R. 3193, United States-Republic of Korea Digital Trade Enforcement Act S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act H.J Res. 93, Withdrawing approval of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization S.J. Res. 37, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada S.J. Res. 49, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs Draft legislation titled Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2025 Draft legislation titled Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act Draft legislation titled AGOA Renewal and Improvement Act Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Business Opportunity Rule (16 CFR 437, January 13, 2025) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Earnings Claims Rule Regarding Multi-Level Marketing (Additional Provisions) (16 CFR Part 462, January 13, 2025) Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients (90 Fed. Reg. 15,951-15,952, April 16, 2025) Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO); reforms to export controls; digital trade; investor protections in trade agreements; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); pharmaceutical price controls; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; efforts related to identifying unfair foreign trade practices; efforts related to the reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (P.L. 106-200); efforts related to regulations issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC); efforts related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; efforts to preserve investment protections such as investor-state dispute settlement; efforts related to outlining critical mineral opportunities with key allies; efforts related to opposing international imposition of digital services taxes; related efforts supporting strong digital trade rules; efforts to modify permanent normal trade relations treatment with China; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism, foreign pollution fees; efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimis statute; efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Indo-Pacific; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade; efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Americas region; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership; implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement), the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR FTA), Colombia and South Korea; implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO); efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law; efforts to draft and implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) reauthorization and reform; efforts related to the U.S.-Bangladesh Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA); efforts related to the resumption of the U.S.-Bangladesh High Level Economic Consultation; efforts related to the U.S.-India Innovation Handshake and the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X); U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU AI Act; European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS); EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; China's intellectual property regime, industrial policies, and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; United States-India Trade Policy Forum and associated bilateral trade negotiations; efforts related to sustaining momentum on providing aid to Ukraine; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and digital piracy; IP issues relating to artificial intelligence; implementation of U.S. sanctions on Russia, including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU digital sovereignty and regulatory agenda; Global Internet Governance; network fees; Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum; policies and regulations restricting outbound data flows and data transfers; digital-related policies in the G20, G7, OECD, United Nations, and other international fora; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to modernize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts related to the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy considerations addressing cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization, and forced disclosure of source code; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international competition policy and related regulations; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy and telecommunications infrastructure; international cybersecurity policy; international policies on standards development; international policies on data privacy; international digital health policies; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; competition policy and related regulations; consumer protection policy and related regulations; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Switzerland; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; East Coast port trade negotiations, closures, and strikes; U.S.-Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimis level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions; patent examination practices and patent quality measures; recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; adoption of digital clothing labels; IP issues at the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization; the EUs General Pharmaceutical Legislation; IP issues in Latin America, including enforcement of trade agreements and compulsory licenses and general IP standards and practices in Brazil and Chile; IP issues in India; USTRs Special 301 report; intersection of tariff-related policy and IP implications; international competition policy, specifically FTC and DOJ involvement in the European Unions implementation of the EU Digital Markets Act; proposal for General License Authorizing Private Commercial Arbitration Proceedings Involving Blocked Persons; The United States Trade Representatives decision to withdraw support for digital trade in the context of World Trade Organizations e-commerce negotiations; support for robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade through the ongoing joint statement initiative on e-commerce (JSI); Indonesia Ministry of Trade Import Licensing Regulations; Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) concerns, specifically regarding the U.S. Governments foreign investment review of Nippon Steels proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel; Executive Order 14193, Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border; International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701(a)(b)) (IEEPA); conduction of South Africas competition reviews; 2019 Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico; continuation of the Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions; recommended changes to the EUs Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D); supply chain and defense industrial base issues; Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2025; development of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026; implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) and AECA (Arms Export Control Act) draft legislation; customs reauthorization
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 953, United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act H.R. 1548/S. 691, Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act H.R. 1743/S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act H.R. 2213/S. 998, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 2325, Central African Exploitation and Manipulation of American Companies Act (CEMAC) H.R, 2548/S. 1241, Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 H.R. 3193, United States-Republic of Korea Digital Trade Enforcement Act S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act H.J Res. 93, Withdrawing approval of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization S.J. Res. 37, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada S.J. Res. 49, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs Draft legislation titled Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2025 Draft legislation titled Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act Draft legislation titled AGOA Renewal and Improvement Act Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Business Opportunity Rule (16 CFR 437, January 13, 2025) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Earnings Claims Rule Regarding Multi-Level Marketing (Additional Provisions) (16 CFR Part 462, January 13, 2025) Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients (90 Fed. Reg. 15,951-15,952, April 16, 2025) Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO); reforms to export controls; digital trade; investor protections in trade agreements; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); pharmaceutical price controls; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; efforts related to identifying unfair foreign trade practices; efforts related to the reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (P.L. 106-200); efforts related to regulations issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC); efforts related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; efforts to preserve investment protections such as investor-state dispute settlement; efforts related to outlining critical mineral opportunities with key allies; efforts related to opposing international imposition of digital services taxes; related efforts supporting strong digital trade rules; efforts to modify permanent normal trade relations treatment with China; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism, foreign pollution fees; efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimis statute; efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Indo-Pacific; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade; efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Americas region; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership; implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement), the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR FTA), Colombia and South Korea; implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO); efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law; efforts to draft and implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) reauthorization and reform; efforts related to the U.S.-Bangladesh Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA); efforts related to the resumption of the U.S.-Bangladesh High Level Economic Consultation; efforts related to the U.S.-India Innovation Handshake and the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X); U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU AI Act; European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS); EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; China's intellectual property regime, industrial policies, and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; United States-India Trade Policy Forum and associated bilateral trade negotiations; efforts related to sustaining momentum on providing aid to Ukraine; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and digital piracy; IP issues relating to artificial intelligence; implementation of U.S. sanctions on Russia, including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU digital sovereignty and regulatory agenda; Global Internet Governance; network fees; Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum; policies and regulations restricting outbound data flows and data transfers; digital-related policies in the G20, G7, OECD, United Nations, and other international fora; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to modernize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts related to the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy considerations addressing cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization, and forced disclosure of source code; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international competition policy and related regulations; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy and telecommunications infrastructure; international cybersecurity policy; international policies on standards development; international policies on data privacy; international digital health policies; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; competition policy and related regulations; consumer protection policy and related regulations; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Switzerland; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; East Coast port trade negotiations, closures, and strikes; U.S.-Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimis level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions; patent examination practices and patent quality measures; recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; adoption of digital clothing labels; IP issues at the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization; the EUs General Pharmaceutical Legislation; IP issues in Latin America, including enforcement of trade agreements and compulsory licenses and general IP standards and practices in Brazil and Chile; IP issues in India; USTRs Special 301 report; intersection of tariff-related policy and IP implications; international competition policy, specifically FTC and DOJ involvement in the European Unions implementation of the EU Digital Markets Act; proposal for General License Authorizing Private Commercial Arbitration Proceedings Involving Blocked Persons; The United States Trade Representatives decision to withdraw support for digital trade in the context of World Trade Organizations e-commerce negotiations; support for robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade through the ongoing joint statement initiative on e-commerce (JSI); Indonesia Ministry of Trade Import Licensing Regulations; Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) concerns, specifically regarding the U.S. Governments foreign investment review of Nippon Steels proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel; Executive Order 14193, Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border; International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701(a)(b)) (IEEPA); conduction of South Africas competition reviews; 2019 Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico; continuation of the Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions; recommended changes to the EUs Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D); supply chain and defense industrial base issues; Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2025; development of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026; implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) and AECA (Arms Export Control Act) draft legislation; customs reauthorization
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act S. 1430, Interactive Federal Review Act S. 1442, Combating Trafficking in Transportation Act Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) recent premerger notification rules Potential legislation regarding the reauthorization of surface transportation programs Various issues relating to implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of Section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L 114-190); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024 (P.L. 118-63); implementation of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (P.L. 118-159); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; reform of the federal Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America legislation and implementation of Buy America policies, including provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); commercial trucking hours of service; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); unmanned aircraft systems; beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations for unmanned aircraft systems; necessity of a general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; driving safety and road safety; Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; Boeing 737 MAX certification and associated production stoppages; Department of Transportation freight programs; delayed development of the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to Prohibit or Restrict the Operation of an Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility; comprehensive assessment of the U.S. Civil Space Industrial Base (CSIB) requested by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), and NOAAs Office of Space Commerce (OSC); framework for use of FHWA State Planning & Research funds for "Digital Twins"; East Coast port labor negotiations; funding for Air Traffic Control System (FAA); funding to the Department of Transportations Emergency Relief Program (ERP); reauthorization of surface transportation programs; restoration of the White House Supply Chain Disruption Task Force
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1801/S. 772, Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089/S. 1839, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding H.R. 3512/S. 1821, Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1443, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2025 S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act S. 1639, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 1642, Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Nomination of Billy Long to be Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Nomination of Kenneth Kies to be Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Excise Tax on Repurchase of Corporate Stock (89 Fed. Reg. 25,980, April 12, 2024) Final Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit; Clarification of Foreign-Derived Intangible Income, T.D. 9959, (87 Fed. Reg. 276, January 4, 2022) as corrected by (87 Fed. Reg. 45,018-45,021, July 27, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Rules Regarding Dual Consolidated Losses and the Treatment of Certain Disregarded Payments, (89 Fed. Reg. 64,750, August 7, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024) (as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; Digital Services Taxes (DSTs); expansion of the list of preventive care benefits that may be provided by a high-deductible health plan (HDHP); potential efforts to increase income tax rates; reinstatement of the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) standard for business interest deductions; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs; proposals for third party litigation funders to pay tax on their income at the ordinary income tax rate plus a surcharge
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 1399, Prior Approval Reform Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Potential legislation amending the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169) Potential legislation seeking to impose pharmaceutical price controls to private sector payers Potential legislation related to artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights Potential legislation related to digital copyright piracy Potential legislation related to changes in Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings Potential legislation related to implementing most favored nation style reference pricing Nomination of John Squires to be Administrator of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; patent examination practices and patent quality; patent filing fees; State Departments Office of Authentication; IP issues related to counterfeiting; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; pharmaceutical price controls; IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Drug Price Negotiation Program (P.L. 117-169, subtitle B); emerging issues surrounding artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and data protection; IP issues related to digital piracy; strong copyright protection policy concerns related to personnel changes at the Library of Congress and the U.S. Copyright Office; increase utilization of federal criminal penalties resulting from the passage of the Protect Lawful Streaming Act (PSLA) (P.L. 116-260, Div. Q, Title II), for certain types of copyright infringement via illicit streaming of copyrighted works; intellectual property enforcement priorities at the U.S.-Mexico border; licensing negotiations and remedies for standard-essential patents subject to voluntary F/RAND Commitments; the "Reasonable Price Clause" in reauthorization draft of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA, P.L. 109-417); WHOIS policy for .us web domains; March-In rights under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions; impacts of digital piracy on the U.S. economy; funding for the Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC); preservation of the Office of Intellectual Property Enforcement (IPE); advancing intellectual property standards
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 4, Rescissions Act of 2025 H.R. 3944, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 4016, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 4121, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8998, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9026/S. 4795, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9028/S. 4796, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9029, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to S. 4927, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Various issues relating to FY2025 and FY2026 appropriations priorities; FY2025 budget and appropriations process, including the House Budget Committees FY25 Budget; funding for the National Science Foundation; request for IRIS reform in FY26 Appropriations Legislation; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Formula Funding Program; Border Water Infrastructure Program Funding; debt ceiling/limit, budget caps, budget sequestration, and budget reconciliation; budget reconciliation legislation and related spending levels; potential government shutdown; H-2B Cap Relief Language in FY25 Homeland Security Appropriations Legislation; funding for Air Traffic Control System (FAA); funding to the Department of Transportations Emergency Relief Program (ERP); implementation of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (P.L. 118-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (P.L.119-4); funding for the Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC); funding issues related to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); funding issues related to the Department of Justice (DOJ), including on matters related to funding for DOJs Intellectual Property Enforcement grant program within the Bureau of Justice Assistance; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the Department of Health and Human Services implementation of the IRAs Medicare drug pricing negotiation provisions; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 261, Undersea Cable Security and Protection Act H.R. 633/S. 146, Take It Down Act H.R. 661, MIRACLE Medical Technology Act of 2025 H.R. 2794/ S. 1367, The No Fakes Act Draft legislation titled Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness (EPIC) Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation around collection and sharing of government data Draft legislation related to deepfakes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8818, American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 Potential legislation similar to S. 2714, CREATE AI Act of 2024 Potential legislation similar to S. 2836, Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018 Potential Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act legislation Potential legislation related to the comprehensive privacy legislation Potential legislation related to Artificial Intelligence Potential legislation on kids online safety Potential legislation on broadband permitting Potential legislation on site blocking Nomination of Olivia Trusty to be Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission Final Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Negative Option Rule (89 Fed. Reg. 90,476-90,545, November 15, 2024) NextNav Inc. Petition for Rulemaking, WT Docket No. 24-240 & RM-11989/ DA 24-776 Various issues relating to expanding access to high-speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment, including permitting reform; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; digital trade; intellectual property; World Intellectual Property Organization activities; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research, and development; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167), including provisions relating to stock buybacks; implementation of the Department of Commerces semiconductor incentives program funded by the CHIPS and Science Act (P.L. 117-167); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Task Force Authorization, enacted as part of the FY 2021 National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (P.L.116-283); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 14110, Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of AI; response to request for information implementing Section 4 of Executive Order 14179 establishing an AI Action Plan; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management; future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; European Unions Artificial Intelligence Act; FTC enforcement; Executive Order 14179, Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; proposed implementation of a 10-year moratorium on enforcement of state and local AI-specific regulations; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission; draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; security criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; modernization of IT services for Congress; the Administrations Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Plan; use of third-party messaging apps by corporate employees; NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 concept paper, Potential Significant Updates to the Cybersecurity Framework; implementation of the International Technology Security and Innovation Fund (ITSI Fund); Federal Trade Commission activities, including hearings on competition and consumer protection, franchise rule and earnings rule; use of artificial intelligence in CFTC-regulated markets; support for a robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement; nominations at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Office of Science and Technology Policy; Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; oversight issues pertaining to the Department of Commerce, FCC, OSTP, and the FTC; algorithmic issues in employment; FCC enforcement reform; Team Telecom reform; quantum technology; Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L.102-243) and related litigation
Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1827, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1559, Book Minimum Tax Repeal Act H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024)(as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Previously Taxed Earnings and Profits and Related Basis Adjustments, (89 Fed. Reg. 95,362-95,464, December 2, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions, (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 of the German Income Tax Act; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; recommendations for Items to be Included on the 2024-2025 Priority Guidance Plan (Notice 2024-28), 2024-13 I, .R.B. 720; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Consultation; expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); Treasury regulations and other guidance related to the foreign tax credit; improvements to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (section 45F); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs
Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1801/S. 772, Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089/S. 1839, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding H.R. 3512/S. 1821, Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1443, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2025 S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act S. 1639, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 1642, Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Nomination of Billy Long to be Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Nomination of Kenneth Kies to be Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Excise Tax on Repurchase of Corporate Stock (89 Fed. Reg. 25,980, April 12, 2024) Final Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit; Clarification of Foreign-Derived Intangible Income, T.D. 9959, (87 Fed. Reg. 276, January 4, 2022) as corrected by (87 Fed. Reg. 45,018-45,021, July 27, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Rules Regarding Dual Consolidated Losses and the Treatment of Certain Disregarded Payments, (89 Fed. Reg. 64,750, August 7, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024) (as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; Digital Services Taxes (DSTs); expansion of the list of preventive care benefits that may be provided by a high-deductible health plan (HDHP); potential efforts to increase income tax rates; reinstatement of the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) standard for business interest deductions; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs; proposals for third party litigation funders to pay tax on their income at the ordinary income tax rate plus a surcharge
Litigation Transparency Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Draft legislation titled Child Care Affordability and Accessibility Act of 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation that would require the Securities and Exchange Commission to propose and finalize rules to allow entities to deliver regulatory documents to investors electronically Potential legislation to amend the definition of Accredited Investor under the Securities Act of 1933 Potential legislation to permit a registered investment company to omit certain fees from the calculation of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, and for other purposes Potential legislation regarding the Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan McKernan to be Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Proposed Rule, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Amendments to Reporting Requirements for Registered Firms (PCAOB Release No. 2024-003, April 9, 2024; PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 055) Proposed Rule, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Amendments to Firm and Engagement Metrics (PCAOB Release No. 2024-002, April 9, 2024; PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 041) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Changes to 14a-8 (87 Fed. Reg. 45,052-45,075, July 27, 2022) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reporting metrics for private companies under Securities and Exchange Commission rules; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8 (Staff Legal Bulletin 14L and Staff Legal Bulletin 14M); index fund passivity; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding (including its national security implications); oversight issues related to the U.S. Department of Justice
Litigation Transparency Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Small Business Investment Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1801/S. 772, Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089/S. 1839, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding H.R. 3512/S. 1821, Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1443, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2025 S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act S. 1639, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 1642, Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Nomination of Billy Long to be Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Nomination of Kenneth Kies to be Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Excise Tax on Repurchase of Corporate Stock (89 Fed. Reg. 25,980, April 12, 2024) Final Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit; Clarification of Foreign-Derived Intangible Income, T.D. 9959, (87 Fed. Reg. 276, January 4, 2022) as corrected by (87 Fed. Reg. 45,018-45,021, July 27, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Rules Regarding Dual Consolidated Losses and the Treatment of Certain Disregarded Payments, (89 Fed. Reg. 64,750, August 7, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024) (as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; Digital Services Taxes (DSTs); expansion of the list of preventive care benefits that may be provided by a high-deductible health plan (HDHP); potential efforts to increase income tax rates; reinstatement of the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) standard for business interest deductions; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs; proposals for third party litigation funders to pay tax on their income at the ordinary income tax rate plus a surcharge
Small Business Investment Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1827, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1559, Book Minimum Tax Repeal Act H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024)(as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Previously Taxed Earnings and Profits and Related Basis Adjustments, (89 Fed. Reg. 95,362-95,464, December 2, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions, (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 of the German Income Tax Act; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; recommendations for Items to be Included on the 2024-2025 Priority Guidance Plan (Notice 2024-28), 2024-13 I, .R.B. 720; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Consultation; expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); Treasury regulations and other guidance related to the foreign tax credit; improvements to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (section 45F); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs
Death Tax Repeal Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1801/S. 772, Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089/S. 1839, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding H.R. 3512/S. 1821, Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1443, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2025 S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act S. 1639, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 1642, Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Nomination of Billy Long to be Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Nomination of Kenneth Kies to be Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Excise Tax on Repurchase of Corporate Stock (89 Fed. Reg. 25,980, April 12, 2024) Final Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit; Clarification of Foreign-Derived Intangible Income, T.D. 9959, (87 Fed. Reg. 276, January 4, 2022) as corrected by (87 Fed. Reg. 45,018-45,021, July 27, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Rules Regarding Dual Consolidated Losses and the Treatment of Certain Disregarded Payments, (89 Fed. Reg. 64,750, August 7, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024) (as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; Digital Services Taxes (DSTs); expansion of the list of preventive care benefits that may be provided by a high-deductible health plan (HDHP); potential efforts to increase income tax rates; reinstatement of the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) standard for business interest deductions; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs; proposals for third party litigation funders to pay tax on their income at the ordinary income tax rate plus a surcharge
Death Tax Repeal Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1827, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1559, Book Minimum Tax Repeal Act H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024)(as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Previously Taxed Earnings and Profits and Related Basis Adjustments, (89 Fed. Reg. 95,362-95,464, December 2, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions, (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 of the German Income Tax Act; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; recommendations for Items to be Included on the 2024-2025 Priority Guidance Plan (Notice 2024-28), 2024-13 I, .R.B. 720; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Consultation; expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); Treasury regulations and other guidance related to the foreign tax credit; improvements to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (section 45F); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs
AIMM Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1827, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1559, Book Minimum Tax Repeal Act H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024)(as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Previously Taxed Earnings and Profits and Related Basis Adjustments, (89 Fed. Reg. 95,362-95,464, December 2, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions, (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 of the German Income Tax Act; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; recommendations for Items to be Included on the 2024-2025 Priority Guidance Plan (Notice 2024-28), 2024-13 I, .R.B. 720; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Consultation; expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); Treasury regulations and other guidance related to the foreign tax credit; improvements to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (section 45F); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs
AIMM Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1801/S. 772, Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089/S. 1839, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding H.R. 3512/S. 1821, Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1443, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2025 S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act S. 1639, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 1642, Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Nomination of Billy Long to be Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Nomination of Kenneth Kies to be Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Excise Tax on Repurchase of Corporate Stock (89 Fed. Reg. 25,980, April 12, 2024) Final Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit; Clarification of Foreign-Derived Intangible Income, T.D. 9959, (87 Fed. Reg. 276, January 4, 2022) as corrected by (87 Fed. Reg. 45,018-45,021, July 27, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Rules Regarding Dual Consolidated Losses and the Treatment of Certain Disregarded Payments, (89 Fed. Reg. 64,750, August 7, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024) (as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; Digital Services Taxes (DSTs); expansion of the list of preventive care benefits that may be provided by a high-deductible health plan (HDHP); potential efforts to increase income tax rates; reinstatement of the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) standard for business interest deductions; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs; proposals for third party litigation funders to pay tax on their income at the ordinary income tax rate plus a surcharge
TCJA Permanency Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1827, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1559, Book Minimum Tax Repeal Act H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024)(as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Previously Taxed Earnings and Profits and Related Basis Adjustments, (89 Fed. Reg. 95,362-95,464, December 2, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions, (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 of the German Income Tax Act; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; recommendations for Items to be Included on the 2024-2025 Priority Guidance Plan (Notice 2024-28), 2024-13 I, .R.B. 720; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Consultation; expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); Treasury regulations and other guidance related to the foreign tax credit; improvements to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (section 45F); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs
TCJA Permanency Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1801/S. 772, Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089/S. 1839, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding H.R. 3512/S. 1821, Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1443, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2025 S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act S. 1639, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 1642, Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Nomination of Billy Long to be Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Nomination of Kenneth Kies to be Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Excise Tax on Repurchase of Corporate Stock (89 Fed. Reg. 25,980, April 12, 2024) Final Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit; Clarification of Foreign-Derived Intangible Income, T.D. 9959, (87 Fed. Reg. 276, January 4, 2022) as corrected by (87 Fed. Reg. 45,018-45,021, July 27, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Rules Regarding Dual Consolidated Losses and the Treatment of Certain Disregarded Payments, (89 Fed. Reg. 64,750, August 7, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024) (as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; Digital Services Taxes (DSTs); expansion of the list of preventive care benefits that may be provided by a high-deductible health plan (HDHP); potential efforts to increase income tax rates; reinstatement of the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) standard for business interest deductions; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs; proposals for third party litigation funders to pay tax on their income at the ordinary income tax rate plus a surcharge
Prior Approval Reform Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 1399, Prior Approval Reform Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Potential legislation amending the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169) Potential legislation seeking to impose pharmaceutical price controls to private sector payers Potential legislation related to artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights Potential legislation related to digital copyright piracy Potential legislation related to changes in Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings Potential legislation related to implementing most favored nation style reference pricing Nomination of John Squires to be Administrator of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; patent examination practices and patent quality; patent filing fees; State Departments Office of Authentication; IP issues related to counterfeiting; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; pharmaceutical price controls; IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Drug Price Negotiation Program (P.L. 117-169, subtitle B); emerging issues surrounding artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and data protection; IP issues related to digital piracy; strong copyright protection policy concerns related to personnel changes at the Library of Congress and the U.S. Copyright Office; increase utilization of federal criminal penalties resulting from the passage of the Protect Lawful Streaming Act (PSLA) (P.L. 116-260, Div. Q, Title II), for certain types of copyright infringement via illicit streaming of copyrighted works; intellectual property enforcement priorities at the U.S.-Mexico border; licensing negotiations and remedies for standard-essential patents subject to voluntary F/RAND Commitments; the "Reasonable Price Clause" in reauthorization draft of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA, P.L. 109-417); WHOIS policy for .us web domains; March-In rights under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions; impacts of digital piracy on the U.S. economy; funding for the Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC); preservation of the Office of Intellectual Property Enforcement (IPE); advancing intellectual property standards
Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 953, United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act H.R. 1548/S. 691, Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act H.R. 1743/S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act H.R. 2213/S. 998, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 2325, Central African Exploitation and Manipulation of American Companies Act (CEMAC) H.R, 2548/S. 1241, Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 H.R. 3193, United States-Republic of Korea Digital Trade Enforcement Act S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act H.J Res. 93, Withdrawing approval of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization S.J. Res. 37, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada S.J. Res. 49, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs Draft legislation titled Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2025 Draft legislation titled Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act Draft legislation titled AGOA Renewal and Improvement Act Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Business Opportunity Rule (16 CFR 437, January 13, 2025) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Earnings Claims Rule Regarding Multi-Level Marketing (Additional Provisions) (16 CFR Part 462, January 13, 2025) Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients (90 Fed. Reg. 15,951-15,952, April 16, 2025) Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO); reforms to export controls; digital trade; investor protections in trade agreements; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); pharmaceutical price controls; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; efforts related to identifying unfair foreign trade practices; efforts related to the reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (P.L. 106-200); efforts related to regulations issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC); efforts related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; efforts to preserve investment protections such as investor-state dispute settlement; efforts related to outlining critical mineral opportunities with key allies; efforts related to opposing international imposition of digital services taxes; related efforts supporting strong digital trade rules; efforts to modify permanent normal trade relations treatment with China; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism, foreign pollution fees; efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimis statute; efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Indo-Pacific; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade; efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Americas region; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership; implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement), the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR FTA), Colombia and South Korea; implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO); efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law; efforts to draft and implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) reauthorization and reform; efforts related to the U.S.-Bangladesh Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA); efforts related to the resumption of the U.S.-Bangladesh High Level Economic Consultation; efforts related to the U.S.-India Innovation Handshake and the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X); U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU AI Act; European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS); EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; China's intellectual property regime, industrial policies, and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; United States-India Trade Policy Forum and associated bilateral trade negotiations; efforts related to sustaining momentum on providing aid to Ukraine; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and digital piracy; IP issues relating to artificial intelligence; implementation of U.S. sanctions on Russia, including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU digital sovereignty and regulatory agenda; Global Internet Governance; network fees; Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum; policies and regulations restricting outbound data flows and data transfers; digital-related policies in the G20, G7, OECD, United Nations, and other international fora; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to modernize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts related to the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy considerations addressing cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization, and forced disclosure of source code; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international competition policy and related regulations; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy and telecommunications infrastructure; international cybersecurity policy; international policies on standards development; international policies on data privacy; international digital health policies; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; competition policy and related regulations; consumer protection policy and related regulations; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Switzerland; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; East Coast port trade negotiations, closures, and strikes; U.S.-Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimis level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions; patent examination practices and patent quality measures; recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; adoption of digital clothing labels; IP issues at the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization; the EUs General Pharmaceutical Legislation; IP issues in Latin America, including enforcement of trade agreements and compulsory licenses and general IP standards and practices in Brazil and Chile; IP issues in India; USTRs Special 301 report; intersection of tariff-related policy and IP implications; international competition policy, specifically FTC and DOJ involvement in the European Unions implementation of the EU Digital Markets Act; proposal for General License Authorizing Private Commercial Arbitration Proceedings Involving Blocked Persons; The United States Trade Representatives decision to withdraw support for digital trade in the context of World Trade Organizations e-commerce negotiations; support for robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade through the ongoing joint statement initiative on e-commerce (JSI); Indonesia Ministry of Trade Import Licensing Regulations; Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) concerns, specifically regarding the U.S. Governments foreign investment review of Nippon Steels proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel; Executive Order 14193, Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border; International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701(a)(b)) (IEEPA); conduction of South Africas competition reviews; 2019 Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico; continuation of the Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions; recommended changes to the EUs Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D); supply chain and defense industrial base issues; Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2025; development of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026; implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) and AECA (Arms Export Control Act) draft legislation; customs reauthorization
Financial Privacy Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 654, TABS Act of 2025 H.R. 1602, Financial Privacy Act of 2025 S. 875, the Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" H.J.Res. 64/S.J.Res. 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" H.J.Res. 74/S.J.Res. 36, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)" Draft legislation titled To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Potential legislation regarding the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions (89 Fed. Reg. 13,852-13,908, February 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (89 Fed. Reg. 29,222-29,244, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 51,682-51,736, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Regulations Implementing the Change in Bank Control Act (89 Fed. Reg. 67,002-67,009, August 19, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits Restrictions (89 Fed. Reg. 68,244-68,272, August 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (88 Fed. Reg. 101,402-101,462, December 13, 2024) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V); Identity Theft and Coerced Debt (89 Fed. Reg. 100,922-100,923, December 13, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications (88 Fed. Reg. 80,197-80,216, November 17, 2023) Final Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z) (89 Fed. Reg. 19,128-19,223, March 15, 2024) Various issues relating to Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203); independent monetary policy by the Federal Reserve System
Financial Privacy Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 654, TABS Act of 2025 H.R. 940, Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators (FAIR) Exams Act H.R. 1602, Financial Privacy Act of 2025 H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3379, Halting Uncertain Methods and Practices in Supervision Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2025 H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" H.J. Res. 64/S.J. Res. 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" H.J. Res. 74/S.J. Res. 36, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)" Draft legislation titled To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Potential legislation regarding the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions (89 Fed. Reg. 13,852-13,908, February 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (89 Fed. Reg. 29,222-29,244, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 51,682-51,736, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Regulations Implementing the Change in Bank Control Act (89 Fed. Reg. 67,002-67,009, August 19, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits Restrictions (89 Fed. Reg. 68,244-68,272, August 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (88 Fed. Reg. 101,402-101,462, December 13, 2024) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V); Identity Theft and Coerced Debt (89 Fed. Reg. 100,922-100,923, December 13, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications (88 Fed. Reg. 80,197-80,216, November 17, 2023) Final Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z) (89 Fed. Reg. 19,128-19,223, March 15, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Reserve Board: Modifications to the Capital Plan Rule and Stress Capital Buffer Requirement (90 Fed. Reg. 16,843-16,860, April 22, 2025) Various issues relating to Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203); independent monetary policy by the Federal Reserve System
UNITED Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 661, Maximizing Israel-U.S. Research Advancement and Collaborative Leadership in Emerging (MIRACLE) Medical Technology Act H.R. 953, United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act H.R. 1743/S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act S. 998, A bill to authorize the President to enter into trade agreements for the reciprocal elimination of duties or other import restrictions with respect to medical goods to contribute to the national security and public health of the United States, and for other purposes S. 1053, Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act Draft legislation titled Medical Supply Chain Resilience Act Draft legislation titled Detection and Exclusion of Negligent, Illicit, and Extralegal Deliveries (DENIED) Act Draft legislation titled Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act Draft legislation For Accurate Import Relief to Aid Retailers and Importers of Foreign Freights (FAIR TARIFF) Act Draft legislation titled AGOA Renewal and Improvement Act Draft legislation titled Leveling the Playing Field Act Notice Proposed Rule on Provisions Pertaining to U.S. Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern (89 Fed. Reg 55,846-55,881, July 5, 2024) Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO); reforms to export controls; digital trade; investor protections in trade agreements; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); implementation of the INFORM Consumers Act, Div. BB, Title III of (P. L. 117-328); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); pharmaceutical price controls; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; efforts related to identifying unfair foreign trade practices; efforts related to the reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (P.L. 106-200); efforts related to regulations issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC); efforts related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; efforts to preserve investment protections such as investor-state dispute settlement; efforts related to outlining critical mineral opportunities with key allies; efforts related to opposing international imposition of digital services taxes; related efforts supporting strong digital trade rules; efforts to modify permanent normal trade relations treatment with China; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism, foreign pollution fees; efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimis statute; efforts related to boosting trade relations with the Latin American region; efforts related to electric vehicle tax credit incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Indo-Pacific; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade; efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Americas region; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership; implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement), the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR FTA), Colombia and South Korea; implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO); efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law; efforts to draft and implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) reauthorization and reform; efforts related to the U.S.-Bangladesh Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA); efforts related to the resumption of the U.S.-Bangladesh High Level Economic Consultation; efforts related to the U.S.-India Innovation Handshake and the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X); U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU AI Act; European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS); EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; China's intellectual property regime, industrial policies, and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; United States-India Trade Policy Forum and associated bilateral trade negotiations; efforts related to sustaining momentum on providing aid to Ukraine; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and digital piracy; IP issues relating to artificial intelligence; implementation of U.S. sanctions on Russia, including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU digital sovereignty and regulatory agenda; Global Internet Governance; Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum; policies and regulations restricting outbound data flows and data transfers; digital-related policies in the G20, G7, OECD, United Nations, and other international fora; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to modernize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts related to the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration addressing cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization, and forced disclosure of source code; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international competition policy and related regulations; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy and telecommunications infrastructure; international cybersecurity policy; international policies on standards development; international policies on data privacy; international digital health policies; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; competition policy and related regulations; consumer protection policy and related regulations; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; East Coast port trade negotiations, closures, and strikes; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimis level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions; patent examination practices and patent quality measures; tech transfer frameworks under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; adoption of digital clothing labels; IP issues at the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization; the EUs General Pharmaceutical Legislation; IP issues in Latin America, including enforcement of trade agreements and compulsory licenses; USTRs Special 301 report; international competition policy, specifically FTC and DOJ involvement in the European Unions implementation of the EU Digital Markets Act; compliance with sanctions on the Russian Federation and potential legal penalties in Russian courts for U.S. companies; proposal for General License Authorizing Private Commercial Arbitration Proceedings Involving Blocked Persons; The United States Trade Representatives decision to withdraw support for digital trade in the context of World Trade Organizations e-commerce negotiations; support for robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade through the ongoing joint statement initiative on e-commerce (JSI); Indonesia Ministry of Trade Import Licensing Regulations; Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) concerns, specifically regarding the U.S. Governments foreign investment review of Nippon Steels proposed acquisition of U. S. Steel; potential actions contemplated by the United States Trade Representative regarding investment protections including the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), and the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR); supply chain and defense industrial base issues; printed circuit boards; Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2025; development of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026; implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) and AECA (Arms Export Control Act) draft legislation; customs reauthorization
UNITED Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 953, United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act H.R. 1548/S. 691, Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act H.R. 1743/S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act H.R. 2213/S. 998, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 2325, Central African Exploitation and Manipulation of American Companies Act (CEMAC) H.R, 2548/S. 1241, Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 H.R. 3193, United States-Republic of Korea Digital Trade Enforcement Act S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act H.J Res. 93, Withdrawing approval of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization S.J. Res. 37, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada S.J. Res. 49, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs Draft legislation titled Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2025 Draft legislation titled Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act Draft legislation titled AGOA Renewal and Improvement Act Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Business Opportunity Rule (16 CFR 437, January 13, 2025) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Earnings Claims Rule Regarding Multi-Level Marketing (Additional Provisions) (16 CFR Part 462, January 13, 2025) Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients (90 Fed. Reg. 15,951-15,952, April 16, 2025) Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO); reforms to export controls; digital trade; investor protections in trade agreements; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); pharmaceutical price controls; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; efforts related to identifying unfair foreign trade practices; efforts related to the reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (P.L. 106-200); efforts related to regulations issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC); efforts related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; efforts to preserve investment protections such as investor-state dispute settlement; efforts related to outlining critical mineral opportunities with key allies; efforts related to opposing international imposition of digital services taxes; related efforts supporting strong digital trade rules; efforts to modify permanent normal trade relations treatment with China; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism, foreign pollution fees; efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimis statute; efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Indo-Pacific; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade; efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Americas region; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership; implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement), the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR FTA), Colombia and South Korea; implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO); efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law; efforts to draft and implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) reauthorization and reform; efforts related to the U.S.-Bangladesh Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA); efforts related to the resumption of the U.S.-Bangladesh High Level Economic Consultation; efforts related to the U.S.-India Innovation Handshake and the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X); U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU AI Act; European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS); EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; China's intellectual property regime, industrial policies, and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; United States-India Trade Policy Forum and associated bilateral trade negotiations; efforts related to sustaining momentum on providing aid to Ukraine; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and digital piracy; IP issues relating to artificial intelligence; implementation of U.S. sanctions on Russia, including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU digital sovereignty and regulatory agenda; Global Internet Governance; network fees; Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum; policies and regulations restricting outbound data flows and data transfers; digital-related policies in the G20, G7, OECD, United Nations, and other international fora; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to modernize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts related to the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy considerations addressing cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization, and forced disclosure of source code; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international competition policy and related regulations; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy and telecommunications infrastructure; international cybersecurity policy; international policies on standards development; international policies on data privacy; international digital health policies; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; competition policy and related regulations; consumer protection policy and related regulations; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Switzerland; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; East Coast port trade negotiations, closures, and strikes; U.S.-Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimis level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions; patent examination practices and patent quality measures; recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; adoption of digital clothing labels; IP issues at the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization; the EUs General Pharmaceutical Legislation; IP issues in Latin America, including enforcement of trade agreements and compulsory licenses and general IP standards and practices in Brazil and Chile; IP issues in India; USTRs Special 301 report; intersection of tariff-related policy and IP implications; international competition policy, specifically FTC and DOJ involvement in the European Unions implementation of the EU Digital Markets Act; proposal for General License Authorizing Private Commercial Arbitration Proceedings Involving Blocked Persons; The United States Trade Representatives decision to withdraw support for digital trade in the context of World Trade Organizations e-commerce negotiations; support for robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade through the ongoing joint statement initiative on e-commerce (JSI); Indonesia Ministry of Trade Import Licensing Regulations; Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) concerns, specifically regarding the U.S. Governments foreign investment review of Nippon Steels proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel; Executive Order 14193, Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border; International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701(a)(b)) (IEEPA); conduction of South Africas competition reviews; 2019 Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico; continuation of the Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions; recommended changes to the EUs Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D); supply chain and defense industrial base issues; Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2025; development of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026; implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) and AECA (Arms Export Control Act) draft legislation; customs reauthorization
Employer Participation in Repayment Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1801/S. 772, Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089/S. 1839, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding H.R. 3512/S. 1821, Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1443, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2025 S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act S. 1639, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 1642, Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Nomination of Billy Long to be Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Nomination of Kenneth Kies to be Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Excise Tax on Repurchase of Corporate Stock (89 Fed. Reg. 25,980, April 12, 2024) Final Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit; Clarification of Foreign-Derived Intangible Income, T.D. 9959, (87 Fed. Reg. 276, January 4, 2022) as corrected by (87 Fed. Reg. 45,018-45,021, July 27, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Rules Regarding Dual Consolidated Losses and the Treatment of Certain Disregarded Payments, (89 Fed. Reg. 64,750, August 7, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024) (as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; Digital Services Taxes (DSTs); expansion of the list of preventive care benefits that may be provided by a high-deductible health plan (HDHP); potential efforts to increase income tax rates; reinstatement of the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) standard for business interest deductions; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs; proposals for third party litigation funders to pay tax on their income at the ordinary income tax rate plus a surcharge
Child Care Availability and Affordability Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Child Care Availability and Affordability Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1801/S. 772, Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089/S. 1839, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding H.R. 3512/S. 1821, Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1443, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2025 S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act S. 1639, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 1642, Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Nomination of Billy Long to be Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Nomination of Kenneth Kies to be Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Excise Tax on Repurchase of Corporate Stock (89 Fed. Reg. 25,980, April 12, 2024) Final Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit; Clarification of Foreign-Derived Intangible Income, T.D. 9959, (87 Fed. Reg. 276, January 4, 2022) as corrected by (87 Fed. Reg. 45,018-45,021, July 27, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Rules Regarding Dual Consolidated Losses and the Treatment of Certain Disregarded Payments, (89 Fed. Reg. 64,750, August 7, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024) (as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; Digital Services Taxes (DSTs); expansion of the list of preventive care benefits that may be provided by a high-deductible health plan (HDHP); potential efforts to increase income tax rates; reinstatement of the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) standard for business interest deductions; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs; proposals for third party litigation funders to pay tax on their income at the ordinary income tax rate plus a surcharge
Child Care Availability and Affordability Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1827, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1559, Book Minimum Tax Repeal Act H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024)(as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Previously Taxed Earnings and Profits and Related Basis Adjustments, (89 Fed. Reg. 95,362-95,464, December 2, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions, (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 of the German Income Tax Act; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; recommendations for Items to be Included on the 2024-2025 Priority Guidance Plan (Notice 2024-28), 2024-13 I, .R.B. 720; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Consultation; expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); Treasury regulations and other guidance related to the foreign tax credit; improvements to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (section 45F); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs
Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 654, TABS Act of 2025 H.R. 940, Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators (FAIR) Exams Act H.R. 1602, Financial Privacy Act of 2025 H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3379, Halting Uncertain Methods and Practices in Supervision Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2025 H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" H.J. Res. 64/S.J. Res. 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" H.J. Res. 74/S.J. Res. 36, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)" Draft legislation titled To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Potential legislation regarding the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions (89 Fed. Reg. 13,852-13,908, February 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (89 Fed. Reg. 29,222-29,244, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 51,682-51,736, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Regulations Implementing the Change in Bank Control Act (89 Fed. Reg. 67,002-67,009, August 19, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits Restrictions (89 Fed. Reg. 68,244-68,272, August 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (88 Fed. Reg. 101,402-101,462, December 13, 2024) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V); Identity Theft and Coerced Debt (89 Fed. Reg. 100,922-100,923, December 13, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications (88 Fed. Reg. 80,197-80,216, November 17, 2023) Final Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z) (89 Fed. Reg. 19,128-19,223, March 15, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Reserve Board: Modifications to the Capital Plan Rule and Stress Capital Buffer Requirement (90 Fed. Reg. 16,843-16,860, April 22, 2025) Various issues relating to Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203); independent monetary policy by the Federal Reserve System
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8580, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8998, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9027, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9026/S. 4795, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9028/S. 4796, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9029, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Potential legislation similar to S. 2624, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Potential legislation similar to S. 4927, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Various issues relating to FY2025 appropriations priorities; FY2025 budget and appropriations process, including the House Budget Committees FY25 Budget; funding for the National Science Foundation; request for IRIS reform in FY25 Appropriations Legislation; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program in FY25 Appropriations; Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Formula Funding Program; Border Water Infrastructure Program Funding; debt ceiling/limit, budget caps, budget sequestration, and budget reconciliation; budget reconciliation legislation and related spending levels; potential government shutdown; H-2B Cap Relief Language in FY25 Homeland Security Appropriations Legislation; funding for Air Traffic Control System (FAA); funding to the Department of Transportations Emergency Relief Program (ERP); implementation of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (P.L. 118-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); funding issues related to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); funding issues related to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues related to the Department of Justice (DOJ), including on matters related to funding for DOJs Intellectual Property Enforcement grant program within the Bureau of Justice Assistance; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the Department of Health and Human Services implementation of the IRAs Medicare drug pricing negotiation provisions; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy
American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1801/S. 772, Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089/S. 1839, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding H.R. 3512/S. 1821, Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1443, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2025 S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act S. 1639, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 1642, Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Nomination of Billy Long to be Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Nomination of Kenneth Kies to be Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Excise Tax on Repurchase of Corporate Stock (89 Fed. Reg. 25,980, April 12, 2024) Final Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit; Clarification of Foreign-Derived Intangible Income, T.D. 9959, (87 Fed. Reg. 276, January 4, 2022) as corrected by (87 Fed. Reg. 45,018-45,021, July 27, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Rules Regarding Dual Consolidated Losses and the Treatment of Certain Disregarded Payments, (89 Fed. Reg. 64,750, August 7, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024) (as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; Digital Services Taxes (DSTs); expansion of the list of preventive care benefits that may be provided by a high-deductible health plan (HDHP); potential efforts to increase income tax rates; reinstatement of the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) standard for business interest deductions; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs; proposals for third party litigation funders to pay tax on their income at the ordinary income tax rate plus a surcharge
American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1827, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1559, Book Minimum Tax Repeal Act H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024)(as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Previously Taxed Earnings and Profits and Related Basis Adjustments, (89 Fed. Reg. 95,362-95,464, December 2, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions, (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 of the German Income Tax Act; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; recommendations for Items to be Included on the 2024-2025 Priority Guidance Plan (Notice 2024-28), 2024-13 I, .R.B. 720; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Consultation; expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); Treasury regulations and other guidance related to the foreign tax credit; improvements to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (section 45F); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs
Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1827, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1559, Book Minimum Tax Repeal Act H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024)(as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Previously Taxed Earnings and Profits and Related Basis Adjustments, (89 Fed. Reg. 95,362-95,464, December 2, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions, (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 of the German Income Tax Act; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; recommendations for Items to be Included on the 2024-2025 Priority Guidance Plan (Notice 2024-28), 2024-13 I, .R.B. 720; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Consultation; expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); Treasury regulations and other guidance related to the foreign tax credit; improvements to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (section 45F); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs
Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1801/S. 772, Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089/S. 1839, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding H.R. 3512/S. 1821, Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1443, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2025 S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act S. 1639, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 1642, Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Nomination of Billy Long to be Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Nomination of Kenneth Kies to be Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Excise Tax on Repurchase of Corporate Stock (89 Fed. Reg. 25,980, April 12, 2024) Final Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit; Clarification of Foreign-Derived Intangible Income, T.D. 9959, (87 Fed. Reg. 276, January 4, 2022) as corrected by (87 Fed. Reg. 45,018-45,021, July 27, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Rules Regarding Dual Consolidated Losses and the Treatment of Certain Disregarded Payments, (89 Fed. Reg. 64,750, August 7, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024) (as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; Digital Services Taxes (DSTs); expansion of the list of preventive care benefits that may be provided by a high-deductible health plan (HDHP); potential efforts to increase income tax rates; reinstatement of the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) standard for business interest deductions; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs; proposals for third party litigation funders to pay tax on their income at the ordinary income tax rate plus a surcharge
Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 953, United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act H.R. 1548/S. 691, Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act H.R. 1743/S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act H.R. 2213/S. 998, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 2325, Central African Exploitation and Manipulation of American Companies Act (CEMAC) H.R, 2548/S. 1241, Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 H.R. 3193, United States-Republic of Korea Digital Trade Enforcement Act S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act H.J Res. 93, Withdrawing approval of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization S.J. Res. 37, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada S.J. Res. 49, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs Draft legislation titled Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2025 Draft legislation titled Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act Draft legislation titled AGOA Renewal and Improvement Act Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Business Opportunity Rule (16 CFR 437, January 13, 2025) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Earnings Claims Rule Regarding Multi-Level Marketing (Additional Provisions) (16 CFR Part 462, January 13, 2025) Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients (90 Fed. Reg. 15,951-15,952, April 16, 2025) Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO); reforms to export controls; digital trade; investor protections in trade agreements; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); pharmaceutical price controls; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; efforts related to identifying unfair foreign trade practices; efforts related to the reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (P.L. 106-200); efforts related to regulations issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC); efforts related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; efforts to preserve investment protections such as investor-state dispute settlement; efforts related to outlining critical mineral opportunities with key allies; efforts related to opposing international imposition of digital services taxes; related efforts supporting strong digital trade rules; efforts to modify permanent normal trade relations treatment with China; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism, foreign pollution fees; efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimis statute; efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Indo-Pacific; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade; efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Americas region; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership; implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement), the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR FTA), Colombia and South Korea; implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO); efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law; efforts to draft and implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) reauthorization and reform; efforts related to the U.S.-Bangladesh Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA); efforts related to the resumption of the U.S.-Bangladesh High Level Economic Consultation; efforts related to the U.S.-India Innovation Handshake and the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X); U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU AI Act; European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS); EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; China's intellectual property regime, industrial policies, and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; United States-India Trade Policy Forum and associated bilateral trade negotiations; efforts related to sustaining momentum on providing aid to Ukraine; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and digital piracy; IP issues relating to artificial intelligence; implementation of U.S. sanctions on Russia, including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU digital sovereignty and regulatory agenda; Global Internet Governance; network fees; Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum; policies and regulations restricting outbound data flows and data transfers; digital-related policies in the G20, G7, OECD, United Nations, and other international fora; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to modernize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts related to the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy considerations addressing cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization, and forced disclosure of source code; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international competition policy and related regulations; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy and telecommunications infrastructure; international cybersecurity policy; international policies on standards development; international policies on data privacy; international digital health policies; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; competition policy and related regulations; consumer protection policy and related regulations; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Switzerland; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; East Coast port trade negotiations, closures, and strikes; U.S.-Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimis level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions; patent examination practices and patent quality measures; recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; adoption of digital clothing labels; IP issues at the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization; the EUs General Pharmaceutical Legislation; IP issues in Latin America, including enforcement of trade agreements and compulsory licenses and general IP standards and practices in Brazil and Chile; IP issues in India; USTRs Special 301 report; intersection of tariff-related policy and IP implications; international competition policy, specifically FTC and DOJ involvement in the European Unions implementation of the EU Digital Markets Act; proposal for General License Authorizing Private Commercial Arbitration Proceedings Involving Blocked Persons; The United States Trade Representatives decision to withdraw support for digital trade in the context of World Trade Organizations e-commerce negotiations; support for robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade through the ongoing joint statement initiative on e-commerce (JSI); Indonesia Ministry of Trade Import Licensing Regulations; Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) concerns, specifically regarding the U.S. Governments foreign investment review of Nippon Steels proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel; Executive Order 14193, Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border; International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701(a)(b)) (IEEPA); conduction of South Africas competition reviews; 2019 Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico; continuation of the Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions; recommended changes to the EUs Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D); supply chain and defense industrial base issues; Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2025; development of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026; implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) and AECA (Arms Export Control Act) draft legislation; customs reauthorization
Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
CEMAC Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 953, United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act H.R. 1548/S. 691, Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act H.R. 1743/S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act H.R. 2213/S. 998, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 2325, Central African Exploitation and Manipulation of American Companies Act (CEMAC) H.R, 2548/S. 1241, Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 H.R. 3193, United States-Republic of Korea Digital Trade Enforcement Act S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act H.J Res. 93, Withdrawing approval of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization S.J. Res. 37, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada S.J. Res. 49, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs Draft legislation titled Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2025 Draft legislation titled Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act Draft legislation titled AGOA Renewal and Improvement Act Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Business Opportunity Rule (16 CFR 437, January 13, 2025) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Earnings Claims Rule Regarding Multi-Level Marketing (Additional Provisions) (16 CFR Part 462, January 13, 2025) Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients (90 Fed. Reg. 15,951-15,952, April 16, 2025) Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO); reforms to export controls; digital trade; investor protections in trade agreements; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); pharmaceutical price controls; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; efforts related to identifying unfair foreign trade practices; efforts related to the reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (P.L. 106-200); efforts related to regulations issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC); efforts related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; efforts to preserve investment protections such as investor-state dispute settlement; efforts related to outlining critical mineral opportunities with key allies; efforts related to opposing international imposition of digital services taxes; related efforts supporting strong digital trade rules; efforts to modify permanent normal trade relations treatment with China; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism, foreign pollution fees; efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimis statute; efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Indo-Pacific; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade; efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Americas region; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership; implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement), the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR FTA), Colombia and South Korea; implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO); efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law; efforts to draft and implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) reauthorization and reform; efforts related to the U.S.-Bangladesh Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA); efforts related to the resumption of the U.S.-Bangladesh High Level Economic Consultation; efforts related to the U.S.-India Innovation Handshake and the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X); U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU AI Act; European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS); EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; China's intellectual property regime, industrial policies, and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; United States-India Trade Policy Forum and associated bilateral trade negotiations; efforts related to sustaining momentum on providing aid to Ukraine; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and digital piracy; IP issues relating to artificial intelligence; implementation of U.S. sanctions on Russia, including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU digital sovereignty and regulatory agenda; Global Internet Governance; network fees; Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum; policies and regulations restricting outbound data flows and data transfers; digital-related policies in the G20, G7, OECD, United Nations, and other international fora; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to modernize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts related to the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy considerations addressing cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization, and forced disclosure of source code; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international competition policy and related regulations; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy and telecommunications infrastructure; international cybersecurity policy; international policies on standards development; international policies on data privacy; international digital health policies; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; competition policy and related regulations; consumer protection policy and related regulations; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Switzerland; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; East Coast port trade negotiations, closures, and strikes; U.S.-Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimis level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions; patent examination practices and patent quality measures; recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; adoption of digital clothing labels; IP issues at the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization; the EUs General Pharmaceutical Legislation; IP issues in Latin America, including enforcement of trade agreements and compulsory licenses and general IP standards and practices in Brazil and Chile; IP issues in India; USTRs Special 301 report; intersection of tariff-related policy and IP implications; international competition policy, specifically FTC and DOJ involvement in the European Unions implementation of the EU Digital Markets Act; proposal for General License Authorizing Private Commercial Arbitration Proceedings Involving Blocked Persons; The United States Trade Representatives decision to withdraw support for digital trade in the context of World Trade Organizations e-commerce negotiations; support for robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade through the ongoing joint statement initiative on e-commerce (JSI); Indonesia Ministry of Trade Import Licensing Regulations; Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) concerns, specifically regarding the U.S. Governments foreign investment review of Nippon Steels proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel; Executive Order 14193, Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border; International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701(a)(b)) (IEEPA); conduction of South Africas competition reviews; 2019 Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico; continuation of the Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions; recommended changes to the EUs Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D); supply chain and defense industrial base issues; Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2025; development of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026; implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) and AECA (Arms Export Control Act) draft legislation; customs reauthorization
Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
PEACE Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 261, Undersea Cable Security and Protection Act H.R. 633/S. 146, Take It Down Act H.R. 661, MIRACLE Medical Technology Act of 2025 H.R. 2794/ S. 1367, The No Fakes Act Draft legislation titled Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness (EPIC) Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation around collection and sharing of government data Draft legislation related to deepfakes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8818, American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 Potential legislation similar to S. 2714, CREATE AI Act of 2024 Potential legislation similar to S. 2836, Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018 Potential Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act legislation Potential legislation related to the comprehensive privacy legislation Potential legislation related to Artificial Intelligence Potential legislation on kids online safety Potential legislation on broadband permitting Potential legislation on site blocking Nomination of Olivia Trusty to be Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission Final Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Negative Option Rule (89 Fed. Reg. 90,476-90,545, November 15, 2024) NextNav Inc. Petition for Rulemaking, WT Docket No. 24-240 & RM-11989/ DA 24-776 Various issues relating to expanding access to high-speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment, including permitting reform; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; digital trade; intellectual property; World Intellectual Property Organization activities; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research, and development; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167), including provisions relating to stock buybacks; implementation of the Department of Commerces semiconductor incentives program funded by the CHIPS and Science Act (P.L. 117-167); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Task Force Authorization, enacted as part of the FY 2021 National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (P.L.116-283); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 14110, Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of AI; response to request for information implementing Section 4 of Executive Order 14179 establishing an AI Action Plan; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management; future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; European Unions Artificial Intelligence Act; FTC enforcement; Executive Order 14179, Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; proposed implementation of a 10-year moratorium on enforcement of state and local AI-specific regulations; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission; draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; security criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; modernization of IT services for Congress; the Administrations Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Plan; use of third-party messaging apps by corporate employees; NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 concept paper, Potential Significant Updates to the Cybersecurity Framework; implementation of the International Technology Security and Innovation Fund (ITSI Fund); Federal Trade Commission activities, including hearings on competition and consumer protection, franchise rule and earnings rule; use of artificial intelligence in CFTC-regulated markets; support for a robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement; nominations at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Office of Science and Technology Policy; Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; oversight issues pertaining to the Department of Commerce, FCC, OSTP, and the FTC; algorithmic issues in employment; FCC enforcement reform; Team Telecom reform; quantum technology; Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L.102-243) and related litigation
Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 261, Undersea Cable Security and Protection Act H.R. 633/S. 146, Take It Down Act H.R. 661, MIRACLE Medical Technology Act of 2025 Draft legislation titled Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness (EPIC) Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation around collection and sharing of government data Draft legislation related to deepfakes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8818, American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9551/S. 4875, No FAKES Act of 2024 Potential legislation similar to S. 2714, CREATE AI Act of 2024 Potential legislation similar to S. 2836, Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018 Potential Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act legislation Potential legislation related to the comprehensive privacy legislation Potential legislation related to Artificial Intelligence Potential legislation on kids online safety Potential legislation on broadband permitting Nomination of Michael Kratsios to be the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Final Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Negative Option Rule (89 Fed. Reg. 90,476-90,545, November 15, 2024) NextNav Inc. Petition for Rulemaking, WT Docket No. 24-240 & RM-11989/ DA 24-776 Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (89 Fed. Reg. 2,034-2,076, January 11, 2024) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking at the Federal Trade Commission on Commercial Surveillance (87 Fed. Reg. 51,273-51,299, August 8, 2022) Various issues relating to expanding access to high-speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment, including permitting reform; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; digital trade; intellectual property; World Intellectual Property Organization activities; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research, and development; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167), including provisions relating to stock buybacks; implementation of the Department of Commerces semiconductor incentives program funded by the CHIPS and Science Act (P.L. 117-167); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Task Force Authorization, enacted as part of the FY 2021 National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (P.L.116-283); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 14110, Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of AI; response to request for information implementing Section 4 of Executive Order 14179 establishing an AI Action Plan; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; Feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management; Future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; European Unions Artificial Intelligence Act; FTC enforcement; Executive Order 14179, Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission; draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; security criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; modernization of IT services for Congress; the Administrations Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Plan; use of third-party messaging apps by corporate employees; NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 concept paper, Potential Significant Updates to the Cybersecurity Framework; implementation of the International Technology Security and Innovation Fund (ITSI Fund); Federal Trade Commission activities, including hearings on competition and consumer protection, franchise rule and earnings rule; use of artificial intelligence in CFTC-regulated markets; support for a robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement; nominations at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Office of Science and Technology Policy; Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; oversight issues pertaining to the Department of Commerce, FCC, OSTP, and the FTC; algorithmic issues in employment; FCC enforcement reform; Team Telecom reform; quantum technology
Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
FIRM Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
FIRM Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 654, TABS Act of 2025 H.R. 940, Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators (FAIR) Exams Act H.R. 1602, Financial Privacy Act of 2025 H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3379, Halting Uncertain Methods and Practices in Supervision Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2025 H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" H.J. Res. 64/S.J. Res. 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" H.J. Res. 74/S.J. Res. 36, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)" Draft legislation titled To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Potential legislation regarding the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions (89 Fed. Reg. 13,852-13,908, February 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (89 Fed. Reg. 29,222-29,244, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 51,682-51,736, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Regulations Implementing the Change in Bank Control Act (89 Fed. Reg. 67,002-67,009, August 19, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits Restrictions (89 Fed. Reg. 68,244-68,272, August 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (88 Fed. Reg. 101,402-101,462, December 13, 2024) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V); Identity Theft and Coerced Debt (89 Fed. Reg. 100,922-100,923, December 13, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications (88 Fed. Reg. 80,197-80,216, November 17, 2023) Final Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z) (89 Fed. Reg. 19,128-19,223, March 15, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Reserve Board: Modifications to the Capital Plan Rule and Stress Capital Buffer Requirement (90 Fed. Reg. 16,843-16,860, April 22, 2025) Various issues relating to Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203); independent monetary policy by the Federal Reserve System
NO FAKES Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 261, Undersea Cable Security and Protection Act H.R. 633/S. 146, Take It Down Act H.R. 661, MIRACLE Medical Technology Act of 2025 H.R. 2794/ S. 1367, The No Fakes Act Draft legislation titled Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness (EPIC) Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation around collection and sharing of government data Draft legislation related to deepfakes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8818, American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 Potential legislation similar to S. 2714, CREATE AI Act of 2024 Potential legislation similar to S. 2836, Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018 Potential Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act legislation Potential legislation related to the comprehensive privacy legislation Potential legislation related to Artificial Intelligence Potential legislation on kids online safety Potential legislation on broadband permitting Potential legislation on site blocking Nomination of Olivia Trusty to be Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission Final Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Negative Option Rule (89 Fed. Reg. 90,476-90,545, November 15, 2024) NextNav Inc. Petition for Rulemaking, WT Docket No. 24-240 & RM-11989/ DA 24-776 Various issues relating to expanding access to high-speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment, including permitting reform; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; digital trade; intellectual property; World Intellectual Property Organization activities; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research, and development; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167), including provisions relating to stock buybacks; implementation of the Department of Commerces semiconductor incentives program funded by the CHIPS and Science Act (P.L. 117-167); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Task Force Authorization, enacted as part of the FY 2021 National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (P.L.116-283); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 14110, Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of AI; response to request for information implementing Section 4 of Executive Order 14179 establishing an AI Action Plan; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management; future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; European Unions Artificial Intelligence Act; FTC enforcement; Executive Order 14179, Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; proposed implementation of a 10-year moratorium on enforcement of state and local AI-specific regulations; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission; draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; security criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; modernization of IT services for Congress; the Administrations Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Plan; use of third-party messaging apps by corporate employees; NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 concept paper, Potential Significant Updates to the Cybersecurity Framework; implementation of the International Technology Security and Innovation Fund (ITSI Fund); Federal Trade Commission activities, including hearings on competition and consumer protection, franchise rule and earnings rule; use of artificial intelligence in CFTC-regulated markets; support for a robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement; nominations at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Office of Science and Technology Policy; Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; oversight issues pertaining to the Department of Commerce, FCC, OSTP, and the FTC; algorithmic issues in employment; FCC enforcement reform; Team Telecom reform; quantum technology; Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L.102-243) and related litigation
Closing the Bump Stock Loophole Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
United States-Republic of Korea Digital Trade Enforcement Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 953, United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act H.R. 1548/S. 691, Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act H.R. 1743/S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act H.R. 2213/S. 998, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 2325, Central African Exploitation and Manipulation of American Companies Act (CEMAC) H.R, 2548/S. 1241, Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 H.R. 3193, United States-Republic of Korea Digital Trade Enforcement Act S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act H.J Res. 93, Withdrawing approval of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization S.J. Res. 37, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada S.J. Res. 49, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs Draft legislation titled Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2025 Draft legislation titled Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act Draft legislation titled AGOA Renewal and Improvement Act Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Business Opportunity Rule (16 CFR 437, January 13, 2025) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Earnings Claims Rule Regarding Multi-Level Marketing (Additional Provisions) (16 CFR Part 462, January 13, 2025) Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients (90 Fed. Reg. 15,951-15,952, April 16, 2025) Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO); reforms to export controls; digital trade; investor protections in trade agreements; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); pharmaceutical price controls; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; efforts related to identifying unfair foreign trade practices; efforts related to the reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (P.L. 106-200); efforts related to regulations issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC); efforts related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; efforts to preserve investment protections such as investor-state dispute settlement; efforts related to outlining critical mineral opportunities with key allies; efforts related to opposing international imposition of digital services taxes; related efforts supporting strong digital trade rules; efforts to modify permanent normal trade relations treatment with China; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism, foreign pollution fees; efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimis statute; efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Indo-Pacific; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade; efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Americas region; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership; implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement), the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR FTA), Colombia and South Korea; implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO); efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law; efforts to draft and implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) reauthorization and reform; efforts related to the U.S.-Bangladesh Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA); efforts related to the resumption of the U.S.-Bangladesh High Level Economic Consultation; efforts related to the U.S.-India Innovation Handshake and the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X); U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU AI Act; European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS); EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; China's intellectual property regime, industrial policies, and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; United States-India Trade Policy Forum and associated bilateral trade negotiations; efforts related to sustaining momentum on providing aid to Ukraine; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and digital piracy; IP issues relating to artificial intelligence; implementation of U.S. sanctions on Russia, including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU digital sovereignty and regulatory agenda; Global Internet Governance; network fees; Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum; policies and regulations restricting outbound data flows and data transfers; digital-related policies in the G20, G7, OECD, United Nations, and other international fora; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to modernize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts related to the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy considerations addressing cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization, and forced disclosure of source code; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international competition policy and related regulations; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy and telecommunications infrastructure; international cybersecurity policy; international policies on standards development; international policies on data privacy; international digital health policies; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; competition policy and related regulations; consumer protection policy and related regulations; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Switzerland; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; East Coast port trade negotiations, closures, and strikes; U.S.-Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimis level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions; patent examination practices and patent quality measures; recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; adoption of digital clothing labels; IP issues at the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization; the EUs General Pharmaceutical Legislation; IP issues in Latin America, including enforcement of trade agreements and compulsory licenses and general IP standards and practices in Brazil and Chile; IP issues in India; USTRs Special 301 report; intersection of tariff-related policy and IP implications; international competition policy, specifically FTC and DOJ involvement in the European Unions implementation of the EU Digital Markets Act; proposal for General License Authorizing Private Commercial Arbitration Proceedings Involving Blocked Persons; The United States Trade Representatives decision to withdraw support for digital trade in the context of World Trade Organizations e-commerce negotiations; support for robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade through the ongoing joint statement initiative on e-commerce (JSI); Indonesia Ministry of Trade Import Licensing Regulations; Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) concerns, specifically regarding the U.S. Governments foreign investment review of Nippon Steels proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel; Executive Order 14193, Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border; International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701(a)(b)) (IEEPA); conduction of South Africas competition reviews; 2019 Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico; continuation of the Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions; recommended changes to the EUs Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D); supply chain and defense industrial base issues; Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2025; development of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026; implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) and AECA (Arms Export Control Act) draft legislation; customs reauthorization
Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 654, TABS Act of 2025 H.R. 940, Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators (FAIR) Exams Act H.R. 1602, Financial Privacy Act of 2025 H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3379, Halting Uncertain Methods and Practices in Supervision Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2025 H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" H.J. Res. 64/S.J. Res. 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" H.J. Res. 74/S.J. Res. 36, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)" Draft legislation titled To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Potential legislation regarding the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions (89 Fed. Reg. 13,852-13,908, February 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (89 Fed. Reg. 29,222-29,244, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 51,682-51,736, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Regulations Implementing the Change in Bank Control Act (89 Fed. Reg. 67,002-67,009, August 19, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits Restrictions (89 Fed. Reg. 68,244-68,272, August 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (88 Fed. Reg. 101,402-101,462, December 13, 2024) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V); Identity Theft and Coerced Debt (89 Fed. Reg. 100,922-100,923, December 13, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications (88 Fed. Reg. 80,197-80,216, November 17, 2023) Final Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z) (89 Fed. Reg. 19,128-19,223, March 15, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Reserve Board: Modifications to the Capital Plan Rule and Stress Capital Buffer Requirement (90 Fed. Reg. 16,843-16,860, April 22, 2025) Various issues relating to Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203); independent monetary policy by the Federal Reserve System
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1801/S. 772, Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089/S. 1839, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding H.R. 3512/S. 1821, Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1443, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2025 S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act S. 1639, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 1642, Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Nomination of Billy Long to be Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Nomination of Kenneth Kies to be Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Excise Tax on Repurchase of Corporate Stock (89 Fed. Reg. 25,980, April 12, 2024) Final Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit; Clarification of Foreign-Derived Intangible Income, T.D. 9959, (87 Fed. Reg. 276, January 4, 2022) as corrected by (87 Fed. Reg. 45,018-45,021, July 27, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Rules Regarding Dual Consolidated Losses and the Treatment of Certain Disregarded Payments, (89 Fed. Reg. 64,750, August 7, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024) (as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; Digital Services Taxes (DSTs); expansion of the list of preventive care benefits that may be provided by a high-deductible health plan (HDHP); potential efforts to increase income tax rates; reinstatement of the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) standard for business interest deductions; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs; proposals for third party litigation funders to pay tax on their income at the ordinary income tax rate plus a surcharge
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1827, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1559, Book Minimum Tax Repeal Act H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024)(as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Previously Taxed Earnings and Profits and Related Basis Adjustments, (89 Fed. Reg. 95,362-95,464, December 2, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions, (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 of the German Income Tax Act; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; recommendations for Items to be Included on the 2024-2025 Priority Guidance Plan (Notice 2024-28), 2024-13 I, .R.B. 720; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Consultation; expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); Treasury regulations and other guidance related to the foreign tax credit; improvements to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (section 45F); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 661, Maximizing Israel-U.S. Research Advancement and Collaborative Leadership in Emerging (MIRACLE) Medical Technology Act H.R. 953, United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act H.R. 1743/S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act S. 998, A bill to authorize the President to enter into trade agreements for the reciprocal elimination of duties or other import restrictions with respect to medical goods to contribute to the national security and public health of the United States, and for other purposes S. 1053, Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act Draft legislation titled Medical Supply Chain Resilience Act Draft legislation titled Detection and Exclusion of Negligent, Illicit, and Extralegal Deliveries (DENIED) Act Draft legislation titled Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act Draft legislation For Accurate Import Relief to Aid Retailers and Importers of Foreign Freights (FAIR TARIFF) Act Draft legislation titled AGOA Renewal and Improvement Act Draft legislation titled Leveling the Playing Field Act Notice Proposed Rule on Provisions Pertaining to U.S. Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern (89 Fed. Reg 55,846-55,881, July 5, 2024) Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO); reforms to export controls; digital trade; investor protections in trade agreements; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); implementation of the INFORM Consumers Act, Div. BB, Title III of (P. L. 117-328); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); pharmaceutical price controls; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; efforts related to identifying unfair foreign trade practices; efforts related to the reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (P.L. 106-200); efforts related to regulations issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC); efforts related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; efforts to preserve investment protections such as investor-state dispute settlement; efforts related to outlining critical mineral opportunities with key allies; efforts related to opposing international imposition of digital services taxes; related efforts supporting strong digital trade rules; efforts to modify permanent normal trade relations treatment with China; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism, foreign pollution fees; efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimis statute; efforts related to boosting trade relations with the Latin American region; efforts related to electric vehicle tax credit incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Indo-Pacific; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade; efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Americas region; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership; implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement), the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR FTA), Colombia and South Korea; implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO); efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law; efforts to draft and implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) reauthorization and reform; efforts related to the U.S.-Bangladesh Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA); efforts related to the resumption of the U.S.-Bangladesh High Level Economic Consultation; efforts related to the U.S.-India Innovation Handshake and the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X); U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU AI Act; European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS); EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; China's intellectual property regime, industrial policies, and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; United States-India Trade Policy Forum and associated bilateral trade negotiations; efforts related to sustaining momentum on providing aid to Ukraine; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and digital piracy; IP issues relating to artificial intelligence; implementation of U.S. sanctions on Russia, including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU digital sovereignty and regulatory agenda; Global Internet Governance; Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum; policies and regulations restricting outbound data flows and data transfers; digital-related policies in the G20, G7, OECD, United Nations, and other international fora; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to modernize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts related to the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration addressing cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization, and forced disclosure of source code; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international competition policy and related regulations; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy and telecommunications infrastructure; international cybersecurity policy; international policies on standards development; international policies on data privacy; international digital health policies; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; competition policy and related regulations; consumer protection policy and related regulations; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; East Coast port trade negotiations, closures, and strikes; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimis level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions; patent examination practices and patent quality measures; tech transfer frameworks under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; adoption of digital clothing labels; IP issues at the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization; the EUs General Pharmaceutical Legislation; IP issues in Latin America, including enforcement of trade agreements and compulsory licenses; USTRs Special 301 report; international competition policy, specifically FTC and DOJ involvement in the European Unions implementation of the EU Digital Markets Act; compliance with sanctions on the Russian Federation and potential legal penalties in Russian courts for U.S. companies; proposal for General License Authorizing Private Commercial Arbitration Proceedings Involving Blocked Persons; The United States Trade Representatives decision to withdraw support for digital trade in the context of World Trade Organizations e-commerce negotiations; support for robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade through the ongoing joint statement initiative on e-commerce (JSI); Indonesia Ministry of Trade Import Licensing Regulations; Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) concerns, specifically regarding the U.S. Governments foreign investment review of Nippon Steels proposed acquisition of U. S. Steel; potential actions contemplated by the United States Trade Representative regarding investment protections including the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), and the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR); supply chain and defense industrial base issues; printed circuit boards; Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2025; development of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026; implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) and AECA (Arms Export Control Act) draft legislation; customs reauthorization
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 953, United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act H.R. 1548/S. 691, Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act H.R. 1743/S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act H.R. 2213/S. 998, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 2325, Central African Exploitation and Manipulation of American Companies Act (CEMAC) H.R, 2548/S. 1241, Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 H.R. 3193, United States-Republic of Korea Digital Trade Enforcement Act S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act H.J Res. 93, Withdrawing approval of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization S.J. Res. 37, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada S.J. Res. 49, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs Draft legislation titled Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2025 Draft legislation titled Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act Draft legislation titled AGOA Renewal and Improvement Act Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Business Opportunity Rule (16 CFR 437, January 13, 2025) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Earnings Claims Rule Regarding Multi-Level Marketing (Additional Provisions) (16 CFR Part 462, January 13, 2025) Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients (90 Fed. Reg. 15,951-15,952, April 16, 2025) Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO); reforms to export controls; digital trade; investor protections in trade agreements; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); pharmaceutical price controls; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; efforts related to identifying unfair foreign trade practices; efforts related to the reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (P.L. 106-200); efforts related to regulations issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC); efforts related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; efforts to preserve investment protections such as investor-state dispute settlement; efforts related to outlining critical mineral opportunities with key allies; efforts related to opposing international imposition of digital services taxes; related efforts supporting strong digital trade rules; efforts to modify permanent normal trade relations treatment with China; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism, foreign pollution fees; efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimis statute; efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Indo-Pacific; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade; efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Americas region; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership; implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement), the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR FTA), Colombia and South Korea; implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO); efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law; efforts to draft and implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) reauthorization and reform; efforts related to the U.S.-Bangladesh Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA); efforts related to the resumption of the U.S.-Bangladesh High Level Economic Consultation; efforts related to the U.S.-India Innovation Handshake and the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X); U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU AI Act; European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS); EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; China's intellectual property regime, industrial policies, and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; United States-India Trade Policy Forum and associated bilateral trade negotiations; efforts related to sustaining momentum on providing aid to Ukraine; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and digital piracy; IP issues relating to artificial intelligence; implementation of U.S. sanctions on Russia, including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU digital sovereignty and regulatory agenda; Global Internet Governance; network fees; Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum; policies and regulations restricting outbound data flows and data transfers; digital-related policies in the G20, G7, OECD, United Nations, and other international fora; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to modernize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts related to the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy considerations addressing cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization, and forced disclosure of source code; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international competition policy and related regulations; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy and telecommunications infrastructure; international cybersecurity policy; international policies on standards development; international policies on data privacy; international digital health policies; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; competition policy and related regulations; consumer protection policy and related regulations; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Switzerland; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; East Coast port trade negotiations, closures, and strikes; U.S.-Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimis level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions; patent examination practices and patent quality measures; recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; adoption of digital clothing labels; IP issues at the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization; the EUs General Pharmaceutical Legislation; IP issues in Latin America, including enforcement of trade agreements and compulsory licenses and general IP standards and practices in Brazil and Chile; IP issues in India; USTRs Special 301 report; intersection of tariff-related policy and IP implications; international competition policy, specifically FTC and DOJ involvement in the European Unions implementation of the EU Digital Markets Act; proposal for General License Authorizing Private Commercial Arbitration Proceedings Involving Blocked Persons; The United States Trade Representatives decision to withdraw support for digital trade in the context of World Trade Organizations e-commerce negotiations; support for robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade through the ongoing joint statement initiative on e-commerce (JSI); Indonesia Ministry of Trade Import Licensing Regulations; Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) concerns, specifically regarding the U.S. Governments foreign investment review of Nippon Steels proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel; Executive Order 14193, Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border; International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701(a)(b)) (IEEPA); conduction of South Africas competition reviews; 2019 Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico; continuation of the Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions; recommended changes to the EUs Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D); supply chain and defense industrial base issues; Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2025; development of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026; implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) and AECA (Arms Export Control Act) draft legislation; customs reauthorization
ELEVATE Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Helping Startups Continue To Grow Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Greenlighting Growth Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Accredited Investor Definition Review Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Improving Access to Small Business Information Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
HALOS Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
HUMPS Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
HUMPS Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 654, TABS Act of 2025 H.R. 940, Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators (FAIR) Exams Act H.R. 1602, Financial Privacy Act of 2025 H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3379, Halting Uncertain Methods and Practices in Supervision Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2025 H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" H.J. Res. 64/S.J. Res. 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" H.J. Res. 74/S.J. Res. 36, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)" Draft legislation titled To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Potential legislation regarding the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions (89 Fed. Reg. 13,852-13,908, February 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (89 Fed. Reg. 29,222-29,244, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 51,682-51,736, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Regulations Implementing the Change in Bank Control Act (89 Fed. Reg. 67,002-67,009, August 19, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits Restrictions (89 Fed. Reg. 68,244-68,272, August 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (88 Fed. Reg. 101,402-101,462, December 13, 2024) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V); Identity Theft and Coerced Debt (89 Fed. Reg. 100,922-100,923, December 13, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications (88 Fed. Reg. 80,197-80,216, November 17, 2023) Final Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z) (89 Fed. Reg. 19,128-19,223, March 15, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Reserve Board: Modifications to the Capital Plan Rule and Stress Capital Buffer Requirement (90 Fed. Reg. 16,843-16,860, April 22, 2025) Various issues relating to Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203); independent monetary policy by the Federal Reserve System
TAILOR Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 654, TABS Act of 2025 H.R. 940, Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators (FAIR) Exams Act H.R. 1602, Financial Privacy Act of 2025 H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3379, Halting Uncertain Methods and Practices in Supervision Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2025 H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" H.J. Res. 64/S.J. Res. 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" H.J. Res. 74/S.J. Res. 36, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)" Draft legislation titled To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Potential legislation regarding the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions (89 Fed. Reg. 13,852-13,908, February 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (89 Fed. Reg. 29,222-29,244, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 51,682-51,736, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Regulations Implementing the Change in Bank Control Act (89 Fed. Reg. 67,002-67,009, August 19, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits Restrictions (89 Fed. Reg. 68,244-68,272, August 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (88 Fed. Reg. 101,402-101,462, December 13, 2024) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V); Identity Theft and Coerced Debt (89 Fed. Reg. 100,922-100,923, December 13, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications (88 Fed. Reg. 80,197-80,216, November 17, 2023) Final Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z) (89 Fed. Reg. 19,128-19,223, March 15, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Reserve Board: Modifications to the Capital Plan Rule and Stress Capital Buffer Requirement (90 Fed. Reg. 16,843-16,860, April 22, 2025) Various issues relating to Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203); independent monetary policy by the Federal Reserve System
TAILOR Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Small Entity Update Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Middle Market IPO Cost Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1801/S. 772, Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089/S. 1839, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding H.R. 3512/S. 1821, Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1443, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2025 S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act S. 1639, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 1642, Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Nomination of Billy Long to be Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Nomination of Kenneth Kies to be Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Excise Tax on Repurchase of Corporate Stock (89 Fed. Reg. 25,980, April 12, 2024) Final Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit; Clarification of Foreign-Derived Intangible Income, T.D. 9959, (87 Fed. Reg. 276, January 4, 2022) as corrected by (87 Fed. Reg. 45,018-45,021, July 27, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Rules Regarding Dual Consolidated Losses and the Treatment of Certain Disregarded Payments, (89 Fed. Reg. 64,750, August 7, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024) (as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; Digital Services Taxes (DSTs); expansion of the list of preventive care benefits that may be provided by a high-deductible health plan (HDHP); potential efforts to increase income tax rates; reinstatement of the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) standard for business interest deductions; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs; proposals for third party litigation funders to pay tax on their income at the ordinary income tax rate plus a surcharge
ACCESS Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Securities Research Modernization Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Small Business Investor Capital Access Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 4, Rescissions Act of 2025 H.R. 3944, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 4016, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 4121, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8998, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9026/S. 4795, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9028/S. 4796, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9029, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to S. 4927, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Various issues relating to FY2025 and FY2026 appropriations priorities; FY2025 budget and appropriations process, including the House Budget Committees FY25 Budget; funding for the National Science Foundation; request for IRIS reform in FY26 Appropriations Legislation; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Formula Funding Program; Border Water Infrastructure Program Funding; debt ceiling/limit, budget caps, budget sequestration, and budget reconciliation; budget reconciliation legislation and related spending levels; potential government shutdown; H-2B Cap Relief Language in FY25 Homeland Security Appropriations Legislation; funding for Air Traffic Control System (FAA); funding to the Department of Transportations Emergency Relief Program (ERP); implementation of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (P.L. 118-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (P.L.119-4); funding for the Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC); funding issues related to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); funding issues related to the Department of Justice (DOJ), including on matters related to funding for DOJs Intellectual Property Enforcement grant program within the Bureau of Justice Assistance; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the Department of Health and Human Services implementation of the IRAs Medicare drug pricing negotiation provisions; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy
Protecting Private Job Creators Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Rescissions Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 4, Rescissions Act of 2025 H.R. 3944, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 4016, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 4121, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8998, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9026/S. 4795, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9028/S. 4796, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9029, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to S. 4927, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Various issues relating to FY2025 and FY2026 appropriations priorities; FY2025 budget and appropriations process, including the House Budget Committees FY25 Budget; funding for the National Science Foundation; request for IRIS reform in FY26 Appropriations Legislation; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Formula Funding Program; Border Water Infrastructure Program Funding; debt ceiling/limit, budget caps, budget sequestration, and budget reconciliation; budget reconciliation legislation and related spending levels; potential government shutdown; H-2B Cap Relief Language in FY25 Homeland Security Appropriations Legislation; funding for Air Traffic Control System (FAA); funding to the Department of Transportations Emergency Relief Program (ERP); implementation of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (P.L. 118-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (P.L.119-4); funding for the Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC); funding issues related to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); funding issues related to the Department of Justice (DOJ), including on matters related to funding for DOJs Intellectual Property Enforcement grant program within the Bureau of Justice Assistance; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the Department of Health and Human Services implementation of the IRAs Medicare drug pricing negotiation provisions; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 4, Rescissions Act of 2025 H.R. 3944, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 4016, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 4121, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8998, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9026/S. 4795, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9028/S. 4796, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9029, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to S. 4927, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Various issues relating to FY2025 and FY2026 appropriations priorities; FY2025 budget and appropriations process, including the House Budget Committees FY25 Budget; funding for the National Science Foundation; request for IRIS reform in FY26 Appropriations Legislation; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Formula Funding Program; Border Water Infrastructure Program Funding; debt ceiling/limit, budget caps, budget sequestration, and budget reconciliation; budget reconciliation legislation and related spending levels; potential government shutdown; H-2B Cap Relief Language in FY25 Homeland Security Appropriations Legislation; funding for Air Traffic Control System (FAA); funding to the Department of Transportations Emergency Relief Program (ERP); implementation of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (P.L. 118-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (P.L.119-4); funding for the Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC); funding issues related to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); funding issues related to the Department of Justice (DOJ), including on matters related to funding for DOJs Intellectual Property Enforcement grant program within the Bureau of Justice Assistance; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the Department of Health and Human Services implementation of the IRAs Medicare drug pricing negotiation provisions; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 4, Rescissions Act of 2025 H.R. 3944, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 4016, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 4121, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8998, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9026/S. 4795, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9028/S. 4796, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9029, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to S. 4927, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Various issues relating to FY2025 and FY2026 appropriations priorities; FY2025 budget and appropriations process, including the House Budget Committees FY25 Budget; funding for the National Science Foundation; request for IRIS reform in FY26 Appropriations Legislation; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Formula Funding Program; Border Water Infrastructure Program Funding; debt ceiling/limit, budget caps, budget sequestration, and budget reconciliation; budget reconciliation legislation and related spending levels; potential government shutdown; H-2B Cap Relief Language in FY25 Homeland Security Appropriations Legislation; funding for Air Traffic Control System (FAA); funding to the Department of Transportations Emergency Relief Program (ERP); implementation of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (P.L. 118-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (P.L.119-4); funding for the Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC); funding issues related to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); funding issues related to the Department of Justice (DOJ), including on matters related to funding for DOJs Intellectual Property Enforcement grant program within the Bureau of Justice Assistance; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the Department of Health and Human Services implementation of the IRAs Medicare drug pricing negotiation provisions; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy
PFAS National Drinking Water Standard Act of 2025
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675 Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2579, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to expand Well Known Seasoned Issuer eligibility Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan Gould to be the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Nomination of Michelle Bowman as Vice Chair of Supervision for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Nomination of Paul Atkins to be Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; index fund passivity; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to direct the SEC to update regulations to promote e-delivery of information to investors; draft report language proposed for Appropriations FSGG to restore the 2019 Guidance regarding the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important institutions; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Draft legislation relating to counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3935/S. 1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 Proposed Rule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security: Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Unmanned Aircraft Systems, 15 CFR Part 791, (90 Fed. Reg. 1,234-1,238, January 3, 2025) Various issues relating to implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (P.L. 118-63); implementation of short-term extensions of Federal Aviation Administration operating authority (P.L. 118-15), (P.L. 118-41); unmanned aircraft systems flight restrictions near critical infrastructure facilities; counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS); the Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) restrictions on unmanned aircraft systems; drone security issues
Draft legislation to reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5077/S. 2714, the Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence (CREATE AI) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8673/S. 4639, the Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness (EPIC) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9194, Nucleic Acid Screening for Biosecurity Act Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Various issues related to the Office of Science and Technology Policies; appropriations for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167); National AI Research Resource; Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) AI Risk Management Framework; National Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute; quantum technology
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1801/S. 772, Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089/S. 1839, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding H.R. 3512/S. 1821, Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1443, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2025 S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act S. 1639, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 1642, Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Nomination of Billy Long to be Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Nomination of Kenneth Kies to be Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Excise Tax on Repurchase of Corporate Stock (89 Fed. Reg. 25,980, April 12, 2024) Final Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit; Clarification of Foreign-Derived Intangible Income, T.D. 9959, (87 Fed. Reg. 276, January 4, 2022) as corrected by (87 Fed. Reg. 45,018-45,021, July 27, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Rules Regarding Dual Consolidated Losses and the Treatment of Certain Disregarded Payments, (89 Fed. Reg. 64,750, August 7, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024) (as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; Digital Services Taxes (DSTs); expansion of the list of preventive care benefits that may be provided by a high-deductible health plan (HDHP); potential efforts to increase income tax rates; reinstatement of the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) standard for business interest deductions; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs; proposals for third party litigation funders to pay tax on their income at the ordinary income tax rate plus a surcharge
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 261, Undersea Cable Security and Protection Act H.R. 633/S. 146, Take It Down Act H.R. 661, MIRACLE Medical Technology Act of 2025 H.R. 2794/ S. 1367, The No Fakes Act Draft legislation titled Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness (EPIC) Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation around collection and sharing of government data Draft legislation related to deepfakes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8818, American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 Potential legislation similar to S. 2714, CREATE AI Act of 2024 Potential legislation similar to S. 2836, Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018 Potential Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act legislation Potential legislation related to the comprehensive privacy legislation Potential legislation related to Artificial Intelligence Potential legislation on kids online safety Potential legislation on broadband permitting Potential legislation on site blocking Nomination of Olivia Trusty to be Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission Final Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Negative Option Rule (89 Fed. Reg. 90,476-90,545, November 15, 2024) NextNav Inc. Petition for Rulemaking, WT Docket No. 24-240 & RM-11989/ DA 24-776 Various issues relating to expanding access to high-speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment, including permitting reform; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; digital trade; intellectual property; World Intellectual Property Organization activities; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research, and development; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167), including provisions relating to stock buybacks; implementation of the Department of Commerces semiconductor incentives program funded by the CHIPS and Science Act (P.L. 117-167); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Task Force Authorization, enacted as part of the FY 2021 National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (P.L.116-283); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 14110, Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of AI; response to request for information implementing Section 4 of Executive Order 14179 establishing an AI Action Plan; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management; future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; European Unions Artificial Intelligence Act; FTC enforcement; Executive Order 14179, Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; proposed implementation of a 10-year moratorium on enforcement of state and local AI-specific regulations; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission; draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; security criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; modernization of IT services for Congress; the Administrations Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Plan; use of third-party messaging apps by corporate employees; NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 concept paper, Potential Significant Updates to the Cybersecurity Framework; implementation of the International Technology Security and Innovation Fund (ITSI Fund); Federal Trade Commission activities, including hearings on competition and consumer protection, franchise rule and earnings rule; use of artificial intelligence in CFTC-regulated markets; support for a robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement; nominations at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Office of Science and Technology Policy; Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; oversight issues pertaining to the Department of Commerce, FCC, OSTP, and the FTC; algorithmic issues in employment; FCC enforcement reform; Team Telecom reform; quantum technology; Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L.102-243) and related litigation
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act S. 1430, Interactive Federal Review Act S. 1442, Combating Trafficking in Transportation Act Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) recent premerger notification rules Potential legislation regarding the reauthorization of surface transportation programs Various issues relating to implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of Section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L 114-190); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024 (P.L. 118-63); implementation of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (P.L. 118-159); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; reform of the federal Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America legislation and implementation of Buy America policies, including provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); commercial trucking hours of service; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); unmanned aircraft systems; beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations for unmanned aircraft systems; necessity of a general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; driving safety and road safety; Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; Boeing 737 MAX certification and associated production stoppages; Department of Transportation freight programs; delayed development of the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to Prohibit or Restrict the Operation of an Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility; comprehensive assessment of the U.S. Civil Space Industrial Base (CSIB) requested by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), and NOAAs Office of Space Commerce (OSC); framework for use of FHWA State Planning & Research funds for "Digital Twins"; East Coast port labor negotiations; funding for Air Traffic Control System (FAA); funding to the Department of Transportations Emergency Relief Program (ERP); reauthorization of surface transportation programs; restoration of the White House Supply Chain Disruption Task Force
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 953, United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act H.R. 1548/S. 691, Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act H.R. 1743/S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act H.R. 2213/S. 998, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 2325, Central African Exploitation and Manipulation of American Companies Act (CEMAC) H.R, 2548/S. 1241, Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 H.R. 3193, United States-Republic of Korea Digital Trade Enforcement Act S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act H.J Res. 93, Withdrawing approval of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization S.J. Res. 37, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada S.J. Res. 49, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs Draft legislation titled Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2025 Draft legislation titled Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act Draft legislation titled AGOA Renewal and Improvement Act Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Business Opportunity Rule (16 CFR 437, January 13, 2025) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Earnings Claims Rule Regarding Multi-Level Marketing (Additional Provisions) (16 CFR Part 462, January 13, 2025) Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients (90 Fed. Reg. 15,951-15,952, April 16, 2025) Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO); reforms to export controls; digital trade; investor protections in trade agreements; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); pharmaceutical price controls; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; efforts related to identifying unfair foreign trade practices; efforts related to the reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (P.L. 106-200); efforts related to regulations issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC); efforts related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; efforts to preserve investment protections such as investor-state dispute settlement; efforts related to outlining critical mineral opportunities with key allies; efforts related to opposing international imposition of digital services taxes; related efforts supporting strong digital trade rules; efforts to modify permanent normal trade relations treatment with China; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism, foreign pollution fees; efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimis statute; efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Indo-Pacific; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade; efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Americas region; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership; implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement), the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR FTA), Colombia and South Korea; implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO); efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law; efforts to draft and implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) reauthorization and reform; efforts related to the U.S.-Bangladesh Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA); efforts related to the resumption of the U.S.-Bangladesh High Level Economic Consultation; efforts related to the U.S.-India Innovation Handshake and the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X); U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU AI Act; European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS); EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; China's intellectual property regime, industrial policies, and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; United States-India Trade Policy Forum and associated bilateral trade negotiations; efforts related to sustaining momentum on providing aid to Ukraine; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and digital piracy; IP issues relating to artificial intelligence; implementation of U.S. sanctions on Russia, including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU digital sovereignty and regulatory agenda; Global Internet Governance; network fees; Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum; policies and regulations restricting outbound data flows and data transfers; digital-related policies in the G20, G7, OECD, United Nations, and other international fora; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to modernize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts related to the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy considerations addressing cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization, and forced disclosure of source code; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international competition policy and related regulations; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy and telecommunications infrastructure; international cybersecurity policy; international policies on standards development; international policies on data privacy; international digital health policies; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; competition policy and related regulations; consumer protection policy and related regulations; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Switzerland; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; East Coast port trade negotiations, closures, and strikes; U.S.-Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimis level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions; patent examination practices and patent quality measures; recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; adoption of digital clothing labels; IP issues at the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization; the EUs General Pharmaceutical Legislation; IP issues in Latin America, including enforcement of trade agreements and compulsory licenses and general IP standards and practices in Brazil and Chile; IP issues in India; USTRs Special 301 report; intersection of tariff-related policy and IP implications; international competition policy, specifically FTC and DOJ involvement in the European Unions implementation of the EU Digital Markets Act; proposal for General License Authorizing Private Commercial Arbitration Proceedings Involving Blocked Persons; The United States Trade Representatives decision to withdraw support for digital trade in the context of World Trade Organizations e-commerce negotiations; support for robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade through the ongoing joint statement initiative on e-commerce (JSI); Indonesia Ministry of Trade Import Licensing Regulations; Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) concerns, specifically regarding the U.S. Governments foreign investment review of Nippon Steels proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel; Executive Order 14193, Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border; International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701(a)(b)) (IEEPA); conduction of South Africas competition reviews; 2019 Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico; continuation of the Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions; recommended changes to the EUs Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D); supply chain and defense industrial base issues; Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2025; development of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026; implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) and AECA (Arms Export Control Act) draft legislation; customs reauthorization
H.R. 654, TABS Act of 2025 H.R. 940, Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators (FAIR) Exams Act H.R. 1602, Financial Privacy Act of 2025 H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3379, Halting Uncertain Methods and Practices in Supervision Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2025 H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" H.J. Res. 64/S.J. Res. 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" H.J. Res. 74/S.J. Res. 36, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)" Draft legislation titled To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Potential legislation regarding the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions (89 Fed. Reg. 13,852-13,908, February 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (89 Fed. Reg. 29,222-29,244, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 51,682-51,736, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Regulations Implementing the Change in Bank Control Act (89 Fed. Reg. 67,002-67,009, August 19, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits Restrictions (89 Fed. Reg. 68,244-68,272, August 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (88 Fed. Reg. 101,402-101,462, December 13, 2024) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V); Identity Theft and Coerced Debt (89 Fed. Reg. 100,922-100,923, December 13, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications (88 Fed. Reg. 80,197-80,216, November 17, 2023) Final Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z) (89 Fed. Reg. 19,128-19,223, March 15, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Reserve Board: Modifications to the Capital Plan Rule and Stress Capital Buffer Requirement (90 Fed. Reg. 16,843-16,860, April 22, 2025) Various issues relating to Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203); independent monetary policy by the Federal Reserve System
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 4, Rescissions Act of 2025 H.R. 3944, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 4016, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 4121, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8998, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9026/S. 4795, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9028/S. 4796, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9029, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to S. 4927, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Various issues relating to FY2025 and FY2026 appropriations priorities; FY2025 budget and appropriations process, including the House Budget Committees FY25 Budget; funding for the National Science Foundation; request for IRIS reform in FY26 Appropriations Legislation; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Formula Funding Program; Border Water Infrastructure Program Funding; debt ceiling/limit, budget caps, budget sequestration, and budget reconciliation; budget reconciliation legislation and related spending levels; potential government shutdown; H-2B Cap Relief Language in FY25 Homeland Security Appropriations Legislation; funding for Air Traffic Control System (FAA); funding to the Department of Transportations Emergency Relief Program (ERP); implementation of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (P.L. 118-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (P.L.119-4); funding for the Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC); funding issues related to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); funding issues related to the Department of Justice (DOJ), including on matters related to funding for DOJs Intellectual Property Enforcement grant program within the Bureau of Justice Assistance; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the Department of Health and Human Services implementation of the IRAs Medicare drug pricing negotiation provisions; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 1399, Prior Approval Reform Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Potential legislation amending the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169) Potential legislation seeking to impose pharmaceutical price controls to private sector payers Potential legislation related to artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights Potential legislation related to digital copyright piracy Potential legislation related to changes in Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings Potential legislation related to implementing most favored nation style reference pricing Nomination of John Squires to be Administrator of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; patent examination practices and patent quality; patent filing fees; State Departments Office of Authentication; IP issues related to counterfeiting; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; pharmaceutical price controls; IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Drug Price Negotiation Program (P.L. 117-169, subtitle B); emerging issues surrounding artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and data protection; IP issues related to digital piracy; strong copyright protection policy concerns related to personnel changes at the Library of Congress and the U.S. Copyright Office; increase utilization of federal criminal penalties resulting from the passage of the Protect Lawful Streaming Act (PSLA) (P.L. 116-260, Div. Q, Title II), for certain types of copyright infringement via illicit streaming of copyrighted works; intellectual property enforcement priorities at the U.S.-Mexico border; licensing negotiations and remedies for standard-essential patents subject to voluntary F/RAND Commitments; the "Reasonable Price Clause" in reauthorization draft of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA, P.L. 109-417); WHOIS policy for .us web domains; March-In rights under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions; impacts of digital piracy on the U.S. economy; funding for the Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC); preservation of the Office of Intellectual Property Enforcement (IPE); advancing intellectual property standards
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2025 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" S.J.Res. 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" Draft legislation titled Child Care Affordability and Accessibility Act of 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9924, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that removes medical debt from credit reports Potential legislation that would require the Securities and Exchange Commission to propose and finalize rules to allow entities to deliver regulatory documents to investors electronically Potential legislation to amend the definition of Accredited Investor under the Securities Act of 1933 Potential legislation to permit a registered investment company to omit certain fees from the calculation of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, and for other purposes Potential legislation regarding the Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Nomination of Jonathan McKernan to be Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Proposed Rule, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Amendments to Reporting Requirements for Registered Firms (PCAOB Release No. 2024-003, April 9, 2024; PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 055) Proposed Rule, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Amendments to Firm and Engagement Metrics (PCAOB Release No. 2024-002, April 9, 2024; PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 041) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Changes to 14a-8 (87 Fed. Reg. 45,052-45,075, July 27, 2022) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reporting metrics for private companies under Securities and Exchange Commission rules; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8 (Staff Legal Bulletin 14L and Staff Legal Bulletin 14M); index fund passivity; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding (including its national security implications); oversight issues related to the U.S. Department of Justice
Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Various issues relating to U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles
Draft legislation relating to counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3935/S. 1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 Proposed Rule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security: Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Unmanned Aircraft Systems, 15 CFR Part 791, (90 Fed. Reg. 1,234-1,238, January 3, 2025) Various issues relating to implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (P.L. 118-63); implementation of short-term extensions of Federal Aviation Administration operating authority (P.L. 118-15), (P.L. 118-41); unmanned aircraft systems flight restrictions near critical infrastructure facilities; counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS); the Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) restrictions on unmanned aircraft systems; drone security issues
H.R. 654, TABS Act of 2025 H.R. 1602, Financial Privacy Act of 2025 S. 875, the Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.J.Res. 59/S.J.Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" H.J.Res. 64/S.J.Res. 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" H.J.Res. 74/S.J.Res. 36, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)" Draft legislation titled To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Potential legislation regarding the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions (89 Fed. Reg. 13,852-13,908, February 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (89 Fed. Reg. 29,222-29,244, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 51,682-51,736, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Regulations Implementing the Change in Bank Control Act (89 Fed. Reg. 67,002-67,009, August 19, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits Restrictions (89 Fed. Reg. 68,244-68,272, August 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (88 Fed. Reg. 101,402-101,462, December 13, 2024) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V); Identity Theft and Coerced Debt (89 Fed. Reg. 100,922-100,923, December 13, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications (88 Fed. Reg. 80,197-80,216, November 17, 2023) Final Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z) (89 Fed. Reg. 19,128-19,223, March 15, 2024) Various issues relating to Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203); independent monetary policy by the Federal Reserve System
H.R. 1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8580, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8998, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9027, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9026/S. 4795, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9028/S. 4796, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9029, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Potential legislation similar to S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Potential legislation similar to S. 2624, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Potential legislation similar to S. 4927, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Various issues relating to FY2025 appropriations priorities; FY2025 budget and appropriations process, including the House Budget Committees FY25 Budget; funding for the National Science Foundation; request for IRIS reform in FY25 Appropriations Legislation; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program in FY25 Appropriations; Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Formula Funding Program; Border Water Infrastructure Program Funding; debt ceiling/limit, budget caps, budget sequestration, and budget reconciliation; budget reconciliation legislation and related spending levels; potential government shutdown; H-2B Cap Relief Language in FY25 Homeland Security Appropriations Legislation; funding for Air Traffic Control System (FAA); funding to the Department of Transportations Emergency Relief Program (ERP); implementation of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (P.L. 118-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); funding issues related to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); funding issues related to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues related to the Department of Justice (DOJ), including on matters related to funding for DOJs Intellectual Property Enforcement grant program within the Bureau of Justice Assistance; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the Department of Health and Human Services implementation of the IRAs Medicare drug pricing negotiation provisions; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Potential legislation making omnibus year-end appropriations, with a focus on appropriations for USPTO and the United States Copyright Office Potential legislation regarding revisions to the tech transfer framework established under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517) Potential legislation related to the NIST Draft Framework on the use of march-in rights for federally funded research Potential legislation amending the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169) Potential legislation seeking to impose pharmaceutical price controls to private sector payers Potential legislation related to artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights Potential legislation related to patent eligibility reform Potential legislation related to digital copyright piracy Potential legislation related to changes in Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings Nomination of John Squires to be Administrator of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Proposed rulemaking regarding changes to Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings (Fed. Reg. 28,693-28,706, April 19, 2024) Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; patent examination practices and patent quality; patent filing fees; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Food and Drug Administration collaboration efforts; State Departments Office of Authentication; IP issues related to counterfeiting; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; pharmaceutical price controls; IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Drug Price Negotiation Program (P.L. 117-169, subtitle B); implementation of the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517), including march-in rights; implementation of the NIST draft interagency guidance for the use of march-in rights on federally funded inventions; emerging issues surrounding artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and data protection; IP issues related to digital piracy; increase utilization of federal criminal penalties resulting from the passage of the Protect Lawful Streaming Act (PSLA) (P.L. 116-260, Div. Q, Title II), for certain types of copyright infringement via illicit streaming of copyrighted works; intellectual property enforcement priorities at the U.S.-Mexico border; licensing negotiations and remedies for standard-essential patents subject to voluntary F/RAND Commitments; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program in FY25 Appropriations Legislation; the "Reasonable Price Clause" in reauthorization draft of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA, P.L. 109-417); WHOIS policy for .us web domains; March-In rights under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions; impacts of digital piracy on the U.S. economy
Draft legislation to reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5077/S. 2714, the Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence (CREATE AI) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8673/S. 4639, the Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness (EPIC) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9194, Nucleic Acid Screening for Biosecurity Act Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020); Various issues related to the Office of Science and Technology Policies; appropriations for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167); National AI Research Resource; Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) AI Risk Management Framework; National Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute; quantum technology
H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1827, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act S. 1559, Book Minimum Tax Repeal Act H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation titled Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024)(as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Previously Taxed Earnings and Profits and Related Basis Adjustments, (89 Fed. Reg. 95,362-95,464, December 2, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions, (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 of the German Income Tax Act; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; recommendations for Items to be Included on the 2024-2025 Priority Guidance Plan (Notice 2024-28), 2024-13 I, .R.B. 720; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Consultation; expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; inclusion of Section 45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169) in FY25 Budget; permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); Treasury regulations and other guidance related to the foreign tax credit; improvements to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (section 45F); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs
H.R. 261, Undersea Cable Security and Protection Act H.R. 633/S. 146, Take It Down Act H.R. 661, MIRACLE Medical Technology Act of 2025 Draft legislation titled Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness (EPIC) Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation around collection and sharing of government data Draft legislation related to deepfakes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8818, American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9551/S. 4875, No FAKES Act of 2024 Potential legislation similar to S. 2714, CREATE AI Act of 2024 Potential legislation similar to S. 2836, Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018 Potential Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act legislation Potential legislation related to the comprehensive privacy legislation Potential legislation related to Artificial Intelligence Potential legislation on kids online safety Potential legislation on broadband permitting Nomination of Michael Kratsios to be the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Final Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Negative Option Rule (89 Fed. Reg. 90,476-90,545, November 15, 2024) NextNav Inc. Petition for Rulemaking, WT Docket No. 24-240 & RM-11989/ DA 24-776 Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (89 Fed. Reg. 2,034-2,076, January 11, 2024) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking at the Federal Trade Commission on Commercial Surveillance (87 Fed. Reg. 51,273-51,299, August 8, 2022) Various issues relating to expanding access to high-speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment, including permitting reform; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; digital trade; intellectual property; World Intellectual Property Organization activities; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research, and development; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167), including provisions relating to stock buybacks; implementation of the Department of Commerces semiconductor incentives program funded by the CHIPS and Science Act (P.L. 117-167); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Task Force Authorization, enacted as part of the FY 2021 National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (P.L.116-283); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 14110, Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of AI; response to request for information implementing Section 4 of Executive Order 14179 establishing an AI Action Plan; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; Feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management; Future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; European Unions Artificial Intelligence Act; FTC enforcement; Executive Order 14179, Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission; draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; security criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; modernization of IT services for Congress; the Administrations Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Plan; use of third-party messaging apps by corporate employees; NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 concept paper, Potential Significant Updates to the Cybersecurity Framework; implementation of the International Technology Security and Innovation Fund (ITSI Fund); Federal Trade Commission activities, including hearings on competition and consumer protection, franchise rule and earnings rule; use of artificial intelligence in CFTC-regulated markets; support for a robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement; nominations at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Office of Science and Technology Policy; Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; oversight issues pertaining to the Department of Commerce, FCC, OSTP, and the FTC; algorithmic issues in employment; FCC enforcement reform; Team Telecom reform; quantum technology
Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act Potential legislation to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) recent premerger notification rules Nomination of Sean Duffy to be Secretary of the Department of Transportation Various issues relating to implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of Section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L 114-190); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024 (P.L. 118-63); implementation of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (P.L. 118-159); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America legislation and implementation of Buy America policies, including provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); commercial trucking hours of service; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); unmanned aircraft systems; beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations for unmanned aircraft systems; necessity of a general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; driving safety and road safety; Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; Boeing 737 MAX certification and associated production stoppages; Department of Transportation freight programs; delayed development of the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to Prohibit or Restrict the Operation of an Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility; comprehensive assessment of the U.S. Civil Space Industrial Base (CSIB) requested by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), and NOAAs Office of Space Commerce (OSC); framework for use of FHWA State Planning & Research funds for "Digital Twins"; East Coast port labor negotiations; funding for Air Traffic Control System (FAA); funding to the Department of Transportations Emergency Relief Program (ERP); reauthorization of surface transportation programs
H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 661, Maximizing Israel-U.S. Research Advancement and Collaborative Leadership in Emerging (MIRACLE) Medical Technology Act H.R. 953, United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act H.R. 1743/S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act S. 998, A bill to authorize the President to enter into trade agreements for the reciprocal elimination of duties or other import restrictions with respect to medical goods to contribute to the national security and public health of the United States, and for other purposes S. 1053, Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act Draft legislation titled Medical Supply Chain Resilience Act Draft legislation titled Detection and Exclusion of Negligent, Illicit, and Extralegal Deliveries (DENIED) Act Draft legislation titled Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act Draft legislation For Accurate Import Relief to Aid Retailers and Importers of Foreign Freights (FAIR TARIFF) Act Draft legislation titled AGOA Renewal and Improvement Act Draft legislation titled Leveling the Playing Field Act Notice Proposed Rule on Provisions Pertaining to U.S. Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern (89 Fed. Reg 55,846-55,881, July 5, 2024) Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO); reforms to export controls; digital trade; investor protections in trade agreements; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); implementation of the INFORM Consumers Act, Div. BB, Title III of (P. L. 117-328); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); pharmaceutical price controls; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; efforts related to identifying unfair foreign trade practices; efforts related to the reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (P.L. 106-200); efforts related to regulations issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC); efforts related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; efforts to preserve investment protections such as investor-state dispute settlement; efforts related to outlining critical mineral opportunities with key allies; efforts related to opposing international imposition of digital services taxes; related efforts supporting strong digital trade rules; efforts to modify permanent normal trade relations treatment with China; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism, foreign pollution fees; efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimis statute; efforts related to boosting trade relations with the Latin American region; efforts related to electric vehicle tax credit incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Indo-Pacific; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade; efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Americas region; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership; implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement), the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR FTA), Colombia and South Korea; implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO); efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law; efforts to draft and implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) reauthorization and reform; efforts related to the U.S.-Bangladesh Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA); efforts related to the resumption of the U.S.-Bangladesh High Level Economic Consultation; efforts related to the U.S.-India Innovation Handshake and the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X); U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU AI Act; European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS); EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; China's intellectual property regime, industrial policies, and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; United States-India Trade Policy Forum and associated bilateral trade negotiations; efforts related to sustaining momentum on providing aid to Ukraine; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and digital piracy; IP issues relating to artificial intelligence; implementation of U.S. sanctions on Russia, including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU digital sovereignty and regulatory agenda; Global Internet Governance; Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum; policies and regulations restricting outbound data flows and data transfers; digital-related policies in the G20, G7, OECD, United Nations, and other international fora; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to modernize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts related to the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration addressing cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization, and forced disclosure of source code; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international competition policy and related regulations; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy and telecommunications infrastructure; international cybersecurity policy; international policies on standards development; international policies on data privacy; international digital health policies; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; competition policy and related regulations; consumer protection policy and related regulations; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; East Coast port trade negotiations, closures, and strikes; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimis level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions; patent examination practices and patent quality measures; tech transfer frameworks under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; adoption of digital clothing labels; IP issues at the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization; the EUs General Pharmaceutical Legislation; IP issues in Latin America, including enforcement of trade agreements and compulsory licenses; USTRs Special 301 report; international competition policy, specifically FTC and DOJ involvement in the European Unions implementation of the EU Digital Markets Act; compliance with sanctions on the Russian Federation and potential legal penalties in Russian courts for U.S. companies; proposal for General License Authorizing Private Commercial Arbitration Proceedings Involving Blocked Persons; The United States Trade Representatives decision to withdraw support for digital trade in the context of World Trade Organizations e-commerce negotiations; support for robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade through the ongoing joint statement initiative on e-commerce (JSI); Indonesia Ministry of Trade Import Licensing Regulations; Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) concerns, specifically regarding the U.S. Governments foreign investment review of Nippon Steels proposed acquisition of U. S. Steel; potential actions contemplated by the United States Trade Representative regarding investment protections including the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), and the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR); supply chain and defense industrial base issues; printed circuit boards; Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2025; development of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026; implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) and AECA (Arms Export Control Act) draft legislation; customs reauthorization
Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; special financial assistance for financially troubled multiemployer plans; education related to how the insurance industry uses artificial intelligence and related issues
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl 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 Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), 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.
