GIOVANNI CORATOLO

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

S. 2847, Prove It Act of 2016 Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program

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. 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, 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, 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 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act 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 estimating costs and benefits of regulations; regulatory familiarization costs; errors and omissions in regulatory agencies analyses of economic impacts of proposed rules; Executive Order 12866 compliance; Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-354), including potential changes requiring agencies to spend more time considering the impact of rule-makings on small businesses; 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

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)

Various issues relating to the Small Business Administration supplier pay initiative; quick pay to subcontractors

H.R. 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act H.R. 242, Legal Agricultural Workforce Act H.R. 300 / S. 266, Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013 H.R. 459, STEM Visa Act of 2013 H.R. 478, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 502, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 519, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 H.R. 547, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013 H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 633 / S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2013 H.R. 692, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 H.R. 707, Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act H.R. 830, Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 938, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 H.R. 1108 / S. 178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1227, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1773, Agricultural Guestworker Act H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act H.R. 2278, Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement (SAFE) Act H.R. 2752, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude seasonal workers from the applicable large employer determination for purposes of employer shared responsibility regarding health coverage H.R. 2765, Save Our Seasons Act of 2013 H.R. 2872, Border Enforcement, Security, and Technology (BEST) Act of 2013 H.R. 3141, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 H.R. 4178, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2014 H.R. 4238, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for requirements for employers of H-2B nonimmigrants, and for other purposes H.R. 4303, Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight, and Community Engagement Act of 2014 H.R. 4450, Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4586, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2014 H.R. 5137, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5272, To prohibit certain actions with respect to deferred action for aliens not lawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes S. 1, Immigration Reform that Works for Americas Future Act S. 169, I-Squared Act of 2013 S. 189, Startup Visa Act of 2013 S. 202, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 292, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act S. 296, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 S. 300, A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 303, STEM Jobs Act of 2013 S. 462, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 S. 478, A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review S. 518, H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act S. 600, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 S. 703, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 1812, Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013 Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal non-agricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; House Republican Principles on Immigration Reform

H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 H.R. 4763, Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4950, Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 H. Res. 76, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the European Union should pursue a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership H. J. Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015, including provisions relating to Export-Import Bank reauthorization Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 2149, Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, including Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Free Trade Agreements with the European Union; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S. - Argentina economic relations; U.S. - Bangladesh economic relations; U.S. - Brazil economic relations; U.S. - China economic relations; U.S. - Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S. - Japan economic relations; U.S. - Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S. - Korea economic relations; U.S. - Mexico economic relations; U.S. - Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; embargo on Cuba; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Export-Import Bank of the United States; international affairs budget; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance; plain packaging; sugar program reform

H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 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

H.R. 377 / S. 84 / S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 1010 / S. 460, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act H.R. 1226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013 H.R. 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 H.R. 1982, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2013 H.R. 2347 / S. 1166, Representation Fairness Restoration Act H.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 H.R. 3485 / S. 1712, Employee Rights Act H.R. 3633, Protecting Health Care Providers from Increased Administrative Burdens Act H.R. 4320 / S. 2178, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 4321, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 4586, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2014 H.R. 4959, EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 S. 1626, Family Friendly and Workplace Flexibility Act of 2013 S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Presidential Memorandum Updating and Modernizing Overtime Regulations, including provisions relating to Section 541 of the Fair Labor Standards Act (exempt vs. non-exempt employees) DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities DOL RIN 1210-AB32 (EBSA Definition of "Fiduciary"): Errors and omissions in cost impact analysis, identifying research needs regarding economic costs and benefits of proposed rule DOL RIN 1218-AB70 (Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica): Estimated costs and benefits of the proposed regulation and alternatives; identified errors and omissions in OSHA economic impact estimates DOL RIN 1235-AA10 (NPRM for Executive Order 13658 on Federal Contractor Employee Minimum Wage); Analyzed costs and benefits of proposed regulation and identified errors and omissions in DOL economic impact estimates OSHA docket 2013-0023; RIN 1218-AC49 (Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries & Illness): Incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulations (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed Regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (79 Fed. Reg. 7,318, February 6, 2014) Proposed Regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed Regulation regarding information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed Regulation regarding respirable coal dust (75 Fed. Reg. 64,412, October 19, 2010) Proposed OSHA Regulation updating industry codes from SIC to NAICS (76 Fed. Reg. 36,414, June 22, 2011) Proposed Regulations regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors, 79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Nomination of members and general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Various issues relating to Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors; Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; National Labor Relations Board, including legislation and oversight, decisions and regulatory agenda, jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions, potential use of electronic voting, ambush elections regulations, implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; issues relating to the DOL, including regulatory agenda, persuader regulation, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, implementation of a letter of interpretation allowing unions to accompany OSHA inspectors on walk-around inspections at non-union employer worksites; United Nations Convention on Rights for Persons with Disabilities; spending of H-1B visa fees; minimum wage, including indexing; unemployment insurance; gender-based workplace discrimination

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

Various issues relating to the effectiveness and mission of the office of the Small Business Administration Ombudsman

H.R. 337 / S. 84 / S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act H.R. 1010 / S. 460, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act H.R. 1226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013 H.R. 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 H.R. 1982, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2013 H.R. 2347 / S. 1166, Representation Fairness Restoration Act H.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 H.R. 3485 / S. 1712, Employee Rights Act H.R. 3633, Protecting Health Care Providers from Increased Administrative Burdens Act H.R. 4019, Small Business Investment Act of 2014 H.R. 4320 / S. 2178, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 4321, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 4586, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2014 H.R. 4959, EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 S. 1498, Small Business Tax Fairness Act S. 1626, Family Friendly and Workplace Flexibility Act of 2013 S. 1737 / S. 2223, Minimum Wage Fairness Act Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board White House Memorandum to Examine Overtime Regulations: Exempt vs. Non-exempt employees DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities DOL RIN 1210-AB32 (EBSA Definition of "Fiduciary"): Errors and omissions in cost impact analysis DOL RIN 1218-AB70 (Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica): Estimated costs and benefits of the proposed regulation and alternatives; identified errors and omissions in OSHA economic impact estimates NLRB RIN 3142-AA08: Errors and omissions in economic impact analysis of proposed rule regarding representation election case procedures OSHA docket 2013-0023; RIN 1218-AC49 (Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries & Illness): Incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) Final regulation related to a posting of labor rights (76 Fed. Reg. 54,006, August 30, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 36,812, June 22, 2011) Final Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 80,138, December 22, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding respirable coal dust (75 Fed. Reg. 64,412, October 19, 2010) Proposed OSHA regulation updating industry codes from SIC to NAICS (76 Fed. Reg. 36,414, June 22, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the companionship exemption from the Fair Labor Standards Act (76 Fed. Reg. 81,190, December 27, 2011) Nomination of members and general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Various issues relating to Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors, proposal to raise the minimum wage for government contractors; issues relating to National Labor Relations Board, including legislation and oversight, decisions and regulatory agenda, jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions, potential use of electronic voting, ambush elections regulations, implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; issues relating to the DOL, including regulatory agenda, persuader regulation, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, implementation of a letter of interpretation allowing unions to accompany OSHA inspectors on walk-around inspections at non-union employer worksites; United Nations Convention on Rights for Persons with Disabilities; spending of H-1B visa fees; minimum wage, including indexing; unemployment insurance; gender-based workplace discrimination; 40 hour work week

H.R. 1872, Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 2775, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 4487, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4660 / S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4745 / S. 2438, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4800 / S. 2389, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4886, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H. Con. Res. 96, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024 H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 H. J. Res. 59, the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to appropriations to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); provisions relating to the Federal Credit Reform Act (P.L. 101-508); Fiscal Year 2015: budget, and funding issues relating to the SBA; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; funding issues relating to the International Monetary Fund (IMF); IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, and Office of Financial Research

H.R. 148, DISCLOSE 2013 Act H.R. 325, No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013 H.R. 708 / S. 350, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2013 H.R. 899, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. Amdt. 447 H.R. 1638, Census Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2098, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2013 H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013, including provisions relating to principles of regulatory cost benefit analysis, data quality, peer review, public comment period, risk assessment, and valuation of costs and benefits H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3863, Sound Regulation Act of 2014 H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 4957 / S. 2526, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms (CLEER) Act of 2014 S. 19, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 766, A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act S. 791, Follow the Money Act of 2013 S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1420, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013 S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014 S. 2153, National Regulatory Budget Act of 2014 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act S. 2533, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act Potential legislation relating to EPAs regulation of ozone Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Nomination hearing for Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Nomination hearing for Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice Nomination hearing for Director of the Office of Management and Budget Various issues relating to IRS proposed 501(c)(4) organizations rule and its implementation; the Judgment Fund; Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) guidance to regulatory agencies regarding incorporation of social cost of carbon into regulatory benefits calculation; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analysis; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; government reform, including proposal to combine SBA with other agencies; adoption of voluntary safety standards for recreational off-highway vehicles

H.R. 1010 / S. 460, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act H.R. 1226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013 H.R. 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 H.R. 1982, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2013 H.R. 2347 / S. 1166, Representation Fairness Restoration Act H.R. 3485 / S. 1712, Employee Rights Act H.R. 3819, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act S. 84, Paycheck Fairness Act S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 S. 1391, A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims, and for other purposes S. 1626, Family Friendly and Workplace Flexibility Act of 2013 S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act S. 1907, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities DOL RIN 1210-AB32 (EBSA Definition of "Fiduciary"): Errors and omissions in cost impact analysis DOL RIN 1218-AB70: Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica: Estimated costs and benefits of the proposed regulation and alternatives; identified errors and omissions in OSHA economic impact estimates NLRB RIN 3142-AA08: Errors and omissions in economic impact analysis of proposed rule regarding representation election case procedures OSHA docket 2013-0023; RIN 1218-AC49: Incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) Final regulation related to a posting of labor rights (76 Fed. Reg. 54,006, August 30, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 36,812, June 22, 2011) Final Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 80,138, December 22, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding respirable coal dust (75 Fed. Reg. 64,412, October 19, 2010) Proposed OSHA regulation updating industry codes from SIC to NAICS (76 Fed. Reg. 36,414, June 22, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the companionship exemption from the Fair Labor Standards Act (76 Fed. Reg. 81,190, December 27, 2011) Nomination of members and general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; 40 hour work week; United Nations Convention on Rights for Persons with Disabilities; spending of H-1B visa fees; unemployment insurance; Department of Labor issues including persuader regulation and advice exemption, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, regulatory agenda, and implementation of a letter of interpretation allowing unions to accompany OSHA inspectors on walk-around inspections at non-union employer worksites; National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issues including legislation and oversight and implementation of NLRB Act (P.L. 74-198), determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate and legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision, jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions, potential use of electronic voting, decisions in general, regulatory agenda, and ambush elections regulations; silica rule extension of comment period

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. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 581, First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act H.R. 582, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 781, Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 903 / S. 399, American Job Protection Act H.R. 1248 / S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act H.R. 1295, Medical Device Tax Elimination Act H.R. 1558 / S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1735, In It All Together Act H.R. 1780, To provide that the only health plans that the Federal Government may make available to the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees are those created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or offered through a health insurance exchange H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act H.R. 2667, Authority for Mandate Delay Act H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act H.R. 2674, Job Creation Act of 2013 H.R. 2835 / S. 1647, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2013 H.R. 2925, Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2013 H.R. 2988 / S. 701 / S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3124, Investing in Permanency for Youth in Foster Care Act H.R. 3204, Drug Quality and Security Act H.R. 3367, To amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the application of the health insurance provider annual fee until 2016 and to provide a process to return to consumers any amounts attributable to the expected application of the annual fee to 2014 or 2015 H.R. 3419, Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act H.R. 3462 / S. 1735, Self-Insurance Protection Act H.R. 3541 / S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act of 2014 H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act H.R. 4160, Keep the Promise to Seniors Act of 2014 H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including provisions relating to section 213 S. 232, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 612, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2011 S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013 S. 1488, A bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes Proposed Regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; standards related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts 147, 155, and 156) Proposed Regulation on the Health Insurance Market Rules; Rate Review (77 Fed. Reg. 70,584-70,617, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts 144, 147, and 150) Proposed Regulation on the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 (77 Fed. Reg. 73,118-73,218, December 7, 2012) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts 153, 155, 156, 157 and 158) Proposed Regulation on the Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts 147, 155, and 156) Proposed Regulation on Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Programs, and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternative Benefit Plans, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes for Medicaid and Exchange Eligibility Appeals and Other Provisions Related to Eligibility and Enrollment for Exchanges, Medicaid and CHIP, and Medicaid Premiums and Cost Sharing ( 78 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,724, January 22, 2013) (to be codified at 42 C.F.R. pts 430, 431, 433, 435, 440, 447, and 457) Proposed Regulation on Incentives for Nondiscriminatory Wellness Programs in Group Health Plans, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,620-70,642, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 54) Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage, (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts 1, 54 and 301) Proposed Rule on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage, (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts 1 and 301) Proposed Rule on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans, (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 301) Proposed Rule regarding the Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Small Business Health Options Program, (78 Fed. Reg. 15,553-15,558, March 11, 2013) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts 155 and 156) Interim Final Rule on Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints under Section 1558 of the Affordable Care Act, (78 Fed. Reg. 13,222-13,236, February 27, 2013) (to be codified at 29 C.F.R. pt 1984) Response to the Department of Labors document FAQs about Affordable Care Act Implementation Part XI issued on January 24, 2013, regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, on the Legality of Employer Subsidies for Individual Health Insurance Comments for the Record on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions public meeting on Wellness Programs under Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws, held on May 8, 2013 Proposed Rule on the Health Insurance Providers Fee, (78 Fed. Reg. 14,034-14,046, March 4, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 57) Proposed Rule on The $500,000 Deduction Limitation for Remuneration Provided by Certain Health Insurance Providers, (78 Fed. Reg. 19,950-19,977, April 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 1) Proposed Rule on Minimum Value of Eligible Employer-Sponsored Plans and Other Rules Regarding the Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit, (78 Fed. Reg. 25,909-25,916, May 3, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 1) Proposed Rule on Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Members of Congress and Congressional Staff, (78 Fed. Reg. 48,337-48,339, August 8, 2013) (to be codified at 5 C.F.R. pt 890) Proposed Rule on HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2015, (78 Fed. Reg. 72,322-72,392, December 2, 2013) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts 144, 147, 153, 155, and 156). Proposed Rule on Amendments to Excepted Benefits, (78 Fed. Reg. 77,632-77,642, December 24, 2013) (to be codified at 29 C.F.R. pt 2590) Draft 2015 Letter to Issuers in the Federally-facilitated Marketplace (issued on February 4, 2014, from the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) Proposed Rule on Contract Year 2015 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, (79 Fed. Reg. 1918-2073, January 10, 2014) (to be codified at 42 C.F.R. pts 409, 417, 422 et. al.) Various issues relating to proposed and final regulations (HHS and IRS) implementing provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), including implementation of regulatory process, legislative corrections, insurance coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, medical loss ratio, full time worker definition, 30 hour work week, reporting requirements, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, repeal of risk mitigation programs including the risk corridor transitional reinsurance and risk adjustment programs; changes to Medicare Advantage; Medicare Part D including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices; entitlement reform; regulatory process and legislative corrections to Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including ERISA preemption and the impact on small business

H.R. 148, DISCLOSE 2013 Act H.R. 325, No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 899, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. Amdt. 447 H.R. 1638, Census Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2098, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2013 H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013, including provisions relating to principles of regulatory cost benefit analysis, data quality, peer review, public comment period, risk assessment, and valuation of costs and benefits H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2775, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3863, Sound Regulation Act of 2014 H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 S. 19, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 766, A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act S. 791, Follow the Money Act of 2013 S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to potential amendment on the social cost of carbon in rulemakings S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1420, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013 S. 2153, National Regulatory Budget Act of 2014 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 H. J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Potential legislation relating to EPAs regulation of ozone Nomination of Maria Contreras-Sweet to be the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Various issues relating to IRS proposed 501(c)(4) organizations rule and its implementation; the Judgment Fund; Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) guidance to regulatory agencies regarding incorporation of social cost of carbon into regulatory benefits calculation; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analysis; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; potential regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; nomination hearing for Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice; government reform, including proposal to combine SBA with other agencies

Nomination of Maria Contreras-Sweet to be the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Various issues relating to the effectiveness and mission of the office of the Small Business Administration Ombudsman

H.R. 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act H.R. 242, Legal Agricultural Workforce Act H.R. 300 / S. 266, Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013 H.R. 459, STEM Visa Act of 2013 H.R. 478, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 502, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 519, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 H.R. 547, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013 H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 633 / S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2013 H.R. 692, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 H.R. 707, Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 803, SKILLS Act H.R. 830, Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 938, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 H.R. 1108 / S. 178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1227, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1444, H-2A Improvement Act H.R. 1562, Family Farm Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1596, American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013 H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1773, Agricultural Guestworker Act H.R. 2131, SKILLS Visa Act H.R. 2278, SAFE Act H.R. 2752, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude seasonal workers from the applicable large employer determination for purposes of employer shared responsibility regarding health coverage H.R. 2765, Save Our Seasons Act of 2013 H.R. 2872, Border Enforcement, Security, and Technology (BEST) Act of 2013 H.R. 3000, Rural Economy Vital Investment Visa Encouragement (REVIVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 3141, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 H.R. 4238, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for requirements for employers of H-2B nonimmigrants, and for other purposes S. 1, Immigration Reform that Works for Americas Future Act S. 169, I-Squared Act of 2013 S. 189, Startup Visa Act of 2013 S. 202, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 292, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act S. 296, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 S. 300, A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 303, STEM Jobs Act of 2013 S. 462, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 S. 478, A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review S. 518, H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act S. 600, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 S. 703, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 1812, Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013 Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry

H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 581, First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act H.R. 582, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 781, Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 903 / S. 399, American Job Protection Act H.R. 1248 / S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act H.R. 1295, Medical Device Tax Elimination Act H.R. 1558 / S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1735, In It All Together Act H.R. 1780, To provide that the only health plans that the Federal Government may make available to the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees are those created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or offered through a health insurance exchange H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act H.R. 2667, Authority for Mandate Delay Act H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act H.R. 2674, Job Creation Act of 2013 H.R. 2835 / S. 1647, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2013 H.R. 2925, Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2013 H.R. 2988 / S. 701 / S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3124, Investing in Permanency for Youth in Foster Care Act H.R. 3204, Drug Quality and Security Act H.R. 3367, To amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the application of the health insurance provider annual fee until 2016 and to provide a process to return to consumers any amounts attributable to the expected application of the annual fee to 2014 or 2015 H.R. 3419, Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act H.R. 3462 / S. 1735, Self-Insurance Protection Act S. 232, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 612, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2011 S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013 S. 1488, A bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes Proposed Regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; standards related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 147, 155, and 156) Proposed Regulation on the Health Insurance Market Rules; Rate Review (77 Fed. Reg. 70,584-70,617, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 144, 147, and 150) Proposed Regulation on the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 (77 Fed. Reg. 73,118-73,218, December 7, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 153, 155, 156, 157 and 158) Proposed Regulation on the Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 147, 155, and 156) Proposed Regulation on Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Programs, and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternative Benefit Plans, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes for Medicaid and Exchange Eligibility Appeals and Other Provisions Related to Eligibility and Enrollment for Exchanges, Medicaid and CHIP, and Medicaid Premiums and Cost Sharing ( 78 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,724, January 22, 2013) (to be codified at 42 CFR Parts 430, 431, 433, 435, 440, 447, and 457) Proposed Rule on Incentives for Nondiscriminatory Wellness Programs in Group Health Plans, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,620-370,642, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 54) Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage, (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts 1, 54 and 301) Proposed Rule on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage, (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1 and 301) Proposed Rule on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans, (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Proposed Rule regarding the Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Small Business Health Options Program, (78 Fed. Reg. 15,553-15,558, March 11, 2013) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 155 and 156) Interim Final Rule on Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints under Section 1558 of the Affordable Care Act, (78 Fed. Reg. 13,222-13,236, February 27, 2013) (to be codified at 29 CFR pts 1984) Response to the Department of Labors document FAQs about Affordable Care Act Implementation Part XI issued on January 24, 2013, regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, on the Legality of Employer Subsidies for Individual Health Insurance Comments for the Record on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions public meeting on Wellness Programs under Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws, held on May 8, 2013 Proposed Rule on the Health Insurance Providers Fee, (78 Fed. Reg. 14,034-14,046, March 4, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 57) Proposed Rule on The $500,000 Deduction Limitation for Remuneration Provided by Certain Health Insurance Providers, (78 Fed. Reg. 19,950-19,977, April 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 1) Proposed Rule on Minimum Value of Eligible Employer-Sponsored Plans and Other Rules Regarding the Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit, (78 Fed. Reg. 25,909-25,916, May 3, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 1) Proposed Rule on Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Members of Congress and Congressional Staff, (78 Fed. Reg. 48,337-48,339, August 8, 2013) (to be codified at 5 C.F.R. pt. 890) Various issues relating to proposed and final regulations (HHS and IRS) implementing provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), including implementation of regulatory process, legislative corrections, coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, compensation deductibility, exchanges, flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits; Medicare Part D rebates; non-interference with Medicare Part D prescription drug prices; entitlement reform; the regulatory process and legislative corrections to Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including ERISA preemption and the impact on small business; Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP), small business impact on the delay of the SHOP exchanges

H.R. 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

Various issues relating to the expansion of the Small Business Investment Companies (SBIC) program