2024 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 4367/S. 2625, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 5009, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 5692, Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes H.R. 5696, To provide for a period of continuing appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations under the normal appropriations process, and establish procedures and consequences in the event of a failure to enact appropriations H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 H.R. 8034, Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 8035, Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 8036, Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 8580, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 8998, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 9026/S. 4795, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 9028/S. 4796, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 9029, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 2624, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 4638, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 S. 4927, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2025 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to FY2024 and FY 2025 appropriations priorities; FY2025 budget and appropriations process, including the House Budget Committees FY25 Budget; funding for the National Science Foundation; request for IRIS reform in FY25 Appropriations Legislation; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program in FY25 Appropriations; Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Formula Funding Program; Border Water Infrastructure Program Funding; implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); debt ceiling/limit, budget caps, budget sequestration, and budget reconciliation; budget reconciliation legislation and related spending levels; potential government shutdown; H-2B Cap Relief Language in FY25 Homeland Security Appropriations Legislation; funding for Air Traffic Control System (FAA); funding to the Department of Transportations Emergency Relief Program (ERP); implementation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (P.L. 118-42); implementation of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (P.L. 118-47); implementation of the Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024 (P.L. 118-50); funding issues related to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); funding issues related to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues related to the Department of Justice (DOJ), including on matters related to funding for DOJs Intellectual Property Enforcement grant program within the Bureau of Justice Assistance; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the Department of Commerces implementation of draft interagency guidance on march-in rights; funding issues related to the Department of Health and Human Services implementation of the IRAs Medicare drug pricing negotiation provisions; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to WHOIS data access
H.R. 758, Promoting Access to Capital in Underbanked Communities Act of 2023 H.R. 3161, CDFI Fund Transparency Act H.R. 4035, Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023 H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 8337, Bank Resilience and Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 8338, Clarity in Lending Act H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 9512, Congressional Banking Regulation Priorities and Accountability Act of 2024 S. 3541, Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators Exams Act H.J.Res. 122/S.J.Res. 70, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z)" H.J.Res. 201, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders" Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Registry of Supervised Nonbanks that Use Form Contracts to Impose Terms and Conditions that Seek to Waive or Limit Consumer Legal Protections (88 Fed. Reg. 6,906-6,969, February 1, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders (88 Fed. Reg. 6,088-6,142, January 30, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications (88 Fed. Reg. 80,197-80,216, November 17, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions (89 Fed. Reg. 13,852-13,908, February 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 51,682-51,736, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Fees for Instantaneously Declined Transactions (89 Fed. Reg. 6,031-6,051, March 25, 2024) Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request (89 Fed. Reg. 4,281-4,282, January 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (89 Fed. Reg. 29,222-29,244, June 18, 2024) Interpretive Rule, Truth in Lending (Regulation Z); Use of Digital User Accounts To Access Buy Now, Pay Later Loans (89 Fed. Reg. 47,068-47,073, May 31, 2024) Proposed Rule, Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 51,682-51,736, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Regulations Implementing the Change in Bank Control Act (89 Fed. Reg. 67,002-67,009, August 19, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits Restrictions (89 Fed. Reg. 68,244-68,272, August 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Truth in Lending (Regulation Z); Consumer Credit Offered to Borrowers in Advance of Expected Receipt of Compensation for Work (89 Fed. Reg. 61,358-61,363, July 31, 2024) Various issues relating to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus Advisory Opinion regarding section 1034(c) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) published on October 11, 2023; Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule; outline of proposals under consideration and alternatives considered, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, rulemaking under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, published on September 15, 2023; Rulemaking petition filed with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau To Require Meaningful Consumer Consent Regarding the Use of Arbitration to Resolve Disputes Involving Consumer Financial Products and Services; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203)
Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology and autonomous vehicle security Various issues relating to U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles
H.R. 515, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 976, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 1010/S. 453, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act H.R. 2406/S. 1117, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 2673, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act H.R. 2767/S. 1243, Small Business Investment Act of 2023 H.R. 2788/S. 1232, American Investment in Manufacturing (AIM) Act H.R. 3210/S. 1559, Book Minimum Tax Repeal Act H.R. 4571, Child Care Investment Act of 2023 H.R. 4721/S. 1706, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 5779, Fiscal Commission Act of 2023 H.R. 5988/S. 3084, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 H.R. 7360 Promoting Affordable Child Care for Everyone Act H.R. 7470, Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2024 H.R. 8184, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2024 H.R. 8540/S. 5254, Child Care for American Families Act S. 866, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 1457, Taiwan Tax Agreement Act of 2023 H.Res. 268, Expressing strong opposition to the imposition of digital services taxes by other countries that discriminate against United States companies Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5988/S. 3084, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act Proposed Rule, Internal Revenue Service; Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit (88 Fed. Reg. 86,844-86,868, December 15, 2023) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Excise Tax on Repurchase of Corporate Stock; 26 CFR Parts 1 and 58 (89 Fed. Reg. 25,980-26,067, April 12, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Gross Proceeds and Basis Reporting by Brokers and Determination of Amount Realized and Basis for Digital Asset Transactions (88 Fed. Reg. 59,576-59,659, August 29, 2023) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Increased Credit or Deduction Amounts for Satisfying Certain Prevailing Wage and Registered Apprenticeship Requirements (88 Fed. Reg. 60,018-60,054, August 30, 2023) (as corrected by 88 Fed. Reg. 73,807, October 27, 2023) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Section 45V Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen; Section 48(a)(15) Election To Treat Clean Hydrogen Production Facilities as Energy Property (88 Fed. Reg. 89,220-89,255, December 26, 2023) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Rules Regarding Dual Consolidated Losses and the Treatment of Certain Disregarded Payments (89 Fed. Reg. 64,750-64,778, August 7, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022 (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Previously Taxed Earnings and Profits and Related Basis Adjustments (89 Fed. Reg. 95,362-95,464, Dec. 2, 2024) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; extraterritorial application of Sec. 49 of the German Income Tax Act; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; Recommendations for Items to be Included on the Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Services 2024-2025 Priority Guidance Plan (I.R.S. Notice 2024-28, 2024-13 I.R.B. 720); implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Consultation; expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; tax policy priorities for 2025; proposal to repeal section 852(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code; instituting an excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; SECURE 2.0 Act Student Loan and Emergency Savings Guidance; extending the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, P.L. 115-97; Treasury regulations and other guidance related to the foreign tax credit; improvements to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (section 45F); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings draft Multilateral Convention to Implement Amount A of Pillar One; proposed Article xx to U.N. Model Tax Convention on Dealing with Cross-Border Business Services; federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; proposed amendment (I-735) to Frances 2025 budget to raise the countrys digital services tax rate from 3% to 5%; legal challenge against the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; child care related tax credits; dependent care assistance programs
H.R. 3935/S. 1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R. 4333/S. 1631, Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2023 H.R. 8610, Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act Various issues relating to implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (P.L. 118-63); implementation of short-term extensions of Federal Aviation Administration operating authority (P.L. 118-15), (P.L. 118-41); unmanned aircraft systems flight restrictions near critical infrastructure facilities; counter unmanned aircraft systems; drone security issues; advanced air mobility
H.R. 742, Telling Everyone the Location of Data Leaving the U.S. (TELL) Act H.R. 750, Chinese-owned Applications Using The Information of Our Nation (CAUTION) Act of 2023 H.R. 784, Internet Application I.D. Act H.R. 1050, Data Science and Literacy Act H.R. 1165, Data Privacy Act of 2023 H.R. 1341, Spectrum Coordination Act H.R. 3369, Artificial Intelligence Accountability Act H.R. 3459/S. 307, Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023 H.R. 3557, American Broadband Deployment Act of 2023 H.R. 4814, Consumer Safety Technology Act H.R. 5077, Create AI Act H.R. 5527, Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Reform Act of 2023 H.R. 5628/S. 2892, Algorithmic Accountability Act H.R. 6929/S. 3565, Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024 H.R. 7116, Do Not Disturb Act H.R. 7520, Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 H.R. 7532, Federal AI Governance and Transparency Act H.R. 7890/S.1418, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act H.R. 7891/S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 8315, Enhancing National Frameworks for Overseas Critical Export Act (ENFORCE Act) H.R. 8673, Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness (EPIC) Act H.R. 8818, American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 H.R. 9197, Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act H.R. 9551/S. 4875, No FAKES Act of 2024 H.R. 9766, Undersea Cable Security and Protection Act S. 931, Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act S. 1094, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) of 2023 S. 1212, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act S. 1671, Digital Platform Commission Act S. 1865, Transparent Automated Governance Act S. 1873, Global Technology Leadership Act S. 1993, No Section 230 immunity in AI Act S. 2032 Legacy IT Reduction Act of 2023 S. 2238, Plan for Broadband Act S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 3162, TEST AI Act of 2023 S. 3312, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research, Innovation, and Accountability Act of 2023 S. 3849, Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act of 2024 S. 3959, Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act S. 4178, Future of AI Innovation Act S. 4207, Spectrum and National Security Act of 2024 S. 4495, Promoting Responsible Evaluation and Procurement to Advance Readiness for Enterprise-wide Deployment (PREPARED) for AI Act S. 4569, TAKE IT DOWN Act S. 4596, Artificial Intelligence Public Awareness and Education Campaign Act S. 4630, Streamlining Federal Cybersecurity Regulations Act S. 4769, VET Artificial Intelligence Act H.J.Res. 100/S.J.Res.50, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure H.J.Res.153, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet; Restoring Internet Freedom" Draft legislation titled American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation on improvements to the Paperwork Reduction Act Draft legislation around collection and sharing of government data Draft legislation around deepfakes Potential legislation similar to S.2836, Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018 Potential Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act legislation Potential legislation related to the American Data Privacy Protection Act Potential legislation related to Artificial Intelligence Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (89 Fed. Reg. 2,034-2,076, January 11, 2024) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking at the Federal Trade Commission on Commercial Surveillance (87 Fed. Reg. 51,273-51,299, August 8, 2022) Various issues relating to expanding access to high-speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment, including permitting reform; nominations at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC); technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; digital trade; intellectual property; World Intellectual Property Organization activities; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research, and development; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); funding for National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167), including provisions relating to stock buybacks; implementation of the Department of Commerces semiconductor incentives program funded by the CHIPS and Science Act (P.L. 117-167); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Task Force Authorization, enacted as part of the FY 2021 National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (P.L.116-283); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 14017, Executive Order on America's Supply Chains; Executive Order 14110, Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of AI; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; Feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management: Future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; European Unions Artificial Intelligence Act; FTC enforcement; potential Executive Order on identity theft; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission; draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; security criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; modernization of IT services for Congress; the Administrations Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Plan; use of third-party messaging apps by corporate employees; NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 concept paper, Potential Significant Updates to the Cybersecurity Framework; implementation of the International Technology Security and Innovation Fund (ITSI Fund); Federal Trade Commission activities, including hearings on competition and consumer protection, franchise rule and earnings rule; Solicitation for Public Comments on the Business Practices of Cloud Computing Providers (Docket ID FTC-2023-0028); use of artificial intelligence in CFTC-regulated markets; support for a robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement; implementation of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Standards Strategy Implementation Roadmap; Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; semiconductor permitting; oversight issues pertaining to the Department of Commerce, FCC, OSTP, and the FTC; algorithmic issues in employment; national spectrum strategy; FCC enforcement reform; Team Telecom reform; NextNav rulemaking petition
H.R. 5475, Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 H.R. 8070, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 S. 79, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 142, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 315, Taxpayer Research and Contributions Knowledge (TRACK) Act of 2023, including provisions related to university tech transfer S. 1264, Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act S. 2140, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 S. 2220, Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act S. 2780, Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act S.5160, A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Potential legislation regarding revisions to the tech transfer framework established under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517) Potential legislation amending the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169) Potential legislation seeking to impose pharmaceutical price controls to private sector payers Potential legislation related to artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights Potential legislation related to patent eligibility reform Potential legislation related to changes in Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings Potential legislation related to digital copyright piracy Potential legislation making omnibus year-end appropriations, with a focus on appropriations for USPTO and the United States Copyright Office Potential legislation related to the NIST Draft Framework on the use of march-in rights for federally funded research. Proposed rulemaking regarding changes to Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings (Fed. Reg. 28,693-28,706, April 19, 2024) Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; patent examination practices and patent quality; patent filing fees; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Food and Drug Administration collaboration efforts; State Departments Office of Authentication; IP issues related to counterfeiting; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; pharmaceutical price controls; IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Drug Price Negotiation Program (P.L. 117-169, subtitle B); implementation of the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517), including march-in rights; implementation of the NIST draft interagency guidance for the use of march-in rights on federally funded inventions; emerging issues surrounding artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and data protection; IP issues related to digital piracy; increase utilization of federal criminal penalties resulting from the passage of the Protect Lawful Streaming Act (PSLA) (P.L. 116-260, Div. Q, Title II), for certain types of copyright infringement via illicit streaming of copyrighted works; intellectual property enforcement priorities at the U.S.-Mexico border; licensing negotiations and remedies for standard-essential patents subject to voluntary F/RAND Commitments; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program in FY25 Appropriations Legislation; the "Reasonable Price Clause" in reauthorization draft of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA, P.L. 109-417); WHOIS policy for .us web domains; March-In rights under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); inventorship guidance for AI-assisted inventions
H.R. 5077/S. 2714, Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023 H.R. 6213, National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act H.R. 8673, EPIC Act H.R. 9194, Nucleic Acid Screening for Biosecurity Act H.R. 9197, Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act H.R. 9211, LIFT AI Act H.R. 9215, Workforce for AI Trust Act H.R. 9402, NSF AI Education Act of 2024 H.R. 9403, Expanding AI Voices Act H.R. 9466, AI Development Practices Act of 2024 H.R. 9497, AI Advancement and Reliability Act of 2024 H.R. 9671/S.4664, Department of Energy Artificial Intelligence Act of 2024 H.R. 9720, AI Incident Reporting and Security Enhancement Act Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020); Various issues related to the Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; appropriations for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167); National AI Research Resource; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) AI Risk Management Framework; National Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute; quantum technology
H.R. 813, Global Investment in American Jobs Act H.R. 3739/S. 2343, For Accurate Import Relief To Aid Retailers and Importers of Foreign Freights (FAIR TARIFF) Act of 2023 H.R. 3882/S. 1856, Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0 H.R. 4184, Import Security and Fairness H.R. 4307/S. 2115, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 5614/S. 552, Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act of 2023 H.R. 6349, Preventing Adversaries from Developing Critical Capabilities Act H.R. 6555, CNL Update Act of 2023 H.R. 6990, Digital Trade for Development Act H.R. 7979, End China's De Minimis Abuse Act H.R. 8152, Remote Access Security Act H.R. 9026/S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 9563, Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act S. 1421, Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Online Act S. 4110, AGOA Renewal and Improvement Act of 2024 S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Draft legislation titled Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security (COINS) Act of 2024 Draft legislation titled Detection and Exclusion of Negligent, Illicit, and Extralegal Deliveries (DENIED) Act Draft legislation titled Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Draft legislation titled HELP Extension Act Notice Proposed Rule on Provisions Pertaining to U.S. Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern (89 Fed. Reg 55,846-55,881, July 5, 2024) Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO); reforms to export controls; digital trade; investor protections in trade agreements; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167); reform of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); reform of Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), including establishment of exclusion process; implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of (P. L. 95-223); implementation of the INFORM Consumers Act, Div. BB, Title III of (P. L. 117-328); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); pharmaceutical price controls; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; efforts related to the reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (P.L. 106-200); efforts related to issues related to regulations issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC); China's intellectual property regime, industrial policies, and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and digital piracy; IP issues relating to artificial intelligence; implementation of U.S. sanctions on Russia, including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; efforts related to sustaining momentum on providing aid to Ukraine; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; United States-India Trade Policy Forum; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU AI Act; EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; EU digital sovereignty and regulatory agenda; European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS); Global Internet Governance; Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum; policies and regulations restricting outbound data flows and data transfers; digital-related policies in the G20, G7, OECD, United Nations, and other international fora; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to modernize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; efforts to preserve investment protections such as investor-state dispute settlement; efforts related to outlining critical mineral opportunities with key allies; efforts related to the 2024 Farm Bill; efforts related to opposing international imposition of digital services taxes; related efforts supporting strong digital trade rules; efforts to modify permanent normal trade relations treatment with China; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; efforts to draft and implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism, foreign pollution fees; efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimis statute; efforts related to boosting trade relations with the Latin American region; efforts related to electric vehicle tax credit incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); efforts related to the development and implementation of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF); efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade: efforts related to the development and negotiation of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP); efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership; efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement), the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR FTA), Colombia and South Korea; implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO); efforts related to the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration addressing cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization, and forced disclosure of source code; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international competition policy and related regulations; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy and telecommunications infrastructure; international cybersecurity policy; international policies on standards development; international policies on data privacy; international digital health policies; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; competition policy and related regulations; consumer protection policy and related regulations; efforts related to the U.S.-Bangladesh Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA); efforts related to the resumption of the U.S.-Bangladesh High Level Economic Consultation; efforts related to the U.S.-India Innovation Handshake and the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X); steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; east coast port trade negotiations, closures, and strikes; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) reauthorization and reform; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimis level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions; patent examination practices and patent quality measures; tech transfer frameworks under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; adoption of digital clothing labels; international competition policy, specifically FTC and DOJ involvement in the European Unions implementation of the EU Digital Markets Act; compliance with sanctions on the Russian Federation and potential legal penalties in Russian courts for U.S. companies; proposal for General License Authorizing Private Commercial Arbitration Proceedings Involving Blocked Persons; The United States Trade Representatives decision to withdraw support for digital trade in the context of World Trade Organizations e-commerce negotiations; support for robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade through the ongoing joint statement initiative on e-commerce (JSI); Indonesia Ministry of Trade Import Licensing Regulations; Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) concerns, specifically regarding the U.S. Governments foreign investment review of Nippon Steels proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel; supply chain and defense industrial base issues; printed circuit boards; Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2024; development of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024; customs reauthorization
H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act H.R. 2367, Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act H.R. 3935, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R. 4148, Import Security and Fairness Act H.R. 4468, Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act H.R. 4820/S. 2437, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 5840, Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act H.R. 7023, Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act H.R. 7470/S. 3823, Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2024 H.R. 7979, End Chinas De Minimis Abuse Act H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 9028/S. 4796, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 S. 259, Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act S. 1631, Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2023 S. 1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 S. 2313, Driving for Opportunity Act of 2023 S. 3959, Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act S. 4367, Water Resources Development Act Draft legislation titled Port Infrastructure Permitting Empowerment (PIPE) Act Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology and autonomous vehicle security Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of Section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L 114-190); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); use of state and local funding in the American Rescue Plan (P.L. 117-2) for state Departments of Transportation; use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America legislation and implementation of Buy America policies, including provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); unmanned aircraft systems; beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations for unmanned aircraft systems; necessity of a general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; driving safety and road safety; Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; Boeing 737 MAX certification and associated production stoppages; Department of Transportation freight programs; delayed development of the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to Prohibit or Restrict the Operation of an Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility; comprehensive assessment of the U.S. Civil Space Industrial Base (CSIB) requested by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), and NOAAs Office of Space Commerce (OSC); framework for use of FHWA State Planning & Research funds for "Digital Twins"; east coast port labor negotiations; funding for Air Traffic Control System (FAA); funding to the Department of Transportations Emergency Relief Program (ERP)
H.R. 5535, Insurance Data Protection Act H.R. 7000/S. 3592, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2024 Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; special financial assistance for financially troubled multiemployer plans; education related to how the insurance industry uses artificial intelligence and related issues
H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act of 2023 H.R. 758, Promoting Access to Capital in Underbanked Communities Act of 2023 H.R. 835, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1010/S. 453, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act H.R. 1410, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 1548, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 1553, Helping Angels Lead our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 1579, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 1807/S 3815, Improving Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 2608, To amend the Federal securities laws to specify the periods for which financial statements are required to be provided by an emerging growth company, and for other purposes H.R. 2610, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify certain registration statement contents for emerging growth companies, to permit issuers to file draft registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review, and for other purposes H.R. 2612, Gig Worker Equity Compensation Act H.R. 2627, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 2652, Investment Opportunity Expansion Act H.R. 2792, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 2793, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2023 H.R. 2795, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 2796, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 2797, Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act H.R. 2798, CFPB Transparency and Accountability Reform Act H.R. 2799/S. 3815, Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023 H.R. 2812, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3063/S. 4917, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act H.R. 3161, CDFI Fund Transparency Act H.R. 4035, Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023 H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Requirement Act of 2023 H.R. 4177/S. 2007, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2023 H.R. 4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, including provisions related to Senate Amendments 1092 and 1217 H.R. 4664/S. 2309, Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes H.R. 4790, Prioritizing Economic Growth Over Woke Policies Act H.R. 4823, American Financial Institution Regulator Sovereignty and Transparency Act H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 H.R. 7000/S. 3592, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2024 H.R. 7092/S. 3676, Protecting Private Job Creators Act H.R. 7470/S.3823, Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2024 H.R. 8337, Bank Resilience and Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 8338, Clarity in Lending Act H.R. 8339, SEC Reform and Restructuring Act H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 9512, Congressional Banking Regulation Priorities and Accountability Act of 2024 H.R. 9922, Litigation Transparency Act of 2024 S. 638, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act S. 3541, Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators Exams Act S. 5139, Empowering Main Street in America Act of 2024 S. 5254, Child Care for American Families Act H.J.Res. 100/S.J.Res. 50, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure" H.J.Res. 120, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Financial Stability Oversight Council related to "Guidance on Nonbank Financial Company Determinations" H.J.Res. 122/H.J.Res. 121/S.J.Res. 70, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z)" H.J.Res. 201, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders" SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (87 Fed. Reg. 77,172-77,296, December 16, 2022) Proposed Rule, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Amendments to Reporting Requirements for Registered Firms (PCAOB Release No. 2024-003, April 9, 2024; PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 055) Proposed Rule, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Amendments to Firm and Engagement Metrics (PCAOB Release No. 2024-002, April 9, 2024; PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 041) Adopting Order of the Securities and Exchange Commission: Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Amendments to QC 1000, A Firms System of Quality Control and Related Amendments to PCAOB Standards, Rules, and Forms (SEC Release No. 34-100968; PCAOB File No. PCAOB-2024-002) Request for Information, U.S. Treasury, Uses, Opportunities, and Risks of Artificial Intelligence in the Financial Services Sector (TREAS-DO-2024-0011, June 12, 2024) Request for Comment, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), The Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in CFTC-regulated derivatives markets (89 Fed. Reg. 65,606, August 12, 2024) Final Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Changes to 14a-8 (87 Fed. Reg. 45,052-45,075, July 27, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission, Enhanced Disclosures by Certain Investment Advisers and Investment Companies About Environmental, Social, and Governance Investment Practices (87 Fed. Reg. 63,016-63,017, October 18, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission, Outsourcing by Investment Advisers (87 Fed. Reg. 68,816-68,883, November 16, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Conflicts of Interest Associated with the use of Predictive Data Analytics by Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers (88 Fed. Reg. 53,960-54,024, August 9, 2023) Proposed Rule, Securities Exchange Commission, on Safeguarding Advisory Client Assets (88 Fed. Reg 14,672-14,792, March 9, 2023) Proposed Rule, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Amendments to PCAOB Auditing Standards related to a Companys Noncompliance with Laws and Regulations (PCAOB Release No. 2023-003/PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 051, June 6, 2023) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis exception for swap dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; the Export-Import Bank of the United States; Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; European Unions Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reporting metrics for private companies under Securities and Exchange Commission rules; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203); SEC Staff Report Review of the Accredited Investor Definition under the Dodd Frank Act; index fund passivity; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding (including its national security implications)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), 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 Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2024 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 742, Telling Everyone the Location of Data Leaving the U.S. (TELL) Act H.R. 750, Chinese-owned Applications Using The Information of Our Nation (CAUTION) Act of 2023 H.R. 784, Internet Application I.D. Act H.R. 1050, Data Science and Literacy Act H.R. 1165, Data Privacy Act of 2023 H.R. 1341, Spectrum Coordination Act H.R. 3369, Artificial Intelligence Accountability Act H.R. 3459/S. 307, Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023 H.R. 3557, American Broadband Deployment Act of 2023 H.R. 4814, Consumer Safety Technology Act H.R. 5077, Create AI Act H.R. 5527, Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Reform Act of 2023 H.R. 5628/S. 2892, Algorithmic Accountability Act H.R. 6929/S. 3565, Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024 H.R. 7116, Do Not Disturb Act H.R. 7520, Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 H.R. 7532, Federal AI Governance and Transparency Act H.R. 7890/S. 1418, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act H.R. 7891/S. 1409, Kids Online Safety Act H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 8315, Enhancing National Frameworks for Overseas Critical Export Act (ENFORCE Act) H.R. 8673, Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness (EPIC) Act H.R. 8818, American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 H.R. 9197, Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act S. 931, Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act S. 1094, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) of 2023 S. 1212, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act S. 1671, Digital Platform Commission Act S. 1865, Transparent Automated Governance Act S. 1873, Global Technology Leadership Act S. 1993, No Section 230 immunity in AI Act S. 2032, Legacy IT Reduction Act of 2023 S. 2238, Plan for Broadband Act S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 3162, TEST AI Act of 2023 S. 3312, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research, Innovation, and Accountability Act of 2023 S. 3849, Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act of 2024 S. 3959, Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act S. 4178, Future of AI Innovation Act S. 4207, Spectrum and National Security Act of 2024 S. 4495, Promoting Responsible Evaluation and Procurement to Advance Readiness for Enterprise-wide Deployment (PREPARED) for AI Act S. 4569, TAKE IT DOWN Act S. 4596, Artificial Intelligence Public Awareness and Education Campaign Act S. 4630, Streamlining Federal Cybersecurity Regulations Act S. 4769, VET Artificial Intelligence Act H.J.Res. 100/S.J.Res.50, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure H.J.Res.153, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet; Restoring Internet Freedom Draft legislation titled American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation on improvements to the Paperwork Reduction Act Draft legislation around collection and sharing of government data Draft legislation around deepfakes Draft legislation to sunset Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 Draft legislation on reforming the Universal Service Fund Potential legislation similar to S.2836, Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018 Potential Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act legislation Potential legislation related to the American Data Privacy Protection Act Potential legislation related to Artificial Intelligence Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (89 Fed. Reg. 2,034-2,076, January 11, 2024) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking at the Federal Trade Commission on Commercial Surveillance (87 Fed. Reg. 51,273-51,299, August 8, 2022) Various issues relating to expanding access to high-speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment, including permitting reform; nominations at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC); technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; digital trade; intellectual property; World Intellectual Property Organization activities; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research, and development; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167), including provisions relating to stock buybacks; implementation of the Department of Commerces semiconductor incentives program funded by the CHIPS and Science Act (P.L. 117-167); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Task Force Authorization, enacted as part of the FY 2021 National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (P.L.116-283); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY24; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 14017, Executive Order on America's Supply Chains; Executive Order 14110 Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of AI; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; Feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management; Future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; European Unions Artificial Intelligence Act; FTC enforcement; potential Executive Order on identity theft; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission; draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; security criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; modernization of IT services for Congress; the Administrations Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Plan; use of third-party messaging apps by corporate employees; NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 concept paper, Potential Significant Updates to the Cybersecurity Framework; implementation of the International Technology Security and Innovation Fund (ITSI Fund); Federal Trade Commission activities, including hearings on competition and consumer protection, franchise rule and earnings rule; Solicitation for Public Comments on the Business Practices of Cloud Computing Providers (Docket ID FTC-2023-0028); Notice and Request for Comments; Limited General Applicability Nonavailability Waiver of the Buy America Domestic Content Procurement Preference as Applied to Recipients of Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program; use of artificial intelligence in CFTC-regulated markets; support for a robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement; implementation of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Standards Strategy Implementation Roadmap; Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; semiconductor permitting; FCC auction authority; oversight issues pertaining to the Department of Commerce, FCC, OSTP, and the FTC; algorithmic issues in employment; deployment of subsea cables and the proposed designation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary; national spectrum strategy
Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology and autonomous vehicle security Various issues relating to U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles
H.R. 5077/S. 2714, Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023 H.R. 6213, The National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act H.R. 8673, The EPIC Act H.R. 9194, The Nucleic Acid Screening for Biosecurity Act H.R. 9211, The LIFT AI Act H.R. 9215, Workforce for AI Trust Act H.R. 9403, Expanding AI Voices Act H.R. 9466, AI Development Practices Act of 2024 H.R. 9497, Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act H.R. 9671, Department of Energy Artificial Intelligence Act of 2024 H.R. 9720, AI Incident Reporting and Security Enhancement Act Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Various issues related to the Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; appropriations for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167); National AI Research Resource; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) AI Risk Management Framework; National Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute; quantum technology
H.R. 813, Global Investment in American Jobs Act H.R. 3739/S. 2343, For Accurate Import Relief To Aid Retailers and Importers of Foreign Freights (FAIR TARIFF) Act of 2023 H.R. 3882/S. 1856, Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0 HR 4184, Import Security and Fairness H.R. 4307/S. 2115, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 5614/S. 552, Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act of 2023 H.R. 6349, Preventing Adversaries from Developing Critical Capabilities Act H.R. 6555, CNL Update Act of 2023 H.R. 6990, Digital Trade for Development Act H.R. 7571/S. 3878, The Americas Act H.R.7962, United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act H.R. 7979, End China's De Minimis Abuse Act H.R.8299, Maximizing Israel-U.S. Research Advancement and Collaborative Leadership in Emerging Medical Technology Act of 2024 H.R.8924 - PAID Act of 2024 H.R. 9026/S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 9563, Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act S. 913, Innovation and Development in Ecuador (IDEA) Act of 2023 S.1325, Western Hemisphere Partnership Act of 2023 S.1421, Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Online Act S.1926, United States-Uruguay Economic Partnership Act S.4110, AGOA Renewal and Improvement Act of 2024 H. Res. 1056, Recognizing the importance of trilateral cooperation among the United States, Japan, and South Korea Draft legislation titled the U.S. - Republic of Korea Digital Trade Enforcement Act Notice Proposed Rule on Provisions Pertaining to U.S. Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern (89 Fed. Reg 55846, 55,846-55,881, July 5, 2024) Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO); reforms to export controls; digital trade; investor protections in trade agreements; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167); reform of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); reform of Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), including establishment of exclusion process; implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of (P. L. 95-223); implementation of the INFORM Consumers Act, Div. BB, Title III of (P. L. 117-328); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) statute contained in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2024; development of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024; reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); pharmaceutical price controls; domain name system abuse and related IP issues; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; efforts related to the reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (P.L. 106-200); efforts related to issues related to regulations issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC); China's intellectual property regime, industrial policies, and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to artificial intelligence; implementation of U.S. sanctions on Russia including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; efforts related to sustaining momentum on providing aid to Ukraine; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; United States-India Trade Policy Forum; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU AI Act; EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; EU digital sovereignty and regulatory agenda; European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS); Global Internet Governance; Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum; policies and regulations restricting outbound data flows and data transfers; digital-related policies in the G20, G7, OECD, and other international fora; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to modernize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; efforts to preserve investment protections such as investor-state dispute settlement; efforts related to outlining critical mineral opportunities with key allies; efforts related to the 2024 Farm Bill; efforts related to opposing international imposition of digital services taxes; related efforts supporting strong digital trade rules; efforts related to the negotiation of the U.S. - EU Arrangements on Global Steel and Aluminum Excess Capacity and Carbon Intensity; efforts to modify permanent normal trade relations treatment with China; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; efforts to draft and implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism, foreign pollution fees; efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimis statute; efforts to revise country of origin labeling requirements for animal and online products; efforts related to boosting trade relations with the Latin American region; efforts related to electric vehicle tax credit incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); efforts related to the development and implementation of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF); efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP); efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership; efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement), the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR FTA), Colombia and South Korea; Implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO); efforts related to the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration addressing cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization, and forced disclosure of source code; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international competition policy and related regulations; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy and telecommunications infrastructure; international cybersecurity policy; international policies on standards development; international policies on data privacy; international digital health policies; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; competition policy and related regulations; consumer protection policy and related regulations; efforts related to the U.S.-Bangladesh Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA); efforts related to the resumption of the U.S.-Bangladesh High Level Economic Consultation; efforts related to the U.S.-India Innovation Handshake and the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X); steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; East Coast port trade negotiations, closures, and strikes; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) reauthorization and reform; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimus level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions; patent examination practices and patent quality measures; tech transfer frameworks under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; adoption of digital clothing labels; international competition policy, specifically FTC and DOJ involvement in the European Unions compliance with sanctions on the Russian Federation and potential legal penalties in Russian courts for U.S. companies; proposal for General License Authorizing Private Commercial Arbitration Proceedings Involving Blocked Persons; The United States Trade Representatives decision to withdraw support for digital trade in the context of World Trade Organizations e-commerce negotiations; support for robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade through the ongoing joint statement initiative on e-commerce (JSI); Indonesia Ministry of Trade Import Licensing Regulations; Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) concerns, specifically regarding the U.S. Governments foreign investment review of Nippon Steels proposed acquisition of U. S. Steel; supply chain and defense industrial base issues; printed circuit boards
H.R. 4367/S. 2625, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4664/S. 2309, Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes H.R. 5692, Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes H.R. 5696, To provide for a period of continuing appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations under the normal appropriations process, and establish procedures and consequences in the event of a failure to enact appropriations H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 H.R. 8034, Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 8035, Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 8036, Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 8580, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R.8998, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 9026, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R.9028, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 9029, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 2624, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 4638, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 S. 4796, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 S. 4927, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2025 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to FY2024 and FY 2025 appropriations priorities; FY2025 budget and appropriations process, including the House Budget Committees FY25 Budget; funding for the National Science Foundation; request for IRIS reform in FY25 Appropriations Legislation; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program in FY25 Appropriations; Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Formula Funding Program; Border Water Infrastructure Program Funding; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program in FY24 Appropriations Legislation; implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); debt ceiling/limit, budget caps, budget sequestration, and budget reconciliation; budget reconciliation legislation and related spending levels; potential government shutdown; H-2B Cap Relief Language in FY25 Homeland Security Appropriations Legislation; funding for Air Traffic Control System (FAA); funding to the Department of Transportations Emergency Relief Program (ERP); implementation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (P.L. 118-42); implementation of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (P.L. 118-47); implementation Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024 (P.L. 118-50); funding issues related to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); funding issues related to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues related to the Department of Justice (DOJ), including on matters related to funding for DOJs Intellectual Property Enforcement grant program within the Bureau of Justice Assistance; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the Department of Commerces implementation of draft interagency guidance on march-in rights; funding issues related to the Department of Health and Human Services implementation of the IRAs Medicare drug pricing negotiation provisions; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to WHOIS data access
H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act H.R. 2367, the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act H.R. 3935, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R. 4148, Import Security and Fairness Act H.R. 4468, Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act H.R. 4820/S. 2437, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 5840, Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act H.R. 7023, Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act H.R. 7470/S. 3823, Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2024 H.R. 7979, End Chinas De Minimis Abuse Act H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 9028/S. 4796, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 S. 259, Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act S. 1631, Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act S. 1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 S. 2313, Driving for Opportunity Act of 2023 S. 3959, Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act S. 4367, Water Resources Development Act Draft legislation titled Port Infrastructure Permitting Empowerment (PIPE) Act Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology and autonomous vehicle security Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of Section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L 114-190); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); use of state and local funding in the American Rescue Plan (P.L. 117-2) for state Departments of Transportation; use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America legislation and implementation of Buy America policies, including provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); unmanned aircraft systems; beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations for unmanned aircraft systems; necessity of a general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; driving safety and road safety; Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; Boeing 737 MAX certification and associated production stoppages; Department of Transportation freight programs; delayed development of the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to Prohibit or Restrict the Operation of an Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility; comprehensive assessment of the U.S. Civil Space Industrial Base (CSIB) requested by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), and NOAAs Office of Space Commerce (OSC); framework for use of FHWA State Planning & Research funds for "Digital Twins"; East Coast port labor negotiations; funding for Air Traffic Control System (FAA); funding to the Department of Transportations Emergency Relief Program (ERP)
H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act of 2023 H.R. 758, Promoting Access to Capital in Underbanked Communities Act of 2023 H.R. 835, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1010/S. 453, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act H.R. 1410, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 1548, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 1553, Helping Angels Lead our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 1579, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 2608, To amend the Federal securities laws to specify the periods for which financial statements are required to be provided by an emerging growth company, and for other purposes H.R. 2610, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify certain registration statement contents for emerging growth companies, to permit issuers to file draft registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review, and for other purposes H.R. 2612, Gig Worker Equity Compensation Act H.R. 2627, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 2652, Investment Opportunity Expansion Act H.R. 2792, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 2793, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2023 H.R. 2795, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 2796, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 2797, Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act H.R. 2798, CFPB Transparency and Accountability Reform Act H.R. 2799/S. 3815, Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023 H.R. 2812, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3063, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act H.R. 3161, CDFI Fund Transparency Act H.R. 4035, Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023 H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Requirement Act of 2023 H.R. 4177/S. 2007, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2023 H.R. 4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, including provisions related to Senate Amendment 1217 and Senate Amendments 1092 H.R. 4664/S. 2309, Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes H.R. 4790, Prioritizing Economic Growth Over Woke Policies Act H.R. 4823, American Financial Institution Regulator Sovereignty and Transparency Act H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 H.R. 7000/S. 3592, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2024 H.R. 7092/S. 3676, Protecting Private Job Creators Act H.R. 7470/S.3823, Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2024 H.R. 8337, Bank Resilience and Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 8338, Clarity in Lending Act H.R. 8339, SEC Reform and Restructuring Act H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025 S. 638, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act S. 3541, Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators Exams Act S. 5139, Empowering Main Street in America Act of 2024 H.J.Res. 100/S.J.Res. 50, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure" H.J.Res. 120, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Financial Stability Oversight Council related to "Guidance on Nonbank Financial Company Determinations" H.J.Res. 122/H.J.Res.121/S.J.Res.70, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z)" H.J.Res. 201, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders" Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5598, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (87 Fed. Reg. 77,172-77,296, December 16, 2022) Proposed Rule, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Amendments to Reporting Requirements for Registered Firms (PCAOB Release No. 2024-003, April 9, 2024; PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 055) Proposed Rule, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Amendments to False or Misleading Statements Concerning PCAOB Registration and Oversight and Constructive Requests to Withdraw from Registration (PCAOB Release No. 2024-001, February 27, 2024; PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 054) Proposed Rule, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Amendments to Firm and Engagement Metrics (PCAOB Release No. 2024-002, April 9, 2024; PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 041) Adopting Order of the Securities and Exchange Commission: Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Amendments to QC 1000, A Firms System of Quality Control and Related Amendments to PCAOB Standards, Rules, and Forms (SEC Release No 34-100968; PCAOB File No. PCAOB-2024-002) Request for Information, U.S. Treasury, Uses, Opportunities, and Risks of Artificial Intelligence in the Financial Services Sector (TREAS-DO-2024-0011, June 12, 2024) Request for Comment, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), The Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in CFTC-regulated derivatives markets (Fed. Reg. 89, 65,606, August 12, 2024) Final Rule, Security Exchange Commission, on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Security Exchange Commission, on Changes to 14a-8 (87 Fed. Reg. 45,052-45,075, July 27, 2022) Final Rule, Security Exchange Commission, on Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization (88 Fed. Reg. 36,002-36,063, July 31, 2023) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission, Enhanced Disclosures by Certain Investment Advisers and Investment Companies About Environmental, Social, and Governance Investment Practices (87 Fed. Reg. 63,016-63,017, October 18, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission, Outsourcing by Investment Advisers (87 Fed. Reg. 68,816-68,883, November 16, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Conflicts of Interest Associated with the Use of Predictive Data Analytics by Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers (88 Fed. Reg. 53,960- 54,024, August 9, 2023) Proposed Rule, Security Exchange Commission, on Private Fund Advisers (87 FR 16,886, February 9, 2022) Proposed Rule, Security Exchange Commission, on Safeguarding Advisory Client Assets (88 Fed. Reg 14,672-14,792, March 9, 2023) Proposed Rule, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Amendments to PCAOB Auditing Standards related to a Companys Noncompliance with Laws and Regulations (PCAOB Release No. 2023-003/PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 051, June 6, 2023) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; climate-related financial risk management for large banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Commission debates over stricter rules on third-party delegation; European Union Capital Markets Union; retail participation in capital markets; United Kingdom pensions reform; European Unions Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reporting metrics of American companies under the California climate disclosure laws; reporting metrics of American companies on diversity, equity, and inclusion; reporting metrics of American companies on executive compensation; reporting metrics for private companies under Securities and Exchange Commission rules; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; interconnectedness of the SECs rulemaking agenda; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203); SEC Staff Report Review of the Accredited Investor Definition under the Dodd Frank Act; index fund passivity; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding (including its national security implications)
H.R. 758, Promoting Access to Capital in Underbanked Communities Act of 2023 H.R. 3161, CDFI Fund Transparency Act H.R. 4035, Protecting Small Business Information Act 2023 H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 8337, Bank Resilience and Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 8338, Clarity in Lending Act H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025 S. 3541, Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators Exams Act H.J.Res. 122/S.J.Res. 70, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z)" H.J.Res. 201, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders" Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Registry of Supervised Nonbanks that Use Form Contracts to Impose Terms and Conditions that Seek to Waive or Limit Consumer Legal Protections (88 Fed. Reg. 6,906-6,969, February 1, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders (88 Fed. Reg. 6,088-6,142, January 30, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications (88 Fed. Reg. 80,197-80,216, November 17, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions (89 Fed. Reg. 13,852-13,908, February 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V) (89 Fed Reg. 51,682-51,736, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Fees for Instantaneously Declined Transactions (89 Fed. Reg. 6,031-6,051, March 25, 2024) Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request (89 Fed. Reg. 4,281-4,282, January 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (89 Fed. Reg. 29,222-29,244, June 18, 2024) Interpretive Rule, Truth in Lending (Regulation Z); Use of Digital User Accounts To Access Buy Now, Pay Later Loans (89. Fed. Reg. 47,068-47,073, May 31, 2024) Interpretive Rule, Truth in Lending (Regulation z); Consumer Credit Offered to Borrowers in Advance of Expected Receipt of Compensation for Work (89 Fed. Reg. 61,358-61,363, July 31, 2024) Various issues relating to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus Advisory Opinion regarding section 1034(c) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) published on October 11, 2023; Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule; outline of proposals under consideration and alternatives considered, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, rulemaking under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, published on September 15, 2023; rulemaking petition filed with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau To Require Meaningful Consumer Consent Regarding the Use of Arbitration to Resolve Disputes Involving Consumer Financial Products and Services; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203)
H.R. 5475, Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 H.R. 8070, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 S. 79, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 142, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 315, Taxpayer Research and Contributions Knowledge (TRACK) Act of 2023, including provisions related to university tech transfer S. 1264, Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act S. 2140, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 S. 2220, Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act S. 2780, The Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act S.5160, A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7430, Protecting American Innovation Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Potential legislation regarding revisions to the tech transfer framework established under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517) Potential legislation amending the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169) Potential legislation seeking to impose pharmaceutical price controls to private sector payers Potential legislation related to artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights Potential legislation related to patent eligibility reform Potential legislation related to changes in Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings Potential legislation related to digital copyright piracy Potential legislation making omnibus year-end appropriations, with a focus on appropriations for USPTO and the United States Copyright Office Potential legislation related to the NIST Draft Framework on the use of march-in rights for federally funded research. Proposed rulemaking regarding changes to Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings (Fed. Reg. 28,693-28,706, April 19, 2024) Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; patent examination practices and patent quality; patent filing fees; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Food and Drug Administration collaboration efforts; State Departments Office of Authentication; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; pharmaceutical price controls; IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Drug Price Negotiation Program (P.L. 117-169, subtitle B); implementation of the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517), including march-in rights; implementation of the NIST draft interagency guidance for the use of march-in rights on federally funded inventions; emerging issues surrounding artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and data protection; domain name system abuse; increase utilization of federal criminal penalties resulting from the passage of the Protect Lawful Streaming Act (PSLA) (P.L. 116-260, Div. Q, Title II), for certain types of copyright infringement via illicit streaming of copyrighted works; intellectual property enforcement priorities at the U.S.-Mexico border; licensing negotiations and remedies for standard-essential patents subject to voluntary F/RAND Commitments; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program in FY25 Appropriations Legislation; the Reasonable Price Clause in reauthorization draft of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA, P.L. 109-417); WHOIS policy for .us web domains; march-in rights under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); inventorship guidance for AI-assisted inventions
H.R. 3935/S. 1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R. 4333/S. 1631, Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2023 H.R. 8610, Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act Various issues relating to implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (P.L. 118-63); implementation of short-term extensions of Federal Aviation Administration operating authority (P.L. 118-15), (P.L. 118-41); unmanned aircraft systems flight restrictions near critical infrastructure facilities; counter unmanned aircraft systems; drone security issues; advanced air mobility
H.R. 515, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 976, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 1010/S. 453, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act H.R. 2406/S. 1117, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 2673, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act H.R. 2767/S. 1243, Small Business Investment Act of 2023 H.R. 2788/S. 1232, American Investment in Manufacturing (AIM) Act H.R. 3210/S. 1559, Book Minimum Tax Repeal Act H.R. 4571, Child Care Investment Act of 2023 H.R. 4721/S. 1706, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 5779, Fiscal Commission Act of 2023 H.R. 5988/S. 3084, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 H.R. 7470, Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2024 H.R. 8184, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2024 H.R.8540, Child Care for American Families Act S. 866, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 1457, Taiwan Tax Agreement Act of 2023 H.Res. 268, Expressing strong opposition to the imposition of digital services taxes by other countries that discriminate against United States companies Proposed Rule, Internal Revenue Service; Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit (88 Fed. Reg. 86,844-86,868, December 15, 2023) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Excise Tax on Repurchase of Corporate Stock; 26 CFR Parts 1 and 58, (89 Fed. Reg. 25,980-26,067, April 12, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Gross Proceeds and Basis Reporting by Brokers and Determination of Amount Realized and Basis for Digital Asset Transactions, (88 Fed. Reg. 59,576-59,659, August 29, 2023) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Increased Credit or Deduction Amounts for Satisfying Certain Prevailing Wage and Registered Apprenticeship Requirements (88 Fed. Reg. 60,018-60,054, August 30, 2023) (as corrected by 88 Fed. Reg. 73,807, October 27, 2023) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Section 45V Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen; Section 48(a)(15) Election To Treat Clean Hydrogen Production Facilities as Energy Property, (88 Fed. Reg. 89,220-89,255, December 26, 2023) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Rules Regarding Dual Consolidated Losses and the Treatment of Certain Disregarded Payments, (89 Fed. Reg. 64,750-64,778, August 7, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canadian proposal to enact a retroactive Digital Services Tax (DST); Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 of the German Income Tax Act; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169), including implementation of the excise tax on repurchase of corporate stock and corporate alternative minimum tax (AMT); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169), including tax and energy security provisions; IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Consultation; expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; proposal to repeal section 852(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code; proposal to institute an excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; SECURE 2.0 Act Student Loan and Emergency Savings Guidance; extending the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Pub. L. No. 115-97; Treasury regulations and other guidance related to the foreign tax credit; improvements to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (section 45F); U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings draft Multilateral Convention to Implement Amount A of Pillar One; proposed Article xx to U.N. Model Tax Convention on Dealing with Cross-Border Business Services; recommendations for Items to be Included on the Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Services 2024-2025 Priority Guidance Plan (I.R.S. Notice 2024-28, 2024-13 I.R.B. 720); Turkeys new tax reform legislation
H.R. 5535, Insurance Data Protection Act H.R. 7000/S. 3592, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2024 Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; special financial assistance for financially troubled multiemployer plans; education related to how the insurance industry uses artificial intelligence and related issues
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), 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 Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2024 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 813, Global Investment in American Jobs Act H.R. 3739/S. 2343, For Accurate Import Relief To Aid Retailers and Importers of Foreign Freights (FAIR TARIFF) Act of 2023 H.R. 3882/S. 1856, Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0 H.R. 4307/S. 2115, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 5614/S. 552, Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act of 2023 H.R. 6349, Preventing Adversaries from Developing Critical Capabilities Act H.R. 6555, CNL Update Act of 2023 H.R. 6614, Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act H.R. 6990, Digital Trade for Development Act H.R. 7151, Export Control Enforcement and Enhancement Act H.R. 7571/S. 3878, The Americas Act H.R. 7962, United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act H.R. 8249, U.S.-Africa Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership Act of 2024 H.R. 8299, Maximizing Israel-U.S. Research Advancement and Collaborative Leadership in Emerging Medical Technology Act of 2024 H.R. 8315, Enhancing National Frameworks for Overseas Restriction of Critical Exports Act S. 913, Innovation and Development in Ecuador (IDEA) Act of 2023 S. 1325, Western Hemisphere Partnership Act of 2023 S. 1421, Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Online Act S. 1926, United States-Uruguay Economic Partnership Act S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 3431, Customs Modernization Act of 2023 S. 4110, AGOA Renewal and Improvement Act of 2024 S. 1969, De Minimis Reciprocity Act of 2023 H.Res. 1056, Recognizing the importance of trilateral cooperation among the United States, Japan, and South Korea Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2025 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Draft legislation titled Protecting American Innovation and Development Act of 2024 Draft legislation to limit the availability of civil actions affected by Russia sanctions Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Unfair or Deceptive Fees Rule; Commission Matter No. R207011 (88 Fed. Reg. 77,420-77,485, November 9, 2023) Request for Comments, Office of the United States Trade Representative; Initiation of Section 301 Investigation: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Targeting the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding Sectors for Dominance (89 Fed. Reg. 29,424-29,426, April 22, 2024) Request for Comment, Office of the United States Trade Representative; Promoting Supply Chain Resilience (89 Fed. Reg. 16,608-16,610, March 7, 2024) Notice of Informal Hearing, Federal Trade Commission; Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees (89 Fed. Reg. 21,216-21,222, March 27, 2024) Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO); reforms to export controls; digital trade; investor protections in trade agreements; implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167); reform of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); reform of Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), including establishment of exclusion process; implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of (P. L. 95-223); implementation of the INFORM Consumers Act, Div. BB, Title III of (P. L. 117-328); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) statute contained in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2024; development of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024; reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); pharmaceutical price controls; domain name system abuse and related IP issues; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; efforts related to the reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (P.L. 106-200); China's intellectual property regime, industrial policies, and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to artificial intelligence; implementation of U.S. sanctions on Russia including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; efforts related to sustaining momentum on providing aid to Ukraine; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; United States-India Trade Policy Forum; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU AI Act; EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; EU digital sovereignty and regulatory agenda; European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS); Global Internet Governance; Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum; concerns related to Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act; digital-related policies in the G20, G7, OECD, and other international fora; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to modernize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; efforts to preserve investment protections such as investor-state dispute settlement; efforts related to outlining critical mineral opportunities with key allies; efforts related to the 2024 Farm Bill; efforts related to opposing international imposition of digital services taxes; related efforts supporting strong digital trade rules; efforts related to the negotiation of the U.S. - EU Arrangements on Global Steel and Aluminum Excess Capacity and Carbon Intensity; efforts to modify permanent normal trade relations treatment with China; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; efforts to draft and implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism, foreign pollution fees; efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimus statute; efforts to revise country of origin labeling requirements for animal and online products; efforts related to boosting trade relations with the Latin American region; efforts related to electric vehicle tax credit incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); efforts related to the development and implementation of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF); efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade: efforts related to the development and negotiation of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP); efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership; efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement), the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR FTA), Colombia and South Korea; implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO); efforts related to the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration addressing cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization, and forced disclosure of source code; tax treaties with Poland and Croatia; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international competition policy and related regulations; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy and telecommunications infrastructure; international cybersecurity policy; international policies on standards development; international policies on data privacy; international digital health policies; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; digital trade policy consideration, including cross-border data flows, data localization, and forced disclosure of source code; advancing international regulatory cooperation; efforts related to the U.S.-Bangladesh Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA); efforts related to the resumption of the U.S.-Bangladesh High Level Economic Consultation; efforts related to the U.S.-India Innovation Handshake and the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X); steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; East Coast port trade negotiations; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) reauthorization and reform; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimus level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions; patent examination practices and patent quality measures; tech transfer frameworks under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; adoption of digital clothing labels; international competition policy, specifically FTC and DOJ involvement in the European Unions implementation of the EU Digital Markets Act; compliance with sanctions on the Russian Federation and potential legal penalties in Russian courts for U.S. companies; proposal for General License Authorizing Private Commercial Arbitration Proceedings Involving Blocked Persons; The United States Trade Representatives decision to withdraw support for digital trade in the context of World Trade Organizations e-commerce negotiations; support for robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade through the ongoing joint statement initiative on e-commerce (JSI); Indonesia Ministry of Trade Import Licensing Regulations; supply chain and defense industrial base issues; printed circuit boards
Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology and autonomous vehicle security Various issues relating to U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles
H.R. 515, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 976, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 1010/S. 453, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act H.R. 2406/S. 1117, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 2673, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act H.R. 2767/S. 1243, Small Business Investment Act of 2023 H.R. 2788/S. 1232, American Investment in Manufacturing (AIM) Act H.R. 3210/S. 1559, Book Minimum Tax Repeal Act H.R. 4571, Child Care Investment Act of 2023 H.R. 4721/S. 1706, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 5779, Fiscal Commission Act of 2023 H.R. 5988/S. 3084, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 H.R. 7470, Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2024 H.R. 8184, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2024 S. 866, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 1457, Taiwan Tax Agreement Act of 2023 H.Res. 268, Expressing strong opposition to the imposition of digital services taxes by other countries that discriminate against United States companies Proposed Rule, Internal Revenue Service; Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit (88 Fed. Reg. 86,844-86,868, December 15, 2023) Proposed Rule, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury; Superfund Chemical Taxes (88 Fed. Reg. 18,446-18,471, March 29, 2023) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Excise Tax on Repurchase of Corporate Stock; 26 CFR Parts 1 and 58 (89 Fed. Reg. 25,980-26,067, April 12, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Gross Proceeds and Basis Reporting by Brokers and Determination of Amount Realized and Basis for Digital Asset Transactions (88 Fed. Reg. 59,576-59,659, August 29, 2023) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Increased Credit or Deduction Amounts for Satisfying Certain Prevailing Wage and Registered Apprenticeship Requirements (88 Fed. Reg. 60,018-60,054, August 30, 2023) (as corrected by 88 Fed. Reg. 73,807, Oct. 27, 2023) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Section 45V Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen; Section 48(a)(15) Election To Treat Clean Hydrogen Production Facilities as Energy Property (88 Fed. Reg. 89,220-89,255, December 26, 2023) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canadian proposal to enact a retroactive Digital Services Tax (DST); Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament; Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 of the German Income Tax Act; the Government of Canadas revised legislative proposal for a unilateral, discriminatory digital services tax (DST) with retroactive effect (Bill C-59, Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023); potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169), including implementation of the excise tax on repurchase of corporate stock and corporate alternative minimum tax (AMT); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement recommendations for Items to be Included on the 2024-2025 Priority Guidance Plan (Notice 2024-28); implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Consultation; expiration of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; proposal to repeal section 852(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code; proposal to institute an excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; SECURE 2.0 Act Student Loan and Emergency Savings Guidance; temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Pub. L. No. 115-97; Treasury regulations and other guidance related to the foreign tax credit; U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; improvements to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (section 45F); OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings draft Multilateral Convention to Implement Amount A of Pillar One; proposed Article xx to U.N. Model Tax Convention on Dealing with Cross-Border Business Services; recommendations for Items to be Included on the Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Services 2024-2025 Priority Guidance Plan (I.R.S. Notice 2024-28, 2024-13 I.R.B. 720)
H.R. 5077/S. 2714, Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023 H.R. 6213, The National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act H.R. 8673, The EPIC Act Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Various issues related to the Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; appropriations for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167); National AI Research Resource; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) AI Risk Management Framework; National Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute; quantum technology
H.R. 742, Telling Everyone the Location of Data Leaving the U.S. (TELL) Act H.R. 750, Chinese-owned Applications Using The Information of Our Nation (CAUTION) Act of 2023 H.R. 784, Internet Application I.D. Act H.R. 1050, Data Science and Literacy Act H.R. 1165, Data Privacy Act of 2023 H.R. 1341, Spectrum Coordination Act H.R. 3369, Artificial Intelligence Accountability Act H.R. 3459/S. 307, Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023 H.R. 3557, American Broadband Deployment Act of 2023 H.R. 4814, Consumer Safety Technology Act H.R. 5527, Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Reform Act of 2023 H.R. 5628/S. 2892, Algorithmic Accountability Act H.R. 6929/S. 3565, Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024 H.R. 7116, Do Not Disturb Act H.R. 7520, Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 H.R. 7532, Federal AI Governance and Transparency Act H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 8315, Enhancing National Frameworks for Overseas Critical Export Act (ENFORCE Act) H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025 S. 931, Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act S. 1094, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) of 2023 S. 1212, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act S. 1409, Kids Online Safety Act S. 1418, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act S. 1671, Digital Platform Commission Act S. 1865, Transparent Automated Governance Act S. 1873, Global Technology Leadership Act S. 1993, No Section 230 immunity in AI Act S. 2032 Legacy IT Reduction Act of 2023 S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 3312, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research, Innovation, and Accountability Act of 2023 S. 3565, Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024 S. 3849, Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act of 2024 S. 4178, Future of AI Innovation Act S. 4207, Spectrum and National Security Act of 2024 S. 4495, Promoting Responsible Evaluation and Procurement to Advance Readiness for Enterprise-wide Deployment (PREPARED) for AI Act H.J.Res. 100 / S.J.Res.50, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure H.J.Res. 107 / S.J.Res. 64, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination" H.J.Res. 153, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet; Restoring Internet Freedom Draft legislation titled American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) Draft legislation titled, American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation on platform transparency Draft legislation on improvements to the Paperwork Reduction Act Draft legislation around collection and sharing of government data Draft legislation around deepfakes Draft legislation on reforming the Universal Service Fund Draft legislation to reform the Affordable Connectivity Program Draft legislation to sunset Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 Potential Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act legislation Potential legislation related to the American Data Privacy Protection Act Potential legislation related to Artificial Intelligence Potential legislation related to foreign robocalls Petition for Reconsideration. Federal Communications Commission; Petitions for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding (89 Fed. Reg. 5,451, January 29, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Communications Commission; Promoting Competition in the American Economy: Cable Operator and DBS Provider Billing Practices (89 Fed. Reg 740-747, January 5, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (89 Fed. Reg. 2,034-2,076, January 11, 2024) Proposed Rule, National Security Division, Department of Justice; Provisions Pertaining to Preventing Access to Americans Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and U.S. Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern (89 Fed. Reg. 15,780- 15,802, March 5, 2024) Proposed Rule, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce; Taking Additional Steps To address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities (89 Fed. Reg. 5,698- 5,735, January 29, 2024) Request for Information (RFI), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); NIST's Assignments Under Sections 4.1, 4.5 and 11 of the Executive Order Concerning Artificial Intelligence (Sections 4.1, 4.5, and 11) (88 Fed. Reg. 88,368-88,370, December 21, 2023) Request for Information, Office of Management and Budget; Responsible Procurement of Artificial Intelligence in Government (89 FR 22,196-22,197, March 29, 2024) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking at the Federal Communications Commission; Cybersecurity Labeling for Internet of Things (88 Fed. Reg. 58,211-58,222, August 8, 2023) Childrens Online Privacy Protection Rule Update (89 Fed. Reg. 2,034-2,076, Jan. 11, 2024) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking at the Federal Communications Commission, Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet (88 Fed. Reg. 76,048-76,096, November 3, 2023) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking at the Federal Trade Commission on Commercial Surveillance (87 Fed. Reg. 51,273-51,299, August 8, 2022) Potential regulation related to Improving Competitive Broadband Access to Multiple Tenant Environments (87 Fed. Reg. 17,181-17,194, March 28, 2022) Proposed Rulemaking Concerning the Protection of Consumers From SIM Swap and Port-Out Fraud (88 Fed. Reg. 86,614-86,621, February 14, 2023) Various issues relating to expanding access to high-speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment, including permitting reform; nominations at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC); technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; digital trade; intellectual property; World Intellectual Property Organization activities; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research, and development; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Act, enacted as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167), including provisions relating to stock buybacks; implementation of the Department of Commerces semiconductor incentives program funded by the CHIPS and Science Act (P.L. 117-167); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Task Force Authorization, enacted as part of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (P.L.116-283); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY24; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 14017, Executive Order on America's Supply Chains; Executive Order 14110 Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of AI; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; Feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management; Future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; European Unions Artificial Intelligence Act; FTC enforcement; potential Executive Order on identity theft; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission; draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; security criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; modernization of IT services for Congress; the Administrations Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Plan; use of third-party messaging apps by corporate employees; NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 concept paper, Potential Significant Updates to the Cybersecurity Framework; implementation of the International Technology Security and Innovation Fund (ITSI Fund) Federal Trade Commission activities, including hearings on competition and consumer protection, franchise rule and earnings rule; Solicitation for Public Comments on the Business Practices of Cloud Computing Providers (Docket ID FTC-2023-0028); Notice and Request for Comments; Limited General Applicability Nonavailability Waiver of the Buy America Domestic Content Procurement Preference as Applied to Recipients of Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program; use of artificial intelligence in CFTC-regulated markets; support for a robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement; Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; semiconductor permitting; FCC auction authority; oversight issues pertaining to the Department of Commerce, FCC, OSTP, and the FTC; algorithmic issues in employment; deployment of subsea cables and the proposed designation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary; national spectrum strategy; quantum computing; Petition for Clarification and Declaratory Ruling of Mark W. Dobronski under the Telephone Consumer protection Act
H.R. 758, Promoting Access to Capital in Underbanked Communities Act of 2023 H.R. 3161, CDFI Fund Transparency Act H.R. 4035, Protecting Small Business Information Act 2023 H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 8337, Bank Resilience and Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 8338, Clarity in Lending Act H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025 S. 3541, Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators Exams Act H.J.Res. 122/S.J.Res. 70, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z)" Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Registry of Supervised Nonbanks that Use Form Contracts to Impose Terms and Conditions that Seek to Waive or Limit Consumer Legal Protections (88 Fed. Reg. 6,906-6,969, February 1, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders (88 Fed. Reg. 6,088-6,142, January 30, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications (88 Fed. Reg. 80,197-80,216, November 17, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions (89 Fed. Reg. 13,852-13,908, February 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V) (89 Fed Reg. 51,682-51,736, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Fees for Instantaneously Declined Transactions (89 Fed. Reg. 6,031-6,051, March 25, 2024) Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request (89 Fed. Reg. 4,281-4,282, January 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (89 Fed. Reg. 29,222-29,244, June 18, 2024) Various issues relating to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus Advisory Opinion regarding section 1034(c) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) published on October 11, 2023; Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule; outline of proposals under consideration and alternatives considered, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, rulemaking under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, published on September 15, 2023; rulemaking petition filed with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau To Require Meaningful Consumer Consent Regarding the Use of Arbitration to Resolve Disputes Involving Consumer Financial Products and Services; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203)
H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act of 2023 H.R. 758, Promoting Access to Capital in Underbanked Communities Act of 2023 H.R. 835, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1010/S. 453, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act H.R. 1410, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 1548, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 1553, Helping Angels Lead our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 1579, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 2608, To amend the Federal securities laws to specify the periods for which financial statements are required to be provided by an emerging growth company, and for other purposes H.R. 2610, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify certain registration statement contents for emerging growth companies, to permit issuers to file draft registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review, and for other purposes H.R. 2612, Gig Worker Equity Compensation Act H.R. 2627, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 2652, Investment Opportunity Expansion Act H.R. 2792, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 2793, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2023 H.R. 2795, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 2796, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 2797, Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act H.R. 2798, CFPB Transparency and Accountability Reform Act H.R. 2799/S. 3815, Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023 H.R. 2812, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3063, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act H.R. 3161, CDFI Fund Transparency Act H.R. 4035, Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023 H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Requirement Act of 2023 H.R. 4177/S. 2007, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2023 H.R. 4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, including provisions related to Senate Amendment 1217 and Senate Amendment 1092 H.R. 4664/S. 2309, Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes H.R. 4823, American Financial Institution Regulator Sovereignty and Transparency Act H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 H.R. 7000/S. 3592, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2024 H.R. 7092/S. 3676, Protecting Private Job Creators Act H.R. 7470/S.3823, Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2024 H.R. 8070, Service Member Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 8337, Bank Resilience and Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 8338, Clarity in Lending Act H.R. 8339, SEC Reform and Restructuring Act H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025 S. 638, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act S. 3541, Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators Exams Act H.J.Res. 100 / S.J.Res. 50, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure" H.J.Res. 120, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Financial Stability Oversight Council related to "Guidance on Nonbank Financial Company Determinations" H.J.Res. 122/H.J.Res.121/S.J.Res.70, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z)" Draft legislation titled Accredited Investor Self-Certification Act Potential legislation on environmental, social, and governance issues Potential legislation to reform the Securities and Exchange Commission Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5598, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (87 Fed. Reg. 77,172-77,296, December 16, 2022) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury; Excise Tax on Repurchase of Corporate Stock-Procedure and Administration (89 Fed. Reg. 25,829-25,834, April 12, 2024) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Section 45V Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen; Section 48(a)(15) Election To Treat Clean Hydrogen Production Facilities as Energy Property (89 Fed. Reg. 25,551-25,553, April 11, 2024) Proposed Rule, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Amendments to Reporting Requirements for Registered Firms (PCAOB Release No. 2024-003, April 9, 2024; PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 055) Proposed Rule, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Amendments to False or Misleading Statements Concerning PCAOB Registration and Oversight and Constructive Requests to Withdraw from Registration (PCAOB Release No. 2024-001, February 27, 2024; PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 054) Proposed Rule, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Amendments to Firm and Engagement Metrics (PCAOB Release No. 2024-002, April 9, 2024; PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 041) Final Rule, Security Exchange Commission on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Security Exchange Commission on Changes to 14a-8 (87 Fed. Reg. 45,052-45,075, July 27, 2022) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions (89 Fed. Reg. 13,852-13,908, February 23, 2024) Final Rule, Security Exchange Commission on Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization (88 Fed. Reg. 36,002-36,063, July 31, 2023) Proposed Rule, FSOC Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, Proposed Interpretive Guidance (88 Fed. Reg. 26,234-26,244, April 28, 2023) Proposed Rule, FSOC Analytic Framework for Financial Stability Risk Identification, Assessment, and Response, Proposed Analytic Framework (88 Fed. Reg. 26,305-26,311, April 28, 2023) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Conflicts of Interest Associated with the Use of Predictive Data Analytics by Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers (88 Fed. Reg. 53,960- 54,024, August 9, 2023) Proposed Rule, Security Exchange Commission on Private Fund Advisers (87 FR 16,886, February 9, 2022) Proposed Rule, Security Exchange Commission on Safeguarding Advisory Client Assets (88 Fed. Reg 14,672-14,792, March 9, 2023) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Request for Comment on Proposed Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (89 Fed. Reg. 29,222-29,244, April 19, 2024) Proposed Rule, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Amendments to PCAOB Auditing Standards related to a Companys Noncompliance with Laws and Regulations (PCAOB Release No. 2023-003/PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 051, June 6, 2023) Notice and Request for Comment, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Agency Information Collection Activities (89 Fed. Reg 4,281-4,282, January 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications (88 Fed. Reg. 80,197-80,216, November 17, 2023) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission under Chair Lina Khan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reporting metrics of American companies under the California climate disclosure laws; interconnectedness of the SECs rulemaking agenda; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203); SEC Staff Report Review of the Accredited Investor Definition under the Dodd Frank Act index fund passivity; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding (including its national security implications)
H.R. 3743, To amend the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 to extend the advisory committee on the air travel needs of passengers with disabilities H.R. 3935/S. 1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R. 4333/S. 1631, Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2023 H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 Various issues relating to implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of short-term extensions of Federal Aviation Administration operating authority (P.L. 118-15), (P.L. 118-41); unmanned aircraft systems flight restrictions near critical infrastructure facilities; counter unmanned aircraft systems; drone security issues; advanced air mobility
H.R. 815, Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024 H.R. 2882, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4367/S. 2625, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4394/S. 2443, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4664/S. 2309, Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes H.R. 4665/S. 2438, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4820/S. 2437, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4821/S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 5692, Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes H.R. 5696, To provide for a period of continuing appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations under the normal appropriations process, and establish procedures and consequences in the event of a failure to enact appropriations H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 H.R. 8034, Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 8035, Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 8036, Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 8580, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 8771, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 8772, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 8774, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025 S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 2624, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2025 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2025 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2025 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to FY2024 and FY 2025 appropriations priorities; FY2025 budget and appropriations process, including the House Budget Committees FY25 Budget; funding for the National Science Foundation; request for IRIS reform in FY25 Appropriations Legislation; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program in FY25 Appropriations; Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Formula Funding Program; Border Water Infrastructure Program Funding; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program in FY24 Appropriations Legislation; implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); debt ceiling/limit, budget caps, budget sequestration, and budget reconciliation; budget reconciliation legislation and related spending levels; potential government shutdown; funding issues related to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); funding issues related to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues related to the Department of Justice (DOJ), including on matters related to funding for DOJs Intellectual Property Enforcement grant program within the Bureau of Justice Assistance; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the Department of Commerces implementation of draft interagency guidance on march-in rights; funding issues related to the Department of Health and Human Services implementation of the IRAs Medicare drug pricing negotiation provisions; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to WHOIS data access
H.R. 5535, Insurance Data Protection Act H.R. 7000/S. 3592, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2024 H.R. 8070, Service Member Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 8773 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025 Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; special financial assistance for financially troubled multiemployer plans; education related to how the insurance industry uses artificial intelligence and related issues
H.R. 5475, Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 H.R. 8070, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 S. 79, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 142, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 315, Taxpayer Research and Contributions Knowledge (TRACK) Act of 2023, including provisions related to university tech transfer S. 1264, Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act S. 2140, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 S. 2220, Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7430, Protecting American Innovation Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to S. 3700, Affordable Insulin Now Act Potential legislation regarding the establishment of a SEP royalty court Potential legislation regarding revisions to the tech transfer framework established under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517) Potential legislation amending the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169) Potential legislation seeking to impose pharmaceutical price controls to private sector payers Potential legislation related to artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights Potential legislation related to patent eligibility reform Potential legislation related to changes in Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings Potential legislation related to digital copyright piracy Potential legislation related to proposed reforms of the National Institutes of Health Potential legislation making omnibus year-end appropriations, with a focus on appropriations for USPTO and the United States Copyright Office Potential legislation related to the NIST Draft Framework on the use of march-in rights for federally funded research Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Petition for Rulemaking of PIRG and iFixit (89 Fed. Reg. 286, January 3, 2024) Request for Comment, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce; Unlocking the Full Potential of Intellectual Property by Translating More Innovation to the Marketplace (89 Fed. Reg. 18,907-18,911 March 15, 2024) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce; Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2025 (89 Fed. Reg. 23,226-23,291, April 3, 2024) Proposed rulemaking regarding changes to Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings (Fed. Reg. 28,693-28,706, April 19, 2024) Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; patent examination practices and patent quality; patent filing fees; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Food and Drug Administration collaboration efforts; State Departments Office of Authentication; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; pharmaceutical price controls; IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Drug Price Negotiation Program (P.L. 117-169, subtitle B); implementation of the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517), including march-in rights; implementation of the NIST draft interagency guidance for the use of march-in rights on federally funded inventions; emerging issues surrounding artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and data protection; domain name system abuse; increase utilization of federal criminal penalties resulting from the passage of the Protect Lawful Streaming Act (PSLA) (P.L. 116-260, Div. Q, Title II), for certain types of copyright infringement via illicit streaming of copyrighted works; intellectual property enforcement priorities at the U.S.-Mexico border; licensing negotiations and remedies for standard-essential patents subject to voluntary F/RAND Commitments; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program in FY24 Appropriations Legislation; the "Reasonable Price Clause" in reauthorization draft of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA, P.L. 109-417); WHOIS policy for .us web domains; March-In rights under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); establishment of IP attache position for U.S. Embassy in the Republic of Korea; inventorship guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions
H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act H.R. 2367, the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act H.R. 3935, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R. 4468, Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act H.R. 4820/S. 2437, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 5840, Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act H.R. 7023, Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act H.R. 7470/S. 3823, Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2024 H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 S. 259, Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act S. 1631, Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act S. 1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 S. 2313, Driving for Opportunity Act of 2023 S. 4367, Water Resources Development Act Draft legislation titled Port Infrastructure Permitting Empowerment (PIPE) Act Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology and autonomous vehicle security Reappointment of Carl W. Bentzel as a Member of the Federal Maritime Commission Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of Section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L 114-190); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); use of state and local funding in the American Rescue Plan (P.L. 117-2) for state Departments of Transportation; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America legislation and implementation of Buy America policies, including provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); unmanned aircraft systems; request that FAA issue rules enabling beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations for unmanned aircraft systems; necessity of a general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; driving safety and road safety; Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; Boeing 737 MAX certification and associated production stoppages; Department of Transportation freight programs; implementation of Buy America policies and legislation; delayed development of the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to Prohibit or Restrict the Operation of an Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility; urging a rapid nomination of a new FAA Administrator and potential FAA authorization in 2023; comprehensive assessment of the U.S. Civil Space Industrial Base (CSIB) requested by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), and NOAAs Office of Space Commerce (OSC); Request for Comment on the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve (CASR): FA254123_CASR_RFI; Framework use of FHWA State Planning & Research funds for "Digital Twins"; East Coast port labor negotiations
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), 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 Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
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2024 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act of 2023 H.R. 835, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1010/S. 453, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act H.R. 1410, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 1548, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 1553, Helping Angels Lead our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 1579, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 2608, To amend the Federal securities laws to specify the periods for which financial statements are required to be provided by an emerging growth company, and for other purposes H.R. 2610, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify certain registration statement contents for emerging growth companies, to permit issuers to file draft registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review, and for other purposes H.R. 2612, Gig Worker Equity Compensation Act H.R. 2627, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 2652, Investment Opportunity Expansion Act H.R. 2792, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 2793, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2023 H.R. 2795, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 2796, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 2797, Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act H.R. 2798, CFPB Transparency and Accountability Reform Act H.R. 2799, Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023, H.R. 2812, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3063, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act H.R. 3466, To enhance Financial Stability Oversight Council transparency H.R. 3812/S. 3601, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 4035, Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023 H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Requirement Act of 2023 H.R. 4177/S. 2007, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2023 H.R. 4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, including provisions related to Senate Amendment 1217 and Senate Amendment 1092 H.R. 4664/S. 2309, Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes H.R. 4823, American Financial Institution Regulator Sovereignty and Transparency Act H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 H.R. 7000/S. 3592, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2024 H.R. 7092/S. 3676, Protecting Private Job Creators Act S. 638, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act S. 3735, Protecting Innovation in Investment Act H.J.Res.100 / S.J.Res.50, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure" Draft legislation titled Accredited Investor Self-Certification Act Potential legislation on environmental, social, and governance Potential legislation to reform the Securities and Exchange Commission Potential legislation related to the Foreign Agents Registration Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5598, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (87 Fed. Reg. 77,172-77,296, December 16, 2022) SEC Final Rule on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) SEC Proposed Rule on Changes to 14a-8 (87 Fed. Reg. 45,052-45,075, July 27, 2022) SEC Final Rule on Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization (88 Fed. Reg. 36,002-36,063, July 31, 2023) Proposed Rule, FSOC Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, Proposed Interpretive Guidance (88 Fed. Reg. 26,234-26,244, April 28, 2023) Proposed Rule, FSOC Analytic Framework for Financial Stability Risk Identification, Assessment, and Response, Proposed Analytic Framework (88 Fed. Reg. 26,305-26,311, April 28, 2023) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Conflicts of Interest Associated with the Use of Predictive Data Analytics by Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers (88 Fed. Reg. 53,960- 54,024, August 9, 2023) Proposed Rule, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Amendments to PCAOB Auditing Standards related to a Companys Noncompliance with Laws and Regulations (PCAOB Release No. 2023-003/PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 051, June 6, 2023) Notice and Request for Comment, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Agency Information Collection Activities (89 Fed. Reg 4,281-4,282, January 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications (88 Fed. Reg. 80,197-80,216, November 17, 2023) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission under Chair Lina Khan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Conflicts of Interest Associated with the Use of Predictive Data Analytics by Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers (SEC Rel. Nos. 34-97990; IA-6353; File No. S7-12-23, July 26, 2023); Proposing Release: Amendments to PCAOB Auditing Standards related to a Companys Noncompliance with Laws and Regulations; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; potential regulations to require public companies to disclose information related to human capital management; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reporting metrics of American companies under the California climate disclosure laws; interconnectedness of the SECs rulemaking agenda; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203); SEC Staff Report Review of the Accredited Investor Definition under the Dodd Frank Act; oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding (including its national security implications)
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2023 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 2670/S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 5475, Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 S. 79, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 142, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 315, Taxpayer Research and Contributions Knowledge (TRACK) Act of 2023, including provisions related to university tech transfer S. 1264, Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act S. 2140, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 S. 2220, Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7430, Protecting American Innovation Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5429, Save our Stages Extension Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6058, Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-commerce (SHOP SAFE) Act of 2020 Potential legislation similar to S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to S. 3700, Affordable Insulin Now Act Potential legislation making omnibus year-end appropriations Potential legislation regarding the establishment of a SEP royalty court Potential legislation regarding revisions to the tech transfer framework established under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517) Potential legislation amending the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169) Potential legislation seeking to impose pharmaceutical price controls to private sector payers Potential legislation related to artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights Potential legislation related to patent eligibility reform Potential legislation related to changes in Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings Potential legislation related to right to repair issues in intellectual property rights Request for Information, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce; Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights (88 Fed. Reg. 85,593-85,605, December 8, 2023) Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); nomination vacancies relating to intellectual property, including for an Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; patent examination practices and patent quality; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Food and Drug Administration collaboration efforts; World Trade Organization pending proposal related to COVID-19 and intellectual property rights; State Departments Office of Authentication; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; the World Trade Organization; pharmaceutical price controls; IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling; promoting inclusive innovation and diversity initiatives in the intellectual property system; proposed rulemaking regarding changes to Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Drug Price Negotiation Program (P.L. 117-169, subtitle B); implementation of the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517), including march-in rights; right to repair issues; emerging issues surrounding artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and data protection; confirmation of NIH Director; domain name system abuse; increase utilization of federal criminal penalties resulting from the passage of the Protect Lawful Streaming Act (PSLA) (P.L. 116-260, Div. Q, Title II), for certain types of copyright infringement via illicit streaming of copyrighted works; intellectual property enforcement priorities at the U.S.-Mexico border; licensing negotiations and remedies for standard-essential patents subject to voluntary F/RAND Commitments; draft 2022-2026 USPTO strategic plan; USPTOs IP Attache Program; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program in FY24 Appropriations Legislation; the "Reasonable Price Clause" in reauthorization draft of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA, P.L. 109-417)
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2023 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 4367/S. 2625, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4394/S. 2443, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4664/S. 2309, Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes H.R. 4665/S. 2438, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4821/S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4820/S. 2437, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 5692, Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes H.R. 5696, To provide for a period of continuing appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations under the normal appropriations process, and establish procedures and consequences in the event of a failure to enact appropriations S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 2624, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Draft legislation titled Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2024 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2025 through 2033 FY2023 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill (including funding for the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and other federal agencies appropriations related to intellectual property enforcement) Various issues relating to FY2024 appropriations priorities; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program in FY24 Appropriations Legislation; implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); debt ceiling/limit, budget caps, budget sequestration, and budget reconciliation; budget reconciliation legislation and related spending levels; potential government shutdown; funding issues related to the USPTO; funding issues related to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues related to the Department of Justice; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center
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2023 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 H.R. 2811, Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 H.R. 4367, Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes Various issues relating to FY2024 appropriations priorities; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program in FY24 Appropriations Legislation; implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Drug Price Negotiation Program (P.L. 117-169, subtitle B); implementation of the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); debt ceiling/limit, budget caps, budget sequestration, and budget reconciliation; budget reconciliation legislation and related spending levels; funding issues related to the USPTO; funding issues related to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues related to the Department of Justice; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO - FDA interagency collaboration; patent quality and patent examination practices; pharmaceutical price controls
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2023 · first_quarter · 1A
H.R. 17, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 20/S. 567, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023 H.R. 1163, Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act H.R. 1209/S. 537, Fair and Open Competition (FOCA) Act S. 532, National Right-to-Work Act Draft legislation titled Teenagers Earning Everyday Necessary Skills Act (TEENS) Act Potential legislation to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify pecuniary factors may not be subordinated to or limited by non-pecuniary factors Nomination of Jessica Looman to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Settings (86 Fed. Reg. 59,309-59,326, Oct. 27, 2021) Proposed Amendments to Agriculture Acquisition Regulations (87 Fed. Reg. 9,005-9,021, February 17, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of Labor; Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (87 Fed. Reg. 62,218-62,275, Oct. 13, 2022) Final Rule on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (87 Fed. Reg. 73,822-73,886, December 1, 2022) Proposed Renewal of the Approval of Information Collection Requirements - Service and Supply Scheduling Program; Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (87 Fed. Reg. 70,867-70,868, November 21, 2022) Proposed Rule, National Labor Relations Board; Representation-Case Procedures: Election Bars; Proof of Majority Support in Construction Industry Collective-Bargaining Relationships (87 Fed. Reg. 66,890-66,933, November 4, 2022) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Noncompete Clause Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 3,482-3,546. January 19, 2023) Various issues relating to modernization of the unemployment insurance system; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; paid leave including paid family and sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; debarment of federal contractors (blacklisting); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; the firing of Peter Robb as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and of Alice Stock, Deputy General Counsel of the NLRB; rescission of the joint employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); The FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; The USMCA Labor Council; apprenticeships; proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses, 33 U.S.C. Chapter 18 901-950; potential Wage and Hour Division rulemaking defining and delimiting the exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees; potential legislation on the minimum wage; COVID-19 vaccine requirements, including a potential Emergency Temporary Standard from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to employers with more than 100 employees; vaccine requirements for federal contractors; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission; anticipated overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Directive (DIR) 2022-01; filing complaints under the National Labor Relations Act; potential reintroduction of the Employee Rights Act; Executive Order 13999, Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; Executive Order 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID Action Plan; unemployment insurance; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 19/13b authority; section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act; Policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; Transparency at the FTC; efforts to modernize enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; efforts to ban noncompete clauses in employment contracts; proposals to rein in dominant digital platforms; Robinson-Patman related policy and enforcement matters; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257)
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2023 · first_quarter · Q1
Various issues relating to implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); FY2024 appropriations priorities; Funding for Advanced Nuclear in FY2023 Appropriations Legislation, specifically the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP) and the Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Program; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2) including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund; debt ceiling/limit, budget caps, budget sequestration, and budget reconciliation; budget reconciliation legislation and related spending levels; funding for the Border Water Infrastructure Program in FY23 Appropriations legislation; funding issues related to the USPTO; funding issues related to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues related to the Department of Justice; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; USPTO - FDA interagency collaboration; patent quality and patent examination practices
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2022 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 5315, Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act H.R. 8949, Counter-UAS Authority Extension and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2022 H.R. 9376, National Drone and Advanced Air Mobility Initiative Act S. 4687, Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2022 Draft legislation related to advancing unmanned aircraft systems and advanced air mobility Draft legislation related to beyond visual line of sight operations Various issues relating to implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); unmanned aerial systems flight restrictions near critical infrastructure facilities; counter unmanned aerial systems; general activity related to unmanned aerial systems; general activity related to urban air mobility; airline refund rule
H.R. 935/S. 3391, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2021 H.R. 1087, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2021 H.R. 1187, Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1602, Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act of 2021 H.R. 2025/S. 840, To amend title 28, United States Code, to increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation funding in certain actions, and for other purposes H.R. 2516, Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act of 2021 H.R. 2543, Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act H.R. 2547, Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act H.R. 2570, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021 H.R. 2620, Investor Choice Act of 2021 H.R. 2990/S. 3931, Gig Worker Equity Compensation Act H.R. 3007, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act H.R. 3448/S. 4992, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3454, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 H.R. 4227/S. 3914, Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act H.R. 4277, Overdraft Protection Act of 2021 H.R. 4345, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022, including provisions related to House Amendment 218 H.R. 4590, Promoting New and Diverse Depository Institutions Act H.R. 4616, Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 H.R. 4773, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 5128/S. 3503, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 5525, Establishing New Authorities for Businesses Laundering and Enabling Risks to Security (ENABLERS) Act H.R. 5586/S. 3056, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act H.R. 5598/S. 3961, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 5648/S. 3022, Stop Wall Street Looting Act H.R. 5795/S. 3097, Main Street Growth Act H.R. 5910, Holding SPACs Accountable Act of 2021 H.R. 5911, Fair Hiring in Banking Act H.R. 7151, Ensuring Sound Guidance Act H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 7977, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 8254/S. 4685, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 8521, Investor Democracy is Expected (INDEX) Act S. 479, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 2417, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2021 S. 2508, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act S. 3410, The Consumer Protection and Due Process Act S. 3755, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act S. 3921, Equal Opportunity for all Investors Act S. 3923, Dodd-Frank Material Disclosure Improvement Act S. 3930, Administrative Enforcement Fairness Act of 2022 S. 3939, Small Entrepreneurs' Empowerment and Development (SEED) Act of 2022 S. 3967, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act S. 3976, Expanding American Entrepreneurship Act S. 4241, Investor Democracy is Expected (INDEX) Act S. 5005, Mandatory Materiality Requirement Act of 2022 Draft legislation titled Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act 4.0 of 2022 Draft legislation titled Mandatory Materiality Requirement Act of 2022 Potential legislation to foster economic growth and job creation through capital formation Potential legislation to further economic growth through environmental, social, and governance factors Potential legislation to make changes to the Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 shareholder proposal process Potential legislation to hold proxy voting advice businesses accountable Potential legislation to require the SEC to consider additional standards in the rulemaking process Potential legislation to study the term small entity Potential legislation regarding a new regulatory framework for stablecoins Potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending SEC Money Market Fund Reforms (86 Fed. Reg. 7,248, December 15, 2021) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Prohibition Against Fraud, Manipulation, or Deception in Connection with Security-Based Swaps, Prohibition against Undue Influence over Chief Compliance Officers, Position Reporting of Large Security-Based Swap Positions (87 Fed. Reg. 6,652-6,706, February 4, 2022) Proposed rule on Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11,2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Enhanced Disclosures by Certain Investment Advisers and Investment Companies About Environmental, Social, and Governance Investment Practices (87 Fed. Reg. 36,654-36,761, June 17, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Investment Company Names (87 Fed. Reg. 36,594-36,651, June 17,2022) Request for Comment on Certain Information Providers Acting as Investment Advisers; Securities and Exchange Commission (87 Fed. Reg. 37,254-37,262, June 22, 2022) Request for Comment, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; Agency Information Collection Activities, Report of Terms of Credit Card Plans (Form FR 2572) and Consumer and College Credit Card Agreements (87 Fed. Reg. 50,851-50,852, August 18, 2022) Proposed Rule, Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission; Form PF; Reporting Requirements for All Filers and Large Hedge Fund Advisers (87 Fed. Reg. 53,832-53,985 , September 1, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Resubmission of Comments and Reopening of Comment Periods for Several Rulemaking Releases Due to a Technological Error is Receiving Certain Comments (87 Fed. Reg. 63,016-63,017, October 18, 2022) SEC Proposed Rule on ESG Disclosures for Investment Advisers and Investment Companies (87 Fed. Reg. 36,654 - 36,761, August 16, 2022) Request for Comment, Securities and Exchange Commission; Draft 2022-2026 Strategic Plan for Securities and Exchange Commission (87 Fed. Reg. 53,040, August 30, 2022) Request for Information, Commodity Futures Trading Commission; Climate-Related Financial Risk (87 Fed. Reg. 34,856-34,862, June 8, 2022) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of Nonbank Financial Firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) Cap; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information Collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; resolutions to establish task forces on Artificial Intelligence and Financial Technology in the House Committee on Financial Services; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission under Chair Lina Khan; Tax Reporting Proposal by the Department of the Treasury related to a $600 or more annual account threshold; Amendment to the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act related to credit reporting; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; House Committee on Financial Services request for information related to Russia sanctions; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination Promoting the importance of appropriate length of SEC Comment Periods; Internal Revenue Service; Priority Guidance Plan; Compliance Assistance Release, Department of Labor; 401(k) Plan Investments in Cryptocurrencies Request for Information, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Fees Imposed by Providers of Consumer Financial Products or Services; Notice of Inquiry, Federal Communications Commission; In the Matter of Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination; (GN Docket No. 22-69); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Enhancing Public Data on Auto Lending; Document ID CFPB-2022-0075-0001 (November 17, 2022); Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing, Form N-PORT; Outsourcing by Investment Advisers (File Nos. S7-26-22, S7-25-22; RIN 3325-AM98; RIN 3235-AN18, November 2, 2022); EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU requirements for supply chain due diligence and disclosure; EU review of Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; implementation and enforcement of Regulation Best Interest by the Securities and Exchange Commission; changes in the enforcement policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission; activity of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and recommendations on macro-prudential regulation; clarification in the regulatory treatment of digital assets by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; EU Money Market Fund Regulation, legislative review; electronic delivery of certain investment documents and disclosures; Financial Stability Board recommendations on money market fund reform; IOSCO recommendations on sustainability-related practices, polices, procedures, and disclosure in asset management; Office of Financial Research (OFR) discussions on FSOC Report on Climate-Related Financial Risk; Written responses regarding requests for comment resulting from the March 9, 2022 Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets; FinCEN Implementation of the Beneficial Ownership Requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (P.L. 116-283)
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2022 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 2453, Driving for Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 3310/S. 1681, Promoting Service in Transportation Act H.R. 3594, Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2021 H.R. 3711, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 4550, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act H.R. 5735/S. 3011, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act H.R. 6151, Highway Accident Fairness Act of 2021 H.R. 6787/S. 3609, Gas Prices Relief Act of 2022 S. 479, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 659, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) Safe Act S. 2016, Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 S. 2324, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 4217, Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act S. 4687, Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2022 Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Shailen Bhatt to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Notice Request for Comment, International Trade Administration; Developing a Framework on Competitiveness of Digital Asset Technologies (87 Fed. Reg. 30,450-30,452, May 19, 2022) Request for Comments, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Ford Motor Company-Receipt of Petition for Temporary Exemption From Various Requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for an Automated Driving System-Equipped Vehicle; Extension of Comment Period (87 Fed. Reg. 51,476- 51,477, August 22, 2022) Request for Comments, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; General Motors-Receipt of Petition for Temporary Exemption from Various Requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for an Automated Driving System-Equipped Vehicle (87 Fed. Reg. 43,595-43,602, July 21, 2022) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Highway Administration; National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program (87 Fed. Reg. 37,262-37,280, June 22, 2022) Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L 114-190); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); use of state and local funding in the American Rescue Plan (P.L. 117-2) for state Departments of Transportation; use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions especially in infrastructure legislation; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); unmanned aircraft systems; necessity of a general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas taxes; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; driving safety and road safety; U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Standing General Order 2021-01, Incident Reporting for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS); Boeing 737 MAX and associated production stoppages; Department of Transportation; the Presidential American Jobs Plan infrastructure proposal; delayed development of the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to Prohibit or Restrict the Operation of an Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility; issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including facilitating the reopening of cross-border travel between the U.S. and Canada; testing requirement for travelers to the U.S., and other Federal COVID-19-related travel restrictions including travel bans/advisories and the Federal transportation mask mandate; urging a rapid nomination of a new FAA Administrator; labor negotiations, including West Coast port and dockworker negotiations and negotiations between the nations largest railroads and the twelve rail worker labor unions
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2022 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 1304, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2021 H.R. 1381/S. 480, Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2021 H.R. 1712/S. 617, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 3425, Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act S. 749, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 948, A bill to protect American small businesses, gig workers, and freelancers by repealing the burdensome American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 transactions reporting threshold S. 1274, Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2021 S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act S. 2621, Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021 S. 2758, Stock Buyback Accountability Act of 2021 Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97), including implementation of, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent: Internal Revenue Code Section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look-thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; digital services taxes; OECD Pillar Two rules, including global anti-base erosion proposal (GloBE) under Pillar Two; general business tax credits; taxation of mobile and remote workers during the coronavirus pandemic; tax free paycheck protection program loan forgiveness; Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) tax deductibility; work opportunity tax credit; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2) including Section 9674 relating to 1099-K form reporting; IRS priority guidance plan; continuation of the stepped-up basis; potential corporate tax rate increase; continuation of the percentage depletion tax deduction; Minding the Tax Gap; Improving Tax Administration for the 21st Century; Canadian proposal to enact a retroactive Digital Services Tax (DST); Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI); proposals to institute a tax on financial statement incomes of corporations, known as a Book Tax; proposed Internal Revenue Code Section 163(n) limit on deductions for business interest expense; Tax Reporting Proposal by the Department of the Treasury related to a $600 or more annual account threshold; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention Of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; section 163(j) EBITDA standard for business interest deductions; Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 German Income Tax Act; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension: proposal to repeal section 852(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code; proposal to increase the capital gains rate, including the treatment of carried interest; proposal to impose a tax on certain financial transactions
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2022 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including provisions related to Technology Modernization Fund and broadband H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 H.R. 6580/S. 3572, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 3035, Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence (GOOD AI) Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Wireline competition bureau seeks comment on Covid-19 telehealth program application evaluation Metrics (86 Fed. Reg. 8,356-8,359, February 5, 2021) Proposed rule allowing earlier equipment marketing and importation opportunities (86 Fed. Reg. 2,337-2,344, January 12, 2021) Petitions for emergency relief to allow the use of E-rate funds to support remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic (86 Fed. Reg. 9,309-9,312, February 12, 2021) Various issues related to technology and economic relief; FCC implementation of the Emergency Broadband Benefit; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) enforcement; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research, and development; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); intermediary liability; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; artificial intelligence; facial recognition
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2021 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 1381/S. 480, Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2021 H.R. 1712/S. 617, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1304, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2021 H.R. 3425, Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act S. 749, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 948, A bill to protect American small businesses, gig workers, and freelancers by repealing the burdensome American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 transactions reporting threshold S. 1274, Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2021 S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act S. 2621, Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021 S. 2758, Stock Buyback Accountability Act of 2021 Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97), including implementation of, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code Section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look-thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; digital services taxes; global anti-base erosion proposal (GloBE) under Pillar Two; general business tax credits; taxation of mobile and remote workers during the coronavirus pandemic; tax free paycheck protection program loan forgiveness; Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) tax deductibility; work opportunity tax credit; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2) including Section 9674 relating to 1099-K form reporting; IRS priority guidance plan; continuation of the stepped-up basis; potential corporate tax rate increase; continuation of the percentage depletion tax deduction; Minding the Tax Gap; Improving Tax Administration for the 21st Century; Canadian proposal to enact a retroactive Digital Services Tax (DST); Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI); proposals to institute a tax on financial statement incomes of corporations, known as a Book Tax; Proposed Internal Revenue Code Section 163(n) limit on deductions for business interest expense; Tax Reporting Proposal by the Department of the Treasury related to a $600 or more annual account threshold; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention Of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; proposal to repeal section 852(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code; proposal to increase the capital gains rate, including the treatment of carried interest
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2021 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869/S. 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1251, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund and broadband H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act; H.R. 1848, Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrows (LIFT) America Act H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 2668/S. 1494, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act S. 47, Adversarial Platform Prevention (APP) Act of 2021 S. 113, Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2021 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021 Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8975, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act (116th Congress) Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Potential legislation related to the Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2019 Nomination of Chris Inglis to be National Cyber Director Nomination of Jen Easterly to be Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Nomination of Robert Silvers to be Under Secretary of Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Wireline competition bureau seeks comment on Covid-19 telehealth program application evaluation Metrics (86 Fed. Reg. 8,356-8,359, February 5, 2021) Proposed rule allowing earlier equipment marketing and importation opportunities (86 Fed. Reg. 2,337-2,344, January 12, 2021) Petitions for emergency relief to allow the use of E-rate funds to support remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic (86 Fed. Reg. 9,309-9,312, February 12, 2021) Request for Comments on a Draft Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Request for information, National Institute of Science and Technology, Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (86 Fed. Reg. 40,810 - 40,813, July 29, 2021) Proposed rule, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Amendment to the Definition of Unmanned Aircraft Accident (NTSB-2021-0004) (86 Fed. Reg. 27,550 - 27,551, May 21, 2021) Various issues relating to expanding access to high speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Act, enacted as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY22; FY2022 appropriations requests to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, relating to Facial Recognition Vendor Testing (FRVT) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) and 19(b) enforcement; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; FCC implementation of the emergency broadband benefit; appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); reauthorization for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) NISTIR guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; supporting April Delaney for a role at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA); artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development; data privacy
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2021 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act H.R. 2453, Driving for Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 3310/S. 1681, Promoting Service in Transportation Act H.R. 3594, Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2021 H.R. 3684, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act S. 659, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) Safe Act S. 1811, Water Resources Development Act of 2020 S. 1931, Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 S. 2016, Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 Draft legislation titled Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 4129 Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act (116th Congress) Nomination of Carlos Monje to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy Proposed rule regarding Framework for Automated Driving System Safety (85 Fed. Reg. 78,058-78,075, December 3, 2020) Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254) implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-260, Div. AA); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94; implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); use of state and local funding in the American Rescue Plan (P.L. 117-2) for state Departments of Transportation; implementation of section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L 114-190); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions especially in infrastructure legislation; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); unmanned aircraft systems; necessity of a general infrastructure package; Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; potential increase in the federal gas taxes; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; driving safety and road safety; U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; rescission of the Federal Reserve Board; Boeing 737 MAX and associated production stoppages; the Presidential American Jobs Plan infrastructure proposal; facilitating the reopening of cross-border travel between the U.S. and Canada; resumption of U.S.-U.K. travel
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2021 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 2025/S. 840, To amend title 28, United States Code, to increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation funding in certain actions, and for other purposes Potential legislation to foster economic growth and job creation through capital formation Draft legislation proposal related to securities litigation; Nomination of Gary Gensler to be Security Exchange Commission Chair Nomination of Janet Yellen to be Secretary of the Treasury FTC Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Amendments to Hart-Scott Rodino Rules and implications for financial markets; (85 Fed. Reg. 77053) FTC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Premerger Notification and Waiting Period Requirements and implications for financial markets; (85 Fed. Reg. 77042) Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Notice of Filing on Proposed Rule Change to Adopt Listing Rules Related to Board Diversity; (86 Fed. Reg.7135) Comments on Request for Information on Study of Global Insurance Capital Standard - 2020-22384 (85 Fed. Reg. 64228); Comments on Requirements for Certain Transactions Involving Convertible Virtual Currency or Digital Assets (85 Fed. Reg. 83840); Comments on Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing of proposed rule change to adopt listing rules related to board diversity (85 Fed. Reg. 80472); Comments on Tailored Shareholder Reports, Treatment of Annual Prospectus Updates for Existing Investors, and Improved Fee and Risk Disclosure for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds; Fee Information in Investment Company Advertisements (85 Fed. Reg. 70716); Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Community Reinvestment Act Evaluation Benchmarks (85 Fed. Reg. 78258); Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on National Bank and Federal Savings Association Premises (86 Fed. Reg. 7979); Petition for Rulemaking on COVID-19 Related Litigation - File 4-766 Various issues relating SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; CFPB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU review of alternative investment fund managers directive; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR); potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) Cap; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information Collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); FinCEN Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Requirements for Certain Transactions Involving Convertible Currency or Digital Assets; development of a new program to replace revenue due to business interruption or event cancelation; development of ESG reporting requirements in the U.S.; implementation and enforcement of Regulation Best Interest by the Securities and Exchange Commission; changes in the enforcement policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission; activity of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and recommendations on macro-prudential regulation; clarification in the regulatory treatment of digital assets by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; implementation and enforcement of proxy advisory firm regulations finalized in 2020; implementation and enforcement of 14a-8 shareholder proposal process reforms finalized in 2020; COVID related securities litigation; Supreme Courts Cyan decision
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2020 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 2575/S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 6216, To establish the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative, and for other purposes H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions in Division E relating to AI H.R. 7308/S. 4286, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 8132, American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (American COMPETE) Act H.R. 8048, State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 1611, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3749, Public Health Emergency Privacy Act S. 3771, Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution (FUTURE) of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act S. 3861, Exposure Notification Privacy Act S. 3891, Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020 S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 S. 4626, Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability (SAFE DATA) Act Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Various issues technology and economic relief; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC enforcement; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century; FTC data portability issues; artificial intelligence regulation, research and development; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); intermediary liability; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2020 · third_quarter · 3A
H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 2575/S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 6216, To establish the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative, and for other purposes H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions in Division E relating to AI H.R. 7308/S. 4286, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 8048, State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act H.R. 8132, American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (American COMPETE) Act S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3749, Public Health Emergency Privacy Act S. 3771, Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution (FUTURE) of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act S. 3861, Exposure Notification Privacy Act S. 3891, Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020 S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Draft legislation titled SAFE DATA Act Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Various issues technology and economic relief; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC enforcement; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century; FTC data portability issues; artificial intelligence regulation, research and development; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); intermediary liability; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief
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2020 · third_quarter · 3A
H.R. 2, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST) in America Act H.R. 1251, Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019 H.R. 1374/S. 569, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act H.R. 1508/S. 146, Move America Act of 2019 H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act H.R. 2541/S. 352, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act H.R. 2864, Rebuild America Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 4686, Sami's Law H.R. 6104, Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020 H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 1211, Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 S. 2520, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 3730, Registered Traveler Act of 2020 S. 4129, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 4186, Driving for Opportunity Act of 2020 Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Washington meal and rest break rules for commercial motor vehicle drivers; petition for determination of preemption (84 Fed. Reg. 54,266-54,267, October 9, 2019) Proposed rule regarding remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems (84 Fed. Reg. 72,438-72,524, December 31, 2019) Request for comments: Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies: Automated Vehicles 4.0 (AV 4.0) (85 Fed. Reg. 7,011-7,012, February 6, 2020) Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94), including reauthorization, and rescissions of Federal-aid highway contract authority under section 1438; implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; comments on slot waiver rules; comments on fabricated structural steel from Canada, China, and Mexico Investigation Nos. 701-TA-615-617 and 731-TA-1432-1434 reopening of international travel markets; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; patented and proprietary products and new technologies for infrastructure; implementation of a community development block grant (CDBG) program in the FY2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; rescissions of the FY2020 highway funding; driving safety and road safety; removing regulatory barriers for vehicles with automated driving systems; safe integration of automated driving systems for commercial vehicles; petition for exemption for Part 135 air carrier regulations for the purposes of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 implementation for autonomous vehicles; Boeing 737 MAX and associated production stoppages; Comments to Department of Transportation on remote identifications of unmanned aerial systems proposed rule; Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) and the coronavirus pandemic