H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 581, First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act H.R. 582, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 781, Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 903 / S. 399, American Job Protection Act H.R. 1248 / S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act H.R. 1295, Medical Device Tax Elimination Act H.R. 1558 / S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1735, In It All Together Act H.R. 1780, To provide that the only health plans that the Federal Government may make available to the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees are those created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or offered through a health insurance exchange H.R. 2194 / S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act H.R. 2667, Authority for Mandate Delay Act H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act H.R. 2674, Job Creation Act of 2013 H.R. 2988 / S. 701 / S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3124, Investing in Permanency for Youth in Foster Care Act H.R. 3204, Drug Quality and Security Act S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 S. 232, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 612, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2011 S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013 S. 1488, A bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes Proposed Regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; standards related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 147, 155, and 156) Proposed Regulation on the Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 147, 155, and 156) Proposed Rule on Incentives for Nondiscriminatory Wellness Programs in Group Health Plans, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,620-370,642, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 54) Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage, (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts 1, 54 and 301) Proposed Rule regarding the Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Small Business Health Options Program, (78 Fed. Reg. 15,553-15,558, March 11, 2013) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 155 and 156) Interim Final Rule on Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints under Section 1558 of the Affordable Care Act, (78 Fed. Reg. 13,222-13,236, February 27, 2013) (to be codified at 29 CFR pts 1984) Response to the Department of Labors document FAQs about Affordable Care Act Implementation Part XI issued on January 24, 2013, regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, on the Legality of Employer Subsidies for Individual Health Insurance Comments for the Record on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions public meeting on Wellness Programs under Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws, held on May 8, 2013 Proposed Rule on the Health Insurance Providers Fee, (7 Fed. Reg. 14,034-14,046, March 4, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 57) Proposed Rule on The $500,000 Deduction Limitation for Remuneration Provided by Certain Health Insurance Providers, (78 Fed. Reg. 19,950-19,977, April 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 1) Proposed Rule on Minimum Value of Eligible Employer-Sponsored Plans and Other Rules Regarding the Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit, (78 Fed. Reg. 25,909-25,916, May 3, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 1) Proposed Rule on Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Members of Congress and Congressional Staff, (78 Fed. Reg. 48,337-48,339, August 8, 2013) (to be codified at 5 C.F.R. pt. 890) Various issues relating to proposed and final regulations (HHS and IRS) implementing provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), including implementation of regulatory process, legislative corrections, coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, compensation deductibility, exchanges, flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, definition of full time, and caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014; Medicare Part D rebates; non-interference with Medicare Part D prescription drug prices; Entitlement reform; the regulatory process and legislative corrections to Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including ERISA preemption and the impact on small business; affiliation rules

H.R. 949, Invest in American Jobs Act of 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America H.R. 1877, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purpose, including provisions relating to Buy America H.R. 1960 / S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor compensation, Buy America, counterfeit parts H.R. 2098, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2013, including provisions relating to procurement policy S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America 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 procurement policy and contractor compensation; small business tax reform; tax reform; entitlement reform; the national debt and deficit

H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1240, Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development Act of 2013 S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 S. 289, Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development Act of 2013, including changes to the SBA 504 program S. 511, EXCEL Act, provisions relating to the ABA ABIC program Potential legislation similar to H.R.3267, Protect Small Business Jobs Act of 2011 Various issues relating to the SBA Budget; Credit Subsidy for the SBA lending Programs

H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 582, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 781, Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 903 / S. 399, American Job Protection Act H.R. 1248 / S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act H.R. 1295, Medical Device Tax Elimination Act H.R. 1558 / S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 S. 232, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 612, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2011 S. 701 / S. 1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2013 S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013 Proposed Regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; standards related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 147, 155, and 156) Proposed Regulation on the Health Insurance Market Rules; Rate Review, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,584-70,617, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 144, 147, and 150) Proposed Regulation on the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014, (77 Fed. Reg. 73,118-73,218, December 7, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 153, 155, 156, 157 and 158) Proposed Regulation on the Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 147, 155, and 156) Request for Comment Regarding the Stage 3 Definition of Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; Health Information Technology; Health IT Policy Committee, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,444, November 26, 2012) Proposed Rule on Incentives for Nondiscriminatory Wellness Programs in Group Health Plans, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,620-370,642, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 54) Proposed Regulation on Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Programs, and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternative Benefit Plans, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes for Medicaid and Exchange Eligibility Appeals and Other Provisions Related to Eligibility and Enrollment for Exchanges, Medicaid and CHIP, and Medicaid Premiums and Cost Sharing, (78 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,724, January 22, 2013) (to be codified at 42 CFR Parts 430, 431, 433, 435, 440, 447, and 457) Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage, (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts 1, 54 and 301) Proposed Rule regarding the Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Small Business Health Options Program, 78 Fed. Reg. 15,553-15,558 (March 11, 2013) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 155 and 156). Response to the Department of Labors document FAQs about Affordable Care Act Implementation Part XI issued on January 24, 2013, regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, on the Legality of Employer Subsidies for Individual Health Insurance. Comments for the Record on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions public meeting on Wellness Programs under Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws, held on May 8, 2013. Proposed Rule on the Health Insurance Providers Fee, 7 Fed. Reg. 14,034-14,046 (March 4, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 57). Various issues relating to proposed and final regulations (HHS and IRS) implementing provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), including implementation of regulatory process, legislative corrections, coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, compensation deductibility, exchanges, flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits; Medicare Part D rebates; non-interference with Medicare Part D prescription drug prices; entitlement reform; the regulatory process and legislative corrections to Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including ERISA preemption and the impact on small business; affiliation rules

H.R. 242, Legal Agricultural Workforce Act H.R. 300 / S. 266, Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013 H.R. 459, STEM Visa Act of 2013 H.R. 478, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 502, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 519, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 H.R. 547, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013 H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 572, End Immunity for Brazilian Criminals Act H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 633, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2013 H.R. 640, Student Visa Security Improvement Act H.R. 692, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 H.R. 707, Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 803, SKILLS Act H.R. 830, Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 938, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 H.R. 1108 / S.178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1227, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act of 2013 H.R. 1279, United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1444, H-2A Improvement Act H.R. 1562, Family Farm Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1596, American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013 H.R. 1760, Immigration and Naturalization Investment Ventures for Engineering, Science, and Technology in America Act of 2013 H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1773, AG Act H.R. 1923 / S. 703, Immigration and Nationality Act, to amend and to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States H.R. 2131, SKILLS Visa Act H.R. 2278, SAFE Act S. 1, Immigration Reform that Works for Americas Future Act S. 169, I-Squared Act of 2013 S. 189, Startup Visa Act of 2013 S. 202, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 260, Immigration Enforcement Transparency Act S. 292, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants S. 296, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 S. 300, A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 303, STEM Jobs Act of 2013 S. 462, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 S. 478, A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review S. 518, H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act S. 600, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 S. 683, Border Security Results Act of 2013 S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, including S. Amdt. 1183, regarding border security and enforcement and S. Amdt. 1284, regarding work-authorized visa status for hiring Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; border security, immigration reform, guest worker programs, legalization concepts, and visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; green card fees and H1B visa fees; small business and grassroots engagement; data and analysis regarding numbers of workers, unemployment and employment, job openings, wages and characteristics of workers potentially affected; sources of data to inform employment based immigration decisions

H.R. 30, Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act H.R. 233, To amend chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased H.R. 243, Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering Americas Debt Act H.R. 325, A bill to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United States Government until May 19, 2013, and for other purposes H.R. 516, Middle Class Payroll Tax Relief Act H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 581, First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act H.R. 582, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act H.R. 684 / S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 694, Corporate Tax Fairness Act H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 766 / S. 321, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 815, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain dividends and distributions paid to individuals from certain small businesses exempt from tax to the extent of the increased wages of the small business H.R. 851 / S. 337, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 880 / S. 410, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act H.R. 886, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 903, American Job Protection Act H.R. 1013, Discretionary Spending Reduction Act H.R. 1202 / S. 547, One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 1248, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits H.R. 1295, Medical Device Tax Elimination Act S. 18, Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act of 2013 S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 S. 43, Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act S. 193, Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2013 S. 232, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 250, Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act S. 268, CUT Loopholes Act S. 277, Job Prevention and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 S. 278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013 S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 S. 399, American Job Protection Act S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 606, SEAL Act S. 610, A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits H.Res. 39, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 325) to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United States Government until May 19, 2013, and for other purposes H.Res. 115, Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress H.Res. 122, Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 25) establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 115) providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress; and for other purposes H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Potential legislation regarding Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Various issues relating to fiscal cliff; tax reform; entitlement reform; the implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); Chairman Paul Ryans FY13 Budget Proposal; R&D tax credit; tax extenders; S-Corp tax provisions; deferral tax provisions; international competiveness of corporate tax rates; exemptions for active financing income; comprehensive tax reform, including House Ways and Means Committee working drafts; 1099K; IRS forms to report credit card sales for small businesses; debt ceiling; FY14 Budget; sequestration

P.L. 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. 6404, Delphi Pensions Restoration Act of 2012 H.R. 6504, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2012 Various issues relating to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Audit and Self-Disclosure Program

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. 373, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2012 H.R. 931, To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions H.R. 1840, Commodity Futures Trading Commission and cost-benefit analysis legislation H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2898, Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011 H.R. 3010 / S. 1606, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 3596, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act, including provisions relating to call center anti-offshore outsourcing H.R. 3634, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2011, including provisions relating to Federal Prison Industry reform H.R. 3862, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act H.R. 4607, Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012 H.R. 4377, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2012 H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including House Amendment #1076 to prohibit the use of funds by the Census Bureau for enforcement of a criminal penalty imposed upon those individuals who choose not to complete the American Community Survey and House Amendment #1077 to prohibit the use of funds to conduct the survey, conducted by the Secretary of Commerce, commonly referred to as the "American Community Survey" H.R. 6091, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America H.R. 6371, Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act H.R. 6397, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2012 H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012 S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011, including provisions relating to sequestration S. 1536, NOTICE Act of 2011, including provisions relating to call center anti-offshore outsourcing S. 1606, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011, including provisions relating to agency errors in economic analyses under executive orders S. 2169, Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2012: Federal Prison Industry reform S. 3079, A bill to make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions, and for other purposes 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 Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (draft bill-no number), provisions related to IT procurement policy Various issues relating to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Audit and Self-Disclosure Program; regulatory reform generally, including issues such as the employment effect of regulation; permit streamlining; sequestration and government contracting; Administrative Procedure Act and policies/procedures for Federal rulemaking, enforcement and review - agency errors in economic analyses under executive orders; need for transparency and replicability of economic cost/benefit analysis; need for reliable data sources to estimate regulatory costs and benefits; need for agencies to consider impacts on labor markets, job displacement, local economic development, and health effects of regulatory actions; need for ex-post data collection and analysis of regulatory impacts and effectiveness; regulations and data collection activities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection regarding cargo movement; Executive Order 12688, estimating direct and indirect employment impacts of regulations;sue & settle; statistical programs

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. 373, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2012 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. 2401, Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011 H.R. 2693, Budget Control Act of 2011, provisions relating to sequestration H.R. 3010, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 3210, RELIEF Act H.R. 3416 / S. 1483, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 3596, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act, provisions relating to call center anti-offshore outsourcing H.R. 3634, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2011 H.R. 3850, Government Efficiency through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012, provisions relating to Small Business Government Procurement Reform Provisions H.R. 3851, Small Business Advocate Act of 2012, provisions relating to Small Business Government Procurement Reform Provisions H.R. 3862 / S. 3382, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 H.R. 3893, Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability Act of 2012, provisions relating to Small Business Government Procurement Reform Provisions H.R. 3980, Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012, provisions relating to Small Business Government Procurement Reform Provisions H.R. 3985, Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012, provisions relating to Small Business Government Procurement Reform Provisions H.R. 3987, Small Business Protection Act of 2012, provisions relating to Small Business Government Procurement Reform Provisions H.R. 4010, DISCLOSE 2012 Act H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act H.R. 4081, Contractor Opportunity Protection Act of 2012, provisions relating to Small Business Government Procurement Reform Provisions 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. 4377, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2012 H.R.4607 / S. 2368, Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012 H.R. 5326, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including issues related to H.AMDT. 1076, an amendment prohibit the use of funds by the Census Bureau for enforcement of a criminal penalty imposed upon those individuals who choose not to complete the American Community Survey and H.AMDT. 1077, an amendment to prohibit the use of funds to conduct the survey, conducted by the Secretary of Commerce, commonly referred to as the American Community Survey H.R. 5904 / S. 1894, Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act H.R. 6029, Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 H.R. 6091, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, provisions relating to Buy America Policy H.R. 6094 / S. 3502, Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2012 S. 1536, NOTICE Act of 2011, provisions relating to call center anti-offshore outsourcing S. 1606, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 S. 2169, Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2012, provisions relating to Federal Prison Industry reform S. 3079, A bill to make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions, and for other purposes S. 3369, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2012 Potential legislation related to citizen suits and the Judgment Fund Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including issues such as the use of cost-benefit analysis by independent regulatory agencies; risk assessment and reforms to the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS); research on EPA; Executive Order 12688, estimating direct and indirect employment impacts of regulations; statistical programs; sequestration and government contracting

H.R. 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 639 / S. 328, the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, The Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 1653, Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act H.R. 2072, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 H.R. 2112, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2423 Buy American Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2722 Buy American Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 3011, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 3210, RELIEF Act H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups H.R. 4041 / S. 2171, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4105 / S. 2143, To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act H.R. 4221 / S. 2215, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2012. H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-Based Targeting for Ports Security Act (SMART Ports) H.R. 4302, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 H.R. 5444, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 H.R. 5910 / S. 3274, Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2012 H.R. 5986, To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, to make technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating to the textile and apparel rules of origin for the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, to approve the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1547, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1619, the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Act of 2011 S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, including amendments related to outsourcing public infrastructure projects, and the requesting and reporting process for Buy American waivers S. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 S. 1946, Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2011 S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011 S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act and other bills related to the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012, including issues related to the U.S.-Brazil World Trade Organization (WTO) cotton case and reforms to US sugar policy S. 3279, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2012 S. 3285, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation Fiscal Year 2013, Appropriations for Homeland Security Sugar reform amendments for S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 Sugar reform amendments for House 2012 Farm bill (specific legislation not yet introduced) Facilitating and Securing Traffic at the Border Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011, to be offered as an amendment to the Customs Authorization Bill (discussion draft) Secure Air Cargo Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft with Senate Finance and House Ways and Means) Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 (specific legislation not yet introduced) U.S. - Mexico Security Act (House discussion draft from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere) The U.S. Department of Transportation, Hazardous Materials: Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published on January 11, 2010 The U.S. Department of Transportation, Hours of Service Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published on January 4, 2010 Air Cargo Security Working Group, U.S. Department of Homeland Security led working group to develop a response to terrorist attempts on air cargo planes White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Global Supply Chain Security Review. Various issues relating to Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with Russia, and other trade agreements; miscellaneous tariff bills; P.L. 111-203, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Section 1502 including issues related to conflict minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo; reauthorization of the United States Export-Import Bank; implementation of the free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Export Controls Reform; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; U.S.-China economic relations; China's IPR and Industrial Policies; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; U.S.-India economic relations; India's cyber security, encryption and telecommunications security policies; U.S.-India commercial and trade relationship; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S. sanctions on Burma; the Transatlantic Economic Council; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-Russia economic relations; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; Advancing International Regulatory Cooperation; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); International Affairs Budget; Funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); customs facilitation and trade enforcement authorization; IP issues related to Canada, China, India, Brazil, Europe, Australia and Mexico; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; the USPTO IP Attache Program; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative

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. 10 / S. 299, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011 H.R. 373, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R.735 / S. 119, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act H.R. 931, To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions H.R. 2250 / S. 1392, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 2309 / S. 1625, Postal Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 2401, Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act of 2011 H.R. 2483, Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 2898 / S.1438, Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011 H.R. 3010 / S. 1606, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 3203, Novel Device Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 3204, Guidance Accountability and Transparency Act H.R. 3205, FDA Renewing Efficiency from Outside Review Management Act of 2011 H.R. 3206, Cultivating Scientific Expertise to Foster Innovation Act H.R. 3207, Modernizing Laboratory Test Standards for Patients Act H.R. 3208, Patients Come First Act H.R. 3209, Premarket Predictability Act H.R. 3211, Humanitarian Device Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 3214, FDA Mission Reform Act H.R. 3230, Keeping America Competitive through Harmonization Act H.R. 3416 / S. 1483, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act H.R. 3596, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 3634, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2011 H.R. 3813, Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act of 2012 H.R. 3850, Government Efficiency through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 H.R. 3851, Small Business Advocate Act of 2012 H.R. 3862, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 H.R. 3893, Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability Act of 2012 H.R. 3980, Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012 H.R. 3985, Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012 H.R. 3987, Small Business Protection Act of 2012 H.R. 4078, Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act of 2012 H.R. 4081, Contractor Opportunity Protection Act of 2012 S. 370, A bill to require contractors to notify small business concerns that have been included in offers relating to contracts let by Federal agencies, and for other purposes S. 1536, NOTICE Act of 2011 S. 1736, Acquisition Savings Reform Act of 2011 S. 1720, Jobs Through Growth Act S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011 S. 2169, Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2012 S. 3862, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act FY 2013 Appropriations Legislation Farm and agricultural legislation (specific legislation not yet introduced) Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Proposed Rule: Importation of Wood Packaging Material From Canada, Docket No. APHIS-2010-0019 Executive Order 12688, Estimating direct and indirect employment impacts of regulations - need for surveys and experiments to establish compliance costs Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Various issues relating to Congressional oversight of the NLRB and DOL (no specific legislation); statistical programs (need for consistent and timely data to support economic impact analysis of regulation impacts); NIOSH Diesel Emissions study data quality; regulatory implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act, PL 111-353

H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1547, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 H.CON.RES.112, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022 Fiscal Year 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2013 Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2013 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Services Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2013 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2013 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2013 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2013 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2013 State, Foreign Operations and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2013 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to the extension of the debt limit; SBA Budget for 7(a) & 504, the Presidents budget proposal for the SBA 7(a) and 504 guaranteed lending program; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the USPTO IP Attache Program

H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1547, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 H.CON.RES.112, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022 Fiscal Year 2013 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2013 Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2013 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Services Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2013 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2013 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2013 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2013 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2013 State, Foreign Operations and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2013 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to the extension of the debt limit; SBA Budget for 7(a) & 504, the Presidents budget proposal for the SBA 7(a) and 504 guaranteed lending program; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the USPTO IP Attache Program

H.R. 10 / S. 299, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011 H.R. 373, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R.735 / S. 119, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act H.R. 931, To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions H.R. 2250 / S. 1392, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 2309 / S. 1625, Postal Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 2401, Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act of 2011 H.R. 2483, Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 2898 / S.1438, Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011 H.R. 3010 / S. 1606, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 3203, Novel Device Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 3204, Guidance Accountability and Transparency Act H.R. 3205, FDA Renewing Efficiency from Outside Review Management Act of 2011 H.R. 3206, Cultivating Scientific Expertise to Foster Innovation Act H.R. 3207, Modernizing Laboratory Test Standards for Patients Act H.R. 3208, Patients Come First Act H.R. 3209, Premarket Predictability Act H.R. 3211, Humanitarian Device Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 3214, FDA Mission Reform Act H.R. 3230, Keeping America Competitive through Harmonization Act H.R. 3416 / S. 1483, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act H.R. 3596, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 3634, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2011 H.R. 3813, Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act of 2012 H.R. 3850, Government Efficiency through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 H.R. 3851, Small Business Advocate Act of 2012 H.R. 3862, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 H.R. 3893, Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability Act of 2012 H.R. 3980, Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012 H.R. 3985, Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012 H.R. 3987, Small Business Protection Act of 2012 H.R. 4078, Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act of 2012 H.R. 4081, Contractor Opportunity Protection Act of 2012 S. 370, A bill to require contractors to notify small business concerns that have been included in offers relating to contracts let by Federal agencies, and for other purposes S. 1536, NOTICE Act of 2011 S. 1736, Acquisition Savings Reform Act of 2011 S. 1720, Jobs Through Growth Act S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011 S. 2169, Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2012 S. 3862, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act FY 2013 Appropriations Legislation Farm and agricultural legislation (specific legislation not yet introduced) Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Proposed Rule: Importation of Wood Packaging Material From Canada, Docket No. APHIS-2010-0019 Executive Order 12688, Estimating direct and indirect employment impacts of regulations - need for surveys and experiments to establish compliance costs Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Various issues relating to Congressional oversight of the NLRB and DOL (no specific legislation); statistical programs (need for consistent and timely data to support economic impact analysis of regulation impacts); NIOSH Diesel Emissions study data quality; regulatory implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act, PL 111-353

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. 1540, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012, the Small Business Innovation Research reauthorization H.R. 2167, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act H.R. 2941, Startup Expansion and Investment Act H.R. 2940 / S. 1831, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act H. RES. 453, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2930) to amend the securities laws to provide for registration exemptions for certain crowd funded securities, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2940) to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for a certain exemption under Regulation D S. 981, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012, the Small Business Innovation Research reauthorization S. 1544, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 S. 1791, Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011 S. 1824, Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act

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)

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. 548, Restoring Democracy in the Workplace Act H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, Section 903, House Amendment 229, to repeal a National Mediation Board Rule which provides for union representation elections among airline and railroad workers covered by the Railway Labor Act H.R. 972, Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 1976, Job Protection Act H.R. 2017, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, FY 2012 (H.Amdt. 388 only) H.R. 2118, related to the authority to enjoin state laws that are preempted by the National Labor Relations Act H.R. 2153, Truth in Employment Act H.R. 2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, House Amendment 411, Regarding Project Labor Agreements H.R. 2587, Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act H.R. 2854, Employer Free Choice Act H. Amdt. 229 to H.R. 658, Amendment to repeal a National Mediation Board Rule which provides for union representation elections among airline and railroad workers covered by the Railway Labor Act H.Amdt. 411 to H.R. 2055, Regarding Project Labor Agreements H.R. 2040/S.504, National Right-to-Work Act H.R. 735/S. 119, Government Neutrality and Contracting Act H.R. 1976/S. 964, Job Protection Act H.R. 2810 / S. 1425 / S. 1507, Employee Rights Act S. 217, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2011 S. 964, Job Protection Act Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations for the Department of Labor Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations for the National Labor Relations Board NLRB Poster Rule NLRB Nominations, no specific legislation NLRB/DOL Labor Election Rules Regulation related to a posting of labor rights (75 Fed. Reg. 80,410, Dec. 22, 2010; 76 Fed. Reg. 54,006, Aug. 30, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 36,812, June 22, 2011) E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13,495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees of a displaced contractor Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 related to the Service Contract Act (75 Fed. Reg. 13,384, March 19, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,494 related to labor relations costs of federal contractors (75 Fed. Reg. 19,345, Apr. 14, 2010) Proposed new interpretation of "feasibility" as it relates to engineering and administrative controls under the OSHA Noise Reduction Standard (29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1) and 1926.52(b)) (75 Fed. Reg. 64,216, October 19, 2010) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, Jan. 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for the Family and Medical Leave Act Employer and Employee Surveys (76 Fed. Reg. 18,254, Apr. 1, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding respirable coal dust (75 Fed. Reg. 64,412, Oct. 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board Various issues relating to the Workforce Investment Act (specific legislation not yet introduced); issues regarding the National Football League labor dispute; potential legislation regarding bargaining units under the National Labor Relations Act; legislation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Board, including the Notice Mandate, Quickie Elections Rule, and Specialty Health Care Rule; Legislation and Oversight of The Department of Labors Persuader Rule; Labor Relations Boards Complaint against Boeing; NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions; potential use of electronic voting by the NLRB; National Labor Relations Board decisions and regulatory agenda; Department of Labor regulatory agenda Daniel Hillenbrand - Covered Official Positions: Intern - Office of Congressman John Kline

H.R. 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, The Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 1653, Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act H.R. 2072, Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011 H.R. 2112, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2832, Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, and various amendments offered H.R. 3011, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011 H.R.639/S. 328, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act S. 978, Bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes S. 1228, Combating Military Counterfeits Act of 2011 S. 1619, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Act of 2011 Appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403) The Customs facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011, House Committee on Ways and Means and Senate Committee on Finance (discussion draft) Facilitating and Securing Traffic at the Border Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011, to be offered as an amendment to the Customs Authorization Bill (discussion draft) The Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Secure Air Cargo Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement The Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials: Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published on January 11, 2010. Updated rule expected Fall of 2011 The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry; (See FMCSA - 2004 - 19608 January 4, 2010). Updated rule Fall 2011 DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) The issue will re-emerge in the SAFE Port of Act of 2011 Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials for mutual recognition of regulation including trusted shipper programs. Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program. (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs. Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program Air Cargo Security Working Group, U.S. Department of Homeland Security led working group to develop a response to attempts on air cargo planes White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Global Supply Chain Security Review. Outreach to the White House, DHS and Customs and Border Protection throughout the review. Report anticipated Winter 2012 U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Commercial Operations Advisory Committee, participation in 3 Sub-Committees, Land Border Trade Facilitation, Global Supply Chain Security Air Cargo, and One U.S. Government at the Border Various issues relating to Russias status of Permanent Normal Trade Relations; Chinese currency; a terminated pilot program allowing cross border trucking with Mexico; Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA); the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); the miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB); and Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Trade Negotiations; Export Controls Reform; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with China; U.S.-China economic relations; China's IPR and Industrial Policies; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India; U.S.-India economic relations; India's cyber security, encryption and telecommunications security policies; U.S.-Korea economic relations; The Transatlantic Economic Council Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-Russia economic relations; International concerns in the areas of Antitrust, Standards and Investment; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S. economic relations with countries in the Middle East, including Egypt and Israel; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); International Affairs Budget; Funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to China; IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; Business Competitiveness, Trade Facilitation, Supply Chain and Customs sections: United States Trade Representative; Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Russia; Creating Reconstruction Opportunity Zones or ROZs for Afghanistan and Pakistan

H.R. 4, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act H.R. 126, Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on the Budget in the One Hundred Twelfth Congress H.R. 436, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011 H.R. 674, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 1229, Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act H.R. 1230, Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act (tax provisions) H.R. 1231, Reversing President Obamas Offshore Moratorium Act (tax provisions) H.R. 1259, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 (tax provisions) H.R. 1473, Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (tax provisions) H.R. 1834, Freedom to Invest Act of 2011 S. 17, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 18, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act S. 89, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011 S. 164, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011 S. 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, including Amendment 212, which would repeal the three percent withholding law, which was enacted in Section 511 of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-222) S. 727, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011 S. 782, Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011, including Amendment 405 by Senator Brown and Senator Snowe, which would repeal the three percent withholding law, which was enacted in Section 511 of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-222) S. 940, Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act (tax provisions) H.Con.Res. 34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 P.L. 112-009 (Formerly H.R. 4), Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 Various issues relating to three percent tax withholding mandate, repatriation holiday, tax extenders, tax reform, debt ceiling

H.R. 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 1249, Leahy-Smith America Invents Act H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, The Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 2072, Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011 H.R. 2112, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act S. 978, Bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes S. 1228, Combating Military Counterfeits Act of 2011 H.R. 639/S. 328, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act Appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403) Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Free Trade Agreement The Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011, offered as an amendment to the Customs Authorization Bill (discussion draft) The Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The 2011 Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, particularly, the Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably (SAFE) Act (offered as an amendment) (discussion draft) Fiscal 2011 Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 1), particularly the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) provision The Customs facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011, House Committee on Ways and Means and Senate Committee on Finance (discussion draft) Secure Air Cargo Act of 2011 (discussion draft) from Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Statement submitted to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary regarding the Committees June 21, 2011 Oversight of Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Efforts hearing The Department of Transportations Hazardous Materials: Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published on January 11, 2010 The Department of Transportations notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry; (See FMCSA - 2004 - 19608 January 4, 2010) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Global Supply Chain Security Review. Outreach to the White House, DHS and Customs and Border Protection throughout the review. Report anticipated Spring 2011 White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Global Supply Chain Security Review. Outreach to the White House, DHS and Customs and Border Protection throughout the review. Report anticipated Spring 2011 Air Cargo Security Working Group , U.S. Department of Homeland Security led working group to develop a response to attempts on air cargo planes Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Supply Chain and Customs Working Group: United States Trade Representative Various issues relating to Russia PNTR; Chinese currency; terminated pilot program allowing cross border trucking with Mexico; Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA); the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); the miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB); Brazilian Cotton Institute funding; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to China; IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); plain packaging; the USPTO IP Attache Program; Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Russia; creating Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs) for Afghanistan and Pakistan; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; export controls reform; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with China; U.S.-China economic relations; Chinas IPR and industrial policies; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India; U.S.-India economic relations; India's cyber security, encryption, and telecommunications security policies; U.S.-Korea economic relations; the Transatlantic Economic Council; promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-Russia economic relations; international concerns in the areas of Antitrust, Standards and Investment; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S. economic relations with countries in the Middle East including Egypt and Israel; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation) Chris Strow - Covered Official Positions: Deputy Chief of Staff -- Rep. Jack Metcalf Deputy Chief of Staff/Communications Director -- Rep. Denny Rehberg

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. 527, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011 H.R. 1540, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012 H.R. 2008, Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011 H.R. 10 / S. 299, Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2011 S. 474 Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act of 2011 S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 782, Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011, including Amendment #417 and Amendment #418, both offered by Senator Portman to ensure independent regulatory agencies are subject to the scope of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, and Amendments #299 and #390 offered by Senator Scott to repeal the three percent withholding tax S. 981, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, including an amendment by Senator Collins and Senator Portman to preclude the White House from forcing the Department of Defense to require entities to disclose their political spending as a condition of participating in the federal procurement process S. 1030, Freedom from Restrictive Excessive Executive Demands and Onerous Mandates (FREEDOM) Act of 2011 S. 1100, Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011 FY 2012 Financial Services Appropriations Bill FY 2012 Appropriations Legislation Regulatory Reform legislation to improve oversight, transparency and review (specific legislation not yet introduced) DFARS Case 2009-D038, Business Systems Rule: DoD business systems and modifications to the approval process Winslow Sargeant Nomination for Chief Counsel for the Office of Advocacy Food Safety Modernization Act, Pl 111-353 Rulemaking Energy Savings Performance Contracting Program Defense Contract Audit Agency: Improving the agencys relationship with industry Competitive Sourcing: Ensuring a balanced approach to the use of competitive sourcing Commercial Items: Ensuring contractors can continue to provide commercial items to the government and not narrowing its definition Insourcing: Insourcing of governmental functions Contract bundling: The bundling of contracts by the federal government Various issues relating to the presidential executive order requiring companies to disclose political spending as a condition for bidding for federal contracts; government oversight and process reform; EPA Construction General Permit for Stormwater (advocated for compliance with Executive Order 13563, Regulatory Flexibility Act and Unfunded Mandates Reduction Act);Congressional oversight of the Department of Labor and National Labor Relations Board

H.R. 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 2847, PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403, 111th Congress), including provisions related to appropriations H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, particularly FY11 Homeland Security Appropriations and the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) provision H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, particularly the Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably or SAFE Act (offered as an amendment in the committee mark-up process to H.R. 2200) (111th Congress) H.R. 639 / S. 328, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347 (SAFE Port Act of 2011)(bill number not yet assigned, draft legislation) Anticipated legislation not yet introduced: Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4678, Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5393, Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2010 Potential legislation related to H.R 4515 / S. 2968, Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendment Act of 2010 Potential legislation similar to S. 3804, Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act of 2010 Potential legislation similar to S. 3639, Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2010 Potential legislation similar to S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 Potential legislation related to a Secure Air Cargo Act of 2011(discussion draft from Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee) U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Russia Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Creating reconstruction opportunity zones (ROZs) for Afghanistan and Pakistan Formal Submissions: Statement submitted to the House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet regarding March 14, 2011 hearing on Promoting Investment and Protecting Commerce Online: Legitimate Sites v. Parasites, Part I Statement submitted to the House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet regarding March 1, 2011 hearing on Oversight of the Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Statement submitted to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary regarding February 16, 2011 hearing on Targeting Websites Dedicated To Stealing American Intellectual Property Federal Register Submission on February 15, 2011 regarding the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement: Request for Comments from the Public, Office of the United States Trade Representative (Fed. Reg. 75, 242, Docket number USTR-2010-0014) The Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials: Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (see January 11, 2010, Fed. Reg. notice) The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry (See FMCSA 2004 - 19608, January 4, 2010) The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee efforts to alter Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) and eliminate federal preemption of state economic regulation of interstate commerce pertaining to port security, safety and environmental issues DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007") Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (no legislation/regulation tied to this) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Global Supply Chain Security Review (outreach to the White House, DHS and Customs and Border Protection throughout the review, report anticipated spring 2011) Various issues relating to the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers (TAA), and the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) for Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues related to securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony Various issues relating to: China IP, IPR, and industrial polices; IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC); IP issues related to the Internet, Internet counterfeiting, and piracy; international concerns in the areas of Antitrust, Standards, and Investment; the Transatlantic Economic Council; Russia PNTR; Chinese currency; a terminated pilot program; the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA); Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB); trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; export controls reform; India's cyber security, encryption and telecommunications security policies; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; U.S. economic relations with countries in the Middle East including Egypt and Israel; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Air Cargo Security Working Group; Customs Working Group; U.S.-Korea Economic Relations; U.S.-China Economic Relations; U.S.-Mexico Economic Relations; U.S.-India Economic Relations; U.S.-Russia Economic Relations; U.S.-Brazil Economic Relations; and the USPTO IP Attache Program (specific legislation not yet introduced) Additional Lobbyists for this issue continued from pgs. 9, 12-14: Dick Castner James DeChene Geoffrey O'Hara Doug Loon Paul Casasco Scott Eckart Ben Taylor Covered official positions continued from pg. 13: Lionel Johnson- Senior Advisor, Secretary of State; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Treasury

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. 1322, Earned Retiree Healthcare Benefits Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 436, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011 H.R. 4 / S. 72 / S. 18, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 S. 312 / H.R. 605, Patients Freedom to Choose Act S. 20, American Job Protection Act S. 17, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, including the McConnell and Stabenow amendments to repeal P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, including the Johanns and Hutchinson amendments Potential legislation similar to the following: P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), specifically issues related to the regulatory process and legislative corrections S. 510 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, including issues related to 1099 reporting H.R. 4853 Middle Class Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 5853, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Fair Competition Act Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 Anticipated legislation not yet introduced: Comprehensive health reform and all aspects relating to coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, and employer mandate Filed comments and met with relevant agencies on regulations implementing health care reform (P.L. 111-148 and 111-152) Regulations commented on include: Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Request for Information, see 75 Fed. Reg. 19,297(April 14, 2010) Adult Child Coverage (Age 26) Interim Final Rule, see 75 Fed. Reg. 34,538 (May 13, 2010) Grandfathered Plan Status Interim Final Rule, see 75 Fed. Reg. 34,538-70 (June 17, 2010) Preexisting Condition Exclusion, Lifetime & Annual Limits, Rescissions, Patient Protections Interim Final Rule, see 75 Fed. Reg. 37,18837,241 (June 28, 2010) Preventive Services Coverage Interim Final Rule, see 75 Fed. Reg. 41,72660 (July 19, 2010) Internal Claims & Appeals and External Review Processes Interim Final Rule, see 75 Fed. Reg. 43,330-64 (July 23, 2010) Preexisting Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) Interim Final Rule, see 75 Fed. Reg. 37,18837,241 (June 28, 2010) 1099 Reporting Requirements Request for Comments, see 75 Fed. Reg. at 49,828 (August 16, 2010) Planning and Establishment of State-level Exchanges Request for Comments, see 75 Fed. Reg. 45,584-90 (August 3, 2010) National Quality Plan Request For Comments, see 75 Fed. Reg. 63478 (October 15, 2010) Non-Discrimination in Favor of Highly Compensated Individuals Request for Comments, see 75 Fed. Reg. 67,975 (November 4, 2010) Essential Health Benefits (IOM Study) Amended Interim Final Rule for Grandfathered Plan Status, see 75 Fed. Reg. 34,53870 (June 17, 2010) Guidance on OTC Medicine & Definition of Medical Expenses, see 75 Fed. Reg. 80,501 (December 22, 2010) Development of Health Risk Assessment, see 75 Fed. Reg. 82400-82402 (December 30, 2010) Medical Loss Ratio, see 75 Fed. Reg. 74,864-74,934 (December 1, 2010) Rate Increase Disclosure and Review, see 75 Fed. Reg. 81,004-81,029 (December 23, 2010) Value Based Insurance Design, see 75 Fed. Reg. 81,544-81,547 (December 28, 2010) Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Programs, see 76 Fed. Reg. 5,774-5,777 (February 2, 2011) Non-discrimination in favor of Highly Compensated Individuals (second notice), see 75 Fed. Reg. 67,975 (November 4, 2010) Various issues including: ERISA preemption, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, and flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts (specific legislation not yet introduced)

General issues on comprehensive health reform, including all aspects relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Ongoing legislative issues related to health care reform in Senate HELP & Finance Committees, and House Education & Labor, Energy & Commerce, and Ways & Means (legislation not yet introduced) General issues related to medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) H. Res. 1203, a resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4872) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, provisions on health care

H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, provisions on Payroll Tax S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 S. 3014, the Stabenow-Hatch American Job Creation and Investment Act H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the related budget reconciliation legislation H.R. 4872, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, tax provisions H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 422, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1678, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment S. 3014/H.R. 4850, American Job Creation and Investment Act (bill number does not include year) S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 Potential tax gap proposals for small business on 1099 Corporate Reporting and potential tax extenders legislation (no specific legislation introduced) FY 2011 Obama Budget proposal on potential bank tax (no specific legislation introduced) Reid Jobs Bill (Sub Amendment to H.R. 2847) Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (specific legislation not yet introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel

S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 The nomination of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator U.S.-Korea economic relations U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China Promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation, regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia, supporting economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations U.S.-China Economic Relations H.R. 4645, the Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act S. 428/H.R. 874, the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 496, the Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 H.R. 4284, Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension S.122/H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers S.282/H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment (TRADE) Act H.R.1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provisions on Buy American S. 3325/H.R. 4279, the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act, provisions on trade H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, U.S.-China Language Engagement Act S.1027/H.R. 2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1318/S. 496, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act H.R. 1886, the Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009, provisions on Unilateral Economic Sanctions S. 2799/H.R. 2194, Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2009 H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on Border Measures, Carbon Tariffs S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 H.R. 874 / S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act (bill titles does not include year) H.R. 1528, Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1530, Free Trade With Cuba Act H.R. 1531/S. 1089, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 2194, a bill to amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran H.R. 2892, FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations H.R. 2200, the 2009 Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, provisions on the Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably or SAFE Act S. 1631, the Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H. Res. 252, Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution The Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials, Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (See Federal Register January 11, 2010) The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee efforts to alter Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) and eliminate federal preemption of state economic regulation of interstate commerce pertaining to port security, safety and environmental issues (Draft legislation, not yet introduced) The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry (See Federal Register January 4, 2010) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modification to the existing First Sale Rule, regulating duties on products that come into the United States. Language included in the Farm Bill prohibiting CBP from implementing any change to the First Sale Rule until January 1, 2011 (See Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modifications to the coastwise law pertaining to certain merchandise Jones Act Modifications (see Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009) The "Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2009 Reauthorization Act" (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (No bill number draft legislation) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) (legislation not yet introduced) Various issues relating to; Brazil's retaliatory tariffs, cross border trucking with Mexico, U.S. cotton subsidies, U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs, U.S. C-TPAT program, Canadas Partners in Protection program, Customs and Border Protection Importer Security Filing or 10+2 Rule (specific legislation not introduced)

H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 S. 2989, Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2010 S. 3165, Small Business Community Partner Relief Act of 2010 S. 3024, Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 S. 2986 / H.R. 4609, Southeast Hurricanes Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 5141, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act H.R. 5412, Small Business Asset Investment and Modernization (AIM) Act of 2010 H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 H.R. 5982, Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2010 President Obama's nomination of Marie Johns to be the Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration Continued from pg # 52: Casasco - Page, U.S. Senate; Intern, U.S. Senate Cloakroom

H.R. 5175 / S. 3295 / S. 3628, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act H.R. 3765, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2009 H.R. 5037, Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 H.R. 2039, Congressional Made in America Promise Act of 2010 H.R. 3116, Berry Amendment Extension Act, provisions relating to Buy American requirements H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, provisions relating to Buy American requirements H.R 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, provisions relating to Buy American requirements H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Securtiy Act of 2009, including provisions related to plug-in electric drive vehicles or batteries that are developed and produced in the United States H.R. 2568, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009, including provisions related to defining a small business in federal contracting H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, provisions relating to Buy American requirements H.R. 3558, Small Business Fair Competition Act, provisions related to defining a small business in federal contracting H.R. 4351/ S. 2890, Buy American Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to Buy American requirements H.R. 4553, the 21st Century Buy American Act, provisions relating to Buy American requirements H.R. 4692, National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010, including provisions related to Quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy H.R. 4899, Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010, including issues related to expanding access to contractor databases Including all contracting provisions of the following bills: H.R. 5136, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 S. 3454, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 S. 2902, Federal Acquisition Institute Improvement Act of 2009 S. 2901, Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act of 2009 H.R. 5366, Overseas Contractor Reform Act, including provisions related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act H.R. 5983, Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act of 2010, including provisions related to expansion of program S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA), including provisions related to the False Claims Act S. 924, Correction of Long-Standing Errors in Agencies Unsustainable Procurements (CLEAN UP) Act of 2009, including provisions relating to outsourcing and insourcing S. 1745, Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009, including provisions related to Whistleblower protections for contractor employees S. 2989, Small Business Contracting Revitilization Act of 2010, including provisions relating to small business contracting initiatives H.R. 5013, IMPROVE Acquisition Act of 2010 Continued from pg # 31: Casasco - Page, U.S. Senate; Intern, U.S. Senate Cloakroom Lungren - Press Secretary, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner; Communications Director, House Science Committee; Communications Director, House Judiciary Committee; Deputy Assistant to the Vice President (Dick Cheney), Legislative Affairs; Special Assistant to the President (George W. Bush), Legislative Affairs FAR Rule Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, including provisions relating to Buy American requirements FAR Rule Implementing Section 1512 of H.R. 1, including provisions relating to Buy American requirements OMB Interim Guidance Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, including provisions relating to Buy American requirements FAR Case 2008-027, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System FAR Case 2008-039, Interim Rule on Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards FAR Case 2010-008, Recovery Act Subcontract Reporting Procedures DFARS Case on Safeguarding Unclassified Information (submitted comments on DFARS case) DFARS Case 2009-D015, Proposed Rulemaking on Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Major Defense Acquisition Programs President Obama's Memo on Government Contracting Implementation of Expansive Authority of Section 5 of FTC Act to bring competition cases Office of Federal Procurement Policy Memo on Work Reserved for Performance by Federal Government Employees, including provisions related to defining inherently governmental and critical functions (no legislation/regulation tied to this) Draft UMRA reform legislation (draft legislation, not yet introduced) Navy Proposed Policy Letter - Preferred Supplier Program (no specific legislation/regulation tied to this) General issues including:government contracting, government contracting insourcing, issues relating to a moratorium on insourcing (the conversion of work currently perfomed by private sector contractor firms to performance by Federal government employees), the Office of Advocacy SBA Funding, the prohibition on contracts to China, class deviation implementing arbitration provisions for federal contractors, mandating certain labor requirements for federal contractors and high road contracting initiatives

H.R. 874 / S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 1528, Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1530, Free Trade With Cuba Act H.R. 1531 / S. 1089, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 4645, Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 2194, To amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran S. 2799, Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2009 H.R. 5160, Haiti Economic Lift Program Act of 2010 S. 3084, Export Promotion Act of 2010 H.R. 2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 H.R. 2847, PRO-IP Act H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, U.S.-China Language Engagement Act S.122/ H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers S. 2821/ H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment (TRADE) Act S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 S. 3084, Export Promotion Act of 2010 H.R. 4128, Conflict Minerals Trade Act H.R. 3192, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2009 S. 2799/ H.R. 2194, Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2009 H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S.1027/ H.R. 2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 5312, Reciprocal Government Procurement with China Creates American Jobs Act H.R. 1318, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act S. 496, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act H.R. 1886, Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009 (PEACE) Act of 2009 S. 3325/ H.R. 4279, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act H.R. 4645, Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act S. 428/ H.R. 874, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, particularly the Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably or SAFE Act (offered as an amendment in the committee mark-up process to H.R. 2200) H.R. 5393, Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, specifically Title XV on conflict materials S. 3639, Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2010 H.R. 5875, Emergency Supplimental Appropriations for Border Security Act of 2010 S. 1606/ H.R. 4678, Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2010 S. 569/ H.R. 6098, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 2009 H.R. 5967, Clean Ports Act of 2010 Continued from pg # 71: Casasco - Page, U.S. Senate; Intern, U.S. Senate Cloakroom The following have no legislation/regulation tied to them: US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Korea Economic Relations U.S.-China Economic Relations U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation, regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia, supporting economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO The Transatlantic Economic Council International Concerns in the areas of Antitrust, Standards, and Investment Intellectual Property, specifically the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation, regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia, supporting economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO Trade Dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program Trade Dispute with Brazil regarding U.S. Cotton Subsidies U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Engaging U.S. Government to support American companies in India as they grapple with new cyber security, encryption, and telecommunications security policies IP issues related to the Internet, S. 3804, Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act, H.R. 496 the "Trade Enforcement Act of 2009,and S. 1631, "Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009" Issues relating to legislation to extend the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) for Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador (specific legislation not yet introduced) White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Global Supply Chain Security Review (outreach to the White House, DHS and Customs and Border Protection throughout the review, report anticipated winter 2010/2011) Issues relating to a decision by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to deny loan guarantees for the sale by Bucyrus International, Inc. of mining equipment to a subsidiary of Reliance Power Ltd. of India Various issues relating to sugar import levels as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's sugar program General issues regarding: China IPR polices, IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC), Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), unilateral economic sanctions, border measures, carbon tariffs, and export controls reform The Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials: Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, (see January 11, 2010, Fed. Reg. notice, updated rulemaking expected Fall of 2010) The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee efforts to alter Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) and eliminate federal preemption of state economic regulation of interstate commerce pertaining to port security, safety and environmental issues The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the exsisting regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry (See FMCSA 2004 - 19608, January 4, 2010, updated rulemaking September of 2010) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) attempts to modify the existing First Sale Rule, regulating duties on products that come into the United States (language included in USCBP-2007-0083 prohibiting CBP from implementing any change to the First Sale Rule until January 1, 2011) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modifications to the coastwise law pertaining to certain merchandise Jones Act Modifications (see Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009, updated rulemaking Fall 2010) FY11 Homeland Security Appropriations, including provisions related to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) provision (bill number not yet assigned) The "Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2009 Reauthorization Act" (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (bill number not yet assigned, draft legislation) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007") Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (no legislation/regulation tied to this) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) Various issues relating to U.S. compliance with the World Trade Organization ruling in the dispute settlement case brought by Brazil regarding U.S. cotton subsidies, policy developments in China that would create "indigenous innovation" programs that would threaten to exclude U.S. firms from the Chinese market, and a terminated pilot program allowing cross border trucking with Mexico (specific legislation not yet introduced) Continued from pg.# 77: DiPaula-Coyle - Chief of Staff (Schedule C), International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce; Policy Advisor (Schedule C Position), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce; Special Assistant (Schedule C Position), Office of the Under Secretary, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce