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2020 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2055/S. 1066, An Act Targeting Resources to Communities in Need H.R. 2213, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent H.R. 2438/S. 982, Not Invisible Act of 2019 H.R. 2474/S. 1306, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 5674/S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2020 H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6988, Helping Gig Economy Workers Act of 2020 H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 S. 2976, Advancing Support for Working Families Act S. 3607, Safeguarding America's First Responders Act of 2020 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Draft legislation regarding independent contractors Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Eugene Scalia to be Secretary at the U.S. Department of Labor Nomination of Keith Sonderling to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of John Pallasch to the Employment & Training Administration Nomination of Amanda Wood Laihow to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Nomination of Cynthia L. Attwood to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Nomination of Marvin Kaplan be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Lauren McFerran to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Andrea Lucas to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of Jocelyn Samuels to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Request for Information the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) (84 Fed. Reg. 22,756-22,762, May 20, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule regarding labor organization annual financial reports for trusts in which a labor organization is interested, Form T-1 (84 Fed. Reg. 25,130, May 30th, 2019) Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545-56,560, November 28, 2017) Notice of information collection, request for new control number for a currently approved Collection: Employer Information Report (EEO-1) Component 1; Revision of Existing Approval for EEO-1 Component 2 (84 Fed. Reg. 48,138-48,142, September 12, 2019) Proposed rulemaking fluctuating workweek method of computing overtime (84 Fed. Reg. 59,590-59,602, November 5, 2019) Proposed rule regarding nondiscrimination obligations of federal contractors and subcontractors: procedures to resolve potential employment discrimination (84 Fed. Reg. 71,875-71,887, December 30, 2019) Proposed rule regarding independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (85 Fed. Reg. 60600-60,639, September 25, 2020) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Department of Labor review of existing Department of Labor guidance on the fiduciary responsibilities for proxy voting to determine whether any such guidance should be rescinded, replaced, or modified to ensure consistency with current law and policies that promote long-term growth and maximize return on ERISA plan assets; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 13950, Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; unemployment insurance; antitrust policy; vertical merger guidelines; implementation of paid and sick leave and other requirements in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127); coronavirus pandemic related issues; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor regulations surrounding ERISA fiduciary obligations around proxy voting; comment letter to Department of Labor on Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees; comment letter to Department of Labor on Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments; comment letter to Department of Labor on Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights; multiemployer pension plans (MEPs); immigration and economic relief; independent contractor issues; public comment on proposed rulemaking labor organization annual financial reports: coverage of intermediate bodies; public comment regarding non-compete clauses used in employment contracts; request for information to the U.S. Department of Labor on paid leave; public comment on representation-case procedures: election bars; proof of majority status in construction industry collective-bargaining relationships; comments asking U.S. Treasury and Department of Labor for reporting requirements delays, good faith compliance, and allowing extra time to comply with specific notice requests; comments on support for the Department of Labors final default electronic disclosure by employee pension benefit plans under ERISA; Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) emergency temporary standard proposal; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on NLRB and EEOC nominees; single-employer defined benefit plans and COVID-19; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission nominations; request for information on paid family leave; state unemployment insurance (UI) trust fund depletion; unemployment insurance supplement; interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement Procedural Guidelines for Petitions Pursuant to the USMCA; unemployment insurance issues
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2020 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 469, To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes H.R. 471, Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act H.R. 3111, National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 3167, National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Potential legislation related to the negotiation and adoption of international insurance agreements and standards Potential legislation related to the supervision of insurance savings and loan holding companies Potential legislation related to the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to regulate the business of insurance Potential legislation prohibiting the use certain risk-based indicators for underwriting automobile insurance Potential legislation to create a federal insurance program to manage the risk of pandemics Proposed rulemaking on risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities (84 Fed. Reg. 57,240-57,301, October 24, 2019) Notice of proposed rulemaking to update the regulations implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (85 Fed. Reg. 1,684-1,730, January 10, 2020) Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; coronavirus pandemic coverage for insurance products; development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; development of a holistic framework for systemic risk by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2020 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 2575/S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 2986/S. 1602, Better Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Act H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 5428, Grid Modernization Research and Development Act of 2019 H.R. 6216, To establish the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative, and for other purposes S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 Potential legislation similar to S. 2089, American Energy Innovation Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4625, Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution of Artificial Intelligence (FUTURE) Act of 2017 Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Potential federal privacy legislation Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Draft privacy legislation Various issues relating to energy innovation; technology and economic relief; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020); Department of Commerce privacy principles; FTC enforcement; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century; FTC Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277) review; artificial intelligence regulation; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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2019 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 3164/S. 2522, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351/S. 2524, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3877, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 H.R. 4378, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 S. 2520, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Various issues relating to Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2019 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2213, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent H.R. 2474/S. 1306, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Eugene Scalia to be Secretary, Department of Labor Nomination of Keith Sonderling to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of John Pallasch to the Employment and Training Administration Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Request for Information the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) (84 Fed. Reg. 22,756-22,762, May 20, 2019) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule regarding labor organization annual financial reports for trusts in which a labor organization is interested, Form T-1 (84 Fed. Reg. 25130, May 30th, 2019) Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545-56,560, November 28, 2017) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Department of Labor Review of existing Department of Labor guidance on the fiduciary responsibilities for proxy voting to determine whether any such guidance should be rescinded, replaced, or modified to ensure consistency with current law and policies that promote long-term growth and maximize return on ERISA plan assets; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor regulations surrounding ERISA fiduciary obligations around proxy voting; multiemployer pension plan (MEPs); flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce; independent contractor issues
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2019 · second_quarter · Q2
S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Draft legislation establishing a whistleblower program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Various issues relating to Financial Accounting Standards Board current expected credit loss accounting standard
Potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed interpretive guidance Stability Oversight Council; Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, (84 Fed. Reg. 9,028-9,048, Mar. 13, 2019) Proposed rule on unsafe and unsound banking practices: brokered deposits and interest rate restrictions (84 Fed. Reg. 2,366-2,400, February 6, 2019) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Request for Information on small-dollar lending, (83 Fed. Reg. 58,566-58,568, November 20,2018) Various issues relating to Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; operation and transparency of the Federal Reserves Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; evaluation of too big to fail requirements by the Financial Stability Board; Fair Credit Reporting Act (P.L. 91-508); current expected credit loss standard developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board; banking legislation
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2019 · first_quarter · Q1
Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, space policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 1448, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act (115th Congress) Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 Fed. Reg. 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Proposed rule on national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants: coal and oil fired electric utility steam generating units-reconsideration of supplemental finding and residual risk and technology review (84 Fed. Reg. 2,670-2,704, February 7, 2019) Various issues relating to regulatory reform; regulatory cost-benefit analysis; Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) compliance by Federal agencies and enforcement by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; environment and energy policy; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA Green New Deal
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 5895/S. 2975, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5952/S. 3072, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5961/S. 2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6072/S. 3023, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6147/S. 3073, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6157/S. 3159, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6258/S. 3107, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6385/S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6776/S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 including the following provisions: ~~Additional customs officers at ports of entry ~~Modernizing security and trade processes ~~H2B returning worker exemption ~~Funding of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, Automated Indicator Sharing capability, Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (SAFETY Act), Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program Fiscal Year 2019 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy; Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations process reform
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2018 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1917/S. 839, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017 H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 1448, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2017 S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 FR 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Nomination of Francis R. Fannon to be Assistant Secretary of State Various issues relating to regulatory reform and performing administrative proceedings; Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) compliance by Federal agencies and enforcement by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; environment and energy policy; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2018 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 5895/S. 2975, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5952/S. 3072, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5961/S. 2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6072/S. 3023, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6147/S. 3073, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6157/S. 3159, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6258/S. 3107, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Fiscal Year 2019 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
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2018 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 986/S. 63, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 including provisions relating to enhanced reporting requirements for DOD contractors H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act S. 140, A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including Scott Mugno Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board, including John Ring Nomination of General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Deputy Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Proposed regulation standards improvement project phase IV (81 Fed. Reg. 68,504-68,685, October 4, 2016) Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286-16,890, March 25, 2016) as corrected (81 Fed. Reg. 60,272-60,274, September 1, 2016) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to extend deadline for reporting (82 Fed. Reg. 29,261, June 28, 2017) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium (82 Fed. Reg. 2,470-2,757, January 9, 2017) Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545-56,560, November 28, 2017) Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017) Proposed regulations on the definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Health Plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); sexual harassment; contractor blacklisting; National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); current population survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Census joint program; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights
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2017 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Various issues relating to Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; potential legislation amending the Commodity Exchange Act and title XII of the U.S. Code to provide relief to derivatives end users, including credit valuation adjustment capital charge relief, amendments to the definition of financial entity to exclude a subset of entities that use derivatives to hedge risk in the same manner as non-financial end-users, amending relief from mandatory clearing for centralized treasury units (CTUs) of non-financial-companies, re-characterization of foreign exchange (FX) non-deliverable forward transactions, and inter-affiliate transactions relief; Request for Information regarding Project KISS (82 Fed. Reg. 21,494-21,495, May 9, 2017); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight review of swap reporting rules in Parts 43, 45, and 49 of the Commissions regulations; exemption of inter-affiliate derivatives transactions from initial margin requirements; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); De Minimis threshold for swap deal registration; regulatory relief for financial entity end-users
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2017 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 Various issues relating to implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); accounting convergence projects, disclosure of income taxes, revenue recognition, and leases in financial statements, auditing, and extensible business reporting language; internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (P.L. 107-204) section 404(b) controls, and audits; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) proposed auditing standard-auditing accounting estimates, including fair value measurements and proposed amendments to PCAOB auditing standard, auditing standards for auditors use of the work of specialists, proposed rules on the auditors report on the audit of financial statements when the auditor expresses an unqualified opinion, and departures from unqualified opinions and other reporting circumstances, and related amendments to auditing standards
H.R. 986, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 H..R. 3441, Save Local Business Act S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.J. Res. 37/S.J. Res. 12, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Patrick Pizzella to be Deputy Secretary of Labor Nomination of Thomas J. Donohue to the Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion Nomination of Janet Dhillon to be Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of Daniel Gade to be Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board, including Marvin Kaplan and William Emanuel Nomination of General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Nomination of Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Department of Labor DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg. 34,869-34,871, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulation standards improvement project phase IV (81 Fed. Reg. 68,504-68,685, October 4, 2016) Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286-16,890, March 25, 2016) as corrected (81 Fed. Reg. 60,272-60,274, September 1, 2016) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to extend deadline for reporting (82 Fed. Reg. 29,261, June 28, 2017) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Final rule establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 67,598-67,724, September 30, 2016) Final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium (82 Fed. Reg. 2,470-2,757, January 9, 2017) Notice of agency information collection activities; notice of submission for OMB review, final comment request: revision of the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 45,479-45,497, July 14, 2016) Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; paid leave; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); proposal to combine Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP); Hurricane Harvey relief efforts; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights
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2017 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 986, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 H.J. Res. 37/S.J. Res. 12, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation H.J. Res. 66/S.J. Res. 32, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees H.J. Res. 67/S.J. Res. 33, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees H.J. Res. 83/S.J. Res. 27, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness" Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Member, National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Solicitor of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Nomination of Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Department of Labor DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg. 34,869-34,871, June 18, 2015) Final rule establishing a minimum wage for contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 60,634-60,733, October 7, 2014) Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286-16,890, March 25, 2016) as corrected (81 Fed. Reg. 60,272-60,274, September 1, 2016) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Final rule establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 67,598-67,724, September 30, 2016) Final rule on clarification of employer's continuing obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury and illness (81 Fed. Reg. 91,792-91,810, December 19, 2016) Final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium (82 Fed. Reg. 2,470-2,757, January 9, 2017) Notice of agency information collection activities; notice of submission for OMB review, final comment request: revision of the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 45,479-45,497, July 14, 2016) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; paid leave; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); proposal to combine Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP); federal paid parental leave benefit
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2017 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 33, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 74, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1096, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 1301, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 453, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 36/S.J. Res. 11, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" H.J. Res. 37/S. J. Res. 12, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation H.J. Res. 38/H.J. Res. 11/H.J. Res. 16/S.J. Res. 10, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 28, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act" S.J. Res. 21, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS Potential legislation similar to S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to S. 1607, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Regulatory Accountability Act Draft legislation titled Independent Regulatory Analysis Act Draft legislation titled Smarter Regulations Act Final regulations on accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs Under the Clean Air Act (82 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,705, January 13, 2017) Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436-44,698, July 27, 2015) Proposed rule to reissue and modify nationwide permits (81 Fed. Reg. 35,186-35,240, June 1, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Final regulations on protecting and promoting the open internet (80 Fed. Reg. 19,738-19,850, April 13, 2015) Proposed rules on financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA 108(b) for classes of facilities in the Hardrock mining industry (82 Fed. Reg. 3,388-3,512, January 11, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; implementation of Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511); environment and energy policy; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; potential amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); citizen suits recodifications; small business regulatory reform legislation; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182)
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Various issues relating to the United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade (the Receivables Convention); the United Nations Convention on the law applicable to certain rights in respect of securities held with an intermediary (the Hague Securities Convention); beneficial ownership
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 50/S. 189, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185/S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 653, FOIA Oversight and Implementation (FOIA) Act of 2016 H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2015 H.R. 1669, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 3438/S. 1927, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2015 H.R. 4000, Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015 H.R. 4768/S. 2724, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016 H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5303/S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 5328, Federal Agency Complete Transparency (FACT) Act of 2016 H.R. 5538/S. 3068, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5982, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 612, Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1607, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 S. 1820, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2015 S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 S. 2847, Prove It Act of 2016 H. Con. Res. 125, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026, including provisions relating to scoring rule for energy savings performance contracts Draft legislation on the clarification of the General Duty Clause in the Clean Air Act (P.L. 88-206) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and United States Geological Survey (USGS) draft technical report: Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration (81 Fed. Reg. 10,620, March 1, 2016) Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436, July 27, 2015) Proposed rule to reissue and modify nationwide permits (81 Fed. Reg. 35,186-35,240, June 1, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Final regulations on protecting and promoting the open internet (80 Fed. Reg. 19,738-19,850, April 13, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; environment and energy policy; agency independence; Congressional Budget Office scoring; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; proposed and potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); citizen suits recodifications; small business regulatory reform legislation; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182)
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2016 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 1309, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions related to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5982, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on regulation automated trading (80 Fed. Reg. 78,824, December 17, 2015) Proposed regulations on arbitration agreements (81 Fed. Reg. 32,830, May 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on capital requirements for supervised institutions significantly engaged in insurance activities (81 Fed. Reg. 38,631, June 14, 2016) Proposed regulations payday, vehicle title and certain high-cost installment loans (81 Fed. Reg. 47,864, July 22, 2016) Proposed regulations on amendments relating to disclosure of records and information (81 Fed. Reg. 58,310, August 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on enhanced prudential standards for systemically important insurance companies (81 Fed. Reg. 38,610, June 14, 2016) Notice regarding consumer response company response survey (81 Fed. Reg. 50,484, August 1, 2016) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; changes to Credit Repair Organizations Act of 1996 (CROA) (P.L. 90-321, Title IV); Securities and Exchange Commission electronic delivery and investment company reporting modernization; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
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2016 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2901/S. 1679, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including sections 953 and 1502; ratification of the Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau payday and small dollar lending rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
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2016 · first_quarter · Q1
Fiscal Year 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; fiscal year 2017 budget; budget policy; overall spending, taxes, deficits and debt; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, Office of Financial Research, Department of Labor, and Department of Treasury; sugar reform
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2015 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 712, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 3713, Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 4001, Fix the Footnotes Act of 2015 H.R. 4002, Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 4003, Regulatory Reporting Act of 2015 H.R. 4023, Clean Up the Code Act of 2015 Various issues relating to use of administrative law judges and administrative proceedings; UN convention on the assignment of receivables; administrative law procedural reform; Security Exchange Commission proposed rules of practice
H.R. 22, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, including provisions relating to House Amendments 824 and 827 H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 414, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 432, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 686/S. 1010, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 957/S. 510, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform (CFPB-IG) Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1210, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015 H.R. 1309, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1317, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes H.R. 1334, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2015 H.R. 1525, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1553, Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1659, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 1675, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2015 H.R. 1723, Small Company Simple Registration Act of 2015 H.R. 1737, Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act H.R. 1839, Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises (RAISE) Act of 2015 H.R. 1847, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2015 H.R. 1941, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2064, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 2287, National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2354, Streamlining Excessive and Costly Regulations Review Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2769, Risk-Based Capital Study Act of 2015 H.R. 2789, Capital Access for Small Business Banks Act H.R. 2995, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding affordable dispute resolution options in the consumer financial services marketplace H.R. 3192, Homebuyers Assistance Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3857, To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Financial Stability Oversight Council to carry out certain requirements under the Financial Stability Act of 2010 before making any new determination under section 113 of such Act, and for other purposes H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act S. 423, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2015 S. 576, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1963, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Board Enhancement Act Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2629, Fostering Innovation Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to S. 2498, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); evaluating the security of the U.S. financial sector; Basel III capital standards; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); oversight of proxy advisory firms; political spending disclosures; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks and insurance; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration study; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Department of Treasury online marketplace lending RFI; Federal Reserve reform; beneficial ownerships disclosures; universal ballot; proxy voting system
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2015 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 1317, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes H.R. 1847, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2015 H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); the Financial Stability Oversight Council
H.R. 2028, Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2577, Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2578, Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2772, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2822, Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes S. 1619, Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.Con.Res. 27, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 H.J.Res. 61, Hire More Heroes Act of 2015, including provisions relating to the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, FY2016 S.Con.Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 Fiscal Year 2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to appropriations to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; funding levels for SBDCs, SCORE, and Capital Access Programs for FY2015 and FY2016; budget policy; overall spending and taxes; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, Office of Financial Research, Department of Labor, and Department of Treasury
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2015 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 2648 / S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 Various issues relating to administrative proceedings; use of administrative law judges
H.R. 2028, Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2577, Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2578, Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2772, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2822, Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes S. 1619, Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.Con.Res. 27, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 S.Con.Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 Fiscal Year 2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to potential amendments to appropriations legislation related to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 73-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; appropriations to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; funding levels for SBDCs, SCORE, and Capital Access Programs for FY2015 and FY2016; budget policy; overall spending, taxes, deficits, and debt; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, Office of Financial Research, Department of Labor, and Department of Treasury
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2015 · first_quarter · Q1
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5471, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including regulation of money market mutual funds and third party payment systems and all provisions and amendments relating to corporate governance; the Financial Stability Oversight Council
S. 337, FOIA Improvement Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4324 / S. 1898, Truth in Settlements Act of 2014
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2014 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 605, Insurance Consumer Protection and Solvency Act of 2013 H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 801, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2014 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221 / S. 737, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564 / S. 1526, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2274, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2446, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3211, Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 H.R. 3331, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 3519, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 3623, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 3701, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act H.R. 3928, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 4167, Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4200, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4387, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act H.R. 4466, Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014 H.R. 4510 / S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 4554, Restricted Securities Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4565, Startup Capital Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4568, Small Business Freedom to Grow Act of 2014 H.R. 4569, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2014 H.R. 4570, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4571, To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans H.R. 4662, Bureau Advisory Opinion Act H.R. 4684, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4697, Small-Cap Access to Capital Act H.R. 4804, Bureau Examination Fairness Act H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 H.R. 5405, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 5461, To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes H.R. 5471, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes S. 1898, Truth in Settlements Act of 2014 S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2698, Regulatory Easement for Lending Institutions that Enable a Vibrant Economy Act of 2014 Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-67); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions, 1502 relating to conflict minerals and resulting rule from the Securities Exchange Commission, and Volcker Rule - including trust preferred bonds and collateralized loan obligations; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including Sec. 40312, issues related to pension fund stabilization; implementation of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Securities Act of 1933 (P.L. 73-22), including amendments to Rule 701; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; financial reporting policies reform; proposed regulation of money market mutual funds; proposed risk retention rules and the collateralized loan obligations market; Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; Basel III capital standards; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; political spending disclosures; Federal Reserve Boards review of 2003 determination that certain commodity activities are complementary to financial activities and thus permissible for bank holding companies; reducing barriers to capital formation; capital requirements and systemically important financial institutions; oversight of proxy advisory firms; credit risk retention rules
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2014 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act Draft legislation on conflict minerals audits Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); proposed lease accounting standards; accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language
H.R. 4487, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4660 / S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4745 / S. 2438, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4800 / S. 2389, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4886, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 H. Con. Res. 96, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024 H. J. Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to appropriations to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Fiscal Year 2015 budget; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; funding issues for the Small Business Development Center (SBDCs), Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE), and Capital Access Program; Small Business Administration cluster initiative; Small Business Administration program overview; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; funding issues relating to the International Monetary Fund (IMF); IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, and Office of Financial Research
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2014 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4950, Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, including Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; embargo on Cuba; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); international affairs budget; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Export-Import Bank of the United States; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; sugar program reform
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2014 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 1872, Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2014, including provisions relating to the Federal Credit Reform Act (P.L. 101-508) Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to the Fiscal Year 2015 budget; debt ceiling; funding issues related to the SBA; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; funding issues related to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues related to the Department of Justice; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the State Department; funding issues related to the International Monetary Fund (IMF); IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, and Office of Financial Research
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2013 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) H.R. 756, Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 888, General Duty Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 (FISMA) H.R. 1204, Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2013 H.R. 1417 / S. 683, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1960 / S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act for 2014, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2324, requiring operationally critical contractors to report to the Department of Defense on network/system penetrations H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014, including provisions relating to the issuance of immigrant visas for Brazilian nationals, and funding for the CFATS chemical security personnel surety program (CFATS) H.R. 2719, Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy H.R. 2787, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2952, Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement (CIRDA) Act of 2013 H.R. 3547, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, including provisions relating to section 515 H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1638, Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 Draft legislation reauthorizing the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program Draft legislation relating to Cybersecurity Recruitment and Retention Act Potential legislation similar to S. 1483, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act (112th Congress) General Services Administration (GSA) request for information, Joint Working Group on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience Through Acquisition (May 13, 2013, Federal Register, pp. 27966-27968) Various issues relating to biometric entry-exit system at land, air, and sea ports of entry; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot Program and regulations; the White House National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; Executive Order 13636, and issues relating to preliminary cybersecurity framework development and voluntary program incentives; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) program; biometric entry-exit system at land, air, and sea ports of entry
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2013 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 30, Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act H.R. 233, To amend chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased H.R. 243, Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering Americas Debt Act H.R. 516, Middle Class Payroll Tax Relief Act H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 684 / S. 336 / S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 694, Corporate Tax Fairness Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 766 / S. 321, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 851 / S. 337, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 880 / S. 410, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act H.R. 886, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1202 / S. 547 / S. 1436, One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 S. 18, Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act of 2013 S. 193, Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2013 S. 250, Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act S. 268, CUT Loopholes Act S. 277, Job Prevention and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 S. 278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013 S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 S. 1533, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, including provisions relating to proposed tax increases on multinationals H. J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014, including provisions relating to proposed tax increases Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1860, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness of 2011 Various issues relating to the fiscal cliff, tax reform, entitlement reform and sequestration; the implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); Chairman Paul Ryan's FY13 Budget Proposal; R&D tax credit; tax extenders; S-Corp tax provisions; deferral tax provisions; international competiveness of corporate tax rates; exemptions for active financing income; comprehensive tax reform, including House Ways and Means Committee working drafts; Chairmen Baucus and Camps blank slate approach to comprehensive tax reform; 1099K regulations; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax
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2013 · second_quarter · 2A
H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 H.R. 2216, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2397, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2410, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 1034, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 S. 1197, An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes H. Res. 243, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2216) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2217) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes H. Res. 256, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1960) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1256) to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to jointly adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps that were enacted as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H. Res. 260, Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1960) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. Con. Res. 14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Fiscal Year 2014 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Financial Services Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 State, Foreign Operations and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); sequestration; the debt ceiling; funding food safety activities of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; food user fees to fund implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (P.L. 111-353); Small Business Administration international trade funding; Small Business Administration resource and funding levels; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; funding issues related to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues related to the Department of Justice; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the State Department; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, Office of Financial Research
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2013 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 148, Disclose 2013 Act H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 719, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 949, Invest in American Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1002, Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2013 H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act S. 289, Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development Act of 2013 S. 450, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023, including S. Amdt. 340 which would establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that requires financial regulators to conduct rigorous cost-benefit analyses on all proposed rules and S. Amdt. 689, which would end Too Big To Fail subsidies or funding advantage for Wall Street mega-banks (over $500 billion in total assets) Nomination of Mary Jo White as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission Nomination of Richard Cordray as director of the CFPB Various issues relating to reforming the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Securities Exchange Commission, including regulations regarding capital formation and capital markets; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; regulation of money market funds; the proposed Volcker Rule; the Commodity Futures Trading Commissions derivatives regulations; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; transparent financial reporting; securities litigation; the Private Securities Litigation Act (P.L. 104-67)
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2012 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act Draft bill to limit audit liability (no bill number) Draft bill to ban mandatory audit firm rotation (no bill number) Various issues relating to implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); accounting convergence projects, auditing, and extensible business reporting language; reciprocal financial reporting issues with China; implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106)
H.R. 87, To Repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 557, Consumer Financial Protection Oversight Act of 2011 H.R. 1573, To facilitate implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption H.R. 1610, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 1838, Swaps Bailout Prevention Act H.R. 1840, To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2586, Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2012 H.R. 2779, To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 3336, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 3527, Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation H.R. 3877 / S. 2083, 1099K Overreach Prevention Act H.R. 4014 / S. 2099, To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 4367, To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine H.R. 6397, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2012 H.R. 6524, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act H.R. 6616, To protect securities transactions in the United States from enforcement of certain excise taxes imposed by any foreign government, and for other purposes S. 712, Financial Takeover Repeal Act of 2011 S. 746, Dodd-Frank Repeal Act of 2011 S. 947, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes S. 1615, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 S. 1650, Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011 S. 2373, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act S. 3204, A bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and for other purposes S. 3394, A bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes S. 3480, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 P.L. 112-216, To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine Various issues relating to implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; the proposed Volcker Rule; potential money market mutual fund regulation; Commodity Futures Trading Commissions derivatives regulations; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; transparent financial reporting; SEC Conflict Minerals Regulation; securities litigation and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (P.L. 104-67); the implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106)
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2012 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Draft bill to limit audit liability (no bill number) Draft bill to ban mandatory audit firm rotation (no bill number) Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language; reciprocal financial reporting issues with China; the implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (P.L. 112-106)
H.R. 87, To Repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 557, Consumer Financial Protection Oversight Act of 2011 H.R. 1070 / S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 H.R. 1573, To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption H.R. 1610, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 1838, To repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants H.R. 1840, To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders H.R. 1965, To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes H.R. 2167 / S. 1824, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2586, Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 2779, To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act H.R. 2940 / S. 1831, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act H.R. 3336, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 3527, Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups H.R. 3877 / S. 2083, 1099K Overreach Prevention Act H.R. 4014, To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act H.R. 4088, Capital Expansion Act H.R. 4367, To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine H.R. 6125, To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act with respect to privilege of information provided to Federal and State agencies, and for other purposes S. 712, Financial Takeover Repeal Act of 2011 S. 746, Dodd-Frank Repeal Act of 2011 S. 947, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes S. 1615, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 S. 1650, Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1791, Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011 S. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 S. 2099, A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection S. 2373, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act S. 3204, A bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and for other purposes S. 3394, A bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter derivatives provisions and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; money market mutual fund regulation; the proposed Volcker Rule; Commodity Futures Trading Commissions derivatives regulations; the imposition of monetary equitable remedies in competition cases; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; transparent financial reporting; general background on securities litigation and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (P.L. 104-67); the implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (P.L. 112-106)
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2012 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 3213, Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 and amendments H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Draft bill to ban mandatory audit firm rotation (no bill number) Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language; reciprocal financial reporting issues with China
H.R. 1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 H.R. 1082, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1121, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 H.R. 1315, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 1667, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act H.R. 1965, To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2568, To prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act H.R. 2940, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act H.R. 3213, Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act S. 1506, A bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation Act S. 1791, Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011 S. 1824, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act S. 1831, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act S. 1933 Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, corporate governance, and the Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council; potential money market regulation
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2012 · first_quarter · 1A
H.R. 12, American Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 62 / S. 1373, International Tax Competitiveness Act H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 1860 / S. 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 2568 / S. 1506, a bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens H.R. 2669 / S. 1346, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act H.R. 2701 / S. 1452, Main Street Fairness Act H.R. 2911, America Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 3091, To make permanent the individual rate for capital gains and dividends H.R. 3313, Wall Street Trading and Speculation Tax Act H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 H.R. 3877, 1099K Overreach Prevention Act S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, including Amendment 212, which would repeal the three percent withholding law, enacted in Section 511 of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-222) S. 1346, Stop Tax Haven Act, tax provisions S. 1549, American Jobs Act of 2011 S. 1647, A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates S. 1660, American Jobs Act of 2011 S. 1671, Foreign Earning Investment Act S. 1769, Rebuild America Jobs Act S. 1787, Wall Street Trading and Speculation Tax Act S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century: Tax provisions S. 2075, Cut Unjustified Tax Loopholes Act, tax provisions S. 2083, 1099K Overreach Prevention Act S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act, tax provisions Various issues relating to the implementation of P.L. 112-56, formerly H.R. 674, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, and for other purposes; the implementation of P.L. 112-96, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012; Chairman Paul Ryans FY13 Budget Proposal; the R&D tax credit; tax extenders; tax reform; S-Corp tax provisions; deferral tax provisions; estate tax reform; cap-gains and dividends taxation; repatriation holiday; payroll tax legislation; expiration of the 2001 & 2003 Bush tax cuts (the impact of increased marginal income tax rates on small businesses); Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee (proposal to impose a bank tax)
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2012 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 87, To Repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 557, Consumer Financial Protection Oversight Act of 2011 H.R. 1070 / S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 H.R. 1573, To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption H.R. 1610, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 1838, To repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants H.R. 1840, To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders H.R. 1965, To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes H.R. 2167 / S. 1824, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2586, Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 2779, To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act H.R. 2940 / S. 1831, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act H.R. 3336, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 3527, Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, including amendments related to the definition of held of record H.R. 3877 / S. 2083, 1099K Overreach Prevention Act H.R. 4014 / S. 2099, To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 4088, Capital Expansion Act H. RES. 572, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3606) to increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies S. 712, Financial Takeover Repeal Act of 2011 S. 746, Dodd-Frank Repeal Act of 2011 S. 947, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes S. 1650, Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1791, Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011 S. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 S. 1970, Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2011 S. 2190, Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2012 The nomination of Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Various issues relating to the implementation of P.L. 111-203, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including proposals to alter derivatives provisions; regulation of money market funds; proposed Volcker Rule; Commodity Futures Trading Commissions Derivatives Regulations; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; transparent financial reporting; Small Business Administration lending programs
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2011 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 87, To Repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 557, Consumer Financial Protection Oversight Act of 2011 H.R. 1062, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1082, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1315, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 1539, Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 1573, To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption. H.R. 1610, Business Risk Mitigation & Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 1667, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act H.R. 1838, To repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting a Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants H.R. 1965, To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2483, Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 2586, Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 2759, Business Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act H.R. 2779, To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act H.R. 2940, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act H.R. 3045, Retirement Income Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 3213, Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011, including an amendment regarding public company auditor rotation H.R. 3416, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 1070 / S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 H.R. 1121 / S. 737, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 H.R. 1965 / S. 1941, To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes H.R. 2568 / S. 1506, To prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens S. 712, Financial Takeover Repeal Act of 2011 S. 782, Economic Development Privitalization Act of 2011 S. 947, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 S. 1791, Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011 SEC Modernization Act of 2011 (no bill number) The nomination of Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The nomination of Mark P. Wetjen to be a commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Various issues relating to implementation of P.L. 111-203 (111th Congress), Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including anticipated proposed rule on Conflict Minerals and all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, and corporate governance; altering the derivatives provisions of P.L. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; The Commodity Futures Trading Commissions Derivatives Regulations
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2011 · third_quarter · Q3
Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection and corporate governance
Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection and corporate governance, all issues pertaining to Title X, the Consumer Protection Bureau Various issues relating to derivatives regulation, proposed whistleblower regulations, and position limits
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2011 · second_quarter · Q2
Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection and corporate governance Various issues relating to aiding and abetting
P.L. 111-203, all issues pertaining to Title X, the Consumer Protection Bureau (111th Congress) Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection and corporate governance Various issues related to derivatives regulation, proposed whistleblower regulations, and position limits (specific legislation not yet introduced)
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2011 · first_quarter · Q1
Anticipated legislation not yet introduced: FY12 Budget and Appropriations Bill H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, including: Section 1746, which would limit the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act; Section 1747, which would prohibit EPA from expanding the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to waters the law was never intended to cover; Section 1419, which would limit the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) ability to take any further action related to closure of the Yucca Mountain geologic repository until it reverses the pending Atomic Safety Licensing Boards finding that the Department of Energy has no legal mechanism to withdraw its license application; Amendment #94 offered by Chairman Kline which would prevent the Department of Education from using any funds to implement the proposed gainful employment regulation; amendments related to limiting funding for the National Labor Relations Board to prevent the Board from modifying the standard it uses to determine what constitutes an appropriate bargaining unit for union organizing and collective bargaining; amendments to improve accountability and congressional oversight of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP) by ensuring that this Bureau, which was created in the recently enacted Dodd-Frank law, would be funded through the traditional appropriations process; Amendments #121 and #122, offered by Rep. Lipinski, which would ensure that U.S. industry and agriculture continue to be harmed by punishing retaliatory tariffs established by Mexico because of the failure of the United States to meet its commitment regarding cross border cargo shipments from Mexico; Amendment #29, offered by Rep. Heller, would eliminate U.S. contributions of multilateral assistance funds and significantly impair opportunities for expanded access for U.S. companies in developing markets; various amendments that would limit domestic energy production, including amendments that would levy new punitive taxes and new fees on energy production; Amendment # 439 offered by Rep. Doyle would require all federal agencies exceeding $100 million in extramural research to make final manuscripts of peer-reviewed, private-sector journal articles that report on federally-funded research freely available on the Internet; several amendments that would enable America to maximize all domestic energy resources by expanding access for on shore energy production on federal lands and off shore production in the Gulf of Mexico and the Arctic; various amendments would prohibit certain rulemakings that the Environmental Protection Agency seeks to promulgate that exceed its authority or impose overly costly and burdensome requirements Issues related to the U.S. International Affairs Budget for FY2012 Various issues relating to SEC Reform and appropriations, CFPB reform and appropriations, provisions and amendments related to limiting funding for the National Labor Relations Board, union organizing, collective bargaining, congressional oversight of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP), domestic energy production, punitive taxes, new fees on energy production, and the Environmental Protection Agency (specific legislation not yet introduced) Covered official positions continued from pg. 35: Jess Sharp- Prof. Staff, House Transportation Comte; Associate Director, Domestic Policy Council, White House; Special Asst to the President, Domestic Policy Council, White House; Deputy Asst to the President, Domestic Policy Council, White House
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2010 · first_quarter · 1A
Restoring American Financial Stability Act (bill number not yet assigned) PCAOB Docket No. 26, Proposed Auditing Standards Related to the Auditors Assessment of and Response to Risk
H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 Senate Banking Committees Print of the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009 (bill number not yet assigned) S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act of 2009 Nomination of Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve RIN 3064 AD 56, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FDIC) H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 Various proposals relating to the creation of a National Infrastructure Bank (no specific legislation introduced)
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2010 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all issues pertaining to Title X, the Consumer Protection Bureau H.R. 4537, Shareholder Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 3421, Medical Debt Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 6038, Financial Industry Transparency Act of 2010 H.R. 6086 / S. 3717, A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to provide for certain disclosures under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes H.R. 6098 / S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 President Obama's nomination of Elizabeth Warren to be special advisor to the President and Secretary of the Treasury SEC S7-10-09, Facilitating Shareholder Director Nominations SEC S7-14-10, Concept Release on the US Proxy System SEC Proposed Self Regulatory Organization Rules Changes Adding Releases 62411, 62414, and SRO Rules Changes to Add Additional Circuit Breaker Pilot Rules Various issues related to a proposed financial transactions tax and a tax on banks, private placement issues, regulations pursuant to the implementations of H.R. 4173, legislative proposals to alter the derivitaves proposed rule, the SEC Reform Commission, regulation of proxy advisory firms and shareholder empowerment, and Net Access Value, which deals with money market funds in how they value certain securities (specific legislation not yet introduced)
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2010 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 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
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2010 · first_quarter · 1A
S. 569, Incorporation, Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 H.R. 2195, to amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes S. 946, Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2998/H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 2868, Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 4061, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2010 S. 3155, a bill to require reporting on certain information and communications technologies of foreign countries, to develop action plans to improve the capacity of certain countries to combat cybercrime, and for other purposes S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 2009 H.R. 2477, Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act of 2009 S. 2996, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010 S. 778, a bill to establish a national cyber security advisor in the White House H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009 FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reauthorization (no bill number draft legislation) Transportation Security Administrations Large Aircraft Security Program or LASP (see Oct. 30, 2008, Federal Register notice) DHS-FEMA Voluntary Private Sector Accreditation and Certification Preparedness (PS-Prep) Program of Title IX of the "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007" (P.L. 110-53) (See Oct. 16 and Nov. 4, 2009, Federal Register notices) General H1N1 influenza preparedness issues, including Department Health and Human Service pandemic influenza planning/preparedness guidance documents (see Federal Register June 3, 2008) DHS National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), including the issue of resilience, and implementation of the National Response Framework (no legislation/regulation tied to these items) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) (no specific legislation introduced) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) The Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2010 Reauthorization Act (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (No bill number draft legislation) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) public comment request on the issue of regulating gasoline in aboveground storage facilities as a chemical of interest under the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) programs flammable mixtures rule (see Jan. 15, 2010, Federal Register notice) The Bush administrations Comprehensive Cyber Security Initiative (see Jan. 8, 2008, National Security Presidential Directive 54/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23) The Obama administrations 60-day cyber security review (see May 29, 2009, Cyberspace Policy Review)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2010 · first_quarter · Q1
S. 569, Incorporation, Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 H.R. 2195, to amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes S. 946, Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2998/H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 2868, Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 4061, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2010 S. 3155, a bill to require reporting on certain information and communications technologies of foreign countries, to develop action plans to improve the capacity of certain countries to combat cybercrime, and for other purposes S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 2009 H.R. 2477, Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act of 2009 S. 2996, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010 S. 778, a bill to establish a national cyber security advisor in the White House H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009 FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reauthorization (no bill number draft legislation) Transportation Security Administrations Large Aircraft Security Program or LASP (see Oct. 30, 2008, Federal Register notice) DHS-FEMA Voluntary Private Sector Accreditation and Certification Preparedness (PS-Prep) Program of Title IX of the "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007" (P.L. 110-53) (See Oct. 16 and Nov. 4, 2009, Federal Register notices) General H1N1 influenza preparedness issues, including Department Health and Human Service pandemic influenza planning/preparedness guidance documents (see Federal Register June 3, 2008) DHS National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), including the issue of resilience, and implementation of the National Response Framework (no legislation/regulation tied to these items) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) (no specific legislation introduced) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) The Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2010 Reauthorization Act (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (No bill number draft legislation) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) public comment request on the issue of regulating gasoline in aboveground storage facilities as a chemical of interest under the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) programs flammable mixtures rule (see Jan. 15, 2010, Federal Register notice) The Bush administrations Comprehensive Cyber Security Initiative (see Jan. 8, 2008, National Security Presidential Directive 54/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23) The Obama administrations 60-day cyber security review (see May 29, 2009, Cyberspace Policy Review)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2010 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 5037, Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 H.R. 1242, TARP Accountability and Disclosure Act S. 910, a bill to amend the EESA of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of TARP H.R. 3765, Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on plug-in electric drive vehicles or batteries that are developed and produced in the United States H.R. 2568, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009, provisions on defining a small business in federal contracting H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, Buy American provisions H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, provisions debarring contractors H.R. 3116, Berry Amendment Extension Act, Buy American provisions H.R. 3558, Small Business Fair Competition Act, provisions on defining a small business in federal contracting H.R. 4351/S. 2890, Buy American Improvement Act, Buy American provisions H.R. 4553, 21st Century Buy American Act, Buy American provisions H.R. 4692, National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010, provisions on Quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy H.R. 5013, IMPROVE Acquisition Act, provisions on contracting H.R. 5136, National Defense Authorization Act, provisions on contracting S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 S. 924, Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies Unsustainable Procurements (CLEAN UP) Act, provisions on insourcing/outsourcing S. 1745, Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009 S. 2901, Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act of 2009, provisions on contracting S. 2902, Federal Acquisition Institute Improvement Act of 2009, provisions on contracting S. 2989, Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2010 S. 3454/H.R. 4899, National Defense Authorization Act, provisions on contracting H.R. 5175/S. 3295, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act (DISCLOSE Act) H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, Buy American requirements H.R 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, Buy American requirements FAR Rule Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, Buy American requirements FAR Rule Implementing Section 1512 of H.R. 1, Buy American requirements FAR Case 2008-009, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations FAR Case 2008-027, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System OMB Interim Guidance Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, Buy American Requirements President Obama's Memo on Government Contracting Implementation of Expansive Authority of Section 5 of FTC Act to bring competition cases DFARS Case 2009-D015, Proposed Rulemaking - Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Major Defense Acquisition Programs, House Armed Services Committee's Defense Acquisition Reform Office of Federal Procurement Policy Memo on Work Reserved for Performance by Federal Government Employees (no regulation tied to this) General issues related to: government contracting, high road contracting initiative, Class Deviation implementing arbitration provisions for federal contractors, definition of cost or pricing data on federal contracts and organizational conflict of interest for federal contractors (no specific regulation/legislation tied to this)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2010 · first_quarter · Q1
S. 569, Incorporation, Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 H.R. 2195, to amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes S. 946, Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2998/H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 2868, Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 4061, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2010 S. 3155, a bill to require reporting on certain information and communications technologies of foreign countries, to develop action plans to improve the capacity of certain countries to combat cybercrime, and for other purposes S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 2009 H.R. 2477, Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act of 2009 S. 2996, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010 S. 778, a bill to establish a national cyber security advisor in the White House H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009 FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reauthorization (no bill number draft legislation) Transportation Security Administrations Large Aircraft Security Program or LASP (see Oct. 30, 2008, Federal Register notice) DHS-FEMA Voluntary Private Sector Accreditation and Certification Preparedness (PS-Prep) Program of Title IX of the "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007" (P.L. 110-53) (See Oct. 16 and Nov. 4, 2009, Federal Register notices) General H1N1 influenza preparedness issues, including Department Health and Human Service pandemic influenza planning/preparedness guidance documents (see Federal Register June 3, 2008) DHS National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), including the issue of resilience, and implementation of the National Response Framework (no legislation/regulation tied to these items) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) (no specific legislation introduced) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) The Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2010 Reauthorization Act (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (No bill number draft legislation) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) public comment request on the issue of regulating gasoline in aboveground storage facilities as a chemical of interest under the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) programs flammable mixtures rule (see Jan. 15, 2010, Federal Register notice) The Bush administrations Comprehensive Cyber Security Initiative (see Jan. 8, 2008, National Security Presidential Directive 54/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23) The Obama administrations 60-day cyber security review (see May 29, 2009, Cyberspace Policy Review)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2010 · first_quarter · Q1
S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee hearing, "Corporate Governance after Citizens United" (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
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2009 · fourth_quarter · 4A
Proposed executive compensation guidance (no specific legislation introduced)
PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 26 Proposed Auditing Standards Related to the Auditors Assessment of and Response to Risk (no specific legislation introduced) International recognition of PCAOB Inspections (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009 H.R. 3817, Investor Protection Act H.R. 1349, Financial Accounting Oversight Board Act
H.R. 1242/S. 910, a bill to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Assets Relief Program H.R. 595, American Steel First Act of 2009, provision on use of domestic iron and steel H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, provisions on Competitive Sourcing and Private Debt Collection H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, Buy American provisions H.R. 1334, Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act, provisions on contracting with the federal government H.R. 1874, Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2009, provisions on Contracting preferences H.R. 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public Schools Facilities Act, Buy American provisions H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on 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 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions on E-verify H.R. 3170/S. 1432, FY 2010 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, Buy American provisions H.R. 3183, FY 2010 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions on automakers H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 3246, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009, provision on domestic sourcing H.R. 3326, FY 2010 Defense Appropriations Bill, provisions on insourcing and mandatory arbitration H.R. 3558, Small Business Fair Competition Act, provisions on small business in federal contracting H.R. 3571, Defund ACORN Act, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 4220, Promoting Jobs for Veterans Act of 2009, provisions on procurement S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 S. 920, Information Technology Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009 S. 924, Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies Unsustainable Procurements (CLEAN UP) Act S. 1745, Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009, provisions on contractor employees S. 569, The Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act of 2009, Sec. 3 - Transparent Incorporation Practices Nomination for the Chief Counsel for Advocacy FAR Rule Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, Buy American requirements OMB Interim Guidance Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, Buy American requirements FAR Rule Implementing Section 1512 of H.R. 1, New reporting requirements on contracts FAR Rule mandating use of E-verify System for federal contractors FAR Case 2008-020, Contract Closeout process FAR Case 2008-016, Termination for Default Reporting FAR Case 2008-027, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System FAR Case 2008-031, Limitations on Pass-Through Charges FAR Case 2008-034, Use of Commercial Services Item Authority FAR Case 2008-008, Award Fee Language Revision FAR Case 2008-009, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations DFARS Case 2008-D011, Acquisition of Commercial Items President's Memo on Government Contracting, competition and workforce issues for federal contracting Issues related to insourcing of federal functions (no specific legislation) Issues relating to the administration's intent to prohibit registered lobbyists from serving on the Industry Trade Advisory Committees and other federal advisory committees (no specific legislation)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2009 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 1242/S. 910, a bill to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Assets Relief Program H.R. 595, American Steel First Act of 2009, provision on use of domestic iron and steel H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, provisions on Competitive Sourcing and Private Debt Collection H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, Buy American provisions H.R. 1334, Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act, provisions on contracting with the federal government H.R. 1874, Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2009, provisions on Contracting preferences H.R. 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public Schools Facilities Act, Buy American provisions H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on 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 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions on E-verify H.R. 3170/S. 1432, FY 2010 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, Buy American provisions H.R. 3183, FY 2010 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions on automakers H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 3246, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009, provision on domestic sourcing H.R. 3326, FY 2010 Defense Appropriations Bill, provisions on insourcing and mandatory arbitration H.R. 3558, Small Business Fair Competition Act, provisions on small business in federal contracting H.R. 3571, Defund ACORN Act, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 4220, Promoting Jobs for Veterans Act of 2009, provisions on procurement S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 S. 920, Information Technology Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009 S. 924, Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies Unsustainable Procurements (CLEAN UP) Act S. 1745, Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009, provisions on contractor employees S. 569, The Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act of 2009, Sec. 3 - Transparent Incorporation Practices Nomination for the Chief Counsel for Advocacy FAR Rule Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, Buy American requirements OMB Interim Guidance Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, Buy American requirements FAR Rule Implementing Section 1512 of H.R. 1, New reporting requirements on contracts FAR Rule mandating use of E-verify System for federal contractors FAR Case 2008-020, Contract Closeout process FAR Case 2008-016, Termination for Default Reporting FAR Case 2008-027, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System FAR Case 2008-031, Limitations on Pass-Through Charges FAR Case 2008-034, Use of Commercial Services Item Authority FAR Case 2008-008, Award Fee Language Revision FAR Case 2008-009, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations DFARS Case 2008-D011, Acquisition of Commercial Items President's Memo on Government Contracting, competition and workforce issues for federal contracting Issues related to insourcing of federal functions (no specific legislation) Issues relating to the administration's intent to prohibit registered lobbyists from serving on the Industry Trade Advisory Committees and other federal advisory committees (no specific legislation)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2009 · third_quarter · Q3
S. 1233/H.R. 2772, a bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to access of capital S. 1196, Small Business International Trade Enhancements Act of 2009 S. 1208, Small Business Export Opportunity Development Act of 2009 General Background on H1N1 Flu preparedness for small businesses and Smaller public company compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Rule 404(b) (no specific legislation) The nomination of Winslow Sargeant to be Chief Counsel for the Office of Advocacy Official Covered Positions for Thomas Quaadman: Chief of Staff, Office of Congressman Vito Fossella
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, "Buy American" and 3% repeal provisions H.R. 595, American Steel First Act of 2009, provisions related to use of domestic iron and steel The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to serve as an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. H.R. 598, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, "Buy American" and 3% repeal provisions H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, provisions on competitive sourcing and private debt collection H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, provisions on Buy American requirements H.R. 1334, Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act, provisions on contracting with the federal government H.R. 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public Schools Facilities Act, provisions on Buy American requirements H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on plug-in electric drive vehicles and batteries that are developed and produced in the United States H.R. 2568, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009 H.R. 2892, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 3170, FY 2010 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act H.R. 3183, FY 2010 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 3246, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009, provisions on domestic sourcing requirements for development of advanced technologies H.R. 3558, Small Business Fair Competition Act, provisions on defining a small business in federal contracting S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 S. 920, Information Technology Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009, provisions on contracting for information technology S. 924, Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies Unsustainable Procurements (CLEAN UP) Act, provisions on outsourcing and insourcing S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions on E-Verify S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act, provisions on Transparent Incorporation Practices FAR Rule implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, Buy American requirements OMB Interim Guidance implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, Buy American requirements FAR Rule implementing Section 1512 of H.R. 1, reporting requirements provision FAR Rule mandating use of E-Verify System for federal contractors Notice of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws on Federal Contracts, Requiring the "inclusion in government contracts provisions requiring that contractors post notices informing their employees of their rights as employees under Federal labor laws" FAR Case 2008-009, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations DFARS Case 2008-D011, Acquisition of Commercial Items Nomination of Winslow Sargeant for the Chief Counsel for Advocacy: Nomination Official Covered Positions for Thomas Quaadman: Chief of Staff, Office of Congressman Vito Fossella
H.R. 4035, Protecting Small Business Information Act 2023 Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Registry of Supervised Nonbanks that Use Form Contracts to Impose Terms and Conditions that Seek to Waive or Limit Consumer Legal Protections (88 Fed. Reg. 6,906-6,969, February 1, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders (88 Fed. Reg. 6,088-6,142, January 30, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z) (88 Fed. Reg. 18,906-18,951, March 29, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications (88 Fed. Reg. 80,197-80,216, November 17, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions (89 Fed. Reg. 13,852-13,908, February 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Fees for Instantaneously Declined Transactions (89 Fed. Reg. 6,031-6,051, March 25, 2024) Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request (89 Fed. Reg. 4,281-4,282, January 23, 2024) Various issues relating to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus Advisory Opinion regarding section 1034(c) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA), October 11, 2023; Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule; outline of proposals under consideration and alternatives considered, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, rulemaking under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, September 15, 2023; rulemaking petition filed with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau To Require Meaningful Consumer Consent Regarding the Use of Arbitration to Resolve Disputes Involving Consumer Financial Products and Services
H.R. 760, Chinese Military and Surveillance Company Sanctions Act of 2023 H.R. 813, Global Investment in American Jobs Act H.R. 3136, National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2023 H.R. 3739/S. 2343, For Accurate Import Relief To Aid Retailers and Importers of Foreign Freights (FAIR TARIFF) Act of 2023 H.R. 3882/S. 1856, Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0 H.R. 4307/S. 2115, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 5375, Strengthening the Quad Act H.R. 5613, Sanctions Lists Harmonization Act H.R. 5614/S. 552, Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act of 2023 H.R. 6349, Preventing Adversaries from Developing Critical Capabilities Act H.R. 6555, CNL Update Act of 2023 H.R. 6614, Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act H.R. 6990, Digital Trade for Development Act H.R. 7085, BIOSECURE Act H.R. 7151, Export Control Enforcement and Enhancement Act H.R. 7476, The Countering Communist China Act H.R. 7520, Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 H.R. 7571/S. 3878, The Americas Act S. 686, Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act S. 913, Innovation and Development in Ecuador (IDEA) Act of 2023 S.1325, Western Hemisphere Partnership Act of 2023 S.1421, Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Online Act S.1926, United States-Uruguay Economic Partnership Act S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 3558, Prohibiting Foreign Access to American Genetic Information Act of 2024 Draft legislation to limit the availability of civil actions affected by Russia sanctions Draft legislation titled GUARD Act Draft legislation titled the United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act Draft legislation titled the U.S.-Africa Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership Act of (ASTIP) Draft legislation on comprehensive U.S.-Israel health and innovation collaboration Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO); reforms to export controls; implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167); reform of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); reform of Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), including establishment of exclusion process; implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of (P. L. 95-223); implementation of the INFORM Consumers Act, Div. BB, Title III of (P. L. 117-328); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) statute contained in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2024; Development of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); pharmaceutical price controls; domain name system abuse and related IP issues; WTO Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver and related forced technology transfer measures; World Health Organization (WHO) pandemic agreement; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; efforts related to the reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (P.L. 106-200); China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to artificial intelligence; implementation of U.S. sanctions on Russia including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; United States-India Trade Policy Forum; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU AI Act; EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; EU digital sovereignty and regulatory agenda; European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS); Global Internet Governance; Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum; Digital-related policies in the G20, G7, OECD, and other international fora; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to modernize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts related to the 2024 Farm Bill; efforts related to opposing international imposition of digital services taxes; related efforts supporting strong digital trade rules; efforts related to the negotiation of the U.S. - EU Arrangements on Global Steel and Aluminum Excess Capacity and Carbon Intensity; efforts to modify permanent normal trade relations treatment with China & Kazakhstan; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; efforts to draft and implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism, foreign pollution fees; efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimus statute; efforts to revise country of origin labeling requirements for animal and online products; efforts related to boosting trade relations with the Latin American region; efforts related to electric vehicle tax credit incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); efforts related to the development and negotiation of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF); efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP); efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership; efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement), the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR FTA), Colombia and South Korea; Implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO); efforts related to the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization, and forced disclosure of source code; tax treaties with Poland and Croatia; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international competition policy and related regulations; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy and telecommunications infrastructure; international cybersecurity policy; international policy on standards development; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) reauthorization and reform; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimus level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions; patent examination practices and patent quality measures; tech transfer frameworks under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; adoption of digital clothing labels; international competition policy, specifically FTC and DOJ involvement in the European Unions implementation of the EU Digital Markets Act; compliance with sanctions on the Russian Federation and potential legal penalties in Russian courts for U.S. companies; proposal for General License Authorizing Private Commercial Arbitration Proceedings Involving Blocked Persons; The United States Trade Representatives decision to withdraw support for digital trade in the context of World Trade Organizations e-commerce negotiations; supply chain and defense industrial base issues; printed circuit boards; customs modernization legislation; legislation to alter de minimus policies
H.R. 17, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 20/S. 567, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023 H.R. 443, Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act H.R. 1163/S. 1587, Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act H.R. 1209/S. 537, Fair and Open Competition (FOCA) Act H.R. 2700/S. 1201, Employee Rights Act H.R. 2826/S. 1261, Save Local Business Act H.R. 3400, Small Businesses before Bureaucrats Act H.R. 5967, Unemployment Integrity Act of 2023 H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act H.R. 7367, Overtime Pay Flexibility Act H.R. 7784, Start Applying Labor Transparency (SALT) Act H.R. 8442, Worker Flexibility and Choice Act S. 532, National Right-to-Work Act S. 781, Tipped Employee Protection Act S. 2624, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.J. Res. 98/S.J. Res. 49, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status H.J. Res. 116/S.J. Res. 63, CRA Resolution to invalidate regulation on Employee or Independent Contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act Draft legislation titled Healthy Families Act Draft legislation titled Working Families Flexibility Act Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (healthcare settings); finalization (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Settings (86 Fed. Reg. 59,309-59,326, October 27, 2021) Proposed Amendments to Agriculture Acquisition Regulations (87 Fed. Reg. 9,005-9,021, February 17, 2022) Proposed rule, Department of Labor; Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (87 Fed. Reg. 62,218-62,275, October 13, 2022) Proposed rules regarding Wage and Hour Division rulemaking Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees (88 Fed. Reg. 62,152-62,240, September 8, 2023) Proposed rule, Department of Labor; Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process (88 Fed. Reg. 59,825- 59,834, August 30, 2023) Final rule regarding Representation-Case Procedures (88 Fed. Reg. 58,076-58,102, August 25, 2023) Proposed rule regarding Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary (88 Fed. Reg. 75,890-75,979, November 3, 2023) Various issues relating to unemployment insurance including modernization of the unemployment insurance system; paid leave including paid family and sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; debarment of federal contractors (blacklisting); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; rescission of the joint employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act (P.L. 94-435) Form Amendments; priorities for reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-28); FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; USMCA Labor Council; apprenticeships; proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential legislation on the minimum wage; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission under Chair Lina Khan; anticipated overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Enforcement Directive (DIR) 2022-01; filing complaints under the National Labor Relations Act; solicitation for Public Comments on Provisions of Franchise Agreements and Franchisor Business Practices; Executive Order 13999, Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; Executive Order 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unemployment insurance; competition policy chapters in trade negotiations and associated agreements; appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 19/13b authority; Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act; policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; transparency at the FTC; efforts to modernize enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; efforts to ban noncompete clauses in employment contracts; proposals to rein in dominant digital platforms; Robinson-Patman related policy and enforcement matters; changes to the HSR merger filing rule; FTC proposed Magnuson-Moss rules; FTC UDAP related policy matters. pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257); employer work rules; joint employment; confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in severance agreements; non-compete agreements; various rights under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); Second Chance Hiring and Reauthorization; National Labor Relations Act reform
H.R. 815, Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024 H.R. 2882, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4367/S. 2625, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4394/S. 2443, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4664/S. 2309, Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes H.R. 4665/S. 2438, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4820/S. 2437, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4821/S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 5692, Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes H.R. 5696, To provide for a period of continuing appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations under the normal appropriations process, and establish procedures and consequences in the event of a failure to enact appropriations H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 2624, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Various issues relating to FY2024 appropriations priorities; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program in FY24 Appropriations Legislation; implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); debt ceiling/limit, budget caps, budget sequestration, and budget reconciliation; budget reconciliation legislation and related spending levels; potential government shutdown; FY2025 budget and appropriations process, including the House Budget Committees FY25 Budget; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to WHOIS data access
H.R. 5475, Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act of 2023 H.R. 6943, No AI FRAUD Act S. 79, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2023 S. 142, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 315, Taxpayer Research and Contributions Knowledge (TRACK) Act of 2023, including provisions related to university tech transfer S. 1264, Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act S. 2140, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 S. 2220, Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act Draft legislation titled Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7430, Protecting American Innovation Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5429, Save our Stages Extension Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6058, Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-commerce (SHOP SAFE) Act of 2020 Potential legislation similar to S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to S. 3700, Affordable Insulin Now Act Potential legislation making omnibus year-end appropriations Potential legislation regarding the establishment of a SEP royalty court Potential legislation regarding revisions to the tech transfer framework established under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517) Potential legislation amending the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169) Potential legislation seeking to impose pharmaceutical price controls to private sector payers Potential legislation related to artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights Potential legislation related to patent eligibility reform Potential legislation related to changes in Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings Potential legislation related to right to repair issues in intellectual property rights Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Petition for Rulemaking of PIRG and iFixit (89 Fed. Reg. 286, January 3, 2024) Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; patent examination practices and patent quality; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Food and Drug Administration collaboration efforts; World Trade Organization pending proposal related to pharmaceuticals and intellectual property rights; State Departments Office of Authentication; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; pharmaceutical price controls; IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling; promoting inclusive innovation and diversity initiatives in the intellectual property system; proposed rulemaking regarding changes to Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Drug Price Negotiation Program (P.L. 117-169, subtitle B); implementation of the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517), including march-in rights; right-to-repair issues; emerging issues surrounding artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and data protection; domain name system abuse; increase utilization of federal criminal penalties resulting from the passage of the Protect Lawful Streaming Act (PSLA) (P.L. 116-260, Div. Q, Title II), for certain types of copyright infringement via illicit streaming of copyrighted works; intellectual property enforcement priorities at the U.S.-Mexico border; licensing negotiations and remedies for standard-essential patents subject to voluntary F/RAND Commitments; USPTO's IP Attache Program; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program in FY24 Appropriations Legislation; the "Reasonable Price Clause" in reauthorization draft of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA, P.L. 109-417); WHOIS policy for .us web domains;
H.R. 5077/S. 2714, Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023 H.R. 6213, The National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Various issues related to the Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; appropriations for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167); National AI Research Resource; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) AI Risk Management Framework; National Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute
H.R. 742, Telling Everyone the Location of Data Leaving the U.S. (TELL) Act H.R. 750, Chinese-owned Applications Using The Information of Our Nation (CAUTION) Act of 2023 H.R. 784, Internet Application I.D. Act H.R. 1050, Data Science and Literacy Act H.R. 1165, Data Privacy Act of 2023 H.R. 1341, Spectrum Coordination Act H.R. 3369, Artificial Intelligence Accountability Act H.R. 3459/S. 307, Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023 H.R. 3557, American Broadband Deployment Act of 2023 H.R. 4814, Consumer Safety Technology Act H.R. 5527, Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Reform Act of 2023 H.R. 5628/S. 2892, Algorithmic Accountability Act H.R. 6929/S. 3565, Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024 H.R. 7116, Do Not Disturb Act H.R. 7520, Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 H.J.Res. 100 / S.J.Res.50, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure H.J.Res. 107 / S.J.Res. 64, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination" S. 931, Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act S. 1094, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) of 2023 S. 1212, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act S. 1418, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act S. 1671, Digital Platform Commission Act S. 1865, Transparent Automated Governance Act S. 1873, Global Technology Leadership Act S. 1993, No Section 230 immunity in AI Act S. 2032 Legacy IT Reduction Act of 2023 S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 3312, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research, Innovation, and Accountability Act of 2023 S.3849, Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act of 2024 Draft legislation titled American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation on platform transparency Draft legislation on improvements to the Paperwork Reduction Act Draft legislation around collection and sharing of government data Draft legislation around deepfakes Potential Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act legislation Potential legislation related to the American Data Privacy Protection Act Potential legislation related to Artificial Intelligence Draft legislation on reforming the Universal Service Fund Petition for Reconsideration. Federal Communications Commission; Petitions for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding (89 Fed. Reg. 5,451, January 29, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Communications Commission; Promoting Competition in the American Economy: Cable Operator and DBS Provider Billing Practices (89 Fed. Reg 740-747, January 5, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (89 Fed. Reg. 2,034-2,076, January 11, 2024) Request for Information (RFI), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); NIST's Assignments Under Sections 4.1, 4.5 and 11 of the Executive Order Concerning Artificial Intelligence (Sections 4.1, 4.5, and 11) (88 Fed. Reg. 88,368-88,370, December 21, 2023) Request for Comments, Office of Management and Budget; Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence Draft Memorandum (88 Fed. Reg. 75,625-75,626, November 3, 2023) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking at the Federal Communications Commission; Cybersecurity Labeling for Internet of Things (88 Fed. Reg. 58,211-58,222, Aug. 8, 2023) Childrens Online Privacy Protection Rule Update (89 Fed. Reg. 2,034-2,076, Jan. 11, 2024) Various issues relating to expanding access to high-speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment, including permitting reform; nominations at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC); technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research, and development; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Act, enacted as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167), including provisions relating to stock buybacks; implementation of the Department of Commerces semiconductor incentives program funded by the CHIPS and Science Act (P.L. 117-167); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Task Force Authorization, enacted as part of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (P.L.116-283); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY24; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 14017, Executive Order on America's Supply Chains; Executive Order 14110 Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of AI; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; Feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management; Future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; European Unions Artificial Intelligence Act; FTC enforcement; potential Executive Order on identity theft; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission; draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; security criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; modernization of IT services for Congress; the Administrations Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Plan; use of third-party messaging apps by corporate employees; NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 concept paper, Potential Significant Updates to the Cybersecurity Framework; implementation of the International Technology Security and Innovation Fund (ITSI Fund); Federal Trade Commission activities, including hearings on competition and consumer protection, franchise rule and earnings rule; Solicitation for Public Comments on the Business Practices of Cloud Computing Providers (Docket ID FTC-2023-0028); Notice and Request for Comments; Limited General Applicability Nonavailability Waiver of the Buy America Domestic Content Procurement Preference as Applied to Recipients of Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program; Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; semiconductor permitting; FCC auction authority; oversight issues pertaining to the Department of Commerce, FCC, OSTP, and the FTC; algorithmic issues in employment; deployment of subsea cables and the proposed designation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary; national spectrum strategy; potential legislation related to enforcement against scam callers; quantum computing
H.R. 3743/S. 1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R. 3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act H.R. 4333/S. 1631, Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2023 Draft legislation related to counter-drone authorities Various issues relating to implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of short-term extension of Federal Aviation Administration operating authority (P.L. 118-15), (P.L. 118-41); unmanned aircraft systems flight restrictions near critical infrastructure facilities; counter unmanned aircraft systems; drone security issues; advanced air mobility
Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology and autonomous vehicle security Various issues relating to U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles
H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act H.R. 2367, the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act H.R. 3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act H.R. 4468, Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act H.R. 4820/S. 2437, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 5840, Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act H.R. 7023, Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act H.R. 7470/S. 3823, Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2024 S. 259, Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act S. 1631, Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act S. 1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 S. 2313, Driving for Opportunity Act of 2023 Draft legislation titled Port Infrastructure Permitting Empowerment (PIPE) Act Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology and autonomous vehicle security Reappointment of Carl W. Bentzel as a Member of the Federal Maritime Commission Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of Section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L 114-190); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); use of state and local funding in the American Rescue Plan (P.L. 117-2) for state Departments of Transportation; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America legislation and implementation of Buy America policies, including provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); unmanned aircraft systems; necessity of a general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; driving safety and road safety; Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; Boeing 737 MAX certification and associated production stoppages; Department of Transportation freight programs; delayed development of the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to Prohibit or Restrict the Operation of an Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility; comprehensive assessment of the U.S. Civil Space Industrial Base (CSIB) requested by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), and NOAAs Office of Space Commerce (OSC); Request for Comment on the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve (CASR), FA254123_CASR_RFI; Framework use of FHWA State Planning & Research funds for "Digital Twins"
H.R. 515, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 976, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 1010/S. 453, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act H.R. 2406 / S. 1117, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 2673, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act H.R. 2767 / S. 1243, Small Business Investment Act of 2023 H.R. 2788 / S. 1232, American Investment in Manufacturing (AIM) Act H.R. 3210 / S. 1559, Book Minimum Tax Repeal Act H.R. 4571, Child Care Investment Act of 2023 H.R. 4721/S. 1706, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 5779, Fiscal Commission Act of 2023 H.R.5988/S. 3084, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 S. 866, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 1457, Taiwan Tax Agreement Act of 2023 H. Res. 268, Expressing strong opposition to the imposition of digital services taxes by other countries that discriminate against United States companies Proposed Rule, Internal Revenue Service; Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit (88 Fed. Reg. 86,844-86,868, December 15, 2023) Proposed Rule, Internal Revenue Service, Treasury Department; Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit (88 Fed. Reg. 17,451-17,466, March 23, 2023) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Gross Proceeds and Basis Reporting by Brokers and Determination of Amount Realized and Basis for Digital Asset Transactions, (88 Fed. Reg. 59,576-59,659, Aug. 29, 2023) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Increased Credit or Deduction Amounts for Satisfying Certain Prevailing Wage and Registered Apprenticeship Requirements (88 Fed. Reg. 60,018-60,054, Aug. 30, 2023) (as corrected by 88 Fed. Reg. 73,807, Oct. 27, 2023) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Section 45V Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen; Section 48(a)(15) Election To Treat Clean Hydrogen Production Facilities as Energy Property, REG-117631-23, (88 Fed. Reg. 89,220-89,255, Dec. 26, 2023) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; U.S. Chile Income Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 of the German Income Tax Act; the Government of Canadas revised legislative proposal for a unilateral, discriminatory digital services tax (DST) with retroactive effect (Bill C-59, Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023); potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169), including implementation of the excise tax on repurchase of corporate stock and corporate alternative minimum tax (AMT); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; recommendations for Items to be Included on the 2023-2024 Priority Guidance Plan (Notice 2023-36); implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); proposal to repeal section 852(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code; proposal to institute an excise tax on stock buybacks; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; SECURE 2.0 Act Student Loan and Emergency Savings Guidance; Treasury regulations and other guidance related to the foreign tax credit; U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings draft Multilateral Convention to Implement Amount A of Pillar One
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), 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 Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
H.R. 742, Telling Everyone the Location of data Leaving the U.S. (TELL) Act H.R. 750, Chinese-owned Applications Using The Information of Our Nation (CAUTION) Act of 2023 H.R. 784, Internet Application I.D. Act H.R. 1050, Data Science and Literacy Act H.R. 1165, Data Privacy Act of 2023 H.R. 1341, Spectrum Coordination Act H.R. 2463/S. 916, Junk Fee Prevention Act H.R. 3283, Facilitating the Deployment of Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions and Legacy (Facilitating DIGITAL) Applications Act H.R. 3293, Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act H.R. 3299, Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions and Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act H.R. 3309, Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining (Standard FEES) Act H.R. 3343, Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act H.R. 3369, Artificial Intelligence Accountability Act H.R. 3459/S. 307, Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023 H.R. 3557, American Broadband Deployment Act of 2023 H.R. 4814, Consumer Safety Technology Act H.R. 5527, Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Reform Act of 2023 H.R. 5628/S. 2892, Algorithmic Accountability Act H.J.Res.100 / S.J.Res.50, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure S. 931, Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act S. 1094, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) of 2023 S. 1212, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act S. 1418, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act S. 1671, Digital Platform Commission Act S. 1865, Transparent Automated Governance Act S. 1873, Global Technology Leadership Act S. 1993, No Section 230 immunity in AI Act S. 2032 Legacy IT Reduction Act of 2023 S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 3312, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research, Innovation, and Accountability Act of 2023 Draft legislation titled American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation on platform transparency Draft legislation on improvements to the Paperwork Reduction Act Draft legislation around collection and sharing of government data Draft legislation on Section 214 reforms Draft legislation on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act Draft legislation on a Congressional Review Act resolution on the FCCs digital discrimination rule Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Potential legislation related to Good AI Act Potential legislation related to State and Local Digital Service Act Potential legislation related to American Data Privacy Protection Act Potential legislation related to Artificial Intelligence Potential legislation related to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Potential legislation related to semiconductor permitting Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8306, Federal Infringements Need Enforcement (FINE) Act Notice of Public Comment Period, Office of Management and Budget; Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence (88 Fed. Reg. 75,625-75,626, November 3, 2023) Proposed Rule, Federal Communications Commission; Cybersecurity Labeling for Internet of Things (88 Fed. Reg. 58,211-58,229, August 25, 2023) Proposed Rule, Federal Communications Commission; Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet (88 Fed. Reg. 76,048,76,096, November 3, 2023) Request for Comments, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS); Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comment on Secure Software Development Attestation Common Form (88 Fed. Ref. 78,759-78,761, November 16, 2023) Request for Comments, Office of Management and Budget; Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence Draft Memorandum (88 Fed. Reg. 75,625-75,626, November 3, 2023) Request for Information on Open-Source Software Security, Office of the National Cyber Director; Areas of Long-Term Focus and Prioritization (88 Fed. Reg. 54,315-54,317, August 10, 2023) Various issues relating to expanding access to high speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband permitting reform; nominations at Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), and Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP); technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Act, enacted as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167), including provisions relating to stock buybacks; implementation of the Department of Commerces semiconductor incentives program funded by the CHIPS and Science Act (P.L. 117-167); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Task Force Authorization, enacted as part of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (P.L.116-283); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY24; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 14017, Executive Order on America's Supply Chains; Executive Order 14110 Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of AI; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; Feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management: Future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; European Unions Artificial Intelligence Act; FTC enforcement; potential Executive Order on identity theft; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); appropriations for the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission; draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; security criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research, and development; modernization of IT services for Congress; the Administrations Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Plan; use of third-party messaging apps by corporate employees; NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 concept paper, Potential Significant Updates to the Cybersecurity Framework; implementation of the International Technology Security and Innovation Fund (ITSI Fund); Federal Trade Commission activities, including hearings on competition and consumer protection, franchise rule and earnings rule; Solicitation for Public Comments on the Business Practices of Cloud Computing Providers (Docket ID FTC-2023-0028); Notice and Request for Comments; Limited General Applicability Nonavailability Waiver of the Buy America Domestic Content Procurement Preference as Applied to Recipients of Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program; Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; Buy America provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); semiconductor permitting; FCC auction authority; oversight issues pertaining to the Department of Commerce, FCC, OSTP, and the FTC; algorithmic issues in employment
H.R. 17, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 20/S. 567, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023 H.R. 1163/S. 1587, Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act H.R. 1209/S. 537, Fair and Open Competition (FOCA) Act H.R. 2700/S. 1201, Employee Rights Act H.R. 2826/S. 1261, Save Local Business Act H.R. 3400, Small Businesses before Bureaucrats Act H.R. 5274, Teenagers Earning Everyday Necessary Skills (TEENS) Act H.R. 5967, Unemployment Integrity Act of 2023 H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act H.R. 6585, Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act S. 532, National Right-to-Work Act S. 781, Tipped Employee Protection Act S. 2624, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.J. Res. 98, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status Draft legislation titled Healthy Families Act Draft legislation titled Working Families Flexibility Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8442, Worker Flexibility and Choice Act Nomination of Amanda Wood Laihow as Commissioner of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Jessica Looman to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division Nomination of Julie Su to be the Secretary of Labor Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (healthcare settings); finalization (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Settings (86 Fed. Reg. 59,309-59,326, October 27, 2021) Proposed Amendments to Agriculture Acquisition Regulations (87 Fed. Reg. 9,005-9,021, February 17, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of Labor; Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (87 Fed. Reg. 62,218-62,275, October 13, 2022) Proposed rules regarding Wage and Hour Division rulemaking Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees (88 Fed. Reg. 62,152-62,240, September 8, 2023) Proposed Rule, Department of Labor; Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process (88 Fed. Reg. 59,825- 59,834, August 30, 2023) Final rule regarding Representation-Case Procedures (88 Fed. Reg. 58,076-58,102, August 25, 2023) Proposed Rule, National Labor Relations Board; Representation-Case Procedures: Election Bars; Proof of Majority Support in Construction Industry Collective-Bargaining Relationships (87 Fed. Reg. 66,890-66,933, November 4, 2022) Notice of Availability and Request for Comment, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace (88 Fed. Reg. 67,750-67,751, October 2, 2023) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor; Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees (88 Fed. Reg. 62,152-62,240, September 8, 2023) Proposed rule regarding Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, regulations to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (88 Fed. Reg. 54,714-54,794, August 11, 2023) Proposed rule regarding Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary (88 Fed. Reg. 75,890-75,979, November 3, 2023) Various issues relating to unemployment insurance including modernization of the unemployment insurance system; paid leave including paid family and sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; debarment of federal contractors (blacklisting); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; rescission of the joint employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act (P.L. 94-435) Form Amendments; Priorities for Reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-28); FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; USMCA Labor Council; apprenticeships; proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential Wage and Hour Division rulemaking Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees; potential legislation on the minimum wage; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission under Chair Lina Khan; anticipated overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Enforcement Directive (DIR) 2022-01; filing complaints under the National Labor Relations Act; solicitation for Public Comments on Provisions of Franchise Agreements and Franchisor Business Practices; labor negotiations, including West Coast port and dockworker negotiations, and those between the United Auto Workers and the Detroit Three; Executive Order 13999, Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; Executive Order 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic; COVID Action Plan; unemployment insurance; competition policy chapters in trade negotiations and associated agreements; appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 19/13b authority; Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act; policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; transparency at the FTC; efforts to modernize enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; efforts to ban noncompete clauses in employment contracts; proposals to rein in dominant digital platforms; Robinson-Patman related policy and enforcement matters; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257); employer work rules; joint employment; confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in severance agreements; non-compete agreements; various rights under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); Second Chance Hiring and Reauthorization
H.R. 4035, Protecting Small Business Information Act 2023 Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Registry of Supervised Nonbanks that Use Form Contracts to Impose Terms and Conditions that Seek to Waive or Limit Consumer Legal Protections (88 Fed. Reg. 6,906-6,969, February 1, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders (88 Fed. Reg. 6,088-6,142, January 30, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z) (88 Fed. Reg. 18,906-18,951, March 29, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Required Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights (88 Fed. Reg. 74796-74875, October 31, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications (88. Fed. Reg. 80197-80216, November 17, 2023) Final rule regarding beneficial ownership information reporting requirements (86 Fed. Reg. 69,920-69,974, September 30, 2022) Final Rule, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards, and Use of FinCEN Identifiers for Entities (87 Fed. Reg. 77,404-77,457, November 8, 2023) Various issues relating to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus March 2022 amendment to UDAAP examination manual; Federal Reserve Boards Holistic Capital Review and implementation of the final Basel III framework; Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus Advisory Opinion regarding section 1034(c) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) published on October 11, 2023; Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule; outline of proposals under consideration and alternatives considered, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, rulemaking under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, published on September 15, 2023; rulemaking petition filed with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau To Require Meaningful Consumer Consent Regarding the Use of Arbitration to Resolve Disputes Involving Consumer Financial Products and Services
H.R. 5077/S. 2714, Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023 H.R. 6213, The National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act Potential legislation providing funding to implement the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022(P.L. 117-167) Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Various issues related to the Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; appropriations for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167); National AI Research Resource; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) AI Risk Management Framework
H.R. 760, Chinese Military and Surveillance Company Sanctions Act of 2023 H.R. 813, Global Investment in American Jobs Act H.R. 2670/S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 H.R. 3136, National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2023 H.R. 3611, Kazakhstan Permanent Normal Trade Relations Act of 2023 H.R. 3739/S. 2343, For Accurate Import Relief To Aid Retailers and Importers of Foreign Freights (FAIR TARIFF) Act of 2023 H.R. 3882/S. 1856, Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0 H.R. 4004, United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 4307/S. 2115, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 5188, Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2023 H.R. 5613, Sanctions Lists Harmonization Act H.R. 5988/S.3084, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 6349, Preventing Adversaries from Developing Critical Capabilities Act H.R. 6555, CNL Update Act of 2023 H.R. 6614, Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act S. 629, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act S. 686, Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act S. 913, Innovation and Development in Ecuador (IDEA) Act of 2023 S.1325, Western Hemisphere Partnership Act of 2023 S.1421, Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Online Act S. 1457, Taiwan Tax Agreement Act of 2023 S.1926, United States-Uruguay Economic Partnership Act S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Draft legislation titled Americas Trade and Investment Act Draft legislation titled GUARD Act Draft legislation titled the United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act Interim Rule, Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Federal Acquisition Regulation: Implementation of Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) Orders (88 Fed. Reg. 69,503-69,517, October 5, 2023) Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO); reforms to export controls; implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), including plastics toxicity under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167); reform of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); reform of Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), including establishment of exclusion process; implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of (P. L. 95-223); implementation of the INFORM Consumers Act, Div. BB, Title III of (P. L. 117-328); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) statute contained in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (P.L. 117-328, Title V); James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (P.L. 117-263); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); pharmaceutical price controls; domain name system abuse and related IP issues; WTO Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to artificial intelligence; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; implementation of U.S. sanctions on Russia including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; United States-India Trade Policy Forum; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU AI Act; EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS); Global Internet Governance; Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum; Digital-related policies in the G20; implementation of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to modernize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024; efforts related to the 2023 Farm Bill; efforts related to opposing international imposition of digital services taxes; efforts related to the negotiation of the U.S. - EU Arrangements on Global Steel and Aluminum Excess Capacity and Carbon Intensity; efforts to modify permanent normal trade relations treatment with China & Kazakhstan; efforts to draft and implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism, foreign pollution fees; efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimus statute; efforts to revise country of origin labeling requirements for animal and online products; efforts related to boosting trade relations with the Latin American region; efforts related to electric vehicle tax credit incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); efforts related to the development and negotiation of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF); efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEF); efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership; efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement), the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR FTA), Colombia and South Korea; Implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO); efforts related to the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization, and forced disclosure of source code; tax treaties with Poland and Croatia; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; competition policy; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy and telecommunications infrastructure; international cybersecurity policy; international policy on standards development; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) reauthorization and reform; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimus level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions; patent examination practices and patent quality measures; tech transfer frameworks under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; adoption of digital clothing labels; international competition policy, specifically FTC and DOJ involvement in the European Unions implementation of the EU Digital Markets Act; compliance with sanctions on the Russian Federation and potential legal penalties in Russian courts for U.S. companies; proposal for General License Authorizing Private Commercial Arbitration Proceedings Involving Blocked Persons; The United States Trade Representatives decision to withdraw support for digital trade in the context of World Trade Organizations e-commerce negotiations; small business innovation research; supply chain and defense industrial base issues; printed circuit boards; 21st Century customs framework; customs modernization legislation; legislation to alter de minimus policies
H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act H.R. 2367, the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act H.R. 3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act H.R. 4468, Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act H.R. 4820/S. 2437, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 5840, Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act S. 259, Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act S. 2313, Driving for Opportunity Act of 2023 Draft legislation titled Port Infrastructure Permitting Empowerment (PIPE) Act Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Potential legislation similar to S. 4136, Water Resources Development Act of 2022 Nomination of Michael Whitaker to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Proposed Rule Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council; Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act (88 Fed. Reg. 65,350-65,356, September 22, 2023) Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of Section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L 114-190); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); use of state and local funding in the American Rescue Plan (P.L. 117-2) for state Departments of Transportation; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions especially in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); unmanned aircraft systems; necessity of a general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; driving safety and road safety; Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; Boeing 737 MAX certification and associated production stoppages; Department of Transportation freight programs; implementation of federal Buy America policies and legislation; United Parcel Service (UPS) Teamster negotiations; vehicle miles traveled pilot; delayed development of the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to Prohibit or Restrict the Operation of an Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility; urging a rapid nomination of a new FAA Administrator and potential FAA authorization in 2023; labor negotiations, including West Coast port and dockworker negotiations and those between the United Auto Workers and the Detroit Three; comprehensive assessment of the U.S. Civil Space Industrial Base (CSIB) requested by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), and NOAAs Office of Space Commerce (OSC); Request for Comment on the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve (CASR); Framework use of FHWA State Planning & Research funds for "Digital Twins"
H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act of 2023 H.R. 835, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1010/S. 453, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act H.R. 1410, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 1548, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 1553, Helping Angels Lead our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 1579, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 2608, To amend the Federal securities laws to specify the periods for which financial statements are required to be provided by an emerging growth company, and for other purposes H.R. 2610, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify certain registration statement contents for emerging growth companies, to permit issuers to file draft registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review, and for other purposes H.R. 2612, Gig Worker Equity Compensation Act H.R. 2627, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 2652, Investment Opportunity Expansion Act H.R. 2792, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 2793, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2023 H.R. 2795, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 2796, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 2797, Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act H.R. 2798, CFPB Transparency and Accountability Reform Act H.R. 2799, Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023 H.R. 2812, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3063, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act H.R. 4035, Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023 H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Requirement Act of 2023 H.R. 4177/S. 2007, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2023 H.R. 4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, including provisions related to Senate Amendment 1217 and Senate Amendment 1092 H.R. 4664/S. 2309, Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes H.R. 4767, Protecting Americans Retirement Savings from Politics Act H.R. 4790, Guiding Uniform and Responsible Disclosure Requirements and Information Limits (GUARDRAIL) Act of 2023 H.R. 4823, American Financial Institution Regulator Sovereignty and Transparency Act H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 S. 638, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act H.J.Res.100 / S.J.Res.50, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure" Draft legislation titled Accredited Investor Self-Certification Act Potential legislation on environmental, social, and governance Potential legislation dealing with third party litigation funding including its national security implications Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (87 Fed. Reg. 77,172-77,296, December 16, 2022) SEC Final Rule on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51945, September 5, 2023) SEC Proposed Rule on Changes to 14a-8 (87 FR 45,052-45,075, July 27, 2022) SEC Final Rule on Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization (88 FR 36,002-36,063, July 31, 2023) Proposed Rule, FSOC Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, Proposed Interpretive Guidance (88 Fed. Reg. 26,234-26,244, April 28, 2023) Proposed Rule, FSOC Analytic Framework for Financial Stability Risk Identification, Assessment, and Response, Proposed Analytic Framework (88 Fed. Reg. 26,305-26,311, April 28, 2023) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Internal Revenue Service and Department of the Treasury; Gross Proceeds and Basis Reporting by Brokers and Determination of Amount Realized and Basis for Digital Asset Transactions (88 Fed. Reg. 59,576-59,659, August 29, 2023) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Conflicts of Interest Associated with the Use of Predictive Data Analytics by Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers (88 Fed. Reg. 53,960- 54,024, August 9, 2023) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission under Chair Lina Khan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Conflicts of Interest Associated with the Use of Predictive Data Analytics by Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers (SEC Rel. Nos. 34-97990; IA-6353; File No. S7-12-23, July 26, 2023); Proposing Release: Amendments to PCAOB Auditing Standards related to a Companys Noncompliance with Laws and Regulations; the Federal Reserve Boards Supervision and regulation of Silicon Valley Bank and ongoing Holistic Capital; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; SEC Shareholder Proposals: Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14L (CF); EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; potential regulations to require public companies to disclose information related to human capital management; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; reporting metrics of American companies under the California climate disclosure laws; interconnectedness of the SECs rulemaking agenda; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203); oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding (including its national security implications)
H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 H.R. 3459/S. 307, Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023 H.R. 3743/S. 1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R. 3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act H.R. 4333/S. 1631, Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2023 Draft legislation related to advancing unmanned aircraft systems and advanced air mobility Various issues relating to implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of the short-term extension of Federal Aviation Administration operating authority (P.L. 118-15); unmanned aircraft systems flight restrictions near critical infrastructure facilities; counter unmanned aircraft systems; urban air mobility
H.R. 4367/S. 2625, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4394/S. 2443, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4664/S. 2309, Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes H.R. 4665/S. 2438, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4820/S. 2437, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4821/S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 5692, Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes H.R. 5696, To provide for a period of continuing appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations under the normal appropriations process, and establish procedures and consequences in the event of a failure to enact appropriations H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 2624, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Draft legislation titled Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2024 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2025 through 2033 FY2024 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill (including funding for the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and other federal agencies appropriations related to intellectual property enforcement) Various issues relating to FY2024 appropriations priorities; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program in FY24 Appropriations Legislation; implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); debt ceiling/limit, budget caps, budget sequestration, and budget reconciliation; budget reconciliation legislation and related spending levels; potential government shutdown; funding issues related to the USPTO; funding issues related to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues related to the Department of Justice; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to right to repair; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center
Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Various issues relating to U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles
H.R. 515, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 976, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 1010/S. 453, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act H.R. 2406 / S. 1117, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 2673, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act H.R. 2767 / S. 1243, Small Business Investment Act of 2023 H.R. 2788 / S. 1232, American Investment in Manufacturing (AIM) Act H.R. 3210 / S. 1559, Book Minimum Tax Repeal Act H.R. 4571, Child Care Investment Act of 2023 H.R. 4721/S. 1706, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R.5988/S. 3084, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act S. 866, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 1457, Taiwan Tax Agreement Act of 2023 H. Res. 268, Expressing strong opposition to the imposition of digital services taxes by other countries that discriminate against United States companies Proposed Rule, Internal Revenue Service, Treasury Department; Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit (88 Fed. Reg. 17,451-17,466, March 23, 2023) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Gross Proceeds and Basis Reporting by Brokers and Determination of Amount Realized and Basis for Digital Asset Transactions, (88 Fed. Reg. 59,576-59,659, Aug. 29, 2023) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Increased Credit or Deduction Amounts for Satisfying Certain Prevailing Wage and Registered Apprenticeship Requirements (88 Fed. Reg. 60,018-60,054, Aug. 30, 2023)(as corrected by 88 Fed. Reg. 73,807, Oct. 27, 2023) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canadian proposal to enact a retroactive Digital Services Tax (DST); U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 German Income Tax Act; the Government of Canadas revised legislative proposal for a unilateral, discriminatory digital services tax (DST) with retroactive effect (Bill C-59, Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023); potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169), including implementation of the excise tax on repurchase of corporate stock and corporate alternative minimum tax; repurchase of corporate stock and corporate alternative minimum tax; IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; recommendations for Items to be Included on the 2023-2024 Priority Guidance Plan (Notice 2023-36); implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); proposal to repeal section 852(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code; proposal to institute an excise tax on stock buybacks; Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) proposal to require greater income tax disclosures; IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; IRS. Notice 2023-36, 2023-21 I.R.B. 855 (Public Recommendations Invited on Items to be Included on the 2023-2024 Priority Guidance Plan); Treasury regulations and other guidance related to the foreign tax credit; undue compliance burden (filing requirements) facing certain claimants of the employee retention credit; Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Exposure Draft of Proposed Accounting Standards Update, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures; U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; improvements to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, Dependent Care Assistance Program, and Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit; Additional Interim Guidance Regarding the Application of the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax under Sections 55, 56A, and 59 of the Internal Revenue Code, I.R.S. Notice 2023-64, 2023-40 I.R.B. 974 (Oct. 2, 2023); OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings draft Multilateral Convention to Implement Amount A of Pillar One
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H.R. 4035, Protecting Small Business Information Act 2023 S. 2190, Recovering Executive Compensation Obtained from Unaccountable Practices (RECOUP) Act of 2023 Draft legislation to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus authority to prohibit Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Acts and Practices Draft legislation regarding the implementation of Basel III Draft legislation regarding regulation of payment stablecoins Proposed rule regarding beneficial ownership information reporting requirements (86 Fed. Reg. 69,920-69,974, December 8, 2021) Proposed Rule, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards, and Use of FinCEN Identifiers for Entities (87 Fed. Reg. 77,404-77,457, December 16, 2022) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Registry of Supervised Nonbanks that Use Form Contracts to Impose Terms and Conditions that Seek to Waive or Limit Consumer Legal Protections (88 Fed. Reg. 6,906-6,969, February 1, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders (88 Fed. Reg. 6,088-6,142, January 30, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z) (88 Fed. Reg. 18,906-18,951, March 29, 2023) Request for information, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Data Brokers and Other Business Practices Involving the Collection and Sale of Consumer Information (88 Fed. Reg. 16,951-16,954, March 21, 2023) Various issues relating to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus March 2022 amendment to UDAAP examination manual; Federal Reserve Boards Holistic Capital Review and implementation of the final Basel III framework; implementation and compliance with the CFPBs Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule
H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act of 2023 H.R. 835, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1010/S. 453, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act H.R. 1410, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 1548, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 1553, Helping Angels Lead our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 1579, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 2608, To amend the Federal securities laws to specify the periods for which financial statements are required to be provided by an emerging growth company, and for other purposes H.R. 2610, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify certain registration statement contents for emerging growth companies, to permit issuers to file draft registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review, and for other purposes H.R. 2612, Gig Worker Equity Compensation Act H.R. 2627, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 2652, Investment Opportunity Expansion Act H.R. 2792, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 2793, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2023 H.R. 2795, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 2796, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 2797, Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act H.R. 2798, CFPB Transparency and Accountability Reform Act H.R. 2799, Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023 H.R. 2812, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3063, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act H.R. 4035, Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023 H.R. 4177/S. 2007, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2023 H.R. 4655, Business Over Activists Act H.R. 4664/S. 2309, Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes H.R. 4767, Protecting Americans Retirement Savings from Politics Act H.R. 4790, Guiding Uniform and Responsible Disclosure Requirements and Information Limits (GUARDRAIL) Act of 2023 H.R. 4823, American Financial Institution Regulator Sovereignty and Transparency Act H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 S. 638, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act Draft legislation titled Accredited Investor Self-Certification Act Potential legislation on environmental, social, and governance Potential legislation to codify certain reforms to the nonbank designation process of the Financial Stability Oversight Council Potential legislation to except quotations of Rule 144A fixed-income securities from certain regulatory requirements Potential legislation to make changes to the SEC 14a-8 shareholder proposal process Potential legislation dealing with third party litigation funding including its national security implications Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (87 Fed. Reg. 77,172-77,296, December 16, 2022) SEC Final Rule on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (88 Fed. Reg. 51,896-51,945, September 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, SEC Safeguarding Advisory Client Assets (88 Fed. Reg. 14,672-14,792, March 9, 2023) Proposed Rule, FSOC Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, Proposed Interpretive Guidance (88 Fed. Reg. 26,234-26,244, April 28, 2023) Proposed Rule, FSOC Analytic Framework for Financial Stability Risk Identification, Assessment, and Response, Proposed Analytic Framework (88 Fed. Reg. 26,305-26,311, April 28, 2023) Proposed Rule, SEC Conflicts of Interest Associated with the Use of Predictive Data Analytics by Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers (88 Fed. Reg. 53,960, August 9, 2023) Proposed Rule, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Regulatory Capital Rule: Large Banking Organizations and Banking Organizations With Significant Trading Activity (88 Fed. Reg. 64,028-64,343, September 18, 2023) Request for Information, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Data Brokers and Other Business Practices Involving the Collection and Sale of Consumer Information (88 Fed. Reg. 16,951-16,954, March 21, 2023) Request for Information Regarding Medical Payments Products, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of the Treasury (88 Fed. Reg. 44,281-44,290, July 12, 2023) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of Nonbank Financial Firms as systemically important; Financial Stability Oversight Councils Activities-Based Approach to Nonbank Financial Company Systemic Risk; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission under Chair Lina Khan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Conflicts of Interest Associated with the Use of Predictive Data Analytics by Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers (SEC Rel. Nos. 34-97990; IA-6353; File No. S7-12-23, July 26, 2023); Proposing Release: Amendments to PCAOB Auditing Standards related to a Companys Noncompliance with Laws and Regulations; the Federal Reserve Boards Supervision and regulation of Silicon Valley Bank and ongoing Holistic Capital; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; potential regulations to require public companies to disclose information related to human capital management; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203); oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding (including its national security implications)
H.R. 2670/S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act S. 142, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 315, Taxpayer Research and Contributions Knowledge (TRACK) Act of 2023, including provisions related to university tech transfer S. 1264, Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act S. 2140, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 S. 2220, Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7430, Protecting American Innovation Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5429, Save our Stages Extension Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6058, Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-commerce (SHOP SAFE) Act of 2020 Potential legislation similar to S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to S. 3700, Affordable Insulin Now Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation making omnibus year-end appropriations Potential legislation regarding the establishment of a SEP royalty court Potential legislation regarding revisions to the tech transfer framework established under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517) Potential legislation seeking to impose pharmaceutical price controls to private sector payers Potential legislation related to artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights Potential legislation related to patent eligibility reform Potential legislation related to changes in Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings Potential legislation related to right to repair issues in intellectual property rights Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); nomination vacancies relating to intellectual property, including for an Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; patent examination practices and patent quality; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Food and Drug Administration collaboration efforts; World Trade Organization pending proposal related to COVID-19 and intellectual property rights; State Departments Office of Authentication; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; the World Trade Organization; pharmaceutical price controls; IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling; promoting inclusive innovation and diversity initiatives in the intellectual property system; proposed rulemaking regarding changes to Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Drug Price Negotiation Program (P.L. 117-169, subtitle B); implementation of the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); right to repair issues; emerging issues surrounding artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and data protection; confirmation of NIH director; increased utilization of federal criminal penalties resulting from the passage of the Protect Lawful Streaming Act (PSLA) (P.L. 116-260, Div. Q, Title II), for certain types of copyright infringement via illicit streaming of copyrighted works; intellectual property enforcement priorities at the U.S.-Mexico border; licensing negotiations and remedies for standard-essential patents subject to voluntary F/RAND Commitments; draft 2022-2026 USPTO strategic plan; USPTOs IP Attache Program; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program in FY24 Appropriations Legislation; the "Reasonable Price Clause" in reauthorization draft of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA, P.L. 109-417)
H.R. 2367, the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act H.R. 3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act H.R. 4820/S. 2437, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 259, Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act S. 2313, Driving for Opportunity Act of 2023 Draft legislation titled Port Infrastructure Permitting Empowerment (PIPE) Act Draft legislation titled Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Potential legislation similar to S. 4136, Water Resources Development Act of 2022 Nomination of Michael Whitaker to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of Section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L 114-190); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); use of state and local funding in the American Rescue Plan (P.L. 117-2) for state Departments of Transportation; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); unmanned aircraft systems; necessity of a general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; driving safety and road safety; Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; Boeing 737 MAX certification and associated production stoppages; Department of Transportation freight programs; implementation of federal Buy America policies and legislation; United Parcel Service (UPS) Teamster negotiations; vehicle miles traveled pilot; delayed development of the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to Prohibit or Restrict the Operation of an Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility; urging a rapid nomination of a new FAA Administrator and potential FAA authorization in 2023; labor negotiations, including West Coast port and dockworker negotiations and those between the United Auto Workers and the Detroit Three; comprehensive assessment of the U.S. Civil Space Industrial Base (CSIB) requested by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), and NOAAs Office of Space Commerce (OSC); Request for Comment on the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve (CASR); Framework use of FHWA State Planning & Research funds for "Digital Twins"
H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 H.R. 3459/S. 307, Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023 H.R. 3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act H.R. 4333/S. 1631, Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2023 Draft legislation related to advancing unmanned aircraft systems and advanced air mobility Various issues relating to implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); unmanned aerial systems flight restrictions near critical infrastructure facilities; counter unmanned aircraft systems; urban air mobility; airline refund rule; airline ancillary fee rule; Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization
H.R. 742, Telling Everyone the Location of data Leaving the U.S. (TELL) Act H.R. 750, Chinese-owned Applications Using The Information of Our Nation (CAUTION) Act of 2023 H.R. 784, Internet Application I.D. Act H.R. 1050, Data Science and Literacy Act H.R. 1165, Data Privacy Act of 2023 H.R. 1338, Satellite And Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act H.R. 1341, Spectrum Coordination Act H.R. 2463/S. 916, Junk Fee Prevention Act H.R. 3044/S. 1596, REAL Political Ads Act H.R. 3089, NDO Fairness Act H.R. 3309, Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining (Standard FEES) Act H.R. 3283, Facilitating the Deployment of Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions and Legacy (Facilitating DIGITAL) Applications Act H.R. 3293, Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act H.R. 3299, Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions and Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act H.R. 3343, Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act H.R. 3369, Artificial Intelligence Accountability Act H.R. 3459/S. 307, Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023 H.R. 3557, American Broadband Deployment Act of 2023 H.R. 3831, AI Disclosure Act H.R. 4704, Artificial Intelligence and Biosecurity Risk Assessment Act H.R. 4814, Consumer Safety Technology Act H.R. 5495, Political BIAS emails Act of 2023 H.R. 5527, Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Reform Act of 2023 H.R. 5576, Protect Working Musicians Act of 2023 H.R. 5586, Deepfakes Accountability Act H.R. 5628/S. 2892, Algorithmic Accountability Act S. 931, Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act S. 1094, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) of 2023 S. 1212, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act S.1356, Assuring Safe, Secure, Ethical, and Stable Systems for AI (ASSESS AI) Act S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act S. 1418, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act S. 1564, AI Leadership Training Act S. 1671, Digital Platform Commission Act S. 1865, Transparent Automated Governance Act S. 1873, Global Technology Leadership Act S. 1993, No Section 230 immunity in AI Act S. 2032 Legacy IT Reeducation Act of 2023 S. 2293, AI Leadership to Enable Accountable Deployment S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 2691, A bill to require disclosures of AI-generated content, and for other purposes S.2765, Advisory for AI-Generated Content S. 2770, Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act Draft legislation titled American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation on platform transparency Draft legislation on improvements to the Paperwork Reduction Act Draft legislation around collection and sharing of government data Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Potential legislation related to Good AI Act Potential legislation related to State and Local Digital Service Act Potential legislation related to American Data Privacy Protection Act Potential legislation related to Artificial Intelligence Request for Comments on a Draft Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies,Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Request for Information, Office of Science and Technology Policy; National Priorities for Artificial Intelligence (88 Fed. Reg.34,194-34,196, May 26, 2023) Various issues relating to expanding access to high speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband permitting reform; nominations at Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), and Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP); technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Act, enacted as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167), including provisions relating to stock buybacks; implementation of the Department of Commerces semiconductor incentives program funded by the CHIPS and Science Act (P.L. 117-167); National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Task Force Authorization, enacted as part of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (P.L.116-283); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY24; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 14017, Executive Order on America's Supply Chains; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; Feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management; Future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; European Unions Artificial Intelligence Act; FTC enforcement; potential Executive Order on identity theft; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); appropriations for the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission; draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; security criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research, and development; modernization of IT services for Congress; the Administrations Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Plan; use of third-party messaging apps by corporate employees; NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 concept paper, Potential Significant Updates to the Cybersecurity Framework; implementation of the International Technology Security and Innovation Fund (ITSI Fund); Federal Trade Commission activities, including hearings on competition and consumer protection, franchise rule and earnings rule; Solicitation for Public Comments on the Business Practices of Cloud Computing Providers (Docket ID FTC-2023-0028); Notice and Request for Comments; Limited General Applicability Nonavailability Waiver of the Buy America Domestic Content Procurement Preference as Applied to Recipients of Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program; Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; Buy America provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); semiconductor permitting; FCC auction authority; FCC commissioner nominees; oversight issues pertaining to the Department of Commerce, FCC, OSTP, and the FTC; algorithmic issues in employment