H.R. 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

General issues on comprehensive health reform, including all aspects relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Ongoing legislative issues related to health care reform in Senate HELP & Finance Committees, and House Education & Labor, Energy & Commerce, and Ways & Means (legislation not yet introduced) General issues related to medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) H. Res. 1203, a resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4872) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, provisions on health care

H.R. 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.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 General issues related to access to capital for small business (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 4598, the Express Loan Improvements Act of 2010 S. 3024, Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 S. 2859, Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act of 2009 S. 1233, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 S. 1229, the Entrepreneurial Development Act of 2009 S. 2986, Southeast Hurricanes Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2010 S. 2731, Small Business Administration Disaster Recovery and Reform Act of 2009 H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 S. 2989, Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2010 S. 3165, Small Business Community Partner Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 4598, Express Loans Improvements Act of 2010 S. 3024, Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010

H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, provisions on Payroll Tax S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 S. 3014, the Stabenow-Hatch American Job Creation and Investment Act H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the related budget reconciliation legislation H.R. 4872, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, tax provisions H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 422, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1678, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment S. 3014/H.R. 4850, American Job Creation and Investment Act (bill number does not include year) S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 Potential tax gap proposals for small business on 1099 Corporate Reporting and potential tax extenders legislation (no specific legislation introduced) FY 2011 Obama Budget proposal on potential bank tax (no specific legislation introduced) Reid Jobs Bill (Sub Amendment to H.R. 2847) Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (specific legislation not yet introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel

S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 The nomination of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator U.S.-Korea economic relations U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China Promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation, regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia, supporting economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations U.S.-China Economic Relations H.R. 4645, the Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act S. 428/H.R. 874, the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 496, the Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 H.R. 4284, Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension S.122/H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers S.282/H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment (TRADE) Act H.R.1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provisions on Buy American S. 3325/H.R. 4279, the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act, provisions on trade H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, U.S.-China Language Engagement Act S.1027/H.R. 2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1318/S. 496, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act H.R. 1886, the Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009, provisions on Unilateral Economic Sanctions S. 2799/H.R. 2194, Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2009 H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on Border Measures, Carbon Tariffs S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 H.R. 874 / S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act (bill titles does not include year) H.R. 1528, Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1530, Free Trade With Cuba Act H.R. 1531/S. 1089, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 2194, a bill to amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran H.R. 2892, FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations H.R. 2200, the 2009 Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, provisions on the Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably or SAFE Act S. 1631, the Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H. Res. 252, Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution The Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials, Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (See Federal Register January 11, 2010) The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee efforts to alter Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) and eliminate federal preemption of state economic regulation of interstate commerce pertaining to port security, safety and environmental issues (Draft legislation, not yet introduced) The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry (See Federal Register January 4, 2010) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modification to the existing First Sale Rule, regulating duties on products that come into the United States. Language included in the Farm Bill prohibiting CBP from implementing any change to the First Sale Rule until January 1, 2011 (See Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modifications to the coastwise law pertaining to certain merchandise Jones Act Modifications (see Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009) The "Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2009 Reauthorization Act" (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (No bill number draft legislation) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) (legislation not yet introduced) Various issues relating to; Brazil's retaliatory tariffs, cross border trucking with Mexico, U.S. cotton subsidies, U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs, U.S. C-TPAT program, Canadas Partners in Protection program, Customs and Border Protection Importer Security Filing or 10+2 Rule (specific legislation not introduced)

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

General issues on comprehensive health reform, including all aspects relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Ongoing legislative issues related to health care reform in Senate HELP & Finance Committees, and House Education & Labor, Energy & Commerce, and Ways & Means (legislation not yet introduced) General issues related to medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) H. Res. 1203, a resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4872) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, provisions on health care

H.R. 5037, Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 H.R. 1242, TARP Accountability and Disclosure Act S. 910, a bill to amend the EESA of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of TARP H.R. 3765, Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on plug-in electric drive vehicles or batteries that are developed and produced in the United States H.R. 2568, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009, provisions on defining a small business in federal contracting H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, Buy American provisions H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, provisions debarring contractors H.R. 3116, Berry Amendment Extension Act, Buy American provisions H.R. 3558, Small Business Fair Competition Act, provisions on defining a small business in federal contracting H.R. 4351/S. 2890, Buy American Improvement Act, Buy American provisions H.R. 4553, 21st Century Buy American Act, Buy American provisions H.R. 4692, National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010, provisions on Quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy H.R. 5013, IMPROVE Acquisition Act, provisions on contracting H.R. 5136, National Defense Authorization Act, provisions on contracting S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 S. 924, Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies Unsustainable Procurements (CLEAN UP) Act, provisions on insourcing/outsourcing S. 1745, Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009 S. 2901, Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act of 2009, provisions on contracting S. 2902, Federal Acquisition Institute Improvement Act of 2009, provisions on contracting S. 2989, Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2010 S. 3454/H.R. 4899, National Defense Authorization Act, provisions on contracting H.R. 5175/S. 3295, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act (DISCLOSE Act) H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, Buy American requirements H.R 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, Buy American requirements FAR Rule Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, Buy American requirements FAR Rule Implementing Section 1512 of H.R. 1, Buy American requirements FAR Case 2008-009, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations FAR Case 2008-027, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System OMB Interim Guidance Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, Buy American Requirements President Obama's Memo on Government Contracting Implementation of Expansive Authority of Section 5 of FTC Act to bring competition cases DFARS Case 2009-D015, Proposed Rulemaking - Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Major Defense Acquisition Programs, House Armed Services Committee's Defense Acquisition Reform Office of Federal Procurement Policy Memo on Work Reserved for Performance by Federal Government Employees (no regulation tied to this) General issues related to: government contracting, high road contracting initiative, Class Deviation implementing arbitration provisions for federal contractors, definition of cost or pricing data on federal contracts and organizational conflict of interest for federal contractors (no specific regulation/legislation tied to this)

H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 S. 2989, Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2010 S. 3165, Small Business Community Partner Relief Act of 2010 S. 3024, Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 S. 2986/H.R. 4609, Southeast Hurricanes Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 5141, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act H.R. 5412, Small Business Asset Investment and Modernization (AIM) Act of 2010 S. 1233, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 S. 2859, Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act of 2009 H.R. 4598, Express Loan Improvements Act of 2010 H.R. 5297, Small Business Lending Fund Act The nomination of Marie Johns to be the Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration

S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009 S. 1504, Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 H.R. 3326, FY10 Department of Defense Appropriations Act H.R. 1020/S. 931, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 S. 512/H.R. 1237, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act H.R. 5503, Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act H.R. 3764, Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009 Draft Small Business Liability Reform Act of 2010 (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)

H.R. 5141, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act All healthcare provisions of the following bills: H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act General issues related to: medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) Draft comprehensive proposed health reform, provisions relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (not yet introduced)

S. 2832, Lifetime Income Disclosure Act H.R. 2989, 401(k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 2009 H.R.1984, 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2009 H.R.1988, Conflicted Investment Advice Prohibition Act of 2009 H.R. 2779, Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act of 2009 H.R. 2021, Savings Recovery Act of 2009 H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, provision on retiree health benefits H.R. 4126, Retirement Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, provisions on pension plans H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2010, provisions on pension funding relief H.R. 3962, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act H.R. 3936, Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009 S. 3157, Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010 Various issues including: pension and retirement, healthcare, tax, Small Business Pension Investment in Small Business, relief for single-employer, multiemployer, and multiple-employer pension funds, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, financial services issues, ERISA preemption and Defined Benefit Plan Funding Relief (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

S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 The nomination of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator U.S.-Korea economic relations U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China Promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation, regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia, supporting economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations U.S.-China Economic Relations H.R. 4645, the Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act S. 428/H.R. 874, the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 496, the Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 H.R. 4284, Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension S.122/H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers S.282/H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment (TRADE) Act H.R.1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provisions on Buy American S. 3325/H.R. 4279, the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act, provisions on trade H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, U.S.-China Language Engagement Act S.1027/H.R. 2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1318/S. 496, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act H.R. 1886, the Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009, provisions on Unilateral Economic Sanctions S. 2799/H.R. 2194, Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2009 H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on Border Measures, Carbon Tariffs S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 H.R. 874 / S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act (bill titles does not include year) H.R. 1528, Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1530, Free Trade With Cuba Act H.R. 1531/S. 1089, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 2194, a bill to amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran H.R. 2892, FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations H.R. 2200, the 2009 Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, provisions on the Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably or SAFE Act S. 1631, the Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H. Res. 252, Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution The Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials, Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (See Federal Register January 11, 2010) The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee efforts to alter Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) and eliminate federal preemption of state economic regulation of interstate commerce pertaining to port security, safety and environmental issues (Draft legislation, not yet introduced) The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry (See Federal Register January 4, 2010) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modification to the existing First Sale Rule, regulating duties on products that come into the United States. Language included in the Farm Bill prohibiting CBP from implementing any change to the First Sale Rule until January 1, 2011 (See Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modifications to the coastwise law pertaining to certain merchandise Jones Act Modifications (see Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009) The "Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2009 Reauthorization Act" (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (No bill number draft legislation) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) (legislation not yet introduced) Various issues relating to; Brazil's retaliatory tariffs, cross border trucking with Mexico, U.S. cotton subsidies, U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs, U.S. C-TPAT program, Canadas Partners in Protection program, Customs and Border Protection Importer Security Filing or 10+2 Rule (specific legislation not introduced)

H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 General issues related to access to capital for small business (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 4598, the Express Loan Improvements Act of 2010 S. 3024, Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 S. 2859, Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act of 2009 S. 1233, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 S. 1229, the Entrepreneurial Development Act of 2009 S. 2986, Southeast Hurricanes Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2010 S. 2731, Small Business Administration Disaster Recovery and Reform Act of 2009 H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 S. 2989, Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2010 S. 3165, Small Business Community Partner Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 4598, Express Loans Improvements Act of 2010 S. 3024, Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010

S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 The nomination of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator U.S.-Korea economic relations U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China Promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation, regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia, supporting economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations U.S.-China Economic Relations H.R. 4645, the Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act S. 428/H.R. 874, the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 496, the Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 H.R. 4284, Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension S.122/H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers S.282/H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment (TRADE) Act H.R.1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provisions on Buy American S. 3325/H.R. 4279, the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act, provisions on trade H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, U.S.-China Language Engagement Act S.1027/H.R. 2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1318/S. 496, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act H.R. 1886, the Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009, provisions on Unilateral Economic Sanctions S. 2799/H.R. 2194, Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2009 H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on Border Measures, Carbon Tariffs S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 H.R. 874 / S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act (bill titles does not include year) H.R. 1528, Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1530, Free Trade With Cuba Act H.R. 1531/S. 1089, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 2194, a bill to amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran H.R. 2892, FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations H.R. 2200, the 2009 Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, provisions on the Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably or SAFE Act S. 1631, the Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H. Res. 252, Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution The Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials, Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (See Federal Register January 11, 2010) The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee efforts to alter Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) and eliminate federal preemption of state economic regulation of interstate commerce pertaining to port security, safety and environmental issues (Draft legislation, not yet introduced) The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry (See Federal Register January 4, 2010) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modification to the existing First Sale Rule, regulating duties on products that come into the United States. Language included in the Farm Bill prohibiting CBP from implementing any change to the First Sale Rule until January 1, 2011 (See Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modifications to the coastwise law pertaining to certain merchandise Jones Act Modifications (see Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009) The "Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2009 Reauthorization Act" (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (No bill number draft legislation) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) (legislation not yet introduced) Various issues relating to; Brazil's retaliatory tariffs, cross border trucking with Mexico, U.S. cotton subsidies, U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs, U.S. C-TPAT program, Canadas Partners in Protection program, Customs and Border Protection Importer Security Filing or 10+2 Rule (specific legislation not introduced)

H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 General issues related to access to capital for small business (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 4598, the Express Loan Improvements Act of 2010 S. 3024, Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 S. 2859, Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act of 2009 S. 1233, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 S. 1229, the Entrepreneurial Development Act of 2009 S. 2986, Southeast Hurricanes Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2010 S. 2731, Small Business Administration Disaster Recovery and Reform Act of 2009 H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 S. 2989, Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2010 S. 3165, Small Business Community Partner Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 4598, Express Loans Improvements Act of 2010 S. 3024, Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010

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. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 Small Business Jump Start Act of 2009 (bill number not yet available)H.R. 2352, Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act S. 1233/H.R. 2772, a bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs The nomination of Karen Mills to Small Business Administrator The nomination and confirmation of the position of Chief Counsel for the SBA Office of Advocacy

H. Con. Res. 85, the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution S. Con. Res. 13, the fiscal year 2010 budget resolutionIssues relating to President Obama's FY 2010 budget proposal including: removal of budgetary firewalls and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure. H.R. 2346, Supplemental Appropriations Act 2009, including provisions related to IMF funding and "cash for clunkers" H. J. Res. 38, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 2997, FY 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, provisions regarding the Legal Services Corporation H.R. 2918 / S. 1294, FY 2010 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act H.R. 3082, FY 2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act H.R. 3081, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 2996, FY 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2892 / S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to the funding of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) FY 2010 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (specific legislation not yet introduced), including provisions relating to the U.S. Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) and the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) program FY 2010 Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2010 Transportation, Housing and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

General issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development tax creditH. Con. Res. 85 / S. Con. Res. 13, Setting forth the Congressional budget for the United States Government for FY 2010 and including appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2009 and 2011 through 2014 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265 / S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 2452 / S. 823, Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1230, Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 S. 765, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to not impose a penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions when there is reasonable cause for such failure, to modify such penalty, and for other purposes S. 437/ H.R. 2519, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 690/S. 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 H.R. 1935, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services S. 1082, Generate Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding Act of 2009 Issues related to taxation in various health care reform proposals (no specific legislation introduced) Small Business Jump Start Act of 2009 (legislation not introduced), increasing the small businesss start-up expense deduction from $5,000 to $10,000 President's Proposed Budget, FY2010 Greenbook Public Law No. 111-5 - ARRA: Implementation of the Stimulus Bill Access to Capital Provisions and Tax Provisions. SEC Roadmap for Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS): Repeal of Last-In, First-Out Method of Inventory Accounting (LIFO)

Comments on proposed approach to scientific integrity (no specific rule or legislation introduced) S. 1242, Government Ownership Exit Plan Act of 2009S. 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. 1242, To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Assets Relief Program S. 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009, specifically Amendment 1 by Senator Vitter to remove impediments to the repayment of funds received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) S. 386, P.L. 111-21, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 H.R. 1748, Fight Fraud Act of 2009 H.R. 1788/S. 458, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009 S. 139, the Data Breach Notification Act 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 regarding the use of domestic iron and steel H.R. 598, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, "Buy American" and 3% repeal provisions H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, competitive sourcing and private debt collection provisions 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" provisions S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009, False Claims Act provisions 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. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act Nomination of Professor Cass Sunstein as Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within the Office of Management and Budget. FAR Rule implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, ("Buy American" requirements) OMB Interim Guidance implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1 President's Memorandum on Government Contracting (competition and workforce issues for federal contracting) President's Memorandum on Implementation of P.L. 111-5 (restrictions on lobbyist communications)

H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3200/S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act S. 1796, America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 S. 2662, Fair Resolution of Medical Liability Disputes Act of 2009 H.R. 2526, Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2009, provisions on flexible spending accounts H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 3590, Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009, provision on patient protection Issues related to ERISA preemption (no specific legislation introduced) Senate Finance Health Reform Drafts - Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing aspects Senate HELP Affordable Health Choices Act - Coverage, delivery reform and financing aspects House Tri-Committee Health Reform Bill - Coverage, delivery reform and financing aspects General background on comprehensive health reform, flexible spending accounts, medical liability reform and health savings accounts (no specific legislation introduced)

H.R. 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)

Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3393/S. 1934, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 All tax-related provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 2452/S. 823, Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act H.R. 422, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009 S. 1678, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 3607, FY 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act H.R. 3617, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009 S. 1796, America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 H.R. 3548, Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 S. 1792, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the requirements for windows, doors, and skylights to be eligible for the credit for non business energy property H.R. 3548, Worker, Homeownership, and Business Tax Act of 2009 S. 623, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 3905, Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3408/S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 General background on tax gap proposals for small business, 1099 Corporate Reporting and possible tax extenders (no specific legislation introduced)

H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 H.R. 3817, Investor Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3904, Overdraft Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2847, the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment of the Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act of 2010, known as the Main Street Jobs Act, provisions on TARP funding H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act H.R. 3890, Accountability and Transparency in Ratings Agency Act S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights H.R. 3817, Investor Protection Act Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009 (no bill number yet in the Senate - still in the Senate Banking Committee) General background on; financial regulatory reform, systemic risk, derivatives trading, executive compensation, corporate governance, resolution authority, preservation of commercial and financial functions and credit ratings agency regulation (no specific legislation introduced)

H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 All labor provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act RESPECT Act (H.R. 1644, 110th Cong. - possible reintroduction) H.R. 824, Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 849, Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosion and Fires Act H.R. 1723, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460 / S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2732 / S. 1184, RAISE Act H.R. 2808 / S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2570, Working for Adequate Gains for Employment in Services Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act S. 813, Teaching and Research Assistants Collective bargaining Rights Act H.R. 2900, Davis-Bacon Repeal Act H.R. 2564, Paid Vacation Act of 2009 H.R. 2381, Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2113, Corporate Injury, Illness, and Fatality Reporting Act of 2009 H.R. 2161, Family and Medical Leave Restoration Act H.R. 2199, Protecting Workers From Imminent Dangers Act of 2009 H.R. 1886, PEACE Act H.R. 2410, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act, Division B, Title IV S. 181, H.R. 11, P.L. 111-2, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing drives E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees of a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions Proposed rollback of union financial disclosure rules (74 Fed. Reg. 18,172 (Apr. 21, 2009)) Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Interpretation of Fair Labor Standards Act as it is related to outside sales exemption under 29 CFR 541 and bonus payments excluded from the regular rate under 29 CFR 778 Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Deputy Secretary of Labor Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor

Comments on proposed approach to scientific integrity (no specific rule or legislation introduced) S. 1242, Government Ownership Exit Plan Act of 2009 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. 1242, To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Assets Relief Program S. 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009, specifically Amendment 1 by Senator Vitter to remove impediments to the repayment of funds received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) S. 386, P.L. 111-21, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 H.R. 1748, Fight Fraud Act of 2009 H.R. 1788/S. 458, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009 S. 139, the Data Breach Notification Act 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 regarding the use of domestic iron and steel H.R. 598, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, "Buy American" and 3% repeal provisions H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, competitive sourcing and private debt collection provisions 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" provisions S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009, False Claims Act provisions 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. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act Nomination of Professor Cass Sunstein as Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within the Office of Management and Budget. FAR Rule implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, ("Buy American" requirements) OMB Interim Guidance implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1 President's Memorandum on Government Contracting (competition and workforce issues for federal contracting) President's Memorandum on Implementation of P.L. 111-5 (restrictions on lobbyist communications)

H. Con. Res. 85, the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution S. Con. Res. 13, the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution Issues relating to President Obama's FY 2010 budget proposal including: removal of budgetary firewalls and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure. H.R. 2346, Supplemental Appropriations Act 2009, including provisions related to IMF funding and "cash for clunkers" H. J. Res. 38, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 2997, FY 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, provisions regarding the Legal Services Corporation H.R. 2918 / S. 1294, FY 2010 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act H.R. 3082, FY 2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act H.R. 3081, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 2996, FY 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2892 / S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to the funding of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) FY 2010 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (specific legislation not yet introduced), including provisions relating to the U.S. Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) and the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) program FY 2010 Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2010 Transportation, Housing and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 Small Business Jump Start Act of 2009 (bill number not yet available) H.R. 2352, Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act S. 1233/H.R. 2772, a bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs The nomination of Karen Mills to Small Business Administrator The nomination and confirmation of the position of Chief Counsel for the SBA Office of Advocacy

General issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development tax credit H. Con. Res. 85 / S. Con. Res. 13, Setting forth the Congressional budget for the United States Government for FY 2010 and including appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2009 and 2011 through 2014 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265 / S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 2452 / S. 823, Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1230, Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 S. 765, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to not impose a penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions when there is reasonable cause for such failure, to modify such penalty, and for other purposes S. 437/ H.R. 2519, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 690/S. 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 H.R. 1935, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services S. 1082, Generate Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding Act of 2009 Issues related to taxation in various health care reform proposals (no specific legislation introduced) Small Business Jump Start Act of 2009 (legislation not introduced), increasing the small businesss start-up expense deduction from $5,000 to $10,000 President's Proposed Budget, FY2010 Greenbook Public Law No. 111-5 - ARRA: Implementation of the Stimulus Bill Access to Capital Provisions and Tax Provisions. SEC Roadmap for Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS): Repeal of Last-In, First-Out Method of Inventory Accounting (LIFO)