H.R. 5077/S. 2714, Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023 Potential legislation providing funding to implement the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022(P.L. 117-167) Draft legislation to reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Various issues related to the Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; appropriation for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167); National AI Research Resource; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) AI Risk Management Framework
H.R. 515, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 976, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 1010/S. 453, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act H.R. 2406 / S. 1117, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 2673, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act H.R. 2767 / S. 1243, Small Business Investment Act of 2023 H.R. 2788 / S. 1232, American Investment in Manufacturing (AIM) Act H.R. 3210 / S. 1559, Book Minimum Tax Repeal Act H.R. 4571, Child Care Investment Act of 2023 H.R. 4721/S. 1706, Main Street Tax Certainty Act S. 866, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 1457, Taiwan Tax Agreement Act of 2023 H. Res. 268, Expressing strong opposition to the imposition of digital services taxes by other countries that discriminate against United States companies Draft legislation titled United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act Proposed Rule, Internal Revenue Service, Treasury Department; Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit (88 Fed. Reg. 17,451-17,466, March 23, 2023) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Increased Credit or Deduction Amounts for Satisfying Certain Prevailing Wage and Registered Apprenticeship Requirements (88 Fed. Reg. 60,018, Aug. 30, 2023) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; The Government of Canadas revised legislative proposal for a unilateral, discriminatory digital services tax (DST) with retroactive effect; Canadian proposal to enact a retroactive Digital Services Tax (DST); U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 German Income Tax Act; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169), including implementation of the Excise tax on repurchase of corporate stock and corporate alternative minimum tax; IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; recommendations for Items to be Included on the 2023-2024 Priority Guidance Plan (Notice 2023-36); implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); proposal to repeal section 852(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code; proposal to institute an excise tax on stock buybacks; Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) proposal to require greater income tax disclosures; proposed Accounting Standards Update, Income Taxes (Topic 740); I.R.S. Notice 2023-36, 2023-21 I.R.B. 855 (Public Recommendations Invited on Items to be Included on the 2023-2024 Priority Guidance Plan); Treasury regulations and other guidance related to the foreign tax credit; undue compliance burden (filing requirements) facing certain claimants of the employee retention credit; Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Exposure Draft of Proposed Accounting Standards Update, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures; U.S. legislative response to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; Additional Interim Guidance Regarding the Application of the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax under Sections 55, 56A, and 59 of the Internal Revenue Code, I.R.S. Notice 2023-64, 2023-40 I.R.B.; improvements to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, Dependent Care Assistance Program, and Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit
Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Various issues relating to U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles
H.R. 760, Chinese Military and Surveillance Company Sanctions Act of 2023 H.R. 813, Global Investment in American Jobs Act H.R. 2670/S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 H.R. 3136, National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2023 H.R. 3611, Kazakhstan Permanent Normal Trade Relations Act of 2023 H.R. 3739/S. 2343, For Accurate Import Relief To Aid Retailers and Importers of Foreign Freights (FAIR TARIFF) Act of 2023 H.R. 3882/S. 1856, Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0 H.R. 4004, United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 4148/S. 2004, Import Security and Fairness Act H.R. 4307/S. 2115, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 5188, Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2023 S. 629, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act S. 686, Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act S. 913, Innovation and Development in Ecuador (IDEA) Act of 2023 S.1325, Western Hemisphere Partnership Act of 2023 S.1421, Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Online Act S. 1457, Taiwan Tax Agreement Act of 2023 S.1863, Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act of 2023 S.1926, United States-Uruguay Economic Partnership Act S. 2321, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Treaty Document 112-8, Tax Convention with Chile H.Res. 449, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the value of a tax agreement with Taiwan Draft legislation titled Americas Trade and Investment Act Potential trade legislation related to boosting trade with countries involved in the Abraham Accords Declaration Notice, Request for Comments, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Request for Comments on Advancing Inclusive, Worker-Centered Trade Policy (88 Fed. Reg. 38,118-38,119, June 12, 2023) Request for Public Comments, Federal Trade Commission; FTC Collaboration Act of 2021 Study (88 Fed. Reg. 38,510-38,513, June 13, 2023) Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO); reforms to export controls; implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), including plastics toxicity under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167); reform of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); reform of Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), including establishment of exclusion process; implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of (P. L. 95-223); implementation of the INFORM Consumers Act, Div. BB, Title III of (P. L. 117-328); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) statute contained in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (P.L. 117-328, Title V); James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (P.L. 117-263); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); pharmaceutical price controls; WTO Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to artificial intelligence; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; implementation of U.S. sanctions on Russia including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; United States-India Trade Policy Forum; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU AI Act; EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; Global Internet Governance; Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum; Digital-related policies in the G20; implementation of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024; efforts related to the 2023 Farm Bill; efforts related to opposing international imposition of digital services taxes; efforts related to the negotiation of the U.S. - EU Arrangements on Global Steel and Aluminum Excess Capacity and Carbon Intensity; efforts to modify permanent normal trade relations treatment with China & Kazakhstan; efforts to implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism, foreign pollution fees; efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimus statute; efforts to revise country of origin labeling requirements for animal and online products; efforts related to boosting trade relations with the Latin American region; efforts related to electric vehicle tax credit incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); efforts related to the development and negotiation of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF); efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP); efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership; efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement), the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR FTA), Colombia and South Korea; implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO); efforts related to the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; tax treaties with Chile, Taiwan and Poland; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; competition policy; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy and telecommunications infrastructure; international cybersecurity policy; international policy on standards development; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) reauthorization and reform; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimus level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions; patent examination practices and patent quality measures; tech transfer frameworks under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; adoption of digital clothing labels; international competition policy, specifically FTC and DOJ involvement in the European Unions implementation of the EU Digital Markets Act; compliance with sanctions on the Russian Federation and potential legal penalties in Russian courts for U.S. companies; proposal for General License Authorizing Private Commercial Arbitration Proceedings Involving Blocked Persons; small business innovation research; supply chain and defense industrial base issues; printed circuit boards; 21st Century customs framework; customs modernization legislation; legislation to alter de minimus policies
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), 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 Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
H.R. 682, Launch Communications Act H.R. 742, Telling Everyone the Location of data Leaving the U.S. (TELL) Act H.R. 750, Chinese-owned Applications Using The Information of Our Nation (CAUTION) Act of 2023 H.R. 784, Internet Application I.D. Act H.R. 1050, Data Science and Literacy Act H.R. 1165, Data Privacy Act of 2023 H.R. 1338, Satellite And Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act H.R. 1341, Spectrum Coordination Act H.R. 2463/S. 916, Junk Fee Prevention Act H.R. 3044/S. 1596, REAL Political Ads Act H.R. 3089, NDO Fairness Act H.R. 3309, Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining (Standard FEES) Act H.R. 3283, Facilitating the Deployment of Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions and Legacy (Facilitating DIGITAL) Applications Act H.R. 3293, Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act H.R. 3299, Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions and Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act H.R. 3343, Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act H.R. 3369, Artificial Intelligence Accountability Act H.R. 3459/S. 307, Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023 H.R. 3557, American Broadband Deployment Act of 2023 H.R. 3831, AI Disclosure Act S. 931, Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act S. 1094, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) of 2023 S. 1212, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act S.1356, Assuring Safe, Secure, Ethical, and Stable Systems for AI (ASSESS AI) Act S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act S. 1564, AI Leadership Training Act S. 1671, Digital Platform Commission Act S. 1865, Transparent Automated Governance Act S. 1873, Global Technology Leadership Act S. 1993, No Section 230 immunity in AI Act S. 2032 Legacy IT Reeducation Act of 2023 Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation on platform transparency Draft legislation on improvements to the Paperwork Reduction Act Draft legislation around collection and sharing of government data Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Potential legislation related to Good AI Act Potential legislation related to State and Local Digital Service Act Potential legislation related to Kids Online Safety Act Potential legislation related to Algorithmic Accountability Act Potential legislation related to American Data Privacy Protection Act Potential legislation related to Artificial Intelligence Nominations to the Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee Request for Comments on a Draft Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, "Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) National Telecommunications and Information Administration; AI Accountability Policy Request for Comment (88 Fed. Reg. 22,433-22,441, April 13, 2023) Request for Comments, National Telecommunications and Information Administration; Development of a National Spectrum Strategy (88 Fed. Reg. 16,244-16,247, March 16, 2023) Request for Comments, National Telecommunications and Information Administration; Digital Equity Act of 2021 (88 Fed. Reg. 13,101-13,106, March 1, 2023) Request for Information, Office of Science and Technology Policy; Automated Worker Surveillance and Management (88 Fed. Reg. 27,932-27,936, May 3, 2023) Various issues relating to expanding access to high speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband permitting reform; nominations at Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), and Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP); technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Act, enacted as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167), including provisions relating to stock buybacks; appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY24; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 14017, Executive Order on America's Supply Chains; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; Feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management; Future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; European Unions Artificial Intelligence Act; FTC enforcement; potential Executive Order on identity theft; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); appropriations for the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission; draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; security criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; House Select Committee on Modernization; House Administration efforts on Modernization; the Administrations Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Plan; use of third-party messaging apps by corporate employees; NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 concept paper, Potential Significant Updates to the Cybersecurity Framework; implementation of the International Technology Security and Innovation Fund (ITSI Fund) Federal Trade Commission activities, including hearings on competition and consumer protection; franchise rule and earnings rule; Solicitation for Public Comments on the Business Practices of Cloud Computing Providers (Docket ID FTC-2023-0028) implementation of the Department of Commerces semiconductor incentives program funded by the CHIPS and Science Act (P.L. 117-167); Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; Buy America provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); semiconductor permitting; FCC auction authority; FCC commissioner nominees; oversight issues pertaining to the Department of Commerce, FCC, OSTP, and the FTC; algorithmic issues in employment; enforcement provisions of proposed federal comprehensive data privacy legislation
H.R. 3935, Securing Growth and Robust Learning in American Aviation Act S. 307, Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023 Draft legislation related to advancing unmanned aircraft systems and advanced air mobility Draft legislation related to the expansion of counter UAS authorities Various issues relating to implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); unmanned aerial systems flight restrictions near critical infrastructure facilities; counter unmanned aerial systems; general activity related to unmanned aerial systems; general activity related to urban air mobility; airline refund rule
H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act of 2023 H.R. 835, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1010/S. 453, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act H.R. 1165, Data Privacy Act of 2023 H.R. 1410, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 1553, Helping Angels Lead our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 1548, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 1579, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 2608, To amend the Federal securities laws to specify the periods for which financial statements are required to be provided by an emerging growth company, and for other purposes H.R. 2610, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify certain registration statement contents for emerging growth companies, to permit issuers to file draft registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review, and for other purposes H.R. 2612, Gig Worker Equity Compensation Act H.R. 2627, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 2652, Investment Opportunity Expansion Act H.R. 2792, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 2793, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2023 H.R. 2795, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 2796, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 2797, Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act H.R. 2798, CFPB Transparency and Accountability Reform Act H.R. 2799, Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023 H.R. 2812, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act H.R. 3063, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act H.R. 4177/S. 2007, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2023 H.R. 4168/S.2005 Mandatory Materiality Requirement Act of 2023 H.R. 4237, Ensuring Sound Guidance Act of 2023 S. 638, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act Draft legislation titled Accredited Investor Self-Certification Act Potential legislation on environmental, social, and governance Potential legislation to expand well-known seasoned issuer (WKSI) eligibility Potential legislation to require the SEC to consider additional standards in the rulemaking process Potential legislation to study the term small entity Potential legislation regarding a new regulatory framework for stablecoins Potential legislation to codify certain reforms to the nonbank designation process of the Financial Stability Oversight Council Potential legislation to except quotations of Rule 144A fixed-income securities from certain regulatory requirements Potential legislation to make changes to the SEC 14a-8 shareholder proposal process Potential legislation dealing with third party litigation funding including its national security implications Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act Notice and Request for Comment, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Agency Information Collection Activities: Junk Fees Timing Study (88 Fed. Reg. 23,646, Apr. 18, 2023) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Negative Option Rule, Project No. P064202 (88 Fed. Reg. 24,716-24,739, April 24, 2023) Notice, Securities and Exchange Commission; Order Scheduling Filing of Statements on Review; In the Matter of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. for an Order Granting the Approval of Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 2, To Establish a Corporate Bond New Issue Reference Data Service (87 Fed. Reg. 79,014-79,015, December 23, 2022) Notice, Securities and Exchange Commission; Self-Regulatory Organizations, New York Stock Exchange LLC, Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Adopt New Section 303A.14 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual To Establish Listing Standards Related to Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Incentive-Based Executive Compensation (88 Fed. Reg. 15,480-15,484, March 13, 2023) Notice, Securities and Exchange Commission; Self-Regulatory Organizations, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Establish Listing Standards Related to Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Executive Compensation (88 Fed. Reg. 15,500-15,503, March 13, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Registry of Supervised Nonbanks that Use Form Contracts to Impose Terms and Conditions that Seek to Waive or Limit Consumer Legal Protections (88 Fed. Reg. 6,906-6,969, February 1, 2023) Proposed Rule, SEC Enhanced Reporting of Proxy Votes by Registered Management Investment Companies; Reporting of Executive Compensation Votes by Institutional Investment Managers Proposed Rule (86 Fed. Reg. 57,478 -57,524 October 15, 2021) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (87 Fed. Reg. 77,172-77,296, December 16, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Reopening of Comment Period for Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization (87 Fed. Reg. 75,975-75,977, December 12, 2022) Proposed Rule, SEC Safeguarding Advisory Client Assets (88 Fed. Reg. 14,672-14,792, March 9, 2023) Proposed Rule, FSOC Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, Proposed Interpretive Guidance (88 Fed. Reg. 26,234-26,244, April 28, 2023) Proposed Rule, FSOC Analytic Framework for Financial Stability Risk Identification, Assessment, and Response, Proposed Analytic Framework (88 Fed. Reg. 26,305-26,311, April 28, 2023) Request for Comment, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Statement of Policy Regarding Prohibition on Abusive Acts or Practices (88 Fed. Reg. 21,883-21,890, April 12, 2023) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of Nonbank Financial Firms as systemically important; Financial Stability Oversight Councils Activities-Based Approach to Nonbank Financial Company Systemic Risk; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information Collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission under Chair Lina Khan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; SEC Proposed Rulemakings: Regulation Best Execution (Release No. 34-96496; File No. S7-32-22); Order Competition Rule (Release No. 34-96495; File No. S7-31-22); Regulation NMS: Minimum Pricing Increments, Access Fees, and Transparency of Better Priced Orders (Release No. 34-96494; File S7-30-22); Disclosure of Order Execution Information (Release No. 34-96493; S7-29-22); the Federal Reserve Boards Supervision and regulation of Silicon Valley Bank and ongoing Holistic Capital; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203); EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU requirements for supply chain due diligence and disclosures; PCAOB amendments to quality control standards; Proposed Auditing Standard - General Responsibilities of the Auditor in Conducting an Audit (PCAOB Release No. 2023-001, March 28, 2023; PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 049); Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change to Adopt New Section 303A.14 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual to Establish Listing Standards Related to Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Incentive-Based Executive Compensation (SR-NYSE-2023-12); Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change to Establish Listing Standards Related to Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Executive Compensation (SR-NASDAQ-2023-005); Order Scheduling Filing of Statements on Review; In the Matter of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. for an Order Granting the Approval of Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 2, To Establish a Corporate Bond New Issue Reference Data Service (File No. SR-FINRA-2019-008); potential regulations to require public companies to disclose information related to human capital management; reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; third party litigation funding (including its national security implications) and DOJs authority (including under the False Claims Act and the Foreign Agents Registration Act) to regulate it
S. 142, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 315, Taxpayer Research and Contributions Knowledge (TRACK) Act of 2023, including provisions related to university tech transfer S. 1264, Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act Draft legislation titled Digital Copyright Act of 2021 (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7776, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7430, Protecting American Innovation Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5502/S. 936, Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for (INFORM) Consumers Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5429, Save our Stages Extension Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6058, Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-commerce (SHOP SAFE) Act of 2020 Potential legislation similar to S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to S. 3700, Affordable Insulin Now Act Potential legislation revising the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005 Potential legislation making omnibus year-end appropriations Potential legislation regarding the establishment of a SEP royalty court Potential legislation regarding revisions to the tech transfer framework established under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517) Potential legislation seeking to impose pharmaceutical price controls to private sector payers Potential legislation related to artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights Potential legislation related to patent eligibility reform Potential legislation related to changes in Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce; Changes Under Consideration to Discretionary Institution Practices, Petition Word-Count Limits, and Settlement Practices for America Invents Act Trial Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (88 Fed. Reg. 24,503-24,518, April 21, 2023) Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); nomination vacancies relating to intellectual property, including for an Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; patent examination practices and patent quality; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Food and Drug Administration collaboration efforts; World Trade Organization pending proposal related to COVID-19 and intellectual property rights; State Departments Office of Authentication; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the United Nations; IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling; increased utilization of federal criminal penalties resulting from the passage of the Protect Lawful Streaming Act (PSLA) (P.L. 116-260, Div. Q, Title II), for certain types of copyright infringement via illicit streaming of copyrighted works; intellectual property enforcement priorities at the U.S.-Mexico border; licensing negotiations and remedies for standard-essential patents subject to voluntary F/RAND commitments; draft 2022-2026 USPTO strategic plan; USPTOs IP Attache Program; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program in FY24 Appropriations Legislation; FY2023 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill (including funding for the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and other federal agencies appropriations related to intellectual property enforcement)
Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Various issues relating to U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles
H.R. 722, Western Hemisphere Nearshoring Act H.R. 813, Global Investment in American Jobs Act H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 H.R. 3136, National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2023 H.R. 3611, Kazakhstan Permanent Normal Trade Relations Act of 2023 H.R. 3882, Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0 H.R. 4004, United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act S. 125, China Trade Relations Act of 2023 S. 629, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act S. 653, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2023 S. 686, Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act S. 913, Innovation and Development in Ecuador (IDEA) Act of 2023 S. 1457, Taiwan Tax Agreement Act of 2023 Treaty Document 122-8, Tax Convention with Chile H.Res. 449, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the value of a tax agreement with Taiwan Draft legislation titled Medical Supply Chain Resilience Act Draft legislation titled Americas Trade and Investment Act Draft legislation titled Foreign Pollution Act Draft legislation titled For Accurate Import Relief To Aid Retailers and Importers of Foreign Freights (FAIR TARIFF) Act Potential trade legislation related to boosting trade with countries involved in the Abraham Accords Declaration Proposed Rule, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau; Consideration of Updates to Trade Practice Regulations (88 Fed. Reg. 1,171, January 9, 2023) Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Labor Council; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO); reforms to export controls; implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), including plastics toxicity under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167); Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of P. L. 95-223; implementation of the INFORM Consumers Act, Div. BB, Title III of P. L. 117-328; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) statute contained in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (P.L. 117-328, Title V); implementation of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (P.L. 117-263); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); WHO Pandemic Accord; World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization; The United Nations; pharmaceutical price controls; proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board; WTO Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Executive Order 14017, America's Supply Chains; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; artificial intelligence; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; U.S. sanctions on Russia including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade; United States-India Trade Policy Forum; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU AI Act; EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; Global Internet Governance; Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum; Implementation of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); farm bill legislation; efforts to implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism, foreign pollution fees; efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimus statute; efforts to revise country of origin labeling requirements for animal products; efforts related to boosting trade relations with the Latin American region; efforts related to electric vehicle tax credit incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); efforts related to the development and negotiation of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership; efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Israel, Jordan, Chile, Singapore, Australia, Morocco, Bahrain, Oman, Peru, South Korea, Colombia, and Panama, as well as Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement or USMCA) and El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica (the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement or DR-CAFTA); Implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO); Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; tax treaties with Chile, Taiwan and Poland; international affairs budget; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy and telecommunications infrastructure; international cybersecurity policy; international policy on standards development; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; proposed rules implementing Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; reauthorization of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimus level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions; patent examination practices and patent quality measures; USPTO-FDA collaboration efforts; tech transfer frameworks under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; adoption of digital clothing labels; international competition policy, specifically FTC and DOJ involvement in the European Unions implementation of the EU Digital Markets Act; small business innovation research; supply chain and defense industrial base issues; printed circuit boards; 21st Century customs framework; customs modernization legislation
H.R. 515, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 976, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 1010/S. 453, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act H.R. 2406 / S. 1117, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 2673, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act H.R. 2767 / S. 1243, Small Business Investment Act of 2023 H.R. 2788 / S. 1232, American Investment in Manufacturing (AIM) Act H.R. 3210 / S. 1559, Book Minimum Tax Repeal Act S. 866, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 1457, Taiwan Tax Agreement Act of 2023 S. 1706, Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2023 H. Res. 268, Expressing strong opposition to the imposition of digital services taxes by other countries that discriminate against United States companies Proposed Rule, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau; Consideration of Updates to Trade Practice Regulations (88 Fed. Reg. 1,171, January 9, 2023) Proposed Rule, Internal Revenue Service, Treasury Department; Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit (88 Fed. Reg. 17,451-17,466, March 23, 2023) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canadian proposal to enact a retroactive Digital Services Tax (DST); U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 German Income Tax Act; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169), including implementation of the Excise tax on repurchase of corporate stock and corporate alternative minimum tax; IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; recommendations for Items to be Included on the 2023-2024 Priority Guidance Plan (Notice 2023-36); proposal to repeal section 852(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code; proposal to institute an excise tax on stock buybacks; Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) proposal to require greater income tax disclosures; Treaty Document No. 112-8, Tax Convention with Chile; I.R.S. Notice 2023-36, 2023-21 I.R.B. 855 (Public Recommendations Invited on Items to be Included on the 2023-2024 Priority Guidance Plan); Treasury regulations and other guidance related to the foreign tax credit; undue compliance burden (filing requirements) facing certain claimants of the employee retention credit; Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Exposure Draft of Proposed Accounting Standards Update, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures
H.R. 17, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 20/S. 567, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023 H.R. 1163/S. 1587, Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act H.R. 1209/S. 537, Fair and Open Competition (FOCA) Act H.R. 2700/S. 1201, Employee Rights Act H.R. 2826/S. 1261, Save Local Business Act H.R. 3745, Unemployment Trust Fund Accountability Act S. 532, National Right-to-Work Act S. 781, Tipped Employee Protection Act S. 1073, Advertising Middlemen Endangering Rigorous Internet Competition Accountability Act (AMERICA) Act S. 1094, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2023 Draft legislation titled Teenagers Earning Everyday Necessary Skills (TEENS) Act Potential legislation to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify pecuniary factors may not be subordinated to or limited by non-pecuniary factors Nomination of Jessica Looman to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division Renomination of Amanda Wood Laihow to be a commissioner on the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (healthcare settings); finalization (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Proposed Rule, Department of Labor; Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (87 Fed. Reg. 62,218-62,275, Oct. 13, 2022) Final Rule on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (87 Fed. Reg. 73,822-73,886, December 1, 2022) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Noncompete Clause Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 3,482-3,546, January 19, 2023) Various issues relating to modernization of the unemployment insurance system; paid leave including paid family and sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; debarment of federal contractors (blacklisting); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; rescission of the joint employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); The FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; The USMCA Labor Council; apprenticeships; proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential Wage and Hour Division rulemaking defining and delimiting the exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees; potential legislation on the minimum wage; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, non-compete clauses, franchise agreements rulemaking, and overall direction of the Commission; filing complaints under the National Labor Relations Act; Solicitation for Public Comments on Provisions of Franchise Agreements and Franchisor Business Practices; Executive Order 13999, Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; Executive Order 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unemployment insurance; competition policy chapters in trade negotiations and associated agreements; appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 19/13b authority; section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act; Policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; Transparency at the FTC; efforts to modernize enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; efforts to ban noncompete clauses in employment contracts; proposals to rein in dominant digital platforms; Robinson-Patman related policy and enforcement matters; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257)
H.R. 3560, National Drone and Advanced Air Mobility Research and Development Act Potential legislation providing funding to implement the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022(P.L. 117-167) Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020); Various issues related to the Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; appropriation for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167); reauthorization of National Quantum Initiative Act (P.L. 115-368); National AI Research Resource; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) AI Risk Management Framework
S. 259, Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Potential legislation similar to S. 4136, Water Resources Development Act of 2022 Request for Comment, Federal Highway Administration, FHWA's Review of its General Applicability Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Manufactured Products (88 Fed. Reg. 16,517-16,520, March 17, 2023) Request for Comment, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation; UAS Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight Operations (88 Fed. Reg. 33,855-33,857, May 25, 2023) Request for Comments, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation; Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Waymo LLC, and Aurora Operations, Inc. (88 Fed. Reg. 13,489-13,490, March 3, 2023) Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of Section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L 114-190); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); use of state and local funding in the American Rescue Plan (P.L. 117-2) for state Departments of Transportation; use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions especially in infrastructure legislation; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); unmanned aircraft systems; necessity of a general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; driving safety and road safety; Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; Boeing 737 MAX certification and associated production stoppages; Department of Transportation freight programs; Buy America implementation; delayed development of the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to Prohibit or Restrict the Operation of an Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility; urging a rapid nomination of a new FAA Administrator and potential FAA authorization in 2023; labor negotiations, including West Coast port and dockworker negotiations; comprehensive assessment of the U.S. Civil Space Industrial Base (CSIB) requested by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), and NOAAs Office of Space Commerce (OSC); west coast port labor negotiations
Federal Insurance Office Request for Information on the Insurance Sector and Climate-Related Financial Risks (86 Fed. Reg. 48,814-48,819, August 31, 2021) Federal Insurance Office propose data collection on climate-related financial risk (87 Fed. Reg. 64,134-64,141, October 21, 2022) Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; special financial assistance for financially troubled multiemployer plans; availability and affordability of automotive insurance
H.R. 2798, CFPB Transparency and Accountability Reform Act S. 1045, Failed Bank Executives Clawback Act S. 1181, Bank Management Accountability Act S. 1790, Failed Bank Executives Clawback Act S. 2190, An original bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to increase bank executive accountability and to improve financial stability, and for other purposes Draft legislation to provide a right of removal to federal court from Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus administrative adjudication Draft legislation to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus authority to prohibit Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Acts and Practices Draft legislation regarding the implementation of Basel III Draft legislation regarding credit repair Proposed rule regarding beneficial ownership information reporting requirements (86 Fed. Reg. 69,920-69,974, December 8, 2021) Proposed Rule, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards, and Use of FinCEN Identifiers for Entities (87 Fed. Reg. 77,404-77,457, December 16, 2022) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Resolution-Related Resource Requirements for Large Banking Organizations (87 Fed. Reg. 64,170-64,175, October 24, 2022) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Registry of Supervised Nonbanks that Use Form Contracts to Impose Terms and Conditions that Seek to Waive or Limit Consumer Legal Protections (88 Fed. Reg. 6,906-6,969, February 1, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders (88 Fed. Reg. 6,088-6,142, January 30, 2023) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z) (88 Fed. Reg. 18,906-18,951, March 29, 2023) Rulemaking, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Small Business Advisory Review Panel for Required Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights (October 27, 2022); Various issues relating to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus March 2022 amendment to UDAAP examination manual; CFPBs intention to expand public data on auto lending (Document ID CFPB-2022-0075-0001); Policy developments related to FDIC deposit insurance and the Federal Reserves 13(3) emergency lending program; Federal Reserve Boards Holistic Capital Review and implementation of the final Basel III framework; executive compensation at insured depository institutions; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), 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 Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Potential legislation providing funding to implement the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022(P.L. 117-167) Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Various issues related to the Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; appropriation for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167)
Various issues relating to implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); FY2024 appropriations priorities; Funding for Advanced Nuclear in FY2023 Appropriations Legislation, specifically the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP) and the Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Program; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2) including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund; debt ceiling/limit, budget caps, budget sequestration, and budget reconciliation; budget reconciliation legislation and related spending levels; funding for the Border Water Infrastructure Program in FY23 Appropriations legislation; funding issues related to the USPTO; funding issues related to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues related to the Department of Justice; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; USPTO - FDA interagency collaboration; patent quality and patent examination practices
H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act of 2023 H.R. 1010/S. 453, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act H.R. 1165, Data Privacy Act of 2023 H.R. 1410, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act S. 638, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act Draft legislation titled Increasing Investor Opportunities Act Draft legislation titled Gig Worker Equity Compensation Act Draft legislation titled Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act Draft legislation titled The Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act Draft legislation titled The Accredited Investor Definition Review Act Draft legislation titled Accredited Investor Self-Certification Act Draft legislation titled Investment Opportunity Expansion Act Potential legislation titled Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act Potential legislation titled Encouraging Public Offerings Act Potential legislation to streamline and clarify the EGC public filing condition and to update the confidential review process for draft registration statements Potential legislation to update the IPO on-ramp to include spin-off transactions Potential legislation to clarify EGC financial statement regulators obligations Potential legislation to permit the auditor of a private company transitioning to public company status to comply with SEC and PCAOB independence rules for the most recent year and AICPA or home-country independence rules for prior periods Potential legislation to expand the protection for research reports to cover all securities of all issuers Potential legislation to permit an issuer include the value of all shares of the issuer when determining the significance of an acquisition or disposition Potential legislation to increase public float thresholds in the smaller reporting company and accelerated filer definitions Potential legislation to require SEC rulemaking on e-delivery as the default delivery method Potential legislation to exclude qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) and institutional accredited investors from the record holder count for mandatory Exchange Act registration Potential legislation to expand well-known seasoned issuer (WKSI) eligibility Potential legislation to require the SEC to consider additional standards in the rulemaking process Potential legislation to study the term small entity Potential legislation regarding a new regulatory framework for stablecoins Potential legislation to codify certain reforms to the nonbank designation process of the Financial Stability Oversight Council Potential legislation to make e-delivery of investment disclosures the default Potential legislation dealing with third party litigation funding including its national security implications Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act (117th Congress) Proposed Rule, SEC Enhanced Reporting of Proxy Votes by Registered Management Investment Companies; Reporting of Executive Compensation Votes by Institutional Investment Managers Proposed Rule (86 Fed. Reg. 57,478 -57,524 October 15, 2021) Proposed Rule, SEC on Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (87 Fed. Reg. 77,172-77,296, November 2, 2022) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Resolution-Related Resource Requirements for Large Banking Organizations (87 Fed. Reg. 64,170-64,175, October 24, 2022) Proposed Rule, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards, and Use of FinCEN Identifiers for Entities (87 Fed. Reg. 77,404-77,457, December 16, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (87 Fed. Reg. 77,172-77,296, December 16, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Reopening of Comment Period for Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization (87 Fed. Reg. 75,975-75,977, December 12, 2022) Request for Comment, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions (87 Fed. Reg. 75,267-75,271, December 8, 2022) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) including the PCAOB activities including: A Firms System of Quality Control and Other Proposed Amendments to PCAOB Standards, Rules, and Forms (PCAOB Release No. 2022-006, November 18, 2022; PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 046); Proposed Auditing Standard; The Auditors Use of Confirmation and Other Proposed Amendments to PCAOB Standards; PCAOB Release No. 2022-009; PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 028 (December 20, 2022); CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of Nonbank Financial Firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) Cap; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information Collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; resolutions to establish task forces on Artificial Intelligence and Financial Technology in the House Committee on Financial Services; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission under Chair Lina Khan; Tax Reporting Proposal by the Department of the Treasury related to a $600 or more annual account threshold; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Enhancement and standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors Financial Accounting Standards Board Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures Financial Stability Oversight Councils Activities-Based Approach to Nonbank Financial Company Systemic Risk Request for Comments, Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service, Unrealized Gains and Losses in Notice 2023-7 (December 22, 2022); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; hearing in House Financial Services Committee; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU requirements for supply chain due diligence and disclosure; implementation and enforcement of Regulation Best Interest by the Securities and Exchange Commission; SECs new interpretation of recordkeeping requirements for investment advisers PCAOB amendments to quality control standards; clarification in the regulatory treatment of digital assets by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission including digital asset issuer registration and reporting
H.R. 406, Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Act H.R. 760, Chinese Military and Surveillance Company Sanctions Act of 2023 H.R. 813, Global Investment in American Jobs Act H.R. 1324/S. 585, Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act S. 52, American Beef Labeling Act of 2023 S. 125, China Trade Relations Act of 2023 S. 629, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act S. 653, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2023 S. 686, Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act H.Res. 11, Establishing the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Unfair or Deceptive Fees Trade Regulation Rule (87 Fed. Reg. 67,413-67,424, November 8, 2022) Request for Comments, Office of the United States Trade Representative; Four-Year Review of Actions Taken in the Section 301 Investigation: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation (87 Fed. Reg. 62,914-62,915, October 17, 2022) implementation of James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (P.L. 117-263); Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2023; Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Labor Council; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reform of the World Trade Organization; reforms to export controls; implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), including plastics toxicity under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167); implementation of Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (P.L. 117-128); Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of P. L. 95-223; implementation of the INFORM Consumers Act, Div. BB, Title III of P. L. 117-328; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) statute contained in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (P.L. 117-263); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); WHO Pandemic Accord; World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization; The United Nations; WTO Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Executive Order 14017, America's Supply Chains; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, and Europe; IP issues relating to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; U.S. sanctions on Russia including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade; United States-India Trade Policy Forum; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU AI Act; EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts to implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism; efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimus statute; efforts to revise country of origin labeling requirements for animal products; efforts related to boosting trade relations with the Latin American region; efforts related to electric vehicle tax credit incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); efforts related to the development and negotiation of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership; efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law; implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Israel, Jordan, Chile, Singapore, Australia, Morocco, Bahrain, Oman, Peru, South Korea, Colombia, and Panama, as well as Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement or USMCA) and El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica (the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement or DR-CAFTA); Implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO); Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; tax treaties with Chile and Poland; international affairs budget; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; proposed rules implementing Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; reauthorization of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimus level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions; patent examination practices and patent quality measures; USPTO-FDA collaboration efforts; tech transfer frameworks under the Bayh-Dole Act; artificial intelligence; recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; small business innovation research; supply chain and defense industrial base issues; printed circuit boards; 21st Century customs framework; Customs reauthorization
Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Various issues relating to U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles
H.R. 682, Launch Communications Act H.R. 742, Telling Everyone the Location of data Leaving the U.S. (TELL) Act H.R. 750, Chinese-owned Applications Using The Information of Our Nation (CAUTION) Act of 2023 H.R. 784, Internet Application I.D. Act H.R. 1165, Data Privacy Act of 2023 H.R. 1338, Satellite And Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act H.R. 1341, Spectrum Coordination Act S. 307, Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023 S. 931, Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act Draft legislation titled Junk Fees Prevention Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation on platform transparency Draft legislation on improvements to the Paperwork Reduction Act Draft legislation around collection and sharing of government data Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Potential legislation related to Good AI Act Potential legislation related to State and Local Digital Service Act Potential legislation related to Kids Online Safety Act Potential legislation related to Algorithmic Accountability act Potential legislation related to American Data Privacy Protection Act Nominations to the Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee Nomination of Gigi Sohn to be a Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission Request for Comments on a Draft Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Proposed Rule, Federal Communications Commission; Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination (88 Fed. Reg. 3,681-3,704, January 20, 2023) Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Business Opportunity Rule (87 Fed. Reg. 4,796-4,797, January 25, 2023) Request for Comment, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce; Privacy, Equity, and Civil Rights (88 Fed. Reg. 3,714-3,720, January 20, 2023) Supplemental Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, United States Department of Transportation; Safe Integration of Automated Driving Systems-Equipped Commercial Motor Vehicles (88 Fed. Reg. 6,691-6,695, February 1, 2023) Various issues relating to expanding access to high speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband permitting reform; nominations at Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP); broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Act, enacted as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167), including provisions relating to stock buybacks; appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY24; artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 14017, Executive Order on America's Supply Chains; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; Feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management; Future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; European Unions Artificial Intelligence Act; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) franchise rule and earnings rule; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) and 19(b) enforcement; potential Executive Order on identity theft; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; security criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development; House Select Committee on Modernization; House Administration efforts on Modernization; the Administrations Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Plan; use of third-party messaging apps by corporate employees; NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 concept paper, Potential Significant Updates to the Cybersecurity Framework; Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; Buy America provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); semiconductor permitting; FCC auction authority; oversight issues pertaining to the Department of Commerce, FCC, OSTP, and the FTC; algorithmic issues in employment; enforcement provisions of proposed federal comprehensive data privacy legislation
Draft legislation to provide a right of removal to federal court from Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus administrative adjudication Draft legislation to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus authority to prohibit Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Acts and Practices Draft legislation subjecting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to the appropriations process Draft legislation to replace the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau single director with a bipartisan commission Proposed rule regarding beneficial ownership information reporting requirements (86 Fed. Reg. 69,920-69,974, December 8, 2021) Proposed Rule, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards, and Use of FinCEN Identifiers for Entities (87 Fed. Reg. 77,404-77,457, December 16, 2022) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z) (88 Fed. Reg. 18906, March 29, 2023) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Resolution-Related Resource Requirements for Large Banking Organizations (87 Fed. Reg. 64,170-64,175, October 24, 2022) Rulemaking, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Small Business Advisory Review Panel for Required Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights (October 27, 2022) Various issues relating to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus March 2022 amendment to UDAAP examination manual; CFPBs intention to expand public data on auto lending (Document ID CFPB-2022-0075-0001); Policy developments related to FDIC deposit insurance and the Federal Reserves 13(3) emergency lending program;
S. 307, Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023 Draft legislation related to advancing unmanned aircraft systems and advanced air mobility Draft legislation related to the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 Draft legislation related to the expansion of counter UAS authorities Various issues relating to implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); unmanned aerial systems flight restrictions near critical infrastructure facilities; counter unmanned aerial systems; general activity related to unmanned aerial systems; general activity related to urban air mobility; airline refund rule; Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization
Federal Insurance Office Request for Information on the Insurance Sector and Climate-Related Financial Risks (86 Fed. Reg. 48,814-48,819, August 31, 2021) Federal Insurance Office propose data collection on climate-related financial risk (87 Fed. Reg. 64,134-64,141, October 21, 2022) Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; special financial assistance for financially troubled multiemployer plans; availability and affordability of automotive insurance
S. 259, Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Potential legislation similar to S. 4136, Water Resources Development Act of 2022 Notice of In-Space Authorization and Supervision Policy, Additional Listening Session; National Space Council (87 Fed. Reg. 73,299-73,300, November 29, 2022) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Department of Transportation; Enhancing Transparency of Airline Ancillary Fees (87 Fed. Reg. 63,718-63,738, October 20, 2022) Proposed Rule, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget; Guidance for Grants and Agreements (88 Fed. Reg. 8,374-8,378, February 9, 2023) Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L 114-190); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); use of state and local funding in the American Rescue Plan (P.L. 117-2) for state Departments of Transportation; use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions especially in infrastructure legislation; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); unmanned aircraft systems; necessity of a general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; driving safety and road safety; U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; Boeing 737 MAX and associated production stoppages; Department of Transportation freight programs; Buy America implementation; the Presidential American Jobs Plan infrastructure proposal; delayed development of the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to Prohibit or Restrict the Operation of an Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility; urging a rapid nomination of a new FAA Administrator and potential FAA authorization in 2023; labor negotiations, including West Coast port and dockworker negotiations; national electric vehicle infrastructure program; west coast port labor negotiations
H.R. 515, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 889, Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act H.R. 976, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 1010/S. 453, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act S. 26, Stop the Nosy Obsession with Online Payments (SNOOP) Act of 2023 S. 413, Stock Buyback Accountability Act of 2023 S. 866, American Innovation and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2558, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation titled Repealing the Ill-Conceived and Problematic (RIP) Book Minimum Tax Act Potential legislation titled International Competition for American Jobs Act Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS Pillars One and Two work opportunity tax credit; Canadian proposal to enact a retroactive Digital Services Tax (DST); Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 German Income Tax Act; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169), including implementation of the Excise tax on repurchase of corporate stock and corporate alternative minimum tax; Treasury Department/IRS guidance related to the foreign tax credit (T.D. 9959), including the new arms length requirement proposal to repeal section 852(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code; Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) proposal to require greater income tax disclosures
S. 142, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 315, Taxpayer Research and Contributions Knowledge (TRACK) Act of 2023, including provisions related to university tech transfer Draft legislation titled Digital Copyright Act of 2021 (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7430, Protecting American Innovation Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5502/S. 936, Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for (INFORM) Consumers Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5429, Save our Stages Extension Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6058, Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-commerce (SHOP SAFE) Act of 2020 Potential legislation similar to S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to S. 3700, Affordable Insulin Now Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation revising the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005 Potential legislation making omnibus year-end appropriations Potential Legislation regarding the establishment of a SEP royalty court Potential Legislation regarding revisions to the tech transfer framework established under the Bayh-Dole Act Notice of Public Listening Session; Request for Comments, United States Patent and Trademark Office; Joint USPTO-FDA Collaboration Initiatives (87 Fed. Reg. 67,019-67,022, November 7, 2022) Request for Comments, United States Patent and Trademark Office; USPTO Initiatives to Ensure the Robustness and Reliability of Patent Rights (87 Fed. Reg. 66,282, November 3, 2022) FY2023 Department of Defense Authorization; FY2023 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill (including funding for the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and other federal agencies) Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); nomination vacancies relating to intellectual property, including for an Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; patent examination practices and patent quality; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Food and Drug Administration collaboration efforts; World Trade Organization pending proposal related to COVID-19 and intellectual property rights; State Departments Office of Authentication; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; the United Nations; IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; increased utilization of federal criminal penalties resulting from the passage of the Protect Lawful Streaming Act (PSLA) (P.L. 116-260, Div. Q, Title II), for certain types of copyright infringement via illicit streaming of copyrighted works; intellectual property enforcement priorities at the U.S.-Mexico border; licensing negotiations and remedies for standard-essential patents subject to voluntary F/RAND commitments; draft 2022-2026 USPTO strategic plan; USPTOs IP Attache Program;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), 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 Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Federal Insurance Office Request for Information on the Insurance Sector and Climate-Related Financial Risks (86 Fed. Reg. 48,814-48,819, August 31, 2021) Federal Insurance Office propose data collection on climate-related financial risk (87 Fed. Reg. 64,134-64,141, October 21, 2022) Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; special financial assistance for financially troubled multiemployer plans; availability and affordability of automotive insurance
Draft legislation to provide a right of removal to federal court from Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus administrative adjudication Draft legislation to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus authority to prohibit Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Acts and Practices Draft legislation subjecting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to the appropriations process Draft legislation to replace the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau single director with a bipartisan commission Proposed rule regarding beneficial ownership information reporting requirements (86 Fed. Reg. 69,920-69,974, December 8, 2021) Proposed Rule, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards, and Use of FinCEN Identifiers for Entities (87 Fed. Reg. 77,404-77,457, December 16, 2022) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z) (88 Fed. Reg. 18906, March 29, 2023) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Resolution-Related Resource Requirements for Large Banking Organizations (87 Fed. Reg. 64,170-64,175, October 24, 2022) Rulemaking, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Small Business Advisory Review Panel for Required Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights (October 27, 2022) Various issues relating to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus March 2022 amendment to UDAAP examination manual; CFPBs intention to expand public data on auto lending (Document ID CFPB-2022-0075-0001); Policy developments related to FDIC deposit insurance and the Federal Reserves 13(3) emergency lending program;
Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Various issues relating to U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles
S. 142, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 315, Taxpayer Research and Contributions Knowledge (TRACK) Act of 2023, including provisions related to university tech transfer Draft legislation titled Digital Copyright Act of 2021 (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7430, Protecting American Innovation Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5502/S. 936, Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for (INFORM) Consumers Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5429, Save our Stages Extension Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6058, Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-commerce (SHOP SAFE) Act of 2020 Potential legislation similar to S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to S. 3700, Affordable Insulin Now Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation revising the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005 Potential legislation making omnibus year-end appropriations Potential Legislation regarding the establishment of a SEP royalty court Potential Legislation regarding revisions to the tech transfer framework established under the Bayh-Dole Act Notice of Public Listening Session; Request for Comments, United States Patent and Trademark Office; Joint USPTO-FDA Collaboration Initiatives (87 Fed. Reg. 67,019-67,022, November 7, 2022) Request for Comments, United States Patent and Trademark Office; USPTO Initiatives to Ensure the Robustness and Reliability of Patent Rights (87 Fed. Reg. 66,282, November 3, 2022) FY2023 Department of Defense Authorization; FY2023 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill (including funding for the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and other federal agencies) Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); nomination vacancies relating to intellectual property, including for an Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; patent examination practices and patent quality; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Food and Drug Administration collaboration efforts; World Trade Organization pending proposal related to COVID-19 and intellectual property rights; State Departments Office of Authentication; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; the United Nations; IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; increased utilization of federal criminal penalties resulting from the passage of the Protect Lawful Streaming Act (PSLA) (P.L. 116-260, Div. Q, Title II), for certain types of copyright infringement via illicit streaming of copyrighted works; intellectual property enforcement priorities at the U.S.-Mexico border; licensing negotiations and remedies for standard-essential patents subject to voluntary F/RAND commitments; draft 2022-2026 USPTO strategic plan; USPTOs IP Attache Program;
H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act of 2023 H.R. 1010/S. 453, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act H.R. 1165, Data Privacy Act of 2023 H.R. 1410, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act S. 638, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act Draft legislation titled Increasing Investor Opportunities Act Draft legislation titled Gig Worker Equity Compensation Act Draft legislation titled Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act Draft legislation titled The Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act Draft legislation titled The Accredited Investor Definition Review Act Draft legislation titled Accredited Investor Self-Certification Act Draft legislation titled Investment Opportunity Expansion Act Potential legislation titled Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act Potential legislation titled Encouraging Public Offerings Act Potential legislation to streamline and clarify the EGC public filing condition and to update the confidential review process for draft registration statements Potential legislation to update the IPO on-ramp to include spin-off transactions Potential legislation to clarify EGC financial statement regulators obligations Potential legislation to permit the auditor of a private company transitioning to public company status to comply with SEC and PCAOB independence rules for the most recent year and AICPA or home-country independence rules for prior periods Potential legislation to expand the protection for research reports to cover all securities of all issuers Potential legislation to permit an issuer include the value of all shares of the issuer when determining the significance of an acquisition or disposition Potential legislation to increase public float thresholds in the smaller reporting company and accelerated filer definitions Potential legislation to require SEC rulemaking on e-delivery as the default delivery method Potential legislation to exclude qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) and institutional accredited investors from the record holder count for mandatory Exchange Act registration Potential legislation to expand well-known seasoned issuer (WKSI) eligibility Potential legislation to require the SEC to consider additional standards in the rulemaking process Potential legislation to study the term small entity Potential legislation regarding a new regulatory framework for stablecoins Potential legislation to codify certain reforms to the nonbank designation process of the Financial Stability Oversight Council Potential legislation to make e-delivery of investment disclosures the default Potential legislation dealing with third party litigation funding including its national security implications Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act (117th Congress) Proposed Rule, SEC Enhanced Reporting of Proxy Votes by Registered Management Investment Companies; Reporting of Executive Compensation Votes by Institutional Investment Managers Proposed Rule (86 Fed. Reg. 57,478 -57,524 October 15, 2021) Proposed Rule, SEC on Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (87 Fed. Reg. 77,172-77,296, November 2, 2022) SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Resolution-Related Resource Requirements for Large Banking Organizations (87 Fed. Reg. 64,170-64,175, October 24, 2022) Proposed Rule, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards, and Use of FinCEN Identifiers for Entities (87 Fed. Reg. 77,404-77,457, December 16, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (87 Fed. Reg. 77,172-77,296, December 16, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Reopening of Comment Period for Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization (87 Fed. Reg. 75,975-75,977, December 12, 2022) Request for Comment, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions (87 Fed. Reg. 75,267-75,271, December 8, 2022) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) including the PCAOB activities including: A Firms System of Quality Control and Other Proposed Amendments to PCAOB Standards, Rules, and Forms (PCAOB Release No. 2022-006, November 18, 2022; PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 046); Proposed Auditing Standard; The Auditors Use of Confirmation and Other Proposed Amendments to PCAOB Standards; PCAOB Release No. 2022-009; PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 028 (December 20, 2022); CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of Nonbank Financial Firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) Cap; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information Collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; resolutions to establish task forces on Artificial Intelligence and Financial Technology in the House Committee on Financial Services; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission under Chair Lina Khan; Tax Reporting Proposal by the Department of the Treasury related to a $600 or more annual account threshold; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Enhancement and standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors Financial Accounting Standards Board Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures Financial Stability Oversight Councils Activities-Based Approach to Nonbank Financial Company Systemic Risk Request for Comments, Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service, Unrealized Gains and Losses in Notice 2023-7 (December 22, 2022); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; hearing in House Financial Services Committee; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU requirements for supply chain due diligence and disclosure; implementation and enforcement of Regulation Best Interest by the Securities and Exchange Commission; SECs new interpretation of recordkeeping requirements for investment advisers PCAOB amendments to quality control standards; clarification in the regulatory treatment of digital assets by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission including digital asset issuer registration and reporting
H.R. 406, Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Act H.R. 760, Chinese Military and Surveillance Company Sanctions Act of 2023 H.R. 813, Global Investment in American Jobs Act H.R. 1324/S. 585, Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act S. 52, American Beef Labeling Act of 2023 S. 125, China Trade Relations Act of 2023 S. 629, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act S. 653, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2023 S. 686, Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act H.Res. 11, Establishing the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Unfair or Deceptive Fees Trade Regulation Rule (87 Fed. Reg. 67,413-67,424, November 8, 2022) Request for Comments, Office of the United States Trade Representative; Four-Year Review of Actions Taken in the Section 301 Investigation: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation (87 Fed. Reg. 62,914-62,915, October 17, 2022) implementation of James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (P.L. 117-263); Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2023; Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Labor Council; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reform of the World Trade Organization; reforms to export controls; implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), including plastics toxicity under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167); implementation of Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (P.L. 117-128); Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of P. L. 95-223; implementation of the INFORM Consumers Act, Div. BB, Title III of P. L. 117-328; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) statute contained in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (P.L. 117-263); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); WHO Pandemic Accord; World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization; The United Nations; WTO Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Executive Order 14017, America's Supply Chains; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, and Europe; IP issues relating to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; U.S. sanctions on Russia including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade; United States-India Trade Policy Forum; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU AI Act; EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts to implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism; efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimus statute; efforts to revise country of origin labeling requirements for animal products; efforts related to boosting trade relations with the Latin American region; efforts related to electric vehicle tax credit incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); efforts related to the development and negotiation of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership; efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law; implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Israel, Jordan, Chile, Singapore, Australia, Morocco, Bahrain, Oman, Peru, South Korea, Colombia, and Panama, as well as Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement or USMCA) and El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica (the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement or DR-CAFTA); Implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO); Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; tax treaties with Chile and Poland; international affairs budget; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; proposed rules implementing Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; reauthorization of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimus level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions; patent examination practices and patent quality measures; USPTO-FDA collaboration efforts; tech transfer frameworks under the Bayh-Dole Act; artificial intelligence; recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; small business innovation research; supply chain and defense industrial base issues; printed circuit boards; 21st Century customs framework; Customs reauthorization
H.R. 17, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 20/S. 567, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023 H.R. 1163, Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act H.R. 1209/S. 537, Fair and Open Competition (FOCA) Act S. 532, National Right-to-Work Act Draft legislation titled Teenagers Earning Everyday Necessary Skills Act (TEENS) Act Potential legislation to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify pecuniary factors may not be subordinated to or limited by non-pecuniary factors Nomination of Jessica Looman to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Settings (86 Fed. Reg. 59,309-59,326, Oct. 27, 2021) Proposed Amendments to Agriculture Acquisition Regulations (87 Fed. Reg. 9,005-9,021, February 17, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of Labor; Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (87 Fed. Reg. 62,218-62,275, Oct. 13, 2022) Final Rule on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (87 Fed. Reg. 73,822-73,886, December 1, 2022) Proposed Renewal of the Approval of Information Collection Requirements - Service and Supply Scheduling Program; Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (87 Fed. Reg. 70,867-70,868, November 21, 2022) Proposed Rule, National Labor Relations Board; Representation-Case Procedures: Election Bars; Proof of Majority Support in Construction Industry Collective-Bargaining Relationships (87 Fed. Reg. 66,890-66,933, November 4, 2022) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Noncompete Clause Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 3,482-3,546. January 19, 2023) Various issues relating to modernization of the unemployment insurance system; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; paid leave including paid family and sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; debarment of federal contractors (blacklisting); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; the firing of Peter Robb as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and of Alice Stock, Deputy General Counsel of the NLRB; rescission of the joint employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); The FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; The USMCA Labor Council; apprenticeships; proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses, 33 U.S.C. Chapter 18 901-950; potential Wage and Hour Division rulemaking defining and delimiting the exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees; potential legislation on the minimum wage; COVID-19 vaccine requirements, including a potential Emergency Temporary Standard from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to employers with more than 100 employees; vaccine requirements for federal contractors; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission; anticipated overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Directive (DIR) 2022-01; filing complaints under the National Labor Relations Act; potential reintroduction of the Employee Rights Act; Executive Order 13999, Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; Executive Order 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID Action Plan; unemployment insurance; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 19/13b authority; section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act; Policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; Transparency at the FTC; efforts to modernize enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; efforts to ban noncompete clauses in employment contracts; proposals to rein in dominant digital platforms; Robinson-Patman related policy and enforcement matters; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257)
S. 307, Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023 Draft legislation related to advancing unmanned aircraft systems and advanced air mobility Draft legislation related to the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 Draft legislation related to the expansion of counter UAS authorities Various issues relating to implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); unmanned aerial systems flight restrictions near critical infrastructure facilities; counter unmanned aerial systems; general activity related to unmanned aerial systems; general activity related to urban air mobility; airline refund rule; Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization
Potential legislation providing funding to implement the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022(P.L. 117-167) Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Various issues related to the Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; appropriation for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167)
H.R. 682, Launch Communications Act H.R. 742, Telling Everyone the Location of data Leaving the U.S. (TELL) Act H.R. 750, Chinese-owned Applications Using The Information of Our Nation (CAUTION) Act of 2023 H.R. 784, Internet Application I.D. Act H.R. 1165, Data Privacy Act of 2023 H.R. 1338, Satellite And Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act H.R. 1341, Spectrum Coordination Act S. 307, Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023 S. 931, Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act Draft legislation titled Junk Fees Prevention Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation on platform transparency Draft legislation on improvements to the Paperwork Reduction Act Draft legislation around collection and sharing of government data Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Potential legislation related to Good AI Act Potential legislation related to State and Local Digital Service Act Potential legislation related to Kids Online Safety Act Potential legislation related to Algorithmic Accountability act Potential legislation related to American Data Privacy Protection Act Nominations to the Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee Nomination of Gigi Sohn to be a Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission Request for Comments on a Draft Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Proposed Rule, Federal Communications Commission; Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination (88 Fed. Reg. 3,681-3,704, January 20, 2023) Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Business Opportunity Rule (87 Fed. Reg. 4,796-4,797, January 25, 2023) Request for Comment, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce; Privacy, Equity, and Civil Rights (88 Fed. Reg. 3,714-3,720, January 20, 2023) Supplemental Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, United States Department of Transportation; Safe Integration of Automated Driving Systems-Equipped Commercial Motor Vehicles (88 Fed. Reg. 6,691-6,695, February 1, 2023) Various issues relating to expanding access to high speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband permitting reform; nominations at Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP); broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Act, enacted as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167), including provisions relating to stock buybacks; appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY24; artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 14017, Executive Order on America's Supply Chains; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; Feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management; Future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; European Unions Artificial Intelligence Act; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) franchise rule and earnings rule; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) and 19(b) enforcement; potential Executive Order on identity theft; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; security criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development; House Select Committee on Modernization; House Administration efforts on Modernization; the Administrations Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Plan; use of third-party messaging apps by corporate employees; NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 concept paper, Potential Significant Updates to the Cybersecurity Framework; Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; Buy America provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); semiconductor permitting; FCC auction authority; oversight issues pertaining to the Department of Commerce, FCC, OSTP, and the FTC; algorithmic issues in employment; enforcement provisions of proposed federal comprehensive data privacy legislation
H.R. 515, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 889, Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act H.R. 976, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 1010/S. 453, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act S. 26, Stop the Nosy Obsession with Online Payments (SNOOP) Act of 2023 S. 413, Stock Buyback Accountability Act of 2023 S. 866, American Innovation and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2558, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation titled Repealing the Ill-Conceived and Problematic (RIP) Book Minimum Tax Act Potential legislation titled International Competition for American Jobs Act Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; Canadian proposal to enact a retroactive Digital Services Tax (DST); Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 German Income Tax Act; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169), including implementation of the Excise tax on repurchase of corporate stock and corporate alternative minimum tax; proposal to repeal section 852(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code; Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) proposal to require greater income tax disclosures
S. 259, Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Potential legislation similar to S. 4136, Water Resources Development Act of 2022 Notice of In-Space Authorization and Supervision Policy, Additional Listening Session; National Space Council (87 Fed. Reg. 73,299-73,300, November 29, 2022) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Department of Transportation; Enhancing Transparency of Airline Ancillary Fees (87 Fed. Reg. 63,718-63,738, October 20, 2022) Proposed Rule, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget; Guidance for Grants and Agreements (88 Fed. Reg. 8,374-8,378, February 9, 2023) Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L 114-190); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); use of state and local funding in the American Rescue Plan (P.L. 117-2) for state Departments of Transportation; use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions especially in infrastructure legislation; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); unmanned aircraft systems; necessity of a general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; driving safety and road safety; U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; Boeing 737 MAX and associated production stoppages; Department of Transportation freight programs; Buy America implementation; the Presidential American Jobs Plan infrastructure proposal; delayed development of the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to Prohibit or Restrict the Operation of an Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility; urging a rapid nomination of a new FAA Administrator and potential FAA authorization in 2023; labor negotiations, including West Coast port and dockworker negotiations; national electric vehicle infrastructure program; west coast port labor negotiations
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), 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 Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
H.R. 1270, Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination (PAID) Act Federal Insurance Office Request for Information on the Insurance Sector and Climate-Related Financial Risks (86 Fed. Reg. 48,814-48,819, August 31, 2021) Federal Insurance Office propose data collection on climate-related financial risk (87 Fed. Reg. 64,134-64,141, October 21, 2022) Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; retroactively altering business interruption insurance contracts related to COVID-19; creation of a prospective pandemic insurance program; pandemic risk insurance; special financial assistance for financially troubled multiemployer plans; development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; availability and affordability of automotive insurance; diversity and inclusion in the insurance industry; climate-related financial risk in the insurance sector
H.R. 1304, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2021 H.R. 1381/S. 480, Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2021 H.R. 1712/S. 617, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 3425, Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 H.R. 8853, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 8913, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 9030/S. 5015, Repealing the Ill-Conceived and Problematic (RIP) Book Minimum Tax Act S. 749, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 948, A bill to protect American small businesses, gig workers, and freelancers by repealing the burdensome American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 transactions reporting threshold S. 1274, Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2021 S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act S. 2621, Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021 Notice and Request for Comments, Internal Revenue Service; Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment, Concerning Source of Income from Certain Space and Ocean Activities, Source of Communications Income (87 Fed. Reg. 65,287, October 28, 2022) Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit; Clarification of Foreign-Derived Intangible Income, T.D. 9959, 87 Fed. Reg. 276 (Jan. 4, 2022) (as corrected by 87 Fed. Reg. 45,018, 45,021, July 27, 2022) Various issues relating to The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97), including implementation of, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code Section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look-thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; digital services taxes; OECD Pillar Two rules, including global anti-base erosion proposal (GloBE); general business tax credits; taxation of mobile and remote workers during the coronavirus pandemic; tax free paycheck protection program loan forgiveness; Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) tax deductibility; work opportunity tax credit; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2) including Section 9674 relating to 1099-K form reporting; IRS priority guidance plan; continuation of the stepped-up basis; potential corporate tax rate increase; continuation of the percentage depletion tax deduction; Minding the Tax Gap; Improving Tax Administration for the 21st Century; Canadian proposal to enact a retroactive Digital Services Tax (DST); Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI); proposals to institute a tax on financial statement incomes of corporations, known as a Book Tax; proposed Internal Revenue Code Section 163(n) limit on deductions for business interest expense; Tax Reporting Proposal by the Department of the Treasury related to a $600 or more annual account threshold; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention Of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; legislation to address section 163(j) EBITDA standard for business interest deductions; section 174 (R & D amortization) and extension of 100 percent accelerated depreciation known as full expensing or bonus depreciation; Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 German Income Tax Act; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169), including implementation of the Excise tax on repurchase of corporate stock, and corporate alternative minimum tax; IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; proposal to repeal section 852(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code; proposal to institute an excise tax on stock buybacks
H.R. 1799, PPP Extension Act of 2021 H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 4372/S. 3034, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4373/S. 3075, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 5735/S. 3011, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act H.R. 6833, Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 7900/S. 4543, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 8254/S. 4685, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 8255/S. 4660, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 8256/S. 4664, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 8257/S.4678, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 8295/S. 4659, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 S. 2016, Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Various issues relating to implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); FY2023 funding for Customs and Border Protection staffing; budget reconciliation legislation and related spending levels; amendments and potential amendments to the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act, related to potential debarment of federal contractors with certain Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violations, to credit reporting, to printed circuit boards, and to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); funding for advanced nuclear in FY2023 appropriations legislation; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2) including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund; debt ceiling, budget caps, budget sequestration, and budget reconciliation; COBRA Subsidies in COVID-19 Relief Legislation; appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; reauthorization of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); potential provisions relating to the National Security Innovation and Industrial Base (NSIB) and the Software Bill of Materials in the FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act; funding for the Border Water Infrastructure Program in FY23 Appropriations legislation; funding issues related to the USPTO; funding issues related to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues related to the Department of Justice; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program
H.R. 1270, Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination (PAID) Act H.R. 2547, Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act H.R. 4277, Overdraft Protection Act of 2021 H.R. 5911, Fair Hiring in Banking Act H.R. 6814, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 7412, Transparency in CFPB Cost-Benefit Analysis Act S. 2417, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2021 S. 2508, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act S. 3056, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act S. 3755, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act Draft legislation titled Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act Draft legislation titled Expanding Opportunity for MDIs Act Draft legislation to provide a right of removal to federal court from CFPB administrative adjudication House companion legislation to S. 2417, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2021 Draft legislation subjecting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to the appropriations process Draft legislation to replace the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau single director with a bipartisan commission Proposed rule regarding beneficial ownership information reporting requirements (86 Fed. Reg. 69,920-69,974, December 8, 2021) Proposed rule regarding Small Business Lending Data Collection Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B) (86 Fed. Reg. 56,356-56,606, October 8, 2021) Statement of Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions (87 Fed. Reg. 19,507-19,512, April 4, 2022) Request for Information and Comment on Rules, Regulations, Guidance, and Statements of Policy Regarding Bank Merger Transactions (87 Fed. Reg. 18,740-18,744, March 31, 2022) Notice and Request for Comment Regarding Fees Imposed by Providers of Consumer Financial Products or Services (87 Fed. Reg. 17,996-17,997, March 29, 2022) Proposed rule regarding Community Reinvestment Act (87 Fed. Reg. 33,884-34,066, June 3, 2022) Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period, regarding credit card late fees and late payments, (87 Fed. Reg. 42,662, July 18, 2022) Various issues relating to structure and independence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; artificial intelligence and machine learning; DOJ Bank Merger Competitive Analysis; OCC Request for Feedback on Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks
H.R. 4521, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 H.R. 5429, Save our Stages Extension Act H.R. 5502/S. 936, Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for (INFORM) Consumers Act H.R. 7430, Protecting American Innovation Act H.R. 7582/S. 4063, No Free TRIPS Act H.R. 7776, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, including provisions related to research funding and cybersecurity S. 1428, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S. 1843, Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-commerce (SHOP SAFE) Act of 2021 Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, including provisions related to funding for the Office of Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and other federal agencies appropriations related to intellectual property enforcement Draft legislation titled Digital Copyright Act of 2021 (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6058, Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-commerce (SHOP SAFE) Act of 2020 Potential legislation similar to S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Potential legislation revising the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005 Potential legislation making omnibus year-end appropriations Nomination of Chris Wilson to be Chief Intellectual Property Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Notice, Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (87 Fed. Reg. 53,736-53,737, September 1, 2022) Request for Comment, Office of the United States Trade Representative; 2022 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy (87 Fed. Reg. 52,609-52,611, August 26, 2022) Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); nomination vacancies relating to intellectual property, including for an Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; World Trade Organization pending proposal related to COVID-19 and intellectual property rights; State Department Office of Authentication; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Europe, Mexico and South Africa; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; increased utilization of federal criminal penalties resulting from the passage of the Protect Lawful Streaming Act (PSLA) (P.L. 116-260, Div. Q, Title II), for certain types of copyright infringement via illicit streaming of copyrighted works; intellectual property enforcement priorities at the U.S.-Mexico border; licensing negotiations and remedies for standard-essential patents subject to voluntary F/RAND commitments; third party litigation funding and patent litigation
H.R. 2453, Driving for Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 3310/S. 1681, Promoting Service in Transportation Act H.R. 3594, Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2021 H.R. 3711, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 4550, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act H.R. 5735/S. 3011, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act H.R. 6151, Highway Accident Fairness Act of 2021 H.R. 6787/S. 3609, Gas Prices Relief Act of 2022 H.J.Res. 100, To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees H.Con.Res. 119, Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100 S. 479, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 659, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) Safe Act S. 2016, Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 S. 2324, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 4136, Water Resources Development Act of 2022 S. 4217, Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act S. 4687, Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2022 Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Shailen Bhatt to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Notice That the Build America, Buy America Requirement for Construction Materials Applies Effective November 10, 2022, and Notice of Proposed Waiver of That Requirement for a Narrow Category of Contracts and Solicitations; Department of Transportation (87 Fed. Reg. 68,572-68,576, November 15, 2022) Notice, Federal Highway Administration; Proposed Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers (87 Fed. Reg. 53,539-53,547, August 31, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of Transportation; Airline Ticket Refunds and Consumer Protections (87 Fed. Reg. 68,944-68,945, November 17, 2022) Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L 114-190); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); use of state and local funding in the American Rescue Plan (P.L. 117-2) for state Departments of Transportation; use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions especially in infrastructure legislation; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); unmanned aircraft systems; necessity of a general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas taxes; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; driving safety and road safety; U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; Boeing 737 MAX and associated production stoppages; Department of Transportation; Department of Transportation freight programs; Buy America implementation; the Presidential American Jobs Plan infrastructure proposal; delayed development of the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to Prohibit or Restrict the Operation of an Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility; issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including facilitating the reopening of cross-border travel between the U.S. and Canada; resumption of U.S.-U.K. travel; testing requirement for travelers to the U.S., and other Federal COVID-19-related travel restrictions including travel bans/advisories and the Federal transportation mask mandate; urging a rapid nomination of a new FAA Administrator; labor negotiations, including West Coast port and dockworker negotiations and negotiations between the nations largest railroads and the twelve rail worker labor unions; national electric vehicle infrastructure program
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869/S. 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1251, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021 H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2501, Spectrum Coordination Act H.R. 2668/S. 1494, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3711, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4346, CHIPS and Science Act H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 H.R. 5315, Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 H.R. 6416, Banning Surveillance Advertising Act of 2022 H.R. 6580/S. 3572, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 H.R. 6796, Digital Services Oversight and Safety Act of 2022 H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act H.R. 8256/S. 4664, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 9463, Satellite And Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act of 2022 S. 47, Adversarial Platform Prevention (APP) Act of 2021 S. 113, Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2021 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 2710, Open App Markets Act S. 2992, American Innovation and Choice Online Act S. 3014, Next Generation Telecommunications Act S. 3035, Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence (GOOD AI) Act of 2021 S. 3290, National MEP Supply Chain Database Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 3410, The Consumer Protection and Due Process Act S. 3663, Kids Online Safety Act S. 3890, Improving Intergovernmental Cooperation and Reducing Duplication Act of 2022 S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 S. 4767, Proper Leadership to Align Networks for Broadband Act (PLAN) for Broadband Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation on platform transparency Draft legislation on improvements to the Paperwork Reduction Act Draft legislation around collection and sharing of government data Request for Comments on a Draft Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Deceptive or Unfair Earnings Claims (87 Fed. Reg. 13,951-13,958, March 11, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security (87 Fed. Reg. 51,273-51,299, August 22, 2022) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Extension of Comment Period, Federal Trade Commission; Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security (87 Fed. Reg. 63,738-63,739, October 20, 2022) Notice of Inquiry, Federal Communications Commission; Space Innovation; Facilitating Capabilities for In-space Services, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) (87 Fed. Reg. 56,365-56,372, September 14, 2022) Public Notice, Federal Communications Commission; Amendment of Section 15.255 of the Commissions Rules (ET Docket No. 21-264, June 22, 2021) Request for Information, National Institutes of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce; Implementation of the CHIPS Incentives Program (87 Fed. Reg. 61570-61573, October 12, 2022) Various issues relating to expanding access to high speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband permitting reform; nominations at Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP); broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Act, enacted as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY22; FY2022 appropriations requests to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, relating to Facial Recognition Vendor Testing (FRVT) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 14017, Executive Order on America's Supply Chains; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; Feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management: Future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) franchise rule and earnings rule; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) and 19(b) enforcement; potential Executive Order on identity theft; potential childrens privacy legislation in omnibus spending bill; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; Security Criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; Draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development; House Select Committee on Modernization; the Administrations Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Plan; use of third-party messaging apps by corporate employees; request for information, National Institute of Standards and Technology, artificial intelligence risk; management framework second draft (August 18, 2022); Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; Buy America provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); Freedom of Information requests: Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Federal Trade Commission, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 H.R. 603/S. 53, Raise the Wage Act of 2021 H.R. 804/S. 248, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 830, Wage Increase Fairness Act H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 H.R. 1065/S. 1486/S. 4431, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1284/S. 403, Fair and Open Competition (FOCA) Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 1458/S.490, Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 1735/S. 673, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021 H.R. 2491, Wage Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 2795, DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement Act H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 2891/S. 1428, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2926/S. 663, One Agency Act H.R. 3110/S. 1658, Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 3460/S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3816/S. 2992, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826/S. 3197, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843/S. 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4109/S. 2193, Protections for Socially Good Activities Act H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 5017/S. 2710, Open App Markets Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 5842, Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting (EMPOWER) Act H.R. 6922/S. 3760, Continued Waiver of Interest on State Unemployment Loans during the Pandemic Act H.R. 7194/S. 3889, Employee Rights Act H.R. 7151, Ensuring Sound Guidance Act H.R. 7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 H.R. 7701, Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act H.R. 8295/S. 4659, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 H.Res. 823, Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3460) to amend title 28 of the United States Code to prevent the transfer of actions arising under the antitrust laws in which a State is a complainant H.J. Res. 100,To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees H. Con. Res. 119, Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100 S. 225, Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 S. 478, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2021 S. 977, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2021 S. 1074, Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act S. 1204, Bust Up Big Tech Act S. 1380, Clean Slate Act of 2021 S. 1425, Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (STALLING) Act S. 1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S. 1636, Save Local Business Act S. 2039, Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolists (TEAM) Act S. 2991, Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2021 S. 3311, FTC Integrity Act S. 3847, Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022 S. 3889, Employee Rights Act S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 S. J. Res. 13, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures" Nomination of Jessica Looman to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees (85 Fed. Reg. 82,798-82,866, December 18, 2020) Proposed Rule, Department of Labor; Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (87 Fed. Reg. 62,218-62,275, Oct. 13, 2022) Proposed Rule, National Labor Relations Board; Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status Under the National Labor Relations Act (87 Fed. Reg. 54,641-54,663, September 7, 2022) Request for Comments, Internal Revenue Service; Prevailing Wage, Apprenticeship, Domestic Content, and Energy Communities Requirements Under the Act Commonly Known as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Docket No. IRS-2022-0025, Notice 2022-51, November 30, 2022) Request for Comments, International Trade Administration; Artificial Intelligence Export Competitiveness (87 Fed. Reg. 50,288-50,289, August 16, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (87 Fed. Reg. 51,044-51,052, August 19, 2022) Final Rule on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (87 Fed. Reg. 73,822-73,886, December 1, 2022) Proposed Rule, Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries, and Illnesses (87 Fed. Reg. 18,528-18,558, March 3, 2022) Various issues relating to modernization of the unemployment insurance system; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; paid leave including paid family and sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; debarment of federal contractors (blacklisting); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; the firing of Peter Robb as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and of Alice Stock, Deputy General Counsel of the NLRB; rescission of the joint employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); The FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; The USMCA Labor Council; apprenticeships; proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential Wage and Hour Division rulemaking defining and delimiting the exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees; potential legislation on the minimum wage; COVID-19 vaccine requirements, including a potential Emergency Temporary Standard from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to employers with more than 100 employees; vaccine requirements for federal contractors; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission; anticipated overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Directive (DIR) 2022-01; filing complaints under the National Labor Relations Act; Executive Order 13999 Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; Executive Order 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID Action Plan; unemployment insurance; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 19/13b authority; Policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; Transparency at the FTC; FTCs Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 to 2026; section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to revise the 1995 Bank Merger Competitive Review Gudelines; efforts to modernize enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257)
H.R. 1386, Country of Origin Labeling Requirement Act H.R. 2072, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 2907, Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2021 H.R. 3460, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4346, CHIPS and Science Act H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022 H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act H.R. 5502, Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for (INFORM) Consumers Act H.R. 5544, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 6121/. 1187, Eliminating Global Market Distortions to Protect American Jobs Act of 2021 H.R. 6171, CNL Update Act H.R. 6329/S. 1854, National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2021 H.R. 6412, Import Security and Fairness Act H.R. 7185, Federal Contracting for Peace and Security Act H.R. 7691/S. 4930, Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 7900/S. 4543, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 8906, To provide for retroactive application of Generalized System of Preferences for the period after December 31, 2020, and before September 1, 2022 H.R. 9083/S. 5161, Fair Tariff Act of 2022 H.R. 9243, Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Act H.Res. 1294/S.Res. 727, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should negotiate strong, inclusive, and forward-looking rules on digital trade and the digital economy with like-minded countries as part of its broader trade and economic strategy in order to ensure American values of democracy, rule of law, freedom of speech, human and worker rights, privacy, and a free and open internet are at the very core of digital governance H.Res. 1342, Reaffirming the importance of diplomacy and development in United States-African Union relations, promoting strategic partnerships and shared objectives between the United States and the African Union, and expressing strong support for the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area S. 746, Trade Security Act of 2021 S. 1187, Eliminating Global Market Distortions To Protect American Jobs Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 2378, Fair, Affordable, Innovative, and Resilient (FAIR) Transition and Competition Act S. 2934, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2022 S. 3586, Ocean Shipping Competition Reform Act of 2022 S. 3850, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2022 S. 4355, Clean Competition Act S. 4428, Taiwan Policy Act of 2022 S. 4450, Securing Privileged Economic, Commercial, Investment, And Legal Rights to Ensure Longstanding Atlantic Trade and Investment Opportunities and Nurture Security, Happiness, Innovation, and Prosperity (SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP) Act S. 4495, Protecting Americans' Data From Foreign Surveillance Act of 2022 Nomination of Chris Wilson to be Chief Intellectual Property Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Unfair or Deceptive Fees Trade Regulation Rule Commission Matter No. R207011 (87 Fed. 215, Reg. 67413-67,424, November 8, 2022) Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; request for public comment. Trade Regulation Rule on the Use of Reviews and Endorsements AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. (87 Fed. Reg. 67,424-67,430, November 8, 2022) Notice, International Trade Commission; USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin: Economic Impact and Operations, 2023 Report (87 Fed. Reg. 48,495-48,497, August 9, 2022) Various issues relating to implementation of U.S. - Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; implementation and revisions to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Labor Council; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to export controls; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167); Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); negotiations on a U.S.- Kenya Free Trade Agreement; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); WHO Pandemic Treaty; World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations and agreements; World Trade Organization; Reform of the WTO; WTO Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Executive Order 14017, America's Supply Chains; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, and Europe; IP issues relating to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; U.S. sanctions on Russia including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade; United States-India Trade Policy Forum; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts to implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; efforts related to boosting trade relations with the Latin American region; Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; tax treaties with Chile and Poland; international affairs budget; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; proposed rules implementing Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), including plastics toxicity under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention Of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; reauthorization of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and digital trade issues associated with it; port negotiations; recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; small business innovation research; supply chain and defense industrial base issues; printed circuit boards; 21st Century customs framework
H.R. 3711, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Various issues relating to U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2668/S. 1494, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 5367, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 including provisions relating to FTC penalty and privacy H.R. 6580/S. 3572, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act H.R. 9330/S. 4908, Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act H.R. 9463, Satellite And Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act of 2022 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 3014, Next Generation Telecommunications Act S. 3035, Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence (GOOD AI) Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 3410, Consumer Protection and Due Process Act S. 3663, Kids Online Safety Act S. 3890, Improving Intergovernmental Cooperation and Reducing Duplication Act of 2022 S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 S. 4767, Proper Leadership to Align Networks (PLAN) for Broadband Act Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Draft legislation on improvements to the Paperwork Reduction Act Draft legislation around collection and sharing of government data Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020); Various issues related to technology and economic relief; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) enforcement; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research, and development; appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); intermediary liability; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; broadband permitting reform; childrens privacy in omnibus spending legislation; artificial intelligence; Buy America provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); facial recognition
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), 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 Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
H.R. 3711, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Various issues relating to U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Standing General Order 2021-01, Incident Reporting for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
H.R. 1386, Country of Origin Labeling Requirement Act H.R. 2072, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 2907, Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2021 H.R. 3460, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3524, Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement (EAGLE) Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4346, CHIPS and Science Act H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022 H.R. 5502, Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for (INFORM) Consumers Act H.R. 5544, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 6121/. 1187, Eliminating Global Market Distortions to Protect American Jobs Act of 2021 H.R. 6329/S. 1854, National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2021 H.R. 6412, Import Security and Fairness Act H.R. 7185, Federal Contracting for Peace and Security Act H.R. 7691, Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 8282/S. 4662, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 8666/S. 2934, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2022 H.Res. 1294/S.Res. 727, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should negotiate strong, inclusive, and forward-looking rules on digital trade and the digital economy with like-minded countries as part of its broader trade and economic strategy in order to ensure American values of democracy, rule of law, freedom of speech, human and worker rights, privacy, and a free and open internet are at the very core of digital governance S. 746, Trade Security Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 2107, Facilitating American-Built Semiconductors (FABS) Act S. 2378, Fair, Affordable, Innovative, and Resilient (FAIR) Transition and Competition Act S. 2716, American Beef Labeling Act of 2021 S. 3586, Ocean Shipping Competition Reform Act of 2022 S. 3850, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2022 S. 4428, Taiwan Policy Act of 2022 S. 4495, Protecting Americans' Data From Foreign Surveillance Act of 2022 Draft legislation titled Fair Tariff Act of 2022 Nomination of Grant Harris to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis at the United States Department of Commerce Nomination of Chris Wilson to be Chief Intellectual Property Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Request for Comments, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; Trade Strategy to Combat Forced Labor (87 Fed. Reg. 40,3323-40,333, July 6, 2022) Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; implementation and revisions to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Labor Council; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; implementation of Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to export controls; implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (P. L. 116-283); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of Countering Americas Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) (P.L. 115-44); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (P.L. 117-81); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167); Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); negotiations on a U.S.- Kenya Free Trade Agreement; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); WHO Pandemic Treaty; World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations and agreements; Reform of the WTO; WTO COVID-19 related Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver proposal; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Executive Order 14017, America's Supply Chains; Executive Order 14005, Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; implementation of the U.S.- Japan trade agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, and Europe; U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Kazakhstan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Taiwan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. trade and regulatory relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. sanctions on Venezuela; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; U.S.-Switzerland economic and commercial relations; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts to implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; proposed rules implementing Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), including plastics toxicity under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act; U.S.-Brazil Trade Agreement to update the 2011 Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ATEC); U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention Of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; ratification of the Biodiversity Convention; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; efforts to pass legislation to implement the Basel Convention and related instruments; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; reauthorization of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); efforts related to the development of an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework; port negotiations; recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; small business innovation research; Buy America provisions especially in infrastructure legislation; supply chain and defense industrial base issues; printed circuit boards
H.R. 5315, Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act S. 73, American Security Drone Act of 2021 S. 600, Drone Integration and Zoning Act S. 4687, Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2022 Draft legislation related to criminal penalties and drones Draft legislation related to unmanned aircraft systems and R&D Draft legislation related to advancing unmanned aircraft systems and advanced air mobility Various issues relating to implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); unmanned aerial systems flight restrictions near critical infrastructure facilities; general activity related to unmanned aerial systems; general activity related to urban air mobility; potential Executive Order on unmanned aerial systems
H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 H.R. 603/S. 53, Raise the Wage Act of 2021 H.R. 804/S. 248, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 830, Wage Increase Fairness Act H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 H.R. 1065/S. 1486/S. 4431, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1284/S. 403, Fair and Open Competition (FOCA) Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 1458/S.490, Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 1735/S. 673, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021 H.R. 2491, Wage Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 2795, DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement Act H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 2891/S. 1428, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2926/S. 663, One Agency Act H.R. 3110/S. 1658, Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 3460/S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3816/S. 2992, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826/S. 3197, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843/S. 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4109/S. 2193, Protections for Socially Good Activities Act H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4841, Restoring Justice for Workers Act H.R. 5017/S. 2710, Open App Markets Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 5842, Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting (EMPOWER) Act H.R. 6922/S. 3760, Continued Waiver of Interest on State Unemployment Loans during the Pandemic Act H.R. 7194/S. 3889, Employee Rights Act H.R. 7151, Ensuring Sound Guidance Act H.R. 7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 H.R. 7701, Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act H.R. 8295/S. 4659, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 H.Res. 823, Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3460) to amend title 28 of the United States Code to prevent the transfer of actions arising under the antitrust laws in which a State is a complainant S. 225, Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 S. 478, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2021 S. 977, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2021 S. 1074, Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act S. 1204, Bust Up Big Tech Act S. 1380, Clean Slate Act of 2021 S. 1425, Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (STALLING) Act S. 1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S. 1636, Save Local Business Act S. 2039, Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolists (TEAM) Act S. 3311, FTC Integrity Act S. 3847, Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022 S. 3889, Employee Rights Act S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 S. J. Res. 13, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures" Draft legislation titled Retirement Savings Modernization Act Nomination of Jessica Looman to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Interim final rule on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 61,402-61,555, November 5, 2021) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Settings (86 Fed. Reg. 59,309-59,326, Oct. 27, 2021) Proposed Amendments to Agriculture Acquisition Regulations (87 Fed. Reg. 9,005-9,021, February 17, 2022) Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees (85 Fed. Reg. 82,798-82,866, December 18, 2020) Final rule on Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments (85 Fed. Reg. 72,846-72,885, November 13, 2020) Final rule on Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights (85 Fed. Reg. 81,658-81,695, December 16, 2020) Proposed rule on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (86 Fed. Reg. 57,272-57,304, October 13, 2021) Various issues relating to modernization of the unemployment insurance system; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; paid leave including paid family and sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; debarment of federal contractors (blacklisting); contractor blacklisting; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; rescission of the joint employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); The FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; The USMCA Labor Council; apprenticeships; proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential Wage and Hour Division rulemaking defining and delimiting the exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees; potential Wage and Hour Division rulemaking on classification of independent contractors and employees; potential legislation on the minimum wage; COVID-19 vaccine requirements, including a potential Emergency Temporary Standard from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to employers with more than 100 employees; vaccine requirements for federal contractors; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission; anticipated overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Directive (DIR) 2022-01; Executive Order 13999 Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; Executive Order 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID Action Plan; unemployment insurance; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 19/13b authority; Policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; Transparency at the FTC; FTCs Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 to 2026; efforts to revise the 1995 Bank Merger Competitive Review Gudelines; efforts to modernize enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; competition in the agriculture marketplace; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257); GAO study on Fiduciary Investment Advice
H.R. 1799, PPP Extension Act of 2021 H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 4372/S. 3034, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4373/S. 3075, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 5735/S. 3011, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act H.R. 6833, Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 7900/S. 4543, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 8254/S. 4685, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 8255/S. 4660, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 8256/S. 4664, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 8257/S.4678, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 8295/S. 4659, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 S. 2016, Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Various issues relating to implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); FY2022 appropriations priorities; FY2022 funding for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); FY2022 funding for Facial Recognition Vendor Testing (FRVT); FY2022 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security (CISA) appropriations; FY2022 funding for Customs and Border Protection staffing; FY 2022 appropriations requests to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies regarding facial recognition vendor testing (FRVT) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); budget reconciliation legislation and related spending levels; amendments and potential amendments to the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act, related to potential debarment of federal contractors with certain Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violations, to credit reporting, to printed circuit boards, and to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); funding for advanced nuclear in FY2022 appropriations legislation; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2) including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund; debt ceiling, budget caps, budget sequestration, and budget reconciliation; COBRA Subsidies in COVID-19 Relief Legislation; appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY2022; reauthorization of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); potential provisions relating to the National Security Innovation and Industrial Base (NSIB) in the FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act; funding for the Border Water Infrastructure Program in FY23 Appropriations legislation; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program
H.R. 1270, Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination (PAID) Act H.R. 2547, Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act H.R. 4277, Overdraft Protection Act of 2021 H.R. 5911, Fair Hiring in Banking Act H.R. 6814, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 7412, Transparency in CFPB Cost-Benefit Analysis Act S. 2417, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2021 S. 2508, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act S. 3056, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act S. 3755, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act Draft legislation titled Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act Draft legislation titled Expanding Opportunity for MDIs Act Draft legislation to create a government-run credit bureau at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Draft legislation to provide a right of removal to federal court from administrative adjudication House companion legislation to S. 2417, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2021 Proposed rule regarding reinstatement of HUDs Discriminatory Effects Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 33,590-33,597, June 25, 2021) Proposed rule regarding beneficial ownership information reporting requirements (86 Fed. Reg. 69,920-69,974, December 8, 2021) Proposed interagency guidance on third-party relationships: risk management (86 Fed. Reg. 38,182-38,204, July 19, 2021) Review of Bank Secrecy Act regulations and guidance (86 Fed. Reg. 71,201-71,207, December 15, 2021) Proposed rule regarding Small Business Lending Data Collection Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B) (86 Fed. Reg. 56,356-56,606, October 8, 2021) Statement of Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions (87 Fed. Reg. 19,507-19,512, April 4, 2022) Request for Information and Comment on Rules, Regulations, Guidance, and Statements of Policy Regarding Bank Merger Transactions (87 Fed. Reg. 18,740-18,744, March 31, 2022) Notice and Request for Comment Regarding Fees Imposed by Providers of Consumer Financial Products or Services (87 Fed. Reg. 17,996-17,997, March 29, 2022) Proposed rule regarding Community Reinvestment Act (87 Fed. Reg. 33,884-34,066, June 3, 2022) Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period, regarding credit card late fees and late payments, (87 Fed. Reg. 42,662, July 18, 2022) Various issues relating to structure and independence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; artificial intelligence and machine learning; congressional oversight of large banks; Department of Treasury proposal that would require financial institutions to report to the IRS on the deposits and withdrawals of all business and personal accounts, as well as transfers between accounts of the same owner; DOJ Bank Merger Competitive Analysis; OCC Request for Feedback on Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks
H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, including provisions related to price controls and prescription drugs H.R. 4521, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 H.R. 5429, Save our Stages Extension Act H.R. 5502/S. 936, Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for (INFORM) Consumers Act H.R. 7430, Protecting American Innovation Act H.R. 7582/S. 4063, No Free TRIPS Act S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, including provisions related to research funding and cybersecurity S. 1428, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S. 1843, Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-commerce (SHOP SAFE) Act of 2021 Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, including provisions related to funding for the Office of Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and other federal agencies appropriations related to intellectual property enforcement Draft legislation titled Digital Copyright Act of 2021 (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6058, Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-commerce (SHOP SAFE) Act of 2020 Potential legislation similar to S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Potential legislation revising the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005 Nomination of Chris Wilson to be Chief Intellectual Property Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); nomination vacancies relating to intellectual property, including for an Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; World Trade Organization pending proposal related to COVID-19 and intellectual property rights; State Department Office of Authentication; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Europe, Mexico and South Africa; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; IP issues related to the U.S.-Mexico, Canada Agreement (USMCA); IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; increased utilization of federal criminal penalties resulting from the passage of the Protect Lawful Streaming Act (PSLA) (P.L. 116-260, Div. Q, Title II), for certain types of copyright infringement via illicit streaming of copyrighted works; intellectual property enforcement priorities at the U.S.-Mexico border licensing negotiations and remedies for standard-essential patents subject to voluntary F/RAND commitments
H.R. 1270, Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination (PAID) Act Federal Insurance Office Request for Information on the Insurance Sector and Climate-Related Financial Risks (86 Fed. Reg. 48,814-48,819, August 31, 2021) Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; retroactively altering business interruption insurance contracts related to COVID-19; creation of a prospective pandemic insurance program; pandemic risk insurance; special financial assistance for financially troubled multiemployer plans; development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; availability and affordability of automotive insurance; diversity and inclusion in the insurance industry
H.R. 935, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2021 H.R. 1087, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2021 H.R. 1187, Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1602, Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act of 2021 H.R. 2025/S. 840, To amend title 28, United States Code, to increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation funding in certain actions, and for other purposes H.R. 2516, Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act of 2021 H.R. 2543, Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act H.R. 2547, Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act H.R. 2570, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021 H.R. 2620, Investor Choice Act of 2021 H.R. 3007, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act H.R. 3448, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3454, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 H.R. 4277, Overdraft Protection Act of 2021 H.R. 4345, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022, including provisions related to House Amendment 218 H.R. 4590, Promoting New and Diverse Depository Institutions Act H.R. 4616, Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 H.R. 4773, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 5586/S. 3056, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act H.R. 5648/S. 3022, Stop Wall Street Looting Act H.R. 5910, Holding SPACs Accountable Act of 2021 H.R. 5911, Fair Hiring in Banking Act H.R. 7151, Ensuring Sound Guidance Act H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 7977, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 8254/S. 4685, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 8521, Investor Democracy is Expected (INDEX) Act S. 479, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 2417, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2021 S. 2508, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act S. 2621, Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021 S. 3410, The Consumer Protection and Due Process Act S. 3755, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act S. 3844, Economic Continuity and Stability Act S. 3914, Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2022 S. 4241, Investor Democracy is Expected (INDEX) Act Draft legislation titled Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act 4.0 of 2022 Draft legislation titled Mandatory Materiality Requirement Act of 2022 Potential legislation to foster economic growth and job creation through capital formation Potential legislation to further economic growth through environmental, social, and governance factors Potential legislation to make changes to the Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 shareholder proposal process Potential legislation to hold proxy voting advice businesses accountable Potential legislation to expressing a sense of Congress reaffirming the Supreme Court materiality standard Potential legislation to require the SEC to consider additional standards in the rulemaking process Potential legislation to study the term small entity Potential legislation regarding a new regulatory framework for stablecoins Potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending Potential legislation dealing with securities litigation Nomination of Mark Uyeda to be Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Proposed rule regarding SEC Enhanced Reporting of Proxy Votes by Registered Management Investment Companies; Reporting of Executive Compensation Votes by Institutional Investment Managers Proposed Rule (86 Fed. Reg. 57,478-57,524, October 15, 2021) Proposed rule regarding Position Reporting of Large Security-Based Swap Positions (87 Fed. Reg. 6,652-6,706, December 15, 2021) SEC Money Market Fund Reforms (86 Fed. Reg. 7,248, December 15, 2021) Proposed rules regarding amendments to Form PF (87 Fed. Reg. 9,106-9,235, January 26, 2022) Proposed rule regarding Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization (87 Fed. Reg. 8,443-8,472, February 15, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Prohibition Against Fraud, Manipulation, or Deception in Connection with Security-Based Swaps, Prohibition against Undue Influence over Chief Compliance Officers, Position Reporting of Large Security-Based Swap Positions (87 Fed. Reg. 6,652-6,706, February 4, 2022) Proposed rule on Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11,2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Enhanced Disclosures by Certain Investment Advisers and Investment Companies About Environmental, Social, and Governance Investment Practices (87 Fed. Reg. 36,654-36,761, June 17, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Investment Company Names (87 Fed. Reg. 36,594-36,651, June 17,2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization (87 Fed. Reg. 8,443-8,472, April 1, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Substantial Implementation, Duplication, and Resubmission of Shareholder Proposals Under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 (87 Fed. Reg. 45,052-45,075. July 27, 2022) Request for Comment on Certain Information Providers Acting as Investment Advisers; Securities and Exchange Commission (87 Fed. Reg. 37,254-37,262, June 22, 2022) Request for Comment, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; Agency Information Collection Activities, Report of Terms of Credit Card Plans (Form FR 2572) and Consumer and College Credit Card Agreements (87 Fed. Reg. 50,851-50,852, August 18, 2022) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; Credit Card Late Fees and Late Payments (87 Fed. Reg. 42,662, July 18, 2022) Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve System; Community Reinvestment Act (87 Fed. Reg. 33,884-34,066, June 3, 2022) Request for Comments, Department of the Treasury; Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets (87 Fed. Reg. 40,881-40,883, July 8, 2022) Request for Comment, International Trade Administration; Developing a Framework on Competitiveness of Digital Asset Technologies (87 Fed. Reg. 30450- 30452, May 19, 2022) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of Nonbank Financial Firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) Cap; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information Collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; resolutions to establish task forces on Artificial Intelligence and Financial Technology in the House Committee on Financial Services; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission under Chair Lina Khan; Tax Reporting Proposal by the Department of the Treasury related to a $600 or more annual account threshold; Amendment to the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act related to credit reporting; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; House Committee on Financial Services request for information related to Russia sanctions; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; Promoting the importance of appropriate length of SEC Comment Periods; Internal Revenue Service; Priority Guidance Plan; Compliance Assistance Release, Department of Labor; 401(k) Plan Investments in Cryptocurrencies Request for Information, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Fees Imposed by Providers of Consumer Financial Products or Services; Notice of Inquiry, Federal Communications Commission; In the Matter of Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination; (GN Docket No. 22-69); EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU review of Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; implementation and enforcement of Regulation Best Interest by the Securities and Exchange Commission; changes in the enforcement policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission; activity of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and recommendations on macro-prudential regulation; clarification in the regulatory treatment of digital assets by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; implementation and enforcement of proxy advisory firm regulations finalized in 2020; implementation and enforcement of SEC 14a-8 shareholder proposal process reforms finalized in 2020; EU Money Market Fund Regulation, legislative review; electronic delivery of certain investment documents and disclosures; implementation of beneficial ownership reporting requirements under the National Defense Authorization Act FY2021 (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Social Security Administrations Electronic Consent Based Social Security Number Verification System Service; Financial Stability Board recommendations on money market fund reform; IOSCO recommendations on sustainability-related practices, polices, procedures, and disclosure in asset management; Office of Financial Research (OFR) discussions on FSOC Report on Climate-Related Financial Risk; staff legal guidance at the SEC concerning no-action letters on shareholder proposals with broad societal impact (Staff Legal Bulletin 14L-CF); SEC Reforms to regulations related to Cybersecurity Disclosures; SEC Reforms to regulations related to Human Capital Management Disclosures; SEC Reforms to regulations related to proxy voting advice businesses; SEC request for information on digital engagement practices; Written responses regarding requests for comment resulting from the March 9, 2022 Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets; SEC Proposed Rule amending 10b5-1; SEC Proposed Rule on Private Fund Advisers; Documentation of Registered Investment Adviser Compliance Reviews; SEC Amended Rule 15c2-11, applicability to 144A securities; SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors; SEC Substantial Implementation, Duplication, and Resubmission of Shareholder Proposals Under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8; PCAOB 2022-2026 Draft Strategic Plan; SEC FY 22-26 Strategic Plan; FinCEN Implementation of the Beneficial Ownership Requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (P.L. 116-283)
H.R. 1304, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2021 H.R. 1381/S. 480, Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2021 H.R. 1712/S. 617, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 3425, Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 8853, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act S. 749, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 948, A bill to protect American small businesses, gig workers, and freelancers by repealing the burdensome American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 transactions reporting threshold S. 1274, Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2021 S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act S. 2621, Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021 S. 2758, Stock Buyback Accountability Act of 2021 Draft legislation titled Repealing the Ill-Conceived and Problematic (RIP) Book Minimum Tax Act Draft legislation titled Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97), including implementation of, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code Section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look-thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; digital services taxes; OECD Pillar Two rules, including global anti-base erosion proposal (GloBE); general business tax credits; taxation of mobile and remote workers during the coronavirus pandemic; tax free paycheck protection program loan forgiveness; Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) tax deductibility; work opportunity tax credit; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2) including Section 9674 relating to 1099-K form reporting; IRS priority guidance plan; continuation of the stepped-up basis; potential corporate tax rate increase; continuation of the percentage depletion tax deduction; Minding the Tax Gap; Improving Tax Administration for the 21st Century; Canadian proposal to enact a retroactive Digital Services Tax (DST); Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI); proposals to institute a tax on financial statement incomes of corporations, known as a Book Tax; proposed Internal Revenue Code Section 163(n) limit on deductions for business interest expense; Tax Reporting Proposal by the Department of the Treasury related to a $600 or more annual account threshold; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention Of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; section 163(j) EBITDA standard for business interest deductions; Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 German Income Tax Act; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); proposal to repeal section 852(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code; proposal to increase the capital gains rate, including the treatment of carried interest; proposal to institute an excise tax on stock buybacks
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 2668/S. 1494, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4346, CHIPS and Science Act H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 5367, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 including provisions relating to FTC penalty and privacy H.R. 6580/S. 3572, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 H.R. 7624, Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act H.R. 8573/S. 4676, Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 3014, Next Generation Telecommunications Act S. 3035, Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence (GOOD AI) Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 3410, Consumer Protection and Due Process Act S. 3663, Kids Online Safety Act S. 3890, Improving Intergovernmental Cooperation and Reducing Duplication Act of 2022 S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 S. 4767, Proper Leadership to Align Networks (PLAN) for Broadband Act Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, "Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications" (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13,2020); Various issues related to technology and economic relief; FCC implementation of the Emergency Broadband Benefit; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) enforcement; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research, and development; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); intermediary liability; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; artificial intelligence; facial recognition
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869/S. 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1251, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021 H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 2501, Spectrum Coordination Act H.R. 2668/S. 1494, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3711, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4346, CHIPS and Science Act H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 H.R. 5315, Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act H.R. 5367, Build Back Better Act, including provisions relating to Federal Trade Commission penalty and privacy provisions H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 H.R. 6416, Banning Surveillance Advertising Act of 2022 H.R. 6580/S. 3572, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 H.R. 6796, Digital Services Oversight and Safety Act of 2022 H.R. 7624, Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act H.R. 8256/S. 4664, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 8573/S.4676, Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022 S. 47, Adversarial Platform Prevention (APP) Act of 2021 S. 113, Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2021 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 2710, Open App Markets Act S. 2992, American Innovation and Choice Online Act S. 3014, Next Generation Telecommunications Act S. 3035, Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence (GOOD AI) Act of 2021 S. 3290, National MEP Supply Chain Database Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 3410, The Consumer Protection and Due Process Act S. 3663, Kids Online Safety Act S. 3890, Improving Intergovernmental Cooperation and Reducing Duplication Act of 2022 S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 S. 4767, Proper Leadership to Align Networks for Broadband Act (PLAN) for Broadband Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation on platform transparency Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Nomination of Laurie Locascio to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Nominations of Bradley Merrill Thompson, Beena Ammanath, Christina Montgomery, Paul Daugherty, and Dr. Swani Sivasubramanian to serve on the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC) Request for Comments on a Draft Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies,Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Deceptive or Unfair Earnings Claims (87 Fed. Reg. 13,951-13,958, March 11, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Telemarketing Sales Rule (87 Fed. Reg. 33,677-33,695, June 3, 2022) Request for Extension of Time to File Comments, Federal Trade Commission; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security (87 Fed. Reg. 51,273-51,299, August 22, 2022) Request for Information, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and National Science Foundation; National AI Research Resource Interim Report (87 Fed. Reg. 31,914-31,915, May 25, 2022) Various issues relating to expanding access to high speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment; nominations at Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), and Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP); amendments related to American semiconductor capacity; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Act, enacted as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY22; FY2022 appropriations requests to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, relating to Facial Recognition Vendor Testing (FRVT) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 14017, Executive Order on America's Supply Chains; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; Feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management: Future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) franchise rule; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) and 19(b) enforcement; potential Executive Order on identity theft; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); reauthorization for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; Security Criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; Draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development; the Administrations Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Plan
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), 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 Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 935, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2021 H.R. 1087, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2021 H.R. 1187, Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1602, Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act of 2021 H.R. 2025/S. 840, To amend title 28, United States Code, to increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation funding in certain actions, and for other purposes H.R. 2516, Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act of 2021 H.R. 2543, Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act H.R. 2547, Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act H.R. 2570, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021 H.R. 2620, Investor Choice Act of 2021 H.R. 3007, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act H.R. 3448, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3454, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 4277, Overdraft Protection Act of 2021 H.R. 4345, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022, including provisions related to House Amendment 218 H.R. 4590, Promoting New and Diverse Depository Institutions Act H.R. 4616, Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 H.R. 4773, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 5586/S. 3056, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act H.R. 5648/S. 3022, Stop Wall Street Looting Act H.R. 5910, Holding SPACs Accountable Act of 2021 H.R. 5911, Fair Hiring in Banking Act H.R. 7977, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act S. 479, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 2417, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2021 S. 2508, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act S. 2621, Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021 S. 3410, The Consumer Protection and Due Process Act S. 3844, Economic Continuity and Stability Act S. 3914, Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2022 S. 4241, INvestor Democracy is EXpected (INDEX) Act Draft legislation titled Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act 4.0 of 2022 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for Financial Services and General Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes Potential legislation to foster economic growth and job creation through capital formation Potential legislation to further economic growth through environmental, social, and governance factors Potential legislation to speed up the timeline of the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Potential legislation to enshrine SEC threshold ownership requirements for shareholder proposals Potential legislation to require the SEC to study barriers in accessing capital for minority entrepreneurs Potential legislation to expressing a sense of Congress reaffirming the Supreme Court materiality standard Potential legislation to require the SEC to consider additional standards in the rulemaking process Nomination of Mark Uyeda to be Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Proposed rule regarding SEC Enhanced Reporting of Proxy Votes by Registered Management Investment Companies; Reporting of Executive Compensation Votes by Institutional Investment Managers Proposed Rule (86 Fed. Reg. 57,478-57,524, October 15, 2021) Proposed rule regarding SEC Reporting of Securities Loans (86 Fed. Reg. 69,802-69,853, December 8, 2021) Proposed rule regarding Position Reporting of Large Security-Based Swap Positions (87 Fed. Reg. 6,652-6,706, December 15, 2021) SEC Money Market Fund Reforms (86 Fed. Reg. 7,248, December 15, 2021) Proposed rules regarding amendments to Form PF (87 Fed. Reg. 9,106-9,235, January 26, 2022) Request for Information Regarding Fees Imposed by Providers of Consumer Financial Products or Services, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; (87 Fed. Reg. 5,801-5,803, February 2, 2022) Request for Comment, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Framework for the Supervision of Insurance Organizations (87 Fed. Reg. 6,537-6,549, February 4, 2022) Procedural Rule, Request for Comment, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Supervisory Authority Over Certain Nonbank Covered Persons Based on Risk Determination; Public Release of Decisions and Orders (87 Fed. Reg. 25397-25398, April 29, 2022) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Prohibition on Inclusion of Adverse Information in Consumer Reporting in Cases of Human Trafficking (Regulation V) (87 Fed. Reg. 20,771-20,781, April 8, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Rules, Regulations, Guidance, and Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (87 Fed. Reg. 18,740-18,744, March 31, 2022) Proposed Rule; Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (87 Fed. Reg. 16,590-16,624, May 9, 2022) Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Private Fund Advisers; Documentation of Registered Investment Adviser Compliance Reviews (87 Fed. Reg. 16,886-16,977, March 24, 2022) Request for Comment, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Statement of Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions (87 Fed. Reg. 19,507-19,512, April 4, 2022) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of Nonbank Financial Firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) Cap; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information Collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; resolutions to establish task forces on Artificial Intelligence and Financial Technology in the House Committee on Financial Services; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission under Chair Lina Khan; Tax Reporting Proposal by the Department of the Treasury related to a $600 or more annual account threshold; Amendment to the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act related to credit reporting; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; House Committee on Financial Services request for information related to Russia sanctions; Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Prohibition Against Fraud, Manipulation, or Deception in Connection with Security-Based Swaps, Prohibition against Undue Influence over Chief Compliance Officers, Position Reporting of Large Security-Based Swap Positions; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) activities, including a regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination Promoting the importance of appropriate length of SEC Comment Periods; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU review of Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; implementation and enforcement of Regulation Best Interest by the Securities and Exchange Commission; changes in the enforcement policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission; activity of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and recommendations on macro-prudential regulation; clarification in the regulatory treatment of digital assets by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; implementation and enforcement of proxy advisory firm regulations finalized in 2020; implementation and enforcement of SEC 14a-8 shareholder proposal process reforms finalized in 2020; EU Money Market Fund Regulation, legislative review; electronic delivery of certain investment documents and disclosures; implementation of beneficial ownership reporting requirements under the National Defense Authorization Act FY2021 (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Social Security Administrations Electronic Consent Based Social Security Number Verification System Service; Financial Stability Board recommendations on money market fund reform; IOSCO recommendations on sustainability-related practices, polices, procedures, and disclosure in asset management; Office of Financial Research (OFR) discussions on FSOC Report on Climate-Related Financial Risk; staff legal guidance at the SEC concerning no-action letters on shareholder proposals with broad societal impact (Staff Legal Bulletin 14L-CF); SEC reforms to regulations related to climate disclosures; SEC reforms to regulations related to Shareholder Proposals; SEC reforms to regulations related to Cybersecurity Disclosures; SEC reforms to regulations related to Human Capital Management Disclosures; SEC reforms to regulations related to Share Repurchase Disclosures; SEC reforms to regulations related to 10b5-1 Disclosure; SEC request for information on digital engagement practices; FinCEN Implementation of the Beneficial Ownership Requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (P.L. 116-283); SEC Reopening of Comment Period on Pay Versus Performance; SEC Proposed Rule amending 10b5-1; SEC Amended Rule 15c2-11, applicability to 144A securities; SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors; SEC prosed rule on private fund advisors; documentation of registered investment adviser compliance reviews; Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization; Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors; Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Money Market Fund Reforms; Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization; Notice, Internal Revenue Service; Priority Guidance Plan; Compliance Assistance Release, Department of Labor; 401(k) Plan Investments in Cryptocurrencies Request for Information, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Fees Imposed by Providers of Consumer Financial Products or Services; cybersecurity risk management and incident reporting; enhancement and standardization of climate related disclosures to investors SEC regulation