H. Con. Res. 85, the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution S. Con. Res. 13, the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution Issues relating to President Obama's FY 2010 budget proposal including: removal of budgetary firewalls and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure. H.R. 2346, Supplemental Appropriations Act 2009, including provisions related to IMF funding and "cash for clunkers" H. J. Res. 38, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 2997, FY 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, provisions regarding the Legal Services Corporation H.R. 2918 / S. 1294, FY 2010 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act H.R. 3082, FY 2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act H.R. 3081, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 2996, FY 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2892 / S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to the funding of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) FY 2010 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (specific legislation not yet introduced), including provisions relating to the U.S. Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) and the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) program FY 2010 Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2010 Transportation, Housing and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 All labor provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act RESPECT Act (H.R. 1644, 110th Cong. - possible reintroduction) H.R. 824, Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 849, Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosion and Fires Act H.R. 1723, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460 / S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2732 / S. 1184, RAISE Act H.R. 2808 / S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2570, Working for Adequate Gains for Employment in Services Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act S. 813, Teaching and Research Assistants Collective bargaining Rights Act H.R. 2900, Davis-Bacon Repeal Act H.R. 2564, Paid Vacation Act of 2009 H.R. 2381, Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2113, Corporate Injury, Illness, and Fatality Reporting Act of 2009 H.R. 2161, Family and Medical Leave Restoration Act H.R. 2199, Protecting Workers From Imminent Dangers Act of 2009 H.R. 1886, PEACE Act H.R. 2410, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act, Division B, Title IV S. 181, H.R. 11, P.L. 111-2, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing drives E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees of a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions Proposed rollback of union financial disclosure rules (74 Fed. Reg. 18,172 (Apr. 21, 2009)) Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Interpretation of Fair Labor Standards Act as it is related to outside sales exemption under 29 CFR 541 and bonus payments excluded from the regular rate under 29 CFR 778 Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Deputy Secretary of Labor Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor

H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 Small Business Jump Start Act of 2009 (bill number not yet available) H.R. 2352, Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act S. 1233/H.R. 2772, a bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs The nomination of Karen Mills to Small Business Administrator The nomination and confirmation of the position of Chief Counsel for the SBA Office of Advocacy

US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement All trade provisions of the following bills: H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 H.R. 874/S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 1528, Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1530, Free Trade With Cuba Act H.R. 1531/S. 1089, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 4284, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 S.1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 2892, FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations, the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) provision S.122/H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers S.2821/H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment (TRADE) Act of 2009 H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, U.S.-China Language Engagement Act H.R. 1318, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act H.R. 1886, the Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 H.R.1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act HR 4279/S. 3325, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act The Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2009 Reauthorization Act (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (No bill number draft legislation) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) Customs and Border Protection, Importer Security Filing or 10+2 Rule (Federal Register, January 26, 2010 deadline for implementation) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) Various issues related to trade and the U.S. sugar industries in the United States and Mexico (no specific legislation introduced) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modifications to the coastwise law pertaining to certain merchandise Jones Act Modifications (see Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia; and supporting economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO

H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions on access to capital

Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3393/S. 1934, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 All tax-related provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 2452/S. 823, Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act H.R. 422, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009 S. 1678, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 3607, FY 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act H.R. 3617, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009 S. 1796, America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 H.R. 3548, Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 S. 1792, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the requirements for windows, doors, and skylights to be eligible for the credit for non business energy property H.R. 3548, Worker, Homeownership, and Business Tax Act of 2009 S. 623, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 3905, Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3408/S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 General background on tax gap proposals for small business, 1099 Corporate Reporting and possible tax extenders (no specific legislation introduced)

H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 H.R. 3817, Investor Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3904, Overdraft Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2847, the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment of the Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act of 2010, known as the Main Street Jobs Act, provisions on TARP funding H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act H.R. 3890, Accountability and Transparency in Ratings Agency Act S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights H.R. 3817, Investor Protection Act Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009 (no bill number yet in the Senate - still in the Senate Banking Committee) General background on; financial regulatory reform, systemic risk, derivatives trading, executive compensation, corporate governance, resolution authority, preservation of commercial and financial functions and credit ratings agency regulation (no specific legislation introduced)

H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3200/S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act S. 1796, America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 S. 2662, Fair Resolution of Medical Liability Disputes Act of 2009 H.R. 2526, Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2009, provisions on flexible spending accounts H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 3590, Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009, provision on patient protection Issues related to ERISA preemption (no specific legislation introduced) Senate Finance Health Reform Drafts - Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing aspects Senate HELP Affordable Health Choices Act - Coverage, delivery reform and financing aspects House Tri-Committee Health Reform Bill - Coverage, delivery reform and financing aspects General background on comprehensive health reform, flexible spending accounts, medical liability reform and health savings accounts (no specific legislation introduced)

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. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2732/S. 1184, RAISE Act H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/ S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 1886, PEACE Act of 2009 H.R. 2410, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act S. 496, Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2009 Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information E.O. 13,494, prohibiting reimbursement of federal contractors for certain expenditures related to union organizing activity E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees of a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under Federal labor laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of Project Labor Agreements Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (Project Labor Agreements) (74 Fed. Reg. 33,953 (July 14, 2009)). Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (Posting notice of employee rights under labor laws) (74 Fed. Reg. 38,488 (Aug. 3, 2009)). Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions Nominations for the following positions: Craig Becker for Member, National Labor Relations Board Patricia Smith for Solicitor of Labor Lorelei Boylan for Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor David Michaels for Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health General Background on executive compensation, retail shareholder participation and proxy voting system Official Covered Positions for Thomas Quaadman: Chief of Staff, Office of Congressman Vito Fossella

H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 Affordable Health Choice Act (Bill number not yet available) America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 (Bill number not yet available) Issues related medical liability reform (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues related to ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues relating to the request from Representatives Waxman and Stupak that 52 health care companies compile detailed business, personnel, and travel information and turn it over to the government (no specific legislation)

H.R. 1229, Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty H.R. 7222, Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension, provisions related to Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 7081, U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement S.122/H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers S.3083/H.R. 6180, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008 H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 S. 1027, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2009 H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, U.S.-China Language Engagement Act H.R. 1318/S. 496, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act H.R. 1886, Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009 (PEACE Act of 2009) H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment (TRADE) Act H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 1196/S. 1208, The Small Business International Trade Enhancement Act of 2009, provisions related to trade programs for small businesses H.R. 3570, the Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 4279/S. 3325, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act, provisions related to intellectual property H. J. Res. 60, Providing for the approval of the Congress of the proposed agreement for cooperation between the United States and the United Arab Emirates pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 H.R. 874/S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 1528, Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1530, Free Trade With Cuba Act H.R. 1531/S. 1089, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 2997, FY 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations, provisions relating to Chinese poultry H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 1837/S. 780, U.S.-Paraguay Partnership Act of 2009 H.R. 2200, The 2009 Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, provisions related to the Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably H.R. 2892, FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations, provisions related to the Automated Commercial Environment Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia, supporting economic dialogue with Russia; and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO (no specific legislation) FY 2010 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations (no bill number assigned) General background on unilateral economic sanctions, compulsory licensing in multilateral fora, internet piracy and counterfeiting, funding for the PRO-IP act, nomination/selection of an IP Enforcement Coordinator, "Buy American" provisions, the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (no specific legislation) Issues relating to U.S. compliance with the World Trade Organization ruling in the dispute settlement case brought by Brazil (DS 267) regarding U.S. cotton subsidies (specific legislation not yet introduced) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modifications to the costwise law pertaining to certain merchandise Jones Act Modifications (see Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009). Coast Guard/Customs Border Protection Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program (see May 22, 2006 and May 7, 2008, Federal Register notices) Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2009 Reauthorization Act (No bill number draft legislation) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) One hundred percent (100%) air cargo screening/maritime cargo scanning security provisions of the Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 (see P.L. 110-53) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (no specific legislation) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (no specific legislation) DHSs proposed rule 10+2(see Jan. 2, 2008, Federal Register)

H. Con. Res. 85, the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution S. Con. Res. 13, the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution Issues relating to President Obama's FY 2010 budget proposal including: removal of budgetary firewalls and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure. H.R. 2346, Supplemental Appropriations Act 2009, including provisions related to IMF funding and "cash for clunkers" H. J. Res. 38, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 2997, FY 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, provisions regarding the Legal Services Corporation H.R. 2918 / S. 1294, FY 2010 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act H.R. 3082, FY 2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act H.R. 3081, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 2996, FY 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2892 / S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to the funding of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) FY 2010 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (specific legislation not yet introduced), including provisions relating to the U.S. Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) and the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) program FY 2010 Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2010 Transportation, Housing and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

General issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development tax credit H. Con. Res. 85 / S. Con. Res. 13, Setting forth the Congressional budget for the United States Government for FY 2010 and including appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2009 and 2011 through 2014 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265 / S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 2452 / S. 823, Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1230, Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 S. 765, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to not impose a penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions when there is reasonable cause for such failure, to modify such penalty, and for other purposes S. 437/ H.R. 2519, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 690/S. 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 H.R. 1935, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services S. 1082, Generate Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding Act of 2009 Issues related to taxation in various health care reform proposals (no specific legislation introduced) Small Business Jump Start Act of 2009 (legislation not introduced), increasing the small businesss start-up expense deduction from $5,000 to $10,000 President's Proposed Budget, FY2010 Greenbook Public Law No. 111-5 - ARRA: Implementation of the Stimulus Bill Access to Capital Provisions and Tax Provisions. SEC Roadmap for Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS): Repeal of Last-In, First-Out Method of Inventory Accounting (LIFO)

Comments on proposed approach to scientific integrity (no specific rule or legislation introduced) S. 1242, Government Ownership Exit Plan Act of 2009 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. 1242, To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Assets Relief Program S. 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009, specifically Amendment 1 by Senator Vitter to remove impediments to the repayment of funds received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) S. 386, P.L. 111-21, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 H.R. 1748, Fight Fraud Act of 2009 H.R. 1788/S. 458, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009 S. 139, the Data Breach Notification Act 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 regarding the use of domestic iron and steel H.R. 598, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, "Buy American" and 3% repeal provisions H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, competitive sourcing and private debt collection provisions 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" provisions S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009, False Claims Act provisions 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. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act Nomination of Professor Cass Sunstein as Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within the Office of Management and Budget. FAR Rule implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, ("Buy American" requirements) OMB Interim Guidance implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1 President's Memorandum on Government Contracting (competition and workforce issues for federal contracting) President's Memorandum on Implementation of P.L. 111-5 (restrictions on lobbyist communications)

H. Con. Res. 85, the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution S. Con. Res. 13, the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution Issues relating to President Obama's FY 2010 budget proposal including: removal of budgetary firewalls and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure. H.R. 2346, Supplemental Appropriations Act 2009, including provisions related to IMF funding and "cash for clunkers" H. J. Res. 38, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 2997, FY 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, provisions regarding the Legal Services Corporation H.R. 2918 / S. 1294, FY 2010 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act H.R. 3082, FY 2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act H.R. 3081, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 2996, FY 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2892 / S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to the funding of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) FY 2010 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (specific legislation not yet introduced), including provisions relating to the U.S. Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) and the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) program FY 2010 Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2010 Transportation, Housing and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

Comments on proposed approach to scientific integrity (no specific rule or legislation introduced) S. 1242, Government Ownership Exit Plan Act of 2009 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. 1242, To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Assets Relief Program S. 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009, specifically Amendment 1 by Senator Vitter to remove impediments to the repayment of funds received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) S. 386, P.L. 111-21, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 H.R. 1748, Fight Fraud Act of 2009 H.R. 1788/S. 458, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009 S. 139, the Data Breach Notification Act 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 regarding the use of domestic iron and steel H.R. 598, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, "Buy American" and 3% repeal provisions H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, competitive sourcing and private debt collection provisions 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" provisions S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009, False Claims Act provisions 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. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act Nomination of Professor Cass Sunstein as Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within the Office of Management and Budget. FAR Rule implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, ("Buy American" requirements) OMB Interim Guidance implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1 President's Memorandum on Government Contracting (competition and workforce issues for federal contracting) President's Memorandum on Implementation of P.L. 111-5 (restrictions on lobbyist communications)

H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 All labor provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act RESPECT Act (H.R. 1644, 110th Cong. - possible reintroduction) H.R. 824, Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 849, Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosion and Fires Act H.R. 1723, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460 / S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2732 / S. 1184, RAISE Act H.R. 2808 / S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2570, Working for Adequate Gains for Employment in Services Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act S. 813, Teaching and Research Assistants Collective bargaining Rights Act H.R. 2900, Davis-Bacon Repeal Act H.R. 2564, Paid Vacation Act of 2009 H.R. 2381, Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2113, Corporate Injury, Illness, and Fatality Reporting Act of 2009 H.R. 2161, Family and Medical Leave Restoration Act H.R. 2199, Protecting Workers From Imminent Dangers Act of 2009 H.R. 1886, PEACE Act H.R. 2410, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act, Division B, Title IV S. 181, H.R. 11, P.L. 111-2, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing drives E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees of a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions Proposed rollback of union financial disclosure rules (74 Fed. Reg. 18,172 (Apr. 21, 2009)) Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Interpretation of Fair Labor Standards Act as it is related to outside sales exemption under 29 CFR 541 and bonus payments excluded from the regular rate under 29 CFR 778 Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Deputy Secretary of Labor Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor

H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act of 2009 Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector Generals Final Report, Special Review of Federal Supply Schedule Medical Equipment and Supply Contracts Awarded to Resellers Nomination of Karen Mills to be the Administrator of the Small Business Administration Troubled Asset Relief Program, Access to Capital for small business using TARP funds for SBA loans (not yet introduced) SBA SOP 50 10 5(A), Financing Good Will provisions Proposed Regulations, Office of Advocacy and Regulatory Mission (not yet issued)

H.R. 1664, To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards. Expansion of Sherman Antitrust Act (specific legislation not yet introduced) H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Act of 2009 S. 181 / H.R. 11, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 S. 182 / H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act RESPECT Act (H.R. 1644, 110th Cong. - possible reintroduction) H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations bill for FY 2009, provisions relating to the Department of Labor H.R. 824, the Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 933, the Family Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 849, the Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosion and Fires Act H.R. 1723, the Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to replacement contractors under the Service Contract Act E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions Interpretation of Fair Labor Standards Act as related to outside sales under 29 CFR 541 and bonus payments excluded from the regular rate under 29 CFR 778. # 18 Continued: Jason Matthews (Covered Official Positions) Management Analyst - US Department of Veterans Affairs Legislative Correspondent, Senator Mary Landrieu Legislative Assistant, Senator Mary Landrieu Deputy Legislative Director, Senator Mary Landrieu Legislative Director, Senator Mary Landrieu Deputy Chief of Staff, Senator Mary Landrieu Chief of Staff, Senator Mary Landrieu # 18 Continued: Steven Law (Covered Official Positions) Deputy Secretary, US Department of Labor Chief of Staff, US Department of Labor Chief of Staff, Office of Senator Mitch McConnell Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Mitch McConnell

Proposed executive order on Federal Regulatory Review (not yet issued) H.R. 595, American Steel First Act of 2009, provisions requiring use of domestic iron and steel H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Buy American and 3% repeal provisions H.R. 598, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax 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 S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 Regulatory Review Process: OMB Request for Comments on the Role of OIRA in the Regulatory Review Process Resellers Contracting at Veterans Affairs: Comments on the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General's "Final Report, Special Review of Federal Supply Schedule Medical Equipment and Supply Contracts Awarded to Resellers"

H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act of 2009 Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector Generals Final Report, Special Review of Federal Supply Schedule Medical Equipment and Supply Contracts Awarded to Resellers Nomination of Karen Mills to be the Administrator of the Small Business Administration Troubled Asset Relief Program, Access to Capital for small business using TARP funds for SBA loans (not yet introduced) SBA SOP 50 10 5(A), Financing Good Will provisions Proposed Regulations, Office of Advocacy and Regulatory Mission (not yet issued)

Proposed executive order on Federal Regulatory Review (not yet issued) H.R. 595, American Steel First Act of 2009, provisions requiring use of domestic iron and steel H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Buy American and 3% repeal provisions H.R. 598, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax 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 S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 Regulatory Review Process: OMB Request for Comments on the Role of OIRA in the Regulatory Review Process Resellers Contracting at Veterans Affairs: Comments on the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General's "Final Report, Special Review of Federal Supply Schedule Medical Equipment and Supply Contracts Awarded to Resellers"

H.R. 1664, To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards. Expansion of Sherman Antitrust Act (specific legislation not yet introduced) H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Act of 2009 S. 181 / H.R. 11, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 S. 182 / H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act RESPECT Act (H.R. 1644, 110th Cong. - possible reintroduction) H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations bill for FY 2009, provisions relating to the Department of Labor H.R. 824, the Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 933, the Family Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 849, the Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosion and Fires Act H.R. 1723, the Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to replacement contractors under the Service Contract Act E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions Interpretation of Fair Labor Standards Act as related to outside sales under 29 CFR 541 and bonus payments excluded from the regular rate under 29 CFR 778. # 18 Continued: Jason Matthews (Covered Official Positions) Management Analyst - US Department of Veterans Affairs Legislative Correspondent, Senator Mary Landrieu Legislative Assistant, Senator Mary Landrieu Deputy Legislative Director, Senator Mary Landrieu Legislative Director, Senator Mary Landrieu Deputy Chief of Staff, Senator Mary Landrieu Chief of Staff, Senator Mary Landrieu # 18 Continued: Steven Law (Covered Official Positions) Deputy Secretary, US Department of Labor Chief of Staff, US Department of Labor Chief of Staff, Office of Senator Mitch McConnell Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Mitch McConnell

H.R. 5724, US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement H.R. 5264/H.R. 1830, Andean Trade Preference Act Extension H.R. 3905, New Partnership for Development Act of 2007 S. 3080, Imported Ethanol Parity Act S.1677, The Currency Reform and Financial Markets Access Act of 2007 S.1607, The Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 1229, Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act H.R. 7222, Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension H.R. 7081, U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement S.122 / H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers S.3083/H.R. 6180, the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008 S. 3325/H.R. 4279, the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act H.R. 5724, U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement The following issues did not have any specific legislation introduced: Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs An agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program 10+2 proposed rule (see Jan. 2, 2008, Federal Register)(68 FR 68140) Issues related to Trade Adjustment Assistance Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China China's Anti-Monopoly Law China's standards setting regime and policies China's government procurement policies Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) Negotiations Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation, regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia, supporting economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

H.R. 5351, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008, provisions on oil and gas tax credits H.R. 1023, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007, provisions on 3% Tax Withholding Law H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008, provisions on Withholding Delay, Prohibition on Private Debt Collection H.R. 3996, Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007, including provisions related to bonus depreciation and increased expensing. H. R. 4172, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000. H. R. 4235, Estate Tax Reduction Act of 2007 H. R. 3475, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the estate and gift tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to adjust such amount for inflation, to repeal the 1-year termination of the estate tax, and for other purposes. H.R.2380, To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent. H. R. 4242, Certain and Immediate Estate Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R.3170, Capital Gains and Estate Tax Relief Act of 2007 S.1726, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007. H.R. 5267, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008. S.AMDT.4160 to S.CON.RES.70 To provide tax relief to middle-class families and small businesses, property tax relief to homeowners. S.AMDT.4170 to S.CON.RES.70 To protect families, family farms and small businesses by extending the income tax rate structure, raising the death tax exemption to $5 million and reducing the maximum death tax rate to no more than 35%; to keep education affordable by extending the college tuition deduction; and to protect senior citizens from higher taxes on their retirement income, maintain U.S. financial market competitiveness, and promote economic growth by extending the lower tax rates on dividends and capital gains. S.AMDT.4191 and S.AMDT.4372 to S.CON.RES.70 To protect small businesses, family ranches and farms from the Death Tax by providing a $5 million exemption, a low rate for smaller estates and a maximum rate no higher than 35%. S.AMDT.4348 to S.CON.RES.70 including the portion on extending expiring tax provisions such as the R&D Tax Credit. S. 2209, Research Credit Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 1712, Research and Development Tax Credit Act of 2007 S. 41, Research Competitiveness Act of 2007 S. 2318, AMT Repeal and Tax Freedom Act S. 2293, Individual Alternative Minimum Tax Repeal Act of 2007 H.R. 4351, AMT Relief Act of 2007 S. 2199/H.R. 3923, Offshore Deferred Compensation Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 5140, Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, provisions on bonus depreciation, increased expensing and taxes H.R. 5109/S.2592, Economic Growth Act of 2008 H.R. 5720, Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008 S. 2821, Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008 H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extender Act of 2008 H.R. 6275, Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 S. 3125, Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008 S. 3044, Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008 The following issues did not have any specific legislation introduced: Issues related to the Research and Development Tax Credit Corporate repatriation of income earned abroad Temporary Waiver of the Income Tax Related to the Cancellation of Indebtedness Issues related to the Alternative Minimum Tax Legislation related to Estate/ Death Tax Issues Legislation to stimulate economic activity and spur job growth Economic Stimulus Legislation Possible legislation regarding a second economic stimulus bill Possible legislation regarding the automotive industry rescue plan S.____ A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to stimulate business investment, and for other purposes H.R. 7044, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a temporary dividends received deduction for taxable years beginning in 2008 or 2009. S. 2668, the Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's (MOBILE) Cell Phone Act of 2008 - including provisions relating to removing cell phones from the definition of "listed property". H.R. 6601, the Small Business Tax Modernization Act of 2008 - including provisions relating to removing cell phones from the definition of "listed property" H.R. 5793, the Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2008 S. 2519, Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2007, provisions on Tax Delinquency for Contractors. IRS Proposed Rule REG-158747-06: IRS Proposed Rule on Withholding Under Internal Revenue Code Section 3402(t) S. 777, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007, provisions on 3% Tax Withholding Law H.R. 1424/H.R. 3997, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 IRS Notice 2008-9, to facilitate liquidity in the near term, IRS and Treasury will issue regulations providing that, for Section 956 purposes, a CFC may choose to exclude from the definition of obligation an obligation held by the CFC that would be an investment in United States property if the obligation is collected within 60 days from the time it is incurred

Colombia Free Trade Agreement Korea Free Trade Agreement Legislation to reauthorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection, including specific provisions related to the enforcement of intellectual property rights at ports of entry, as well as CBP staffing and facilities (not yet introduced) An agreement to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (no specific legislation introduced) An agreement to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canada's Partners in Protection (PIP) program (no specific legislation introduced) U.S. Department of Homeland Security policies at land ports of entry along the U.S./Canada and U.S./Mexico borders 10+2 Advance Trade Data requirements - Proposed Rule S.1677, "The Currency Reform and Financial Markets Access Act of 2007" S.1607, "The Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007" U.S.-Korea economic relations and U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China China's Anti-Monopoly Law China's standards setting regime and policies China's government procurement policies China's IPR policies Panama Free Trade Agreement H.R. 5724, US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement H.R. 5264, H.R. 1830 - Andean Trade Preference Act Extension H.R. 3905, New Partnership for Development Act of 2007 H.R. 1229, Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007 H.R. 2942, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007 H.R. 3920, Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 H.R. 3273, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act Trade Adjustment Assistance Program and reauthorization H.R. 2419, Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 S. 3083/H.R. 6180, TRADE Act of 2008 H.R. 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act S. 970, the Iran Sanctions Act of 2008 H. Res. 1092, Relating to the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5724) to implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement S. 3325, Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008

H.R. 6275, Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 H.R. 6049, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 H.R. 3221, Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (enacted as Public Law 110-289) H.R. 5267, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008 H.R. 6601, Small Business Tax Modernization Act of 2008 H.R. 6899, Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act: Title VIII provisions on Energy Tax Incentives H.R. 1023/S. 777, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007, provisions on 3%Tax Withholding Law H.R. 3056, Tax Collection Responsibility Act, provisions on Withholding Delay, Prohibition on Private Debt Collection H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008: provisions on Withholding Delay, Prohibition on Private Debt Collection S. 2519, Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2007, provisions on Tax Delinquency for Contractors Tax Delinquency FAR Case 2006011: Tax certifications by contractors S. 2668, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F H.R. 3997, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008: all tax provisions and proposals H.R. 5351, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008, including the repeal of oil and gas tax credits. Senate Budget Resolution for FY2009: all tax provisions and proposals H.R. 3996, Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007, including bonus depreciation and increased expensing. Estate/ Death Tax Issues H. R. 4172, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000. H. R. 3475, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the estate and gift tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to adjust such amount for inflation, to repeal the 1-year termination of the estate tax, and for other purposes. H.R. 2380, To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent. H.R. 4235, Estate Tax Reduction Act of 2007 H.R. 4242, Certain and Immediate Estate Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 3170, To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains, and for other purposes. S.1726/H.R. 5267, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007. S.AMDT.4160 to S.CON.RES.70 To provide tax relief to middle-class families and small businesses, property tax relief to homeowners. S.AMDT.4170 to S.CON.RES.70 To protect families, family farms and small businesses by extending the income tax rate structure, raising the death tax exemption to $5 million and reducing the maximum death tax rate to no more than 35%; to keep education affordable by extending the college tuition deduction; and to protect senior citizens from higher taxes on their retirement income, maintain U.S. financial market competitiveness, and promote economic growth by extending the lower tax rates on dividends and capital gains. S.AMDT.4191 and S.AMDT.4372 to S.CON.RES.70 To protect small businesses, family ranches and farms from the Death Tax by providing a $5 million exemption, a low rate for smaller estates and a maximum rate no higher than 35%. Research and Development Tax Credit Issues S.AMDT.4348 to S.CON.RES.70 including the portion on extending expiring tax provisions such as the R&D Tax Credit. S. 2209, Research Credit Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 1712, Research and Development Tax Credit Act of 2007 S. 41, Research Competitiveness Act of 2007 S. 2318, AMT Repeal and Tax Freedom S. 2293, Individual Alternative Minimum Tax Repeal Act of 2007 H.R. 4351, AMT Relief Act of 2007 S. 2199, Offshore Deferred Compensation Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 5267, Offshore Deferred Compensation Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 5140, Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, including the bonus depreciation, increased expensing and the tax portions of this Act H.R. 5109, Economic Growth Act S. 2592, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for permanent tax incentives for economic growth Senator Specter Proposal to Promote Economic Growth (not introduced) H.R. 5720, Housing Assistance Tax Act S. 2821, Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extender Act of 2008 H.R. 6275, Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 H.R. 2642, War Supplemental: tax provisions and proposals S. 3125, Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008 S. 3044, Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008 H.R. 6601, Small Business Tax Modernization Act of 2008 H.R. 6617, Strengthening Communities Through Education and Integration Act of 2008 U.S. income tax treaties with Canada and Iceland New tax convention with Bulgaria H.R. 5793, the Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2008

H.R. 1644 / S. 969, Re-empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradeworkers Act (RESPECT Act) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 800 / S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 3662 / S. 1792, Forewarn Act H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 H.R. 3195 / S. 1881, ADA Restoration Act of 2007 H.R. 2831/S. 1843, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 H.R. 2768, Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2007(S-MINER) H.R. 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act H.R. 3920, Trade and Globalization Assistance Act H.R. 5522, Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008 S. 3406, ADA Amendments Act of 2008 H.R. 1338, Paycheck Fairness Act Trade Adjustment Assistance program and legislative reauthorization proposals Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction and preemption of conflicting state actions Department of Labor regulations updating regulatory changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (73 Fed. Reg. 43654 (July 28, 2008)). Kai Hirabayashi Covered Positions Continued: Professional Staff Member, House Education and Labor Cmte.

S. 2920, SBA Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 S.3362, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2008 S. 555, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act 2007 H.R. 749, Health Care Choices for Seniors Act H.R. 324, Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act H.R.241, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007 S. 2818, the Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008 S. 2795, the Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 H.R. 6852, Small Business CHOICE Act of 2008 H.R. 6601, Small Business Tax Modernization Act of 2008 Appointment of Sandy Baruah to the position of Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA)

U.S./EU Cooperation - Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) Strategic economic Dialogue and Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade - U.S. China Dialogues SPP - U.S. Mexico, Canada Dialogue H.R. 5724, US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement H.R. 5264, H.R. 1830 - Andean Trade Preference Act Extension H.R. 3905 - New Partnership for Development Act of 2007 H.R. 1229 - Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007 H.R. 2942 - Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007 H.R. 3920 - Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 H.R. 3273 - United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act Trade Adjustment Assistance program and legislative reauthorization proposals H.R. 2419, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 First Sale Rule Revocation S. 3083/H.R. 6180, TRADE Act of 2008 H.R. 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act S. 970, Iran Sanctions Act of 2008 H. Res. 1092, Relating to the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5724) to implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Russia's accession to the WTO PNTR Status for Russia Repeal of the Jackson-Vanik Legislation U.S.- Russia Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement U.S.- Russia Economic Dialog U.S.- Central Asia TIFA Agreement U.S.- Russia Bilateral IPR Agreement Draft legislation to reauthorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection, including specific provisions related to the enforcement of intellectual property rights at ports of entry, as well as CBP staffing and facilities. U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs U.S. C-TPAT program and Canada's Partners in Protection (PIP) program. Delays, staffing, and cargo inspection procedures and U.S. Department of Homeland Security polices at land ports of entry along the U.S./Canada and U.S./Mexico borders. 10+2 Advance Trade Data requirements S. 2191, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, all trade provisions S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, all trade provisions

S. 555, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act 2007 H.R. 6357, Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Act of 2008 (CHOICE) H.R. 493 / S. 358, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007 S. 2480, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007 S. 1693/H.R. 3800, Wired for Health Care Quality Act H.R. 749, Health Care Choices for Seniors Act H.R. 2639, Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 S. 3234, Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 H.R. 2497, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act H.R.2580, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 S.1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act H.R. 2499, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 H.R. 4, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 S. 1951, Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007 H.R. 3140, Saving Our Community Pharmacies Act of 2007 H.R.241, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007 H.R.1666, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act S.1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act H.R. 3717, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 H.R. 853, Wellness and Prevention Act 2007 S. 1753, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 S. 2818, Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008 S. 2795, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 H.R. 3800, To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes H.R. 6381, Medical Device Safety Act Small Business Cooperatives for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees Act of 2008 (CHOICE) (not yet introduced) H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008: Supporting delay of government withholding; removal of cell-phone from listed property; repeal of private debt collection authority. H.R. 3947, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a carryforward of unused benefits in health flexible spending arrangements H.R. 3580, Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 Implementation of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (Health Savings Accounts) S. 3118, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to health care under the Medicare program for beneficiaries residing in rural areas. S.3101, A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. S.2041, To Amend the False Claims Act H.R. 4854, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 H.R. 6331, Medicare Act of 2008 H.R. 1424, Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 S. 3101, Medicare Act of 2008 H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance Health Information Technology Health Savings Accounts - Substantiation of expenditures Electronic Prescribing Medicare - Cuts to Medicare Advantage and inclusion of care coordination projects Small Business Cooperatives for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees Act of 2008 (CHOICE) S. 2818, Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008 - Closing the specialty hospital loophole

H.R. 1362, Accountability in Contracting Act Global Regulatory Cooperation (no specific legislation introduced) HR 1873, Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act: Government Contracting provisions HR 2419, Farm Bill: State outsourcing provision HR 3033, Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2007: Government Contracting provisions; Section 2 - establishing a database of Federal contractors HR 3867, Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act: Government Contracting provisions HR 3928, Government Contractor Accountability Act of 2007: Government Contracting provisions HR 5658, Defense Authorization Bill: Contracting provisions HR 5712/S. 2905, Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act: Ensure overseas contracts include a provision to report fraud in certain circumstances FY 2009 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill: Competitive sourcing provisions S. 680, Accountability in Contracting Act: Government Contracting provisions S. 2300, Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2007: Government Contracting provisions S. 2394, Good Government Contractor Act of 2007: Government Contracting provisions S. 2904, Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act: Database for contractors provisions S. 3001, Defense Authorization Bill: Contracting provisions S. 3077, Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008: contract database provisions E.P.A. Specialty Metals Rule: Domestic sourcing for specialty metals Organization Conflict of Interest: FAR Case 2007-018: Proposed rules on OCI Personal Conflict of Interest; FAR Case 2007-017: Proposed rules on OCI S. 2956, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act: Section 2009 - Transparent Incorporation Practices SBA Size Standard proposed regulations: Entire proposal H.R.1023, to repeal 3% withholding provision: All provisions

S. 555, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act 2007 H.R. 749, Health Care Choices for Seniors Act H.R. 324, Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act H.R.241, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007 S. 2818, Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008 S. 2795, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 H.R. 5906, Small Business Capital Expansion and Improvement Act of 2008 S. 2902, Independent Office of Advocacy and Small Business Regulatory Reform Act of 2008 S. 2920, SBA Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 28 CFR Part 36, RIN 1190AA44, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities: Small business safe haven provisions in Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (proposed regulations pertaining to Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) H.R. 5789, SBIR reauthorization: Changes in the definition of "small business" SBAs Comprehensive Review of Size Standards Defining Small Businesses

S. 555, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act 2007 H.R. 749, Health Care Choices for Seniors Act H.R. 324, Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act H.R.241, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007 S. 2818, Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008 S. 2795, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 H.R. 5906, Small Business Capital Expansion and Improvement Act of 2008 S. 2902, Independent Office of Advocacy and Small Business Regulatory Reform Act of 2008 S. 2920, SBA Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 28 CFR Part 36, RIN 1190AA44, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities: Small business safe haven provisions in Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (proposed regulations pertaining to Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) H.R. 5789, SBIR reauthorization: Changes in the definition of "small business" SBAs Comprehensive Review of Size Standards Defining Small Businesses

House Transportation and Infrastructure Cmte. Hearing on the increased cost of airline travel for small business S. 3044, Consumer First Energy Act of 2008 H.R. 6049, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 H.R. 6074, Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act of 2008

H.R. 1362, Accountability in Contracting Act Global Regulatory Cooperation (no specific legislation introduced) HR 1873, Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act: Government Contracting provisions HR 2419, Farm Bill: State outsourcing provision HR 3033, Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2007: Government Contracting provisions; Section 2 - establishing a database of Federal contractors HR 3867, Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act: Government Contracting provisions HR 3928, Government Contractor Accountability Act of 2007: Government Contracting provisions HR 5658, Defense Authorization Bill: Contracting provisions HR 5712/S. 2905, Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act: Ensure overseas contracts include a provision to report fraud in certain circumstances FY 2009 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill: Competitive sourcing provisions S. 680, Accountability in Contracting Act: Government Contracting provisions S. 2300, Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2007: Government Contracting provisions S. 2394, Good Government Contractor Act of 2007: Government Contracting provisions S. 2904, Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act: Database for contractors provisions S. 3001, Defense Authorization Bill: Contracting provisions S. 3077, Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008: contract database provisions E.P.A. Specialty Metals Rule: Domestic sourcing for specialty metals Organization Conflict of Interest: FAR Case 2007-018: Proposed rules on OCI Personal Conflict of Interest; FAR Case 2007-017: Proposed rules on OCI S. 2956, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act: Section 2009 - Transparent Incorporation Practices SBA Size Standard proposed regulations: Entire proposal H.R.1023, to repeal 3% withholding provision: All provisions

U.S./EU Cooperation - Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) Strategic economic Dialogue and Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade - U.S. China Dialogues SPP - U.S. Mexico, Canada Dialogue H.R. 5724, US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement H.R. 5264, H.R. 1830 - Andean Trade Preference Act Extension H.R. 3905 - New Partnership for Development Act of 2007 H.R. 1229 - Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007 H.R. 2942 - Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007 H.R. 3920 - Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 H.R. 3273 - United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act Trade Adjustment Assistance program and legislative reauthorization proposals H.R. 2419, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 First Sale Rule Revocation S. 3083/H.R. 6180, TRADE Act of 2008 H.R. 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act S. 970, Iran Sanctions Act of 2008 H. Res. 1092, Relating to the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5724) to implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Russia's accession to the WTO PNTR Status for Russia Repeal of the Jackson-Vanik Legislation U.S.- Russia Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement U.S.- Russia Economic Dialog U.S.- Central Asia TIFA Agreement U.S.- Russia Bilateral IPR Agreement Draft legislation to reauthorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection, including specific provisions related to the enforcement of intellectual property rights at ports of entry, as well as CBP staffing and facilities. U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs U.S. C-TPAT program and Canada's Partners in Protection (PIP) program. Delays, staffing, and cargo inspection procedures and U.S. Department of Homeland Security polices at land ports of entry along the U.S./Canada and U.S./Mexico borders. 10+2 Advance Trade Data requirements S. 2191, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, all trade provisions S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, all trade provisions

S. 555, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act 2007 H.R. 6357, Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Act of 2008 (CHOICE) H.R. 493 / S. 358, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007 S. 2480, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007 S. 1693/H.R. 3800, Wired for Health Care Quality Act H.R. 749, Health Care Choices for Seniors Act H.R. 2639, Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 S. 3234, Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 H.R. 2497, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act H.R.2580, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 S.1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act H.R. 2499, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 H.R. 4, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 S. 1951, Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007 H.R. 3140, Saving Our Community Pharmacies Act of 2007 H.R.241, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007 H.R.1666, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act S.1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act H.R. 3717, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 H.R. 853, Wellness and Prevention Act 2007 S. 1753, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 S. 2818, Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008 S. 2795, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 H.R. 3800, To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes H.R. 6381, Medical Device Safety Act Small Business Cooperatives for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees Act of 2008 (CHOICE) (not yet introduced) H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008: Supporting delay of government withholding; removal of cell-phone from listed property; repeal of private debt collection authority. H.R. 3947, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a carryforward of unused benefits in health flexible spending arrangements H.R. 3580, Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 Implementation of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (Health Savings Accounts) S. 3118, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to health care under the Medicare program for beneficiaries residing in rural areas. S.3101, A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. S.2041, To Amend the False Claims Act H.R. 4854, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 H.R. 6331, Medicare Act of 2008 H.R. 1424, Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 S. 3101, Medicare Act of 2008 H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance Health Information Technology Health Savings Accounts - Substantiation of expenditures Electronic Prescribing Medicare - Cuts to Medicare Advantage and inclusion of care coordination projects Small Business Cooperatives for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees Act of 2008 (CHOICE) S. 2818, Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008 - Closing the specialty hospital loophole

President's FY 2009 Budget Proposal - Treasury Bluebook; provisions on the tax gap H. Con. Res 312 and S. Con. Res. 70: Budget Resolution for FY2009 - passage of entire legislationAir cargo screening provisions of H.R. 2638, the FY 2008 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act. For Fiscal 2008, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act was part of the FY 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act. Request that the following legislation be introduced and passed: FY 2009 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations FY 2009 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations FY 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations FY 2009 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations, including provisions related to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, NASA, Bureau of the Census and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership

H.R. 1023: To repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by Government Entities, repeal of 3% Government Withholding provision Tax Policy: Prevention of modification to the treatment of carried interestS. 2636: Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 IRC Sec. 168, Depreciation of oil & gas pipelines H. Con. Res 312: FY 2009 House Budget Resolution S. 777, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. Con. Res 21: Senate Budget Resolution - all revenue provisions Tax extender legislation, extension of research and development tax credit (not introduced) S. 2540: To amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide expensing for certain property placed in service during 2008 and 2009 Tax Day Hearing in Committee on Small Business Business Plan legislation modeled after 12 USC 3331-3351, or Title XI of FIRREA (not introduced) Estate tax, marginal income tax rates, capital gains rates Internal Revenue Code Section 4064: Gas Guzzler Tax H.R. 4881: Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2007 Tax Delinquency FAR Rule H.R. 5109: Economic Growth Act of 2008 26 U.S.C. 3402(t) S. Con. Res. 70: Budget Resolution FY2009 - all revenue provisions S. 2539: To amend the IRS code of 1986 to provide a special depreciation allowance for certain property placed in service during 2008 and 2009 Legislation regarding expensing of real property for small business (not introduced) H.R. 4912: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment of prepaid derivative contracts H.R. 5351, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008, including the repeal of oil and gas tax credits. S. 41, Research Competitiveness Act of 2007. S. 2318, AMT Repeal and Tax Freedom Act S. 2293, Individual Alternative Minimum Tax Repeal Act of 2007. H.R. 4351, AMT Relief Act of 2007. S. 2199, Offshore Deferred Compensation Reform Act of 2007. H.R. 5267, Offshore Deferred Compensation Reform Act of 2007. H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007, the "pay for," settlement and tax provisions. S.2242, Heartland, Habitat Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007: the "pay for," settlement and tax provisions. H.R. 5140, Economic Stimulus Act of 2008: the bonus depreciation, increased expensing and tax portions of this Act. S.2592 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for permanent tax incentives for economic growth. Senator Specter draft legislation on economic growth (not introduced) H.R. 3996, Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007: including bonus depreciation and increased expensing provisions H. R. 4172 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000. H.R.4042 Family Farm, Small Business, and Home Tax Relief Act H. R. 3475 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the estate and gift tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to adjust such amount for inflation, to repeal the 1-year termination of the estate tax, and for other purposes. H.R.2380 To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent. H. R. 4242 Certain and Immediate Estate Tax Relief Act of 2007H.R.3170 To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains, and for other purposes. S.1726, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007. H.R. 5267, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008. S.AMDT.4160 to S.CON.RES.70 To provide tax relief to middle-class families and small businesses, property tax relief to homeowners. S.AMDT.4170 to S.CON.RES.70 To protect families, family farms and small businesses by extending the income tax rate structure, raising the death tax exemption to $5 million and reducing the maximum death tax rate to no more than 35%; to keep education affordable by extending the college tuition deduction; and to protect senior citizens from higher taxes on their retirement income, maintain U.S. financial market competitiveness, and promote economic growth by extending the lower tax rates on dividends and capital gains. S.AMDT.4191 and S.AMDT.4372 to S.CON.RES.70 To protect small businesses, family ranches and farms from the Death Tax by providing a $5 million exemption, a low rate for smaller estates and a maximum rate no higher than 35%. Research and Development Tax Credit Issues S.AMDT.4348 to S.CON.RES.70: Including the portion on extending expiring tax provisions such as the R&D Tax Credit. S. 2209, Research Credit Improvement Act of 2007. H.R. 1712, Research and Development Tax Credit Act of 2007. Covered Official Positions Continued: Geoffrey O'Hara; Clerk, Dept. of Justice, Federal Public Defender's Office Doug Loon; Staff Director - Senate Veterans Affairs Cmte, Legislative Monitor - Senator Arlen Specter, Legislative Correspondent- Senator Arlen Specter

Joint Draft Report by the Office of Management and Budget and The Secretariat General of the European Commission Review of the application of EU and U.S. regulatory impact guidelines on international trade and investment H.R. 1362: Accountability in Contracting Act H.R. 1873: Small Business Fairness in Contracting ActH.R. 3867: Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act H.R. 4881: Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2007 S. 2300: Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2007 Office of the National Ombudsman regulatory enforcement hearing - Testimony H.R. 4458: Small Business Regulatory Improvement Act Proposed Legislation to Reauthorize the Small Business Innovative Research Program H.R. 3033: Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2007 H.R. 3928: Government Contractor Accountability Act of 2007 S. 680: Accountability in Government Contracting Act of 2007 S. 2394: Good Government Contractor Act of 2007 National Defense Authorization Act of 2007, provisions on technical assistance and the r3 initiative

S. 186 Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007 (ACPPA) HR. 3013 - Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 1279 - Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act.