H.R. 3711, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Various issues relating to U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Standing General Order 2021-01, Incident Reporting for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including provisions related to Technology Modernization Fund and broadband H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 H.R. 6580/S. 3572, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 3035, Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence (GOOD AI) Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 3890, Improving Intergovernmental Cooperation and Reducing Duplication Act of 2022 Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Wireline competition bureau seeks comment on Covid-19 telehealth program application evaluation Metrics (86 Fed. Reg. 8,356-8,359, February 5, 2021) Proposed rule allowing earlier equipment marketing and importation opportunities (86 Fed. Reg. 2,337-2,344, January 12, 2021) Petitions for emergency relief to allow the use of E-rate funds to support remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic (86 Fed. Reg. 9,309-9,312, February 12, 2021) Various issues related to technology and economic relief; FCC implementation of the Emergency Broadband Benefit; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) enforcement; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research, and development; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); intermediary liability; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; artificial intelligence; facial recognition
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869/S. 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1251, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021 H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 2501, Spectrum Coordination Act H.R. 2668/S. 1494, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3711, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 H.R. 5315, Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act H.R. 5367, Build Back Better Act, including provisions relating to Federal Trade Commission penalty and privacy provisions H.R. 6416, Banning Surveillance Advertising Act of 2022 H.R. 6580/S. 3572, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 H.R. 6796, Digital Services Oversight and Safety Act of 2022 H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act S. 47, Adversarial Platform Prevention (APP) Act of 2021 S. 113, Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2021 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 2710, Open App Markets Act S. 2992, American Innovation and Choice Online Act S. 3035, Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence (GOOD AI) Act of 2021 S. 3290, National MEP Supply Chain Database Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 3410, The Consumer Protection and Due Process Act S. 3890, Improving Intergovernmental Cooperation and Reducing Duplication Act of 2022 S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation on platform transparency Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes Nomination of Laurie Locascio to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Nominations of Bradley Merrill Thompson, Beena Ammanath, Christina Montgomery, Paul Daugherty, and Dr. Swani Sivasubramanian to serve on the National Artificial Initiative Advisory Committee (NAIAC) Nomination of Gigi Sohn to be a Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission Request for Comments on a Draft Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Earnings Claims (87 Fed. Reg. 13,951-13,958, March 11, 2022) Notice, Request for Information, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Evaluating and Improving NIST Cybersecurity Resources: The Cybersecurity Framework and Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (87 Fed. Reg. 9,579-9,581, February 22, 2022) Request for Comment; National Telecommunications and Information Administration; Developing a Report on Competition in the Mobile App Ecosystem (87 Fed. Reg. 24,134-24,139, April 22, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Communications Commission; Affordable Connectivity Program (87 Fed. Reg. 8,385-8,390, February 14, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Deceptive or Unfair Claims (87 Fed. Reg. 13,951-13,958, March 11, 2022) Various issues relating to expanding access to high speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment; nominations at Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA); amendments related to American semiconductor capacity; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Act, enacted as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY22; FY2022 appropriations requests to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, relating to Facial Recognition Vendor Testing (FRVT) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 14017, Executive Order on America's Supply Chains; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; Feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management: Future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) franchise rule; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) and 19(b) enforcement; potential Executive Order on identity theft; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; FCC implementation of the emergency broadband benefit; appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); reauthorization for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; Security Criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; Draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development
H.R. 1799, PPP Extension Act of 2021 H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 5735/S. 3011, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act S. 2016, Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for Financial Services and General Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes Various issues relating to implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); FY2022 appropriations priorities; FY2022 funding for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); FY2022 funding for Facial Recognition Vendor Testing (FRVT); FY2022 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security (CISA) appropriations; FY2022 funding for Customs and Border Protection staffing; FY 2022 appropriations requests to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies regarding facial recognition vendor testing (FRVT) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); budget reconciliation legislation and related spending levels; amendments and potential amendments to the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act, related to potential debarment of federal contractors with certain Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violations, to credit reporting, to printed circuit boards, and to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); funding for advanced nuclear in FY2022 appropriations legislation; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2) including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund; debt ceiling, budget caps, budget sequestration, and budget reconciliation; COBRA Subsidies in COVID-19 Relief Legislation; appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY2022; reauthorization of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); potential provisions relating to the National Security Innovation and Industrial Base (NSIB) in the FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act; funding for the Border Water Infrastructure Program in FY23 Appropriations legislation; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program
H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, including provisions related to price controls and prescription drugs H.R. 5502/S. 936, Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for (INFORM) Consumers Act H.R. 7430, Protecting American Innovation Act H.R. 7582/S. 4063, No Free TRIPS Act S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, including provisions related to research funding and cybersecurity S. 1428, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S. 1843, Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-commerce (SHOP SAFE) Act of 2021 Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, including provisions related to funding for the Office of Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and other federal agencies appropriations related to intellectual property enforcement Draft legislation titled Digital Copyright Act of 2021 (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6058, Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-commerce (SHOP SAFE) Act of 2020 Potential legislation similar to S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Potential legislation revising the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005 Nomination of Chris Wilson to be Chief Intellectual Property Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Nomination of Katherine Vidal to be Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Request for Information, Department of Agriculture; Regarding Competition and the Intellectual Property System: Seeds and Other Agricultural Inputs (87 Fed. Reg. 29,730, March 17, 2022) Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); nomination vacancies relating to intellectual property, including for an Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; World Trade Organization pending proposal related to COVID-19 and intellectual property rights; State Department Office of Authentication; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Europe, Mexico and South Africa; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; IP issues related to the U.S.-Mexico, Canada Agreement (USMCA); IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; increased utilization of federal criminal penalties resulting from the passage of the Protect Lawful Streaming Act (PSLA) (P.L. 116-260, Div. Q, Title II), for certain types of copyright infringement via illicit streaming of copyrighted works; intellectual property enforcement priorities at the U.S.-Mexico border; licensing negotiations and remedies for standard-essential patents subject to voluntary F/RAND commitments
H.R. 1270, Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination (PAID) Act H.R. 4277, Overdraft Protection Act of 2021 H.R. 5911, Fair Hiring in Banking Act H.R. 6814, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 7412, Transparency in CFPB Cost-Benefit Analysis Act S. 2417, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2021 S. 2508, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act S. 3056, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act S. 3755, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act Draft legislation titled Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act Draft legislation titled Expanding Opportunity for MDIs Act Draft legislation to create a government-run credit bureau at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Draft legislation to provide a right of removal to federal court from administrative adjudication Nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin, Vice Chair for Supervision, Federal Reserve Proposed rule regarding reinstatement of HUDs discriminatory effects standard (86 Fed. Reg. 33,590-33,597, June 25, 2021) FinCEN proposed rule on Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements (86 Fed. Reg. 69,920-69,974, December 8, 2021) Proposed Interagency Guidance on Third-Party Relationships: Risk Management (86 Fed. Reg. 38,182-38,204, July 19, 2021); Rulemaking to implement Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (86 Fed. Reg. 56,356-56,606, October 8, 2021); Various issues relating to structure and independence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; artificial intelligence and machine learning; DOJ Bank Merger Competitive Analysis; OCC Request for Feedback on Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; FinCEN RFI on Review of Bank Secrecy Act Regulations and Guidance; FDIC Request for Information on Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Institutions; FDIC Request for Comment on Rules, Regulations, Guidance, and Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions
H.R. 1270, Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination (PAID) Act Potential legislation to create a federal insurance program to manage the risk of pandemics Federal Insurance Office Request for Information on the Insurance Sector and Climate-Related Financial Risks (86 Fed. Reg. 48,814-48,819, August 31, 2021) Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; retroactively altering business interruption insurance contracts related to COVID-19; creation of a prospective pandemic insurance program; pandemic risk insurance; special financial assistant for financially troubled multiemployer plans; development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; availability and affordability of automotive insurance
H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 603/S. 53, Raise the Wage Act of 2021 H.R. 804/S. 248, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 830, Wage Increase Fairness Act H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 H.R. 1065/S. 1486/S. 4431, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1284/S. 403, Fair and Open Competition (FOCA) Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 1458/S.490, Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 1735/S. 673, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021 H.R. 2491, Wage Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 2795, DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement Act H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 2891/S. 1428, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2926/S. 663, One Agency Act H.R. 3110/S. 1658, Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 3460/S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3816/S. 2992, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826/S. 3197, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843/S. 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4109/S. 2193, Protections for Socially Good Activities Act H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4841, Restoring Justice for Workers Act H.R. 5017/S. 2710, Open App Markets Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 6922/S. 3760, Continued Waiver of Interest on State Unemployment Loans during the Pandemic Act H.R. 7194/S. 3889, Employee Rights Act H.R. 7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 H.R. 7701, Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act H.Res. 823, Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3460) to amend title 28 of the United States Code to prevent the transfer of actions arising under the antitrust laws in which a State is a complainant S. 225, Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 S. 478, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2021 S. 977, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2021 S. 1074, Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act S. 1204, Bust Up Big Tech Act S. 1380, Clean Slate Act of 2021 S. 1425, Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (STALLING) Act S. 1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S. 1636, Save Local Business Act S. 2039, Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolists (TEAM) Act S. 3311, FTC Integrity Act S. 3847, Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022 S. 3889, Employee Rights Act S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 S. J. Res. 13, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures" Draft legislation titled Retirement Savings Modernization Act Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes Nomination of Alvaro Bedoya to be a Member of the Federal Trade Commission Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule on Independent Contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (85 Fed. Reg. 60,600-60,639, September 25, 2020) Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Interim final rule on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 61,402-61,555, November 5, 2021) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Settings (86 Fed. Reg. 59,309-59,326, Oct. 27, 2021) Proposed Amendments to Agriculture Acquisition Regulations (87 Fed. Reg. 9,005-9,021, February 17, 2022) Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees (85 Fed. Reg. 82,798-82,866, December 18, 2020) Final rule on Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments (85 Fed. Reg. 72,846-72,885, November 13, 2020) Final rule on Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights (85 Fed. Reg. 81,658-81,695, December 16, 2020) Proposed rule on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (86 Fed. Reg. 57,272-57,304, October 13, 2021) Proposed rule, Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (87 Fed. Reg. 18,528-18,558, March 30, 2022) Request for Information, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Access to Fertilizer: Competition and Supply Chain Concerns (87 Fed. Reg. 15,191-15,194, March 17 2022) Notice of Limited Reopening of Comment Period, Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings (87 Fed. Reg. 16,426-16,431, March 23, 2022) Proposed Rule, Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Powered Industrial Trucks Design Standard Update (87 Fed. Reg. 8,755-8,764, February 16, 2022) Various issues relating to modernization of the unemployment insurance system; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; contractor blacklisting; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; the firing of Peter Robb as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and of Alice Stock, Deputy General Counsel of the NLRB; Rescission of the Joint Employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); The FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; The USMCA Labor Council; apprenticeships; proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential Wage and Hour Division rulemaking defining and delimiting the exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees; potential Wage and Hour Division rulemaking on classification of independent contractors and employees; potential legislation on the minimum wage; COVID-19 vaccine requirements, including a potential Emergency Temporary Standard from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to employers with more than 100 employees; vaccine requirements for federal contractors; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission; anticipated overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Directive (DIR) 2022-01; Subject: Pay Equity Audits, Effective March 15, 2022; Executive Order 13999 Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14063, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID Action Plan; paid sick and paid family leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (P.L. 116-127); unemployment insurance; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 19/13b authority; Policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; Transparency at the FTC; FTCs Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 to 2026; efforts to revise the 1995 Bank Merger Competitive Review Guidelines; efforts to modernize enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; competition in the agriculture marketplace; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257); GAO study on Fiduciary Investment Advice
H.R. 5315, Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act H.R. 7691, Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 S. 73, American Security Drone Act of 2021 S. 600, Drone Integration and Zoning Act Draft legislation related to criminal penalties and drones Draft legislation related to unmanned aircraft systems and R&D Draft legislation related to advancing unmanned aircraft systems and advanced air mobility Various issues relating to implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); unmanned aerial systems flight restrictions near critical infrastructure facilities; general activity related to unmanned aerial systems; urban air mobility; potential Executive Order on unmanned aerial systems; supply chain and the defense industrial base; small business innovation research; Buy America provisions especially in infrastructure legislation;
H.R. 2453, Driving for Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 3310/S. 1681, Promoting Service in Transportation Act H.R. 3594, Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2021 H.R. 3711, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 4550, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act H.R. 5735/S. 3011, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act H.R. 6151, Highway Accident Fairness Act of 2021 H.R. 6787/S. 3609, Gas Prices Relief Act of 2022 S. 479, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 659, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) Safe Act S. 2016, Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 S. 2324, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 4217, Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); use of state and local funding in the American Rescue Plan (P.L. 117-2) for state Departments of Transportation; implementation of section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L 114-190); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions especially in infrastructure legislation; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); unmanned aircraft systems; necessity of a general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas taxes; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; driving safety and road safety; U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Standing General Order 2021-01, Incident Reporting for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS); Boeing 737 MAX and associated production stoppages; Departments of Transportation; the Presidential American Jobs Plan infrastructure proposal; delayed development of the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to Prohibit or Restrict the Operation of an Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility; issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including facilitating the reopening of cross-border travel between the U.S. and Canada; resumption of U.S.-U.K. travel; testing requirement for travelers to the U.S., and other Federal COVID-19-related travel restrictions including travel bans/advisories and the Federal transportation mask mandate; urging a rapid nomination of a new FAA Administrator
H.R. 1386, Country of Origin Labeling Requirement Act H.R. 2072, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make certain disclosures relating to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and for other purposes H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3460, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3524, Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement (EAGLE) Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022 H.R. 5544, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 6121/. 1187, Eliminating Global Market Distortions to Protect American Jobs Act of 2021 H.R. 6329/S. 1854, National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2021 H.R. 6412, Import Security and Fairness Act S. 746, Trade Security Act of 2021 S. 1187, Eliminating Global Market Distortions To Protect American Jobs Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 2107, Facilitating American-Built Semiconductors (FABS) Act S. 2378, Fair, Affordable, Innovative, and Resilient (FAIR) Transition and Competition Act S. 2716, American Beef Labeling Act of 2021 S. 2934, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2021 S. 3586, Ocean Shipping Competition Reform Act of 2022 S. 3850, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2022 Nomination of Grant Harris to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis at the United States Department of Commerce Nomination of Chris Wilson to be Chief Intellectual Property Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Nomination of Alvaro Bedoya to be a Member of the Federal Trade Commission Request for Information, Department of Agriculture; Competition in Food Retail and Distribution Markets and Access for Agricultural Producers and Small and Midsized Food Processors (87 Fed. Reg. 15,194-15,198, March 17, 2022) Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; implementation of and revisions to United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Labor Council; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; implementation of Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to export controls; implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (P. L. 116-283); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of Countering Americas Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) (P.L. 115-44); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (P.L. 117-81); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); USTR 2021 Special 301; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); invocation of International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); negotiations on a U.S.- Kenya Free Trade Agreement; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); WHO Pandemic Treaty; World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations and agreements; Reform of the WTO; WTO COVID-19 related Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver proposal; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Executive Order 14017, America's Supply Chains; Executive Order 14005, Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; implementation of the U.S.- Japan trade agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, and Europe; U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Kazakhstan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. trade and regulatory relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. sanctions on Venezuela; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; U.S.-Switzerland economic and commercial relations; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; proposed rules implementing Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), including plastics toxicity under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act; U.S.-Brazil Trade Agreement to update the 2011 Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ATEC); U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention Of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; ratification of the Biodiversity Convention; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; efforts to pass legislation to implement the Basel Convention and related instruments; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; reauthorization of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); efforts related to the development of an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework; Port Negotiations; recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), 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 Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 1381/S. 480, Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2021 H.R. 1304, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2021 H.R. 1712/S. 617, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 3425, Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act S. 749, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 948, A bill to protect American small businesses, gig workers, and freelancers by repealing the burdensome American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 transactions reporting threshold S. 1274, Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2021 S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act S. 2621, Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021 S. 2758, Stock Buyback Accountability Act of 2021 Final regulation, Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit; Clarification of Foreign-Derived Intangible Income, (87 Fed. Reg. 276-376, January 4, 2022) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97), including implementation of, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code Section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look-thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; digital services taxes; OECD Pillar Two rules, including global anti-base erosion proposal (GloBE) under Pillar Two; general business tax credits; taxation of mobile and remote workers during the coronavirus pandemic; tax free paycheck protection program loan forgiveness; Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) tax deductibility; work opportunity tax credit; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2) including Section 9674 relating to 1099-K form reporting; IRS priority guidance plan; continuation of the stepped-up basis; potential corporate tax rate increase; continuation of the percentage depletion tax deduction; Minding the Tax Gap; Improving Tax Administration for the 21st Century; Canadian proposal to enact a retroactive Digital Services Tax (DST); Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI); proposals to institute a tax on financial statement incomes of corporations, known as a Book Tax; proposed Internal Revenue Code Section 163(n) limit on deductions for business interest expense; Tax Reporting Proposal by the Department of the Treasury related to a $600 or more annual account threshold; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention Of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; section 163(j) EBITDA standard for business interest deductions; Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 German Income Tax Act; proposal to repeal section 852(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code; proposal to increase the capital gains rate, including the treatment of carried interest
H.R. 5315, Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act S. 73, American Security Drone Act of 2021 S. 600, Drone Integration and Zoning Act Draft legislation related to criminal penalties and drones Draft legislation related to unmanned aircraft systems and R&D Draft legislation related to advancing unmanned aircraft systems and advanced air mobility Various issues relating to implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); unmanned aerial systems flight restrictions near critical infrastructure facilities; general activity related to unmanned aerial systems; urban air mobility
H.R. 1270, Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination (PAID) Act Potential legislation to create a federal insurance program to manage the risk of pandemics Federal Insurance Office Request for Information on the Insurance Sector and Climate-Related Financial Risks (86 Fed. Reg. 48,814-48,819, August 31, 2021) Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; retroactively altering business interruption insurance contracts related to COVID-19; creation of a prospective pandemic insurance program; pandemic risk insurance; special financial assistant for financially troubled multiemployer plans; development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; availability and affordability of automotive insurance
H.R. 2453, Driving for Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 3310/S. 1681, Promoting Service in Transportation Act H.R. 3594, Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2021 H.R. 3684, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act H.R. 3711, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 4550, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act H.R. 5735/S. 3011, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act H.R. 6151, Highway Accident Fairness Act of 2021 H.R. 6787/S. 3609, Gas Prices Relief Act of 2022 S. 479, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 659, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) Safe Act S. 1811, Water Resources Development Act of 2020 S. 1931, Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 S. 2016, Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 S. 2324, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act (116th Congress) Potential legislation similar to the Water Resource Development Act of 2020; Request for Information on Development of Guidance for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Deployment; Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation (DOT), (86 Fed. Reg. 67,782-67,785, November 29, 2021) Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-260, Div. AA); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); use of state and local funding in the American Rescue Plan (P.L. 117-2) for state Departments of Transportation; implementation of section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L 114-190); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions especially in infrastructure legislation; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); unmanned aircraft systems; necessity of a general infrastructure package; Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; potential increase in the federal gas taxes; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; driving safety and road safety; U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Standing General Order 2021-01, Incident Reporting for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS); rescission of the Federal Reserve Board; Boeing 737 MAX and associated production stoppages; Departments of Transportation; the Presidential American Jobs Plan infrastructure proposal; delayed development of the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to Prohibit or Restrict the Operation of an Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility; issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including facilitating the reopening of cross-border travel between the U.S. and Canada; resumption of U.S.-U.K. travel; testing requirement for vaccinated travelers to the U.S., and other Federal COVID-19-related travel restrictions including travel bans/advisories and the Federal transportation mask mandate; urging a rapid nomination of a new FAA Administrator
H.R. 1270, Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination (PAID) Act H.R. 4277, Overdraft Protection Act of 2021 H.R. 5911, Fair Hiring in Banking Act S. 2417, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2021 S. 2508, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act S. 3056, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act S. 3755, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act Draft legislation titled Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act Draft legislation titled Expanding Opportunity for MDIs Act Draft legislation to create a government-run credit bureau at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin, Vice Chair for Supervision, Federal Reserve Proposed rule regarding reinstatement of HUDs discriminatory effects standard (86 Fed. Reg. 33,590-33,597, June 25, 2021) Various issues relating to structure and independence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; artificial intelligence and machine learning; FinCEN proposed rule on Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements; proposed Interagency Guidance on Third-Party Relationships: Risk Management; Department of Treasury proposal that would require financial institutions to report to the IRS on the deposits and withdrawals of all business and personal accounts, as well as transfers between accounts of the same owner; DOJ Bank Merger Competitive Analysis; OCC Request for Feedback on Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; FinCEN RFI on Review of Bank Secrecy Act Regulations and Guidance; Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Principles for the Effective Management and Supervision of Climate-Related Financial Risks; rulemaking to implement Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
H.R. 935, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2021 H.R. 1087, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2021 H.R. 1187, Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1602, Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act of 2021 H.R. 2025/S. 840, To amend title 28, United States Code, to increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation funding in certain actions, and for other purposes H.R. 2516, Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act of 2021 H.R. 2543, Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act H.R. 2547, Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act H.R. 2570, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021 H.R. 2620, Investor Choice Act of 2021 H.R. 3007, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act H.R. 3448, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3454, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 4277, Overdraft Protection Act of 2021 H.R. 4345, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022, including provisions related to House Amendment 218 H.R. 4590, Promoting New and Diverse Depository Institutions Act H.R. 4616, Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 H.R. 4773, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 5586/S. 3056, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act H.R. 5648/S. 3022, Stop Wall Street Looting Act H.R. 5910, Holding SPACs Accountable Act of 2021 H.R. 5911, Fair Hiring in Banking Act S. 479, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 2417, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2021 S. 2508, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act S. 2621, Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021 S. 3410, The Consumer Protection and Due Process Act S. 3755, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act S. 3844, Economic Continuity and Stability Act S. 3914, Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2022 Potential legislation to foster economic growth and job creation through capital formation Potential legislation to further economic growth through environmental, social, and governance factors Potential legislation to speed up the timeline of the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Potential legislation to enshrine SEC threshold ownership requirements for shareholder proposals Potential legislation to require the SEC to study barriers in accessing capital for minority entrepreneurs Potential legislation to expressing a sense of Congress reaffirming the Supreme Court materiality standard Nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin to Serve as Vice Chair for Supervision of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Proposed rule regarding SEC Enhanced Reporting of Proxy Votes by Registered Management Investment Companies; Reporting of Executive Compensation Votes by Institutional Investment Managers Proposed Rule (86 Fed. Reg. 57,478-57,524, October 15, 2021) Proposed rule regarding SEC Reporting of Securities Loans (86 Fed. Reg. 69,802-69.853, December 8, 2021) Proposed rule regarding Position Reporting of Large Security-Based Swap Positions (87 Fed. Reg. 6,652-6,706, December 15, 2021) SEC Money Market Fund Reforms (86 Fed. Reg. 7,248, December 15, 2021) Proposed rules regarding amendments to Form PF (87 FR 9,106-9,235, January 26, 2022) Request for Information on "Review of Bank Secrecy Act Regulations and Guidance, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); (86 Fed. Reg. 71,201-71,207, December 15, 2021) Reopening of Comment Period for Pay Versus Performance Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; (87 Fed. Reg. 5,751-5,759, February 2, 2022) Request for Information Regarding Fees Imposed by Providers of Consumer Financial Products or Services, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; (87 Fed. Reg. 5,801-5,803, February 2, 2022) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of Nonbank Financial Firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) Cap; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information Collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; resolutions to establish task forces on Artificial Intelligence and Financial Technology in the House Committee on Financial Services; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission under Chair Lina Khan; Tax Reporting Proposal by the Department of the Treasury related to a $600 or more annual account threshold; Amendment to the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act related to credit reporting; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; House Committee on Financial Services request for information related to Russia sanctions; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU review of Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; implementation and enforcement of Regulation Best Interest by the Securities and Exchange Commission; changes in the enforcement policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission; activity of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and recommendations on macro-prudential regulation; clarification in the regulatory treatment of digital assets by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; implementation and enforcement of SEC 14a-8 shareholder proposal process reforms finalized in 2020; EU Money Market Fund Regulation, legislative review; electronic delivery of certain investment documents and disclosures; implementation of beneficial ownership reporting requirements under the National Defense Authorization Act FY2021 (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Social Security Administrations Electronic Consent Based Social Security Number Verification System Service; Financial Stability Board recommendations on money market fund reform; IOSCO recommendations on sustainability-related practices, polices, procedures, and disclosure in asset management; Office of Financial Research (OFR) discussions on FSOC Report on Climate-Related Financial Risk; staff legal guidance at the SEC concerning no-action letters on shareholder proposals with broad societal impact (Staff Legal Bulletin 14L-CF); SEC reforms to regulations related to climate disclosures; SEC reforms to regulations related to Shareholder Proposals; SEC reforms to regulations related to Cybersecurity Disclosures; SEC reforms to regulations related to Human Capital Management Disclosures; SEC reforms to regulations related to Share Repurchase Disclosures; SEC reforms to regulations related to 10b5-1 Disclosure; SEC request for information on digital engagement practices; FinCEN Implementation of the Beneficial Ownership Requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act; SEC Reopening of Comment Period on Pay Versus Performance; SEC Proposed Rule Regarding Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization; SEC Proposed Rule amending 10b5-1; Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Prohibition Against Fraud, Manipulation, or Deception in Connection with Security-Based Swaps, Prohibition against Undue Influence over Chief Compliance Officers, Position Reporting of Large Security-Based Swap Positions; Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Rule 10b5-1 and Insider Trading; Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization; Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Proxy Voting Advice; Requesting an Extension of the Comment Period for the Securities and Exchange Commissions Private Fund Advisers Proposal; Proposed rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Reporting of Securities Loans; third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending; cybersecurity risk management and incident reporting; enhancement and standardization of climate related disclosures to investors SEC regulation
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869/S. 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1251, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund and broadband H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 1848, Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrows (LIFT) America Act H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 2501, Spectrum Coordination Act H.R. 2668/S. 1494, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 H.R. 5315, Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act H.R. 5367, Build Back Better Act, including provisions relating to Federal Trade Commission penalty and privacy provisions H.R. 6416, Banning Surveillance Advertising Act of 2022 H.R. 6580/S. 3572, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 H.R. 6796, Digital Services Oversight and Safety Act of 2022 S. 47, Adversarial Platform Prevention (APP) Act of 2021 S. 113, Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2021 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 2710, Open App Markets Act S. 2992, American Innovation and Choice Online Act S. 3035, Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence (GOOD AI) Act of 2021 S. 3290, National MEP Supply Chain Database Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 3410, The Consumer Protection and Due Process Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Nomination of Alan Davidson to be Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Nomination of Laurie Locascio to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Nominations of Bradley Merrill Thompson, Beena Ammanath, Christina Montgomery, Paul Daugherty, and Dr. Swani Sivasubramanian to serve on the National Artificial Initiative Advisory Committee (NAIAC) Nomination of Gigi Sohn to be a Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission Wireline competition bureau seeks comment on Covid-19 telehealth program application evaluation Metrics (86 Fed. Reg. 8,356-8,359, February 5, 2021) Proposed rule allowing earlier equipment marketing and importation opportunities (86 Fed. Reg. 2,337-2,344, January 12, 2021) Petitions for emergency relief to allow the use of E-rate funds to support remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic (86 Fed. Reg. 9,309-9,312, February 12, 2021) Request for Comments on a Draft Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Request for Comments, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, (87 Fed. Reg. 1,122-1,126, January 10, 2022) Rule, Federal Communications Commission; Establishing Emergency Connectivity Fund To Close the Homework Gap, (87 Fed. Reg. 14,180-14,181, March 14, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Communications Commission; Empowering Broadband Consumers Through Transparency, (87 Fed. Reg. 6,827-6,838, February 7, 2022) Proposed Rule, U.S. Department of Commerce; Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; Connected Software Applications, (86 Fed. Reg. 72,900-72,901, December 23, 2021) Study to Advance a More Productive Tech Economy, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), (86 Fed. Reg. 66,287-66,288, November 22, 2021) Request for Information on the Update of the National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan, Office of Science and Technology Policy, (87 Fed. Reg. 5,876-5,878, February 2, 2022) Strategic Plan, U.S. Department of Transportation, (86 Fed. Reg. 26,266-26,267, December 3, 2021) Request for Information on Public and Private Sector Uses of Biometric Technologies, Office of Science and Technology Policy, (86 Fed. Reg. 56,300-56,302, October 8, 2021) Petition for Rulemaking by Accountable Tech, Federal Trade Commission, (86 Fed. Reg. 73,206-73,207, December 27, 2021) Proposed Rule, Federal Communications Commission; Resilient Networks, Disruptions to Communications, (86 Fed. Reg. 69,609-69,610, December 8, 2021) Study to Advance a More Productive Tech Economy, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), (86 Fed. Reg. 66,287-66,288, November 22, 2021) Request for Information on Development of Guidance for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Deployment; Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation (DOT), (86 Fed. Reg. 67,782-67,785, November 29, 2021) Request for Information on Transportation Research and Development Strategic Plan; U.S. Department of Transportation, (86 Fed. Reg. 74,429-74,730, December 30, 2021) Various issues relating to expanding access to high speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment; nominations at Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA); amendments related to American semiconductor capacity; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Act, enacted as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY22; FY2022 appropriations requests to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, relating to Facial Recognition Vendor Testing (FRVT) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 14017, Executive Order on America's Supply Chains; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; Feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management; Future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) and 19(b) enforcement; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; FCC implementation of the emergency broadband benefit; appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); reauthorization for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; Security Criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; Draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development
H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 603/S. 53, Raise the Wage Act of 2021 H.R. 804/S. 248, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 830, Wage Increase Fairness Act H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 H.R. 1065/S. 1486, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1284/S. 403, Fair and Open Competition (FOCA) Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 1458/S.490, Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 1735/S. 673, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021 H.R. 2491, Wage Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 2795, DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement Act H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 2891/S. 1428, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2926/S. 663, One Agency Act H.R. 3110/S. 1658, Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 3460/S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3816/S. 2992, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826/S. 3197, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843/S. 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4109/S. 2193, Protections for Socially Good Activities Act H.R. 4502, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022 H.R. 4841, Restoring Justice for Workers Act H.R. 5017/S. 2710, Open App Markets Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 6922/S. 3760, Continued Waiver of Interest on State Unemployment Loans during the Pandemic Act H.R. 7194/S. 3889, Employee Rights Act H.Res. 823, Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3460) to amend title 28 of the United States Code to prevent the transfer of actions arising under the antitrust laws in which a State is a complainant S. 225, Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 S. 478, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2021 S. 1074, Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act S. 1204, Bust Up Big Tech Act S. 1380, Clean Slate Act of 2021 S. 1425, Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (STALLING) Act S. 1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S. 1636, Save Local Business Act S. 2039, Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolists (TEAM) Act S. 3311, FTC Integrity Act S. 3889, Employee Rights Act S. J. Res. 13, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures" Nomination of David Weil to be Administrator for Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule on Independent Contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (85 Fed. Reg. 60,600-60,639, September 25, 2020) Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Interim final rule on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 61,402-61,555, November 5, 2021) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Settings (86 Fed. Reg. 59,309-59,326, Oct. 27, 2021) Proposed Amendments to Agriculture Acquisition Regulations (87 Fed. Reg. 9,005-9,021, February 17, 2022) Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees (85 Fed. Reg. 82,798-82,866, December 18, 2020) Final rule on Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments (85 Fed. Reg. 72,846-72,885, November 13, 2020) Final rule on Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights (85 Fed. Reg. 81,658-81,695, December 16, 2020) Proposed rule on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (86 Fed. Reg. 57,272-57,304, October 13, 2021) Proposed Rule, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Procedures Governing the Filing and Processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption Applications (87 Fed. Reg. 14,722-14,751, March 15, 2022) Request for Information on Data Sources and Methods for Determining Prevailing Wage Levels for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Immigrants and Non-Immigrants in the United States, Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, (86 Fed. Reg. 17,343-17,346, April 2, 2021) Proposed Rule, Amendments to Agriculture Acquisition Regulations, (87 Fed. Reg. 9,005-9,021, February 17, 2022) Various issues relating to modernization of the unemployment insurance system; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; contractor blacklisting; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; the firing of Peter Robb as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and of Alice Stock, Deputy General Counsel of the NLRB; Rescission of the Joint Employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); The FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; The USMCA Labor Council; apprenticeships; reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential Wage and Hour Division rulemaking defining and delimiting the exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees; potential legislation on the minimum wage; COVID-19 vaccine requirements, including a potential Emergency Temporary Standard from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to employers with more than 100 employees; vaccine requirements for federal contractors; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission; Executive Order 13950 Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping; Executive Order 13999 Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; Executive Order 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID Action Plan; paid sick and paid family leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (P.L. 116-127); unemployment insurance; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 19/13b authority; Policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; Transparency at the FTC; FTCs Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 to 2026; efforts to revise the 1995 Bank Merger Competitive Review Guidelines; efforts to modernize enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257); forthcoming regulation regarding numbers on non-immigrant foreign worker visa
H.R. 3711, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Various issues relating to U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Standing General Order 2021-01, Incident Reporting for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), 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 Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including provisions related to Technology Modernization Fund and broadband H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 3035, Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence (GOOD AI) Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Wireline competition bureau seeks comment on Covid-19 telehealth program application evaluation Metrics (86 Fed. Reg. 8,356-8,359, February 5, 2021) Proposed rule allowing earlier equipment marketing and importation opportunities (86 Fed. Reg. 2,337-2,344, January 12, 2021) Petitions for emergency relief to allow the use of E-rate funds to support remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic (86 Fed. Reg. 9,309-9,312, February 12, 2021) Various issues related to technology and economic relief; FCC implementation of the Emergency Broadband Benefit; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) enforcement; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); intermediary liability; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; artificial intelligence; facial recognition
H.R. 3684, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act S. 1931, Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 S. 2016, Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act (115th Congress) Various issues relating to U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Standing General Order 2021-01, Incident Reporting for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
H.R. 1270, Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination (PAID) Act Potential legislation to create a federal insurance program to manage the risk of pandemics Federal Insurance Office Request for Information on the Insurance Sector and Climate-Related Financial Risks (86 Fed. Reg. 48,814-48,819, August 31, 2021) Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; retroactively altering business interruption insurance contracts related to COVID-19; creation of a prospective pandemic insurance program; pandemic risk insurance; special financial assistant for financially troubled multiemployer plans; development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; availability and affordability of automotive insurance
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869/S. 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1251, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund and broadband H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 1848, Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrows (LIFT) America Act H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 2501, Spectrum Coordination Act H.R. 2668/S. 1494, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 H.R. 5367, Build Back Better Act, including provisions relating to Federal Trade Commission penalty and privacy provisions S. 47, Adversarial Platform Prevention (APP) Act of 2021 S. 113, Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2021 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 3035, GOOD AI Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 3410, The Consumer Protection and Due Process Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Potential legislation similar to the H.R. 2231, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2019 Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Nomination of Alan Davidson to be Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Nomination of Laurie Locascio to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Nomination of Jessica Rosenworcel to be Chair of the Federal Communications Commission Nominations of Bradley Merrill Thompson, Beena Ammanath, Christina Montgomery, Paul Daugherty, and Dr. Swani Sivasubramanian to serve on the National Artificial Initiative Advisory Committee (NAIAC) Wireline competition bureau seeks comment on Covid-19 telehealth program application evaluation Metrics (86 Fed. Reg. 8,356-8,359, February 5, 2021) Proposed rule allowing earlier equipment marketing and importation opportunities (86 Fed. Reg. 2,337-2,344, January 12, 2021) Petitions for emergency relief to allow the use of E-rate funds to support remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic (86 Fed. Reg. 9,309-9,312, February 12, 2021) Request for Comments on a Draft Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Notice, Incident Reporting for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS); National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, (86 Fed. Reg. 54,287-54,291, September 30, 2021) Request for Information, Implementation Plan for a National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource; White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, National Science Foundation, 86 Fed. Reg. 46,278-46,279, August 18, 2021) Various issues relating to expanding access to high speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment; nominations at Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA); amendments related to American semiconductor capacity; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Act, enacted as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY22; FY2022 appropriations requests to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, relating to Facial Recognition Vendor Testing (FRVT) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 14017, Executive Order on America's Supply Chains; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) and 19(b) enforcement; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; FCC implementation of the emergency broadband benefit; appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); reauthorization for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; Security Criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; Draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development; data privacy
H.R. 2453, Driving for Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 3310/S. 1681, Promoting Service in Transportation Act H.R. 3594, Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2021 H.R. 3684, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act H.R. 4550, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act H.R. 5735/S. 3011, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act S. 479, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 659, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) Safe Act S. 1811, Water Resources Development Act of 2020 S. 1931, Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 S. 2016, Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 S. 2324, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act (116th Congress) Proposed Rule; Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Model Years 2024-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, (86 Fed. Reg. 49,602-47,726, September 3, 2021) Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-260, Div. AA); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94; implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); use of state and local funding in the American Rescue Plan (P.L. 117-2) for state Departments of Transportation; implementation of section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L 114-190); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions especially in infrastructure legislation; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); unmanned aircraft systems; necessity of a general infrastructure package; Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; potential increase in the federal gas taxes; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; driving safety and road safety; U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Standing General Order 2021-01, Incident Reporting for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS); rescission of the Federal Reserve Board; Boeing 737 MAX and associated production stoppages; Department of Transportation; the Presidential American Jobs Plan infrastructure proposal; facilitating the reopening of cross-border travel between the U.S. and Canada; resumption of U.S.-U.K. travel
H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 S. 73, American Security Drone Act of 2021 S. 600, Drone Integration and Zoning Act Draft legislation related to drone safety and security Draft legislation related to drone criminal penalties Various issues relating to implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); unmanned aerial systems flight restrictions near critical infrastructure facilities; general activity related to unmanned aerial systems; urban air mobility
H.R. 935, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2021 H.R. 1087, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2021 H.R. 1187, Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1602, Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act of 2021 H.R. 2025/S. 840, To amend title 28, United States Code, to increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation funding in certain actions, and for other purposes H.R. 2072, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act H.R. 2516, Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act of 2021 H.R. 2543, Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act H.R. 2547, Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act H.R. 2570, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021 H.R. 2620, Investor Choice Act of 2021 H.R. 3007, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act H.R. 3448, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3454, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 4277, Overdraft Protection Act of 2021 H.R. 4345, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4590, Promoting New and Diverse Depository Institutions Act H.R. 4616, Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 H.R. 4773, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 5586/S. 3056, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act H.R. 5648/S. 3022, Stop Wall Street Looting Act H.R. 5910, Holding SPACs Accountable Act of 2021 H.R. 5911, Fair Hiring in Banking Act S. 479, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 2417, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2021 S. 2508, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act S. 2621, Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021 S. 3410, The Consumer Protection and Due Process Act Potential legislation to foster economic growth and job creation through capital formation Potential legislation to further economic growth through environmental, social, and governance factors Potential legislation to speed up the timeline of the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Potential legislation to enshrine SEC threshold ownership requirements for shareholder proposals Potential legislation to require the SEC to study barriers in accessing capital for minority entrepreneurs Potential companion legislation to H.R. 4616, Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 Nomination of Saule Omarova to serve as Comptroller of Currency Proposed rule regarding SEC Proxy Voting Advice Proposed Rule (86 Fed. Reg. 67,383-67,402, November 26, 2021) Proposed rule regarding SEC Enhanced Reporting of Proxy Votes by Registered Management Investment Companies; Reporting of Executive Compensation Votes by Institutional Investment Managers Proposed Rule (86 Fed. Reg. 57,478-57,524, October 15, 2021) Notice, Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Comptroller of the Currency; Proposed Interagency Guidance on Third-Party Relationships: Risk Management, (86 Fed. Reg. 38,182-38,204, July 19, 2021) Final rule regarding SEC Universal Proxy (86 Fed. Reg. 68,330-68,381, December 1, 2021) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) Regulation Z; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of Nonbank Financial Firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) Cap; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information Collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; resolutions to establish task forces on Artificial Intelligence and Financial Technology in the House Committee on Financial Services; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; mobile disclosures; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission under Chair Lina Khan; Tax Reporting Proposal by the Department of the Treasury related to a $600 or more annual account threshold; Amendment to the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act related to credit reporting; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU review of Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; implementation and enforcement of Regulation Best Interest by the Securities and Exchange Commission; changes in the enforcement policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission; activity of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and recommendations on macro-prudential regulation; clarification in the regulatory treatment of digital assets by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; implementation and enforcement of proxy advisory firm regulations finalized in 2020; implementation and enforcement of SEC 14a-8 shareholder proposal process reforms finalized in 2020; EU Money Market Fund Regulation, legislative review; electronic delivery of certain investment documents and disclosures; implementation of beneficial ownership reporting requirements under the National Defense Authorization Act FY2021 (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Social Security Administrations Electronic Consent Based Social Security Number Verification System Service; Financial Stability Board recommendations on money market fund reform; IOSCO recommendations on sustainability-related practices, polices, procedures, and disclosure in asset management; Office of Financial Research (OFR) discussions on FSOC Report on Climate-Related Financial Risk; staff legal guidance at the SEC concerning no-action letters on shareholder proposals with broad societal impact (Staff Legal Bulletin 14L-CF); SEC request for information on climate disclosures; SEC Reforms to regulations related to Shareholder Proposals; SEC Reforms to regulations related to Cybersecurity Disclosures; SEC Reforms to regulations related to Human Capital Management Disclosures; SEC Reforms to Money Market Funds Regulations; SEC request for information on digital engagement practices; FinCEN Implementation of the Beneficial Ownership Requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act; potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending
H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 603/S. 53, Raise the Wage Act of 2021 H.R. 804/S. 248, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 830, Wage Increase Fairness Act H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 H.R. 1065/S. 1486, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 1458/S.490, Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 1735/S. 673, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021 H.R. 2491, Wage Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 2795, DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement Act H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2891/S. 1428, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 2891, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2926/S. 663, One Agency Act H.R. 3110/S. 1658, Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 3460/S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3816/S. 2992, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826/S. 3197, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843/S. 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4109/S. 2193, Protections for Socially Good Activities Act H.R. 4502, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4841, Restoring Justice for Workers Act H.R. 5017/S. 2710, Open App Markets Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.Res. 823, Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3460) to amend title 28 of the United States Code to prevent the transfer of actions arising under the antitrust laws in which a State is a complainant S. 225, Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 S. 478, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2021 S. 1074, Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act S. 1204, Bust Up Big Tech Act S. 1380, Clean Slate Act of 2021 S. 1425, Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (STALLING) Act S. 1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S. 1636, Save Local Business Act S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 S. 2039, Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolists (TEAM) Act S. 3311, FTC Integrity Act S. J. Res. 13, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures" Nomination of David Weil to be Administrator for Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule on Independent Contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (85 Fed. Reg. 60,600-60,639, September 25, 2020) Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Interim final rule on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 61,402-61,555, November 5, 2021) Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees (85 Fed. Reg. 82,798-82,866, December 18, 2020) Final rule on Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments (85 Fed. Reg. 72,846-72,885, November 13, 2020) Final rule on Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights (85 Fed. Reg. 81,658-81,695, December 16, 2020) Proposed rule on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (86 Fed. Reg. 57,272-57,304, October 13, 2021) Various issues relating to modernization of the unemployment insurance system; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; contractor blacklisting; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; the firing of Peter Robb as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and of Alice Stock, Deputy General Counsel of the NLRB; Rescission of the Joint Employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); The FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; The USMCA Labor Council; apprenticeships; reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential legislation on the minimum wage; COVID-19 vaccine requirements, including a potential Emergency Temporary Standard from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to employers with more than 100 employees; vaccine requirements for federal contractors; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission; Executive Order 13950 Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping; Executive Order 13999 Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID Action Plan; paid sick and paid family leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (P.L. 116-127); unemployment insurance; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 19/13b authority; Policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; Transparency at the FTC; FTCs Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 to 2026; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257); forthcoming regulation regarding numbers on non-immigrant foreign worker visa
H.R. 4277, Overdraft Protection Act of 2021 H.R. 5911, Fair Hiring in Banking Act S. 2417, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2021 S. 2508, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act S. 3056, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act Draft legislation titled Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act Draft legislation titled Expanding Opportunity for MDIs Act Draft legislation to create a government-run credit bureau at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Nomination of Saule Omarova, Comptroller of the Currency, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Proposed rule regarding reinstatement of HUDs discriminatory effects standard (86 Fed. Reg. 33,590-33,597, June 25, 2021) Various issues relating to structure and independence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; artificial intelligence and machine learning; FinCEN proposed rule on Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements; proposed Interagency Guidance on Third-Party Relationships: Risk Management; Department of Treasury proposal that would require financial institutions to report to the IRS on the deposits and withdrawals of all business and personal accounts, as well as transfers between accounts of the same owner
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), 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 Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 3684, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act S. 1931, Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 S. 2016, Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act (115th Congress) Various issues relating to U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Standing General Order 2021-01, Incident Reporting for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
H.R. 328/S. 817, Wall Street Tax Act of 2021 H.R. 1381/S. 480, Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2021 H.R. 1712/S. 617, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1304, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2021 H.R. 2735/S. 1283, Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act H.R. 3007, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act H.R. 3425, Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act S. 749, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 948, A bill to protect American small businesses, gig workers, and freelancers by repealing the burdensome American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 transactions reporting threshold S. 1274, Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2021 S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act S. 2621, Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021 S. 2758, Stock Buyback Accountability Act of 2021 Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97), including implementation of, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code Section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look-thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; digital services taxes; global anti-base erosion proposal (GloBE) under Pillar Two; general business tax credits; Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury deferring payroll tax obligations in light of the ongoing COVID-19 disaster; taxation of mobile and remote workers during the coronavirus pandemic; tax free paycheck protection program loan forgiveness; Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) tax deductibility; work opportunity tax credit; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2) including Section 9674 relating to 1099-K form reporting; IRS priority guidance plan; continuation of the stepped-up basis; potential corporate tax rate increase; continuation of the percentage depletion tax deduction; potential U.S. - Chile income tax treaty; remote notarization; proposal to repeal section 852(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code; proposal to increase the capital gains rate
H.R. 1270, Prohibit Auto Insurance Discrimination (PAID) Act Potential legislation to create a federal insurance program to manage the risk of pandemics Interim final rule, Special Financial Assistance Program for Financially Troubled Multiemployer Plans; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) (86 FR 36,598 - 36,631, July 12, 2021) Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; retroactively altering business interruption insurance contracts related to COVID-19; creation of a prospective pandemic insurance program; pandemic risk insurance; development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; availability and affordability of automotive insurance; Department of Treasury request for information on affordability of auto insurance
H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 603/S. 53, Raise the Wage Act of 2021 H.R. 804/S. 248, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 830, Wage Increase Fairness Act H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 H.R. 1065/S. 1486, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 1458/S.490, Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 1735/S. 673, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021 H.R. 2491, Wage Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 2795, DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement Act H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2891/S. 1428, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 3110/S. 1658, Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 3460/S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843/S. 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4109/S. 2193, Protections for Socially Good Activities Act H.R. 4502, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 5017/S. 2710, Open App Markets Act S. 225, Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 S. 478, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2021 S. 1074, Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act S. 1204, Bust Up Big Tech Act S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, including potential amendment regarding certain prohibitions on fiduciaries in investing ERISA plan assets S. 1380, Clean Slate Act of 2021 S. 1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S. 1636, Save Local Business Act S. 2039, Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolists (TEAM) Act S. J. Res. 13, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures" Potential legislation titled Build Back Better Act Nomination of David Weil to be Administrator for Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division Nominations of Gwynne Wilcox and David Prouty to serve as members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule on Independent Contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (85 Fed. Reg. 60,600-60,639, September 25, 2020) Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees (85 Fed. Reg. 82,798-82,866, December 18, 2020) Final rule on Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments (85 Fed. Reg. 72,846-72,885, November 13, 2020) Final rule on Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights (85 Fed. Reg. 81,658-81,695, December 16, 2020) Proposed rule on Department of Labor, Rescission of Labor Organization Annual Financial Report for Trusts in Which a Labor Organization Is Interested, Form T-1 (86 FR 28,505 - 28,516, May 27, 2021) Proposed rule, Department of Labor, Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors (86 Fed. Reg. 38,816 - 38,879, July 22, 2021) Proposed rule, Department of Labor, Tip Regulations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (86 Fed. Reg. 32,818 - 32,846, June 23, 2021) Various issues relating to modernization of the unemployment insurance system; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; contractor blacklisting; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; the firing of Peter Robb as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and of Alice Stock, Deputy General Counsel of the NLRB; Rescission of the Joint Employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); The FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; The USMCA Labor Council; apprenticeships; reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential legislation on the minimum wage; COVID-19 vaccine requirements, including a potential Emergency Temporary Standard from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to employers with more than 100 employees; vaccine requirements for federal contractors; Contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; Executive Order 13950 Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping; Executive Order 13999 Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID Action Plan; paid sick and paid family leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (P.L. 116-127); unemployment insurance; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 19/13b authority; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257) legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions
Various issues related to vaccine diplomacy; potential U.S.-Chile Income Tax Treaty; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive); EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; EU country-by-country reporting requirements; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, third party delegation; EU Money Market Fund Regulation, legislative review; Financial Stability Board recommendations on money market fund reform; IOSCO recommendations on sustainability-related practices, polices, procedures, and disclosure in asset management
H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 S. 73, American Security Drone Act of 2021 S. 600, Drone Integration and Zoning Act Draft legislation related to drone safety and security Draft legislation related to drone criminal penalties Various issues relating to implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); unmanned aerial systems flight restrictions near critical infrastructure facilities; general activity related to unmanned aerial systems; urban air mobility
H.R. 935, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2021 H.R. 1087, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2021 H.R. 1187, Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1602, Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act of 2021 H.R. 2025/S. 840, To amend title 28, United States Code, to increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation funding in certain actions, and for other purposes H.R. 2516, Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act of 2021 H.R. 2543, Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act H.R. 2547, Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act H.R. 2570, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021 H.R. 3007, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act H.R. 3412, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 3448, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3454, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 4345, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4590, Promoting New and Diverse Depository Institutions Act H.R. 4616, Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 H.R. 4773, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act S. 479, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 2417, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2021 S. 2508, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act S.J. Res. 15, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency relating to "National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders" Potential legislation to foster economic growth and job creation through capital formation Nomination of Saule Omarova to serve as Comptroller of Currency Request for Information on Monitoring Availability and Affordability of Auto Insurance; Assessing the Potential Evolution of the Auto Insurance Market (86 Fed. Reg. 28,681 - 28,683, May 27, 2021) Request for Comment, Agency Information Collection Activities (86 Fed. Reg. 43,999 - 44,000, August 11, 2021) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) Regulation Z; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of Nonbank Financial Firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) Cap; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information Collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; resolutions to establish task forces on Artificial Intelligence and Financial Technology in the House Committee on Financial Services; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; benefits of risk-based pricing; SEC request for information on climate disclosures; SEC Reforms to regulations related to Proxy Advice; SEC Reforms to regulations related to Proxy Voting; SEC Reforms to regulations related to Shareholder Proposals; SEC Reforms to Money Market Funds Regulations; SEC implementation of Rule 15c2-11; SEC request for information on digital engagement practices; FinCEN Implementation of the Beneficial Ownership Requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU review of Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; implementation and enforcement of Regulation Best Interest by the Securities and Exchange Commission; changes in the enforcement policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission; activity of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and recommendations on macro-prudential regulation; clarification in the regulatory treatment of digital assets by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; implementation and enforcement of proxy advisory firm regulations finalized in 2020; implementation and enforcement of SEC 14a-8 shareholder proposal process reforms finalized in 2020; EU Money Market Fund Regulation, legislative review; electronic delivery of certain investment documents and disclosures; implementation of beneficial ownership reporting requirements under the National Defense Authorization Act FY 2021 (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Social Security Administrations Electronic Consent Based Social Security Number Verification System Service; Financial Stability Board recommendations on money market fund reform; IOSCO recommendations on sustainability-related practices, polices, procedures, and disclosure in asset management; Office of Financial Research (OFR) discussions on FSOC Report on Climate-Related Financial Risk; potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending
H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act H.R. 2453, Driving for Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 3310/S. 1681, Promoting Service in Transportation Act H.R. 3594, Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2021 H.R. 3684, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act H.R. 4550, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 S. 479, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 659, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) Safe Act S. 1811, Water Resources Development Act of 2020 S. 1931, Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 S. 2016, Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 S. 2324, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-260, Div. AA); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); use of state and local funding in the American Rescue Plan (P.L. 117-2) for state Departments of Transportation; implementation of section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L 114-190); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions especially in infrastructure legislation; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); unmanned aircraft systems; necessity of a general infrastructure package; Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; potential increase in the federal gas taxes; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; driving safety and road safety; U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Standing General Order 2021-01, Incident Reporting for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS); rescission of the Federal Reserve Board; Boeing 737 MAX and associated production stoppages; Department of Transportation; the Presidential American Jobs Plan infrastructure proposal; facilitating the reopening of cross-border travel between the U.S. and Canada; resumption of U.S.-U.K. travel
H.R. 2069, Home Loan Quality Transparency Act of 2021 H.R. 2543, Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act S. 2417, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2021 S. 2508, Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act Draft legislation titled Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act Draft legislation titled Expanding Opportunity for MDIs Act Draft legislation titled Resolution of Disapproval on HUDs Disparate Impact Rule Draft Legislation, to amend Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act Draft legislation to create a government-run credit bureau at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Nomination of Saule Omarova, Comptroller of the Currency, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Proposed rule regarding reinstatement of HUDs discriminatory effects standard (86 Fed. Reg. 33,590-33,597, June 25, 2021) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding implementation of Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act (85 Fed. Reg. 71003-71011, February 4, 2021) Various issues relating to structure and independence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; artificial intelligence and machine learning; Department of Treasury proposal that would require financial institutions to report to the IRS on the deposits and withdrawals of all business and personal accounts, as well as transfers between accounts of the same owner
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including provisions related to Technology Modernization Fund and broadband H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021 Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8975, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act (116th Congress) Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020); Wireline competition bureau seeks comment on Covid-19 telehealth program application evaluation Metrics (86 Fed. Reg. 8,356-8,359, February 5, 2021) Proposed rule allowing earlier equipment marketing and importation opportunities (86 Fed. Reg. 2,337-2,344, January 12, 2021) Petitions for emergency relief to allow the use of E-rate funds to support remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic (86 Fed. Reg. 9,309-9,312, February 12, 2021) Various issues related to technology and economic relief; FCC implementation of the Emergency Broadband Benefit; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) enforcement; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); intermediary liability; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; artificial intelligence; facial recognition
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 2069, Home Loan Quality Transparency Act of 2021 H.R. 2543, Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act Draft legislation titled Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act Draft legislation titled Expanding Opportunity for MDIs Act Draft legislation titled Resolution of Disapproval on HUDs Disparate Impact Rule Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding implementation of Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act (85 Fed. Reg. 71003-71011, February 4, 2021) Various issues relating to structure and independence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; artificial intelligence and machine learning
S. 73, American Security Drone Act of 2021 Draft legislation related to drone safety and security Various issues relating to implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); unmanned aerial systems flight restrictions near critical infrastructure facilities; general activity related to unmanned aerial systems; urban air mobility
H.R. 328/S. 817, Wall Street Tax Act of 2021 H.R. 1381/S. 480, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1712/S. 617, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1304, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2021 H.R. 2735/S. 1283, Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act H.R. 3007, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act H.R. 3425, Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act S. 749, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 948, A bill to protect American small businesses, gig workers, and freelancers by repealing the burdensome American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 transactions reporting threshold S. 1274, Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2021 S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97), including implementation of, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code Section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look-thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; digital services taxes; global anti-base erosion proposal (GloBE) under pillar two; general business tax credits; Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury deferring payroll tax obligations in light of the ongoing COVID-19 disaster; taxation of mobile and remote workers during the coronavirus pandemic; tax free paycheck protection program loan forgiveness; Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) tax deductibility; work opportunity tax credit; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2) including Section 9674 relating to 1099-K form reporting; IRS priority guidance plan; 199A tax deduction; continuation of the steeped-up basis; potential corporate tax rate increase; continuation of the percentage depletion tax deduction; European Commissions consultation on a proposed digital levy; international tax provisions; corporate tax rate; extension of expiring tax provisions; general COVID relief legislation
H.R. 3684, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act S. 2016, Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act (115th Congress) Various issues relating to U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles
H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 603/S. 53, Raise the Wage Act of 2021 H.R. 804/S. 248, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 830, Wage Increase Fairness Act H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 H.R. 1065/S.1486, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 1458/S.490, Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 1735/S. 673, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021 H.R. 2491, Wage Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 3110, Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 3460, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 S. 225, Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 S. 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 S. 478, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2021 S. 1074, Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act S. 1204, Bust Up Big Tech Act S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, including potential amendment regarding certain prohibitions on fiduciaries in investing ERISA plan assets S. 1636, Save Local Business Act S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 S. 2039, Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolists (TEAM) Act S. J. Res. 13, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures" Draft legislation regarding unemployment insurance Final rule: withdrawal, Independent Contractor Status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (86 Fed. Reg. 24,303-24,326, May 6, 2021) Proposed rule on Hazard Communication Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 9,567-9,831, February 16, 2021) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule on Independent Contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (85 Fed. Reg. 60,600-60,639, September 25, 2020) Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees (85 Fed. Reg. 82,798-82,866, December 18, 2020) Final rule on Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments (85 Fed. Reg. 72,846-72,885, November 13, 2020) Final rule on Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights (85 Fed. Reg. 81,658-81,695, December 16, 2020) Various issues relating to Fiscal Year 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; contractor blacklisting; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; the firing of Peter Robb as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and of Alice Stock, Deputy General Counsel of the NLRB; Rescission of the Joint Employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); The FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; The USMCA Labor Council; modernization of the unemployment insurance system; reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential legislation on the minimum wage; Executive Order 13950 Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping; Executive Order 13999 Protecting Worker Health and Safety; paid sick and paid family leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (P.L. 116-127); unemployment insurance; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 19/13b authority; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257)
Various issues related to vaccine diplomacy; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive); EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; EU country-by-country reporting requirements; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, third party delegation; EU Money Market Fund Regulation, legislative review
H.R. 1087, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2021 H.R. 1187, Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 2025/S. 840, To amend title 28, United States Code, to increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation funding in certain actions, and for other purposes H.R. 2516, Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act of 2021 H.R. 2543, Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act H.R. 2547, Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act H.R. 2570, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021 H.R. 3007, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act H.R. 3412, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to provide relief to nonbanks from certain stress test requirements under such Act H.R. 3448, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3454, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act S.J. Res. 15, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency relating to "National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders" Draft legislation titled Adjustable Interest Rate Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to S. 4129, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act (116th Congress) Potential legislation to foster economic growth and job creation through capital formation; Agency Information Collection Activities, Comment Request (86 Fed. Reg. 17,664, April 5, 2021) Proposed rule on Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements (86 Fed. Reg. 17,557 - 17,565, April 5, 2021) Proposed rule on CFPB Rulemaking, Protections for Borrowers Affected by the COVID-19 Emergency Under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), Regulation X (86 Fed. Reg, 18,840 - 18,881, April 9, 2021) Interim Final Rule on Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Disclosure (86 Fed. Reg. 17,528 - 17,543, April 5, 2021) Proposed rule and Reopening of Comment Period for Universal Proxy (86 Fed. Reg. 24,364 - 24,368, May 6, 2021) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); Appointment of Dr. Zoe-Vonna Palmrose to serve as a member of the Standards Advisory Group (SAG) at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) Regulation Z; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve Systems large institution supervision coordinating committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU review of Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR); potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) Cap; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information Collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; resolutions to establish task forces on Artificial Intelligence and Financial Technology in the House Committee on Financial Services; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation and enforcement of Regulation Best Interest by the Securities and Exchange Commission; changes in the enforcement policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission; activity of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and recommendations on macro-prudential regulation; clarification in the regulatory treatment of digital assets by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; implementation and enforcement of proxy advisory firm regulations finalized in 2020; implementation and enforcement of SEC 14a-8 shareholder proposal process reforms finalized in 2020; EU money market fund regulation, legislative review; electronic delivery of certain investment documents and disclosures; implementation of beneficial ownership reporting requirements under the National Defense Authorization Act FY 2021 (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Social Security Administrations Electronic Consent Based Social Security Number Verification System Service; SEC request for information on climate disclosures; SEC reforms to money market funds regulations; potential legislation related to securities litigation; COVID related securities litigation; Supreme Courts Cyan decision; potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending; potential legislation related to securities litigation
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including provisions related to Technology Modernization Fund and broadband H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021 Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Draft legislation regarding reauthorization of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8975, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act (116th Congress) Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Wireline competition bureau seeks comment on Covid-19 telehealth program application evaluation Metrics (86 Fed. Reg. 8,356-8,359, February 5, 2021) Proposed rule allowing earlier equipment marketing and importation opportunities (86 Fed. Reg. 2,337-2,344, January 12, 2021) Petitions for emergency relief to allow the use of E-rate funds to support remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic (86 Fed. Reg. 9,309-9,312, February 12, 2021) Various issues related to technology and economic relief; FCC implementation of the Emergency Broadband Benefit; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) enforcement; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); intermediary liability; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; artificial intelligence; facial recognition
Potential legislation to create a federal insurance program to manage the risk of pandemics Final rule, transparency in coverage (85 Fed. Reg. 72,158 - 72,310, November 12, 2020) Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; retroactively altering business interruption insurance contracts related to COVID-19; creation of a prospective pandemic insurance program; pandemic risk insurance; development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; availability and affordability of automotive insurance
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869/S. 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1251, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund and broadband H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act; H.R. 1848, Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrows (LIFT) America Act H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 2668/S. 1494, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 S. 47, Adversarial Platform Prevention (APP) Act of 2021 S. 113, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2021 S. 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation to reauthorize the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8975, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act (116th Congress) Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Nomination of Chris Inglis to be National Cyber Director Nomination of Jen Easterly to be Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Nomination of Robert Silvers to be Under Secretary of Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Proposed rule on Expanding Flexible Use of the 12.2-12.7 GHz Band (86 Fed. Reg. 20,111-20,113, April 16, 2021) Notice of inquiry on Promoting the Deployment of 5G Open Radio Access Networks (86 Fed. Reg. 16,349-16,360, March 29, 2021) Software Bill of Materials Elements and Considerations (86 Fed. Reg. 29,568-29,571, June 2, 2021) Software Risks in the Semiconductor Manufacturing and Advanced Packaging Supply Chain (86 Fed. Reg. 14,308-14,309, March 15, 2021) Proposed rule regarding Framework for Automated Driving System Safety (85 Fed. Reg. 78,058-78,075, December 3, 2020) Wireline competition bureau seeks comment on Covid-19 telehealth program application evaluation Metrics (86 Fed. Reg. 8,356-8,359, February 5, 2021) Proposed rule allowing earlier equipment marketing and importation opportunities (86 Fed. Reg. 2,337-2,344, January 12, 2021) Petitions for emergency relief to allow the use of E-rate funds to support remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic (86 Fed. Reg. 9,309-9,312, February 12, 2021) Request for Comments on a Draft Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications(85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Various issues relating to expanding access to high speed broadband internet service broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY22; FY2022 appropriations requests to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, relating to Facial Recognition Vendor Testing (FRVT) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) and 19(b) enforcement; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; FCC implementation of the emergency broadband benefit; appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); reauthorization for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) NISTIR guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act (enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, (P.L. 116-92); artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development; data privacy; consumer protection issues relating to lawsuit advertising
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), 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. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
S. 73, American Security Drone Act of 2021 Draft legislation related to drone safety and security Proposed rule regarding remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems (84 Fed. Reg. 72,438-72,524, December 31, 2019) Various issues relating to implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); unmanned aerial systems flight restrictions near critical infrastructure facilities; general activity related to unmanned aerial systems; urban air mobility
Potential legislation relating to deployment of automated vehicle technology Various issues relating to U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; framework for automated driving systems safety; automated vehicles comprehensive plan
Nomination of Antony Blinken to be Secretary of State Nomination of Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be Ambassador to the United Nations Various issues related to EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; EU country-by-country reporting requirements; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, third party delegation
Draft legislation titled Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act Draft legislation titled Expanding Opportunity for MDIs Act Draft legislation titled Home Loan Quality Transparency Act Draft legislation titled Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act Draft legislation titled the Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act Draft legislation titled Resolution of Disapproval on HUDs Disparate Impact Rule Notice of proposed rulemaking on Community Reinvestment Act, evaluation benchmarks; (85 Fed. Reg. 78258) Notice of proposed rulemaking regarding permissible bank premises (86 Fed. Reg. 7979) Various issues relating to advanced notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the implementation of Sec. 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); structure and independence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau;
H.R. 847, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869/S. 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1251, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund and broadband H.R. 1816, To require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information, and for other purposes S. 47, Adversarial Platform Prevention (APP) Act of 2021 S. 113, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2021 S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act FY2022 appropriations requests to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, relating to Facial Recognition Vendor Testing (FRVT) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Draft legislation titled Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act Draft legislation titled Endless Frontier Act Draft legislation titled Data Care Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8975, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act (116th Congress) Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Comments on Allowing Earlier Equipment Marketing and Importation Opportunities (86 Fed. Reg. 2337) Comments on Modernizing the FCC Form 477 Data Program (85 Fed. Reg. 50886) (No. 11-10) Comments on Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through FCC Programs (86 Fed. Reg. 15165) (No. 18-89) Comments on Establishing the Digital Opportunity Data Collection (85 Fed. Reg. 50886) (No. 19-195) Comments on COVID-19 Telehealth Program Application Evaluation Metrics (86 Fed. Reg. 8356) (No. 20-89) Comments on Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund Assistance (86 Fed. Reg. 19532) (No. 20-445) Comments on Petitions for Emergency Relief to Allow the Use of E-Rate Funds to Support Remote Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic (86 Fed. Reg. 9309) (No. 21-31) Comments on securing the information and communications technology and services supply chain (86 FR 4909) Funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act (enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, (P.L. 116-92); Various issues relating to high speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b); FCC petition regarding importation and marketing of radiofrequency devices; use of E-rate funding for the homework gap; FCC implementation of the emergency broadband benefit; appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); reauthorization for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) NISTIR guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; FCCs COVID-19 telehealth program; OMBs memorandum on the Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development; data privacy; revisions to Communications Decency Act (P.L. 104-104, Title V); consumer protection issues relating to lawsuit advertising
H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 603/S. 53, Raise the Wage Act of 2021 H.R. 804/S. 248, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 830, Wage Increase Fairness Act H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 H.R. 1065, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 S. 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 S. 478, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2021 Fiscal Year 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 Draft legislation regarding independent contractors Nomination of Marty Walsh to be Secretary of Labor Nomination of Kyle Fortson to the National Mediation Board Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule on independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (85 Fed. Reg. 60,600-60,639, September 25, 2020) Delay of effective date regarding independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (86 Fed. Reg. 8,326-8,327, February 5, 2021) Comments on FTC Filings on Antitrust: Comments to the FTCs Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Premerger Notification and Waiting Period Requirements; 16 CFR Parts 801- 803: Hart-Scott-Rodino Coverage, Exemption, and Transmittal Rules, Project No. P110014 | Comments to the FTCs Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; 16 CFR parts 801-803; Hart-Scott Rodino Rules ANPRM, Project No. P110014 INS (85 Fed. Reg. 77053) Various issues relating to the Department of Labors regulatory agenda; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; contractor blacklisting; the firing of Peter Robb as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and of Alice Stock, Deputy General Counsel of the NLRB; proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential legislation on the minimum wage; Executive Order 13950 Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping; Executive Order 13999 Protecting Worker Health and Safety; paid sick and paid family leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (P.L. 116-127); unemployment insurance; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; implementation of paid and sick leave and other requirements in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127); pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); improving investment advice for workers and retirees; financial factors in selecting plan investments; fiduciary duties regarding proxy voting and shareholder rights; antitrust issues
Potential legislation to create a federal insurance program to manage the risk of pandemics Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; retroactively altering business interruption insurance contracts related to COVID-19; creation of a prospective pandemic insurance program; pandemic risk insurance; development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; Implementation of the Building Block Approach by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) authority regarding the business of insurance
H.R. 328, Wall Street Tax Act of 2021 H.R. 1381/S. 480, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1712/S. 617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes H.R. 1304, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction for research and experimental expenditures S. 537, A bill to provide a tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19 S. 749, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance tax benefits for research activities Draft legislation titled Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2021 Draft legislation titled Inclusive Prosperity Act Draft legislation titled Country-by-Country Reporting Comments on REG-101657-20: Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit; Clarification of Foreign-Derived Intangible Income (85 Fed. Reg. 72078) Comments on IRS Notice 2020-76; Transition Relief Related to Health Coverage Reporting Required by Sections 6055 and 6056 for 2020; Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look-thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; digital services tax; global anti-base erosion proposal (GloBE) under pillar two; general business tax credits; Executive Order deferring payroll tax obligations in light of the ongoing COVID-19 disaster; taxation of mobile and remote workers during the coronavirus pandemic; tax free paycheck protection program loan forgiveness; Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) tax deductibility; work opportunity tax credit; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2) including Section 9674 relating to 1099-K form reporting; Mexico Income Tax Law Article 28, Section XXIII (Mexico CFC Rules, REFIPRE), Tax comments and request for additional guidance from Treasury and U.S. Department of State; international tax provisions, tax comments for general tax relief; corporate tax rate, tax comments for general tax relief; extension of expiring tax provisions: tax comments for general tax relief; general COVID relief legislation: tax comments for general COVID-19 relief
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including provisions related to technology modernization fund and broadband H.R. 1816, To require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Endless Frontiers Act Draft legislation titled Data Care Act Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8975, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act (116th Congress) Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Wireline competition bureau seeks comment on Covid-19 telehealth program application evaluation Metrics (86 Fed. Reg. 8,356-8,359, February 5, 2021) Proposed rule allowing earlier equipment marketing and importation opportunities (86 Fed. Reg. 2,337-2,344, January 12, 2021) Petitions for emergency relief to allow the use of E-rate funds to support remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic (86 Fed. Reg. 9,309-9,312, February 12, 2021) Various issues technology and economic relief; FCC implementation of the Emergency Broadband Benefit; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) enforcement; artificial intelligence regulation, research and development; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); intermediary liability; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; artificial intelligence
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), 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. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 2, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 4686, Samis Law S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Notice of request for comments: Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies: Automated Vehicles 4.0 (AV 4.0) (85 Fed. Reg. 7,011-7,012, February 6, 2020) Various issues relating to Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles
H.R. 2, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST) in America Act H.R. 1251, Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019 H.R. 1374/S. 569, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act H.R. 1508/S. 146, Move America Act of 2019 H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act H.R. 2541/S. 352, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act H.R. 2864, Rebuild America Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 4686, Sami's Law H.R. 6104, Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act H.R. 7575/S. 1811, Water Resources Development Act of 2020 H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 8222, Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2020 S. 1211, Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 S. 2520, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 3730, Registered Traveler Act of 2020 S. 4129, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 4186, Driving for Opportunity Act of 2020 Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Washington meal and rest break rules for commercial motor vehicle divers; petition for determination of preemption (84 Fed. Reg. 54,266-54,267, October 9, 2019) Proposed rule regarding remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems (84 Fed. Reg. 72,438-72,524, December 31, 2019) Request for comments: Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies: Automated Vehicles 4.0 (AV 4.0) (85 Fed. Reg. 7,011-7,012, February 6, 2020) Proposed rule on framework for automated driving system safety (85 Fed. Reg. 78,058-78,075, December 3, 2020) Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94), including reauthorization, and rescissions of Federal-aid highway contract authority under section 1438; implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; comments on slot waiver rules; reopening of international travel markets; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; patented and proprietary products and new technologies for infrastructure; implementation of a community development block grant (CDBG) program in the FY2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; rescissions of the FY2020 highway funding; driving safety and road safety; removing regulatory barriers for vehicles with automated driving systems; safe integration of automated driving systems for commercial vehicles; petition for exemption for Part 135 air carrier regulations for the purposes of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 implementation for autonomous vehicles; Boeing 737 MAX and associated production stoppages; Comments to Department of Transportation on remote identifications of unmanned aerial systems proposed rule; Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) and the coronavirus pandemic; COVID-19 travel quarantines and testing; comments on control of air pollution from airplanes and airplane engines: GHG emission standards and test procedures
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1644, Save the Internet Act of 2019 H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 2575/S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 3086/S. 1585, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower (RISE) Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation (START) Act H.R. 3262/H.R. 4686/ S. 1871, Sami's Law H.R. 4027, Stop the Censorship Act H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 5703, Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth (PRIVCY) Act H.R. 6145/S. 3191, Industries of the Future Act of 2020 H.R. 6216, National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 7308/ S. 4286, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 8048, State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act H.R. 8132, American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (American COMPETE) Act H.R. 8517, Protect Speech Act H.R. 8636, Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 748, A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes S. 783, Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019 S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1084, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 1116, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2019 S. 1214, Privacy Bill of Rights Act S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 1578, Do Not Track Act S. 1611, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act S. 1914, Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act S. 2775, Harvesting American Cybersecurity Knowledge through Education (HACKED) Act of 2019 S. 2763, Filter Bubble Transparency Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3284, Ethical Use of Facial Recognition Act S. 3300, Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020 S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3712, Cybersecurity Competitions to Yield Better Efforts to Research the Latest Exceptionally Advanced Problems (Cyber Leap) Act of 2020 S. 3749, Public Health Emergency Privacy Act S. 3771, Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution (FUTURE) of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act S. 3861, Exposure Notification Privacy Act S. 3891, Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020 S. 3983, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide accountability for bad actors who abuse the Good Samaritan protections provided under that Act, and for other purposes S. 4051, Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 S. 4422, Connecting Minority Communities Act of 2020 S. 4626, Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability (SAFE DATA) Act S. 4632, Online Content Policy Modernization Act S. 4758, See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2020 S. 5020, A bill to repeal section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R.4625, FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation titled United States Consumer Data Privacy Act of 2019 Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020); Various issues relating to high speed broadband internet service and resolving the homework gap by access to broadband for students; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; potential legislation to establish a national privacy law; matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); comments on refreshing of record in restoring internet freedom proceeding (WC Docket Nos. 17-108, 17-287, 11-42); facial recognition technology; net neutrality; privacy principles; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; FTC data portability; FTC enforcement; FTC enforcement of section 13(b); FCC proposed radiofrequency marketing rule; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); FY2021 Appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); comments on March 30, 2020 Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling, Clarification or Waiver Filed by the American Bankers Association, et al. - CG Docket Number 02-278; comments on National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) NISTIR 8259, recommendations for IoT device Manufacturers: Foundational Activities and Core Device Cybersecurity Capability Baseline (2nd Draft); comments on the National Telecommunications and Information Administrations request for public comment on proposals and positions for the 2020 World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly; funding for the NIST AI risk management framework; FCCs COVID-19 telehealth program; Indias non-personal data governance framework; comments to Department of Transportation on remote identifications of unmanned aerial systems proposed rule; Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) and the coronavirus pandemic; comments on Four Principles of Explainable Artificial Intelligence (Draft NISTIR 8312); petition to FCC Supporting Capital Ones TCPA Petition for Declaratory Ruling; inclusion of broadband funding in year-end appropriations legislation; implementation Section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-190); potential nationalization of the 5G network; comments on OMBs Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications; potential data privacy legislation; potential data aggregation legislation regarding section 1033 of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); potential legislation regarding artificial intelligence; artificial intelligence regulation, research and development; potential legislation regarding digital assets; fintech and digital asset strategy; data privacy; revisions to Communications Decency Act (P.L. 104-104, Title V); consumer protection issues relating to lawsuit advertising; implementation of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243)
H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 S. 3441, Fair Hiring in Banking Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Various issues relating to the Volcker Rule; development of an international insurance capital standard; Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Large Institution Supervision Coordination Committee of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors; section 29 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (P.L. 81-797) related to brokered deposits; instituting a capital offset in light of implementation of current expected credit losses (CECL); comments regarding the use of exchange stabilization funds and creation of facilities under 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act; CARD Act Rules Review Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act; Request for Information Regarding Consumer Credit Card Market (CFPB); Electronic Consent Based SSN Verification service (eCBSV) (SSA); Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Reg B RFI (CFPB); 1071 comments to SBREFA Panel (CFPB)
H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 6270, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 7000/S. 945, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Potential legislation to create a forum requiring coordination on the creation of accounting standards Various issues relating to legislation directing the Security Exchange Commission to mandate the disclosure of cybersecurity risk at public companies
H.R. 216/S. 1149, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 748 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act H.R. 2923/S. 1587, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 H.R. 5674/S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, including provisions relating to country-by-country tax reporting H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act S. 3612, Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020 S. 3995, Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2020, including provisions relating to state tax certainty for employers and employees S. 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act, including provisions relating to state tax certainty for employers and employees Proposed rule regarding guidance under Section 958 (rules for determining stock ownership) and section 951A (global intangible low taxed income) (84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Regulations on guidance related to section 951A (global intangible low-taxed income) and certain guidance related to foreign tax credits (84 Fed. Reg. 29,288-29,370, June 21, 2019) Proposed rule and guidance related to the allocation and apportionment of deductions and foreign taxes, financial services income, foreign tax redeterminations, foreign tax credit disallowance under section 965(g), and consolidated groups (84 Fed. Reg. 69,124-69,180, December 17, 2019) Proposed additional rules regarding base erosion and anti-abuse tax (84 Fed. Reg. 67,046-67,058, December 6, 2019) Proposed rule regarding certain employee remuneration in excess of $1,000,000 under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) (84 Fed. Reg. 70,356-70,391, December 20, 2019) Proposed rule regarding guidance involving hybrid arrangements and the allocation of deductions attributable to certain disqualified payments under section 951A (Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income) (85 Fed. Reg. 19,858-19,873, April 8, 2020) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; Canadian digital services tax; global anti-base erosion proposal (GloBE) under pillar two; comments on Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs); FAQ65; comments on Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Additional Modifications; comments on the CARES Act (P.L. 116-136) implementation letter to IRS and Treasury; general business tax credits; digital services taxes, GILTI high tax exception, Cornyn loan expense deductibility bill; tax extenders; Comments on Implementation of the Executive Order Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster; Comments on N-2020-47: Public Recommendations Invited on Items to be Included on the 2020-2021 Priority Guidance Plan; Comments on REG-104591-18: Denial of Deduction for Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts; Information with Respect to Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts; Comments on REG-112339-19 Credit for carbon oxide sequestration under section 45Q; Comments on REG-119307-19: Qualified Transportation Fringe, Transportation and Commuting Expenses under Section 274; Comments on REG-127732-19 Guidance under Section 954(b)(4) Regarding Income Subject to a High Rate of Foreign Tax; Comments on Section 461(l) - Limitations on Excess Business Losses of Noncorporate Taxpayers; Issues related to Tax Free Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness; Comments on Section 301 Investigation of Digital Service Taxes; Comments on Revenue Procedure 94-69; Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Deductibility; Comments on REG-107911-18: Rules Concerning the Limitation on the Deduction for Business Interest Expense; Comments on REG-110059-20: Ownership Attribution Under Section 958 for Purposes of Sections 367(a) and 954(c)(6); Revenue Procedure 94-69, disclose changes in tax positions after the opening of an examination, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; REG-107911-18, Various Business Interest Expense Deduction Limitation Issues, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; REG-110059-20: Ownership Attribution Under Section 958 for Purposes of Sections 367(a) and 954(c)(6), legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; OECD Public Consultation Document on the Reports on the Pillar One and Pillar Two Blueprints, comments and responses to questions presented by the OECD Public Consultation document; Extension of Expiring Tax Provisions and tax comments for general tax relief; general COVID relief legislation: tax comments for general COVID-19 relief
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2055/S. 1066, An Act Targeting Resources to Communities in Need H.R. 2213, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent H.R. 2438/S. 982, Not Invisible Act of 2019 H.R. 2474/S. 1306, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 5674/S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2020 H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act H.R. 6988, Helping Gig Economy Workers Act of 2020 H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 8375/S. 4738, Worker Flexibility and Small Business Protection Act of 2020 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 S. 1937, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2019 S. 2976, Advancing Support for Working Families Act S. 3607, Safeguarding America's First Responders Act of 2020 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Draft legislation regarding independent contractors Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Amanda Wood Laihow to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Nomination of Cynthia L. Attwood to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Nomination of Dave Gray to serve as the investment management representative for the DOL ERISA Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Request for Information the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) (84 Fed. Reg. 22,756-22,762, May 20, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule regarding labor organization annual financial reports for trusts in which a labor organization is interested, Form T-1 (84 Fed. Reg. 25,130, May 30th, 2019) Notice of information collection, request for new control number for a currently approved Collection: Employer Information Report (EEO-1) Component 1; Revision of Existing Approval for EEO-1 Component 2 (84 Fed. Reg. 48,138-48,142, September 12, 2019) Proposed rulemaking fluctuating workweek method of computing overtime (84 Fed. Reg. 59,590-59,602, November 5, 2019) Proposed rule regarding nondiscrimination obligations of federal contractors and subcontractors: procedures to resolve potential employment discrimination (84 Fed. Reg. 71,875-71,887, December 30, 2019) Proposed rule regarding independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (85 Fed. Reg. 60600-60,639, September 25, 2020) Proposed rule establishing a fixed time period of admission and an extension of stay procedure for nonimmigrant academic students, exchange visitors, and representatives of foreign information media (85 Fed. Reg. 60,526-60,598, September 25, 2020) Proposed rule on independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (85 Fed. Reg. 60,600-60,639, September 25, 2020) Proposed rule on case procedures: election bars; proof of majority support in construction industry collective-bargaining relationships (84 Fed. Reg. 39,930-39,958, August 12, 2020) Proposed rule on labor organization annual financial reports: LM form revisions (85 Fed. Reg. 64,726-64,906, October 13, 2020) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Department of Labor review of existing Department of Labor guidance on the fiduciary responsibilities for proxy voting to determine whether any such guidance should be rescinded, replaced, or modified to ensure consistency with current law and policies that promote long-term growth and maximize return on ERISA plan assets; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 13950, Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; unemployment insurance; antitrust policy; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; vertical merger guidelines; implementation of paid and sick leave and other requirements in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127); coronavirus pandemic related issues; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; comment letter to Department of Labor on Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees; comment letter to Department of Labor on Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments; comment letter to Department of Labor on Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights; multiemployer pension plans (MEPs); immigration and economic relief; independent contractor issues; public comment on proposed rulemaking labor organization annual financial reports regarding coverage of intermediate bodies; public comment regarding non-compete clauses used in employment contracts; request for information to the U.S. Department of Labor on paid leave; public comment on representation-case procedures: election bars; proof of majority status in construction industry collective-bargaining relationships; comments asking U.S. Treasury and Department of Labor for reporting requirements delays, good faith compliance, and allowing extra time to comply with specific notice requests; comments on support for the Department of Labors final default electronic disclosure by employee pension benefit plans under ERISA; comments supporting proposed rulemaking, Labor Organization Annual Financial Reports: LM Form Revisions; comments to the EEOC on the conciliation process; comments on strengthening wage protections for the temporary and permanent employment of certain aliens in the United States; Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) emergency temporary standard proposal; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on NLRB and EEOC nominees; single-employer defined benefit plans and COVID-19; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission nominations; request for information on paid family leave; state unemployment insurance (UI) trust fund depletion; unemployment insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic; $600 weekly UI Supplement; interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement Procedural Guidelines for Petitions Pursuant to the USMCA; unemployment insurance issues; antitrust issues
H.R. 948/S. 370, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 H.R. 3960/S. 2303, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 S. 482, Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 Nomination of Dr. Kenneth Weinstein to be U.S. Ambassador to Japan Various issues related to funding for the National Endowment for Democracy; World Health Organization reform recommendations; U.S.-Brazil digital trade; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU review of alternative investment fund managers directive; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; enforcement of foreign court judgements
H.R. 469, To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes H.R. 471, Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act H.R. 3167, National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 4634/S. 2877, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 7011, Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020 Potential legislation prohibiting the use certain risk-based indicators for underwriting automobile insurance Potential legislation to create a federal insurance program to manage the risk of pandemics Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; retroactively altering business interruption insurance contracts related to COVID-19; creation of a prospective pandemic insurance program; reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) (P.L. 107-297); development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors
H.R. 5125, American Security Drone Act of 2019 H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions relating to unmanned aircraft systems S. 2502, American Security Drone Act of 2019 Proposed rule regarding remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems (84 Fed. Reg. 72,438-72,524, December 31, 2019) Various issues relating to implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); unmanned aerial systems; urban air mobility
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 3050, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3623/ S. 2075, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 3624/S. 1843 Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3641/S. 1854, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019 H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3848/S. 2155, Stop Wall Street Looting Act H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4242, Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 4320, Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4329, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 4335, 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019 H.R. 4344, Investor Protection and Capital Markets Fairness Act H.R. 4492/S. 733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4726, Certainty for End-Users Act H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 4918, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 5013, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 5494, Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 H.R. 5929, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2020 H.R. 5930, Workforce Investment Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 6210, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act H.R. 6270, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 6371, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose risks related to global pandemics, and for other purposes H.R. 6375, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures related to supply chain disruption risk, and for other purposes H.R. 6790, Business Borrowers Protection Act H.R. 6934, To amend the CARES Act to require the uniform treatment of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations under certain programs carried out in response to the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes H.R. 7000, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7668, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 471, Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 2391, Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019 S. 2563, Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holdings (ILLICIT CASH) Act S. 3441, Fair Hiring in Banking Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act S. 3990, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2020 S. 4129, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 Draft legislation titled U.S. Investors and National Security Transparency Act Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation titled the Diverse Asset Managers Act Draft legislation titled the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation Act Draft legislation to provide certain financial end-users with relief from clearing and margin requirements Draft legislation relating to the underwriting of automobile insurance Draft legislation COVID-19 Restitution Assistance Fund for Victims of Securities Violations Act Draft legislation to enhance civil penalties under the Federal securities laws for violations related to an attempt to exploit investors related to the COVID-19 crisis Draft legislation to temporarily prohibit federal financial regulators from adopting rules not directly related to responding to the coronavirus response through the length of the crisis Draft legislation to apply certain terms and conditions on making direct loans under the CARES Act to certain purchases of debt by the Federal Government, and for other purposes Draft legislation to support the transition from U.S. Dollar LIBOR Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending; Nomination of Mark Calabria to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency SEC interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers (84 Fed. Reg. 33,669, July 12, 2019) SEC form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV (84 Fed. Reg. 33,492, June 5, 2019) Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 12, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice (84 Fed. Reg. 66,518-66,559, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 (84 Fed. Reg. 66,458-66,515, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on modernization of Regulation S-K Items 101, 103, and 105 (84 Fed. Reg. 44,358-44,390, August 8, 2019) Proposed rule for amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants (85 Fed. Reg. 2,332-2,354, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule amending the accredited investor definition (85 Fed. Reg. 2,574-2,613, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule on disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers (85 Fed. Reg. 2,522-2,571, January 15, 2020) Electronic consent based Social Security number verification (84 Fed. Reg. 66,704-66,705, December 5, 2019) Proposed rule on permissible interest on loans that are sold, assigned, or otherwise transferred (84 Fed. Reg. 64,229-64,232, November 21, 2019) Proposed rule on remittance transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) (84 Fed. Reg. 67,132-67,167, December 6, 2019) Request for information regarding the integrated mortgage disclosures under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) rule assessment (84 Fed. Reg. 64,436-64,441, November 22, 2019) Proposed rule on premerger notification; reporting and waiting period requirements (85 Fed. Reg. 77,053-77,093, December 1, 2020) Proposed Rule on tailored shareholder reports, treatment of annual prospectus updates for existing investors, and improved fee and risk disclosure for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds; fee information in investment company advertisements (85 Fed. Reg. 70,716-70,896, Aug. 5, 2020) Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; CFPB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comment on fund of fund arrangements interest rate restrictions; margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service; comments on modernization of regulation S-K Items 101, 103 and 105 17 CFR Parts 229, 239 and 240; comments on bond reference data proposal; comment period extension request for regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; comments on proposed rule change to introduce a liquidity provider protection on Cboe EDGA; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU review of alternative investment fund managers directive; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; amending the accredited investor definition; amendments to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice; PCAOB concept release on potential approach to revisions to PCAOB quality control standards; procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8; proposed amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; revised draft eCBSV user agreement and related materials; credit risk retention-notice of commencement of review; issues relating to federal interest rate authority; comments on margin requirements for non-centrally cleared swaps margin - impact of COVID-19 on initial margin phase-in; potential closing of the financial markets in response to the coronavirus pandemic; Main Street New Loan Facility and Main Street Expanded Loan Facility; Managements Discussion and Analysis, Selected Financial Data, and Supplementary Financial Information; Securities and Exchange Commission Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits; Furthering Economic Stabilization by Encouraging Financial Institutions to Work Constructively with All Borrowers Affected by COVID-19; Liquidity Programs Coronavirus; PCAOB Request for Comment: Interim Analysis of Critical Audit Matter Requirements; Proposed Rule Change to Add a New Discretionary Limit Order Type Called D-Limit; Proposed Rule Change to Align Certain MSRB Rules to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 15l-1, Regulation Best Interest; Proposed Rule Change to FINRAs Suitability, Non-Cash Compensation, and Capital Acquisition Broker Rules in Response to Regulation Best Interest; Federal Reserve Board request for public feedback proposal to expand its Main Street Lending Program to provide access to credit for nonprofit organizations; Regulatory Capital Rule: Revised Transition of the Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Methodology for Allowances; Request for Further Clarifications and Modifications to Risk-Based Guidance; RFI to Assist the Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law-CFPB; Sec. 171 DFA Collins Amendment; Use of Derivatives by Registered Investment Companies and Business Development Companies; Required Due Diligence by Broker-Dealers and Registered Investment Advisers Regarding Retail Customers Transactions in Certain Leveraged/Inverse Investment Vehicles; EU renewed sustainable finance strategy consultation; access to capital for minority owned businesses; CFPB comment on changes to Regulation Z to facilitate the upcoming LIBOR transition; debt collection practices (Regulation F): supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; European Supervisory Authorities consultation paper on ESG Disclosures; FDIC request for information on standard setting and voluntary certification for models and third-party providers of technology and other services; opposing credit suppression; margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities interim final rule; margin requirements for uncleared swaps for swap dealers and major swap participants; national banks and federal savings associations as lenders; proposed rule on financial factors in selecting plan investments; qualified mortgage definition under the Truth In Lending Act (Regulation Z); response to OCC ANPR on National Bank and Federal Savings Association digital activities; AML/BSA reform; CARD Act Rules Review Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act; request for information regarding consumer credit card market; ICS monitoring period; anti-money laundering program effectiveness; role of supervisory guidance; comment letter on role of supervisory guidance; comment on the advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on Anti-Money Laundering Program Effectiveness; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); request for information on the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B; Small Business Advisory Review Panel for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Small Business Lending Data Collection Rulemaking: Outline of Proposals Under Consideration and Alternatives Considered; FDIC notice of proposed rulemaking on interest rate restrictions on institutions that are less than well capitalized; FDIC, incorporation of existing statement of policy regarding requests for participation in the affairs of an insured depository institution by convicted individuals; SEC: Proposed Rule Change on Form 13F Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers; development of an international insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; development of a new program to replace revenue due to business interruption or event cancelation; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics; securities litigation; COVID related securities litigation
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), 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. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1644, Save the Internet Act of 2019 H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 2575/S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 3086/S. 1585, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower (RISE) Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation (START) Act H.R. 3262/H.R. 4686/ S. 1871, Sami's Law H.R. 4027, Stop the Censorship Act H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 5703, Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth (PRIVCY) Act H.R. 6145/S. 3191, Industries of the Future Act of 2020 H.R. 6216, National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions relating to artificial intelligence research and development H.R. 7308/ S. 4286, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 8132, American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (American COMPETE) Act H.R. 8048, State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 748, A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes S. 783, Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019 S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1084, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 1116, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2019 S. 1214, Privacy Bill of Rights Act S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 1578, Do Not Track Act S. 1611, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act S. 1914, Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act S. 2775, Harvesting American Cybersecurity Knowledge through Education (HACKED) Act of 2019 S. 2763, Filter Bubble Transparency Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3284, Ethical Use of Facial Recognition Act S. 3300, Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020 S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3712, Cybersecurity Competitions to Yield Better Efforts to Research the Latest Exceptionally Advanced Problems (Cyber Leap) Act of 2020 S. 3771, Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution (FUTURE) of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act S. 3861, Exposure Notification Privacy Act S. 3891, Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020 S. 3983, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide accountability for bad actors who abuse the Good Samaritan protections provided under that Act, and for other purposes S. 4051, Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 S. 4626, A bill to establish data privacy and data security protections for consumers in the United States S. 4758, See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2020 H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R.4625, FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation titled Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability (SAFE DATA) Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation titled Public Health Emergency Privacy Act Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Various issues relating to high speed broadband internet service and resolving the homework gap by access to broadband for students; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; potential legislation to establish a national privacy law; matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); comments on refreshing of record in restoring internet freedom proceeding (WC Docket Nos. 17-108, 17- 287, 11-42); facial recognition technology; net neutrality; privacy principles; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); artificial intelligence; Communications Decency Act (P.L. 104-104, Title V); data privacy; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; FTC data portability; FTC enforcement; comments on draft (2nd) National Institute of Standards and Technology internal report 8259, recommendations for IoT device manufacturers: foundational activities and core device cybersecurity capability baseline; FY2021 Appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); comments on March 30, 2020 Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling, Clarification or Waiver Filed by the American Bankers Association, et al. - CG Docket Number 02-278; comments on the National Telecommunications and Information Administrations request for public comment on proposals and positions for the 2020 World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly; reauthorization of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); funding for the NIST AI risk management framework; FCCs COVID-19 telehealth program; Indias non-personal data governance framework; Comments to Department of Transportation on remote identifications of unmanned aerial systems proposed rule; Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) and the coronavirus pandemic; potential data privacy legislation; potential data aggregation legislation regarding section 1033 of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); potential legislation regarding artificial intelligence; artificial intelligence regulation, research and development; potential legislation regarding digital assets; fintech and digital asset strategy
H.R. 469, To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes H.R. 471, Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act H.R. 3167, National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 4634/S. 2877, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 7011, Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020 S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Potential legislation related to the negotiation and adoption of international insurance agreements and standards Potential legislation related to the supervision of insurance savings and loan holding companies Potential legislation related to the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to regulate the business of insurance Potential legislation prohibiting the use certain risk-based indicators for underwriting automobile insurance Potential legislation to create a federal insurance program to manage the risk of pandemics Proposed rulemaking on risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities (84 Fed. Reg. 57,240-57,301, October 24, 2019) Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; retroactively altering business interruption insurance contracts related to COVID-19; creation of a prospective pandemic insurance program; reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) (P.L. 107-297); development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; development of a holistic framework for systemic risk by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors
H.R. 216/S. 1149, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act H.R. 2923/S. 1587, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 5674/S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, including provisions relating to country-by-country tax reporting H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act S. 3612, Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020 S. 3995, Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2020, including provisions relating to state tax certainty for employers and employees S. 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act, including provisions relating to state tax certainty for employers and employees Proposed rule regarding guidance under Section 958 (rules for determining stock ownership) and section 951A (global intangible low taxed income) (84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Regulations on guidance related to section 951A (global intangible low-taxed income) and certain guidance related to foreign tax credits (84 Fed. Reg. 29,288-29,370, June 21, 2019) Proposed rule and guidance related to the allocation and apportionment of deductions and foreign taxes, financial services income, foreign tax redeterminations, foreign tax credit disallowance under section 965(g), and consolidated groups (84 Fed. Reg. 69,124-69,180, December 17, 2019) Proposed additional rules regarding base erosion and anti-abuse tax (84 Fed. Reg. 67,046-67,058, December 6, 2019) Proposed rule regarding certain employee remuneration in excess of $1,000,000 under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) (84 Fed. Reg. 70,356-70,391, December 20, 2019 Proposed rule regarding guidance involving hybrid arrangements and the allocation of deductions attributable to certain disqualified payments under section 951A (Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income) (85 Fed. Reg. 19,858-19,873, April 8, 2020) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; Canadian digital services tax; global anti-base erosion proposal (GloBE) under pillar two; comments on Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): FAQ65; comments on Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Additional Modifications; comments on the CARES Act (P.L. 116-136) implementation letter to IRS and Treasury; general business tax credits; digital services taxes, GILTI high tax exception, Cornyn loan expense deductibility bill; tax extenders; Comments on Implementation of the Executive Order Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster; Comments on REG-104591-18: Denial of Deduction for Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts; Information with Respect to Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts; Comments on Section 461(l) - Limitations on Excess Business Losses of Noncorporate Taxpayers Issues related to Tax Free Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness; Comments on Section 301 Investigation of Digital Service Taxes; Public Comment to IRS on Notice 2020-42, Remote Notarization; REG-104591-18: Denial of Deduction for Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts; Information with Respect to Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; N-2020-47: Public Recommendations Invited on Items to be Included on the 2020-2021 Priority Guidance Plan, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; REG-112339-19: Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration Under Section 45Q, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; REG-119307-19: Qualified Transportation Fringe, Transportation and Commuting Expenses under Section 274, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; REG-127732-19: Guidance under Section 954(b)(4) Regarding Income Subject to a High Rate of Foreign Tax, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; Presidential Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster, comments and request for additional guidance from the Department of Treasury; general COVID relief legislation: tax comments for general COVID-19 relief