Retirement Security/Pensions/ERISA EBSA Advisory Opinion Letter 2007-07A ERISA Preemption - Protecting the preemption structure in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Cafeteria Plans - Comments to the Treasury Department on regulatory guidance. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 - Reform of funding rules for employer-provided retirement plans and amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation - Restrictions on the annual limit for nonqualified deferred compensation. Extension of the effective date for the final regulations. Plan Fee Disclosure - H.R. 3765 - Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act of 2007; S. 2473 - Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act of 2007; H.R. 3185 - 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007; and comments to the Department of Labor - Increasing the disclosure of fees paid by plan sponsors of defined contribution plans to service providers. HR 695 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury S. 349 - Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007 S. 1974 - Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007

H.R. 3010, S. 1782: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 S. 192 - Lobbying, Ethics, and Earmarks Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007

S. 742, Ban Asbestos in America Act H.R. 1590, Safe Climate Act of 2007 H.R. 2421, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007 S. 2191: Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007 Florida Executive Orders: EO-07-126 / EO-07-127 / EO-07-128 U.S. EPA National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone U.S. EPA petition for rulemaking on international border pollution Major Economics Process Program for Deployment of Climate Change Technologies Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) issues relating to U.S. EPA's rulemaking for greenhouse gases

S. 558- Mental Health Parity Act of 2007- opposed parity between coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services H.R. 324 Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act S. 555 SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act 2007 H.R. 1424- The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007- supported parity between coverage of mental health benefits for medical and surgical services Wired for Health Care Quality Act- supported widespread adoption of nationwide, interoperability health information technology infrastructure H.R. 853- Wellness and Prevention Act of 2007- supported tax credits for employers and employees that participate in comprehensive wellness programs S. 1481- Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act- supported grant funding to produce health court demonstration projects H.R. 2497- Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act- supported grant funding to produce health court demonstration projects S. 1544- Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007- supported creation of pay for performance and transparency initiatives by providing qualified organizations with access to Medicare claims data, enrollment, survey and assessment data for development of reports on the quality and cost of nation's health care system. Healthy Workforce Act of 2007- supported tax credits for employers that participate in comprehensive wellness programs. Independent Health Record Trust Act- supported credit union-like banks to hold electronic health record information SCHIP(1): Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, H.R. 976- Opposed expanded coverage for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP(2): Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, H.R. 3963; SCHIP(3, CHAMP): Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, H.R. 3162) Medicare: Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (Enrolled as Agreed to or Passed by Both House and Senate, S. 2499)- Focused on employer coverage of end stage renal disease from 30 to 42 months. Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007- weighed in on creation of regulatory pathway for licensing of biosimilar biological products Non-numbered House FDA-related bills concerning: Prescription Drug User Fee Ace, Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act, Drug Safety/Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy; Clinical Trials; and Reagan-Udall Institute for Applied Biomedical Research S.1082; Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act- Bill concerns Prescription Drug User Fee Act, Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act, Drug Safety/Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy; Clinical Trials; Reagan-Udall Institute for Applied Biomedical Research; and importation of drugs S. 3 Medicare Fair Prescription Drug Price Act of 2007- opposed legalizing importation of drugs H.R. 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 H.R. 118 To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices for part D covered drugs for Medicare beneficiaries S. 250 Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs Act of 2007 S. 1951 Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007 S. 976 Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2007 H.R. 3947 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a carry forward of unused benefits in health flexible spending arrangements S. 242 Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007 S. 358 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 S.1019 Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act H.R. 1046 Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Modernization Act of 2007 H.R.2580 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 H.R.1666 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act H.R.241 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007 H.R. 324 Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act H.R. 749 Health Care Choices for Seniors Act S. 555 SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act 2007 H.R. 1424 Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R. 3717 Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 S. 1753 Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 H.R. 2639/ S. 3234 Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 S. 1693/H.R. 3800 Wired for Health Care Quality Act S. 1544 Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 S. 1753 Healthy Workforce Act 2007

Executive Order 13422, Further Amendment to Executive Order 12866 on Regulatory Planning and Review S. 849, OPEN Government Act of 2007, all provisions relating to Freedom of Information Act reform Data Quality HR 1873: Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act, procurement S 680: Accountability in Government Contracting Act of 2007, procurement HR 1362: Accountability in Government Contracting Act of 2007, procurement HR 2419: Farm Bill, limiting states ability to contract out functions for their food stamp programs HR 3033: Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2007, procurement HR 3867: Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act, procurement S 2300: Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2007, procurement HR 3161, FY08 Agriculture Appropriations, mandatory use of basic pilot by contractors HR 3093, FY08 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations, mandatory use of basic pilot by contractors and tax certifications for contractors HR 3043, FY08 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations, mandatory use of basic pilot by contractors and tax certifications for contractors HR 3074, FY08 Transportation and HUD Appropriations, mandatory use of basic pilot by contractors and tax certifications by contractors HR 2829: FY08 Financial Services Appropriations Act, competitive sourcing HR 2638: FY08 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, procurement and tax certifications for contractors HR 3222: FY08 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, competitive sourcing and tax certifications for contractors HR 2642, FY08 Military, Veterans Appropriations, tax certifications for contractors Department of Homeland Security, Social Security No-Match Letter Rule Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 reform Proposed amendment to Part 102-38 of the Federal Management Regulations

Education and Workforce Policy Issues, No Child Left Behind Reauthorization, Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization, Trade Adjustment Assistance Act Reauthorization, Head Start Reauthorization ESEA Reauthorization S. 486: Student Loan Sunshine Act H.R. 890 Student Loan Sunshine Act H.R. 4137: College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 H.R. 2669: The College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 H.R. 2390: TEACH Act of 2007 S. 873: Incentives to Educate American Children (I Teach) Act of 2007 S. 958, H.R. 2289: Striving Readers Act of 2007 H.R. 362 the "10,000 Teachers, 10 Million Minds" Science and Math Scholarship Act H.R. 363 the "Sowing the Seeds Through Science and Engineering Research" Act S. 1360 Higher Education Access Act and Higher Education Amendments of 2007 H.R. 2669 the College Cost Reduction and Access Act S. 1642 the Higher Education Amendments of 2007 H.R. 4137 the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 S. 761 the "America Competes" Act H.R. 3920 the "Trade and Globalization Act" of 2007 H.R. 3747 The Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2007 S. 1848 Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2007 H.R. 3043 Appropriations Act of 2007 for the Departments of Labor, Education, Health and Human Services and related agencies H.R. 1429 Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 H.R. 2272 the "America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education and Science Act"

H.R. 1591: U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 S. Con.Res. 21: U.S. Government Congressional Budget for fiscal year 2008, appropriated budgetary levels for 07' and 2009-2012 H.R. 2764 - H. Rept. 110-497 FY 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act, the omnibus Air cargo screening provisions of H.R. 2638, the FY 2008 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act. For Fiscal 2008, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act was part of the FY 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act. H.R.Con.Res. 99 H.R. 2206, H.R. 2207, and S. 965 - FY2007 Supplemental H.R 3074, S. 1789 - FY 2008 Transportation, Housing and Related Agencies Appropriations bill H.R. 1195 To amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes S. 1611 - To make technical corrections to SAFETEA-LU and other related laws relating to transit H.R. 2829 - FY 2008 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations H.R. 2643, S. 1696: FY 2008 Interior and the Environment Appropriations Report H.R. 2764 - FY 2008 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations H.R. 2641, S. 1751 - FY 2008 Energy and Water Appropriations H.R. 2642, S. 1645 - FY 2008 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations H.R. 3043, S. 1710 - FY 2008 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations H.R. 2771, S 1686 - FY 2008 Legislative Branch Appropriations H.R. 4890 - Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006 H.R. 3161, S. 1859 - FY 2008 Agriculture Appropriations H.R. 3093, S. 1745 - FY 2008 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations H.R. 3222 - FY 2008 Defense Appropriations H.J.RES. 52 - 1st Continuing Resolution on current funding levels for the Government H.R. 3222 - 2nd Continuing Resolution on current funding levels for the Government H.J. RES. 69 - 3rd Continuing Resolution on current funding levels for the Government H.J. RES. 72 - 4th Continuing Resolution on current funding levels for the Government HR 2419 - Farm Bill Extension Act 2007 to March 2008

H.R. 3161, FY 2008 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, all provisions relating to country of origin labeling S. 1859, FY 2008 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, all provisions relating to country of origin labeling

H.R. 2761 - Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.R. 4721 - Terrorism Risk Insurance Improvement Act of 2007

Implementation of TSA air cargo regulations and the development of a certified shipper program for air cargo H.R. 1, Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 S. 4, Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 H.R. 2638, the FY 2008 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, specifically the air cargo and aviation security provisions and air cargo screening provisions For Fiscal 2008, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 2881, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007 S. 1300, Aviation Investment and Modernization Act of 2007 S. 1076 and H.R. 1356, Next Generation Air Transportation System Financing Reform Act of 2007

H.R. 2881, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.J.Res. 69, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes. S. 2345, American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 S. 1300, Aviation Investment and Modernization Act of 2007 S. 772 and H.R. 1650, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007 S. 1125 and H.R. 2116, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007 H.R. 1195, to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. S. 1611, to make technical corrections to SAFETEA-LU and other related laws relating to transit. S. 1926 and H.R. 3401, National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2007 S. 775 and H.R. 3398, National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 1773, Safe American Roads Act of 2007 H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act, 2007 S. 1076 and H.R. 1356, Next Generation Air Transportation System Financing Reform Act of 2007 S. 953 and H.R. 2881, Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 2701, Transportation Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 2007 H.R. 3248, SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2007 S. 2009, S. 1937 and H.R. 3311, To authorize additional funds for emergency repairs and reconstruction of the Interstate I-35 bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on August 1, 2007, to waive the $100,000,000 limitation on emergency relief funds for those emergency repairs and reconstruction, and for other purposes. H.R. 3999, National Highway Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act of 2007

HR 1585: FY08 National Defense Authorization Act, Procurement issues, particularly Title VIII export control modernization proposals, Guard and Reserve issues, and broad homeland defense issues. H.R. 4264, Defense Trade Controls Performance Improvement Act of 2007.

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (H.R. 5441--Making Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security) Travel Promotion Act (S. 1661, H.R. 3232, H.R. 1061, S. 4 - "Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act") Passenger Vessels Service Act (regulation comments re: Proposed Interpretation Docket Number USCBP-2007-0098); US-VISIT Implementation, Visa Delays and Consular Processing (Secured Borders Open Doors Advisory Committee to DHS and DOS); and, the Visa Waiver Program (Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, Public Law 110-53.)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security chemical security regulations.

Prevention Reimportation of Drugs H.R. 118 To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices for part D covered drugs for Medicare beneficiaries H.R. 2900 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and for medical devices, to enhance the postmarket authorities of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the safety of drugs, and for other purposes S. 250 Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs Act of 2007 S. 242 Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007 S. 1082 Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act H.R. 3161 Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes

H.R.241 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007 H.R. 324 Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act H.R. 749 Health Care Choices for Seniors Act S. 555 SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act 2007 H.R. 853 Wellness and Prevention Act 2007 H.R. 3717 Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 S. 1753 Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 H.R. 3947 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a carry forward of unused benefits in health flexible spending arrangements

S. 2302 / H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 and Amendments on CBH and APHIS inspection functions S. 2228, Farm, Ranch, Equity, Stewardship and Health (FRESH) Act of 2007 Lobbying contacts addressed amendments to HR 2419 - extension of Farm Bill to March 2008 S. 340 and H.R. 371: Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act of 2007

Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007- creation of regulatory pathway for licensing of biosimilar biological products Non-numbered House FDA-related bills concerning: Prescription Drug User Fee Ace, Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act, Drug Safety/Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy; Clinical Trials; and Reagan-Udall Institute for Applied Biomedical Research S.1082; Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act- Bill concerns Prescription Drug User Fee Act, Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act, Drug Safety/Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy; Clinical Trials; Reagan-Udall Institute for Applied Biomedical Research; and importation of drugs S. 3 Medicare Fair Prescription Drug Price Act of 2007- opposed legalizing importation of drugs S.1019 Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act H.R. 1046 Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Modernization Act of 2007 H.R.2580 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 H.R.1666 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act S. 1693/H.R. 3800 Wired for Health Care Quality Act H.R. 2639/ S. 3234 Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 S. 1544 Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 S. 2499 A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes S. 1951 Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007 H.R.3963/H.R.976 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes H.R. 2272: 21st Century Competitiveness Act

H.R. 1, Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 S. 4, Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 H.R. 3628, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 Chemical Security regulations National Infrastructure Protection Plan .National Response Plan U.S. Department of Homeland Security cargo security initiatives. Maritime cargo, air cargo, and private sector preparedness provisions of H.R. 1 / S. 4 Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007

Commerce, State and Justice Appropriations Act- 2008 NASA Budget and 2008 NOAA Budget H.R. 3093 Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2008 H.R. 3222

H.R. 2262, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007

HR 2834 To amend Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services S. 1624 - To amend the IRC of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services. HR . 3919 Small Business Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Assistance Act of 2006 H.R. 2829 -Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2008 - 404 compliance for small businesses

HR 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007 HR 5055 To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide protection for fashion design H.R. 5156 Counterfeit Drug Prevention Act of 2006 S 522 Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act S 1145 Patent Reform Act of 2007 HR 34 Pilot Program in Certain District Courts HR 780 Counterfeit Drug Prevention Act of 2007 HR 1689 To provide support to combat illegal downloading on college and university campuses HR 3578 - Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act S 2317 - Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007 HR 4279 - Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007 HR 4175 - Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007

H.R. 3610, "The Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007" and other possible import-safety related legislation stemming from a series of high profile product recalls. HR 1525 Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 HR 964 Spy Act HR 948 Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 5156 Counterfeit Drug Prevention Act of 2006 S 522 Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act S. 495 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007 S. 1178 Identity Theft Prevention Act S. 522 Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act H.R. 780 Counterfeit Drug Prevention Act of 2007 S. 1780 Protecting Children From Indecent Programming Act H.R. 4008 Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007 S. 2168 Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 H.R. 3541 Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 3578 Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act S. 2317 Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007 H.R. 4279 Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007 H.R. 4175 Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007 S. 242 Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007 H.R. 853 Wellness and Prevention Act 2007 S. 358 / H.R. 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 S. 1019 Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act H.R. 1046 Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 2580 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 H.R. 1666 Health Care price Transparency Promotion Act

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea "Law of the Sea Treaty"

CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 - H.R. 6 H.R. 1252: Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act H.R. 2337: Energy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 Rulemaking on Transmission Corridors, Rulemaking on Energy Technology H.R. 2264: No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2007 S. 1263: Petroleum Consumer Price Gouging Protection Act S. 1419: Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007 H.R. 2461: the Energy and Water Appropriations bill H.R. 2776: Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 H.R. 6 - PL 110 - 140, Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 Monitoring climate change proposals in Congress

S. 215, Internet Freedom Preservation Act S. 2302, Food, Energy and Security Act of 2007, all provisions relating to broadband H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007, all provisions relating to broadband Net Neutrality HR 1525 Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 HR 964 Spy Act HR 743 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 HR 948 Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007 HR 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007 HR 5055 To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide provide protection for fashion design H.R. 5156 Counterfeit Drug Prevention Act of 2006 S 522 Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act S 495 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007 S 1178 Identity Theft Prevention Act S 156 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 S 1145 Patent Reform Act of 2007 S 761 America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act HR 34 Pilot Program in Certain District Courts HR 780 Counterfeit Drug Prevention Act of 2007 HR 1689 To provide support to combat illegal downloading on college and university campuses HR 4175 - Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007 HR 4279 - Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007 S 2317 - Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007 HR 3578 - Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act HR 3541 - Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007 S 2168 - Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 HR 275 - Global Online Freedom Act of 2007 HR 4008 - Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007 S 1780 - Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act S 1492 - Broadband Data Improvement Act S 1190 - Connect The Nation Act

HR 2497 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act S 1481 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act HR 34 Pilot Program in Certain District Courts

S.1544 Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 S. 3 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 S. 250 Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs Act of 2007 H.R. 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 H.R. 118 To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secy. of HHS to negotiate prices for Part D covered drugs for Medicare beneficiaries

Comprehensive Immigration Reform, H1-B Visas, Electronic Employment Verification Systems, Border Security/Enforcement, Worksite Enforcement, Visa Delays, H-2B visas S. 1348: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 S. 1639: Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration H.R. 1061 (Protecting American Commerce and Travel Act); H.R. 2638 (FY08 Homeland Security Appropriations); H.R. 4088 (Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007); S. 1083/HR 1930 (Securing Knowledge, Innovation and Leadership Act); HR 98 (EEVS); S. 1092 (High-Tech Worker Relief Act); S. 1035 (H1B and L1 Visa Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act); HR 1645 (Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act), S. 988/H.R. 1843 (Save our Small and Seasonal Business Act), Commerce, State, Justice appropriations bill for provisions extending the H-2B return worker exemption for one year H.R. 3093/S. 1745; Sections of appropriations bills requiring certain employers to use the basic pilot employment verification program: Such as Labor/HHS/Education HR 3043/ 1710; Transportation/HUD HR 3074/S 1789; Homeland Security Reg. Info. No. 1651-AA69 (Docket No. USCBP 2007-0061) Documents Required for Travelers Arriving in the United States at Sea and Land Ports-of-Entry From Within the Western Hemisphere Proposed interpretation of the Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA) by the Department of Homeland Securitys Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

S. 4 / H.R. 1 Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, related to private sector preparedness standards National Infrastructure Protection Plan National Response Plan National Response Framework

H.R. 6: CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) H.R. 8: Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act H.R. 2: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (also known as: Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007) H.R. 976: Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 / CHIP Reauthorization H.R. 1023: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 1077: Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 1252: Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act H.R. 1261: Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 1562, Katrina Housing Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 1677: Taxpayer Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 1797: Small Business Expensing Expansion and Permanency Act of 2007 HR 1870: Contractor Tax Enforcement Act H.R. 2116: Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007 H.R. 2205: Retirement Security for Life Act of 2007 H.R. 2230: A bill to prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property H.R. 2380: Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2007 H.R. 2458: Universal Higher Education and Lifetime Learning Act of 2007 H.R. 2776: Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 H.R. 2785: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services H.R. 2834: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services H.R. 3056: Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 H.R. 3162: Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 3648: Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 3920: Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007 H.R. 3970: Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 3996: Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 4195: Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 H.R. 4351: AMT Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 4839: Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 S. 34: Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act S. 156: Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 S. 334: Healthy Americans Act S. 347: Minimum Wage Act of 2007 S. 349: Small Business and Work Opportunity Tax Act of 2007 S. 777: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. 976: Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. 1010: Retirement Security for Life Act of 2007 S. 1125: Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007 S. 1263: Petroleum Consumer Price Gouging Protection Act S. 1501: Universal Higher Education and Lifetime Learning Act of 2007 S. 1624: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services S. 1726: Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007 S. 2223: Habitat and Land Conservation Act of 2007 S. 2242: Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007 S. 2374: Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 S 2394: Good Government Contractor Act of 200 Tax Accord with Germany Tax Accord with Denmark Tax Accord with Finland Tax Accord with Belgium H.R. 743, S. 156: Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Ac of 2007 H.R. 275: Global Online Freedom Act of 2007 HR 819/S 381 - Retirement Security for Life Act S. 55 - Individual Alternative Minimum Tax Repeal Act of 2007 H.R. 4839 - Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007 H.R. 3501 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that indebtedness incurred by a partnership in acquiring securities and commodities is not treated as acquisition indebtedness by organizations which are limited partners for purposes of the unrelated business income tax. H.R. 3417 - To establish the Commission on the Tax Treatment of Hedge Funds and Private Equity H.R. 4172 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000 H.R. 4235 - Estate Tax Reduction Act of 2007 S. 1040 - Tax Simplification Act of 2007 H.R. 4159 - Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007 H.R. 3693 - American Competitiveness Tax Act of 2007 S. 1140 Working American Competitiveness Act H.R. 4752- Working American Competitiveness Act

S. 1780, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act H.R. 2829, Senate consideration of FY 2008 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, all amendments relating to the Federal Communications Commission H.R. 4307, Consumer Freedom of Choice in Cable Act; FCC regulations on indecency; media ownership; media violence; all FCC cable-related regulations Implementation of Adam Walsh Child Protection & Safety Act of 2006;

H.R. 2421, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007

H.R. 800/S. 1041 Employee Free Choice H.R. 2 / S. 2 Minimum Wage Increase H.R. 4458, Small Business Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination H.R. 32, Health Care Incentive Act H.R. 33, Minimum Wage Fairness Act H.R. 239, Working Americans Growing the Economy Act H.R. 324, Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act H.R. 509, Minimum Wage for All Americans Act H.R. 142, Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act H.R. 866, Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 980, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act H.R. 1050, A Living Wage, Jobs for All Act H.R. 1327, the Protective Equipment for America's Workers Act H.R. 1369, Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act H.R. 1431, Workplace Religious Freedom Act H.R. 1542 / S. 910, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1643 / S. 2240, Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act H.R. 1644 / S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act H.R. 1763, Indentured Servitude Abolition Act H.R. 1882, Workplace Representation Integrity Act H.R. 2392, Balancing Act H.R. 2637 / S. 1598 / S. 1614, Child Labor Protection Act H.R. 2660, Civil Rights Pay Fairness Act H.R. 2670 / S. 1570, Truth in Employment Act H.R. 2674, CARE Act H.R. 2744, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act H.R. 2792, Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act H.R. 2808, Living Organ Donor Job Security Act H.R. 3582 / S. 2061, Fair Home Health Care Act H.R. 3662 / S. 1792, Forewarn Act H.R. 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act H.R. 3920, Trade and Globalization Assistance Act H.R. 4047, Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamlining Act H.R. 4301, S. 2419 Working Families Flexibility Act S. 347, Minimum Wage Act S. 1681, The Family Leave Insurance Act S. 2123, Public Sector Employer-Employee Cooperation Act S. 2514, Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act H.R. 2049/S. 1244, The Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2693, The Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act H.R. 2638, FY08 Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 378, The Nurse and Patient Safety and Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 720, Water Quality Financing Act of 2007 H.R. 1585, DoD Authorization Act, provisions granting leave for employees under the Family and Medical Leave Act when family members are called up on active military duty, or are recovering from injuries sustained while on active duty H.R. 976, H.R. 3963, State Childrens Health Insurance Program bills, provisions granting leave for employees to be with family members who sustained injuries while on active military duty H.R. 6, Energy Independence and Security Act--provisions applying the Davis-Bacon Act to construction supported by the act, extension of the FUTA surtax H.R. 2768, Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act H.R. 2769, Miner Health Enhancement Act FY 2008: Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations H.R. 2831: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1843: Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 697, National Right-to-Work Act Overtime Exemption for Pharmaceutical Sales Reps Whether the FY 2008 omnibus appropriations bills would contain riders related to union financial disclosure requirements Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor, Department of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Commissioner, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 825, implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pts. 403, 408, relating to disclosures required of labor organizations Financial disclosure under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LM-30 and LM-10 reports) Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction and preemption of conflicting state actions Petition for NLRB rulemaking regarding "minority" or "members-only" unions H.R. 3043-Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008--provisions directing OSHA to conduct rulemakings and funding for the Office of Labor Management Standards in DOL Final Regulations under code section 409A Proposed regulations under ERISA section 408(b)(2) Proposed regulations under code section 125 Request for information on Fee and Expense Disclosures to Participants in Individual Account plans, 29 CFR Part 2550: RIN 1210-AB07 To Treasury Department: Improper Interpretation of Anti-Backloading Rules to Hybrid Plans To DOL: Selection of Annuity Providers for Individual Account Plans Proposed Rule

S. 1780, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act H.R. 2829, Senate consideration of FY 2008 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, all amendments relating to the Federal Communications Commission H.R. 4307, Consumer Freedom of Choice in Cable Act; FCC regulations on indecency; media ownership; media violence; all FCC cable-related regulations Implementation of Adam Walsh Child Protection & Safety Act of 2006;