H.R. 2, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 4686, Samis Law S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Notice of request for comments: Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies: Automated Vehicles 4.0 (AV 4.0) (85 Fed. Reg. 7,011-7,012, February 6, 2020) Various issues relating to Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 748/ S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2154, Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 3050, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3355, Reward Work Act H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3624/S. 1843 Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3641/S. 1854, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019 H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3848/S. 2155, Stop Wall Street Looting Act H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4242, Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 4320, Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4329, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 4335, 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019 H.R. 4344, Investor Protection and Capital Markets Fairness Act H.R. 4492/S. 733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4726, Certainty for End-Users Act H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 4918, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 5013, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 5494, Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 H.R. 5929, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2020 H.R. 5930, Workforce Investment Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 6210, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act H.R. 6270, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 6371, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose risks related to global pandemics, and for other purposes H.R. 6375, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures related to supply chain disruption risk, and for other purposes H.R. 6790, Business Borrowers Protection Act H.R. 6934, To amend the CARES Act to require the uniform treatment of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations under certain programs carried out in response to the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes H.R. 7000, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7668, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 471, Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 2391, Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019 S. 3441, Fair Hiring in Banking Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act S. 3990, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2020 S. 4129, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 Draft legislation titled U.S. Investors and National Security Transparency Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation titled the Diverse Asset Managers Act Draft legislation titled the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation Act Draft legislation to provide certain financial end-users with relief from clearing and margin requirements Draft legislation relating to supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Draft legislation to amend the Investment Advisers Act to require the SEC to establish a process to follow when it obtains source code or other sensitive information from investment advisers Draft legislation relating to the underwriting of automobile insurance Draft legislation COVID-19 Restitution Assistance Fund for Victims of Securities Violations Act Draft legislation to enhance civil penalties under the Federal securities laws for violations related to an attempt to exploit investors related to the COVID-19 crisis Draft legislation to temporarily prohibit federal financial regulators from adopting rules not directly related to responding to the coronavirus response through the length of the crisis Draft legislation to apply certain terms and conditions on making direct loans under the CARES Act to certain purchases of debt by the Federal Government, and for other purposes Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Nomination of Mark Calabria to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment advisor regulation (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 12, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (84 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice (84 Fed. Reg. 66,518-66,559, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 (84 Fed. Reg. 66,458-66,515, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on modernization of Regulation S-K Items 101, 103, and 105 (84 Fed. Reg. 44,358-44,390, August 8, 2019) Proposed rule on regarding margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities (84 Fed. Reg. 59,970-59,989, November 7, 2019) Proposed rule for amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants (85 Fed. Reg. 2,332-2,354, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule amending the accredited investor definition (85 Fed. Reg. 2,574-2,613, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule on disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers (85 Fed. Reg. 2,522-2,571, January 15, 2020) Electronic consent based Social Security number verification (84 Fed. Reg. 66,704-66,705, December 5, 2019) Proposed rule on permissible interest on loans that are sold, assigned, or otherwise transferred (84 Fed. Reg. 64,229-64,232, November 21, 2019) Proposed rule on remittance transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) (84 Fed. Reg. 67,132-67,167, December 6, 2019) Request for information regarding the integrated mortgage disclosures under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) rule assessment (84 Fed. Reg. 64,436-64,441, November 22, 2019) Various issues relating to CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Potential closing of the financial markets in response to the coronavirus pandemic Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; CFPB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comment on fund of funds arrangements; interest rate restrictions; margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service; comments on modernization of regulation S-K Items 101, 103 and 105 17 CFR Parts 229, 239 and 240; comments on bond reference data proposal; comment period extension request for regulatory capital rules: risk based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; comments on proposed rule change to introduce a liquidity provider protection on Cboe EDGA; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU solvency II review; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; SEC digital assets; transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), valid when made doctrine; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; amending the accredited investor definition; amendments to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice; disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers; PCAOB concept release on potential approach to revisions to PCAOB quality control standards; procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8; proposed amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; revised draft eCBSV user agreement and related materials; credit risk retention-notice of commencement of review; issues relating to federal interest rate authority; comments on margin requirements for non-centrally cleared swaps margin - impact of COVID-19 on initial margin phase-in; Main Street New Loan Facility and Main Street Expanded Loan Facility; Managements Discussion and Analysis, Selected Financial Data, and Supplementary Financial Information; Securities and Exchange Commission Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits; Furthering Economic Stabilization by Encouraging Financial Institutions to Work Constructively with All Borrowers Affected by COVID-19; Liquidity Programs Coronavirus; PCAOB Request for Comment: Interim Analysis of Critical Audit Matter Requirements; Proposed Rule Change to Add a New Discretionary Limit Order Type Called D-Limit; Proposed Rule Change to Align Certain MSRB Rules to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 15l-1, Regulation Best Interest; Proposed Rule Change to FINRAs Suitability, Non-Cash Compensation, and Capital Acquisition Broker Rules in Response to Regulation Best Interest; Federal Reserve Board request for public feedback proposal to expand its Main Street Lending Program to provide access to credit for nonprofit organizations; Regulatory Capital Rule: Revised Transition of the Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Methodology for Allowances; Request for Further Clarifications and Modifications to Risk-Based Guidance; RFI to Assist the Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law-CFPB; Sec. 171 DFA Collins Amendment; Use of Derivatives by Registered Investment Companies and Business Development Companies; Required Due Diligence by Broker-Dealers and Registered Investment Advisers Regarding Retail Customers Transactions in Certain Leveraged/Inverse Investment Vehicles; EU renewed sustainable finance strategy consultation; access to capital for minority owned businesses; CFPB comment on changes to Regulation Z to facilitate the upcoming LIBOR transition; debt collection practices (Regulation F): supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; European Supervisory Authorities consultation paper on ESG Disclosures; FDIC request for information on standard setting and voluntary certification for models and third-party providers of technology and other services; opposing credit suppression; margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities interim final rule; margin requirements for uncleared swaps for swap dealers and major swap participants; national banks and federal savings associations as lenders; proposed rule on financial factors in selecting plan investments; qualified mortgage definition under the Truth In Lending Act (Regulation Z); response to OCC ANPR on National Bank and Federal Savings Association digital activities; proposed rule reporting threshold for institutional investment managers; Housing and Urban Development implementation of the Fair Housing Acts disparate impact standard; FDIC notice of proposed rulemaking on interest rate restrictions on institutions that are less than well capitalized; federal regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; FDIC, incorporation of existing statement of policy regarding requests for participation in the affairs of an insured depository institution by convicted individuals; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to FINRAs Suitability, Non-Cash Compensation and Capital Acquisition Broker Rules in Response to Regulation Best Interest; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to Add a New Discretionary Limit Order Type Called D-Limit; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to Align Certain MSRB Rules to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 15l-1, Regulation Best Interest; SEC: Proposed Rule Change on Form 13F Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers; development of an international insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; development of a new program to replace revenue due to business interruption or event cancelation; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics; potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending
H.R. 5125, American Security Drone Act of 2019 H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions relating to unmanned aircraft systems S. 2502, American Security Drone Act of 2019 Proposed rule regarding remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems (84 Fed. Reg. 72,438-72,524, December 31, 2019) Various issues relating to implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); unmanned aerial systems; urban air mobility
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2055/S. 1066, An Act Targeting Resources to Communities in Need H.R. 2213, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent H.R. 2438/S. 982, Not Invisible Act of 2019 H.R. 2474/S. 1306, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 5674/S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2020 H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6988, Helping Gig Economy Workers Act of 2020 H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 S. 2976, Advancing Support for Working Families Act S. 3607, Safeguarding America's First Responders Act of 2020 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Draft legislation regarding independent contractors Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Eugene Scalia to be Secretary at the U.S. Department of Labor Nomination of Keith Sonderling to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of John Pallasch to the Employment & Training Administration Nomination of Amanda Wood Laihow to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Nomination of Cynthia L. Attwood to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Nomination of Marvin Kaplan be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Lauren McFerran to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Andrea Lucas to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of Jocelyn Samuels to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Request for Information the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) (84 Fed. Reg. 22,756-22,762, May 20, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule regarding labor organization annual financial reports for trusts in which a labor organization is interested, Form T-1 (84 Fed. Reg. 25,130, May 30th, 2019) Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545-56,560, November 28, 2017) Notice of information collection, request for new control number for a currently approved Collection: Employer Information Report (EEO-1) Component 1; Revision of Existing Approval for EEO-1 Component 2 (84 Fed. Reg. 48,138-48,142, September 12, 2019) Proposed rulemaking fluctuating workweek method of computing overtime (84 Fed. Reg. 59,590-59,602, November 5, 2019) Proposed rule regarding nondiscrimination obligations of federal contractors and subcontractors: procedures to resolve potential employment discrimination (84 Fed. Reg. 71,875-71,887, December 30, 2019) Proposed rule regarding independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (85 Fed. Reg. 60600-60,639, September 25, 2020) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Department of Labor review of existing Department of Labor guidance on the fiduciary responsibilities for proxy voting to determine whether any such guidance should be rescinded, replaced, or modified to ensure consistency with current law and policies that promote long-term growth and maximize return on ERISA plan assets; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 13950, Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; unemployment insurance; antitrust policy; vertical merger guidelines; implementation of paid and sick leave and other requirements in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127); coronavirus pandemic related issues; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor regulations surrounding ERISA fiduciary obligations around proxy voting; comment letter to Department of Labor on Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees; comment letter to Department of Labor on Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments; comment letter to Department of Labor on Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights; multiemployer pension plans (MEPs); immigration and economic relief; independent contractor issues; public comment on proposed rulemaking labor organization annual financial reports: coverage of intermediate bodies; public comment regarding non-compete clauses used in employment contracts; request for information to the U.S. Department of Labor on paid leave; public comment on representation-case procedures: election bars; proof of majority status in construction industry collective-bargaining relationships; comments asking U.S. Treasury and Department of Labor for reporting requirements delays, good faith compliance, and allowing extra time to comply with specific notice requests; comments on support for the Department of Labors final default electronic disclosure by employee pension benefit plans under ERISA; Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) emergency temporary standard proposal; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on NLRB and EEOC nominees; single-employer defined benefit plans and COVID-19; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission nominations; request for information on paid family leave; state unemployment insurance (UI) trust fund depletion; unemployment insurance supplement; interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement Procedural Guidelines for Petitions Pursuant to the USMCA; unemployment insurance issues
H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 6551, CARES Act Section 4014 Technical Corrections Act H.R. 7000/S. 945, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Potential legislation to create a forum requiring coordination on the creation of accounting standards Various issues relating to Financial Accounting Standards Board current expected credit loss accounting standard; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) critical audit matter requirements; Security and Exchange Commission roundtable on emerging market risks on financial
H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 5194, Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act S. 3441, Fair Hiring in Banking Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Various issues relating to the Volcker Rule; development of an international insurance capital standard; proposals to implement a tax on financial transactions; treatment of initial margin for inter-affiliate transactions; Sections 171 and 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Large Institution Supervision Coordination Committee of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors; request for information regarding the integrated mortgage disclosures under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (P.L. 93-533) (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z) rule assessment, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; remittance transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (P.L. 95-630) (Regulation E) Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; negative credit suppression; request for information regarding Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law; section 29 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (P.L. 81-797) related to brokered deposits; instituting a capital offset in light of implementation of current expected credit losses (CECL); guidance on revised interagency statement on loan modifications by financial institutions working with customers affected by Coronavirus; comments regarding the use of exchange stabilization funds and creation of facilities under 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act; comments regarding application of affiliation rules to the Paycheck Protection Program; comment letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on facilitating the LIBOR transition (Regulation Z); letter requesting financial markets remain open
H.R. 948/S. 370, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 H.R. 3960/S. 2303, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 H.R. 6210, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act H.R. 6270, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 7000/S. 945, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 482, Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 Draft legislation on supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Draft legislation titled U.S. Investors and National Security Transparency Act Nomination of Dr. Kenneth Weinstein to be U.S. Ambassador to Japan Various issues related to funding for the National Endowment for Democracy; World Health Organization reform recommendations; potential U.S.-Brazil trade deal; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; European Securities Market Authority (ESMA) survey regarding short-term in financial markets
H.R. 2, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST) in America Act H.R. 1251, Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019 H.R. 1374/S. 569, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act H.R. 1508/S. 146, Move America Act of 2019 H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act H.R. 2541/S. 352, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act H.R. 2864, Rebuild America Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 4686, Sami's Law H.R. 6104, Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020 H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 1211, Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 S. 2520, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 3730, Registered Traveler Act of 2020 S. 4129, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 4186, Driving for Opportunity Act of 2020 Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Washington meal and rest break rules for commercial motor vehicle drivers; petition for determination of preemption (84 Fed. Reg. 54,266-54,267, October 9, 2019) Proposed rule regarding remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems (84 Fed. Reg. 72,438-72,524, December 31, 2019) Request for comments: Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies: Automated Vehicles 4.0 (AV 4.0) (85 Fed. Reg. 7,011-7,012, February 6, 2020) Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94), including reauthorization, and rescissions of Federal-aid highway contract authority under section 1438; implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; comments on slot waiver rules; comments on fabricated structural steel from Canada, China, and Mexico Investigation Nos. 701-TA-615-617 and 731-TA-1432-1434 reopening of international travel markets; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; patented and proprietary products and new technologies for infrastructure; implementation of a community development block grant (CDBG) program in the FY2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; rescissions of the FY2020 highway funding; driving safety and road safety; removing regulatory barriers for vehicles with automated driving systems; safe integration of automated driving systems for commercial vehicles; petition for exemption for Part 135 air carrier regulations for the purposes of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 implementation for autonomous vehicles; Boeing 737 MAX and associated production stoppages; Comments to Department of Transportation on remote identifications of unmanned aerial systems proposed rule; Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) and the coronavirus pandemic
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 2575/S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 6216, To establish the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative, and for other purposes H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions in Division E relating to AI H.R. 7308/S. 4286, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 8048, State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act H.R. 8132, American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (American COMPETE) Act S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3749, Public Health Emergency Privacy Act S. 3771, Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution (FUTURE) of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act S. 3861, Exposure Notification Privacy Act S. 3891, Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020 S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Draft legislation titled SAFE DATA Act Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Various issues technology and economic relief; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC enforcement; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century; FTC data portability issues; artificial intelligence regulation, research and development; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); intermediary liability; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief
H.R. 216/S. 1149, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act H.R. 2923/S. 1587, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 5674/S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, including provisions relating to country-by-country tax reporting H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act S. 3612, Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020 S. 3995, Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2020, including provisions relating to state tax certainty for employers and employees S. 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act, including provisions relating to state tax certainty for employers and employees Proposed rule regarding guidance under Section 958 (rules for determining stock ownership) and section 951A (global intangible low taxed income) (84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Regulations on guidance related to section 951A (global intangible low-taxed income) and certain guidance related to foreign tax credits (84 Fed. Reg. 29,288-29,370, June 21, 2019) Proposed rule and guidance related to the allocation and apportionment of deductions and foreign taxes, financial services income, foreign tax redeterminations, foreign tax credit disallowance under section 965(g), and consolidated groups (84 Fed. Reg. 69,124-69,180, December 17, 2019) Proposed additional rules regarding base erosion and anti-abuse tax (84 Fed. Reg. 67,046-67,058, December 6, 2019) Proposed rule regarding certain employee remuneration in excess of $1,000,000 under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) (84 Fed. Reg. 70,356-70,391, December 20, 2019 Proposed rule regarding guidance involving hybrid arrangements and the allocation of deductions attributable to certain disqualified payments under section 951A (Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income) (85 Fed. Reg. 19,858-19,873, April 8, 2020) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; Canadian digital services tax; global anti-base erosion proposal (GloBE) under pillar two; comments on Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): FAQ65; comments on Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Additional Modifications; comments on the CARES Act (P.L. 116-136) implementation letter to IRS and Treasury; general business tax credits; digital services taxes, GILTI high tax exception, Cornyn loan expense deductibility bill; tax extenders; Comments on Implementation of the Executive Order Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster; Comments on REG-104591-18: Denial of Deduction for Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts; Information with Respect to Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts; Comments on Section 461(l) - Limitations on Excess Business Losses of Noncorporate Taxpayers Issues related to Tax Free Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness; Comments on Section 301 Investigation of Digital Service Taxes; Public Comment to IRS on Notice 2020-42, Remote Notarization; REG-104591-18: Denial of Deduction for Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts; Information with Respect to Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; N-2020-47: Public Recommendations Invited on Items to be Included on the 2020-2021 Priority Guidance Plan, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; REG-112339-19: Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration Under Section 45Q, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; REG-119307-19: Qualified Transportation Fringe, Transportation and Commuting Expenses under Section 274, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; REG-127732-19: Guidance under Section 954(b)(4) Regarding Income Subject to a High Rate of Foreign Tax, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; Presidential Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster, comments and request for additional guidance from the Department of Treasury; general COVID relief legislation: tax comments for general COVID-19 relief
H.R. 2, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 4686, Samis Law S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Notice of request for comments: Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies: Automated Vehicles 4.0 (AV 4.0) (85 Fed. Reg. 7,011-7,012, February 6, 2020) Various issues relating to Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles
H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 5194, Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act S. 3441, Fair Hiring in Banking Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Various issues relating to the Volcker Rule; development of an international insurance capital standard; proposals to implement a tax on financial transactions; treatment of initial margin for inter-affiliate transactions; Sections 171 and 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Large Institution Supervision Coordination Committee of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors; request for information regarding the integrated mortgage disclosures under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (P.L. 93-533) (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z) rule assessment, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; remittance transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (P.L. 95-630) (Regulation E) Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; negative credit suppression; request for information regarding Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law; section 29 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (P.L. 81-797) related to brokered deposits; instituting a capital offset in light of implementation of current expected credit losses (CECL); guidance on revised interagency statement on loan modifications by financial institutions working with customers affected by Coronavirus; comments regarding the use of exchange stabilization funds and creation of facilities under 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act; comments regarding application of affiliation rules to the Paycheck Protection Program; comment letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on facilitating the LIBOR transition (Regulation Z); letter requesting financial markets remain open
H.R. 469, To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes H.R. 471, Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act H.R. 3167, National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 4634/S. 2877, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 7011, Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020 S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Potential legislation related to the negotiation and adoption of international insurance agreements and standards Potential legislation related to the supervision of insurance savings and loan holding companies Potential legislation related to the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to regulate the business of insurance Potential legislation prohibiting the use certain risk-based indicators for underwriting automobile insurance Potential legislation to create a federal insurance program to manage the risk of pandemics Proposed rulemaking on risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities (84 Fed. Reg. 57,240-57,301, October 24, 2019) Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; retroactively altering business interruption insurance contracts related to COVID-19; creation of a prospective pandemic insurance program; reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) (P.L. 107-297); development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; development of a holistic framework for systemic risk by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1644, Save the Internet Act of 2019 H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 2575/S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 3086/S. 1585, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower (RISE) Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation (START) Act H.R. 3262/H.R. 4686/ S. 1871, Sami's Law H.R. 4027, Stop the Censorship Act H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 5703, Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth (PRIVCY) Act H.R. 6145/S. 3191, Industries of the Future Act of 2020 H.R. 6216, National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions relating to artificial intelligence research and development H.R. 7308/ S. 4286, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 8132, American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (American COMPETE) Act H.R. 8048, State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 748, A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes S. 783, Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019 S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1084, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 1116, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2019 S. 1214, Privacy Bill of Rights Act S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 1578, Do Not Track Act S. 1611, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act S. 1914, Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act S. 2775, Harvesting American Cybersecurity Knowledge through Education (HACKED) Act of 2019 S. 2763, Filter Bubble Transparency Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3284, Ethical Use of Facial Recognition Act S. 3300, Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020 S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3712, Cybersecurity Competitions to Yield Better Efforts to Research the Latest Exceptionally Advanced Problems (Cyber Leap) Act of 2020 S. 3771, Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution (FUTURE) of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act S. 3861, Exposure Notification Privacy Act S. 3891, Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020 S. 3983, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide accountability for bad actors who abuse the Good Samaritan protections provided under that Act, and for other purposes S. 4051, Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 S. 4626, A bill to establish data privacy and data security protections for consumers in the United States S. 4758, See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2020 H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R.4625, FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation titled Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability (SAFE DATA) Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation titled Public Health Emergency Privacy Act Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Various issues relating to high speed broadband internet service and resolving the homework gap by access to broadband for students; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; potential legislation to establish a national privacy law; matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); comments on refreshing of record in restoring internet freedom proceeding (WC Docket Nos. 17-108, 17- 287, 11-42); facial recognition technology; net neutrality; privacy principles; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); artificial intelligence; Communications Decency Act (P.L. 104-104, Title V); data privacy; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; FTC data portability; FTC enforcement; comments on draft (2nd) National Institute of Standards and Technology internal report 8259, recommendations for IoT device manufacturers: foundational activities and core device cybersecurity capability baseline; FY2021 Appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); comments on March 30, 2020 Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling, Clarification or Waiver Filed by the American Bankers Association, et al. - CG Docket Number 02-278; comments on the National Telecommunications and Information Administrations request for public comment on proposals and positions for the 2020 World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly; reauthorization of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); funding for the NIST AI risk management framework; FCCs COVID-19 telehealth program; Indias non-personal data governance framework; Comments to Department of Transportation on remote identifications of unmanned aerial systems proposed rule; Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) and the coronavirus pandemic; potential data privacy legislation; potential data aggregation legislation regarding section 1033 of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); potential legislation regarding artificial intelligence; artificial intelligence regulation, research and development; potential legislation regarding digital assets; fintech and digital asset strategy
H.R. 948/S. 370, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 H.R. 3960/S. 2303, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 H.R. 6210, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act H.R. 6270, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 7000/S. 945, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 482, Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 Draft legislation on supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Draft legislation titled U.S. Investors and National Security Transparency Act Nomination of Dr. Kenneth Weinstein to be U.S. Ambassador to Japan Various issues related to funding for the National Endowment for Democracy; World Health Organization reform recommendations; potential U.S.-Brazil trade deal; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; European Securities Market Authority (ESMA) survey regarding short-term in financial markets
H.R. 5125, American Security Drone Act of 2019 H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions relating to unmanned aircraft systems S. 2502, American Security Drone Act of 2019 Proposed rule regarding remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems (84 Fed. Reg. 72,438-72,524, December 31, 2019) Various issues relating to implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); unmanned aerial systems; urban air mobility
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2055/S. 1066, An Act Targeting Resources to Communities in Need H.R. 2213, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent H.R. 2438/S. 982, Not Invisible Act of 2019 H.R. 2474/S. 1306, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 5674/S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2020 H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6988, Helping Gig Economy Workers Act of 2020 H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 S. 2976, Advancing Support for Working Families Act S. 3607, Safeguarding America's First Responders Act of 2020 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Draft legislation regarding independent contractors Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Eugene Scalia to be Secretary at the U.S. Department of Labor Nomination of Keith Sonderling to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of John Pallasch to the Employment & Training Administration Nomination of Amanda Wood Laihow to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Nomination of Cynthia L. Attwood to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Nomination of Marvin Kaplan be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Lauren McFerran to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Andrea Lucas to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of Jocelyn Samuels to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Request for Information the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) (84 Fed. Reg. 22,756-22,762, May 20, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule regarding labor organization annual financial reports for trusts in which a labor organization is interested, Form T-1 (84 Fed. Reg. 25,130, May 30th, 2019) Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545-56,560, November 28, 2017) Notice of information collection, request for new control number for a currently approved Collection: Employer Information Report (EEO-1) Component 1; Revision of Existing Approval for EEO-1 Component 2 (84 Fed. Reg. 48,138-48,142, September 12, 2019) Proposed rulemaking fluctuating workweek method of computing overtime (84 Fed. Reg. 59,590-59,602, November 5, 2019) Proposed rule regarding nondiscrimination obligations of federal contractors and subcontractors: procedures to resolve potential employment discrimination (84 Fed. Reg. 71,875-71,887, December 30, 2019) Proposed rule regarding independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (85 Fed. Reg. 60600-60,639, September 25, 2020) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Department of Labor review of existing Department of Labor guidance on the fiduciary responsibilities for proxy voting to determine whether any such guidance should be rescinded, replaced, or modified to ensure consistency with current law and policies that promote long-term growth and maximize return on ERISA plan assets; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 13950, Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; unemployment insurance; antitrust policy; vertical merger guidelines; implementation of paid and sick leave and other requirements in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127); coronavirus pandemic related issues; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor regulations surrounding ERISA fiduciary obligations around proxy voting; comment letter to Department of Labor on Improving Investment Advice for Workers and Retirees; comment letter to Department of Labor on Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments; comment letter to Department of Labor on Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights; multiemployer pension plans (MEPs); immigration and economic relief; independent contractor issues; public comment on proposed rulemaking labor organization annual financial reports: coverage of intermediate bodies; public comment regarding non-compete clauses used in employment contracts; request for information to the U.S. Department of Labor on paid leave; public comment on representation-case procedures: election bars; proof of majority status in construction industry collective-bargaining relationships; comments asking U.S. Treasury and Department of Labor for reporting requirements delays, good faith compliance, and allowing extra time to comply with specific notice requests; comments on support for the Department of Labors final default electronic disclosure by employee pension benefit plans under ERISA; Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) emergency temporary standard proposal; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on NLRB and EEOC nominees; single-employer defined benefit plans and COVID-19; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission nominations; request for information on paid family leave; state unemployment insurance (UI) trust fund depletion; unemployment insurance supplement; interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement Procedural Guidelines for Petitions Pursuant to the USMCA; unemployment insurance issues
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 748/ S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2154, Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 3050, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3355, Reward Work Act H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3624/S. 1843 Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3641/S. 1854, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019 H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3848/S. 2155, Stop Wall Street Looting Act H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4242, Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 4320, Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4329, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 4335, 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019 H.R. 4344, Investor Protection and Capital Markets Fairness Act H.R. 4492/S. 733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4726, Certainty for End-Users Act H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 4918, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 5013, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 5494, Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 H.R. 5929, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2020 H.R. 5930, Workforce Investment Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 6210, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act H.R. 6270, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 6371, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose risks related to global pandemics, and for other purposes H.R. 6375, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures related to supply chain disruption risk, and for other purposes H.R. 6790, Business Borrowers Protection Act H.R. 6934, To amend the CARES Act to require the uniform treatment of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations under certain programs carried out in response to the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes H.R. 7000, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7668, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 471, Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 2391, Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019 S. 3441, Fair Hiring in Banking Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act S. 3990, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2020 S. 4129, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 Draft legislation titled U.S. Investors and National Security Transparency Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation titled the Diverse Asset Managers Act Draft legislation titled the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation Act Draft legislation to provide certain financial end-users with relief from clearing and margin requirements Draft legislation relating to supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Draft legislation to amend the Investment Advisers Act to require the SEC to establish a process to follow when it obtains source code or other sensitive information from investment advisers Draft legislation relating to the underwriting of automobile insurance Draft legislation COVID-19 Restitution Assistance Fund for Victims of Securities Violations Act Draft legislation to enhance civil penalties under the Federal securities laws for violations related to an attempt to exploit investors related to the COVID-19 crisis Draft legislation to temporarily prohibit federal financial regulators from adopting rules not directly related to responding to the coronavirus response through the length of the crisis Draft legislation to apply certain terms and conditions on making direct loans under the CARES Act to certain purchases of debt by the Federal Government, and for other purposes Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Nomination of Mark Calabria to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment advisor regulation (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 12, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (84 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice (84 Fed. Reg. 66,518-66,559, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 (84 Fed. Reg. 66,458-66,515, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on modernization of Regulation S-K Items 101, 103, and 105 (84 Fed. Reg. 44,358-44,390, August 8, 2019) Proposed rule on regarding margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities (84 Fed. Reg. 59,970-59,989, November 7, 2019) Proposed rule for amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants (85 Fed. Reg. 2,332-2,354, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule amending the accredited investor definition (85 Fed. Reg. 2,574-2,613, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule on disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers (85 Fed. Reg. 2,522-2,571, January 15, 2020) Electronic consent based Social Security number verification (84 Fed. Reg. 66,704-66,705, December 5, 2019) Proposed rule on permissible interest on loans that are sold, assigned, or otherwise transferred (84 Fed. Reg. 64,229-64,232, November 21, 2019) Proposed rule on remittance transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) (84 Fed. Reg. 67,132-67,167, December 6, 2019) Request for information regarding the integrated mortgage disclosures under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) rule assessment (84 Fed. Reg. 64,436-64,441, November 22, 2019) Various issues relating to CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Potential closing of the financial markets in response to the coronavirus pandemic Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; CFPB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comment on fund of funds arrangements; interest rate restrictions; margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service; comments on modernization of regulation S-K Items 101, 103 and 105 17 CFR Parts 229, 239 and 240; comments on bond reference data proposal; comment period extension request for regulatory capital rules: risk based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; comments on proposed rule change to introduce a liquidity provider protection on Cboe EDGA; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU solvency II review; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; SEC digital assets; transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), valid when made doctrine; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; amending the accredited investor definition; amendments to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice; disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers; PCAOB concept release on potential approach to revisions to PCAOB quality control standards; procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8; proposed amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; revised draft eCBSV user agreement and related materials; credit risk retention-notice of commencement of review; issues relating to federal interest rate authority; comments on margin requirements for non-centrally cleared swaps margin - impact of COVID-19 on initial margin phase-in; Main Street New Loan Facility and Main Street Expanded Loan Facility; Managements Discussion and Analysis, Selected Financial Data, and Supplementary Financial Information; Securities and Exchange Commission Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits; Furthering Economic Stabilization by Encouraging Financial Institutions to Work Constructively with All Borrowers Affected by COVID-19; Liquidity Programs Coronavirus; PCAOB Request for Comment: Interim Analysis of Critical Audit Matter Requirements; Proposed Rule Change to Add a New Discretionary Limit Order Type Called D-Limit; Proposed Rule Change to Align Certain MSRB Rules to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 15l-1, Regulation Best Interest; Proposed Rule Change to FINRAs Suitability, Non-Cash Compensation, and Capital Acquisition Broker Rules in Response to Regulation Best Interest; Federal Reserve Board request for public feedback proposal to expand its Main Street Lending Program to provide access to credit for nonprofit organizations; Regulatory Capital Rule: Revised Transition of the Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Methodology for Allowances; Request for Further Clarifications and Modifications to Risk-Based Guidance; RFI to Assist the Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law-CFPB; Sec. 171 DFA Collins Amendment; Use of Derivatives by Registered Investment Companies and Business Development Companies; Required Due Diligence by Broker-Dealers and Registered Investment Advisers Regarding Retail Customers Transactions in Certain Leveraged/Inverse Investment Vehicles; EU renewed sustainable finance strategy consultation; access to capital for minority owned businesses; CFPB comment on changes to Regulation Z to facilitate the upcoming LIBOR transition; debt collection practices (Regulation F): supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; European Supervisory Authorities consultation paper on ESG Disclosures; FDIC request for information on standard setting and voluntary certification for models and third-party providers of technology and other services; opposing credit suppression; margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities interim final rule; margin requirements for uncleared swaps for swap dealers and major swap participants; national banks and federal savings associations as lenders; proposed rule on financial factors in selecting plan investments; qualified mortgage definition under the Truth In Lending Act (Regulation Z); response to OCC ANPR on National Bank and Federal Savings Association digital activities; proposed rule reporting threshold for institutional investment managers; Housing and Urban Development implementation of the Fair Housing Acts disparate impact standard; FDIC notice of proposed rulemaking on interest rate restrictions on institutions that are less than well capitalized; federal regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; FDIC, incorporation of existing statement of policy regarding requests for participation in the affairs of an insured depository institution by convicted individuals; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to FINRAs Suitability, Non-Cash Compensation and Capital Acquisition Broker Rules in Response to Regulation Best Interest; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to Add a New Discretionary Limit Order Type Called D-Limit; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to Align Certain MSRB Rules to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 15l-1, Regulation Best Interest; SEC: Proposed Rule Change on Form 13F Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers; development of an international insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; development of a new program to replace revenue due to business interruption or event cancelation; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics; potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending
H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 6551, CARES Act Section 4014 Technical Corrections Act H.R. 7000/S. 945, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Potential legislation to create a forum requiring coordination on the creation of accounting standards Various issues relating to Financial Accounting Standards Board current expected credit loss accounting standard; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) critical audit matter requirements; Security and Exchange Commission roundtable on emerging market risks on financial
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 5194, Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act S. 3441, Fair Hiring in Banking Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Various issues relating to the Volcker Rule; development of an international insurance capital standard; proposals to implement a tax on financial transactions; treatment of initial margin for inter-affiliate transactions; Sections 171 and 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Large Institution Supervision Coordination Committee of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors; request for information regarding the integrated mortgage disclosures under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (P.L. 93-533) (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z) rule assessment, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; remittance transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (P.L. 95-630) (Regulation E) Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; negative credit suppression; request for information regarding Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law; section 29 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (P.L. 81-797) related to brokered deposits; instituting a capital offset in light of implementation of current expected credit losses (CECL); guidance on revised interagency statement on loan modifications by financial institutions working with customers affected by Coronavirus; comments regarding the use of exchange stabilization funds and creation of facilities under 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act; comments regarding application of affiliation rules to the Paycheck Protection Program; comment letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on facilitating the LIBOR transition (Regulation Z); letter requesting financial markets remain open
H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 2575/S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 6216, To establish the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative, and for other purposes H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions in Division E relating to AI H.R. 7308/S. 4286, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 8048, State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act H.R. 8132, American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (American COMPETE) Act S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3749, Public Health Emergency Privacy Act S. 3771, Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution (FUTURE) of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act S. 3861, Exposure Notification Privacy Act S. 3891, Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020 S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Draft legislation titled SAFE DATA Act Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Various issues technology and economic relief; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC enforcement; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century; FTC data portability issues; artificial intelligence regulation, research and development; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); intermediary liability; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief
H.R. 2, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 4686, Samis Law S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Notice of request for comments: Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies: Automated Vehicles 4.0 (AV 4.0) (85 Fed. Reg. 7,011-7,012, February 6, 2020) Various issues relating to Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles
H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 6551, CARES Act Section 4014 Technical Corrections Act H.R. 7000/S. 945, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Potential legislation to create a forum requiring coordination on the creation of accounting standards Various issues relating to Financial Accounting Standards Board current expected credit loss accounting standard; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) critical audit matter requirements; Security and Exchange Commission roundtable on emerging market risks on financial
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1644, Save the Internet Act of 2019 H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 2575/S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 3086/S. 1585, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower (RISE) Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation (START) Act H.R. 3262/H.R. 4686/ S. 1871, Sami's Law H.R. 4027, Stop the Censorship Act H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 5703, Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth (PRIVCY) Act H.R. 6145/S. 3191, Industries of the Future Act of 2020 H.R. 6216, National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions relating to artificial intelligence research and development H.R. 7308/ S. 4286, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 8132, American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (American COMPETE) Act H.R. 8048, State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 748, A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes S. 783, Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019 S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1084, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 1116, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2019 S. 1214, Privacy Bill of Rights Act S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 1578, Do Not Track Act S. 1611, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act S. 1914, Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act S. 2775, Harvesting American Cybersecurity Knowledge through Education (HACKED) Act of 2019 S. 2763, Filter Bubble Transparency Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3284, Ethical Use of Facial Recognition Act S. 3300, Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020 S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3712, Cybersecurity Competitions to Yield Better Efforts to Research the Latest Exceptionally Advanced Problems (Cyber Leap) Act of 2020 S. 3771, Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution (FUTURE) of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act S. 3861, Exposure Notification Privacy Act S. 3891, Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020 S. 3983, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide accountability for bad actors who abuse the Good Samaritan protections provided under that Act, and for other purposes S. 4051, Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 S. 4626, A bill to establish data privacy and data security protections for consumers in the United States S. 4758, See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2020 H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R.4625, FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation titled Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability (SAFE DATA) Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation titled Public Health Emergency Privacy Act Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Various issues relating to high speed broadband internet service and resolving the homework gap by access to broadband for students; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; potential legislation to establish a national privacy law; matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); comments on refreshing of record in restoring internet freedom proceeding (WC Docket Nos. 17-108, 17- 287, 11-42); facial recognition technology; net neutrality; privacy principles; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); artificial intelligence; Communications Decency Act (P.L. 104-104, Title V); data privacy; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; FTC data portability; FTC enforcement; comments on draft (2nd) National Institute of Standards and Technology internal report 8259, recommendations for IoT device manufacturers: foundational activities and core device cybersecurity capability baseline; FY2021 Appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); comments on March 30, 2020 Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling, Clarification or Waiver Filed by the American Bankers Association, et al. - CG Docket Number 02-278; comments on the National Telecommunications and Information Administrations request for public comment on proposals and positions for the 2020 World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly; reauthorization of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); funding for the NIST AI risk management framework; FCCs COVID-19 telehealth program; Indias non-personal data governance framework; Comments to Department of Transportation on remote identifications of unmanned aerial systems proposed rule; Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) and the coronavirus pandemic; potential data privacy legislation; potential data aggregation legislation regarding section 1033 of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); potential legislation regarding artificial intelligence; artificial intelligence regulation, research and development; potential legislation regarding digital assets; fintech and digital asset strategy
H.R. 216/S. 1149, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act H.R. 2923/S. 1587, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 5674/S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, including provisions relating to country-by-country tax reporting H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act S. 3612, Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020 S. 3995, Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2020, including provisions relating to state tax certainty for employers and employees S. 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act, including provisions relating to state tax certainty for employers and employees Proposed rule regarding guidance under Section 958 (rules for determining stock ownership) and section 951A (global intangible low taxed income) (84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Regulations on guidance related to section 951A (global intangible low-taxed income) and certain guidance related to foreign tax credits (84 Fed. Reg. 29,288-29,370, June 21, 2019) Proposed rule and guidance related to the allocation and apportionment of deductions and foreign taxes, financial services income, foreign tax redeterminations, foreign tax credit disallowance under section 965(g), and consolidated groups (84 Fed. Reg. 69,124-69,180, December 17, 2019) Proposed additional rules regarding base erosion and anti-abuse tax (84 Fed. Reg. 67,046-67,058, December 6, 2019) Proposed rule regarding certain employee remuneration in excess of $1,000,000 under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) (84 Fed. Reg. 70,356-70,391, December 20, 2019 Proposed rule regarding guidance involving hybrid arrangements and the allocation of deductions attributable to certain disqualified payments under section 951A (Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income) (85 Fed. Reg. 19,858-19,873, April 8, 2020) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; Canadian digital services tax; global anti-base erosion proposal (GloBE) under pillar two; comments on Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): FAQ65; comments on Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Additional Modifications; comments on the CARES Act (P.L. 116-136) implementation letter to IRS and Treasury; general business tax credits; digital services taxes, GILTI high tax exception, Cornyn loan expense deductibility bill; tax extenders; Comments on Implementation of the Executive Order Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster; Comments on REG-104591-18: Denial of Deduction for Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts; Information with Respect to Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts; Comments on Section 461(l) - Limitations on Excess Business Losses of Noncorporate Taxpayers Issues related to Tax Free Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness; Comments on Section 301 Investigation of Digital Service Taxes; Public Comment to IRS on Notice 2020-42, Remote Notarization; REG-104591-18: Denial of Deduction for Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts; Information with Respect to Certain Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; N-2020-47: Public Recommendations Invited on Items to be Included on the 2020-2021 Priority Guidance Plan, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; REG-112339-19: Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration Under Section 45Q, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; REG-119307-19: Qualified Transportation Fringe, Transportation and Commuting Expenses under Section 274, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; REG-127732-19: Guidance under Section 954(b)(4) Regarding Income Subject to a High Rate of Foreign Tax, legislative technical corrections and regulatory comments; Presidential Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster, comments and request for additional guidance from the Department of Treasury; general COVID relief legislation: tax comments for general COVID-19 relief
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 748/ S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2154, Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 3050, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3355, Reward Work Act H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3624/S. 1843 Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3641/S. 1854, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019 H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3848/S. 2155, Stop Wall Street Looting Act H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4242, Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 4320, Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4329, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 4335, 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019 H.R. 4344, Investor Protection and Capital Markets Fairness Act H.R. 4492/S. 733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4726, Certainty for End-Users Act H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 4918, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 5013, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 5494, Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 H.R. 5929, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2020 H.R. 5930, Workforce Investment Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 6210, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act H.R. 6270, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 6371, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose risks related to global pandemics, and for other purposes H.R. 6375, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures related to supply chain disruption risk, and for other purposes H.R. 6790, Business Borrowers Protection Act H.R. 6934, To amend the CARES Act to require the uniform treatment of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations under certain programs carried out in response to the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes H.R. 7000, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7668, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 471, Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 2391, Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019 S. 3441, Fair Hiring in Banking Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act S. 3990, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2020 S. 4129, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 Draft legislation titled U.S. Investors and National Security Transparency Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation titled the Diverse Asset Managers Act Draft legislation titled the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation Act Draft legislation to provide certain financial end-users with relief from clearing and margin requirements Draft legislation relating to supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Draft legislation to amend the Investment Advisers Act to require the SEC to establish a process to follow when it obtains source code or other sensitive information from investment advisers Draft legislation relating to the underwriting of automobile insurance Draft legislation COVID-19 Restitution Assistance Fund for Victims of Securities Violations Act Draft legislation to enhance civil penalties under the Federal securities laws for violations related to an attempt to exploit investors related to the COVID-19 crisis Draft legislation to temporarily prohibit federal financial regulators from adopting rules not directly related to responding to the coronavirus response through the length of the crisis Draft legislation to apply certain terms and conditions on making direct loans under the CARES Act to certain purchases of debt by the Federal Government, and for other purposes Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Nomination of Mark Calabria to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment advisor regulation (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 12, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (84 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice (84 Fed. Reg. 66,518-66,559, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 (84 Fed. Reg. 66,458-66,515, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on modernization of Regulation S-K Items 101, 103, and 105 (84 Fed. Reg. 44,358-44,390, August 8, 2019) Proposed rule on regarding margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities (84 Fed. Reg. 59,970-59,989, November 7, 2019) Proposed rule for amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants (85 Fed. Reg. 2,332-2,354, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule amending the accredited investor definition (85 Fed. Reg. 2,574-2,613, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule on disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers (85 Fed. Reg. 2,522-2,571, January 15, 2020) Electronic consent based Social Security number verification (84 Fed. Reg. 66,704-66,705, December 5, 2019) Proposed rule on permissible interest on loans that are sold, assigned, or otherwise transferred (84 Fed. Reg. 64,229-64,232, November 21, 2019) Proposed rule on remittance transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) (84 Fed. Reg. 67,132-67,167, December 6, 2019) Request for information regarding the integrated mortgage disclosures under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) rule assessment (84 Fed. Reg. 64,436-64,441, November 22, 2019) Various issues relating to CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Potential closing of the financial markets in response to the coronavirus pandemic Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; CFPB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comment on fund of funds arrangements; interest rate restrictions; margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service; comments on modernization of regulation S-K Items 101, 103 and 105 17 CFR Parts 229, 239 and 240; comments on bond reference data proposal; comment period extension request for regulatory capital rules: risk based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; comments on proposed rule change to introduce a liquidity provider protection on Cboe EDGA; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU solvency II review; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; SEC digital assets; transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), valid when made doctrine; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; amending the accredited investor definition; amendments to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice; disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers; PCAOB concept release on potential approach to revisions to PCAOB quality control standards; procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8; proposed amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; revised draft eCBSV user agreement and related materials; credit risk retention-notice of commencement of review; issues relating to federal interest rate authority; comments on margin requirements for non-centrally cleared swaps margin - impact of COVID-19 on initial margin phase-in; Main Street New Loan Facility and Main Street Expanded Loan Facility; Managements Discussion and Analysis, Selected Financial Data, and Supplementary Financial Information; Securities and Exchange Commission Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits; Furthering Economic Stabilization by Encouraging Financial Institutions to Work Constructively with All Borrowers Affected by COVID-19; Liquidity Programs Coronavirus; PCAOB Request for Comment: Interim Analysis of Critical Audit Matter Requirements; Proposed Rule Change to Add a New Discretionary Limit Order Type Called D-Limit; Proposed Rule Change to Align Certain MSRB Rules to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 15l-1, Regulation Best Interest; Proposed Rule Change to FINRAs Suitability, Non-Cash Compensation, and Capital Acquisition Broker Rules in Response to Regulation Best Interest; Federal Reserve Board request for public feedback proposal to expand its Main Street Lending Program to provide access to credit for nonprofit organizations; Regulatory Capital Rule: Revised Transition of the Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Methodology for Allowances; Request for Further Clarifications and Modifications to Risk-Based Guidance; RFI to Assist the Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law-CFPB; Sec. 171 DFA Collins Amendment; Use of Derivatives by Registered Investment Companies and Business Development Companies; Required Due Diligence by Broker-Dealers and Registered Investment Advisers Regarding Retail Customers Transactions in Certain Leveraged/Inverse Investment Vehicles; EU renewed sustainable finance strategy consultation; access to capital for minority owned businesses; CFPB comment on changes to Regulation Z to facilitate the upcoming LIBOR transition; debt collection practices (Regulation F): supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; European Supervisory Authorities consultation paper on ESG Disclosures; FDIC request for information on standard setting and voluntary certification for models and third-party providers of technology and other services; opposing credit suppression; margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities interim final rule; margin requirements for uncleared swaps for swap dealers and major swap participants; national banks and federal savings associations as lenders; proposed rule on financial factors in selecting plan investments; qualified mortgage definition under the Truth In Lending Act (Regulation Z); response to OCC ANPR on National Bank and Federal Savings Association digital activities; proposed rule reporting threshold for institutional investment managers; Housing and Urban Development implementation of the Fair Housing Acts disparate impact standard; FDIC notice of proposed rulemaking on interest rate restrictions on institutions that are less than well capitalized; federal regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; FDIC, incorporation of existing statement of policy regarding requests for participation in the affairs of an insured depository institution by convicted individuals; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to FINRAs Suitability, Non-Cash Compensation and Capital Acquisition Broker Rules in Response to Regulation Best Interest; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to Add a New Discretionary Limit Order Type Called D-Limit; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to Align Certain MSRB Rules to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 15l-1, Regulation Best Interest; SEC: Proposed Rule Change on Form 13F Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers; development of an international insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; development of a new program to replace revenue due to business interruption or event cancelation; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics; potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending
H.R. 469, To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes H.R. 471, Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act H.R. 3167, National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 4634/S. 2877, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 7011, Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020 S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Potential legislation related to the negotiation and adoption of international insurance agreements and standards Potential legislation related to the supervision of insurance savings and loan holding companies Potential legislation related to the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to regulate the business of insurance Potential legislation prohibiting the use certain risk-based indicators for underwriting automobile insurance Potential legislation to create a federal insurance program to manage the risk of pandemics Proposed rulemaking on risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities (84 Fed. Reg. 57,240-57,301, October 24, 2019) Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; retroactively altering business interruption insurance contracts related to COVID-19; creation of a prospective pandemic insurance program; reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) (P.L. 107-297); development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; development of a holistic framework for systemic risk by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors
H.R. 948/S. 370, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 H.R. 3960/S. 2303, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 H.R. 6210, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act H.R. 6270, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 7000/S. 945, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 482, Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 Draft legislation on supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Draft legislation titled U.S. Investors and National Security Transparency Act Nomination of Dr. Kenneth Weinstein to be U.S. Ambassador to Japan Various issues related to funding for the National Endowment for Democracy; World Health Organization reform recommendations; potential U.S.-Brazil trade deal; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; European Securities Market Authority (ESMA) survey regarding short-term in financial markets
H.R. 2, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST) in America Act H.R. 1251, Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019 H.R. 1374/S. 569, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act H.R. 1508/S. 146, Move America Act of 2019 H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act H.R. 2541/S. 352, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act H.R. 2864, Rebuild America Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 4686, Sami's Law H.R. 6104, Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020 H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 S. 1211, Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 S. 2520, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 3730, Registered Traveler Act of 2020 S. 4129, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act S. 4186, Driving for Opportunity Act of 2020 Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Washington meal and rest break rules for commercial motor vehicle drivers; petition for determination of preemption (84 Fed. Reg. 54,266-54,267, October 9, 2019) Proposed rule regarding remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems (84 Fed. Reg. 72,438-72,524, December 31, 2019) Request for comments: Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies: Automated Vehicles 4.0 (AV 4.0) (85 Fed. Reg. 7,011-7,012, February 6, 2020) Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94), including reauthorization, and rescissions of Federal-aid highway contract authority under section 1438; implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; comments on slot waiver rules; comments on fabricated structural steel from Canada, China, and Mexico Investigation Nos. 701-TA-615-617 and 731-TA-1432-1434 reopening of international travel markets; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; patented and proprietary products and new technologies for infrastructure; implementation of a community development block grant (CDBG) program in the FY2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; rescissions of the FY2020 highway funding; driving safety and road safety; removing regulatory barriers for vehicles with automated driving systems; safe integration of automated driving systems for commercial vehicles; petition for exemption for Part 135 air carrier regulations for the purposes of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 implementation for autonomous vehicles; Boeing 737 MAX and associated production stoppages; Comments to Department of Transportation on remote identifications of unmanned aerial systems proposed rule; Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) and the coronavirus pandemic
H.R. 5125, American Security Drone Act of 2019 H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions relating to unmanned aircraft systems S. 2502, American Security Drone Act of 2019 Proposed rule regarding remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems (84 Fed. Reg. 72,438-72,524, December 31, 2019) Various issues relating to implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); unmanned aerial systems; urban air mobility
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act H.R. 2923/S. 1587, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 5674/S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, including provisions relating to country-by-country tax reporting H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act S. 3612, Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020 Proposed rule regarding guidance under Section 958 (rules for determining stock ownership) and section 951A (global intangible low taxed income) (84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Regulations on guidance related to section 951A (global intangible low-taxed income) and certain guidance related to foreign tax credits (84 Fed. Reg. 29,288-29,370, June 21, 2019) Proposed rule and guidance related to the allocation and apportionment of deductions and foreign taxes, financial services income, foreign tax redeterminations, foreign tax credit disallowance under section 965(g), and consolidated groups (84 Fed. Reg. 69,124-69,180, December 17, 2019) Proposed additional rules regarding base erosion and anti-abuse tax (84 Fed. Reg. 67,046-67,058, December 6, 2019) Proposed rule regarding certain employee remuneration in excess of $1,000,000 under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) (84 Fed. Reg. 70,356-70,391, December 20, 2019 Proposed rule regarding guidance involving hybrid arrangements and the allocation of deductions attributable to certain disqualified payments under section 951A (Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income) (85 Fed. Reg. 19,858-19,873, April 8, 2020) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; Canadian digital services tax; global anti-base erosion proposal (GloBE) under pillar two; implementation of the CARES Act (P.L. 116-136); comments on comments on Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): FAQ65; comments on Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Additional Modifications; general business tax credits; digital services taxes, GILTI high tax exception, Cornyn loan expense deductibility bill; tax extenders
H.R. 5125, American Security Drone Act of 2019 S. 2502, American Security Drone Act of 2019 Proposed rule regarding remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems (84 Fed. Reg. 72,438-72,524, December 31, 2019) Notice of proposed rulemaking to update the regulations implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (85 Fed. Reg. 1,684-1,730, January 10, 2020) Various issues relating to implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); unmanned aerial systems; urban air mobility
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1644, Save the Internet Act of 2019 H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 2575/S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 4027, Stop the Censorship Act H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 5703, Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth (PRIVCY) Act H.R. 6145/S. 3191, Industries of the Future Act of 2020 S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 748, A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes S. 783, Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019 S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1084, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 1116, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2019 S. 1214, Privacy Bill of Rights Act S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 1578, Do Not Track Act S. 1611, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act S. 1914, Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 S. 2775, Harvesting American Cybersecurity Knowledge through Education (HACKED) Act of 2019 S. 2763, Filter Bubble Transparency Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3284, Ethical Use of Facial Recognition Act S. 3300, Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020 S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 S. 3712, Cybersecurity Competitions to Yield Better Efforts to Research the Latest Exceptionally Advanced Problems (Cyber Leap) Act of 2020 S. 3983, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide accountability for bad actors who abuse the Good Samaritan protections provided under that Act, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R.4625, FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation titled United States Consumer Data Privacy Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Privacy Act Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Various issues relating to broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; potential federal privacy legislation; potential legislation to establish a national privacy law; matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); comments on refreshing of record in restoring internet freedom proceeding (WC Docket Nos. 17-108, 17- 287, 11-42); facial recognition technology; net neutrality; privacy principles; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation and reform of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; comments on draft (2nd) National Institute of Standards and Technology internal report 8259, recommendations for IoT device manufacturers: foundational activities and core device cybersecurity capability baseline; FY2021 Appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); comments on March 30, 2020 Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling, Clarification or Waiver Filed by the American Bankers Association, et al. - CG Docket Number 02-278; comments on the National Telecommunications and Information Administrations request for public comment on proposals and positions for the 2020 World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly; funding for the NIST AI risk management framework; FCCs COVID-19 telehealth program; potential data privacy legislation; potential data aggregation legislation regarding section 1033 of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); potential legislation regarding artificial intelligence; potential legislation regarding digital assets; fintech and digital asset strategy
H.R. 2, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Notice of request for comments: Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies: Automated Vehicles 4.0 (AV 4.0) (85 Fed. Reg. 7,011-7,012, February 6, 2020) Various issues relating to Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles
S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Potential legislation amending the Commodity Exchange Act and title XII of the U.S. Code to provide relief to derivatives end users, including amendments to the definition of financial entity to exclude a subset of entities that use derivatives to hedge risk in the same manner as non-financial end-users Potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Proposed rule regarding use of derivatives by registered investment companies and business development companies; required due diligence by broker-dealers and registered investment advisers regarding retail customers transactions of certain leveraged / inverse investment vehicles (85 Fed. Reg. 4,446-4,567, January 24, 2020) Various issues related to substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); inter-affiliate initial margin relief; Small Business Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 6551, CARES Act Section 4014 Technical Corrections Act S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Various issues relating to Financial Accounting Standards Board current expected credit loss accounting standard; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) critical audit matter requirements
H.R. 948/S. 370, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 H.R. 3960/S. 2303, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 H.R. 7000/S. 945, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act S. 482, Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 Draft legislation on supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Various issues related to funding for the National Endowment for Democracy; World Health Organization reform recommendations; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; European Securities Market Authority (ESMA) survey regarding short-term in financial markets
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2213, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent H.R. 2438/S. 982, Not Invisible Act of 2019 H.R. 2474/S. 1306, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 5674/S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2020 H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.E. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act H.R. 6988, Helping Gig Economy Workers Act of 2020 H.R. 7010, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 S. 2976, Advancing Support for Working Families Act S. 3607, Safeguarding America's First Responders Act of 2020 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Marvin Kaplan be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Lauren McFerran to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Andrea Lucas to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of Jocelyn Samuels to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Request for Information the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) (84 Fed. Reg. 22,756-22,762, May 20, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule regarding labor organization annual financial reports for trusts in which a labor organization is interested, Form T-1 (84 Fed. Reg. 25,130, May 30th, 2019) Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545-56,560, November 29, 2017) Notice of information collection, request for new control number for a currently approved Collection: Employer Information Report (EEO-1) Component 1; Revision of Existing Approval for EEO-1 Component 2 (84 Fed. Reg. 48,138-48,142, September 12, 2019) Proposed rulemaking fluctuating workweek method of computing overtime (84 Fed. Reg. 59,590-59,602, November 5, 2019) Proposed rule regarding nondiscrimination obligations of federal contractors and subcontractors: procedures to resolve potential employment discrimination (84 Fed. Reg. 71,875-71,887, December 30, 2019) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Department of Labor review of existing Department of Labor guidance on the fiduciary responsibilities for proxy voting to determine whether any such guidance should be rescinded, replaced, or modified to ensure consistency with current law and policies that promote long-term growth and maximize return on ERISA plan assets; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; antitrust policy; vertical merger guidelines; implementation of paid and sick leave and other requirements in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127); coronavirus pandemic related issues; unemployment and the COVID-19 pandemic; workplace liability and the COVID-19 pandemic; unemployment insurance and the COVID-19 pandemic; paid leave and the COVID-19 pandemic; OSHA and the COVID-19 pandemic; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor regulations surrounding ERISA fiduciary obligations around proxy voting; multiemployer pension plan (MEPs); immigration and economic relief; independent contractor issues; public comment on proposed rulemaking labor organization annual financial reports: coverage of intermediate bodies; public comment regarding non-compete clauses used in employment contracts; public comment on representation-case procedures: election bars; proof of majority status in construction industry collective-bargaining relationships; unemployment insurance issues; Bureau of Labor Statistics policies regarding data items on labor force surveys and timeliness of public release of data reports
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2154, Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 3050, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3355, Reward Work Act H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3623/ S. 2075, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 3624 Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3641/S. 1854, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019 H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3848/S. 2155, Stop Wall Street Looting Act H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4242, Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 4320, Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4329, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 4335, 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019 H.R. 4344, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek and Federal courts to grant disgorgement of unjust enrichment, and for other purposes H.R. 4492/S733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4726, Certainty for End-Users Act H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 4918, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 5013, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 5494, Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 H.R. 5929, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2020 H.R. 5930, Workforce Investment Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 6371, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose risks related to global pandemics, and for other purposes H.R. 6375, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures related to supply chain disruption risk, and for other purposes H.R. 6551, CARES Act Section 4014 Technical Corrections Act H.R. 6790, Business Borrowers Protection Act H.R. 6934, To amend the CARES Act to require the uniform treatment of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations under certain programs carried out in response to the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes H.R. 7000, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 2391, Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019 S. 2563, Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holdings (ILLICIT CASH) Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act S. 3990, A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to make the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection an independent Financial Product Safety Commission, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility Draft legislation titled Rulemaking Suspension Draft legislation titled Increase Penalties for COVID-related Securities Law Violations Draft legislation titled COVID-19 Restitution Assistance Fund for Victims of Securities Violations Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation titled the Diverse Asset Managers Act Draft legislation titled the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation Act Draft legislation to provide certain financial end-users with relief from clearing and margin requirements Draft legislation relating to supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Draft legislation to amend the Investment Advisers Act to require the SEC to establish a process to follow when it obtains source code or other sensitive information from investment advisers Draft legislation relating to the underwriting of automobile insurance Draft legislation COVID-19 Restitution Assistance Fund for Victims of Securities Violations Act Draft legislation to enhance civil penalties under the Federal securities laws for violations related to an attempt to exploit investors related to the COVID-19 crisis Draft legislation to temporarily prohibit federal financial regulators from adopting rules not directly related to responding to the coronavirus response through the length of the crisis Draft legislation to apply certain terms and conditions on making direct loans under the CARES Act to certain purchases of debt by the Federal Government, and for other purposes Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice (84 Fed. Reg. 66,518-66,559, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 (84 Fed. Reg. 66,458-66,515, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on modernization of Regulation S-K Items 101, 103, and 105 (84 Fed. Reg. 44,358-44,390, August 23, 2019) Proposed rule on regarding margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities (84 Fed. Reg. 59,970-59,989, November 7, 2019) Proposed rule for amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants (85 Fed. Reg. 2,332-2,354, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule amending the accredited investor definition (85 Fed. Reg. 2,574-2,613, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule on disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers (85 Fed. Reg. 2,522-2,571, January 15, 2020) Electronic consent based Social Security number verification (84 Fed. Reg. 66,704-66,705, December 5, 2019) Proposed rule on permissible interest on loans that are sold, assigned, or otherwise transferred (84 Fed. Reg. 64,229-64,232, November 21, 2019) Proposed rule on remittance transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) (84 Fed. Reg. 67,132-67,167, December 6, 2019) Request for information regarding the integrated mortgage disclosures under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) rule assessment (84 Fed. Reg. 64,436-64,441, November 22, 2019) Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comment on fund of funds arrangements; interest rate restrictions; margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); CFPB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service; comments on modernization of regulation S-K Items 101, 103 and 105 17 CFR Parts 229, 239 and 240; comments on bond reference data proposal; comment period extension request for regulatory capital rules: risk based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; comments on proposed rule change to introduce a liquidity provider protection on Cboe EDGA; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU solvency II review; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; SEC digital assets; transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), valid when made doctrine; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; amending the accredited investor definition; amendments to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice; disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers; PCAOB concept release on potential approach to revisions to PCAOB quality control standards; procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8; proposed amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; revised draft eCBSV user agreement and related materials; credit risk retention-notice of commencement of review; issues relating to federal interest rate authority; comments on margin requirements for non-centrally cleared swaps margin - impact of COVID-19 on initial margin phase-in; issues relating to potential closing of the financial markets in response to the coronavirus pandemic; Main Street New Loan Facility and Main Street Expanded Loan Facility; Managements Discussion and Analysis, Selected Financial Data, and Supplementary Financial Information; Securities and Exchange Commission Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits; Furthering Economic Stabilization by Encouraging Financial Institutions to Work Constructively with All Borrowers Affected by COVID-19; Liquidity Programs Coronavirus; PCAOB Request for Comment: Interim Analysis of Critical Audit Matter Requirements; Proposed Rule Change to Add a New Discretionary Limit Order Type Called D-Limit; Proposed Rule Change to Align Certain MSRB Rules to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 15l-1, Regulation Best Interest; Proposed Rule Change to FINRAs Suitability, Non-Cash Compensation, and Capital Acquisition Broker Rules in Response to Regulation Best Interest; Federal Reserve Board request for public feedback proposal to expand its Main Street Lending Program to provide access to credit for nonprofit organizations; Regulatory Capital Rule: Revised Transition of the Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Methodology for Allowances; Request for Further Clarifications and Modifications to Risk-Based Guidance; RFI to Assist the Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law-CFPB; Sec. 171 DFA Collins Amendment; Use of Derivatives by Registered Investment Companies and Business Development Companies; Required Due Diligence by Broker-Dealers and Registered Investment Advisers Regarding Retail Customers Transactions in Certain Leveraged/Inverse Investment Vehicles; Federal Reserve and Treasury to Establish a Short Term Receivable Facility (Fed 13(3) Facility Accounts Receivable); Housing and Urban Development implementation of the Fair Housing Acts disparate impact standard; FDIC notice of proposed rulemaking on interest rate restrictions on institutions that are less than well capitalized; federal regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; FDIC, incorporation of existing statement of policy regarding requests for participation in the affairs of an insured depository institution by convicted individuals; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to FINRAs Suitability, Non-Cash Compensation and Capital Acquisition Broker Rules in Response to Regulation Best Interest; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to Add a New Discretionary Limit Order Type Called D-Limit; SEC: Proposed Rule Change to Align Certain MSRB Rules to Securities and Exchange Act Rule 15l-1, Regulation Best Interest; development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics; utility liquidity issues resulting from the pandemic
H.R. 116, Investing in Main Street Act of 2019 H.R. 128, Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2019 H.R. 190, Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 206, Encouraging Small Business Innovation Act H.R. 226, Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2019 H.R. 227, Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting Act H.R. 246, Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act of 2019 H.R. 266 Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R. 748/S.3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 2603, Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Act H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6886, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 H.R. 7010, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 S. 2535, Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century Act S. 3612, Small Business Expense Protection Act of 2020 Proposed rule on small business size standards: calculation of annual average receipts (84 Fed. Reg. 29,399-29,413, June 24, 2019) Various issues relating to the small business exports; implementation of the Small Business Administration 7(a) loan program; improvements to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), including 501(c)(6) eligibility; separation of SBA 7(a) loan program and PPP commitments; affiliation rules for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP); statutory and program caps for the Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program; regulations and guidance associated with the passage of laws designed to help small businesses recover from economic harm caused by the Coronavirus
H.R. 2, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST) in America Act H.R. 1251, Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019 H.R. 1374/S. 569, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act H.R. 1508/S. 146, Move America Act of 2019 H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act H.R. 2541/S. 352, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act H.R. 2864, Rebuild America Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 6104, Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act S. 1211, Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 S. 2520, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 3730, Registered Traveler Act of 2020 Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Washington meal and rest break rules for commercial motor vehicle rivers; petition for determination of preemption (84 Fed. Reg. 54,266-54,267, October 9, 2019) Proposed rule regarding remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems (84 Fed. Reg. 72,438-72,524, December 31, 2019) Request for comments: Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies: Automated Vehicles 4.0 (AV 4.0) (85 Fed. Reg. 7,011-7,012, February 6, 2020) Notice of proposed rulemaking to update the regulations implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (85 Fed. Reg. 1,684-1,730, January 10, 2020) Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94), including rescissions of Federal-aid highway contract authority under section 1438; implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; patented and proprietary products and new technologies for infrastructure; implementation of a community development block grant (CDBG) program in the FY2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; rescissions of the FY2020 highway funding; driving safety and road safety; removing regulatory barriers for vehicles with automated driving systems; safe integration of automated driving systems for commercial vehicles; petition for exemption for Part 135 air carrier regulations for the purposes of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 implementation for autonomous vehicles; Boeing 737 Max and associated production stoppages
H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 2575/S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 6216, To establish the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative, and for other purposes S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3749, Public Health Emergency Privacy Act S. 3771, Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution (FUTURE) of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act S. 3861, A bill to establish privacy requirements for operators of infectious disease exposure notification services Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Potential federal privacy legislation Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Draft privacy legislation Various issues relating to energy innovation; technology and economic relief; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020); Department of Commerce privacy principles; FTC enforcement; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century; FTC Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277) review; artificial intelligence regulation, research and development; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); Fiscal Year 2021 clean energy research and development appropriations
H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 5194, Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Various issues relating to the Volcker Rule; development of an international insurance capital standard; proposals to implement a tax on financial transactions; treatment of initial margin for inter-affiliate transactions; the valid when made doctrine; Sections 171 and 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Large Institution Supervision Coordination Committee of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors; request for information regarding the integrated mortgage disclosures under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (P.L. 93-533) (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z) rule assessment, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; remittance transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (P.L. 95-630) (Regulation E) Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; negative credit suppression; request for information regarding Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law; section 29 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (P.L. 81-797) related to brokered deposits; instituting a capital offset in light of implementation of current expected credit losses (CECL); guidance on revised interagency statement on loan modifications by financial institutions working with customers affected by Coronavirus; comments regarding the use of exchange stabilization funds and creations of facilities under 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act; comments regarding application of affiliation rules to the Paycheck Protection Program; letter requesting financial markets remain open; banking legislation
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Potential legislation amending the Commodity Exchange Act and title XII of the U.S. Code to provide relief to derivatives end users, including amendments to the definition of financial entity to exclude a subset of entities that use derivatives to hedge risk in the same manner as non-financial end-users; Potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Proposed rule regarding use of derivatives by registered investment companies and business development companies; required due diligence by broker-dealers and registered investment advisers regarding retail customers transactions of certain leveraged / inverse investment vehicles (85 Fed. Reg. 4,446-4,567, January 24, 2020) Various issues related to substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); inter-affiliate initial margin relief; Small Business Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
H.R. 1251, Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019 H.R. 1374/S. 569, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act H.R. 1508/S. 146, Move America Act of 2019 H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act H.R. 2541/S. 352, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act H.R. 2864, Rebuild America Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act S. 1211, Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 S. 2520, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Washington meal and rest break rules for commercial motor vehicle rivers; petition for determination of preemption (84 Fed. Reg. 54,266-54,267, October 9, 2019) Proposed rule regarding remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems (84 Fed. Reg. 72,438-72,524, December 31, 2019) Nomination of Stephen Dickson to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94), including rescissions of Federal-aid highway contract authority under section 1438; implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; patented and proprietary products and new technologies for infrastructure; implementation of a community development block grant (CDBG) program in the FY2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; rescissions of the FY2020 highway funding; driving safety and road safety; removing regulatory barriers for vehicles with automated driving systems; safe integration of automated driving systems for commercial vehicles; petition for exemption for Part 135 air carrier regulations for the purposes of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 implementation for autonomous vehicles; Boeing 737 Max and associated production stoppages; Environmental Protection Agency proposed rulemaking on fuels regulatory streamlining
H.R. 948/S. 370, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 H.R. 3960/S. 2303, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 S. 482, Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 Draft legislation on supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Various issues related to funding for the National Endowment for Democracy; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; European Securities Market Authority (ESMA) survey regarding short-term in financial markets
H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Various issues relating to Financial Accounting Standards Board current expected credit loss accounting standard
H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Various issues relating to Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles
H.R. 116, Investing in Main Street Act of 2019 H.R. 128, Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2019 H.R. 190, Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 206, Encouraging Small Business Innovation Act H.R. 226, Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2019 H.R. 227, Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting Act H.R. 246, Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act of 2019 H.R. 748/S.3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 2603, Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Act H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act S. 2535, Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century Act Proposed rule on small business size standards: calculation of annual average receipts (84 Fed. Reg. 29,399-29,413, June 24, 2019) Nomination of Jovita Carranza to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration Various issues relating to the small business exports; Implementation of the Small Business Administration 7(a) loan program
S. 2502, American Security Drone Act of 2019 Proposed rule regarding remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems (84 Fed. Reg. 72,438-72,524, December 31, 2019) Various issues relating to implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); Unmanned aerial systems; Urban air mobility
H.R. 469, To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes H.R. 471, Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act H.R. 3111, National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 3167, National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Potential legislation related to the negotiation and adoption of international insurance agreements and standards Potential legislation related to the supervision of insurance savings and loan holding companies Potential legislation related to the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to regulate the business of insurance Proposed rulemaking on risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities (84 Fed. Reg. 57,240-57,301, October 24, 2019) Proposed regulations on transparency in health insurance coverage (84 Fed. Reg. 65,464-65,523, November 27, 2019) Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; coronavirus pandemic coverage for insurance products; development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; development of a holistic framework for systemic risk by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors
H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 5194, Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Various issues relating to the Volcker Rule; implementation of an activities-based approach for systemic risk; development of an international insurance capital standard; proposals to implement a tax on financial transactions; treatment of initial margin for inter-affiliate transactions; the valid when made doctrine; Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Large Institution Supervision Coordination Committee of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors; request for information regarding the integrated mortgage disclosures under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (P.L. 93-533) (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z) rule assessment, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; remittance transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (P.L. 95-630) (Regulation E) Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; negative credit suppression
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2213, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2438/S. 982, Not Invisible Act of 2019 H.R. 2474/S. 1306, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019H.R. 5674/S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2020 H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 S. 2976, Advancing Support for Working Families Act S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Eugene Scalia to be Secretary, Department of Labor Nomination of Keith Sonderling to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of John Pallasch to the Employment and Training Administration Nomination of Amanda Wood Laihow to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Nomination of Cynthia L. Attwood to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Request for Information the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) (84 Fed. Reg. 22,756-22,762, May 20, 2019) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule regarding labor organization annual financial reports for trusts in which a labor organization is interested, Form T-1 (84 Fed. Reg. 25,130, May 30th, 2019) Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545-56,560, November 29, 2017) Notice of information collection, request for new control number for a currently approved Collection: Employer Information Report (EEO-1) Component 1; Revision of Existing Approval for EEO-1 Component 2 (84 Fed. Reg. 48,138-48,142, September 12, 2019) Proposed rulemaking fluctuating workweek method of computing overtime (84 Fed. Reg. 59,590-59,602, November 5, 2019) Proposed rule regarding nondiscrimination obligations of federal contractors and subcontractors: procedures to resolve potential employment discrimination (84 Fed. Reg. 71,875-71,887, December 30, 2019) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Department of Labor review of existing Department of Labor guidance on the fiduciary responsibilities for proxy voting to determine whether any such guidance should be rescinded, replaced, or modified to ensure consistency with current law and policies that promote long-term growth and maximize return on ERISA plan assets; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; antitrust policy; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor regulations surrounding ERISA fiduciary obligations around proxy voting; multiemployer pension plan (MEPs); immigration and economic relief; independent contractor issues; public comment on proposed rulemaking labor organization annual financial reports: coverage of intermediate bodies; public comment regarding non-compete clauses used in employment contracts; public comment on representation-case procedures: election bars; proof of majority status in construction industry collective-bargaining relationships; vertical merger guidelines; implementation of paid and sick leave and other requirements of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127); unemployment insurance issues; issues relating to the coronavirus pandemic; Bureau of Labor Statistics policies regarding data items on labor force surveys and timeliness of public release of data reports
H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 748/S.3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act H.R. 2923/S. 1587, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 5674/S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act Proposed rule regarding guidance under Section 958 (rules for determining stock ownership) and section 951A (global intangible low taxed income) (84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Regulations on guidance related to section 951A (global intangible low-taxed income) and certain guidance related to foreign tax credits (84 Fed. Reg. 29,288-29,370, June 21, 2019) Proposed rule and guidance related to the allocation and apportionment of deductions and foreign taxes, financial services income, foreign tax redeterminations, foreign tax credit disallowance under section 965(g), and consolidated groups (84 Fed. Reg. 69,124-69,180, December 17, 2019) Proposed additional rules regarding base erosion and anti-abuse tax (84 Fed. Reg. 67,046-67,058, December 6, 2019) Proposed rule regarding certain employee remuneration in excess of $1,000,000 under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) (84 Fed. Reg. 70,356-70,391, December 20, 2019 Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; Canadian digital services tax; global anti-base erosion proposal (GloBE) under pillar two
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2154, Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 3050, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3355, Reward Work Act H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3623/ S. 2075, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 3624/S. 1843, Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3641/S. 1854, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019 H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3848/S. 2155, Stop Wall Street Looting Act H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4242, Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 4320, Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4329, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 4335, 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019 H.R. 4344, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek and Federal courts to grant disgorgement of unjust enrichment, and for other purposes H.R. 4492/S733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4726, Certainty for End-Users Act H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 4918, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 5013, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 H.R. 5494, Catastrophe Loss Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019 H.R. 5929, Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2020 H.R. 5930, Workforce Investment Disclosure Act of 2020 H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 945, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 2391, Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019 S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation titled the Diverse Asset Managers Act Draft legislation titled the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation Act Draft legislation to provide certain financial end-users with relief from clearing and margin requirements Draft legislation to amend the Investment Advisers Act to require the SEC to establish a process to follow when it obtains source code or other sensitive information from investment advisers Draft legislation relating to the underwriting of automobile insurance Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice (84 Fed. Reg. 66,518-66,559, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 (84 Fed. Reg. 66,458-66,515, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on modernization of Regulation S-K Items 101, 103, and 105 (84 Fed. Reg. 44,358-44,390, August 23, 2019) Proposed rule on regarding margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities (84 Fed. Reg. 59,970-59,989, November 7, 2019) Proposed rule for amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants (85 Fed. Reg. 2,332-2,354, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule amending the accredited investor definition (85 Fed. Reg. 2,574-2,613, January 15, 2020) Proposed rule on disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers (85 Fed. Reg. 2,522-2,571, January 15, 2020) Electronic consent based Social Security number verification (84 Fed. Reg. 66,704-66,705, December 5, 2019) Proposed rule on permissible interest on loans that are sold, assigned, or otherwise transferred (84 Fed. Reg. 64,229-64,232, November 21, 2019) Proposed rule on remittance transfers under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) (84 Fed. Reg. 67,132-67,167, December 6, 2019) Request for information regarding the integrated mortgage disclosures under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) rule assessment (84 Fed. Reg. 64,436-64,441, November 22, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client initial margin; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comment on fund of funds arrangements; interest rate restrictions; margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); CFPB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service; comments on modernization of regulation S-K Items 101, 103 and 105 17 CFR Parts 229, 239 and 240; comments on bond reference data proposal; comment period extension request for regulatory capital rules: risk based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; comments on proposed rule change to introduce a liquidity provider protection on Cboe EDGA; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU solvency II review; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; SEC digital assets; transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), valid when made doctrine; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; amending the accredited investor definition; amendments to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice; disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers; PCAOB concept release on potential approach to revisions to PCAOB quality control standards; procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8; proposed amendments to Rule 2-01, qualifications of accountants; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; revised draft eCBSV user agreement and related materials; credit risk retention-notice of commencement of review; issues relating to federal interest rate authority; comments on margin requirements for non-centrally cleared swaps margin - impact of COVID-19 on initial margin phase-in; issues relating to potential closing of the financial markets in response to the coronavirus pandemic; Housing and Urban Development implementation of the Fair Housing Acts disparate impact standard; FDIC notice of proposed rulemaking on interest rate restrictions on institutions that are less than well capitalized; federal regulatory capital rules: risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; proposed revisions to prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds; FDIC, incorporation of existing statement of policy regarding requests for participation in the affairs of an insured depository institution by convicted individuals; development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1644, Save the Internet Act of 2019 H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 2575/S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 5703, Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth (PRIVCY) Act H.R. 6145/S. 3191, Industries of the Future Act of 2020 S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 748, A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes S. 783, Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019 S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1084, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 1116, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2019 S. 1214, Privacy Bill of Rights Act S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 1578, Do Not Track Act S. 1611, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act S. 2775, Harvesting American Cybersecurity Knowledge through Education (HACKED) Act of 2019 S. 2763, Filter Bubble Transparency Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3284, Ethical Use of Facial Recognition Act S. 3300, Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R.4625, FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation titled United States Consumer Data Privacy Act of 2019 Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Nomination of Michael Kratsios for Chief Technology Officer Various issues relating to broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; potential federal privacy legislation; potential legislation to establish a national privacy law; draft privacy legislation; matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); comments on refreshing of record in restoring internet freedom proceeding (WC Docket Nos. 17-108, 17-287, 11-42); facial recognition technology; net neutrality; privacy principles; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation and reform of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; comments on draft (2nd) National Institute of Standards and Technology internal report 8259, recommendations for IoT device manufacturers: foundational activities and core device cybersecurity capability baseline; FY2121 Appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act H.R. 2923/S. 1587, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 H.R. 4796/S. 609, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 Proposed rule regarding guidance under Section 958 (rules for determining stock ownership) and section 951A (global intangible low taxed income) (84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Regulations on guidance related to section 951A (global intangible low-taxed income) and certain guidance related to foreign tax credits (84 Fed. Reg. 29,288-29,370, June 21, 2019) Proposed rule on guidance under section 6033 regarding reporting requirements of exempt organizations (84 Fed. Reg. 47,447-47,454, September 10, 2019) Proposed rule on regulations under section 382(h) related to built-in gain and loss (84 Fed. Reg. 47,455-47,473, September 10, 2019) Proposed rule and guidance related to the allocation and apportionment of deductions and foreign taxes, financial services income, foreign tax redeterminations, foreign tax credit disallowance under section 965(g), and consolidated groups (84 Fed. Reg. 69,124-69,180, December 17, 2019) Proposed additional rules regarding base erosion and anti-abuse tax (84 Fed. Reg. 67,046-67,058, December 6, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; Canadian digital services tax; global anti-base erosion proposal (GloBE) under pillar two; Secretariat proposal for a unified approach under pillar one
H.R. 469, To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purpose H.R. 471, Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act H.R. 3111, National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 3167, National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 4634/S. 2877, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 Potential legislation related to the negotiation and adoption of international insurance agreements and standards Potential legislation related to the supervision of insurance savings and loan holding companies Potential legislation related to the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to regulate the business of insurance Proposed rulemaking on risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities (84 Fed. Reg. 57,240-57,301, October 24, 2019) Proposed regulations on transparency in health insurance coverage (84 Fed. Reg. 65,464-65,523, November 27, 2019) Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) (P.L. 107-297); development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; development of a holistic framework for systemic risk by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors
H.R. 3164/S. 2522, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351/S. 2524, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions Potential legislation amending the Commodity Exchange Act and title XII of the U.S. Code to provide relief to derivatives end users, including amendments to the definition of financial entity to exclude a subset of entities that use derivatives to hedge risk in the same manner as non-financial end-users Potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Various issues related to substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); inter-affiliate initial margin relief; Small Business Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 5194, Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 Various issues relating to the Volcker Rule; implementation of an activities-based approach for systemic risk; development of an international insurance capital standard; proposals to implement a tax on financial transactions; treatment of initial margin for inter-affiliate transactions; the valid when made doctrine; Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Large Institution Supervision Coordination Committee of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2213, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2438/S. 982, Not Invisible Act of 2019 H.R. 2474/S. 1306, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purpose S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 S. 2976, Advancing Support for Working Families Act Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Eugene Scalia to be Secretary, Department of Labor Nomination of Keith Sonderling to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of John Pallasch to the Employment and Training Administration Nomination of Amanda Wood Laihow to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Nomination of Cynthia L. Attwood to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Request for Information the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) (84 Fed. Reg. 22,756-22,762, May 20, 2019) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule regarding labor organization annual financial reports for trusts in which a labor organization is interested, Form T-1 (84 Fed. Reg. 25,130, May 30th, 2019) Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545-56,560, November 29, 2017) Notice of information collection, request for new control number for a currently approved Collection: Employer Information Report (EEO-1) Component 1; Revision of Existing Approval for EEO-1 Component 2 (84 Fed. Reg. 48,138-48,142, September 12, 2019) Proposed rulemaking fluctuating workweek method of computing overtime (84 Fed. Reg. 59,590-59,602, November 5, 2019) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Department of Labor Review of existing Department of Labor guidance on the fiduciary responsibilities for proxy voting to determine whether any such guidance should be rescinded, replaced, or modified to ensure consistency with current law and policies that promote long-term growth and maximize return on ERISA plan assets; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Bureau of Labor Statistics policies regarding data items on labor force surveys; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor regulations surrounding ERISA fiduciary obligations around proxy voting; multiemployer pension plan (MEPs); flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce; independent contractor issues
H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Various issues relating to Financial Accounting Standards Board current expected credit loss accounting standard
H.R. 948/S. 370, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 H.R. 3960/S. 2303, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 S. 482, Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 Draft legislation on supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Various issues related to funding for the National Endowment for Democracy; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; European Securities Market Authority (ESMA) survey regarding short-term in financial markets
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1644, Save the Internet Act of 2019 H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GAITR) Act H.R. 2575, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 748, A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes S. 783, Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019 S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1084, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 1116, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2019 S. 1214, Privacy Bill of Rights Act S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 1578, Do Not Track Act S. 1611, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act S. 2775, Harvesting American Cybersecurity Knowledge through Education (HACKED) Act of 2019 S. 2763, Filter Bubble Transparency Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R.4625, FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Nomination of Michael Kratsios for Chief Technology Officer Various issues relating to broadband infrastructure and deployment; potential federal privacy legislation; potential legislation to establish a national privacy law; draft privacy legislation; matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); Facial recognition technology; net neutrality; privacy principles; data privacy; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation and reform of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); artificial intelligence; Federal Trade Commission enforcement; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) request for information regarding tech sprints
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2154, Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 3050, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 3088/S. 1630, Shareholder Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3164/S. 2522, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3355, Reward Work Act H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3623/ S. 2075, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 3624/S. 1843, Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3641/S. 1854, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019 H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3848/S. 2155, Stop Wall Street Looting Act H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4242, Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 4320, Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4329, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 4335, 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019 H.R. 4344, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek and Federal courts to grant disgorgement of unjust enrichment, and for other purposes H.R. 4726, Certainty for End-Users Act H.R. 4805, Access Business Credit Act of 2019 H.R. 4918, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 5013, Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 5332, Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2019 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 945, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 2391, Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019 Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation titled the Diverse Asset Managers Act Draft legislation titled the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation Act Draft legislation to provide certain financial end-users with relief from clearing and margin requirements Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice (84 Fed. Reg. 66,518-66,559, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 (84 Fed. Reg. 66,458-66,515, December 4, 2019) Proposed rule on modernization of Regulation S-K Items 101, 103, and 105 (84 Fed. Reg. 44,358-44,390, August 23, 2019) Proposed rule on regarding margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities (84 Fed. Reg. 59,970-59,989, November 7, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client initial margin; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comment on fund of funds arrangements; interest rate restrictions; margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); CFPB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service; comments on modernization of regulation S-K Items 101, 103 and 105 17 CFR Parts 229, 239 and 240; comments on bond reference data proposal; comment period extension request for regulatory capital rules: risk based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly engaged in insurance activities; comments on proposed rule change to introduce a liquidity provider protection on Cboe EDGA; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; SEC digital assets; transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), valid when made doctrine; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Various issues relating to Financial Accounting Standards Board current expected credit loss accounting standard
H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 S. 1587, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 Draft legislation amending the Internal Revenue Code to exclude interest income on small business loans made by certain banks Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Proposed rule on additional first year depreciation deduction (84 Fed. Reg. 50,152-50,171, September 24, 2019) Proposed rule regarding guidance under Section 958 (rules for determining stock ownership) and section 951A (global intangible low taxed income) (84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Regulations on guidance related to section 951A (global intangible low-taxed income) and certain guidance related to foreign tax credits (84 Fed. Reg. 29,288-29,370, June 21, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; comments to Department of Treasury and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments public consultation on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy; comments to U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; energy innovation tax credits
H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act Proposed rule on Prudential Standards for large foreign banking organizations; revisions to proposed prudential standards for large domestic bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (84 Fed. Reg. 21,988-22,036, May 15, 2019) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Various issues relating to risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly endangered in insurance activities; debt collection practices (Regulation F); the Volcker Rule; implementation of an activities-based approach for systemic risk; development of an international insurance capital standard; proposals to implement a tax on financial transactions; treatment of initial margin for inter-affiliate transactions; the valid when made doctrine and Madden v. Midland funding
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1644, Save the Internet Act of 2019 H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 748, A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes S. 783, Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019 S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1084, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 1116, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2019 S. 1214, Privacy Bill of Rights Act S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 1578, Do Not Track Act S. 1611, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R.4625, FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Nomination of Michael Kratsios for Chief Technology Officer Various issues relating to broadband infrastructure and deployment; potential federal privacy legislation; potential legislation to establish a national privacy law; matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); Facial recognition technology; net neutrality; privacy principles; data privacy; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); artificial intelligence; Federal Trade Commission enforcement; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2154, Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 3050, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 3088/S. 1630, Shareholder Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3164/S. 2522, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3623/ S. 2075, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 3624/S. 1843, Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3641/S. 1854, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019 H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4231/S. 1828, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2019 H.R. 4242, Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 4320, Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4329, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 4335, 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019 H.R. 4344, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek and Federal courts to grant disgorgement of unjust enrichment, and for other purposes S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 945, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 2391, Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled Accurate Access to Credit Information Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation titled the Diverse Asset Managers Act Draft legislation titled the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client initial margin; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definition; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); OMB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; implementation of the Fair House Acts (P.L. 90-284) disparate impact standard; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), valid when made doctrine; OCC national FinTech charter; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; small business exports
H.R. 469, To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes H.R. 471, Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act H.R. 3111, National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 3167, National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 Potential legislation related to the negotiation and adoption of international insurance agreements and standards Potential legislation related to the supervision of insurance savings and loan holding companies Potential legislation related to the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to regulate the business of insurance Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) (P.L. 107-297); development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; development of a holistic framework for systemic risk by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors
H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164/S. 2522, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351/S. 2524, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 4378, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Various issues relating to Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program
H.R. 948/S. 370, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 H.R. 3960/S. 2303, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 Draft legislation on supplementary leverage ration treatment of client initial margin Various issues related to substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; European Securities Market Authority (ESMA) survey regarding short-termisn in financial markets
H.R. 3164/S. 2522, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351/S. 2524, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions Potential legislation amending the Commodity Exchange Act and title XII of the U.S. Code to provide relief to derivatives end users, including amendments to the definition of financial entity to exclude a subset of entities that use derivatives to hedge risk in the same manner as non-financial end-users Potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Various issues related to substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); inter-affiliate initial margin relief
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Draft legislation, the Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act Draft legislation establishing a whistleblower program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Draft legislation to allow the SEC to seek restitution and disgorgement Draft legislation, the Corporate Management Accountability Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, the Outsourcing Accountability Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation, the Greater Accountability in Pay Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on unsafe and unsound banking practices: brokered deposits and interest rate restrictions (84 Fed. Reg. 2,366-2,400, February 6, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large foreign banking organizations; revisions to proposed prudential standards for large domestic bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (84 Fed. Reg. 21,988-22,036, May 15, 2019) Proposed rule on implementing revisions to regulatory capital requirements and liquidity requirements for foreign banking organizations and certain U.S. subsidiaries of foreign banking organizations (84 Fed. Reg. 24,296-24,358, May 24, 2019) Proposed amendments to resolution planning requirements of section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (84 Fed. Reg. 21,600-21,631, May 14, 2019) Proposed interpretive guidance Stability Oversight Council; Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, (84 Fed. Reg. 9,028-9,048, Mar. 13, 2019) Propose rule on solicitations of interest prior to a registered public offering (84 Fed. Reg. 6,713-6,732, February 28, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Nominations of Sheryl Wright to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Tim Welch to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Ky Tran-Trong to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1230, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01
H.R. 948/S. 370, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 Various issues related to substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
H.R. 469, To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes H.R. 471, Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act H.R. 3167, National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 Potential legislation related to the negotiation and adoption of international insurance agreements and standards Potential legislation related to the supervision of insurance savings and loan holding companies Potential legislation related to the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to regulate the business of insurance Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) (P.L. 107-297); development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; development of a holistic framework for systemic risk by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors
H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions Potential legislation amending the Commodity Exchange Act and title XII of the U.S. Code to provide relief to derivatives end users, including amendments to the definition of financial entity to exclude a subset of entities that use derivatives to hedge risk in the same manner as non-financial end-users, inter-affiliate transactions relief, and supplementary leverage ration treatment of client initial margin Potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Various issues related to substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); inter-affiliate initial margin relief
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 948/S. 370, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 Various issues relating to common ownership and antitrust theories regarding concentrated ownership and passive investment funds; European Commission proposed regulations on disclosures relating to sustainable investments and sustainability risks and amending Directive (EU) 2016/2341; beneficial ownership; MiFID II and the impact of splitting research and execution costs; proposed regulations regarding third country CCP supervision; European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; review of prudential regime for investment firms; Basel Committee on Banking Supervision consultation on Leverage Ratio Treatment of Client Cleared Derivatives; Global initial margin phase-in concerns; Financial Stability Board 2019 agenda; IOSCO 2019 agenda; Brexit risk; Development and implementation of insurance capital standards by IAIS; Development of holistic framework for systemic risk for the insurance sector by IAIS
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief Fiscal Year 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-245); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy; Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations process reform
H.R. 5, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1935, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to enhance provisions related to pay discrimination, and for other purposes S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, issues relating to procurement policy, space policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, outsourcing Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Notice of proposed amendments extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017) Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 56,545 - 56,560, November 28, 2017) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); open multiple employer plans (MEPs); Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce
H.R. 251, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act H.R. 269, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 1731/S. 592, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 S. 602, Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2019 S. 734, IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled CTPAT reauthorization act of 2019 Draft legislation titled Cyber SAFETY Act Potential legislation similar to S. 3085, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 Fiscal Year 2020 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Nomination of William Evanina to lead the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) Various issues relating to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program reauthorization; implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; security clearance reform; deepening business and governmental operational collaboration against foreign cyber threats; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Security; small and midsize business cybersecurity assistance; 5G; cybersecurity protections; cyber workforce, including cybersecurity professionals securing business and government networks; apprenticeships; cyber incident reporting of breaches, hacks, and other security incidents; Internet of Things (IoT) security; core capability baselines; 21st century customs framework initiative; potential legislation on anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act; potential legislation related to corporate transparency; potential legislation related to incorporation transparency for law enforcement; draft NIST internal report (NISTIR) 8228, Considerations for Managing Internet of Things; cybersecurity and privacy risks; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century; FTIC proposal to amend the Safeguards Rule; NIST considerations for a core IoT cybersecurity capabilities baseline; PHMSA harmonization rulemaking; security clearance reform legislation
H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Proposed rule regarding guidance related to the foreign tax credit, including guidance implementing changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (83 Fed. Reg. 63,200-63,266, December 7, 2018) Proposed rule regarding base erosion and anti-abuse tax (83 Fed. Reg. 65,956-65,997, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule regarding limitation on deduction for business interest expenses (83 Fed. Reg. 67,490-67,610, December 28, 2018) Proposed rule regarding certain hybrid arrangements (83 Fed. Reg. 67,612-67,651. December 28, 2018) Proposed rule regarding deduction for foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (84 Fed. Reg. 8,188-8,234, March 6, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; comments to Department of Treasury and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments public consultation on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 116, Investing in Main Street Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 609, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 624/S. 573, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 536, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 592, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer; Draft legislation on cryptocurrencies; Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company; Draft legislation on credit bureaus Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to S. 1744, Brokaw Act(115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5970, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act(115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act (115th Congress); Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018); Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018); Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018); Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018); Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018); Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating to implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; proxy voting systems; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Securities Exchange Commission request for comment on quarterly reporting; Securities Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Securities Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trial disclosures and no action letter process; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lacking jurisdiction over the business or insurance; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; Accounting standards developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including the current expected credit loss (CECL) standard; potential legislation related to Commodity Exchange Act reauthorization; potential legislation regarding the previous IRS Data Verification Modernization Act; potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; credit bureau issues; potential legislation related to crowdfunding amendments act; potential legislation related to compensation for cheated investors act; financial technology issues; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Securities Exchange Commission; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; small business lending; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; valid when made legal doctrine
Draft legislation titled to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to conduct a study with respect to research coverage of small issuers before their initial public offerings Various issues relating to implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Accounting convergence projects, disclosure of income taxes, revenue recognition, and leases in financial statements, auditing, and extensible business reporting language; Internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (P.L. 107-204) section 404(b) controls, and audits; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) proposed rules on the auditors report on the audit of financial statements when the auditor expresses an unqualified opinion, and departures from unqualified opinions and other reporting circumstances, and related amendments to auditing standards, supplemental requests for comment on proposed amendments relating to the supervision of audits involving other auditors and proposed auditing standard on dividing responsibilities for the audit with another accounting firm Implementation of Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174) Financial Accounting Standards Board current expected credit loss accounting standard
Fiscal Year 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions Proposed rule regarding de minimis exception to the swap dealer definition (83 Fed. Reg. 27,444-27,484, June 12, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Potential legislation amending the Commodity Exchange Act and title XII of the U.S. Code to provide relief to derivatives end users, including amendments to the definition of financial entity to exclude a subset of entities that use derivatives to hedge risk in the same manner as non-financial end-users, inter-affiliate transactions relief, and supplementary leverage ration treatment of client initial margin Various issues related to substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); De Minimis threshold for swap deal registration; regulatory relief for financial entity end-users
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645/S. 2126, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2128, Due Process Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2319, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2018 H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746/S. 2702, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3903/S. 2347, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281/S. 2953, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives H.R. 4753, Federal Reserve Supervision Testimony Clarification Act H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5036, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5054, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 H.R. 5059, State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act H.R. 5105/S. 2436, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act H.R. 5534, Give Useful Information to Define Effective (GUIDE) Compliance Act H.R. 5645, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018 H.R. 5749, Options Markets Stability Act H.R. 5756, To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 H.R. 5877, Main Street Growth Act H.R. 5970, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 5999, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6021, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 H.R. 6035, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 6158, Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018 H.R. 6177, Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2018 H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act H.R. 6320, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 6321, Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 (House Amendment) S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1117, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 1744, Brokaw Act S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2499, A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority S. 2756, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018 S. 3004, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 S. 3421, Blue Sky Harmonization Act S. 3577, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2018 S. 3614, Corporate Governance Fairness Act S. J. Res. 57, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act" Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act Draft legislation directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase and align the smaller reporting company and nonaccelerated filer financial thresholds Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company Draft legislation to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying portfolio company to include an emerging growth company, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer Draft legislation on cryptocurrencies Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September, 10, 2018) Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Security Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Proposed Revisions to Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships with, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds - Docket No. OCC-2018-0010 (OCC); Docket No. R-1608 (Federal Reserve); RIN 3064-AE67 (FDIC); File Number S7- 14-18 (SEC); RIN 3038-AE72 (CFTC) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements. Docket IDs: OCC-2018--0037 RIN 1557-AE56; Docket No. R-1628 RIN 7100-AF21 Nomination of Kathleen Kraninger to serve as Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Nomination of Elad Roisman to serve as a Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission Nomination of Dr. Dino Falaschetti to serve as Director of the Office of Financial Research Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Nomination of Kimberly Reed to serve as President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586; Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587; Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission strategic plan; Security Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; Security Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Security Exchange Commission auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships file no. S7-10-18; Security Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms; Security Exchange Commission proposal on the use of derivatives by registered investment companies and business development companies; Security Exchange Commission capital, margin, and segregation requirements for security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants and capital requirements for broker-dealers (File No. S7-08-12); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trial disclosures and no action letter process; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) draft strategic plan for 2018-2022; Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 3.0; Accounting standards developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including the current expected credit loss (CECL) standard; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; potential legislation on anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act reporting improvements; credit bureau issues; financial technology issues; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; small business lending; impact of prudential regulations on lending to small businesses by depository institutions; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; HUD proposed rulemaking regarding implementation of the Fair Housing Acts Disparate Impact Standard; Federal Trade Commission concerning Common Ownership; SEC proposed amendments to the Commissions Whistleblower Program rules; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance
H.R. 4170/S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 5904, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018 Request for Information on how the United States-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC), may reduce or eliminate unnecessary regulatory differences between the United States and Canada, (83 FR 50689-50691, October 9, 2018) Various issues relating to common ownership and antitrust theories regarding concentrated ownership and passive investment funds; European Commission proposed regulation on disclosures relating to sustainable investments and sustainability risks and amending Directive (EU) 2016/2341; European supervisory authorities review proposed Article 31a regarding delegation by national competent authorities; beneficial ownership; Credit Rating Agencies: ESMA consultation on the application of the endorsement regime under Article 4(3) of the Credit Rating Agencies Regulation; MiFID II and the impact of splitting research and execution costs; proposed regulations regarding third country CCP supervision; European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; Development and implementation of insurance capital standards by IAIS; Development of holistic framework for systemic risk for the insurance sector by IAIS; potential appointment of Department of State, Undersecretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Draft legislation titled To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to conduct a study with respect to research coverage of small issuers before their initial public offerings Various issues relating to implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); accounting convergence projects, disclosure of income taxes, revenue recognition, and leases in financial statements, auditing, and extensible business reporting language; internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (P.L. 107-204) section 404(b) controls, and audits; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) proposed rules on the auditors report on the audit of financial statements when the auditor expresses an unqualified opinion, and departures from unqualified opinions and other reporting circumstances, and related amendments to auditing standards, supplemental requests for comment on proposed amendments relating to the supervision of audits involving other auditors and proposed auditing standard on dividing responsibilities for the audit with another accounting firm; Financial Accounting Standards Board current expected credit loss accounting standard
H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2723, Employee Rights Act H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, including provisions relating to enhanced reporting requirements for DOD contractors H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act H.R. 4548, Workplace Action for a Growing Economy (WAGE) Act H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing H.R. 5665, Accountability for Represented Workers Act H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6544, The Employee Rights Act of 2018 S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including Scott Mugno Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board, including Mark Pearce Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2017) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division rulemaking on Regular Rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act, RIN 1235-AA24 National Labor Relations Board, Rulemaking on Joint Employer Status under the National Labor Relations Act, RIN 3142-AA13 Notice of proposed amendments extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017) Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 56,545 - 56,560, November 28, 2017) Proposed rule regarding tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494-36,507, July 30, 2018) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act; NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); current population survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Census joint program; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce
H.R. 302, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 2825, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3010, Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2017 H.R. 3089/S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3101, Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017 H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3359, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017 H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 4036, Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act H.R. 4747/S. 2391, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 H.R. 5576, Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2018 H.R. 5729, Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018 H.R. 6032, State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends of (SMART) IoT Act H.R. 6378/S. 2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 H.R. 6743, Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act H.R. 7214, Cybersecurity Education Integration Act H.R. 7283, Internet of Things (IoT) Federal Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2018 S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 770, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 S. 2392, Cyber SAFETY Act of 2018 S. 2785, Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes (DETER) Act S. 3057, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 S. 3085, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 S. 3107, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3336, Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2018 S. 3405, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018 Draft legislation titled Sharing Urgent, Potentially Problematic Locations that Yield Communications Hazards in American Internet Networks (SUPPLY CHAIN) Act Draft legislation titled American Internet Netorks Act of 2018, or the Supply Chain Act of 2018 Draft legislation titled Customs Modernization Act II (Mod Act 2.0) Proposed rule regulation on hours of service for drivers (83 Fed. Reg. 42,631-42,635, August 23, 2018) Various issues relating to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program reauthorization; cybersecurity protections; cyber workforce, including cybersecurity professionals securing business and government networks; cyber incident reporting of breaches, hacks, and other security incidents; potential cybersecurity legislation regarding Internet of Things (IoT); potential legislation on anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act; draft NIST internal report (NISTIR) 8228, Considerations for Managing Internet of Things; federal standards for third party logistics providers mandated in Drug Supply Chain Security Act of 2013 (P.L. 113-54, Title II); FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century; petition for determination of preemption of California meal and rest-break rules; proposal regarding foreign disposition of certain commodities
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act H.R. 5961, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, including provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 6258/S. 3107, Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions Proposed rule regarding de minimis exception to the swap dealer definition (83 Fed. Reg. 27,44-27,484, June 12, 2018) Potential legislation amending the Commodity Exchange Act and title XII of the U.S. Code to provide relief to derivatives end users, including credit valuation adjustment capital charge relief, amendments to the definition of financial entity to exclude a subset of entities that use derivatives to hedge risk in the same manner as non-financial end-users, amending relief from mandatory clearing for centralized treasury units (CTUs) of non-financial-companies, re-characterization of foreign exchange (FX) non-deliverable forward transactions, and inter-affiliate transactions relief; Security Exchange Commission (SEC) capital, margin, and segregation requirements for security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants and capital requirements for broker-dealers; Various issues related to substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); De Minimis threshold for swap deal registration; regulatory relief for financial entity end-users
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1917/S. 839, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017 H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 1448, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2017 S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 Fed. Reg. 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Nomination of Francis R. Fannon to be Assistant Secretary of State Various issues relating to regulatory reform and performing administrative proceedings; Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) compliance by Federal agencies and enforcement by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; environment and energy policy; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 5895/S. 2975, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5952/S. 3072, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5961/S. 2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6072/S. 3023, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6147/S. 3073, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6157/S. 3159, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6258/S. 3107, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6385/S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6776/S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 Fiscal Year 2019 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy; Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations process reform
H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 2723, Employee Rights Act H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 including provisions relating to enhanced reporting requirements for DOD contractors H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act H.R. 4548, Workplace Action for a Growing Economy (WAGE) Act H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing H.R. 5665, Accountability for Represented Workers Act H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board H.R. 6544, The Employee Rights Act of 2018 S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including Scott Mugno Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board, including John Ring and Mark Pearce Nomination of General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Deputy Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (82 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2017) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017) Proposed regulations on the definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Health Plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division rulemaking on Regular Rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act, RIN 1235-AA24 National Labor Relations Board, Rulemaking on Joint Employer Status under the National Labor Relations Act, RIN 3142-AA13 Notice of proposed amendments extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017) Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545 - 56,560, November 28, 2017) Proposed rule regarding tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (83 FR 36,494-36,507, July 30, 2018) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); sexual harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act; NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); current population survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Census joint program; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645/S. 2126, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2128, Due Process Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3110, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746/S. 2702, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3903/S. 2347, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281/S. 2953, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives H.R. 4753, Federal Reserve Supervision Testimony Clarification Act H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5036, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5054, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 H.R. 5059, State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act H.R. 5105/S. 2436, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5192/S. 2498, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act H.R. 5266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act H.R. 5534, Give Useful Information to Define Effective (GUIDE) Compliance Act H.R. 5645, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018 H.R. 5749, Options Markets Stability Act H.R. 5756, To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 H.R. 5877, Main Street Growth Act H.R. 5970, Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 5999, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6021, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 H.R. 6035, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 6158, Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018 H.R. 6177, Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2018 H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act H.R. 6320, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 6321, Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1117, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 1744, Brokaw Act S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2499, A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority S. 2756, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018 S. 3004, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 S. 3421, Blue Sky Harmonization Act S. J. Res. 57, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act" Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act Draft legislation directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase and align the smaller reporting company and nonaccelerated filer financial thresholds Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company Draft legislation to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying portfolio company to include an emerging growth company, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Standards for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies and Certain of Their Subsidiary Insured Depository Institutions; Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity Requirements for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies; Federal Reserve System Docket No. R-1604 and OCC Docket ID OCC-2018-0002 Nomination of Kathleen Kraninger to serve as Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Nomination of Elad Roisman to serve as a Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission Nomination of Dr. Dino Falaschetti to serve as Director of the Office of Financial Research Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Nomination of Kimberly Reed to serve as President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174, section 215); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586; Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587; Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission strategic plan; Security Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; Security Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Security Exchange Commission auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships file no. S7-10-18; Security Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms; Security Exchange Commission proposal on the use of derivatives by registered investment companies and business development companies; Security Exchange Commission standards of conduct for investment advisers and broker-dealers; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), including draft strategic plan for 2018-2022; Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 3.0; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; credit bureau issues; tailoring bank rules to reduce the burden on small, midsize, and regional banks; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; small business lending; consolidated asset thresholds related to the Advanced Approaches capital framework, the net stable fund ratio rule, and the liquidity coverage ratio rule; impact of prudential regulations on lending to small businesses by depository institutions; testimony by the Vice Chairman for Supervision, Federal Reserve Board, to the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; HUD proposed rulemaking regarding implementation of the Fair Housing Acts Disparate Impact Standard; Federal Trade Commission concerning Common Ownership; SEC proposed amendments to the Commissions Whistleblower Program rules; blockchain and fintech
H.R. 4170/S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 5904, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018 Various issues relating to common ownership and antitrust theories regarding concentrated ownership and passive investment funds; European Commission proposed regulations on disclosures relating to sustainable investments and sustainability risks and amending Directive (EU) 2016/2341; European supervisory authorities review proposed Article 31a regarding delegation by national competent authorities; beneficial ownership; Credit Rating Agencies: ESMA consultation on the application of the endorsement regime under Article 4(3) of the Credit Rating Agencies Regulation; MiFID II and the impact of splitting research and execution costs; proposed regulations regarding third country CCP supervision; European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; review of prudential regime for investment firms; potential appointment of Department of State, Undersecretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment
H.R. 302, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 2825, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3010, Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2017 H.R. 3089/S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3359, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017 H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 4036, Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act H.R. 4176, Air Cargo Security Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 4747, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 H.R. 5576, Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2018 H.R. 5729, Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018 H.R. 6032, State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends of (SMART) IoT Act H.R. 6378, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 H.R. 6743, Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 770, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 S. 1872, TSA Modernization Act S. 2392, Cyber SAFETY Act of 2018 S. 2735, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 S. 2785, Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes (DETER) Act S. 2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 S. 3057, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 S. 3085, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 S. 3107, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3336, Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2018 S. 3405, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018 Nomination of Christopher C. Krebs to be undersecretary of the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Cyber Reserves Act of 2018 Draft legislation titled Sharing Urgent, Potentially Problematic Locations that Yield Communications Hazards in American Internet Networks (SUPPLY CHAIN) Act Draft legislation on Customs Modernization Act II (Mod Act 2.0) Various issues relating to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program reauthorization; cybersecurity protections; Federal Trade Commission hearings on competition and consumer protection in the 21st century; air cargo advance screening pilot and proposed regulation; potential cybersecurity legislation regarding Internet of Things (IoT)
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act H.R. 5961, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, including provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 6258/S. 3107, Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions Proposed rule regarding de minimis exception to the swap dealer definition (83 Fed. Reg. 27,44-27,484, June 12, 2018) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); potential legislation amending the Commodity Exchange Act and title XII of the U.S. Code to provide relief to derivatives end users, including credit valuation adjustment capital charge relief, amendments to the definition of financial entity to exclude a subset of entities that use derivatives to hedge risk in the same manner as non-financial end-users, amending relief from mandatory clearing for centralized treasury units (CTUs) of non-financial-companies, re-characterization of foreign exchange (FX) non-deliverable forward transactions, and inter-affiliate transactions relief; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight review of swap reporting rules in Parts 43, 45, and 49 of the Commissions regulations; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); De Minimis threshold for swap deal registration; regulatory relief for financial entity end-users
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Draft legislation titled To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to conduct a study with respect to research coverage of small issuers before their initial public offerings Various issues relating to implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); accounting convergence projects, disclosure of income taxes, revenue recognition, and leases in financial statements, auditing, and extensible business reporting language; internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (P.L. 107-204) section 404(b) controls, and audits; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) proposed rules on the auditors report on the audit of financial statements when the auditor expresses an unqualified opinion, and departures from unqualified opinions and other reporting circumstances, and related amendments to auditing standards, supplemental requests for comment on proposed amendments relating to the supervision of audits involving other auditors and proposed auditing standard on dividing responsibilities for the audit with another accounting firm
Filing targets: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act H.R. 5961, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, including provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 6258/S. 3107, Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other including provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions Various issues relating to Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; potential legislation amending the Commodity Exchange Act and title XII of the U.S. Code to provide relief to derivatives end users, including credit valuation adjustment capital charge relief, amendments to the definition of financial entity to exclude a subset of entities that use derivatives to hedge risk in the same manner as non-financial end-users, amending relief from mandatory clearing for centralized treasury units (CTUs) of non-financial-companies, re-characterization of foreign exchange (FX) non-deliverable forward transactions, and inter-affiliate transactions relief; Request for Information regarding Project KISS (82 Fed. Reg. 21,494-21,495, May 9, 2017); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight review of swap reporting rules in Parts 43, 45, and 49 of the Commissions regulations; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); De Minimis threshold for swap deal registration; regulatory relief for financial entity end-users
H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 2213/S. 595, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 2825, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3010, Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2017 H.R. 3089/S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3355, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3359, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017 H.R. 3548, Border Security for America Act of 2017 H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 4036, Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act H.R. 4176, Air Cargo Security Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 4747, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 H.R. 5576, Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2018 H.R. 6032, State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends of (SMART) IoT Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 S. 1872, TSA Modernization Act S. 2391, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act S. 2392, Cyber SAFETY Act of 2018 S. 2735, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 S. 2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 S. 3085, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 Nomination of Christopher C. Krebs to be undersecretary of the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation on Cybersecurity Education Pilot Program Various issues relating to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program reauthorization; cybersecurity protections; air cargo advance screening pilot and proposed regulation; Customs and Border Protection appropriations; Executive Order 13800, Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure; implementation of Department of Justice Cloud Act (P.L. 115-141, Division V); Department of Justice Cyber-Digital Task Force; Department of Energy Multiyear Plan for Energy Sector Cybersecurity; Draft NISTIR 8200, Interagency Report on Status of International Cybersecurity Standardization for the Internet of Things (IoT); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission notice of proposed rulemaking, Cyber Security Incident Reporting Reliability Standards; National Institute of Standards and Technology 5G cybersecurity and standards development; National Telecommunications and Information Administration International Internet Policy Priorities; National Telecommunications and Information Administration Promoting Stakeholder Action Against Botnets and Other Automated Threats; National Telecommunications and Information Administration Study on Interagency Process Following Cybersecurity Incidents; Transportation Security Administration appropriations; Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) statement and guidance on public company cybersecurity disclosures
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1917/S. 839, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017 H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 1448, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2017 S. 1577, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 FR 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Nomination of Francis R. Fannon to be Assistant Secretary of State Various issues relating to regulatory reform and performing administrative proceedings; environment and energy policy; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Draft legislation titled To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to conduct a study with respect to research coverage of small issuers before their initial public offerings Various issues relating to implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); accounting convergence projects, disclosure of income taxes, revenue recognition, and leases in financial statements, auditing, and extensible business reporting language; internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (P.L. 107-204) section 404(b) controls, and audits; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) auditing standards for auditors use of the work of specialists, proposed rules on the auditors report on the audit of financial statements when the auditor expresses an unqualified opinion, and departures from unqualified opinions and other reporting circumstances, and related amendments to auditing standards, supplemental requests for comment on proposed amendments relating to the supervision of audits involving other auditors and proposed auditing standard on dividing responsibilities for the audit with another accounting firm
H.R. 4170/S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 5904, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018 Various issues relating to the reform of international standard setting bodies, including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors, and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; common ownership and antitrust theories regarding concentrated ownership and passive investment funds; European supervisory authorities review proposed Article 31a regarding delegation by national competent authorities; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; beneficial ownership; Credit Rating Agencies: ESMA consultation on the application of the endorsement regime under Article 4(3) of the Credit Rating Agencies Regulation; MiFID II and the impact of splitting research and execution costs; proposed regulations regarding third country CCP supervision; European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; reauthorization of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)
H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 986/S. 63, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 including provisions relating to enhanced reporting requirements for DOD contractors H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing H.R. 5665, Accountability for Represented Workers Act H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act S. 140, A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act Fiscal Year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including Scott Mugno Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board, including John Ring Nomination of General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Deputy Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286-16,890, March 25, 2016) as corrected (81 Fed. Reg. 60,272-60,274, September 1, 2016) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to extend deadline for reporting (82 Fed. Reg. 29,261, June 28, 2017) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,945-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium (82 Fed. Reg. 2,470-2,757, January 9, 2017) Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017) Proposed regulations on the definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Health Plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division rulemaking on Regular Rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act, RIN 1235-AA24 National Labor Relations Board, Rulemaking on Joint Employer Status under the National Labor Relations Act, RIN 3142-AA13 Notice of proposed amendments extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017) Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545 - 56,560, November 28, 2017) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); sexual harassment; contractor blacklisting; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act; NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); current population survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Census joint program; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645/S. 2126, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3110, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746/S. 2702, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3903/S. 2347, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4028/S. 1982, Promoting Responsible Oversight of Transactions and Examinations of Credit Technology (PROTECT) Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281/S. 2953, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5054, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 H.R. 5059, State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act H.R. 5105/S. 2436, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5192/S. 2498, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act H.R. 5266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act H.R. 5645, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018 H.R. 5749, Options Markets Stability Act H.R. 5756, To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 H.R. 5877, Main Street Growth Act H.R. 5970, Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 5999, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6035, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1117, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 1744, Brokaw Act S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2282, Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2018 S. 2499, A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority S. 2756, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018 S. 3004, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 S. J. Res. 57, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act" Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act Draft legislation directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase and align the smaller reporting company and nonaccelerated filer financial thresholds Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company Draft legislation to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying portfolio company to include an emerging growth company, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,945-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Civil Investigative Demands and Associated Processes (83 Fed. Reg. 3,686-3,687, January 26, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Rules and Practices for Adjudication Proceedings (83 Fed. Reg. 5,055-5,056, February 5, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Enforcement Processes (83 Fed. Reg. 5,999-6,000, February 12, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau External Engagements (83 Fed. Reg. 8,247-8,249, February 26, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Public Reporting Practices of Consumer Complaint Information (83 Fed. Reg. 9,499-9,501, March 6, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Rulemaking Processes (83 Fed. Reg. 10,437-10,440, March 9, 2018) Request for Information Regarding the Bureaus Adopted Regulations and New Rulemaking Authorities (83 Fed. Reg. 12,286-12,289, March 21, 2018) Request for Information Regarding the Bureaus Inherited Regulations and Inherited Rulemaking Authorities (83 Fed. Reg. 12,881-12,883, March 26, 2018) Request for Information Regarding the Bureaus Supervision Program (83 Fed. Reg. 7,166-7,168, February 20, 2018) Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Standards for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies and Certain of Their Subsidiary Insured Depository Institutions; Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity Requirements for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies; Federal Reserve System Docket No. R-1604 and OCC Docket ID OCC-2018-0002 Nomination of Governor Jerome Powell to serve as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; Notice of Stakeholder Consultations on Responsible Conflict Mineral Sourcing; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) engagement initiative; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586; Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587; Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 3.0; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; credit bureau issues; tailoring bank rules to reduce the burden on small, midsize, and regional banks; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; small business lending; consolidated asset thresholds related to the Advanced Approaches capital framework, the net stable fund ratio rule, and the liquidity coverage ratio rule; impact of prudential regulations on lending to small businesses by depository institutions; testimony by the Vice Chairman for Supervision, Federal Reserve Board, to the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; blockchain and fintech
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Various issues relating to implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); accounting convergence projects, disclosure of income taxes, revenue recognition, and leases in financial statements, auditing, and extensible business reporting language; internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (P.L. 107-204) section 404(b) controls, and audits; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) auditing standards for auditors use of the work of specialists, proposed rules on the auditors report on the audit of financial statements when the auditor expresses an unqualified opinion, and departures from unqualified opinions and other reporting circumstances, and related amendments to auditing standards, supplemental requests for comment on proposed amendments relating to the supervision of audits involving other auditors and proposed auditing standard on dividing responsibilities for the audit with another accounting firm
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 910/S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1849, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2319, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3110, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3861, Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3903, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4028/S. 1982, Promoting Responsible Oversight of Transactions and Examinations of Credit Technology (PROTECT) Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2282, Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2018 S. 2498, Protecting Children From Identity Theft Act Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Nomination of Governor Jerome Powell to serve as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; Notice of Stakeholder Consultations on Responsible Conflict Mineral Sourcing; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) engagement initiative; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586; Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587; Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 2.0; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; credit bureau issues; tailoring bank rules to reduce the burden on small, midsize, and regional banks; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; small business lending
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 including provisions relating to providing relief for inter-affilate derivatives transactions H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Various issues relating to Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; potential legislation amending the Commodity Exchange Act and title XII of the U.S. Code to provide relief to derivatives end users, including credit valuation adjustment capital charge relief, amendments to the definition of financial entity to exclude a subset of entities that use derivatives to hedge risk in the same manner as non-financial end-users, amending relief from mandatory clearing for centralized treasury units (CTUs) of non-financial-companies, re-characterization of foreign exchange (FX) non-deliverable forward transactions, and inter-affiliate transactions relief; Request for Information regarding Project KISS (82 Fed. Reg. 21,494-21,495, May 9, 2017); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight review of swap reporting rules in Parts 43, 45, and 49 of the Commissions regulations; exemption of inter-affiliate derivatives transactions from initial margin requirements; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); De Minimis threshold for swap deal registration; regulatory relief for financial entity end-users
H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 1301, Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act, 2018 H.R. 1370, An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 H.R. 2998/S. 1557, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3162/S. 1648, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3266/S. 1609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3268/S. 1603, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3353/S. 1655, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3355, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes H. Con. Res. 71, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 H.J. Res. 125, Making an extension of continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes Fiscal Year 2018 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2019 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democrac (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
H.R. 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017 H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 H.R. 2213/S. 595, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 2825, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3089/S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, including provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology budget H.R. 3359, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017 H.R. 3548, Border Security for America Act of 2017 H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 4036, Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act H.R. 4176, Air Cargo Security Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 4478, FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 4668, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 H.R. 4747, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 S. 1157, Protecting Our Ability to Counter Hacking (PATCH) Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 S. 1872, TSA Modernization Act S. 1904, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017 S. 2083, Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2289, Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2018 S. 2392, Cyber SAFETY Act of 2018 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Air Cargo Advance Screening Program and Explosives Detection Canine Teams for Air Cargo Security Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and 4 Technology Accountability and Security Act Various issues relating to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program reauthorization; cybersecurity protections; Executive Order 13800, Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure; National Telecommunications and Information Administration request for public comment, Promoting Stakeholder Action Against Botnets and Other Automated Threats; National Institute of Standards and Technology proposed update to the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity; implementation of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) (P.L. 114-113, Division N); implementation of Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-91, Subtitle G); Department of Commerce/Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) proposed rule on Wassenaar Arrangement intrusion software and surveillance items; Department of Commerce/National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) cybersecurity framework-like effort on IoT security and resilience; Department of Justice Cyber-Digital Task Force; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission notice of proposed rulemaking, Cyber Security Incident Reporting Reliability Standards; National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) cybersecurity vulnerabilities disclosure initiative; Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) statement and guidance on public company cybersecurity disclosures
H.R. 4170/S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018 Various issues relating to the reform of international standard setting bodies, including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors, and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; common ownership and antitrust theories regarding concentrated ownership and passive investment funds; European supervisory authorities review proposed Article 31a regarding delegation by national competent authorities; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; beneficial ownership
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 806/S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1917/S. 839, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017 S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 1448, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2017 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition and outsourcing Draft legislation titled Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Potential amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed rule on repeal of carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility generating units (82 Fed. Reg. 48,035, October 16, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; environment and energy policy; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 33, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 659, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2017 H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 732, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 H.R. 806/S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1096/S. 565, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition and outsourcing H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S. 1448, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2017 Draft FCC reauthorization and reform legislation Draft legislation titled Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Potential amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards Nomination of Kevin McAleenan to be Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nomination of Spencer Bachus III to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Scott Garrett, of New Jersey, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be First Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Michael Dourson, for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention Nomination of Matthew Leopold, for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of the General Counsel Nomination of David Ross, for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Water Nomination of William Wehrum, for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Air & Radiation Nomination of Cheryl Marie Stanton to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Peter B. Robb to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Andrew Wheeler to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Nomination of Susan P. Bodine to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Enforcement and Compliance, Environmental Protection Agency Nomination of Preston Rutledge to be Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor Nomination of Kathleen Hartnett White to be Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality Nomination of Jerome H. Powell to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Nomination of Scott Mugno to be Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed rule on repeal of carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility generating units (82 Fed. Reg. 48,035, October 16, 2017) Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,476, May 16, 2017) Proposed rules on financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA 108(b) for classes of facilities in the Hardrock mining industry (82 Fed. Reg. 3,388-3,512, January 11, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; implementation of Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511), and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-13); Office of Management and Budget M-17013 Extension of Policy to Provide Accelerated Payment to Small Business and Small Business Subcontractors; environment and energy policy; Federal Trade Commission informational injury workshop; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; citizen suits recodifications; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation of Executive Order 13807, on establishing discipline and accountability in the environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Various issues relating to implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); accounting convergence projects, disclosure of income taxes, revenue recognition, and leases in financial statements, auditing, and extensible business reporting language; internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (P.L. 107-204) section 404(b) controls, and audits; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) auditing standards for auditors use of the work of specialists, proposed rules on the auditors report on the audit of financial statements when the auditor expresses an unqualified opinion, and departures from unqualified opinions and other reporting circumstances, and related amendments to auditing standards, supplemental requests for comment on proposed amendments relating to the supervision of audits involving other auditors and proposed auditing standard on dividing responsibilities for the audit with another accounting firm
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 910/S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1849, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2319, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2359, FCRA Liability Harmonization Act H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3110, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3861, Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3903, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3971, Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4028/S. 1982, Promoting Responsible Oversight of Transactions and Examinations of Credit Technology (PROTECT) Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation At Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE)Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act H.J. Res. 111/S.J. Res. 47, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements" Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Potential legislation similar to H.R 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 347, Facilitating Access to Credit Act of 2015 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Nomination of Governor Jerome Powell to serve as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; CFPB arbitration rulemaking; Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128) modernization; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; Notice of Stakeholder Consultations on Responsible Conflict Mineral Sourcing; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) engagement initiative; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 2.0; Small Business Lending Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0011; Consumer Credit Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0006; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; credit bureau issues; tailoring bank rules to reduce the burden on small, midsize, and regional banks; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128)
H.R. 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017 H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 H.R. 2213/S. 595, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 2825, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3089/S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, including provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology budget H.R. 3551, C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3359, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017 H.R. 3548, Border Security for America Act of 2017 H.R. 4036, Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act H.R. 4478, FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 4668, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 763, Surface and Maritime Transportation Security Act S. 770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 S. 1157, Protecting Our Ability to Counter Hacking (PATCH) Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 S. 1904, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017 S. 2083, Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Cyber SAFETY Act of 2017 Proposed Regulation on intrusion and surveillance items (80 Fed. Reg. 28,853-28,863, May 20, 2015) Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and proposed regulation; Executive Order 13800, Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure; National Telecommunications and Information Administration request for public comment, Promoting Stakeholder Action Against Botnets and Other Automated Threats; National Institute of Standards and Technology proposed update to the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity; USTR Initiation of Section 301 Investigation; Hearing; and Request for Public Comments: Chinas Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation; implementation of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) (P.L. 114-113, Division N); implementation of Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-91, Subtitle G); Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-296), including potential amendment qualifying cyber incidents as a trigger for liability protections; proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ENISA, the "EU Cybersecurity Agency", and repealing Regulation (EU) 526/2013, and on Information and Communication Technology cybersecurity certification (''Cybersecurity Act''); Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union (NIS Directive); Regulations (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation); National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) cybersecurity vulnerabilities disclosure initiative
H.R. 244, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 2266, Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 H.R. 2998/S. 1557, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3162/S. 1648, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3266/S. 1609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3268/S. 1603, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3353/S. 1655, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3355, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H. Con. Res. 71, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 H. J. Res. 123, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes Fiscal Year 2018 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
H.R. 2712, Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2017 Various issues relating to the reform of international standard setting bodies, including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors, and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; common ownership and antitrust theories regarding concentrated ownership and passive investment funds; European supervisory authorities review proposed Article 31a regarding delegation by national competent authorities; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; beneficial ownership
H.R. 986, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.J. Res. 37/S.J. Res. 12, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Scott Mugno to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg. 34,869-34,871, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulation standards improvement project phase IV (81 Fed. Reg. 68,504-68,685, October 4, 2016) Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286-16,890, March 25, 2016) as corrected (81 Fed. Reg. 60,272-60,274, September 1, 2016) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to extend deadline for reporting (82 Fed. Reg. 29,261, June 28, 2017) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium (82 Fed. Reg. 2,470-2,757, January 9, 2017) Final rule on claims procedure for plans providing disability benefits (81 Fed. Reg. 92,316-92,343, December 19, 2016) Notice of agency information collection activities; notice of submission for OMB review, final comment request: revision of the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 45,479-45,497, July 14, 2016) Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017) Notice of proposed amendments extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; paid leave; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); proposal to combine Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP); hurricane Harvey relief efforts; current population survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Census joint program; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Various issues relating to Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; potential legislation amending the Commodity Exchange Act and title XII of the U.S. Code to provide relief to derivatives end users, including credit valuation adjustment capital charge relief, amendments to the definition of financial entity to exclude a subset of entities that use derivatives to hedge risk in the same manner as non-financial end-users, amending relief from mandatory clearing for centralized treasury units (CTUs) of non-financial-companies, re-characterization of foreign exchange (FX) non-deliverable forward transactions, and inter-affiliate transactions relief; re-proposed rules on position limits (Aggregation of Positions, 81 Fed. Reg. 91,454-91,492, Dec. 16, 2016, and Position Limits for Derivatives, 81 Fed. Reg. 96,704-96,990, Dec. 30, 2016); Request for Information regarding Project KISS (82 Fed. Reg.21,494-21,495, May 9, 2017); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight review of swap reporting rules in Parts 43, 45, and 49 of the Commissions regulations; exemption of inter-affiliate derivatives transactions from initial margin requirements; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); De Minimis threshold for swap deal registration; regulatory relief for financial entity end-users
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 910/S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1849, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 2226, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2359, FCRA Liability Harmonization Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 111/S.J. Res. 47, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements" Draft legislation titled Facilitating Access to Credit Act Draft legislation titled Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled TRID Improvement Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H.R 6392, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2016 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Proposed rule on bylaws; bank conversions and mergers; and voluntary mergers of federally insured credit unions (82 Fed. Reg. 26,605-26,615, June 8, 2017) Request for comments on proprietary trading and certain interests in and relationships with covered funds (Volcker Rule) (82 Fed. Reg. 36,692-36,697, August 7, 2017) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; CFPB arbitration rulemaking; Clarifying the Exemption of Business of Insurance from CFPB Regulation; Notice of Stakeholder Consultations on Responsible Conflict Mineral Sourcing; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) engagement initiative; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; FSOC reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; proxy voting system; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 2.0; Small Business Lending Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0011; Consumer Credit Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0006; Use of Alternative Data and Modeling Techniques in the Credit Process, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0005; Remittance Rule Assessment, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0004; beneficial ownership
H.R. 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017 H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 H.R. 2213, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 2810/S. 1519, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 H.R. 2825, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3010/S. 1475, Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2017 H.R. 3089/S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, including provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology budget H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3355, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3359, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3551, C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 595, Boots on the Border Act of 2017 S. 763, Surface and Maritime Transportation Security Act S. 770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 S. 1157, Protecting Our Ability to Counter Hacking (PATCH) Act of 2017 S. 1428, Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2017 S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 59, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act" Draft legislation titled Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act Proposed regulation on intrusion and surveillance items (80 Fed. Reg. 28,853-28,863, May 20, 2015) Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and proposed regulation; Executive Order 13800, Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure; National Telecommunications and Information Administration request for public comment, Promoting Stakeholder Action Against Botnets and Other Automated Threats; National Institute of Standards and Technology proposed update to the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity; Transportation Security Administration appropriations; U.S. Customs and Border Protection appropriations; Department of Homeland Security cyber incident data and analysis repository; implementation of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) (P.L. 114-113, Division N); automated indicator sharing program; public-private partnerships; proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ENISA, the "EU Cybersecurity Agency", and repealing Regulation (EU) 526/2013, and on Information and Communication Technology cybersecurity certification (''Cybersecurity Act''); Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union (NIS Directive); Regulations (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation); National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) cybersecurity vulnerabilities disclosure initiative
H.R. 2810/ S. 1519, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 Various issues relating to defense acquisition reform; promotion of U.S. - India defense technology and partnership encouraging U.S. and India to take actions that are necessary to enhance defense relations
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 33, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 74/S. 919, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEWS) Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 424, Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 659, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2017 H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 806/S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1096/S. 565, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 1274, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2603, Saving Americas Endangered Species (SAVES) Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing H.R. 3131, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 453, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 36/S.J. Res. 11, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" H.J. Res. 38/H.J. Res. 11/H.J. Res. 16/S.J. Res. 10, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule H.J. Res. 44, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 28, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act" S.J. Res. 21, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS Draft legislation titled APA-Based Permit Streamlining Draft FCC reorganization and reform legislation Potential legislation extending Endangered Species Act deadlines Potential legislation similar to S. 1607, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Potential amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards Nomination of Neil Chatterjee to be Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Nomination of Kevin McAleenan to be Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nomination of Vishal J. Amin to be U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Nomination of Kenneth Ian Juster to be Ambassador to the Republic of India Nomination of Emily Webster Murphy to be Administrator of General Services Nomination of Spencer Bachus III to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Scott Garrett, of New Jersey, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be First Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Final regulations on accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs Under the Clean Air Act (82 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,705, January 13, 2017) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,476, May 16, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; implementation of Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511); environment and energy policy; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); citizen suits recodifications; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); Presidential Executive Order 13807, on establishing discipline and accountability in the environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure
Various issues relating to the reform of international standard setting bodies, including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors, and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; beneficial ownership
H.R. 244, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 601, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 H.R. 2998/S. 1557, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3162/S. 1648, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3219, Defense, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development National Security Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3266/S. 1609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3268/S. 1603, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3353/S. 1655, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3355, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H. Con. Res. 71, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 Fiscal Year 2018 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); funding issues for programs in energy research and development at the Department of Energy, including Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; funding for Brand USA; funding for democracy programming by the federal government through the National Endowment for Democracy; funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers navigation program; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 244, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 1301, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.J. Res. 99, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes Fiscal Year 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Department of Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Centruy Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation of Executive Order 13547, Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts and the Great Lakes; funding issues for programs in energy research and development at the Department of Energy, including Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; funding for Brand USA; funding for democracy programming by the federal government through the National Endowment for Democracy; funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers navigation program; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 910/S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 2226, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act Potential legislation similar to H.R 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act(114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R 6392, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2016 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on arbitration agreements (81 Fed. Reg. 32,830-32,934, May 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments and including the proposed regulations on amendments relating to disclosure of records and information (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB small business data collection; CFPB arbitration rulemaking; CFPB Commission; CFPB alternative data; CFPB rule assessments; CFPB card issue (deferred interest); Clarifying the Exemption of Business of Insurance from CFPB Regulation; Notice of Stakeholder Consultations on Responsible Conflict Mineral Sourcing; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) engagement initiative; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; FSOC reform; Office of Financial Research Transparency and Accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; proxy voting system; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 2.0; initial public offerings and private placements; Small Business Lending Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0011; Consumer Credit Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0006; Use of Alternative Data and Modeling Techniques in the Credit Process, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0005; Remittance Rule Assessment, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0004; beneficial ownership
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 33, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 74/S. 919, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 659, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2017 H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 806/S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1096/S. 565, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 1300/S. 515, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 453, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act H.J. Res. 36/S.J. Res. 11, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" H.J. Res. 37/S.J. Res. 12, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation H.J. Res. 38/H.J. Res. 11/H.J. Res. 16/S.J. Res. 10, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule H.J. Res. 44, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 28, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act" S.J. Res. 21, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS Fiscal Year 2018 Department of Defense Appropriations Act Potential legislation extending Endangered Species Act deadlines Potential legislation titled Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Potential legislation titled Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 1607, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Nomination of Robert Powelson to be Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Nomination of Neil Chatterjee to be Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Nomination of Neil Gorsuch to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Nomination of Alexander Acosta to be Secretary of the Department of Labor Nomination of Kevin McAleenan to be Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nomination of Vishal J. Amin to be U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Final regulations on accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs Under the Clean Air Act (82 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,705, January 13, 2017) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,586-25,590, June 2, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; implementation of Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511); environment and energy policy; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; potential amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); citizen suits recodifications; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182)
H.R. 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017 H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 H.R. 2213, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 2825, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017 S. 133, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 595, Boots on the Border Act of 2017 S. 763, Surface and Maritime Transportation Security Act S. 770, A bill to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks, and for other purposes S. 1157, Protecting Our Ability to Counter Hacking (PATCH) Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 59, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act" Fiscal Year 2018 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provision relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology budget Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act (114th Cong.) Draft legislation titled Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act Proposed Regulation on intrusion and surveillance items (80 Fed. Reg. 28,853-28,863, May 20, 2015) Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and proposed regulation; Executive Order 13800, Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure; Draft executive order titled Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure; National Telecommunications and Information Administration request for public comment, Promoting Stakeholder Action Against Botnets and Other Automated Threats; Transportation Security Administration appropriations; U.S. Customs and Border Protection appropriations; U.S. Customs and Border Protection proposed modification and revocation of ruling letters relating to customs applications of the Jones Act (P.L. 66-261), to the transportation of certain merchandise and equipment between coastwise points; Department of Homeland Security cyber incident data and analysis repository; implementation of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) (P.L. 114-113, Division N); automated indicator sharing program; public-private partnerships; Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union (NIS Directive); Regulations (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation); National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) cybersecurity vulnerabilities disclosure initiative
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act Various issues relating to Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; potential legislation amending the Commodity Exchange Act and title XII of the U.S. Code to provide relief to derivatives end users, including credit valuation adjustment capital charge relief, amendments to the definition of financial entity to exclude a subset of entities that use derivatives to hedge risk in the same manner as non-financial end-users, amending relief from mandatory clearing for centralized treasury units (CTUs) of non-financial companies, re-characterization of foreign exchange (FX) non-deliverable forward transactions, and inter-affiliate transactions relief; re-proposed rules on position limits (Aggregation of Positions, 81 Fed. Reg. 91454, Dec. 16, 2016, and Position Limits for Derivatives, 81 Fed. Reg. 96704, Dec. 30, 2016); substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); De Minimis threshold for swap deal registration; regulatory relief for financial entity end-users
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 1443/S. 385, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2910, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act H.J. Res. 36, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" Draft legislation titled Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; energy security; potential amendment to House budget bill regarding energy savings performance contracts; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
Various issues relating to the reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; beneficial ownership
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 Various issues relating to implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); accounting convergence projects, disclosure of income taxes, revenue recognition, and leases in financial statements, auditing, and extensible business reporting language; internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (P.L. 107-204) section 404(b) controls, and audits
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017 S. 133, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 595, Boots on the Border Act of 2017 S. 770, A bill to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks, and for other purposes H.J. Res. 59, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act" Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act Draft legislation on U.S. Department of Homeland Security Reauthorization Draft legislation on border security Draft legislation titled Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act Draft legislation titled Protecting Our Ability to Counter Hacking (PATCH) Act Proposed regulation on intrusion and surveillance items (80 Fed. Reg. 28,853-28,863, May 20, 2015) The Benefits, Challenges, and Potential Roles for the Government in Fostering the Advancement of the Internet of Things (82 Fed. Reg. 4,313-4,314, January 13, 2017) Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and proposed regulation; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, issues relating to framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and the accompanying voluntary program; Draft executive order titled Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure; Transportation Security Administration appropriations; U.S. Customs and Border Protection appropriations; U.S. Customs and Border Protection proposed modification and revocation of ruling letters relating to customs applications of the Jones Act (P.L. 66-261), to the transportation of certain merchandise and equipment between coastwise points; Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity; Department of Homeland Security cyber incident data and analysis repository; Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 114-328); implementation of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) (P.L. 114-113, Division N); encryption technology policy; National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) cybersecurity vulnerabilities disclosure initiative
H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 910/S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act H.J. Res. 41, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers" Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act(114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on arbitration agreements (81 Fed. Reg. 32,830-32,934, May 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 2016) Proposed regulations on amendments relating to disclosure of records and information (81 Fed. Reg. 58,310-58,340, August 24, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Security and Exchange Commission order recognizing the resource extraction payment disclosure requirements of the European Union, Canada and the U.S. extractive industries transparency initiative as substantially similar to the requirements of rule 13q-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (81 Fed. Reg. 49,163-49,164, July 27, 2016) Final regulation on prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) and the Truth In Lending Act (Regulation Z) (81 Fed. Reg. 83,934-84,387, November 22, 2016) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB consumer complaint database; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Office of Financial Research Transparency and Accountability; Volcker rule; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; proxy voting system; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 2.0; initial public offerings and private placements
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 1443/S. 385, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act H.J. Res. 41, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers" Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; Clean Power Plan; energy security; potential amendment to House budget bill regarding energy savings performance contracts; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency; conflict mineral disclosures
H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Proposed rule on regulation automated trading (81 Fed. Reg. 85,334-85,399, November 25, 2016) Various issues relating to the implementation of initial and variation margin rules by Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Federal Reserve Board
H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 37/S.J. Res. 12, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation H.J. Res. 66/S.J. Res. 32, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees H.J. Res. 67/S.J. Res. 33, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees H.J. Res. 83/S.J. Res. 27, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness" Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Nomination of Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Department of Labor DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Final guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (81 Fed. Reg. 58,654-58,768, August 25, 2016) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by state political subdivisions for non-governmental employees (81 Fed. Reg. 59,581-59,592, August 30, 2016) Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg. 34,869-34,871, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006-72,014, November 18, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728-4,741, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383-28,386, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196-67,197, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding standards improvement project-phase IV (81 Fed. Reg. 68,504-68,685, October 4, 2016) Final rule establishing a minimum wage for contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 60,634-60,733, October 7, 2014) Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286-16,890, March 25, 2016) as corrected (81 Fed. Reg. 60,272-60,274, September 1, 2016) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Final rule federal acquisition regulation; fair pay and safe workplaces (81 Fed. Reg. 58,562-58,651, August 25, 2016) Final rule establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 67,598-67,724, September 30, 2016) Final rule on clarification of employer's continuing obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury and illness (81 Fed. Reg. 91,792-91,810, December 19, 2016) Final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium (82 Fed. Reg. 2,470-2,757, January 9, 2017) Notice of agency information collection activities; notice of submission for OMB review, final comment request: revision of the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 45,479-45,497, July 14, 2016) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, including provisions relating to paycheck transparency; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; paid leave; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; open multiple employer plans (MEPs)
Various issues relating to the United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade (the Receivables Convention)
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); accounting convergence projects, disclosure of income taxes, revenue recognition, and leases in financial statements, auditing, and extensible business reporting language; internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (P.L. 107-204) section 404(b) controls, and audits
Various issues relating to the United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade (the Receivables Convention); reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; beneficial ownership
H.R. 1301, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 S.Con.Res. 3, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 Fiscal Year 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 114-254); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 399/S. 208, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2843, TSA PreCheck Expansion Act H.R. 3572, DHS Headquarters Reform and Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 3586, Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 3664, Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4651/S. 2604, Digital Security Commission Act of 2016 H.R. 4657/S. 2612, Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5064, Improving Small Business Cyber Security Act of 2016 H.R. 5338, Checkpoint Optimization and Efficiency Act of 2016 H.R. 5340, Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act H.R. 5390, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency Act of 2016 H.R. 5459, Cyber Preparedness Act of 2016 H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5728, Cuban Airport Security Act of 2016 H.R. 6004, Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2016 H.R. 6431, Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 S. 1846, Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2016 S. 2410, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2015 S. 2931, Botnet Prevention Act of 2016 S. 3017, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 S. 3024, Small Business Cyber Security Improvements Act of 2016 Draft Senate legislation titled Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016 Interim rule on Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services (DFARS Case 2013-D018) (80 Fed. Reg. 51,739-51,748, August 26, 2015) National Protection and Programs Directorate; National Protection and Programs Directorate Seeks Comments on Cyber Incident Data Repository White Papers (81 Fed. Reg. 17,193-17,194, March 28, 2016) Stakeholder Engagement on Cybersecurity in the Digital Ecosystem (80 Fed. Reg. 14,360-14,363, March 19, 2015), including provisions relating to vulnerabilities disclosure Proposed Regulation on intrusion and surveillance items (80 Fed. Reg. 28,853-28,863, May 20, 2015) Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and proposed regulation; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, issues relating to framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and the accompanying voluntary program; Executive Order 13691, Promoting Private Sector Cybersecurity Information Sharing; encryption technology policy; Fiscal Year 2017 appropriations for the TSA; Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity; Department of Homeland Security cyber incident data and analysis repository; Department of Homeland Security draft national cyber incident response plan; Department of Homeland Security principles for securing the internet of things; Baldrige cybersecurity excellence builder; implementation of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) (P.L. 114-113, Division N); National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) cybersecurity vulnerabilities disclosure initiative
H.R. 712, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 Final rule on amendments to the Commissions rules of practice (81 Fed. Reg. 50,212, July 29, 2016) Various issues relating to use of administrative law judges and administrative proceedings; the United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade (the Receivables Convention); the United Nations Convention on the law applicable to certain rights in respect of securities held with an intermediary (the Hague Securities Convention)
H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3459/S. 2015, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5813, Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act H.R. 5926/S.3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions funding the Department of Labor and National Labor Relations Board H.R. 6094, Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act S. 3462, Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act S. 3464, Overtime Reform and Review Act DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Final guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (81 Fed. Reg. 58,654, August 25, 2016) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by state political subdivisions for non-governmental employees (81 Fed. Reg. 59,581, August 30, 2016) Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding standards improvement project-phase IV (81 Fed. Reg. 68,504, October 4, 2016) Proposed regulations on annual reporting and disclosure (81 Fed. Reg. 47,496 - 47,533, July 21, 2016) Final rule establishing a minimum wage for contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 60,634, October 7, 2014) Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286, March 25, 2016) Final rule Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624, May 12, 2016 Final rule definition of the Term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391, May 23, 2016) Final rule federal acquisition regulation; fair pay and safe workplaces (81 Fed. Reg. 58,562, August 25, 2016) Final rule establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 67,598, September 30, 2016) Final rule on clarification of employer's continuing obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury and illness (81 Fed. Reg. 91,792, December 19, 2016) Proposed revision of the employer information report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113, February 1, 2016) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, including provisions relating to paycheck transparency; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S.33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4909/S.2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5668, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 S. 3110, American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016 Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Proposed rule on modernization of property disclosures for mining registrants (81 Fed. Reg. 41,652-41,734, June 27, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
H.R. 2028, Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 2577/S. 2806, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 4974, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5054/S. 2956, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5325/S. 2955, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5538/S. 3068, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5912/S. 3117, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5926/S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy; overall spending, tax levels, deficits and debt
H.R. 1309, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions related to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5982, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 H.R. 6392, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 6427, Creating Financial Prosperity for Businesses and Investors Act S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on arbitration agreements (81 Fed. Reg. 32,830, May 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on amendments relating to disclosure of records and information (81 Fed. Reg. 58,310, August 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122, November 10, 2016) Proposed regulations on regulation automated trading (81 Fed. Reg. 85,334, November 25, 2016) Proposed regulations on cross-border application of the registration thresholds and external business conduct standards applicable to swap dealers and major swap participants (81 Fed. Reg. 71,946, October 18, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220, September 30, 2016) Notice regarding consumer response company response survey (81 Fed. Reg. 50,484, August 1, 2016) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; changes to Credit Repair Organizations Act (CROA) of 1996 (P.L. 90-321, Title IV); Federal Reserve reform; proxy voting system
H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); accounting convergence projects, disclosure of income taxes, revenue recognition, and leases in financial statements, auditing, and extensible business reporting language; internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (P.L. 107-204) section 404(b) controls, and audits
H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 Proposed rule to implement a stable funding requirement, the net stable funding ratio (NSFR), for large and internationally active banking organizations (81 Fed. Reg. 35,124, June 1, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220, September 30, 2016) Proposed rule on cross-border application of the registration thresholds and external business conduct standards applicable to swap dealers and major swap participants (81 Fed. Reg. 71,946, October 18, 2016) Proposed rule on regulation automated trading (81 Fed. Reg. 85,334, November 25, 2016) Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of initial and variation margin rules by Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Federal Reserve Board
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 399/S. 208, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) implementation H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2843, TSA PreCheck Expansion Act H.R. 3572, DHS Headquarters Reform and Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 3586, Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 3664, Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4651/S. 2604, Digital Security Commission Act of 2016 H.R. 4657/S. 2612, Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5064, Improving Small Business Cyber Security Act of 2016 H.R. 5338, Checkpoint Optimization and Efficiency Act of 2016 H.R. 5340, Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act H.R. 5459, Cyber Preparedness Act of 2016 H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5728, Cuban Airport Security Act of 2016 H.R. 6004, Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2016 S. 1846, Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2016 S. 2410, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2015 S. 2931, Botnet Prevention Act of 2016 S. 3017, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 S. 3024, Small Business Cyber Security Improvements Act of 2016 Draft Senate legislation titled Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016 Interim rule on Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services (DFARS Case 2013-D018) (80 Fed. Reg. 51,739-51,748, August 26, 2015) National Protection and Programs Directorate; National Protection and Programs Directorate Seeks Comments on Cyber Incident Data Repository White Papers (81 Fed. Reg. 17,193-17,194, March 28, 2016) Stakeholder Engagement on Cybersecurity in the Digital Ecosystem (80 Fed. Reg. 14,360-14,363, March 19, 2015), including provisions relating to vulnerabilities disclosure Proposed Regulation on intrusion and surveillance items (80 Fed. Reg. 28,853-28,863, May 20, 2015) Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and proposed regulation; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, issues relating to framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and the accompanying voluntary program; encryption technology policy; Fiscal Year 2017 appropriations for the TSA; Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity; Department of Homeland Security cyber incident data and analysis repository; Baldrige cybersecurity excellence builder
H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 Proposed rule to implement a stable funding requirement, the net stable funding ratio (NSFR), for large and internationally active banking organizations (81 Fed. Reg. 35,124, June 1, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220, September 30, 2016) Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of initial and variation margin rules by Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Federal Reserve Board
H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3459/S. 2015, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5325, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5813, Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act H.R. 5926/S.3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 6094, Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Final guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (81 Fed. Reg. 58,654, August 25, 2016) Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015) Proposed regulations establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 9,592, February 25, 2016) Proposed regulations on annual reporting and disclosure (81 Fed. Reg. 47,496, July 21, 2016) Final rule establishing a minimum wage for contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 60,634, October 7, 2014) Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286, March 25, 2016) Final rule Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624, May 12, 2016 Final rule definition of the Term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391, May 23, 2016) Final rule federal acquisition regulation; fair pay and safe workplaces (81 Fed. Reg. 58,562, August 25, 2016) Final rule establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 67,598, September 30, 2016) Proposed revision of the employer information report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113, February 1, 2016) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5668, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Proposed rule on modernization of property disclosures for mining registrants (81 Fed. Reg. 41,652-41,734, June 27, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 50/S. 189, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185/S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 653, FOIA Oversight and Implementation (FOIA) Act of 2016 H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 3438/S. 1927, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2015 H.R. 4000, Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015 H.R. 4768/S. 2724, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016 H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5303/S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 5325, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5328, Federal Agency Complete Transparency (FACT) Act of 2016 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5538/S. 3068 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, including the EPAs ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards and the use of social cost of carbon in federal rulemakings and policymaking H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5982, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 337, FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1607, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 S. 1820, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2015 S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 S. 2847, Prove It Act of 2016 S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H. Con. Res. 125, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (114th Congress), Section 311 Draft legislation on the clarification of the General Duty Clause in the Clean Air Act (P.L. 88-206) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and United States Geological Survey (USGS) draft technical report: Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration (81 Fed. Reg. 10,620, March 1, 2016) Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436, July 27, 2015) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; environment and energy policy; agency independence; Congressional Budget Office scoring; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; proposed and potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); citizen suits recodifications; open internet order; small business regulatory reform legislation
Various issues relating to the United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade (the Receivables Convention); the United Nations Convention on the law applicable to certain rights in respect of securities held with an intermediary (the Hague Securities Convention); Financial Stability Board Asset Management Consultation Report; beneficial ownership
H.R. 4825, U.S.-India Defense Technology and Partnership Act H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 2901, Advancing U.S.-India Defense Cooperation Act Various issues relating to federal contracting and corporate inversions; applicability of Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, to government contractors within the National Defense Authorization Act for FY17; promotion of U.S.-India defense technology and partnership encouraging U.S. and India to take actions that are necessary to enhance defense relations
H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 5053, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act H.R. 5745, Putting Main Street FIRST: Finishing Irresponsible Reckless Speculative Trading Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 2809, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve taxpayers' rights to administrative appeal of deficiency determinations, and for other purposes Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rules on the treatment of certain interests in corporations as stock or indebtedness (81 Fed. Reg. 20,912, April 8, 2016) Proposed rules on deemed distributions under section 305(c) of stock and rights to acquire stock (81 Fed. Reg. 21,795, April 13, 2016) Proposed rules on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes; restrictions on liquidation of an interest ( 81 Fed. Reg. 51,413, August 4, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; pension reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; House Republican tax reform blueprint
H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); accounting convergence projects, disclosure of income taxes, revenue recognition, and leases in financial statements, auditing, and extensible business reporting language; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, PCAOB Release No. 2016-002, April 12, 2016, proposed amendments relating to supervision of audits involving other auditors and proposed auditing standard, dividing responsibility for the audit with another accounting firm; PCAOB Release No. 2016-003, May 11, 2016, proposed auditing standard on the auditors report on an audit of financial statements when the auditor expresses an unqualified opinion; internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (P.L. 107-204) section 404(b) controls, and audits
H.R. 712, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 5063, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016 Various issues relating to use of administrative law judges and administrative proceedings; the United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade (the Receivables Convention); the United Nations Convention on the law applicable to certain rights in respect of securities held with an intermediary (the Hague Securities Convention); Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rules of practice
H.R. 2577/S. 2806, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 4974, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5054/S. 2956, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5325/S. 2955, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5538/S. 3068, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5635/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5912/S. 3117, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5926/S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; fiscal year 2017 budget; fiscal year 2017 continuing resolution; budget policy; overall spending, tax levels, deficits and debt; sugar reform
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 50/S. 189, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185/S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 653, FOIA Oversight and Implementation (FOIA) Act of 2016 H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 3438/S. 1927, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2015 H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 4000, Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015 H.R. 4557, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016 H.R. 4768/S. 2724, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016 H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5325, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5328, Federal Agency Complete Transparency (FACT) Act of 2016 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5538, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 337, FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1607, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 S. 1820, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2015 S. 1927, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2015 S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 S. 2232, Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015 S. 2847, Prove It Act of 2016 S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Draft legislation titled Data Breach and Cybersecurity Proposed rule to reissue and modify nationwide permits (80 Fed. Reg. 35,186-35,240, June 1, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; environment and energy policy; permit streamlining provisions of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94, Title 41); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; proposed and potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; revisions to Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515) private right of action; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); proposed amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; potential amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; citizen suits recodifications; open internet order; improved Congressional oversight on Federal Agency Compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-4); small business regulatory reform legislation; EPA-USGS Technical Report: Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2015 H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 5053/S. 3057, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 2809, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve taxpayers' rights to administrative appeal of deficiency determinations, and for other purposes Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rule on the treatment of certain interests in corporations as stock or indebtedness (81 Fed. Reg. 20,912, April 8, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including the R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 4685 and Senate Amendment 4690 H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3459/S. 2015/ S. 2686, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5325, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 2693, EEOC Reform Act S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.J. Res. 87, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act" H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" H.J. Res. 95, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice S.J. Res. 34, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees S.J. Res. 35, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act" DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (80 Fed. Reg. 38,516, July 6, 2015) Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Proposed guidance for Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,574, May 28, 2015) Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulation (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015) Proposed regulations establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 9,592, February 25, 2016) Final rule defining EAP overtime exemptions under FLSA (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391, May 23, 2016) Final rule definition of the Term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946,April 8, 2016) Proposed revision of the employer information report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113, February 1, 2016) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
H.R. 399/S. 208, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) implementation H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2843, TSA PreCheck Expansion Act H.R. 3572, DHS Headquarters Reform and Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 3586, Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 3664, Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4651/S. 2604, Digital Security Commission Act of 2016 H.R. 4657/S. 2612, Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5064, Improving Small Business Cyber Security Act of 2016 H.R. 5338, Checkpoint Optimization and Efficiency Act of 2016 H.R. 5340, Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1846, Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2016 S. 2410, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2015 S. 2931, Botnet Prevention Act of 2016 S. 3017, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 S. 3024, Small Business Cyber Security Improvements Act of 2016 Draft Senate legislation titled Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016 National Protection and Programs Directorate; National Protection and Programs Directorate Seeks Comments on Cyber Incident Data Repository White Papers (81 Fed. Reg. 17,193-17,194, March 28, 2016) Stakeholder Engagement on Cybersecurity in the Digital Ecosystem (80 Fed. Reg. 14,360-14,363, March 19, 2015), including provisions relating to vulnerabilities disclosure Proposed Regulation on intrusion and surveillance items (80 Fed. Reg. 28,853-28,863, May 20, 2015) Final Rule on additions to entity list (81 Fed. Reg. 12,004-12,006, March 8, 2016) Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and proposed regulation; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, issues relating to framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and the accompanying voluntary program; encryption technology policy; Fiscal Year 2017 appropriations for the TSA; Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity
H.R. 4825, U.S.-India Defense Technology and Partnership Act H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 4244 and Senate Amendment 4255 H.R. 5293/ S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 2901, Advancing U.S.-India Defense Cooperation Act Various issues relating to federal contracting and corporate inversions; applicability of Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, to government contractors within the National Defense Authorization Act for FY17; promotion of U.S.-India defense technology and partnership
H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 Various issues relating to implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language; internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (P.L. 107-204) section 404(b) controls, and audits
Various issues relating to the United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade (the Receivables Convention); the United Nations Convention on the law applicable to certain rights in respect of securities held with an intermediary (the Hague Securities Convention); Financial Stability Board Asset Management Consultation Report; beneficial ownership; Anti - Corruption Summit Plenary
H.R. 2289/S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203)
H.R. 712, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 5063, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016 Various issues relating to use of administrative law judges and administrative proceedings; the United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade (the Receivables Convention); the United Nations Convention on the law applicable to certain rights in respect of securities held with an intermediary (the Hague Securities Convention); Security Exchange Commission proposed rules of practice
H.R. 2577/S. 2806, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 4974, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5325/S. 2955, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 Fiscal Year 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; fiscal year 2017 budget; budget policy; overall spending, tax levels, deficits and debt; Small Business Administration funding; funding levels for SBDCs, SCORE, and Capital Access Programs for FY2015 and FY2016; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, Office of Financial Research, Department of Labor, and Department of Treasury; sugar reform
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 22, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185/S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 555, Federal Exchange Data Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 653, FOIA Oversight and Implementation (FOIA) Act of 2016 H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 3438/S. 1927, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2015 H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 4000, Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015 H.R. 4557, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016 H.R. 4768/S. 2724, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015 S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 337, FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1027, Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1607, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 S. 1820, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2015 S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 S. 2232, Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Data Breach and Cybersecurity Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters Fiscal Year 2017 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies, including provisions relating to inversion contracting matters Interim rule relating to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services (80 Fed. Reg. 81,472, December 30, 2015) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; environment and energy policy; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; FOIA requests for citizen suits; Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515) private right of action; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); proposed amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; potential amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; citizen suits recodifications; open internet order; collection of citizen science and crowdsourcing information for regulatory purposes; OSHA occupational exposure to respirable silica rule; proposed EPA and Army Corps definition of Waters of the United States for Clean Water Act jurisdiction
H.R. 2289, Commodity End-User Relief Act Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); the Financial Stability Oversight Council
H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 414, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 432/S. 1978, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 686/S. 1010, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 957/S. 510, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform (CFPB-IG) Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1210, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015 H.R. 1309, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1317, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes H.R. 1334, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2015 H.R. 1525, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1553, Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1659, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1723, Small Company Simple Registration Act of 2015 H.R. 1737, Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act H.R. 1839, Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises (RAISE) Act of 2015 H.R. 1847, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2015 H.R. 1941, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2064, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 2287 /S. 924, National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2354, Streamlining Excessive and Costly Regulations Review Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2769, Risk-Based Capital Study Act of 2015 H.R. 2789, Capital Access for Small Business Banks Act H.R. 3192, Homebuyers Assistance Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3857, To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Financial Stability Oversight Council to carry out certain requirements under the Financial Stability Act of 2010 before making any new determination under section 113 of such Act, and for other purposes H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 S. 576, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 876, A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1963, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Board Enhancement Act S. 2232, Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015 Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Basel III capital standards; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); oversight of proxy advisory firms; political spending disclosures; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; conflict of interest rule, retirement investment advice; international capital standards for non-banks and insurance companies; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration study; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system; impact of international regulatory standards on the competitiveness of U.S. insurers; case law arising under Section 316 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (P.L. 76-253)
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, including provisions relating to moratorium on internet access taxes H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2015 H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Various issues relating to tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (P.L. 114-113) including provisions relating to Division Q, Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, section 201, modification of filing dates of returns and statements relating to employee wage information and nonemployee compensation to improve compliance; section 45R of the Internal Revenue Code pertaining to the tax credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers; tax reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
H.R. 399/S. 208, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) implementation H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 3572, DHS Headquarters Reform and Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4651/S. 2604, Digital Security Commission Act of 2016 S. 2410, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2015 Fiscal Year 2017 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Stakeholder Engagement on Cybersecurity in the Digital Ecosystem (80 Fed. Reg. 14,360-14,363, March 19, 2015), including provisions relating to vulnerability disclosure Proposed Regulation on intrusion and surveillance items (80 Fed. Reg. 28,853-28,863, May 20, 2015) Department of Commerce/Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) final rule on additions to the Entity List (81 Fed. Reg. 12,004-12,006, March, 8, 2016) Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, issues relating to framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and the accompanying voluntary program; encryption technology policy
Various issues relating to implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); proposed lease accounting standards; accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language; internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (P.L. 107-204) section 404(b) controls, and audits
H.R 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER) Act of 2015 H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3459/S. 2686/S. 2015, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act Fiscal Year 2017, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (80 Fed. Reg. 38,516, July 6, 2015) Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed guidance for Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,574, May 28, 2015) Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulation (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) and correction (76 Fed Reg. 37,292, June 27, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015) Proposed regulations establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 9,592, February 25, 2016) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
H.R. 712, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 3713, Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 4001, Fix the Footnotes Act of 2015 H.R. 4002, Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 4003, Regulatory Reporting Act of 2015 H.R. 4023, Clean Up the Code Act of 2015 Various issues relating to use of administrative law judges and administrative proceedings; United Nations convention on the assignment of receivables; United Nations Hague Securities Convention; administrative law procedural reform; Security Exchange Commission proposed rules of practice
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, including provisions relating to moratorium on internet access taxes H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income H.R. 1105, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to House Amendment 2 H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to anti-inversion policy H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015, including provisions relating to Senate Amendments 2881 and 2882 and anti-inversion policy H.R. 3856, Information Reporting Simplification Act of 2015, including provisions relating to lowering the threshold for electronic filing with the IRS, reducing the time in which small businesses have to file 1099 returns, and mandating the IRS create a website to file 1099 returns H.R. 3934, Corporate Fair Share Tax Act S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 981, Invest in Transportation Act S. 1946, Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to S. 2736, Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014 Various issues relating to tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; sales tax collection issues; international tax policy; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
H.R. 1767, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 1768, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3020/S. 1695, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board H.R. 3459/S. 2015, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act S. 1298, To provide nationally consistent measures of performance of the Nation's ports, and for other purposes S. 1519, Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act of 2015 S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 Draft legislation regarding conflict of interest rules and definition of the term fiduciary DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulations on the clarification of employers continuing obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury and illness (80 Fed. Reg. 45,116, July 29, 2015) Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (80 Fed. Reg. 38,516, July 6, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed guidance for Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,574, May 28, 2015) Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulation (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and the implementation of a letter of interpretation allowing unions to accompany OSHA inspectors on walk-around inspections at non-union employer worksites; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Bureau of Labor Statistics job classifications; FAR Case 2013-001, ending trafficking in persons; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
H.R. 399/S. 208, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 3128/S. 1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 3490, Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act H.R. 3510, Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Strategy Act of 2015 H.R. 3572, DHS Headquarters Reform and Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 3578, DHS Science and Technology Reform and Improvement Act of 2015 S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 Stakeholder Engagement on Cybersecurity in the Digital Ecosystem (80 Fed. Reg. 14,360-14,363, March 19, 2015) Interim rule relating to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services (80 Fed. Reg. 51,739-51,748, August. 26, 2015) Proposed Regulation on intrusion and surveillance items (80 Fed. Reg. 28,853-28,863, May 20, 2015) General Services Administration (GSA) request for information, Joint Working Group on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience Through Acquisition (78 Fed. Reg. 27,966-27968, May 13, 2013) Various issues relating to beneficial ownership disclosures; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) draft NISTIR 8074, Report on Strategic U.S. Government Engagement in International Standardization to Achieve U.S. Objectives for Cybersecurity; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, issues relating to framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and the accompanying voluntary program; encryption technology policy; Proposed Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance memorandum, Improving Cybersecurity Protections in Federal acquisitions
H.R. 1314, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to section 547 H.Con.Res. 27, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 H.J.Res. 61, Hire More Heroes Act of 2015, including provisions relating to the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, FY 2016 S.Con.Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 Fiscal Year 2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; funding levels for SBDCs, SCORE, and Capital Access Programs for FY2015 and FY2016; budget policy; overall spending and taxation; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, Office of Financial Research, Department of Labor, and Department of Treasury; sugar reform
H.R. 1317, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes H.R. 1847, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2015 H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); the Financial Stability Oversight Council
H.R.22, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act Various issues relating to implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); proposed lease accounting standards; accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language; internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (P.L. 107-204) section 404(b) controls and audits
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 22, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185/S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 H.R. 555, Federal Exchange Data Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1155, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act H.R. 2557, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to anti-inversion policy H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to section 547 H.R. 2631/S. 1487, Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 3438/S. 1927, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2015 H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015, including provisions relating to anti-inversion policy H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, including provisions relating to Buy America H.R. 4000, Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015 S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 779, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015 S. 1027, Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Data Breach and Cybersecurity Interim rule relating to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services (80 Fed. Reg. 51,739, August. 26, 2015) Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; environment and energy policy; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; retrospective review of existing agency regulations by federal agencies; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; FOIA requests for citizen suits; Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515) private right of action;proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); proposed amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; potential amendment to Senate appropriations legislation regarding infrastructure permitting reform; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; use of linear no-threshold model for assessing the risks of low-level exposures of ionizing radiation; citizen suits recodifications; open internet order; petition for reconsideration for FCC protective order in Time Warner/Charter Communications licensing proceeding; OMB/OIRA policy regarding calculation of environmental, energy, and other regulations economic benefits based on estimates of social cost of carbon dioxide and social cost of other greenhouse gases
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); proposed lease accounting standards; accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language; internal controls and audits
H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 3128/S. 1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 3490, Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act H.R. 3510, Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Strategy Act of 2015 H.R. 3572, DHS Headquarters Reform and Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 3578, DHS Science and Technology Reform and Improvement Act of 2015 S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 S. 1015, Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2015 S. 1869, Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Federal Computer Security Act Draft legislation titled International Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2015 Stakeholder Engagement on Cybersecurity in the Digital Ecosystem (80 Fed. Reg. 14,360-14,363, March 19, 2015) Proposed Regulation on intrusion and surveillance items (80 Fed. Reg. 28,853-28,863, May 20, 2015) General Services Administration (GSA) request for information, Joint Working Group on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience Through Acquisition (78 Fed. Reg. 27,966-27,968, May 13, 2013) Various issues relating to beneficial ownership disclosures; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) draft NISTIR 8062, Privacy Risk Management for Federal Information Systems; National Institute of Standards and Technologys (NISTs) draft NISTIR 8074 Report on Strategic U.S. Government Engagement in International Standardization to Achieve U.S. Objectives for Cybersecurity; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, issues relating to framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and the accompanying voluntary program; encryption technology policy; Proposed Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance memorandum, Improving Cybersecurity Protections in Federal Acquisitions
H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income H.R. 1105, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, contractor blacklisting, and Senate Amendment 1559 regarding debarring inverted Department of Defense contractors H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, contractor blacklisting H.R. 2685, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding debarring inverted Department of Defense contractors H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 2822, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 676, Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2015, including provisions relating to lowering the threshold for electronic filing with the IRS, reducing the time in which small businesses have to file 1099 returns, and mandating the IRS create a website to file 1099 returns S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 981, Invest in Transportation Act, including provisions relating to repatriation S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1695, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1827, Small Business Tax Compliance Relief Act of 2015 S. 1910, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1946, Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to the gas tax, corporate inversions, offshore tax loopholes, section 179 expensing, earnings stripping, the estate tax and LIFO repeal Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to S. 2736, Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014 Various issues relating to tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and Section 179 expensing limits; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Poland; tax reform; tax expenditures; Senate Finance Committee tax reform working groups; patent box or innovation box proposals; cash accounting; potential changes to the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness (SBREFA) Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-121); interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 432, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 414, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 686/S. 1010, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 957, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform (CFPB-IG) Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1210, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015 H.R. 1317, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes H.R. 1334, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2015 H.R. 1525, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 1553, Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1659, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 1675, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2015 H.R. 1723, Small Company Simple Registration Act of 2015 H.R. 1737, Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act H.R. 1839, Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises (RAISE) Act of 2015 H.R. 1847, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2015 H.R. 1941, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2064, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 2213, To provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2287, National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2354, Streamlining Excessive and Costly Regulations Review Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2769, Risk-Based Capital Study Act of 2015 H.R. 2789, Capital Access for Small Business Banks Act H.R. 3192, Homebuyers Assistance Act S. 576, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1963, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Board Enhancement Act Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); disclosures related to form BE-10; evaluating the security of the U.S. financial sector; Basel III capital standards; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (P.L. 104-67), securities litigation;oversight of proxy advisory firms;political spending disclosures; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; treatment of affiliates of non-financial firms that use a central treasury unit; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration study; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; beneficial ownerships disclosures; operation of the Financial Stability Board
H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 Various issues relating to use of administrative law judges; UN convention on the assignment of receivables; administrative law procedural reform
H.R. 1767, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 1768, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3020/S. 1695, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board H.R. 3459/S. 2015, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act S. 1298, To provide nationally consistent measures of performance of the Nation's ports, and for other purposes. S. 1519, Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act of 2015 DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulations on the clarification of employers continuing obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury and illness (80 Fed. Reg. 45,116, July 29, 2015) Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (80 Fed. Reg. 38,516, July 6, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed guidance for Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,574, May 28, 2015) Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulation (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed regulations concerning Definition of the Term Fiduciary and Conflict of Interest Rule-Retirement Investment Advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, conflict of interest rule, and the implementation of a letter of interpretation allowing unions to accompany OSHA inspectors on walk-around inspections at non-union employer worksites; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Bureau of Labor Statistics job classifications; FAR Case 2013-001, ending trafficking in persons; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; Department of Labor regulatory agenda
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185/S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 758, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1155, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2028, Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act H.R. 2557, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2631/S. 1487, Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2822, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 3438/S. 1927, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2015 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1695, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1910, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; retrospective review of existing agency regulations by federal agencies; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; FOIA requests for citizen suits; Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515) private right of action; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); proposed amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; potential amendment to Senate appropriations legislation regarding infrastructure permitting reform; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; OMB/IAWG responses to comments regarding social cost of carbon valuation, accuracy and completeness; technical update of the social cost of carbon for regulatory impact analysis under Executive Order 12866 as revised July 2015; multi-title energy legislation addressing modernizing and protecting infrastructure, workforce, energy security and diplomacy, and energy efficiency and accountability
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 1767, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 1768, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act S. 1298, To provide nationally consistent measures of performance of the Nation's ports, and for other purposes. S. 1519, Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act of 2015 S. J. Res. 8, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation case procedures Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Presidential memorandum directing the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations relating to overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75- 718) DOL RIN 1210-AB32 (EBSA Definition of "Fiduciary"): Errors and omissions in cost impact analysis DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed guidance for Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,574, May 28, 2015) Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulation (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (79 Fed. Reg. 7,318, February 6, 2014) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors apprenticeship program, persuader regulation, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and the implementation of a letter of interpretation allowing unions to accompany OSHA inspectors on walk-around inspections at non-union employer worksites; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; NLRB joint employer standard; FAR Case 2013-001, ending trafficking in persons; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; Department of Labor regulatory agenda; proposed regulations concerning Definition of the Term Fiduciary and Conflict of Interest Rule-Retirement Investment Advice (80 Fed. Reg.21,928, April 20, 2015)
H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 432, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 686/S. 1010, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1210, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1334, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2015 H.R. 1525, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 1553, Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1659, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 1675, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2015 H.R. 1723, Small Company Simple Registration Act of 2015 H.R. 1737, Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act H.R. 1839, Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises (RAISE) Act of 2015 H.R. 1847, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2015 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2064, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 2213, To provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2266, Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2015 H.R. 2287, National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2354, Streamlining Excessive and Costly Regulations Review Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2789, Capital Access for Small Business Banks Act S. 576, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services Bill, including provisions relating to Womak Amendment requiring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to study the use of arbitration Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to regulatory reform in the financial industry, including implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); disclosures related to form BE-10; evaluating the security of the U.S. financial sector; Basel III capital standards; Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (P.L. 104-67), securities litigation; oversight of proxy advisory firms; political spending disclosures; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; treatment of affiliates of non-financial firms that use a central treasury unit; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration study
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 597, Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664 / S.299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1031 / S. 824, Promoting U.S. Jobs through Exports Act of 2015 H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1986, to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States H.R. 1890/S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act, including provisions relating to Title 1, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 819, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 1518, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2015, including provisions relating to the Federal Trade Commission definition for labeling Made in the U.S.A. Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Act Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S. Customs and Border Protection Trade Transformation Agenda; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) trade facilitation agreement; World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; lifting the trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition
Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); proposed lease accounting standards; accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language
H.R. 1317, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes H.R. 1847, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2015 H.R. 2289, Commodity End-User Relief Act Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); the Financial Stability Oversight Council
H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 25, FairTax Act of 2015 H.R. 27, Tax Code Termination Act H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 1105, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy American, inversion contracting matters, contractor blacklisting, and Senate Amendment 1559 regarding debarring inverted Department of Defense contractors H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, contractor blacklisting, and Buy American H.R. 2685, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding debarring inverted Department of Defense contractors H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 2822, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 981, Invest in Transportation Act, including provisions relating to repatriation S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to the gas tax, corporate inversions, offshore tax loopholes, section 179 expensing, earnings stripping, the estate tax and LIFO repeal Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting Fiscal Year 2016 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Various issues relating to tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and Section 179 expensing limits; international competiveness of corporate tax rates; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Poland; tax reform; tax expenditures; Senate Finance Committee tax reform working groups; patent box or innovation box proposals; small business tax regulation reform; potential changes to the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness (SBREFA) Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-121); cash accounting; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax; IRS notice 2015-16 pre-rulemaking notice regarding implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) section 49801 excise tax on high cost employer sponsored health coverage including issues related to compliance cost
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427 / S. 226, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 H.R. 585 / S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712 / S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029 / S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/ S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1155, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2015 H.R. 1320 / S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327 / S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388 / S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1735/ S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 H.R. 2028, Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act H.R. 2557, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy American, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2631/S. 1487, Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2822, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; retrospective review of existing agency regulations by federal agencies; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; FOIA requests for citizen suits; Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515) private right of action; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); proposed amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; potential amendment to Senate appropriations legislation regarding infrastructure permitting reform
H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 H.R. 2048/S. 1123, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act of 2015 H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) funding and cyber framework S. 456, Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015 S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 S. 1035, To extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and for other purposes S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 S. 1357, To extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 until July 31, 2015, and for other purposes Fiscal Year 2016 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Draft legislation titled Federal Government Insider Data Breach Prevention Act Draft legislation titled Enhanced Integrated National Sensors for Threats, Exploits, and Intrusions on our Networks (EINSTEIN) Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Cyber Supply Chain Transparency and Remediation Act of 2015 Stakeholder Engagement on Cybersecurity in the Digital Ecosystem (80 Fed. Reg. 14,360-14,363, March 19, 2015) Proposed Regulation on intrusion and surveillance items (80 Fed. Reg. 28,853-28,863, May 20, 2015) General Services Administration (GSA) request for information, Joint Working Group on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience Through Acquisition (78 Fed. Reg. 27,966-27,968, May 13, 2013) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency request for information regarding potential revisions to the Risk Management Program (RMP) of the Clean Air Act (79 Fed. Reg. 44,603-44,633, July 31, 2014) Various issues relating to implementation of Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-254); implementation of National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-282); implementation of Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-274); National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) draft NISTIR 8062, Privacy Risk Management for Federal Information Systems; White House cybersecurity legislative proposal; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, issues relating to framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and the accompanying voluntary program; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) program; encryption technology policy
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 26, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 240 / H.R. 861 / S. 272, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act H.R. 4007, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 456, Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015 S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act (NCPAA) of 2015 (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 888, General Duty Clarification Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2952, Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5793, Cyber Supply Chain Management and Transparency Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1353, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 1638, Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to S. 1691, Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 2354, DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 2384, Deter Cyber Theft Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 2410, Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 2519, National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 2521, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 General Services Administration (GSA) request for information, Joint Working Group on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience Through Acquisition (78 Fed. Reg. 27,966-27,968, May 13, 2013) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency request for information regarding potential revisions to the Risk Management Program (RMP) of the Clean Air Act (79 Fed. Reg. 44,603-44,633, July 31, 2014) Various issues relating to National Defense Authorization Act for 2014 (P.L. 113-66), including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2324, requiring operationally critical contractors to report to the Department of Defense on network/system penetrations; White House cybersecurity legislative proposal; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, issues relating to framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and the accompanying voluntary program; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) program
Draft legislation on conflict minerals audits Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); proposed lease accounting standards; accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language
H.R. 26, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 432, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 685, Mortgage Choice Act of 2015 H.R. 686, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 1023, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1210, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015 H.R. 1334, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2015 H.R. 1525, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2015 S. 181, Startup Act S. 576, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act H. Res. 27, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 37) to make technical corrections to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to enhance the ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital through public and private markets, to reduce regulatory burdens, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 185) to reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 240) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Potential legislation similar to H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 Potential legislation titled Making All Data Open for Financial Transparency MADOFF Act of 2015 Various issues relating to regulatory reform in the financial industry; implementation of and changes to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including regulation of money market funds and third party payment systems; Basel III capital standards; Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (P.L. 104-67), securities litigation; oversight of proxy advisory firms; political spending disclosures; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; credit risk retention rules; treatment of affiliates of non-financial firms that use a central treasury unit; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration study
H.R. 240/H.R. 861/S. 272, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 H.Con.Res. 27, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 S.Con.Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 Fiscal Year 2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to appropriations to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; funding issues relating to the International Monetary Fund (IMF); funding issues relating to SBA and funding levels for SBDCs, SCORE, and Capital Access Programs for FY2015 and FY2016; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, and Office of Financial Research; eminent domain mortgages
H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 415 / S. 198, Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2015 H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 1105, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to the gas tax, corporate inversions, offshore tax loopholes, section 179 expensing, earnings stripping, the estate tax and LIFO repeal Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to S. 2736, Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, including provisions relating to section 11, lowering the threshold for electronic filings with the IRS and section 12, reducing the time in which small businesses have to file a return Potential legislation titled Invest in Transportation Act of 2015, including provisions relating to repatriation Various issues relating to tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and Section 179 expensing limits; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Poland; tax reform; Senate Finance Committee tax reform working groups; contracting ban for inverted U.S. companies; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 888, General Duty Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 2952, Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act H.R. 3004, Reducing Waste and Increasing Efficiency in Trade Act H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 4007, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014 H.R. 5793, Cyber Supply Chain Management and Transparency Act of 2014 S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1353, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 S. 1638, Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 S. 1691, Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014 S. 1898, Truth in Settlements Act of 2014 S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2354, DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 S. 2384, Deter Cyber Theft Act of 2014 S. 2410, Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 S. 2519, National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014 S. 2521, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 General Services Administration (GSA) request for information, Joint Working Group on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience Through Acquisition (78 Fed. Reg. 27,966-27,968, May 13, 2013) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency request for information regarding potential revisions to the Risk Management Program (RMP) of the Clean Air Act (79 Fed. Reg. 44,603-44,633, July 31, 2014) Various issues relating to National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (P.L. 113-66), including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2324, requiring operationally critical contractors to report to the Department of Defense on network/system penetrations; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, issues relating to framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and the accompanying voluntary program; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) program; National Institute of Standards and Technologys (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework; customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 H.R. 4763, Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4950, Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 H.R. 5696 / S. 2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act H.R. 5859 / S. 2828, Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 H. Res. 76, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the European Union should pursue a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 2149, Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on financial service reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; embargo on Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; International capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; international affairs budget; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance; plain packaging; sugar program reform
H.R. 3331 / S. 1465, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act S. 1898, Truth in Settlements Act of 2014 S. 2520, FOIA Improvement Act of 2014
H.R. 1, Tax Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 30, Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 516, Middle Class Payroll Tax Relief Act H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 684 / S. 336 / S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 694, Corporate Tax Fairness Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 766 / S. 321, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 851 / S. 337 / S. 2569 , Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 886, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 3724 / S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 4438, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 H.R. 4453, S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4457, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4718, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 5278 / S. 2704, No Federal Contracts for Corporate Deserters Act of 2014 H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 S. 193, Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2013 S. 250, Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act S. 268, CUT Loopholes Act S. 277, Job Prevention and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 S. 278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013 S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 S. 410, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act S. 2260, EXPIRE Act of 2014 S. 2432, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act S. 2736, Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, including provisions relating to section 11, lowering the threshold for electronic filings with the IRS and section 12, reducing the time in which small businesses have to file a return S. 2786, Corporate Inverters Earnings Stripping Reform Act of 2014 Draft legislation titled Remote Transaction Parity Act of 2014 Various issues relating to the implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); implementation of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-289), including Section 3091 - provisions relating to data collection and return requirements; Chairman Goodlattes principles governing sales tax collection legislation; Senator Levins Management and Control corporate residency proposal; comprehensive tax reform, including House Ways and Means Committee working drafts and Chairman Camps comprehensive draft bill; tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and Section 179 expensing limits; international competiveness of corporate tax rates; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT); extension of unemployment insurance; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax; tax reform; entitlement reform; tax inversion; tax gap and small business paperwork and compliance burdens; sequestration; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); IRS efforts to evaluate the effectiveness of the 1099-K pilot matching program
Draft legislation on conflict minerals audits Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); proposed lease accounting standards; accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language
H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1003, To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders H.R. 1341, The Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 3191, Expanding Opportunities to Underserved Businesses Act H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act S. 469, A bill to assist the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in stabilizing the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program S. 888, To provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, corporate governance, and the Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council
H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4487, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4660 / S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4745 / S. 2438, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4800 / S. 2389, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4486, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 H.Con.Res. 96, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024 H. J. Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to appropriations to the PRO-IP Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-403); Fiscal Year 2015 budget; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; USPTO funding; U.S. Copyright Office funding; Department of Justice funding; Department of Homeland Security funding; State Department funding; funding for the International Monetary Fund (IMF); IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, and Office of Financial Research
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 888, General Duty Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 2952, Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement (CIRDA) Act of 2013 H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 4007, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014 H.R. 4660 / S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating the national strategy for trusted identities in cyberspace program H.R. 4903 / S. 2534, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to funding the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) personnel surety program H.R. 5455, Scan Containers Absolutely Now (SCAN) Act S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1638, Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 S. 1898, Truth in Settlements Act of 2014 S. 2354, DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 S. 2384, Deter Cyber Theft Act of 2014 S. 2410, Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 S. 2519, National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Act of 2014 S. 2521, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 Fiscal Year 2015 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act General Services Administration (GSA) request for information, Joint Working Group on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience Through Acquisition (78 Fed. Reg. 27,966-27,968, May 13, 2013) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency request for information regarding potential revisions to the Risk Management Program (RMP) of the Clean Air Act (79 Fed. Reg. 44,603-44,633, July 31, 2014) Various issues relating to National Defense Authorization Act for 2014 (Public Law 113-66), including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2324, requiring operationally critical contractors to report to the Department of Defense on network/system penetrations; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (P.L. 113-76), including provisions relating to Sec. 515; Executive Order 13636, issues relating to framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and the accompanying voluntary program; Executive Order 13650, Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security, issues relating to implementation; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) program; National Institute of Standards and Technologys (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework
H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act H.R. 605, Insurance Consumer Protection and Solvency Act of 2013 H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221 / S. 737, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564 / S. 1526, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2140, Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013 H.R. 2274, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2446, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3211, Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 H.R. 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 3519, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 3623, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 3701, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act H.R. 3770, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3819 / S. 1907, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act H.R. 3928, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 4167, Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4200, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4383, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act H.R. 4387, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act H.R. 4466, Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014 H.R. 4510 / S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 4554, Restricted Securities Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4565, Startup Capital Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4568, Small Business Freedom to Grow Act of 2014 H.R. 4569, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2014 H.R. 4570, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4571, To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans H.R. 4604, CFPB Data Collection Security Act H.R. 4662, Bureau Advisory Opinion Act H.R. 4684, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4697, Small-Cap Access to Capital Act H.R. 4804, Bureau Examination Fairness Act H.R. 4811, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4842, Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2014 H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 H.R. 5405, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 5461, To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2698, Regulatory Easement for Lending Institutions that Enable a Vibrant Economy Act of 2014 Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to the Private Securites Litigation Reform Act (P.L. 104-67), securities litigation; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-140), including Sec. 40312, issues related to pension fund stabilization; implementation of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; financial reporting policies reform; proposed regulation of money market mutual funds; proposed Volcker Rule, trust preferred bonds and collateralized loan obligations; proposed risk retention rules and the collateralized loan obligations market; Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; amendments to Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933; Basel III capital standards; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; political spending disclosures; transparent financial reporting; Federal Reserve Boards review of 2003 determination that certain commodity activities are complementary to financial activities and thus permissible for bank holding companies; reducing barriers to capital formation; capital requirements and systemically important financial institutions; oversight of proxy advisory firms; credit risk retention rules
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 H.R. 4763, Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4950, Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 H. Res. 76, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the European Union should pursue a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership H. J. Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015, including provisions relating to Export-Import Bank reauthorization Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 2149, Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, including Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Free Trade Agreements with the European Union; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S. - Argentina economic relations; U.S. - Bangladesh economic relations; U.S. - Brazil economic relations; U.S. - China economic relations; U.S. - Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S. - Japan economic relations; U.S. - Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S. - Korea economic relations; U.S. - Mexico economic relations; U.S. - Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; embargo on Cuba; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Export-Import Bank of the United States; international affairs budget; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance; plain packaging; sugar program reform
H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1003, To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders H.R. 1341, The Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 3191, Expanding Opportunities to Underserved Businesses Act H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act S. 469, A bill to assist the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in stabilizing the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program S. 888, To provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, corporate governance, and the Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council
H.R. 3331 / S. 1465, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act S. 1898, Truth in Settlements Act of 2014
H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 30, Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act H.R. 516, Middle Class Payroll Tax Relief Act H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 684 / S. 336 / S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 694, Corporate Tax Fairness Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 766 / S. 321, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 851 / S. 337 / S. 2569 , Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 880 / S. 410, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act H.R. 886, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 3724 / S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 4438, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 H.R. 4453, S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4457, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4718, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, including provisions relating to modifying and making permanent 50% depreciation and the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) credit in lieu of 50% depreciation provisions H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 5278 / S. 2704, No Federal Contracts for Corporate Deserters Act of 2014 S. 193, Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2013 S. 250, Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act S. 268, CUT Loopholes Act S. 277, Job Prevention and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 S. 278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013 S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 S. 2260, EXPIRE Act of 2014 S. 2432, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act S. 2786, Corporate Inverters Earnings Stripping Reform Act of 2014 Draft Tax Reform Act of 2014 Various issues relating to the implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); implementation of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-289), including Section 3091 - provisions relating to data collection and return requirements; Chairman Goodlattes principles governing sales tax collection legislation; Senator Levins Management and Control corporate residency proposal; comprehensive tax reform, including House Ways and Means Committee working drafts and Chairman Camps comprehensive draft bill; tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and Section 179 expensing limits; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT); extension of unemployment insurance; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax; tax reform; entitlement reform; tax inversions; sequestration; online sales tax collection proposals
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act H.R. 605, Insurance Consumer Protection and Solvency Act of 2013 H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221 / S. 737, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564 / S. 1526, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2140, Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013 H.R. 2274, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2446, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 3519, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 3623, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 3701, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act H.R. 3770, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3819 / S. 1907, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act H.R. 3928, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 4167, Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4200, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4383, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act H.R. 4387, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act H.R. 4466, Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014 H.R. 4510 / S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 4554, Restricted Securities Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4565, Startup Capital Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4568, Small Business Freedom to Grow Act of 2014 H.R. 4569, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2014 H.R. 4570, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4571, To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans H.R. 4604, CFPB Data Collection Security Act H.R. 4662, Bureau Advisory Opinion Act H.R. 4684, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4697, Small-Cap Access to Capital Act H.R. 4804, Bureau Examination Fairness Act H.R. 4811, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4842, Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2014 S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-140), including Sec. 40312, issues related to pension fund stabilization; implementation of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; financial reporting policies reform; regulation of money market mutual funds; proposed Volcker Rule, trust preferred bonds and collateralized loan obligations; proposed risk retention rules and the collateralized loan obligations market; Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; amendments to Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933; Basel III capital standards; proposed money market mutual fund regulation; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; political spending disclosures; transparent financial reporting; Federal Reserve Boards review of 2003 determination that certain commodity activities are complementary to financial activities and thus permissible for bank holding companies; reducing barriers to capital formation; capital requirements and systemically important financial institutions; oversight of proxy advisory firms; credit risk retention rules
H.R. 1872, Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 2775, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 4487, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4660 / S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4745 / S. 2438, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4800 / S. 2389, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4886, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H. Con. Res. 96, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024 H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 H. J. Res. 59, the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to appropriations to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); provisions relating to the Federal Credit Reform Act (P.L. 101-508); Fiscal Year 2015: budget, and funding issues relating to the SBA; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; funding issues relating to the International Monetary Fund (IMF); IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, and Office of Financial Research
H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1003, To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 3191, Expanding Opportunities to Underserved Businesses Act H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act S. 469, A bill to assist the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in stabilizing the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program S. 888, A Bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, corporate governance, and the Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council
H.R. 3331 / S. 1465, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act
H.R. 30, Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act H.R. 243, Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering Americas Debt Act H.R. 516, Middle Class Payroll Tax Relief Act H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 684 / S. 336 / S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 694, Corporate Tax Fairness Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 766 / S. 321, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 851 / S. 337, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 880 / S. 410, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act H.R. 886, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1202 / S. 547, One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 3724 / S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 4429, Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2014 H.R. 4438, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 H.R. 4453, S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4454, Permanent S Corporation Charitable Contributions Act of 2014 H.R. 4457, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4464, Permanent CFC Look-Through Act of 2014 S. 193, Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2013 S. 250, Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act S. 268, CUT Loopholes Act S. 277, Job Prevention and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 S. 278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013 S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 S. 2260, EXPIRE Act of 2014 S. 2432, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act Draft Tax Reform Act of 2014 Various issues relating to the implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and Section 179 expensing limits; international competiveness of corporate tax rates; comprehensive tax reform, including House Ways and Means Committee working drafts and Chairman Camps comprehensive draft bill; Chairman Goodlattes principles governing sales tax collection legislation; Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT); extension of unemployment insurance; Senator Levins Management and Control corporate residency proposal; Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR); House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax; tax reform; entitlement reform; sequestration; internet sales tax
H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act Draft legislation on conflict minerals audits Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); proposed lease accounting standards; accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 1564, Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act Draft legislation relating to limit audit liability Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); proposed lease accounting standards; accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language
H.R. 30, Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act H.R. 233, To amend chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased H.R. 243, Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering Americas Debt Act H.R. 516, Middle Class Payroll Tax Relief Act H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 684 / S. 336 / S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to internet sales tax H.R. 694, Corporate Tax Fairness Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 766 / S. 321, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 851 / S. 337, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 880 / S. 410, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act H.R. 886, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1202 / S. 547, One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2992, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 3685, Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act H.R. 3724 / S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 3865, Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of 2014 H.R. 3979, Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act of 2014 H.R. 4105 / S. 1509, Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 S. 193, Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2013 S. 250, Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act S. 268, CUT Loopholes Act S. 277, Job Prevention and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 S. 278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013 S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 S. 2162, 21st Century Worker Tax Cut Act Draft Tax Reform Act of 2014 Various issues relating to tax reform; entitlement reform; sequestration; increasing the debt limit; implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); tax extenders; R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and Section 179 expensing limits; international competiveness of corporate tax rates; comprehensive tax reform, including House Ways and Means Committee working drafts and Chairman Camps comprehensive draft bill; Chairman Goodlattes principles governing sales tax collection legislation; Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT); extension of unemployment insurance; Senator Levins Management and Control corporate residency proposal; Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR); online sales tax collection proposals; harbor maintenance tax; Chairman Max Baucuss discussion draft on tax cost recovery and accounting rules; small business and the tax gap; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax
H.R. 3331 / S. 1465, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act
H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1003, To Improve Consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the Costs and Benefits of its Regulations and Orders H.R. 1341, The Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 S. 469, To assist the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in stabilizing the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program S. 888, To provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, corporate governance, and the Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), including Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; implementation of the Triman measure (French Decree FRA/153); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - India commercial and trade relationship; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); international affairs budget; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Export-Import Bank of the United States; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; industrial policies and cyber security issues; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; immigration; jobs and growth Additional agencies contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) Trade & Development Agency (TDA)
H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564 / S. 1526, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 2122, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2274, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2446, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 3519, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 3623, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 3701, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act H.R. 3819 / S. 1907, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act H.R. 3928, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 4167, Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act S. 737, Basel III Impact Study Act S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes Draft legislation on human trafficking disclosure Various issues relating to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; financial reporting policies reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including Sec. 40,312, issues related to pension fund stabilization; regulation of money market mutual funds; proposed Volcker Rule, trust preferred bonds and collateralized loan obligations; proposed risk retention rules and the collateralized loan obligations market; Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; amendments to Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933; Basel III capital standards; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; political spending disclosures; transparent financial reporting; Federal Reserve Boards review of 2003 determination that certain commodity activities are complementary to financial activities and thus permissible for bank holding companies; Private Securities Litigation Act (P.L. 104-67); implementation of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); reducing barriers to capital formation; capital requirements and systemically important financial institutions; oversight of proxy advisory firms
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 31, Next Steps for Credit Availability Act H.R. 148, DISCLOSE 2013 Act H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 701, To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action H.R. 719, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 949, Invest in American Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564 / S. 1526, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 1973, Business Development Company Modernization Act H.R. 2122, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2274, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2446, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3519, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 3701, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act S. 737, Basel III Impact Study Act S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 Draft legislation on small business XBRL exemptions Draft legislation on treatment of securities for emerging growth companies Nomination of Richard Cordray as director of the CFPB Various issues relating to reforming the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Securities Exchange Commission, including regulations regarding capital formation and capital markets; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; implementation of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-140), including issues related to pension fund stabilization; regulation of money market mutual funds; the proposed Volcker Rule; the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; amendments to Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; transparent financial reporting; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Federal Reserve Boards review of 2003 determination that certain commodity activities are complementary to financial activities and thus permissible for bank holding companies; the Private Securities Litigation Act (P.L. 104-67); the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); reducing barriers to capital formation; oversight of proxy advisory firms; political spending disclosures
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); World Health Organization (WHO); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); USPTO IP Attache Program; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - India commercial and trade relationship; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); international affairs budget; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Export-Import Bank reauthorization; export controls reform; industrial policies and cyber security issues; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; plain packaging; immigration; jobs and growth Additional agencies contacted: Trade & Development Agency (TDA) Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
H.R. 30, Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act H.R. 233, To amend chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased H.R. 243, Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering Americas Debt Act H.R. 516, Middle Class Payroll Tax Relief Act H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 684 / S. 336 / S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to internet sales tax H.R. 694, Corporate Tax Fairness Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 766 / S. 321, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 851 / S. 337, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 880 / S. 410, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act H.R. 886, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1202 / S. 547, One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 3724, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 S. 18, Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act of 2013 S. 193, Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2013 S. 250, Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act S. 268, CUT Loopholes Act S. 277, Job Prevention and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 S. 278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013 S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 S. 1654, Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act Various issues relating to the fiscal cliff, tax reform, entitlement reform and sequestration; the implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); Chairman Paul Ryan's FY13 Budget Proposal; R&D tax credit; tax extenders; S-Corp tax provisions; deferral tax provisions; international competiveness of corporate tax rates; exemptions for active financing income; comprehensive tax reform, including House Ways and Means Committee working drafts; Chairmen Baucus and Camps blank slate approach to comprehensive tax reform; Form 1099K, credit card reporting and IRS use of the information to audit businesses; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax; Chairman Goodlattes principles governing sales tax collection legislation; Sen. Baucus draft legislation; tax reform issues surrounding changes in reporting
H.R. 2216, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2397 / S. 1429, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2410 / S 1244, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2609 / S. 1245, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2610 / S. 1243, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2786 / S. 1371, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2787 / S. 1329, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, including provisions relating to section 515 H.R. 2792 / S.1283, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2855 / S. 1372, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2014 S. 1284, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution 2014 Fiscal Year 2014 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6), including provisions relating to section 516, procurement policy, and contractor compensation; debt ceiling; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the Office of Advocacy budget; funding issues related to the USPTO; funding issues related to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues related to the Department of Justice; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the State Department; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, and Office of Financial Research
H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1003, To Improve Consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the Costs and Benefits of its Regulations and Orders H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 S. 888, To provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, corporate governance, and the Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council
H.R. 2655 / S. 1288, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 S. 1465, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act
H.R. 1564, Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act Draft legislation relating to limit audit liability Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); proposed lease accounting standards; accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language; reciprocal financial reporting issues with China
H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1221 / S. 737, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 S. 205, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 S. 450, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013 Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, corporate governance, Volcker Rule, and the Financial Stability Oversight Council; the Basel III Capital and Liquidity Standards; potential money market mutual funds regulations
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 2216, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2397, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2410, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2610, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2786, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2787, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2792, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2855, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, including provisions relating to programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes S. 1243, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 1244, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 1245, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 1283, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 1284, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 1329, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 1371, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 1372, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2014 S. 1429, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 H.J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution 2014 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Financial Services Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; funding issues related to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues related to the Department of Justice; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the State Department; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, and Office of Financial Research
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 954, The Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; immigration; jobs and growth; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; the World Intellectual Property Organization; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; the World Trade Organization (WTO), Trade Facilitation Agreement; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; the Transatlantic Economic Council; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); the USPTO IP Attache Program; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - India commercial and trade relationship; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; Trade Transformation Agenda; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); international affairs budget; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); export controls reform; industrial policies and cyber security issues; promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing International Regulatory Cooperation; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; plain packaging; National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update Additional agencies contacted: Department of Justice Federal Trade Commission
H.R. 2655 / S. 1288, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 S. 1465, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act
H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1003, To Improve Consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the Costs and Benefits of its Regulations and Orders H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, The Financial Competitive Act of 2013 S. 888, To provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, corporate governance, and the Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council
H.R. 1564, Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act Draft legislation relating to limit audit liability Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); proposed lease accounting standards; accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language; reciprocal financial reporting issues with China
H.R. 148, DISCLOSE 2013 Act H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 701, To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action H.R. 719, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 949, Invest in American Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 2122, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 S. 737, Basel III Impact Study Act S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 Nomination of Richard Cordray as director of the CFPB Various issues relating to reforming the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Securities Exchange Commission, including regulations regarding capital formation and capital markets; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; implementation of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-140), including issues related to pension fund stabilization; regulation of money market mutual funds; the proposed Volcker Rule; the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; amendments to Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; transparent financial reporting; the Private Securities Litigation Act (P.L. 104-67); the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); oversight of proxy advisory firms; political spending disclosures
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 148, DISCLOSE 2013 Act H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 701, To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action H.R. 719, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 949, Invest in American Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1240, Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development Act of 2013 H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 2122, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act S. 737, Basel III Impact Study Act S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 Nomination of Mary Jo White as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission Nomination of Richard Cordray as director of the CFPB Various issues relating to reforming the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Securities Exchange Commission, including regulations regarding capital formation and capital markets; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; implementation of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-140), including issues related to pension fund stabilization; regulation of money market funds; the proposed Volcker Rule; the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; imbalances in the rights and communications of proxy advisory firms relative to retail shareholders; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; transparent financial reporting; the Private Securities Litigation Act (P.L. 104-67); the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); oversight of proxy advisory firms; political spending disclosures
H.R. 30, Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act H.R. 233, To amend chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased H.R. 243, Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering Americas Debt Act H.R. 325, No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 H.R. 516, Middle Class Payroll Tax Relief Act H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 581, First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act H.R. 582, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act H.R. 684 / S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 694, Corporate Tax Fairness Act H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 766 / S. 321, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 815, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain dividends and distributions paid to individuals from certain small businesses exempt from tax to the extent of the increased wages of the small business H.R. 851 / S. 337, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 880 / S. 410, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act H.R. 886, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 903, American Job Protection Act H.R. 1013, Discretionary Spending Reduction Act H.R. 1202 / S. 547, One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 1248 / S. 610, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits H.R. 1295, Medical Device Tax Elimination Act H.R. 1558 / S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 S. 18, Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act of 2013 S. 43, Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act S. 193, Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2013 S. 232, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 250, Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act S. 268, CUT Loopholes Act S. 277, Job Prevention and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 S. 278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013 S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 S. 399, American Job Protection Act S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 606, SEAL Act S. 953, Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013, provisions relating to tax H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1860, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness of 2011 Various issues relating to implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); the fiscal cliff, tax reform, entitlement reform and sequestration; the implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); Chairman Paul Ryan's FY13 Budget Proposal; R&D tax credit; tax extenders; S-Corp tax provisions; deferral tax provisions; international competiveness of corporate tax rates; exemptions for active financing income; comprehensive tax reform, including House Ways and Means Committee working drafts; higher education, including student loan interest rates; small business tax reform; tax reform; entitlement reform; national debt/deficit
H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1221, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act S. 205, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 S. 450, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013 S. 737, Basel III Impact Study Act Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, corporate governance, Volcker Rule, and the Financial Stability Oversight Council; the Basel III Capital and Liquidity Standards; potential money market mutual funds regulations
H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1003, To Improve Consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the Costs and Benefits of its Regulations and Orders H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, The Financial Competitive Act of 2013 S. 888, To provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, corporate governance, and the Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council
H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) H.R. 756, Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 888, General Duty Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 (FISMA) H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 1417 / S. 683, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act for 2014 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, draft White House amendment #1397 S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to the issuance of immigrant visas for Brazilian nationals Draft legislation relating to public-private collaboration on cybersecurity Draft legislation relating to National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 (NCCIP) Draft legislation relating to Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Act (CIRDA) Draft legislation relating to Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 Draft legislation relating to government-sponsored hacking and trade secret theft enforcement Draft legislation relating to cybersecurity criminal penalties Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4316, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act (112th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3284, TSA Acquisition Reform Act of 2007, including provisions relating to procurement policy General Services Administration (GSA) request for information, Joint Working Group on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience Through Acquisition (May 13, 2013, Federal Register, pp. 27966-27968) Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; the White House National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; Executive Order 13636, and issues relating to framework development and program incentives; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) program
H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1564, Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act Draft legislation relating to limit audit liability Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); accounting convergence projects, auditing; reciprocal financial reporting issues with China; proposed lease accounting standards
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 30, Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act H.R. 233, To amend chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased H.R. 243, Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering Americas Debt Act H.R. 325, A bill to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United States Government until May 19, 2013, and for other purposes H.R. 516, Middle Class Payroll Tax Relief Act H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 581, First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act H.R. 582, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act H.R. 684 / S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 694, Corporate Tax Fairness Act H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 766 / S. 321, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 815, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain dividends and distributions paid to individuals from certain small businesses exempt from tax to the extent of the increased wages of the small business H.R. 851 / S. 337, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 880 / S. 410, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act H.R. 886, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 903, American Job Protection Act H.R. 1013, Discretionary Spending Reduction Act H.R. 1202 / S. 547, One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 1248, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits H.R. 1295, Medical Device Tax Elimination Act S. 18, Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act of 2013 S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 S. 43, Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act S. 193, Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2013 S. 232, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 250, Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act S. 268, CUT Loopholes Act S. 277, Job Prevention and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 S. 278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013 S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 S. 399, American Job Protection Act S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 606, SEAL Act S. 610, A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits H.Res. 39, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 325) to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United States Government until May 19, 2013, and for other purposes H.Res. 115, Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress H.Res. 122, Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 25) establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 115) providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress; and for other purposes H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Potential legislation regarding Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Various issues relating to fiscal cliff; tax reform; entitlement reform; the implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); Chairman Paul Ryans FY13 Budget Proposal; R&D tax credit; tax extenders; S-Corp tax provisions; deferral tax provisions; international competiveness of corporate tax rates; exemptions for active financing income; comprehensive tax reform, including House Ways and Means Committee working drafts; 1099K; IRS forms to report credit card sales for small businesses; debt ceiling; FY14 Budget; sequestration
H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act Draft legislation relating to limit audit liability Draft legislation relating to ban mandatory audit firm rotation Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, (P.L. 112-106); accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language; reciprocal financial reporting issues with China
P.L. 112-240, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (formerly H.R. 8) P.L. 113-2, Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (formerly H.R. 152) P.L. 113-3, No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 (formerly H.R. 325) P.L. 113-6, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (formerly H.R. 933) H.R. 233, To amend chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased H.R. 699, Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act H.R. 766, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 933, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 House and Senate. Potential amendment pertaining to funding of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 2013 Continuing Resolution, procurement policy and contractor compensation H.R. 1013, Discretionary Spending Reduction Act H.R. 1202, One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013 H.Res. 39, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 325) to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United States Government until May 19, 2013, and for other purposes H.Res. 99, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 933) making appropriations for the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other departments and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes H.Res. 115, Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress H.Res. 122, Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 25) establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 115) providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress; and for other purposes H.Res. 844, Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8), to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, and to provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax reform, and for other purposes H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. 16, A bill to provide for a sequester replacement S. 18, Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act of 2013 S. 43, Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act S. 277, Job Preservation and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 S. 278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013 S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 S. 444, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 S. 547, One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Fiscal Year 2014 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Financial Services Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 State, Foreign Operations and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; funding issues related to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues related to the Department of Justice; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the State Department; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the USPTO IP Attache Program; Small Business Administration funding for International Trade and the Office of Advocacy
H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 1003, To Improve Consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the Costs and Benefits of its Regulations and Orders H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, corporate governance, and The Volcker Rule, The Financial Stability Oversight Council, and potential money market mutual fund regulation
H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act S. 205, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 S. 450, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013 Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, corporate governance, Volcker Rule, and the Financial Stability Oversight Council; the Basel III Capital and Liquidity Standards; potential money market mutual funds regulations
P.L. 113-6, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, Sec. 516 (formerly H.R. 933) H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) H.R. 756, Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 888, General Duty Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 (FISMA) Outcome-Based Border Security Act of 2013 (discussion draft) House Judiciary Committee Cyber-Security (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3416, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act (112th Congress) Various issues relating to U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; the White House National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; Executive Order 13636, titled Improving Critical Infrastructure Cyber-Security (February 19, 2013, Federal Register, pp. 11738-11744); National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) program
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 2586, Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 2779, To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act S. 3480, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, corporate governance, and Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council; potential money market mutual fund regulation
H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act H.R. 62 / S. 1373, International Tax Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 H.R. 749, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 1834, Freedom to Invest Act of 2011 H.R. 1860 / S. 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 2568 / S. 1506, A bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens H.R. 2669 / S. 1346, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act H.R. 2911, America Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 3091, To make permanent the individual rate for capital gains and dividends H.R. 3313, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act H.R. 4088, Capital Expansion Act H.R. 5333, Middle Class Tax Fairness Act of 2012 H.R. 5542 / S. 2884, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 6152 / S. 3364, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 6262, Middle Class and Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2012 H.R. 6474, Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2012 H.R. 6616, To protect securities transactions in the United States from enforcement of certain excise taxes imposed by any foreign government, and for other purposes H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012 S. 1647, A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates. S. 1671, Foreign Earning Investment Act S. 1787, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act S. 1832, Marketplace Fairness Act S. 1866, AGREE Act S. 2075, CUT Loopholes Act H.RES. 841, Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 66) approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6684) to provide for spending reduction H.J. RES. 66, Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 Various issues relating to the fiscal cliff, tax reform, entitlement reform, and sequestration; the implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); Chairman Paul Ryans FY13 budget proposal; R&D tax credit; tax extenders; S-Corp tax provisions; deferral tax provisions; estate tax reform; cap-gains and dividends taxation; extension of the 2001/2003 tax cuts; state taxation of internet transactions; excise tax on medical devices; general tax reform; financial crisis responsibility fee (proposal to impose a bank tax) Stephen McAllister - Official Covered Positions: June 2002 - March 2009 - Constituent/Community Liaison, Manchester Office - Office of Senator John Sununu
H.R. 1121, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 H.R. 1315, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 1667, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act H.R. 2568, To prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens H.R. 4014, To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 4367, To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine H.R. 6524, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act S. 1506, A bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens S. 1615, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, corporate governance, and the Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council; Basel III Capital and Liquidity Standards; potential money market mutual fund regulation; the implementation of Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106)
H.R. 901, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 908, Full Implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Act, including Shimkus-Green amendment on background checks H.R. 2096, Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2012 H.R. 3116, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 H.R. 3416, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 3674, Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act of 2011 (PrECISE) Act H.R. 3834, Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2012 H.R. 4257, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2012 H.R. 4263, SECURE IT Act of 2012 H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions relating to funding for National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) H.R. 5855 / S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 and Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards H.R. 6397, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2012 S. 21, Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011 S. 413, Cyber Security and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 S. 473, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011 S.1483, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act S. 1546, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2011 S. 2102, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2012 S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S. 2151, SECURE IT Act of 2012 S. 3342, SECURE IT Act of 2012 (S. 2151 as reintroduced) S. 3414, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S. 3468, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2012 House Judiciary Committee Cyber-Security Draft (no bill number) Cyber Espionage and Theft Prevention Act (draft bill) Department of Homeland Security public comment request on the CFATS Personnel Surety Program (see Apr. 13, 2010, Federal Register notice) Securities and Exchange Commission guidance regarding the disclosure of information security or cybersecurity risk (see October 13, 2011, SEC guidance) Department of Energys request for public comment on the Electricity Sector Cybersecurity Risk Management Process Guideline (see Sept. 16, 2011, Federal Register notice) Various issues relating to the White House cybersecurity legislative proposal; the administrations executive order related to Cybersecurity; recommendations of the House Republican Cybersecurity Task Force report
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 1121, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 H.R. 1315, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 1667, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act H.R. 2568, To prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens H.R. 3213, Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act S. 1506, A bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens S. 1615, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 S. 3468, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2012 H.AMDT.465 to H.R.2112, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, corporate governance, and Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council; potential money market mutual fund regulation; the implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (P.L. 112-106)
H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act H.R. 62 / S. 1373, International Tax Competitiveness Act H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 H.R. 749, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 1259, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011, provisions relating to Brady Full Estate Tax Repeal H.R. 1834, Freedom to Invest Act of 2011 H.R. 1860 / S. 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 2568 / S. 1506, To prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens. H.R. 2669 / S. 1346, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act H.R. 2911, America Jobs Act H.R. 3091, To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act H.R. 4088, Capital Expansion Act H.R. 5333, Middle Class Tax Fairness Act of 2012 H.R. 5542 / S. 2884, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012 H.R. 6179, Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012, including provisions relating to expedited tax reform process H.R. 6152 / S. 3364, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 6262, Middle Class and Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2012 H.R. 6338, Managed Carbon Price Act of 2012 S. 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 S. 1647, A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates S. 1671, Foreign Earning Investment Act S. 1832, Marketplace Fairness Act S. 2230, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012 S. 3364, Bring Jobs Home Act, provisions relating to in-sourcing legislation S. 3401, Tax Relief Act of 2012 S. 3412, Middle Class Tax Cut Act S. 3413, Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2012 S. 3417, Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2012 S. 3521, Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012 H.J. RES. 117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 Various issues relating to the fiscal cliff and tax reform; implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); Chairman Paul Ryans FY13 Budget Proposal; R&D tax credit; tax extenders; S-Corp tax provisions; deferral tax provisions; estate tax reform; cap-gains and dividends taxation; extension of the 2001/2003 tax cuts; state taxation of internet transactions; Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee (proposal to impose a bank tax); IRS Forms 1099 K, 1099 MISC (the listing and questions involving 1099 K and 1099 MISC on all federal income tax forms); tax reform
H.R. 2586, Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 2779, To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, corporate governance, and Volcker Rule; the financial Stability Oversight Council; potential money market mutual fund regulation
H.R. 901, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 908, Full Implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Act, including Shimkus-Green amendment on background checks H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, Putting Our Resources toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 1653, Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act H.R. 1690, Modernizing of Documentation and Elimination of Redundant Identification and Security Credentials Act (MODERN) Credential Act of 2011 H.R. 2096, Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2011/2012 H.R. 3011, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 3116, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 H.R. 3416, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 3674, Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act of 2011 or PrECISE Act H.R. 3834, Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2012 H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-Based Targeting for Ports Security Act (SMART Ports) H.R. 4257, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2012 H.R. 4263, SECURE IT Act of 2012 H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, provisions relating to National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) H.R. 5855/S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 6280, United States - Mexico Cross Border Security Act of 2012 S. 21, Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011 S. 413, Cyber Security and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 S. 473, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011 S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port (SAFE) Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1483, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act S. 1546, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2011 S. 2102, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2012 S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S. 2151, SECURE IT Act of 2012 S. 3342, SECURE IT S. 3414, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S. 3468, Independent Agency Regulatory Act U.S. - Mexico Security Act (House Discussion Draft from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere) Facilitating and Securing Traffic at the Border Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Counterterrorism Enhancement and Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2011, House Committee on Homeland Security (no bill number) Draft Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee-Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee staff cybersecurity bill (no bill number) The Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft to be released in December 2012) House Judiciary Committee Cyber-Security Draft (no bill number) Cyber Espionage and Theft Prevention Act (draft bill by Rep. Culberson) Department of Homeland Security public comment request on the CFATS Personnel Surety Program (see Apr. 13, 2010, Federal Register notice) Securities and Exchange Commission guidance regarding the disclosure of information security or cybersecurity risk (see October 13, 2011, SEC guidance) Department of Energys request for public comment on the Electricity Sector Cybersecurity Risk Management Process Guideline (see Sept. 16, 2011, Federal Register notice) Various issues relating to the recommendations of the House Republican Cybersecurity Task Force report; the White House cybersecurity legislative proposal; the administrations executive order related to cybersecurity
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act H.R. 62 / S. 1373, International Tax Competitiveness Act H.R. 436, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011 H.R. 749, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 1860, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 2568 / S. 1506, A bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens H.R. 2669 / S. 1346, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act H.R. 2911, America Jobs Act H.R. 3091, To make permanent the individual rate for capital gains and dividends H.R. 3313, Wall Street Trading and Speculation Tax Act H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act H.R. 5333, Middle Class Tax Fairness Act of 2012 H.R. 5542, Bring Jobs Home Act, incentives for insourcing S. 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 S.1647, A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates S. 1671, Foreign Earning Investment Act S. 1787, Wall Street Trading and Speculation Tax Act S. 1832, Marketplace Fairness Act S. 2050, Small Business Tax Extenders Act of 2012, small business tax extenders, reauthorization of the R&D tax credit S. 2059, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012: Buffet Rule tax S. 2075, CUT Loopholes Act: International tax loopholes closers S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act, eliminate tax provisions benefitting oil and gas industry S. 2230, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012 S. 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, small business tax incentives S. 2343, Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012, payroll tax on S Corporations S. 2884, Bring Jobs Home Act, incentives for insourcing S. 3205, Ex-PATRIOT Act, capital gains tax increase Various issues relating to the implementation of P.L. 112-96, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012; Chairman Paul Ryans FY13 Budget Proposal; R&D tax credit; tax extenders; tax reform; S-Corp tax provisions; deferral tax provisions; estate tax reform; cap-gains and dividends taxation; extension of the 2001/2003 tax cuts; state taxation of internet transactions; IRS Forms 1099K, 1099 MISC (the listing and questions involving 1099K and 1099MISC on all federal income tax forms)
H.R. 87, To Repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 557, Consumer Financial Protection Oversight Act of 2011 H. R. 572, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3606) to increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies H.R. 1070 / S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 H.R. 1148, Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act H.R. 1573, To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption H.R. 1610, Business Risk Mitigation & Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 1838, To repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants H.R. 1840, To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders H.R. 1965, To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes H.R. 2167 / S. 1824, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2586, Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 2779, To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act H.R. 3336, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 2940 / S. 1831, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act H.R. 3527, Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation H.R. 3336, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 3527, Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups H.R. 3877 / S. 2083, 1099K Overreach Prevention Act H.R. 4014 / S. 2099, To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 4088, Capital Expansion Act S. 712, Financial Takeover Repeal Act of 2011 S. 746, Dodd-Frank Repeal Act of 2011 S. 947, A Bill to Provide End User Exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes S. 1650, Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1791, Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011 S. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 S. 2373, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act Various issues relating to implementation of P.L. 111-203, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including proposals to alter derivatives provisions; implementation of P.L. 111-24, The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, including the ability to pay provisions; regulation of money market mutual funds; the proposed Volcker Rule; Commodity Futures Trading Commissions Derivatives Regulations; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; transparent financial reporting
H.R. 901, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 908, Full Implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Act, including Shimkus-Green amendment on background checks H.R. 959 / S. 497, Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011 H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, Putting Our Resources toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 1653, Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act H.R.1690, MODERN Security Credentials Act H.R. 2096, Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2011/2012 H.R. 3011, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 3116, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 H.R. 3288, Safeguarding United States Satellite Leadership and Security Act of 2011 H.R. 3416, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 3674, Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act of 2011 or PrECISE Act H.R. 3834, Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2012 H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-Based Targeting for Port Security (SMART) Act of 2012 H.R. 4257, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2012 H.R. 4263, SECURE IT Act of 2012 H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), including funding for NSTIC in Commerce/Justice/Science appropriations S. 21, Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011 S. 413, Cyber Security and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 S. 473, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011 S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act of 2012 S. 1483, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act S. 1546, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2011 S. 2102, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2012 S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S. 2151, SECURE IT Act of 2012 S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions related to the Visa Waiver Program and Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry S. 3342, SECURE IT FY 2013 Appropriations for Homeland Security and Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards House Judiciary Committee Cyber-Security Draft (no bill number) Cyber Espionage and Theft Prevention Act (draft bill by Rep. Culberson) U.S. - Mexico Security Act (House discussion draft from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere) Facilitating and Securing Traffic at the Border Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Counterterrorism Enhancement and Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2011, House Committee on Homeland Security (no bill number) Draft Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee-Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee staff draft cybersecurity bill (no bill number) The Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft to be released in July 2012) Department of Homeland Security public comment request on the CFATS Personnel Surety Program (see Apr. 13, 2010, Federal Register notice) Department of Energys request for public comment on the Electricity Sector Cybersecurity Risk Management Process Guideline (see Sept. 16, 2011, Federal Register notice) National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), including funding for NSTIC in Commerce/Justice/Science appropriations (H.R. 5326, S. 2323) Securities and Exchange Commission guidance regarding the disclosure of information security or cybersecurity risk (see October 13, 2011, SEC guidance) The Recommendations of the House Republican Cybersecurity Task Force report (no associated bill or regulation) The Transportation Security Administration Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP), Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published on October 30, 2008 Various issues relating to Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; White House Cyber Security Legislative Proposal, including data breach provisions; addressing cyber threats and attacks; expansion of DHS trusted traveler programs including Customs and Border Protections Global Entry program and the Transportation Security Administrations PreCheck
H.R. 2586, Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 2779, To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, corporate governance, and the Volcker Rule; the financial Stability Oversight Council; potential money market mutual fund regulation
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 2586, Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 2779, To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection and corporate governance; derivatives regulation; proposed whistleblower regulations; and position limits
H.R. 3213, Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 and amendments Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language
H.R. 1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 H.R. 1082, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1121, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 H.R. 1148, STOCK Act H.R. 1315, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 1667, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act H.R. 1965, To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2568, To prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act H.R. 2940, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act H.R. 3213, Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act S. 1506, A bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation Act S. 1791, Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011 S. 1824, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act S. 1831, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act S. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, corporate governance, and Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council; potential money market regulation
H.R. 2533, Bankruptcy Venue Refund Act
H.R. 901, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 908, Full Implementation of the CFATS Act, including Shimkus-Green amendment on background checks H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, Putting Our Resources toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 1653, Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act H.R. 1690, MODERN Credential Act of 2011 H.R. 2096, Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2011, including Lipinski amendment on cloud computing H.R. 3011, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 3116, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 3674, Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act of 2011 or PrECISE Act H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-Based Targeting for Ports Security Act (SMART Ports) H.R. 4263, SECURE IT Act of 2012 S. 21, Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011 S. 413, Cyber Security and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 S. 473, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011 S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port (SAFE) Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1483, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act S. 1546, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2011 S. 2102, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2012 S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S. 2151, SECURE IT Act of 2012 Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations for Homeland Security and CFATS Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations for Homeland Security, as it relates to staffing at the Ports of Entry and the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) White House cybersecurity legislative proposal (May 12, 2011; no bill number) U.S. Department of Homeland Security Authorization (House discussion draft) Facilitating and Securing Traffic at the Border Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Counterterrorism Enhancement and Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2011, House Committee on Homeland Security (no bill number) Draft Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee-Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee staff draft cybersecurity bill (no bill number) The Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft to be released in April 2012) Cyber Espionage and Theft Prevention Act (draft bill by Rep. Culberson) Transportation Security Administrations Large Aircraft Security Program or LASP (see Oct. 30, 2008, Federal Register notice) Department of Homeland Security public comment request on the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Act (CFATS) personnel surety program (see Apr. 13, 2010, Federal Register notice) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007); agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs; agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program Department of Homeland Security public comment request on the CFATS Personnel Surety Program (see Apr. 13, 2010, Federal Register notice) Securities and Exchange Commission guidance regarding the disclosure of information security or cybersecurity risk (see October 13, 2011, SEC guidance) The Recommendations of the House Republican Cybersecurity Task Force report (no associated bill or regulation) Department of Energys request for public comment on the Electricity Sector Cybersecurity Risk Management Process Guideline (see Sept. 16, 2011, Federal Register notice) Various issues relating to implementation of National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC)
H.R. 87, To Repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 557, Consumer Financial Protection Oversight Act of 2011 H.R. 1070 / S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 H.R. 1148, STOCK Act H.R. 1573, To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption H.R. 1610, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 1838, To repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal bailout of swap dealers or participants H.R. 1840, To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders H.R. 1965, To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes H.R. 2167 / S. 1824, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2586, Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 2779, To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act H.R. 2940 / S. 1831, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act H.R. 3336, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 3527, Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, including amendments related to the definition of held of record H.R. 3877 / S. 2083, 1099K Overreach Prevention Act H.R. 4014 / S. 2099, To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 4088, Capital Expansion Act H. RES. 572, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3606) to increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies S. 712, Financial Takeover Repeal Act of 2011 S. 746, Dodd-Frank Repeal Act of 2011 S. 947, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes S. 1650, Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1791, Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011 S. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 S. 1970, Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2011 S. 2190, Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act of 2012 The nomination of Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Various issues relating to the implementation of P.L. 111-203, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including proposals to alter derivatives provisions; regulation of money market funds; proposed Volcker Rule; Commodity Futures Trading Commissions Derivatives Regulations; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; transparent financial reporting; Small Business Administration lending programs
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 3213, Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 and amendments Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language
H.R. 901, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 908, Full Implementation of the CFATS Act, including Shimkus-Green amendment on background checks H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, Putting Our Resources toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 1653, Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act H.R. 1690, MODERN Credential Act of 2011 H.R. 2096, Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2011, including Lipinski amendment on cloud computing H.R. 3011, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 3116, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 3674, Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act of 2011 or PrECISE Act H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-Based Targeting for Ports Security Act (SMART Ports) H.R. 4263, SECURE IT Act of 2012 S. 21, Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011 S. 413, Cyber Security and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 S. 473, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011 S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port (SAFE) Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1483, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act S. 1546, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2011 S. 2102, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2012 S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S. 2151, SECURE IT Act of 2012 Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations for Homeland Security and CFATS Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations for Homeland Security, as it relates to staffing at the Ports of Entry and the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) White House cybersecurity legislative proposal (May 12, 2011; no bill number) U.S. Department of Homeland Security Authorization (House discussion draft) Facilitating and Securing Traffic at the Border Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Counterterrorism Enhancement and Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2011, House Committee on Homeland Security (no bill number) Draft Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee-Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee staff draft cybersecurity bill (no bill number) The Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft to be released in April 2012) Cyber Espionage and Theft Prevention Act (draft bill by Rep. Culberson) Transportation Security Administrations Large Aircraft Security Program or LASP (see Oct. 30, 2008, Federal Register notice) Department of Homeland Security public comment request on the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Act (CFATS) personnel surety program (see Apr. 13, 2010, Federal Register notice) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007); agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs; agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program Department of Homeland Security public comment request on the CFATS Personnel Surety Program (see Apr. 13, 2010, Federal Register notice) Securities and Exchange Commission guidance regarding the disclosure of information security or cybersecurity risk (see October 13, 2011, SEC guidance) The Recommendations of the House Republican Cybersecurity Task Force report (no associated bill or regulation) Department of Energys request for public comment on the Electricity Sector Cybersecurity Risk Management Process Guideline (see Sept. 16, 2011, Federal Register notice) Various issues relating to implementation of National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC)
H.R. 1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 H.R. 1082, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1121, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 H.R. 1315, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 1667, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act H.R. 1965, To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2568, To prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act H.R. 2940, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act H.R. 3213, Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act S. 1506, A bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation Act S. 1791, Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011 S. 1824, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act S. 1831, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act S. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, corporate governance, and Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council; potential money market regulation
H.R. 12, American Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 62 / S. 1373, International Tax Competitiveness Act H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 1860 / S. 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 2568 / S. 1506, a bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens H.R. 2669 / S. 1346, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act H.R. 2701 / S. 1452, Main Street Fairness Act H.R. 2911, America Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 3091, To make permanent the individual rate for capital gains and dividends H.R. 3313, Wall Street Trading and Speculation Tax Act H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 H.R. 3877, 1099K Overreach Prevention Act S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, including Amendment 212, which would repeal the three percent withholding law, enacted in Section 511 of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-222) S. 1346, Stop Tax Haven Act, tax provisions S. 1549, American Jobs Act of 2011 S. 1647, A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates S. 1660, American Jobs Act of 2011 S. 1671, Foreign Earning Investment Act S. 1769, Rebuild America Jobs Act S. 1787, Wall Street Trading and Speculation Tax Act S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century: Tax provisions S. 2075, Cut Unjustified Tax Loopholes Act, tax provisions S. 2083, 1099K Overreach Prevention Act S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act, tax provisions Various issues relating to the implementation of P.L. 112-56, formerly H.R. 674, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, and for other purposes; the implementation of P.L. 112-96, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012; Chairman Paul Ryans FY13 Budget Proposal; the R&D tax credit; tax extenders; tax reform; S-Corp tax provisions; deferral tax provisions; estate tax reform; cap-gains and dividends taxation; repatriation holiday; payroll tax legislation; expiration of the 2001 & 2003 Bush tax cuts (the impact of increased marginal income tax rates on small businesses); Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee (proposal to impose a bank tax)
H.R. 2586, Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 2779, To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection and corporate governance; derivatives regulation; proposed whistleblower regulations; and position limits
H.R. 2533, Bankruptcy Venue Refund Act
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 H.R. 1082, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1121, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 H.R. 1315, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 1667, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act H.R. 1965, To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2568, To prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act H.R. 2940, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act H.R 3213, Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 S. 1506, A bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation Act S. 1791, Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011 S. 1824, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act S. 1831, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, corporate governance, and Volcker Rule Various issues relating to the Financial Stability Oversight Council
H.R. 2533, Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act
H.R. 2072, Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011 H.R. 2759, Business Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act H.R. 2830, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1547, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1619, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011 Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
H.R. 572, Clean Ports Act H.R. 901, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 908, Full Implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Act, including Shimkus-Green amendment on background checks H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, Putting Our Resources toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 1653, Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act H.R. 1690, MODERN Credential Act of 2011 H.R. 3011, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 3415, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 3674, Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness (PrECISE) Act of 2011 H.R. 916 / S. 473, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011 H.R. 2096 / S. 1152, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2596 / S. 1572, National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), including funding for NSTIC in Commerce/Justice/Science appropriations H.R. 3116 / S. 1546, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act S. 21, Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011 S. 413, Cyber Security and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 S. 473, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011 S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port (SAFE) Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1483, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act U.S. Department of Homeland Security Authorization (House discussion draft) Facilitating and Securing Traffic at the Border Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Counterterrorism Enhancement and Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2011, House Committee on Homeland Security (no bill number) Draft Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee-Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee staff draft cybersecurity bill (no bill number) The Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) White House cybersecurity legislative proposal (May 12, 2011; no bill number) Draft Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee-Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee staff draft cybersecurity bill (no bill number) Cyber Espionage and Theft Prevention Act (draft bill by Rep. Culberson) Transportation Security Administrations Large Aircraft Security Program or LASP (see Oct. 30, 2008, Federal Register notice) Securities and Exchange Commission guidance regarding the disclosure of information security or cybersecurity risk (see October 13, 2011, SEC guidance) The Recommendations of the House Republican Cybersecurity Task Force report (no associated bill or regulation) Department of Homeland Security public comment request on the CFATS personnel surety program (see Apr. 13, 2010, Federal Register notice) Department of Energys request for public comment on the Electricity Sector Cybersecurity Risk Management Process Guideline (see Sept. 16, 2011, Federal Register notice) Various issues relating to DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007); agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs; agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program
H.R. 3213, Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 and amendments Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); accounting convergence projects, auditing, and extensible business reporting language
H.R. 2586, Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 2779, To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection and corporate governance Various issues relating to derivatives regulation, proposed whistleblower regulations, and position limits
H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES Act H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 H.R. 1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 H.R. 2112, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding H.R. 2168, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act H.R. 3596, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 2596 / S. 1572, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding S. 678, Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1212, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011 S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011 S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act Various issues relating to Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection and corporate governance; Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; draft privacy legislation; Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; White House Cyber Security Legislative Proposal, including data breach provisions; ICANNs gTLD program
H.R. 12, American Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 674, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, and for other purposes H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 1834, Freedom to Invest Act of 2011 H.R. 1860, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 2568, To prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens H.R. 2693, Budget Control Act of 2011: Tax provisions H.R. 2911, America Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 3091, To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends H.R. 3313, Wall Street Trading and Speculation Tax Act H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 H.R. 62 / S. 1373, International Tax Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 2669 / S. 1346, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 89, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011, Repeal of 3% Withholding Tax Mandate S. 164, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011, Repeal of 3% Withholding Tax Mandate S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011, tax provisions S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, including Amendment 212, which would repeal the three percent withholding law, enacted in Section 511 of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-222) S. 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 S. 1506, A bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens S. 1549, American Jobs Act of 2011 S. 1647, A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates S. 1660, American Jobs Act of 2011 S. 1671, Foreign Earnings Investment Act S. 1720, Jobs Through Growth Act, tax provisions S. 1723, Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act of 2011 S. 1726, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011, Repeal of 3% Withholding Tax Mandate S. 1769, Rebuild America Jobs Act S. 1787, Wall Street Trading and Speculation Tax Act S. 1917, Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 S. 1931, Temporary Tax Holiday and Government Reduction Act S. 1944, Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 Various issues relating to the R&D tax credit; tax extenders; tax reform; S-Corp tax provisions; deferral tax provisions; estate tax reform; cap-gains and dividends taxation; Pay-Fors and offsets in tax-related legislation; repatriation holiday; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums; the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction; Debt Ceiling/Deficit; Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee (proposal to impose a Bank Tax)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 2568, To prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens S. 1506, A bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection and corporate governance Various issues relating to the Financial Stability Oversight Council, restrictions on interest rate adjustments Daniel Hillenbrand - Covered Official Positions: Intern - Office of Congressman John Kline
H.R. 2533, Bankruptcy Venue Refund Act
H.R. 62, International Tax Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 674, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities: Repeal of 3% Withholding Tax Mandate H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 1151 the Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Crisis Recoupment Act of 2011 H.R. 1860, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 2669, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 89, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011: Repeal of 3% Withholding Tax Mandate S. 164, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011: Repeal of 3% Withholding Tax Mandate American Jobs Act of 2011: Title IV S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011: All S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, including Amendment 212, which would repeal the three percent withholding law, enacted in Section 511 of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-222) S. 727, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011: Freedom to Invest Act S. 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 S. 1346, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 1373, International Tax Competitiveness Act of 2011 S. 1506/H.R. 2568, Prohibition on Treasury Regulations with respect to information reporting as certain interest paid to non resident aliens Proposal to impose a Financial Transaction Tax (no specific legislation or regulation) Various issues relating to R&D tax credit; 3 percent withholding; repatriation holiday; tax extenders; tax reform; S-Corp tax provisions; deferral tax provisions; estate tax reform; cap-gains and dividends taxation; debt ceiling; tax reform; Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee (proposal to impose a Bank Tax) Daniel Hillenbrand - Covered Official Positions: Intern - Office of Congressman John Kline
H.R. 572, Clean Ports Act H.R. 901, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 908, Full Implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Act H.R. 1136, Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2011 H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, Putting Our Resources Toward Security Act H.R. 1653, Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act H.R. 1690, MODERN Credential Act of 2011 H.R. 2096, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3011, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2596/ S. 1572, Funding for NSTIC in Commerce/Justice/Science appropriations re NSTIC S. 21, Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011 S. 413, Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 S. 473, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011 S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port (SAFE) Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1469, International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act S. 1483, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act S. 1546, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2011 Facilitating and Securing Traffic at the Border Act of 2011 (discussion draft) White House cybersecurity legislative proposal (May 12, 2011; no bill number) Counterterrorism Enhancement and Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2011, House Committee on Homeland Security (no bill number) Draft Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee-Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee staff draft cybersecurity bill (no bill number) Draft legislation entitled Cloud Computing Act of 2011 by Sen. Klobuchar The Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Discussion draft legislation by Rep. Lungren to create a National Information Security Organization, among other issues (specific legislation not yet introduced) Draft DHS White Paper on Cyber Strategy Focus and Approach (no bill or formal Federal Register notice) Transportation Security Administrations Large Aircraft Security Program or LASP (see Oct. 30, 2008, Federal Register notice) DHS-FEMA Voluntary Private Sector Accreditation and certification Preparedness (PS-Prep) Program of Title IX of the Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-53) (See Oct. 16 and Nov. 4, 2009, Federal Register notices) Comment submission to the Department of Commerce/NIST request for information, Effectiveness of Federal Agency Participation in Standardization in Select Technology Sectors (see December 8, 2010, Federal Register) Comment submission to the Department of Commerce/NIST re Cybersecurity, Innovation, and the Internet Economy green paper (see June 15, 2011, Federal Register notice) Department of Homeland Security public comment request on the CFATS personnel surety program (see Apr. 13, 2010, Federal Register notice) The SAFETY (Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies) Act of 2002 (see June 8, 2006, Federal Register notice) Discuss with Securities and Exchange Commission guidance regarding the disclosure of information security or cybersecurity risk (no bill or regulation) Various issues relating to DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007); agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs; agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program; the Obama administrations National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), including comment submission to the Department of Commerce/NIST regarding Notice of Inquiry titled Models for a Governance Structure for the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (see docket no. 110524296-1289-02) Daniel Hillenbrand - Covered Official Positions: Intern - Office of Congressman John Kline
H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES Act H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act H.R. 1249, Leahy-Smith America Invents Act H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 H.R. 1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 H.R. 2168, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act S. 678, Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1212, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011 S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011 S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 FY 12 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding) Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Legislation Potential Energy and Commerce Committee Legislation on Privacy The Cloud Computing Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review White House Cyber Security Legislative Proposal (data breach provisions) Potential Guidance or Rules Regarding Disclosure of Information Security Risk, Including Material Network Breaches Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection and corporate governance; draft privacy legislation; Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; rogue websites; broadband, spectrum, privacy, and ICANNs gTLD Program Daniel Hillenbrand - Covered Official Positions: Intern - Office of Congressman John Kline
H.R. 87, To repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 557, Consumer Financial Protection Oversight Act of 2011 H.R. 1062, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 H.R. 1082, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1121, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 H.R. 1315, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 1573, To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption H.R. 1610, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 1667, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act H.R.1965, To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes H.R. 2167, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act H.R. 2940, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act S. 737, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 S. 782, Economic development Privitalization Act of 2011 S. 947, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 S. 1615, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 Bill expected to be proposed on disclosure of beneficial owners of private compensations Legislative proposals to alter the derivatives provisions of P.L. 111-203, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act SEC Modernization Act of 2011 Conflict minerals regulations under P.L. 111-203, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act The nomination of Richard Cordray to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The nomination of Mark P. Wetjen to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Various issues relating to implementing P.L. 111-203, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; Commodity Futures Trading Commission Derivatives Regulations; improving and enhancing the Securities and Exchange Commission; financial transaction tax Daniel Hillenbrand - Covered Official Positions: Intern - Office of Congressman John Kline
H.R. 1540, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 H.R. 1892, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 H.R. 2017, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2112, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2219, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2354, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2434, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2551, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2584, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2596, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.J. RES. 79, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2012 S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 719, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 S. 981, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 S. 1572, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 S. 1573, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012 FY12 Homeland Security Appropriations legislation FY12 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation FY12 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation FY12 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation FY2012 Financial Services Appropriations Act P.L. 112-25, Budget Control Act of 2011 and issues related to its implementation Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection and corporate governance Various issues relating to the U.S. International Affairs Budget for FY2012; debt ceiling debate Alex Herrgott - Covered Official Positions: Professional Staff - Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Research Assistant - Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Staff Assistant - Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Intern - Office of Senator John McCain Daniel Hillenbrand - Official Covered Positions: Intern- Office of Congressman John Kline
Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection and corporate governance Various issues relating to accounting convergence projects, auditing, and extensible business reporting language
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, corporate governance Various issues related to the Financial Stability Oversight Council
H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES Act H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act H.R. 1249, Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 H.R. 1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 H.R. 2168, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 23, America Invents Act S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 S. 968, the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act S. 1212, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011 S. 1228, Combating Military Counterfeits Act of 2011 P.L. 111-203, all issues pertaining to Title X, the Consumer Protection Bureau (111th Congress) Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection and corporate governance Discussion draft legislation regarding the Cloud Computing Act of 2011 Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Legislation Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding (legislation not yet introduced) Legislation to amend Title 35, United States Code, to provide recourse under the patent law for persons who suffer competitive injury as a result of false markings (legislation not yet introduced) White House Cyber Security Legislative Proposal, including data breach provisions Appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403) Various issues relating to draft privacy legislation, proposals by foreign governments to institute plain packaging requirements on tobacco and other consumer products, Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), Data Security and Breach Notification, IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center, USPTO IP Attache Program, securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony Bradley Hayes - Covered Official Positions: Deputy Chief Counsel - Senate Judiciary Committee Senior Counsel - Senator Jeff Sessions / Senate Judiciary Committee Counsel - Senator Jeff Sessions / Senate Judiciary Committee Legislative Counsel - Senate Judiciary Committee / Senator Jeff Sessions Intern - Senator Jeff Sessions Intern - Rep. Sonny Callahan
H.R. 87, To Repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 557, Consumer Financial Protection Oversight Act of 2011 H.R. 1062, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 H.R. 1082, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1121, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 H.R. 1315, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 1573, A bill to facilitate implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption H.R. 1610, Business Risk Mitigation & Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 1667, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act,a bill to postpone the date for the transfer of functions to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection if the Bureau does not yet have a director in place S. 679, Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011, Amendment by Senator DeMint barring the United States from participating in the International Monetary Funds New Arrangements to Borrow (NAB) S. 737, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 S. 782 Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011 S. 947, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes Bill expected to be proposed on disclosure of beneficial owners of private compensations Legislative proposals to alter the derivatives provisions of P.L. 111-203 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Commodity Futures Trading Commission Derivatives Regulations Nomination of Elizabeth Warren to be special advisor to the President and Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Nomination of Mark P. Wetjen to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Various issues related to the implementation of P.L. 111-203 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Sarbanes Oxley 409(a), Regulatory Reform, the DISCLOSE Executive Order, money market reform
H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, including: Section 1746, which would limit the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act; Section 1747, which would prohibit EPA from expanding the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to waters the law was never intended to cover; Section 1419, which would limit the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) ability to take any further action related to closure of the Yucca Mountain geologic repository until it reverses the pending Atomic Safety Licensing Boards finding that the Department of Energy has no legal mechanism to withdraw its license application; Amendment #94 offered by Chairman Kline which would prevent the Department of Education from using any funds to implement the proposed gainful employment regulation; amendments related to limiting funding for the National Labor Relations Board to prevent the Board from modifying the standard it uses to determine what constitutes an appropriate bargaining unit for union organizing and collective bargaining; amendments to improve accountability and congressional oversight of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP) by ensuring that this Bureau, which was created in the recently enacted Dodd-Frank law, would be funded through the traditional appropriations process; Amendments #121 and #122, offered by Rep. Lipinski, which would ensure that U.S. industry and agriculture continue to be harmed by punishing retaliatory tariffs established by Mexico because of the failure of the United States to meet its commitment regarding cross border cargo shipments from Mexico; Amendment #29, offered by Rep. Heller, would eliminate U.S. contributions of multilateral assistance funds and significantly impair opportunities for expanded access for U.S. companies in developing markets; various amendments that would limit domestic energy production, including amendments that would levy new punitive taxes and new fees on energy production; Amendment # 439 offered by Rep. Doyle would require all federal agencies exceeding $100 million in extramural research to make final manuscripts of peer-reviewed, private-sector journal articles that report on federally-funded research freely available on the Internet; several amendments that would enable America to maximize all domestic energy resources by expanding access for on shore energy production on federal lands and off shore production in the Gulf of Mexico and the Arctic; various amendments would prohibit certain rulemakings that the Environmental Protection Agency seeks to promulgate that exceed its authority or impose overly costly and burdensome requirements. H.R. 1473, Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 H.R. 1540, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 H.R. 2017, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012, including provisions that would impose limitations on OMB Circular A-76 competitions H.R. 2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2112 : Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, including provisions that would impose limitations on OMB Circular A-76 competitions H.R. 2354, A bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes Fiscal Year 2012 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2012 Financial Services Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2012 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2012 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2012 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2012 State, Foreign Operations and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations for the Department of Labor Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection and corporate governance Various issues related to the FY2012 Budget and Appropriation and the U.S. International Affairs Budget for Fiscal Year 2012; SEC Reform and appropriations; CFPB reform and appropriation; provisions and amendments related to limiting funding for the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Agency, SEC, Commodities and Futures Trading Commission
Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection and corporate governance Various issues related to accounting convergence projects, auditing, and extensible business reporting language
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Various issues related to accounting convergence projects and extensible business reporting language
H.R. 1062, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1121, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 H.R. 87, To repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act P.L. 111-203,all issues pertaining to titles I, II, III, IV, VII, X, IX, and XV (111th Congress) H.R. 6098 / S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act All provisions of the following proposed legislation: The Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act (bill number not yet assigned) The Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act (bill number not yet assigned) The Asset Backed Market Stabilization Act (bill number not yet assigned) The Small Company Capital Formation Act (bill number not yet assigned) 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 S7-40-10, Conflict Minerals Securities and Exchange Commissions Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Implementing the Whistleblower Provisions of Section 23 of the Commodity Exchange Act (see Release No. 3038-ADO4) Securities and Exchange Commissions Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Implementing the Whistleblower Provisions of section 21F of the Securities and Exchange Act (see Release No. 34-63237) Various issues related to a proposed financial transactions tax and a tax on banks, private placement issues, regulations pursuant to the implementation of H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, legislative proposals to alter the derivatives provisions of P.L. 111-203, reforming of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, regulation of proxy advisory firms and shareholder empowerment, and say on pay (specific legislation not yet introduced) Covered official positions continued from pg. 15: Jess Sharp- Professional Staff, House Transportation Committee; Associate Director, Domestic Policy Council, White House; Special Assistant to the President, Domestic Policy Council, White House; Deputy Assistant to the President, Domestic Policy Council, White House Alice Joe- Sr. Legislative Officer, Dept of Labor; Sr. Policy Advisor, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; Deputy Assistant Secretary, EBSA, Department of Labor; Special Assistant, EBSA, Department of Labor; Professional Staff Member, Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
H.R. 1151, Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Program Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 H.R. 674, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, including provisions related to repealing the 3 percent withholding law H.R. 601, End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2011 H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, including all tax provisions H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 436, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011, including all tax provisions H.R. 4 / H.R. 705, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011, including all provisions related to repealing 1099 reporting H. Res. 5, Adopting rules for the One Hundred Twelfth Congress, including provisions relating to House cut-go rules S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, including Amendment 212 of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-222) S. 258, Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, including provisions related to the elimination of oil and gas industry tax preferences S. 364, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a new Small Business Savings Account S. 13, Fair Tax Act of 2011, including provisions related to replacing IRC with 23 percent National Sales Tax in 2013 S. 17, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act, including all tax provisions S. 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, including the Levin amendment S. 89 / S. 164, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011, including provisions related to repealing the 3 Percent Tax Withholding Law S. 18 / S. 72, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act, including all provisions related to repealing 1099 reporting Issues relating to the President's FY12 budget Various issues related to the financial crisis responsibility fee, tax reform, tax extenders, repatriation holiday, the 3 percent tax withholding mandate, dual capacity tax players, modifying GRAT rules, IDC & 199, and repeal for oil and gas companies (specific legislation not yet introduced)
H.R. 5175, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act (111th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4790, Shareholder Protection Act of 2010 Various issues relating to aiding and abetting
P.L. 111-203, all issues pertaining to Title X, the Consumer Protection Bureau (111th Congress) H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES ACT H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, including the Doyle amendment S. 23, America Invents Act, including the McCaskill amendment regarding False Patent Markings S. 3636, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding (111th Congress) Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (legislation not yet introduced) Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 (legislation not yet introduced) Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 (legislation not yet introduced) Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act (legislation not yet introduced) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding (legislation not yet introduced) Potential legislation regarding offline and online privacy Potential legislation to amend Title 35 U.S.C, to provide recourse under the patent law for persons who suffer competitive injury as a result of false markings Various issues relating to data security and breach notification, Trans Pacific Partnership Agreements, draft privacy legislation, and proposals by foreign governments to institute plain packaging requirements on tobacco and other consumer products (specific legislation not yet introduced) Covered official positions continued from pg. 18: Jess Sharp- Professional Staff, House Transportation Committee; Associate Director, Domestic Policy Council, White House; Special Assistant to the President, Domestic Policy Council, White House; Deputy Assistant to the President, Domestic Policy Council, White House
P.L. 111-203, all issues pertaining to Titles I, II, III, VII, IX, and X, the Consumer Protection Bureau (111th Congress) Covered official positions continued from pg. 33: Jess Sharp- Professional Staff, House Transportation Committee; Associate Director, Domestic Policy Council, White House; Special Assistant to the President, Domestic Policy Council, White House; Deputy Assistant to the President, Domestic Policy Council, White House Alice Joe- Sr. Legislative Officer, Dept of Labor; Sr. Policy Advisor, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; Deputy Assistant Secretary, EBSA, Department of Labor; Special Assistant, EBSA, Department of Labor; Professional Staff Member, Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
P.L. 111-203, all issues pertaining to Title X, the Consumer Protection Bureau (111th Congress) General issues related to derivatives regulation, proposed whistleblower regulations, and position limits (specific legislation not yet introduced) Covered official positions continued from pg. 21: Alice Joe- Sr. Legislative Officer, Dept of Labor; Sr. Policy Advisor, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; Deputy Assistant Secretary, EBSA, Department of Labor; Special Assistant, EBSA, Department of Labor; Professional Staff Member, Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
H.R. 174, Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 908, Full Implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Act H.R. 901, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 1136, Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2011 H.R. 6098, Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement of Homeland Security Act of 2008 (110th Congress) H.R. 916 / S. 473, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011 H.R. 6098 / S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act S. 21, Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011 S. 413, Cyber Security and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 Anticipated or draft legislation not yet introduced: Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2011 (bill number not yet assigned) Security and Accountability for Every Port (SAFE) Reauthorization Act of 2011, including provisions related to the Screening Applied Fairly and Equitability Amendment (bill number not yet assigned, in Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs & House Homeland Security Committees) Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011 Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2011 Counterterrorism Enhancement and Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2011 Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011 Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act FY 11 Homeland Security Appropriations, particularly issues related to Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) funding Draft Senate Homeland Security, Governmental Affairs Committee, and Commerce Committee cybersecurity bill Department of Homeland Security public comment request on the CFATS personnel surety program (see Apr. 13, 2010, Fed. Reg. notice) Department of Commerce/NIST request for information, Federal Agency Participation in Standardization in Select Technology Sectors (see Dec. 8, 2010, Fed. Reg. notice) President Obama's 60-day cyber security review (see May 29, 2009, Cyberspace Policy Review) (no legislation/regulation tied to these items) The Bush administration's Comprehensive Cyber Security Initiative (see Jan. 8, 2008, National Security Presidential Directive 54 / Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23) The Obama administrations National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) Joint DHS-FEMA Voluntary Private Sector Accreditation and Certification Preparedness (PS-Prep) Program of Title IX of P.L. 110-53, Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 (see Oct. 16, 2009 and Nov. 4, 2009, Fed. Reg. notices) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see P.L. 109-347, Every Port Act of 2006) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) programs and Canada's Partners in Protection (PIP) program (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Global Supply Chain Security Review, (outreach to the White House, DHS and Customs and Border Protection throughout the review process, report anticipated spring 2011) Transportation Security Administration's Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP) (see Oct. 30, 2008, Fed. Reg. notice, updated rule expected spring 2011)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Mediation Board, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
S. 569, Incorporation, Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 H.R. 2195, to amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes S. 946, Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2998/H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 2868, Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 4061, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2010 S. 3155, a bill to require reporting on certain information and communications technologies of foreign countries, to develop action plans to improve the capacity of certain countries to combat cybercrime, and for other purposes S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 2009 H.R. 2477, Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act of 2009 S. 2996, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010 S. 778, a bill to establish a national cyber security advisor in the White House H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009 FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reauthorization (no bill number draft legislation) Transportation Security Administrations Large Aircraft Security Program or LASP (see Oct. 30, 2008, Federal Register notice) DHS-FEMA Voluntary Private Sector Accreditation and Certification Preparedness (PS-Prep) Program of Title IX of the "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007" (P.L. 110-53) (See Oct. 16 and Nov. 4, 2009, Federal Register notices) General H1N1 influenza preparedness issues, including Department Health and Human Service pandemic influenza planning/preparedness guidance documents (see Federal Register June 3, 2008) DHS National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), including the issue of resilience, and implementation of the National Response Framework (no legislation/regulation tied to these items) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) (no specific legislation introduced) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) The Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2010 Reauthorization Act (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (No bill number draft legislation) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) public comment request on the issue of regulating gasoline in aboveground storage facilities as a chemical of interest under the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) programs flammable mixtures rule (see Jan. 15, 2010, Federal Register notice) The Bush administrations Comprehensive Cyber Security Initiative (see Jan. 8, 2008, National Security Presidential Directive 54/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23) The Obama administrations 60-day cyber security review (see May 29, 2009, Cyberspace Policy Review)
H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, Buy American requirements H.R. 1874, Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2009, provisions on Contracting Preferences H.R. 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, provisions on Buy American requirements H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on plug-in electric drive vehicles or batteries H.R. 2568, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009 H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 3558, Small Business Fair Competition Act, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 3571, Defund ACORN Act, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 4220, Promoting Jobs for Veterans Act of 2009, provisions on procurement H.R. 4692, National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010 S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 S. 924, the Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies Unsustainable Procurements Act, provisions on outsourcing and insourcing S. 1745, Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009 S. 2989, Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2010 S. 569, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act H.R. 1242, TARP Accountability and Disclosure Act S. 910, a bill to amend the EESA of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of TARP FAR Rule Implementing Section 1605 of H.R.1 and OMB Interim Guidance Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, provisions on Buy American FAR Rule Implementing Section 1512 of H.R.1, provisions on reporting requirements on contracts FAR Case 2008-009, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations FAR Case 2008-025, Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest for Contractor Employees Performing Acquisition Functions FAR Case 2008-020, Contract Closeout Process FAR Case 2008-016, Termination for Default Reporting FAR Case 2008-027, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System President's Memo on Government Contracting: Competition and workforce issues for Federal contracting General issues relating to; Notice of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws on Federal Contracts, Expansive Authority of Section 5 of FTC Act to bring competition cases: FTC authority to bring cases under Section 5 of FTC Act, insourcing of federal functions, definition of cost or pricing data on Federal contracts, Defense Acquisition Reform, Arbitration provisions for Federal contractors and High Road Contracting (no specific legislation introduced) Nomination of Winslow Sergeant for the Chief Counsel for Advocacy
S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee hearing, "Corporate Governance after Citizens United" (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
Restoring American Financial Stability Act (bill number not yet assigned) H.R. 1346/S. 540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 S. 414/H.R. 627, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 S. 43, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 H.R. 1521, Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009 S. 1192, Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 S. 788, m-SPAM Act of 2009 H.R. 2271, Global Online Freedom Act of 2009 H.R. 2309, Consumer Credit and Debt Protection Act H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 690/S. 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 H.R. 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2267/S. 1597, Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act S. 3155, a bill to require reporting on certain information and communications technologies of foreign countries, to develop action plans to improve the capacity of certain countries to combat cybercrime, and for other purposes H.R. 4962, International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S.1490, The Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 Potential legislation regarding Offline and Online Privacy (not yet introduced) Potential FTC Reauthorization Legislation (not yet introduced)
H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, provisions on Payroll Tax S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 S. 3014, the Stabenow-Hatch American Job Creation and Investment Act H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the related budget reconciliation legislation H.R. 4872, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, tax provisions H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 422, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1678, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment S. 3014/H.R. 4850, American Job Creation and Investment Act (bill number does not include year) S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 Potential tax gap proposals for small business on 1099 Corporate Reporting and potential tax extenders legislation (no specific legislation introduced) FY 2011 Obama Budget proposal on potential bank tax (no specific legislation introduced) Reid Jobs Bill (Sub Amendment to H.R. 2847) Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (specific legislation not yet introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
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. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all issues pertaining to Title X, the Consumer Protection Bureau H.R. 6038, Financial Industry Transparency Act of 2010
H.R. 6098 / S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 2868 / S. 2996, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010 H.R. 4678 / S. 1606, Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2009 / 2010 H.R. 2477, Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act of 2009 H.R 5590, Counterterrorism Enhancement and Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2010 H.R. 5875, Emergency Border Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, provisions relating to Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably (SAFE) to Truckers (offered as an amendment in the committee mark-up process and currently working with Senate Commerce Committee on their version of the bill) H.R. 5619, To amend the SAFE Port Act to provide for the eligibility of certain third party logistics providers for participation in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program S. 773, Cyber Security Act of 2010 S. 778, A bill to establish, within the Executive Office of the President, the Office of National Cybersecurity Advisor S. 3480, Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 S. 3659, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2010 (SAFE Port Act) S. 3639, Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2010 The Bush administrations Comprehensive Cyber Security Initiative (see Jan. 8, 2008, National Security Presidential Directive 54 / Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23) President Obama's 60-day cyber security review (see May 29, 2009, Cyberspace Policy Review) (no legislation/regulation tied to these items) White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Global Supply Chain Security Review, (outreach to the White House, DHS and Customs and Border Protection throughout the review process, report anticipated winter 2010/2011) FY 11 Homeland Security Appropriations, particularly issues related to Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) funding (bill number not yet assigned) Draft Senate Homeland Security, Governmental Affairs Committee, and Commerce Committee cybersecurity bill (bill number not yet assigned) Transportation Security Administrations Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP) (see Oct. 30, 2008, Federal Register notice, updated rule expected Winter 2010/2011) Joint DHS-FEMA Voluntary Private Sector Accreditation and Certification Preparedness (PS-Prep) Program of Title IX of the "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007" (P.L. 110-53) (see Oct. 16, 2009 and Nov. 4, 2009, Federal Register notices) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the "Every Port Act of 2006" (P.L. 109-347)) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) programs and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement)
H.R. 5816, Commercial Real Estate Stabilization Act of 2010
H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all issues pertaining to Title X, the Consumer Protection Bureau H.R. 6038, Financial Industry Transparency Act of 2010 H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 5777, BEST PRACTICES Act H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 H.R. 2267, Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act H.R. 1521, Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 2271, Global Online Freedom Act of 2009 H.R. 2309, Consumer Credit and Debt Protection Act H.R. 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 H.R. 3924, Real Stimulus Act of 2009 H.R. 4962 / S. 3155, International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act H.R. 6420 / S. 3987, Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010 H.R. 1076 / S. 436, Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 H.R. 627 / S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 H.R. 690 / S. 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2010 S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 S. 3579, Data Security Act of 2010 S. 3742, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010 S. 1597, Internet Poker and Game of Skill Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act of 2009 S. 3386, Restore Online Shoppers Confidence Act S. 139, Data Breach Notification Act S. 43, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 S. 1192, Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 S. 788, m-SPAM Act of 2009 S. 3480, Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 Potential legislation regarding offline and online privacy
H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all issues pertaining to Title X, the Consumer Protection Bureau H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 H.R. 6038, Financial Industry Transparency Act of 2010 Various other unintroduced legislative proposals relating to a National Infrastructure Bank
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
S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act of 2009 H.R. 5175, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Election Commission (FEC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 S. 3480, Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 H.R. 5186 / S. 2996, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010 S. 3659, SAFE Port Reauthorization Act (P.L. 109-347) H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, specifically issues relating to Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably (SAFE) to Truckers (offered as an amendment in the committee mark-up process ) H.R. 2195, To amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes S. 946, Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2998 / H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 2868, Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2892, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 H.R. 5619, To amend the SAFE Port Act to provide for the eligibility of certain third party logistics providers for participation in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program S. 569/ H.R. 6098, Incorporation, Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 2477, Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act of 2009 S. 778, A bill to establish within the Executive Office of the President a national cyber security advisor H.R. 5590, Counterterrorism Enhancement and Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2010 S. 3639, Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2010 H.R. 5875, Emergency Supplimental Appropriations for Border Security Act, 2010 S. 1606/ H.R. 4678, Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2010 FY11 Homeland Security Appropriations, particularly issues related to Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) funding (bill number not yet assigned) Draft Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee cybersecurity bill (bill number not yet assigned) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) public comment request on the issue of regulating gasoline in aboveground storage facilities as a chemical of interest under the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) programs flammable mixtures rule (see Jan. 15, 2010, Federal Register notice) DHS public comment request on the CFATS personnel surety program (see Apr. 13, 2010, Federal Register notice) The Bush administrations Comprehensive Cyber Security Initiative (see Jan. 8, 2008, National Security Presidential Directive 54/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23) President Obama's 60-day cyber security review (see May 29, 2009, Cyberspace Policy Review) (no legislation/regulation tied to these items) National Institute of Standards and Technology draft NISTIR 7628, the "Smart Grid Cyber Security Strategy and Requirements" document (see Apr. 13, 2010, Federal Register) Transportation Security Administrations Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP) (see Oct. 30, 2008, Federal Register notice, updated rule expected Winter 2010/2011) Joint DHS-FEMA Voluntary Private Sector Accreditation and Certification Preparedness (PS-Prep) Program of Title IX of the "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007" (P.L. 110-53) (see Oct. 16, 2009 and Nov. 4, 2009, Federal Register notices) DHS National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), including the issue of resilience, and implementation of the National Response Framework (NRF)(no legislation/regulation tied to these items) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-347), and "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007" (P.L. 110-53)) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) programs and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) White House and DHS Global Supply Chain Security Review (outreach to the White House, DHS and Customs and Border Protection throughout the review, report anticipated winter 2010/2011) General issues including: H1N1 influenza preparedness issues, Department Health and Human Service pandemic influenza planning/preparedness guidance documents (published June 3, 2008), particularly related to antiviral drug use and antiviral stockpiling, and DHS guidance for businesses (published Sept. 14, 2009; Aug. 18, 2009) (specific legislation not yet introduced)
H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265 / S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1678, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, including provisions relating to Build America Bonds and Private Activity Bonds (Tax Extenders Act) H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 H.R. 5141 / S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act, including issues related to 1099 information reporting H.R. 5486, Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, including the Johanns Amendment, Lincoln-Kyl amendment, and the Nelson amendment, as well as issues relating to 1099 reporting S. 3793, Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010 S. 3816, Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act H.R. 5893, Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, including Title III H.R. 847, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, specifically provisions related taxing foreign-owned companies doing business in the United States and Section 301 H.R. 5982, Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, specifically provisions related to tax increases on American worldwide companies and revenue offsets H.R. 275/ S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009, including provisions related to repealing of 3% tax withholding law FY2011 Obama Budget: Carried Interest FY2011 Obama Budget: Estate Tax; Lincoln-Kyl Amendment FY2011 Obama Budget: Foreign Tax Credit; Transfer Pricing Extension of Bush tax cuts (expiring 2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts )(bill number not yet assigned) Comments on IRS Notice 2010-51: the 1099 information reporting mandate Various issues relating to legislation to keep the capital gains and dividends tax rates at 15 percent, estate tax reform, extension of expiring 2001, 2003 tax cuts, marginal income tax rates, federal estate tax, capital gains and divident tax rates, a financial crisis responsibility fee, IRS 2010-0 reporting of uncertain tax positions, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (specific legislation not yet introduced) Continued from Pg # 56: Doss - Sr. Counsel, Rep. Jackson Lee; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Udall Casasco - Page, U.S. Senate; Intern, U.S. Senate Cloakroom
H.R. 5816, Commercial Real Estate Stabilization Act of 2010
S.1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act of 2009 H.R. 5175, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act
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
Restoring American Financial Stability Act (bill number not yet assigned) PCAOB Docket No. 26, Proposed Auditing Standards Related to the Auditors Assessment of and Response to Risk
S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee hearing, "Corporate Governance after Citizens United" (no specific legislation introduced)
H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, Buy American requirements H.R. 1874, Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2009, provisions on Contracting Preferences H.R. 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, provisions on Buy American requirements H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on plug-in electric drive vehicles or batteries H.R. 2568, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009 H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 3558, Small Business Fair Competition Act, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 3571, Defund ACORN Act, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 4220, Promoting Jobs for Veterans Act of 2009, provisions on procurement H.R. 4692, National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010 S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 S. 924, the Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies Unsustainable Procurements Act, provisions on outsourcing and insourcing S. 1745, Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009 S. 2989, Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2010 S. 569, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act H.R. 1242, TARP Accountability and Disclosure Act S. 910, a bill to amend the EESA of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of TARP FAR Rule Implementing Section 1605 of H.R.1 and OMB Interim Guidance Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, provisions on Buy American FAR Rule Implementing Section 1512 of H.R.1, provisions on reporting requirements on contracts FAR Case 2008-009, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations FAR Case 2008-025, Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest for Contractor Employees Performing Acquisition Functions FAR Case 2008-020, Contract Closeout Process FAR Case 2008-016, Termination for Default Reporting FAR Case 2008-027, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System President's Memo on Government Contracting: Competition and workforce issues for Federal contracting General issues relating to; Notice of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws on Federal Contracts, Expansive Authority of Section 5 of FTC Act to bring competition cases: FTC authority to bring cases under Section 5 of FTC Act, insourcing of federal functions, definition of cost or pricing data on Federal contracts, Defense Acquisition Reform, Arbitration provisions for Federal contractors and High Road Contracting (no specific legislation introduced) Nomination of Winslow Sergeant for the Chief Counsel for Advocacy
H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, provisions on Payroll Tax S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 S. 3014, the Stabenow-Hatch American Job Creation and Investment Act H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the related budget reconciliation legislation H.R. 4872, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, tax provisions H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 422, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1678, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment S. 3014/H.R. 4850, American Job Creation and Investment Act (bill number does not include year) S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 Potential tax gap proposals for small business on 1099 Corporate Reporting and potential tax extenders legislation (no specific legislation introduced) FY 2011 Obama Budget proposal on potential bank tax (no specific legislation introduced) Reid Jobs Bill (Sub Amendment to H.R. 2847) Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (specific legislation not yet introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act H.R. 4213, Webb-Boxer Amendment H.R. 2861, Shareholder Empowerment Act H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act of 2009 H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 S. 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 S. 1073, Rating Accountability and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2009 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Bill number not yet assigned) Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60999; File No. SR-FINRA-2009-077 SEC S7-10-09 Facilitating Shareholder Director Elections House Financial Services Committee, Compensation in the Financial Industry (no specific legislation introduced) Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee hearing, Corporate Governance after Citizens United (no specific legislation introduced) Nomination of Ben Bernanke as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Various issues related to; proposed tax on banks, Proposal to Establish a Quotation Consolidation Facility, Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee and implementation issues on Sarbanes-Oxley (no specific legislation introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 Senate Banking Committees Print of the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009 (bill number not yet assigned) S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act of 2009 Nomination of Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve RIN 3064 AD 56, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FDIC) H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 Various proposals relating to the creation of a National Infrastructure Bank (no specific legislation introduced)
Restoring American Financial Stability Act (bill number not yet assigned) H.R. 1346/S. 540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 S. 414/H.R. 627, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 S. 43, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 H.R. 1521, Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009 S. 1192, Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 S. 788, m-SPAM Act of 2009 H.R. 2271, Global Online Freedom Act of 2009 H.R. 2309, Consumer Credit and Debt Protection Act H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 690/S. 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 H.R. 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2267/S. 1597, Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act S. 3155, a bill to require reporting on certain information and communications technologies of foreign countries, to develop action plans to improve the capacity of certain countries to combat cybercrime, and for other purposes H.R. 4962, International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S.1490, The Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 Potential legislation regarding Offline and Online Privacy (not yet introduced) Potential FTC Reauthorization 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), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, provisions on Payroll Tax S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 S. 3014, the Stabenow-Hatch American Job Creation and Investment Act H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the related budget reconciliation legislation H.R. 4872, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, tax provisions H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 422, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1678, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment S. 3014/H.R. 4850, American Job Creation and Investment Act (bill number does not include year) S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 Potential tax gap proposals for small business on 1099 Corporate Reporting and potential tax extenders legislation (no specific legislation introduced) FY 2011 Obama Budget proposal on potential bank tax (no specific legislation introduced) Reid Jobs Bill (Sub Amendment to H.R. 2847) Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (specific legislation not yet introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, Buy American requirements H.R. 1874, Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2009, provisions on Contracting Preferences H.R. 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, provisions on Buy American requirements H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on plug-in electric drive vehicles or batteries H.R. 2568, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009 H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 3558, Small Business Fair Competition Act, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 3571, Defund ACORN Act, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 4220, Promoting Jobs for Veterans Act of 2009, provisions on procurement H.R. 4692, National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010 S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 S. 924, the Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies Unsustainable Procurements Act, provisions on outsourcing and insourcing S. 1745, Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009 S. 2989, Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2010 S. 569, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act H.R. 1242, TARP Accountability and Disclosure Act S. 910, a bill to amend the EESA of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of TARP FAR Rule Implementing Section 1605 of H.R.1 and OMB Interim Guidance Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, provisions on Buy American FAR Rule Implementing Section 1512 of H.R.1, provisions on reporting requirements on contracts FAR Case 2008-009, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations FAR Case 2008-025, Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest for Contractor Employees Performing Acquisition Functions FAR Case 2008-020, Contract Closeout Process FAR Case 2008-016, Termination for Default Reporting FAR Case 2008-027, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System President's Memo on Government Contracting: Competition and workforce issues for Federal contracting General issues relating to; Notice of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws on Federal Contracts, Expansive Authority of Section 5 of FTC Act to bring competition cases: FTC authority to bring cases under Section 5 of FTC Act, insourcing of federal functions, definition of cost or pricing data on Federal contracts, Defense Acquisition Reform, Arbitration provisions for Federal contractors and High Road Contracting (no specific legislation introduced) Nomination of Winslow Sergeant for the Chief Counsel for Advocacy
H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 Senate Banking Committees Print of the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009 (bill number not yet assigned) S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act of 2009 Nomination of Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve RIN 3064 AD 56, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FDIC) H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 Various proposals relating to the creation of a National Infrastructure Bank (no specific legislation introduced)
S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee hearing, "Corporate Governance after Citizens United" (no specific legislation introduced)
Restoring American Financial Stability Act (bill number not yet assigned) PCAOB Docket No. 26, Proposed Auditing Standards Related to the Auditors Assessment of and Response to Risk
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
Restoring American Financial Stability Act (bill number not yet assigned) H.R. 1346/S. 540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 S. 414/H.R. 627, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 S. 43, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 H.R. 1521, Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009 S. 1192, Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 S. 788, m-SPAM Act of 2009 H.R. 2271, Global Online Freedom Act of 2009 H.R. 2309, Consumer Credit and Debt Protection Act H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 690/S. 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 H.R. 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2267/S. 1597, Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act S. 3155, a bill to require reporting on certain information and communications technologies of foreign countries, to develop action plans to improve the capacity of certain countries to combat cybercrime, and for other purposes H.R. 4962, International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S.1490, The Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 Potential legislation regarding Offline and Online Privacy (not yet introduced) Potential FTC Reauthorization 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), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act H.R. 4217, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act PCAOB Docket No. 30, Proposed Auditing Standards Related to the Communications with the Audit Committee
S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act H.R. 5175, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act H.R. 4573, Shareholder Protection Act of 2010
H.R. 1346/S. 540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 627/S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 S. 43, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 S. 1192/H.R. 1521, Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 S. 788, m-SPAM Act of 2009 H.R. 2271, Global Online Freedom Act of 2009 H.R. 2309, Consumer Credit and Debt Protection Act H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 690/S. 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 H.R. 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2267/S. 1597, Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act of 2009 S. 3155/H.R. 4962, International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act S. 3480, Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 H.R. 3924, Real Stimulus Act of 2009 S. 3386, Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 Draft legislation Regarding Offline and Online Privacy (legislation not yet introduced) Draft FTC Reauthorization Legislation (legislation not yet introduced)
H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 All tax provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 422, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1678, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 H.R. 5141, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act H.R. 5486, Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 564, Superfund Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 S. 3014/H.R. 4850, American Job Creation and Investment Act H.R. 3524, Family Farm Preservation and Conservation Estate Tax Act H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 1322, a bill to amend Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits H.R. 1265/S. 506, a bill to restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes Various issues including: deferral, the foreign tax credit regime, the 80/20 company rules, the treatment of treaty benefits for certain deductible payments, transfer pricing, and the dual capacity rules, Financial Transaction Tax, Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee, LIFO, uncertain tax positions proposal and an assessment upon financial institutions, estate tax, net operating loss and executive compensation (no legislation tied to this)
All finance provisions in the following bills: H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 S. 1073, Rating Accountability and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 2861, Shareholder Empowerment Act of 2009 H.R. 3272, Corporate Governance Reform Act of 2009 H.R. 3351, Proxy Voting Transparency Act of 2009 S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act S. 1691, Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act of 2009 S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 2861, Shareholder Empowerment Act H. R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act Issues relating to the Department of the Treasury extending Notice 2009-14 to non-U.S. institutions (there is no legislation/regulation tied to this) SEC Proposed Self Regulatory Organization Rules Changes Adding Trading Pauses Releases 62126/62129/File Numbers SR-NYSE 2010-39 and SR-NASDAQ 2010-061 (no specific legislation introduced) Various issues related to: proposed financial transactions tax and a tax on banks, G-20 Summit Positions on bank tax, financial transaction tax and accounting standards, financial regulatory reform, systemic risk, derivatives trading, executive compensation, corporate governance, resolution authority, preservation of commercial and financial functions and credit ratings agency regulation (no specific regulation/legislation tied to this) Implementation of the Sarbanes/Oxley Act (no specific legislation introduced) President Obama's proposed Executive order on Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee (not yet published) Proposed legislation on Facilitating Shareholder Director Elections (not yet introduced)
S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act Issues related to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (no specific legislation introduced) All foreign relations provisions of the following bills: H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 2271, Global Online Freedom Act of 2009 S. 2971, FY 2010 and FY 2011 Foreign Relations Authorization Act, provisions relating to a pilot program for the processing of tourist visas using secure remote videoconferencing through the Department of State
H.R. 5156, Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2010 H.R. 2996, FY2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act S. 3395, Renewable Energy Market Access Program Act of 2010 S. 3072, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (bill number not yet assigned) H.R. 2454/S. 1492, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 3246/S. 2843, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009 H.R. 3585, Solar Technology Roadmap Act S. 1792, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the requirements for windows, doors, and skylights to be eligible for the credit for non-business energy property S. 2818, a bill to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to improve weatherization for low-income persons, and for other purposes S. 3177/H.R. 5019/S. 3434, Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 H.R. 5320, Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010 S. 3217 Restoring American Financial Stability Act, provisions on energy H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 5041, SEAM Act Draft climate legislation expected to be sponsored by Sens. Kerry, Graham, and Lieberman (not yet introduced) Draft legislation to provide incentives to deploy nuclear power (not yet introduced) Draft American Power Act (not yet introduced) Draft Home Star Act of 2010 (not yet introduced) S.J. Res. 26, Murkowski-Lincoln Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval of endangerment finding Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Notice of Call for Public Comment on 303(d) Program and Ocean Acidification (see Federal Register 13537, published March 22, 2010) USDA Proposed Rule: Biorefinery Assistance Guaranteed Loans; Rural Business-Cooperative Service, 7 CFR Parts 4279 and 4287; RIN 0570-AA73 General issues including: policy for storing nuclear waste, Environmental Policy Administration's regulatory actions related to greenhouse gas emissions, Renewable Integration Credit, Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and New Source Review (no specific legislation introduced)
H.R. 5375, Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act of 2010 H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, provisions relating to the Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably to (SAFE) Truckers Act of 2009 H.R. 2868, Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2477, Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act of 2009 S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 H.R. 5186/S. 2996, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010 S. 569, Incorporation, Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act S. 778, a bill to establish a national cyber security advisor in the White House S. 3480, Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 FY 2011 Homeland Security Appropriations (bill number not yet assigned) H.R. 5590, Counterterrorism Enhancement and Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2010 Draft Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2010 Reauthorization Act (not yet introduced) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) public comment request on the issue of regulating gasoline in aboveground storage facilities as a chemical of interest under the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) programs flammable mixtures rule (see Jan. 15, 2010, Federal Register notice) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) public comment request on the CFATS personnel surety program (see Apr. 13, 2010, Federal Register notice) The Bush administrations Comprehensive Cyber Security Initiative (see Jan. 8, 2008, National Security Presidential Directive 54/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23) President Obama's 60-day cyber security review (see May 29, 2009, Federal Register) National Institute of Standards and Technology draft NISTIR 7628, the "Smart Grid Cyber Security Strategy and Requirements" document (see Apr. 13, 2010, Federal Register) Transportation Security Administrations Large Aircraft Security Program or LASP (see Oct. 30, 2008, Federal Register notice) Joint DHS-FEMA Voluntary Private Sector Accreditation and Certification Preparedness (PS-Prep) Program of Title IX of the "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007" (P.L. 110-53) (See Oct. 16 and Nov. 4, 2009, Federal Register notices) General H1N1 influenza preparedness issues, including Department Health and Human Service pandemic influenza planning/preparedness guidance documents (see June 3, 2008, Federal Register) DHS guidance for businesses (see Sept. 14, 2009 and Aug. 18, 2009, Federal Register) DHS proposed National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), including the issue of resilience, and implementation of the National Response Framework (NRF) (There is no legislation/regulation tied to these items) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) 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. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) Customs and Border Protection, implementation of Importer Security Filing or 10+2 Rule (no specific legislation/regulation tied to this)
All banking provisions of the following bills: H.R. 4173, Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 Nomination of the Chairman of the Federal Reserve The Federal Deposit Insurance Company's Proposed Rulemaking on RIN 3064 AD-56 (see February 16, 2010, Federal Register)
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. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, Buy American requirements H.R. 1874, Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2009, provisions on Contracting Preferences H.R. 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, provisions on Buy American requirements H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on plug-in electric drive vehicles or batteries H.R. 2568, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009 H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 3558, Small Business Fair Competition Act, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 3571, Defund ACORN Act, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 4220, Promoting Jobs for Veterans Act of 2009, provisions on procurement H.R. 4692, National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010 S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 S. 924, the Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies Unsustainable Procurements Act, provisions on outsourcing and insourcing S. 1745, Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009 S. 2989, Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2010 S. 569, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act H.R. 1242, TARP Accountability and Disclosure Act S. 910, a bill to amend the EESA of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of TARP FAR Rule Implementing Section 1605 of H.R.1 and OMB Interim Guidance Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, provisions on Buy American FAR Rule Implementing Section 1512 of H.R.1, provisions on reporting requirements on contracts FAR Case 2008-009, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations FAR Case 2008-025, Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest for Contractor Employees Performing Acquisition Functions FAR Case 2008-020, Contract Closeout Process FAR Case 2008-016, Termination for Default Reporting FAR Case 2008-027, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System President's Memo on Government Contracting: Competition and workforce issues for Federal contracting General issues relating to; Notice of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws on Federal Contracts, Expansive Authority of Section 5 of FTC Act to bring competition cases: FTC authority to bring cases under Section 5 of FTC Act, insourcing of federal functions, definition of cost or pricing data on Federal contracts, Defense Acquisition Reform, Arbitration provisions for Federal contractors and High Road Contracting (no specific legislation introduced) Nomination of Winslow Sergeant for the Chief Counsel for Advocacy
Restoring American Financial Stability Act (bill number not yet assigned) PCAOB Docket No. 26, Proposed Auditing Standards Related to the Auditors Assessment of and Response to Risk
H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, provisions on Payroll Tax S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 S. 3014, the Stabenow-Hatch American Job Creation and Investment Act H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the related budget reconciliation legislation H.R. 4872, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, tax provisions H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 422, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1678, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment S. 3014/H.R. 4850, American Job Creation and Investment Act (bill number does not include year) S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 Potential tax gap proposals for small business on 1099 Corporate Reporting and potential tax extenders legislation (no specific legislation introduced) FY 2011 Obama Budget proposal on potential bank tax (no specific legislation introduced) Reid Jobs Bill (Sub Amendment to H.R. 2847) Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (specific legislation not yet introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee hearing, "Corporate Governance after Citizens United" (no specific legislation introduced)
Restoring American Financial Stability Act (bill number not yet assigned) H.R. 1346/S. 540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 S. 414/H.R. 627, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 S. 43, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 H.R. 1521, Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009 S. 1192, Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 S. 788, m-SPAM Act of 2009 H.R. 2271, Global Online Freedom Act of 2009 H.R. 2309, Consumer Credit and Debt Protection Act H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 690/S. 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 H.R. 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2267/S. 1597, Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act S. 3155, a bill to require reporting on certain information and communications technologies of foreign countries, to develop action plans to improve the capacity of certain countries to combat cybercrime, and for other purposes H.R. 4962, International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S.1490, The Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 Potential legislation regarding Offline and Online Privacy (not yet introduced) Potential FTC Reauthorization Legislation (not yet 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. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 Senate Banking Committees Print of the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009 (bill number not yet assigned) S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act of 2009 Nomination of Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve RIN 3064 AD 56, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FDIC) H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 Various proposals relating to the creation of a National Infrastructure Bank (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
Restoring American Financial Stability Act (bill number not yet assigned) PCAOB Docket No. 26, Proposed Auditing Standards Related to the Auditors Assessment of and Response to Risk
H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 Senate Banking Committees Print of the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009 (bill number not yet assigned) S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act of 2009 Nomination of Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve RIN 3064 AD 56, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FDIC) H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 Various proposals relating to the creation of a National Infrastructure Bank (no specific legislation introduced)
Restoring American Financial Stability Act (bill number not yet assigned) H.R. 1346/S. 540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 S. 414/H.R. 627, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 S. 43, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 H.R. 1521, Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009 S. 1192, Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 S. 788, m-SPAM Act of 2009 H.R. 2271, Global Online Freedom Act of 2009 H.R. 2309, Consumer Credit and Debt Protection Act H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 690/S. 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 H.R. 3458, Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2267/S. 1597, Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act S. 3155, a bill to require reporting on certain information and communications technologies of foreign countries, to develop action plans to improve the capacity of certain countries to combat cybercrime, and for other purposes H.R. 4962, International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S.1490, The Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 Potential legislation regarding Offline and Online Privacy (not yet introduced) Potential FTC Reauthorization Legislation (not yet introduced)
H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, provisions on Payroll Tax S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 S. 3014, the Stabenow-Hatch American Job Creation and Investment Act H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the related budget reconciliation legislation H.R. 4872, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, tax provisions H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 422, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1678, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment S. 3014/H.R. 4850, American Job Creation and Investment Act (bill number does not include year) S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 Potential tax gap proposals for small business on 1099 Corporate Reporting and potential tax extenders legislation (no specific legislation introduced) FY 2011 Obama Budget proposal on potential bank tax (no specific legislation introduced) Reid Jobs Bill (Sub Amendment to H.R. 2847) Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (specific legislation not yet introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
S. 569, Incorporation, Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 H.R. 2195, to amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes S. 946, Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2998/H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 2868, Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 4061, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2010 S. 3155, a bill to require reporting on certain information and communications technologies of foreign countries, to develop action plans to improve the capacity of certain countries to combat cybercrime, and for other purposes S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 2009 H.R. 2477, Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act of 2009 S. 2996, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010 S. 778, a bill to establish a national cyber security advisor in the White House H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009 FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reauthorization (no bill number draft legislation) Transportation Security Administrations Large Aircraft Security Program or LASP (see Oct. 30, 2008, Federal Register notice) DHS-FEMA Voluntary Private Sector Accreditation and Certification Preparedness (PS-Prep) Program of Title IX of the "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007" (P.L. 110-53) (See Oct. 16 and Nov. 4, 2009, Federal Register notices) General H1N1 influenza preparedness issues, including Department Health and Human Service pandemic influenza planning/preparedness guidance documents (see Federal Register June 3, 2008) DHS National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), including the issue of resilience, and implementation of the National Response Framework (no legislation/regulation tied to these items) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) (no specific legislation introduced) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) The Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2010 Reauthorization Act (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (No bill number draft legislation) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) public comment request on the issue of regulating gasoline in aboveground storage facilities as a chemical of interest under the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) programs flammable mixtures rule (see Jan. 15, 2010, Federal Register notice) The Bush administrations Comprehensive Cyber Security Initiative (see Jan. 8, 2008, National Security Presidential Directive 54/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23) The Obama administrations 60-day cyber security review (see May 29, 2009, Cyberspace Policy Review)
H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, Buy American requirements H.R. 1874, Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2009, provisions on Contracting Preferences H.R. 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, provisions on Buy American requirements H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on plug-in electric drive vehicles or batteries H.R. 2568, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009 H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 3558, Small Business Fair Competition Act, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 3571, Defund ACORN Act, provisions on debarring contractors H.R. 4220, Promoting Jobs for Veterans Act of 2009, provisions on procurement H.R. 4692, National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010 S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 S. 924, the Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies Unsustainable Procurements Act, provisions on outsourcing and insourcing S. 1745, Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009 S. 2989, Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2010 S. 569, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act H.R. 1242, TARP Accountability and Disclosure Act S. 910, a bill to amend the EESA of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of TARP FAR Rule Implementing Section 1605 of H.R.1 and OMB Interim Guidance Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, provisions on Buy American FAR Rule Implementing Section 1512 of H.R.1, provisions on reporting requirements on contracts FAR Case 2008-009, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations FAR Case 2008-025, Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest for Contractor Employees Performing Acquisition Functions FAR Case 2008-020, Contract Closeout Process FAR Case 2008-016, Termination for Default Reporting FAR Case 2008-027, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System President's Memo on Government Contracting: Competition and workforce issues for Federal contracting General issues relating to; Notice of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws on Federal Contracts, Expansive Authority of Section 5 of FTC Act to bring competition cases: FTC authority to bring cases under Section 5 of FTC Act, insourcing of federal functions, definition of cost or pricing data on Federal contracts, Defense Acquisition Reform, Arbitration provisions for Federal contractors and High Road Contracting (no specific legislation introduced) Nomination of Winslow Sergeant for the Chief Counsel for Advocacy
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
Various issues related to cyber-security/chemical security (no specific legislation introduced) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) H.R. 2195, a bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes S. 946, Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2998/H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 2868, Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 2868, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009,which became retitled in Nov. 2009 as the Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2477, Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act of 2009 S. 773, Cyber Security Act of 2009 S. 778, a bill to establish a national cyber security advisor in the White House H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Risk-Based Performance Standards (RBPS) Guidance for the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program (see Oct. 27, 2008, Federal Register notice) The Bush administrations cyber initiative (see Jan. 8, 2008, National Security Presidential Directive 54/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23) The Obama administrations 60-day cyber security review (see May 29, 2009, Cyberspace Policy Review) The "Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2010 Reauthorization Act" (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (No bill number - draft legislation) DHS-FEMA Voluntary Private Sector Accreditation and Certification Preparedness (PS-Prep) Program of Title IX of the "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007" (P.L. 110-53) (See Dec. 24, 2008, and Jan. 2/Feb. 11, 2009, Federal Register notices) Transportation Security Administrations Large Aircraft Security Program or LASP (see Oct. 30, 2008, Federal Register notice) DHS National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), including the issue of resilience, and implementation of the National Response Framework (There is no legislation/regulation tied to these items) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) General H1N1 influenza preparedness issues, including Department Health and Human Service pandemic influenza planning/preparedness guidance documents (published June 3, 2008), particularly related to antiviral drug use and antiviral stockpiling (published Sept. 14, 2009; Aug. 18, 2009)
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
PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 26 Proposed Auditing Standards Related to the Auditors Assessment of and Response to Risk (no specific legislation introduced) International recognition of PCAOB Inspections (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009 H.R. 3817, Investor Protection Act H.R. 1349, Financial Accounting Oversight Board Act
Various issues related to cyber-security/chemical security (no specific legislation introduced) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) H.R. 2195, a bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes S. 946, Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2998/H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 2868, Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 2868, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009,which became retitled in Nov. 2009 as the Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2477, Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act of 2009 S. 773, Cyber Security Act of 2009 S. 778, a bill to establish a national cyber security advisor in the White House H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Risk-Based Performance Standards (RBPS) Guidance for the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program (see Oct. 27, 2008, Federal Register notice) The Bush administrations cyber initiative (see Jan. 8, 2008, National Security Presidential Directive 54/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23) The Obama administrations 60-day cyber security review (see May 29, 2009, Cyberspace Policy Review) The "Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2010 Reauthorization Act" (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (No bill number draft legislation) DHS-FEMA Voluntary Private Sector Accreditation and Certification Preparedness (PS-Prep) Program of Title IX of the "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007" (P.L. 110-53) (See Dec. 24, 2008, and Jan. 2/Feb. 11, 2009, Federal Register notices) Transportation Security Administrations Large Aircraft Security Program or LASP (see Oct. 30, 2008, Federal Register notice) DHS National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), including the issue of resilience, and implementation of the National Response Framework (There is no legislation/regulation tied to these items) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) General H1N1 influenza preparedness issues, including Department Health and Human Service pandemic influenza planning/preparedness guidance documents (published June 3, 2008), particularly related to antiviral drug use and antiviral stockpiling (published Sept. 14, 2009; Aug. 18, 2009)
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)
Proposed executive compensation guidance (no specific legislation introduced)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2732/S. 1184, RAISE Act H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/ S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 1886, PEACE Act of 2009 H.R. 2410, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act S. 496, Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2009 Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information E.O. 13,494, prohibiting reimbursement of federal contractors for certain expenditures related to union organizing activity E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees of a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under Federal labor laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of Project Labor Agreements Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (Project Labor Agreements) (74 Fed. Reg. 33,953 (July 14, 2009)). Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (Posting notice of employee rights under labor laws) (74 Fed. Reg. 38,488 (Aug. 3, 2009)). Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions Nominations for the following positions: Craig Becker for Member, National Labor Relations Board Patricia Smith for Solicitor of Labor Lorelei Boylan for Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor David Michaels for Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health General Background on executive compensation, retail shareholder participation and proxy voting system Official Covered Positions for Thomas Quaadman: Chief of Staff, Office of Congressman Vito Fossella
H.R. 3639, Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 Issues relating to new accounting standards modifying mark-to-market accounting practices (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues related to the limitation of overdraft and ATM fees charged by banks (specific legislation not yet introduced) Anticipated legislation on a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (not yet introduced) Official Covered Positions for Thomas Quaadman: Chief of Staff, Office of Congressman Vito Fossella
H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 H.R. 1705/S. 566, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2009 H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 627/S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights Act of 2009 S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009 Various issues relating to the Systemic Risk Regulator (no specific legislation) Issues related to the Expansion of the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility to include certain legacy, non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities by the Federal Reserve (no specific legislation) Various issues relating to over-the-counter derivative transactions (specific legislation not yet introduced) Various issues relating to end-user derivatives (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issac Reyes Official Covered Positions: Legislative Correspondent, Office of Congressman Silvestre Reyes Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Silvestre Reyes Senior Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Silvestre Reyes Legislative Director, Office of Congressman Silvestre Reyes Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of Congressman Silvestre Reyes Policy Advisor to the Democratic Policy Committee, Committee Chairman Senator Tom Daschle Thomas Quaadman Official Covered Positions: Chief of Staff, Office of Congressman Vito Fossella
S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 2868, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations SAFE Port Authorization Act of 2009 (bill number not yet available) S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 2009 H.R. 2477, Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act of 2009 H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009 S. 773, Cyber Security Act of 2009 S. 778, a bill to establish a national cyber security advisor in the White House Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Risk-Based Performance Standards (RBPS) Guidance for the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program (see Oct. 27, 2008, Federal Register) The Bush Administrations cyber initiative (see Jan. 8, 2008, National Security Presidential Directive 54/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23) The Obama Administrations 60-day review of all government plans, programs, and activities which address cyberspace (see May 29, 2009, Cyberspace Policy Review report) Coast Guard/Customs Border Protection Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program (see May 22, 2006 and May 7, 2008, Federal Registers) Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2009 Reauthorization Act (No bill number draft legislation) Thomas Quaadman Official Covered Positions: Chief of Staff, Office of Congressman Vito Fossella Issac Reyes Official Covered Positions: Legislative Correspondent, Office of Congressman Silvestre Reyes Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Silvestre Reyes Senior Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Silvestre Reyes Legislative Director, Office of Congressman Silvestre Reyes Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of Congressman Silvestre Reyes Policy Advisor to the Democratic Policy Committee, Committee Chairman Senator Tom Daschle Transportation Security Administrations Large Aircraft Security Program or LASP (see Oct. 30, 2008, Federal Register) DHS-FEMA Voluntary Private Sector Accreditation and Certification Preparedness (PS-Prep) Program of Title IX of the "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007" (P.L. 110-53) (See Dec. 24, 2008, and Jan. 2/Feb. 11, 2009, Federal Register notices.) General H1N1 influenza preparedness issues, including Department Health and Human Service pandemic influenza planning/preparedness guidance documents (published June 3, 2008), particularly related to antiviral drug use and antiviral stockpiling as well as DHS guidance for businesses (published Sept. 14, 2009; Aug. 18, 2009). DHS National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), including the issue of resilience, and implementation of the National Response Framework (NRF) (no specific legislation) 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 (100%) 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 Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (no specific legislation)
General Background on G-20 Executive Compensation and Accounting, International recognition of PCAOB inspections, fair values accounting and financial instruments (no specific legislation introduced)
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