S. 215, Internet Freedom Preservation Act S. 2302, Food, Energy and Security Act of 2007, all provisions relating to broadband H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007, all provisions relating to broadband Net Neutrality HR 1525 Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 HR 964 Spy Act HR 743 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 HR 948 Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007 HR 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007 HR 5055 To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide provide protection for fashion design H.R. 5156 Counterfeit Drug Prevention Act of 2006 S 522 Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act S 495 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007 S 1178 Identity Theft Prevention Act S 156 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 S 1145 Patent Reform Act of 2007 S 761 America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act HR 34 Pilot Program in Certain District Courts HR 780 Counterfeit Drug Prevention Act of 2007 HR 1689 To provide support to combat illegal downloading on college and university campuses HR 4175 - Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007 HR 4279 - Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007 S 2317 - Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007 HR 3578 - Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act HR 3541 - Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007 S 2168 - Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 HR 275 - Global Online Freedom Act of 2007 HR 4008 - Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007 S 1780 - Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act S 1492 - Broadband Data Improvement Act S 1190 - Connect The Nation Act

Prevention Reimportation of Drugs H.R. 118 To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices for part D covered drugs for Medicare beneficiaries H.R. 2900 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and for medical devices, to enhance the postmarket authorities of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the safety of drugs, and for other purposes S. 250 Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs Act of 2007 S. 242 Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007 S. 1082 Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act H.R. 3161 Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes

Education and Workforce Policy Issues, No Child Left Behind Reauthorization, Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization, Trade Adjustment Assistance Act Reauthorization, Head Start Reauthorization ESEA Reauthorization S. 486: Student Loan Sunshine Act H.R. 890 Student Loan Sunshine Act H.R. 4137: College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 H.R. 2669: The College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 H.R. 2390: TEACH Act of 2007 S. 873: Incentives to Educate American Children (I Teach) Act of 2007 S. 958, H.R. 2289: Striving Readers Act of 2007 H.R. 362 the "10,000 Teachers, 10 Million Minds" Science and Math Scholarship Act H.R. 363 the "Sowing the Seeds Through Science and Engineering Research" Act S. 1360 Higher Education Access Act and Higher Education Amendments of 2007 H.R. 2669 the College Cost Reduction and Access Act S. 1642 the Higher Education Amendments of 2007 H.R. 4137 the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 S. 761 the "America Competes" Act H.R. 3920 the "Trade and Globalization Act" of 2007 H.R. 3747 The Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2007 S. 1848 Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2007 H.R. 3043 Appropriations Act of 2007 for the Departments of Labor, Education, Health and Human Services and related agencies H.R. 1429 Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 H.R. 2272 the "America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education and Science Act"

H.R. 1, Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 S. 4, Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 H.R. 3628, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 Chemical Security regulations National Infrastructure Protection Plan .National Response Plan U.S. Department of Homeland Security cargo security initiatives. Maritime cargo, air cargo, and private sector preparedness provisions of H.R. 1 / S. 4 Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007

H.R.3801: To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to address the impact of globalization, to reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, to extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers, communities, firms, and farmers, and for other purposes H.R. 3688, "United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act" Export control modernization reform APHIS inspections and AQI user fees on conveyances entering the U.S. from Canada Customs reauthorization legislation Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension or ATPA (H.R. 1830) Generalized System of Preferences or GSP (P.L.109-432) U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement (P.L. 109-401) Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers or TAA (S. 122 and H.R. 910) Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act (S.1673 and H.R. 2819) National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened Transparency Act of 2007 (H.R. 556) U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Trade Promotion Authority Customs and Border Protection trade enforcement policies Doha Development Agenda Draft legislation to reauthorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection, including specific provisions related to the enforcement of intellectual property rights at ports of entry. Enforcing the safety of imported goods, including the Report to the President on the Interagency Working Group's Action Plan on Import Safety. Negotiation of an agreement to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs. Cargo inspections procedures and U.S. Department of Homeland Security policies at land ports of entry along the U.S./Canada and U.S./Mexico borders Trade Enforcement Act of 2007 - S. 1919 Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007 - H.R. 1229 Currency Exchange Rate Oversight and Reform Act - S. 1607 Currency Reform and Financial Markets Access Act of 2007 - S. 1677 SBA Trade Programs Act - H.R. 2992 Golf Club Component Duty Reduction - H.R. 2362 Trade and Globalization Act - H.R. 3920 CFIUS - H.R. 556/S. 1610 Generalized System of Preferences - H.R. 3427

S. 742, Ban Asbestos in America Act H.R. 1590, Safe Climate Act of 2007 H.R. 2421, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007 S. 2191: Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007 Florida Executive Orders: EO-07-126 / EO-07-127 / EO-07-128 U.S. EPA National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone U.S. EPA petition for rulemaking on international border pollution Major Economics Process Program for Deployment of Climate Change Technologies Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) issues relating to U.S. EPA's rulemaking for greenhouse gases

H.R. 2421, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007

S.1544 Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 S. 3 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 S. 250 Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs Act of 2007 H.R. 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 H.R. 118 To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secy. of HHS to negotiate prices for Part D covered drugs for Medicare beneficiaries

H.R. 1591: U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 S. Con.Res. 21: U.S. Government Congressional Budget for fiscal year 2008, appropriated budgetary levels for 07' and 2009-2012 H.R. 2764 - H. Rept. 110-497 FY 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act, the omnibus Air cargo screening provisions of H.R. 2638, the FY 2008 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act. For Fiscal 2008, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act was part of the FY 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act. H.R.Con.Res. 99 H.R. 2206, H.R. 2207, and S. 965 - FY2007 Supplemental H.R 3074, S. 1789 - FY 2008 Transportation, Housing and Related Agencies Appropriations bill H.R. 1195 To amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes S. 1611 - To make technical corrections to SAFETEA-LU and other related laws relating to transit H.R. 2829 - FY 2008 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations H.R. 2643, S. 1696: FY 2008 Interior and the Environment Appropriations Report H.R. 2764 - FY 2008 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations H.R. 2641, S. 1751 - FY 2008 Energy and Water Appropriations H.R. 2642, S. 1645 - FY 2008 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations H.R. 3043, S. 1710 - FY 2008 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations H.R. 2771, S 1686 - FY 2008 Legislative Branch Appropriations H.R. 4890 - Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006 H.R. 3161, S. 1859 - FY 2008 Agriculture Appropriations H.R. 3093, S. 1745 - FY 2008 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations H.R. 3222 - FY 2008 Defense Appropriations H.J.RES. 52 - 1st Continuing Resolution on current funding levels for the Government H.R. 3222 - 2nd Continuing Resolution on current funding levels for the Government H.J. RES. 69 - 3rd Continuing Resolution on current funding levels for the Government H.J. RES. 72 - 4th Continuing Resolution on current funding levels for the Government HR 2419 - Farm Bill Extension Act 2007 to March 2008

H.R. 2761 - Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.R. 4721 - Terrorism Risk Insurance Improvement Act of 2007

HR 2834 To amend Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services S. 1624 - To amend the IRC of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services. HR . 3919 Small Business Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Assistance Act of 2006 H.R. 2829 -Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2008 - 404 compliance for small businesses

Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007- creation of regulatory pathway for licensing of biosimilar biological products Non-numbered House FDA-related bills concerning: Prescription Drug User Fee Ace, Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act, Drug Safety/Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy; Clinical Trials; and Reagan-Udall Institute for Applied Biomedical Research S.1082; Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act- Bill concerns Prescription Drug User Fee Act, Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act, Drug Safety/Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy; Clinical Trials; Reagan-Udall Institute for Applied Biomedical Research; and importation of drugs S. 3 Medicare Fair Prescription Drug Price Act of 2007- opposed legalizing importation of drugs S.1019 Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act H.R. 1046 Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Modernization Act of 2007 H.R.2580 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 H.R.1666 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act S. 1693/H.R. 3800 Wired for Health Care Quality Act H.R. 2639/ S. 3234 Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 S. 1544 Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 S. 2499 A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes S. 1951 Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007 H.R.3963/H.R.976 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes H.R. 2272: 21st Century Competitiveness Act

U.S. Department of Homeland Security chemical security regulations.

H.R.241 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007 H.R. 324 Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act H.R. 749 Health Care Choices for Seniors Act S. 555 SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act 2007 H.R. 853 Wellness and Prevention Act 2007 H.R. 3717 Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 S. 1753 Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 H.R. 3947 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a carry forward of unused benefits in health flexible spending arrangements

H.R. 2262, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007

S. 558- Mental Health Parity Act of 2007- opposed parity between coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services H.R. 324 Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act S. 555 SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act 2007 H.R. 1424- The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007- supported parity between coverage of mental health benefits for medical and surgical services Wired for Health Care Quality Act- supported widespread adoption of nationwide, interoperability health information technology infrastructure H.R. 853- Wellness and Prevention Act of 2007- supported tax credits for employers and employees that participate in comprehensive wellness programs S. 1481- Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act- supported grant funding to produce health court demonstration projects H.R. 2497- Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act- supported grant funding to produce health court demonstration projects S. 1544- Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007- supported creation of pay for performance and transparency initiatives by providing qualified organizations with access to Medicare claims data, enrollment, survey and assessment data for development of reports on the quality and cost of nation's health care system. Healthy Workforce Act of 2007- supported tax credits for employers that participate in comprehensive wellness programs. Independent Health Record Trust Act- supported credit union-like banks to hold electronic health record information SCHIP(1): Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, H.R. 976- Opposed expanded coverage for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP(2): Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, H.R. 3963; SCHIP(3, CHAMP): Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, H.R. 3162) Medicare: Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (Enrolled as Agreed to or Passed by Both House and Senate, S. 2499)- Focused on employer coverage of end stage renal disease from 30 to 42 months. Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007- weighed in on creation of regulatory pathway for licensing of biosimilar biological products Non-numbered House FDA-related bills concerning: Prescription Drug User Fee Ace, Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act, Drug Safety/Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy; Clinical Trials; and Reagan-Udall Institute for Applied Biomedical Research S.1082; Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act- Bill concerns Prescription Drug User Fee Act, Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act, Drug Safety/Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy; Clinical Trials; Reagan-Udall Institute for Applied Biomedical Research; and importation of drugs S. 3 Medicare Fair Prescription Drug Price Act of 2007- opposed legalizing importation of drugs H.R. 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 H.R. 118 To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices for part D covered drugs for Medicare beneficiaries S. 250 Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs Act of 2007 S. 1951 Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007 S. 976 Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2007 H.R. 3947 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a carry forward of unused benefits in health flexible spending arrangements S. 242 Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007 S. 358 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 S.1019 Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act H.R. 1046 Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Modernization Act of 2007 H.R.2580 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 H.R.1666 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act H.R.241 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007 H.R. 324 Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act H.R. 749 Health Care Choices for Seniors Act S. 555 SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act 2007 H.R. 1424 Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R. 3717 Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 S. 1753 Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 H.R. 2639/ S. 3234 Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 S. 1693/H.R. 3800 Wired for Health Care Quality Act S. 1544 Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 S. 1753 Healthy Workforce Act 2007

Comprehensive Immigration Reform, H1-B Visas, Electronic Employment Verification Systems, Border Security/Enforcement, Worksite Enforcement, Visa Delays, H-2B visas S. 1348: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 S. 1639: Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration H.R. 1061 (Protecting American Commerce and Travel Act); H.R. 2638 (FY08 Homeland Security Appropriations); H.R. 4088 (Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007); S. 1083/HR 1930 (Securing Knowledge, Innovation and Leadership Act); HR 98 (EEVS); S. 1092 (High-Tech Worker Relief Act); S. 1035 (H1B and L1 Visa Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act); HR 1645 (Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act), S. 988/H.R. 1843 (Save our Small and Seasonal Business Act), Commerce, State, Justice appropriations bill for provisions extending the H-2B return worker exemption for one year H.R. 3093/S. 1745; Sections of appropriations bills requiring certain employers to use the basic pilot employment verification program: Such as Labor/HHS/Education HR 3043/ 1710; Transportation/HUD HR 3074/S 1789; Homeland Security Reg. Info. No. 1651-AA69 (Docket No. USCBP 2007-0061) Documents Required for Travelers Arriving in the United States at Sea and Land Ports-of-Entry From Within the Western Hemisphere Proposed interpretation of the Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA) by the Department of Homeland Securitys Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

HR 2497 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act S 1481 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act HR 34 Pilot Program in Certain District Courts

CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 - H.R. 6 H.R. 1252: Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act H.R. 2337: Energy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 Rulemaking on Transmission Corridors, Rulemaking on Energy Technology H.R. 2264: No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2007 S. 1263: Petroleum Consumer Price Gouging Protection Act S. 1419: Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007 H.R. 2461: the Energy and Water Appropriations bill H.R. 2776: Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 H.R. 6 - PL 110 - 140, Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 Monitoring climate change proposals in Congress

S. 2302 / H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 and Amendments on CBH and APHIS inspection functions S. 2228, Farm, Ranch, Equity, Stewardship and Health (FRESH) Act of 2007 Lobbying contacts addressed amendments to HR 2419 - extension of Farm Bill to March 2008 S. 340 and H.R. 371: Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act of 2007

S. 186 Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007 (ACPPA) HR. 3013 - Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 1279 - Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act.

S. 4 / H.R. 1 Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, related to private sector preparedness standards National Infrastructure Protection Plan National Response Plan National Response Framework

Retirement Security/Pensions/ERISA EBSA Advisory Opinion Letter 2007-07A ERISA Preemption - Protecting the preemption structure in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Cafeteria Plans - Comments to the Treasury Department on regulatory guidance. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 - Reform of funding rules for employer-provided retirement plans and amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation - Restrictions on the annual limit for nonqualified deferred compensation. Extension of the effective date for the final regulations. Plan Fee Disclosure - H.R. 3765 - Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act of 2007; S. 2473 - Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act of 2007; H.R. 3185 - 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007; and comments to the Department of Labor - Increasing the disclosure of fees paid by plan sponsors of defined contribution plans to service providers. HR 695 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury S. 349 - Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007 S. 1974 - Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007

H.R. 3010, S. 1782: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 S. 192 - Lobbying, Ethics, and Earmarks Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007

Commerce, State and Justice Appropriations Act- 2008 NASA Budget and 2008 NOAA Budget H.R. 3093 Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2008 H.R. 3222

H.R. 2881, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.J.Res. 69, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes. S. 2345, American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 S. 1300, Aviation Investment and Modernization Act of 2007 S. 772 and H.R. 1650, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007 S. 1125 and H.R. 2116, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007 H.R. 1195, to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. S. 1611, to make technical corrections to SAFETEA-LU and other related laws relating to transit. S. 1926 and H.R. 3401, National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2007 S. 775 and H.R. 3398, National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 1773, Safe American Roads Act of 2007 H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act, 2007 S. 1076 and H.R. 1356, Next Generation Air Transportation System Financing Reform Act of 2007 S. 953 and H.R. 2125, Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 2701, Transportation Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 2007 H.R. 3248, SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2007 S. 2009, S. 1937 and H.R. 3311, To authorize additional funds for emergency repairs and reconstruction of the Interstate I-35 bridge located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that collapsed on August 1, 2007, to waive the $100,000,000 limitation on emergency relief funds for those emergency repairs and reconstruction, and for other purposes. H.R. 3999, National Highway Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act of 2007

HR 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007 HR 5055 To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide protection for fashion design H.R. 5156 Counterfeit Drug Prevention Act of 2006 S 522 Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act S 1145 Patent Reform Act of 2007 HR 34 Pilot Program in Certain District Courts HR 780 Counterfeit Drug Prevention Act of 2007 HR 1689 To provide support to combat illegal downloading on college and university campuses HR 3578 - Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act S 2317 - Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007 HR 4279 - Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007 HR 4175 - Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007

Implementation of TSA air cargo regulations and the development of a certified shipper program for air cargo H.R. 1, Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 S. 4, Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 H.R. 2638, the FY 2008 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, specifically the air cargo and aviation security provisions and air cargo screening provisions For Fiscal 2008, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 2881, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007 S. 1300, Aviation Investment and Modernization Act of 2007 S. 1076 and H.R. 1356, Next Generation Air Transportation System Financing Reform Act of 2007

HR 1585: FY08 National Defense Authorization Act, Procurement issues, particularly Title VIII export control modernization proposals, Guard and Reserve issues, and broad homeland defense issues. H.R. 4264, Defense Trade Controls Performance Improvement Act of 2007.

H.R. 800/S. 1041 Employee Free Choice H.R. 2 / S. 2 Minimum Wage Increase H.R. 4458, Small Business Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination H.R. 32, Health Care Incentive Act H.R. 33, Minimum Wage Fairness Act H.R. 239, Working Americans Growing the Economy Act H.R. 324, Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act H.R. 509, Minimum Wage for All Americans Act H.R. 142, Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act H.R. 866, Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 980, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act H.R. 1050, A Living Wage, Jobs for All Act H.R. 1327, the Protective Equipment for America's Workers Act H.R. 1369, Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act H.R. 1431, Workplace Religious Freedom Act H.R. 1542 / S. 910, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1643 / S. 2240, Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act H.R. 1644 / S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act H.R. 1763, Indentured Servitude Abolition Act H.R. 1882, Workplace Representation Integrity Act H.R. 2392, Balancing Act H.R. 2637 / S. 1598 / S. 1614, Child Labor Protection Act H.R. 2660, Civil Rights Pay Fairness Act H.R. 2670 / S. 1570, Truth in Employment Act H.R. 2674, CARE Act H.R. 2744, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act H.R. 2792, Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act H.R. 2808, Living Organ Donor Job Security Act H.R. 3582 / S. 2061, Fair Home Health Care Act H.R. 3662 / S. 1792, Forewarn Act H.R. 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act H.R. 3920, Trade and Globalization Assistance Act H.R. 4047, Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamlining Act H.R. 4301, S. 2419 Working Families Flexibility Act S. 347, Minimum Wage Act S. 1681, The Family Leave Insurance Act S. 2123, Public Sector Employer-Employee Cooperation Act S. 2514, Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act H.R. 2049/S. 1244, The Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2693, The Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act H.R. 2638, FY08 Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 378, The Nurse and Patient Safety and Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 720, Water Quality Financing Act of 2007 H.R. 1585, DoD Authorization Act, provisions granting leave for employees under the Family and Medical Leave Act when family members are called up on active military duty, or are recovering from injuries sustained while on active duty H.R. 976, H.R. 3963, State Childrens Health Insurance Program bills, provisions granting leave for employees to be with family members who sustained injuries while on active military duty H.R. 6, Energy Independence and Security Act--provisions applying the Davis-Bacon Act to construction supported by the act, extension of the FUTA surtax H.R. 2768, Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act H.R. 2769, Miner Health Enhancement Act FY 2008: Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations H.R. 2831: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1843: Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 697, National Right-to-Work Act Overtime Exemption for Pharmaceutical Sales Reps Whether the FY 2008 omnibus appropriations bills would contain riders related to union financial disclosure requirements Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor, Department of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Commissioner, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 825, implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pts. 403, 408, relating to disclosures required of labor organizations Financial disclosure under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LM-30 and LM-10 reports) Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction and preemption of conflicting state actions Petition for NLRB rulemaking regarding "minority" or "members-only" unions H.R. 3043-Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008--provisions directing OSHA to conduct rulemakings and funding for the Office of Labor Management Standards in DOL Final Regulations under code section 409A Proposed regulations under ERISA section 408(b)(2) Proposed regulations under code section 125 Request for information on Fee and Expense Disclosures to Participants in Individual Account plans, 29 CFR Part 2550: RIN 1210-AB07 To Treasury Department: Improper Interpretation of Anti-Backloading Rules to Hybrid Plans To DOL: Selection of Annuity Providers for Individual Account Plans Proposed Rule

H.R. 3161, FY 2008 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, all provisions relating to country of origin labeling S. 1859, FY 2008 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, all provisions relating to country of origin labeling

H.R. 3610, "The Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007" and other possible import-safety related legislation stemming from a series of high profile product recalls. HR 1525 Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 HR 964 Spy Act HR 948 Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 5156 Counterfeit Drug Prevention Act of 2006 S 522 Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act S. 495 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007 S. 1178 Identity Theft Prevention Act S. 522 Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act H.R. 780 Counterfeit Drug Prevention Act of 2007 S. 1780 Protecting Children From Indecent Programming Act H.R. 4008 Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007 S. 2168 Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 H.R. 3541 Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 3578 Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act S. 2317 Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007 H.R. 4279 Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007 H.R. 4175 Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007 S. 242 Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007 H.R. 853 Wellness and Prevention Act 2007 S. 358 / H.R. 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 S. 1019 Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act H.R. 1046 Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 2580 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 H.R. 1666 Health Care price Transparency Promotion Act

Executive Order 13422, Further Amendment to Executive Order 12866 on Regulatory Planning and Review S. 849, OPEN Government Act of 2007, all provisions relating to Freedom of Information Act reform Data Quality HR 1873: Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act, procurement S 680: Accountability in Government Contracting Act of 2007, procurement HR 1362: Accountability in Government Contracting Act of 2007, procurement HR 2419: Farm Bill, limiting states ability to contract out functions for their food stamp programs HR 3033: Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2007, procurement HR 3867: Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act, procurement S 2300: Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2007, procurement HR 3161, FY08 Agriculture Appropriations, mandatory use of basic pilot by contractors HR 3093, FY08 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations, mandatory use of basic pilot by contractors and tax certifications for contractors HR 3043, FY08 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations, mandatory use of basic pilot by contractors and tax certifications for contractors HR 3074, FY08 Transportation and HUD Appropriations, mandatory use of basic pilot by contractors and tax certifications by contractors HR 2829: FY08 Financial Services Appropriations Act, competitive sourcing HR 2638: FY08 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, procurement and tax certifications for contractors HR 3222: FY08 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, competitive sourcing and tax certifications for contractors HR 2642, FY08 Military, Veterans Appropriations, tax certifications for contractors Department of Homeland Security, Social Security No-Match Letter Rule Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 reform Proposed amendment to Part 102-38 of the Federal Management Regulations

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea "Law of the Sea Treaty"

S. 2302 / H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 and Amendments on CBH and APHIS inspection functions S. 2228, Farm, Ranch, Equity, Stewardship and Health (FRESH) Act of 2007

H.R. 2421, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007

H.R.241 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007 H.R. 324 Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act H.R. 749 Health Care Choices for Seniors Act S. 555 SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act 2007

CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 - H.R. 6 H.R. 1252: Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act H.R. 2337: Energy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 Rulemaking on Transmission Corridors, Rulemaking on Energy Technology

H.R. 3161, FY 2008 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, all provisions relating to country of origin labeling S. 1859, FY 2008 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, all provisions relating to country of origin labeling

H.R. 2761 - Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.R. 4721 - Terrorism Risk Insurance Improvement Act of 2007

Education and Workforce Policy Issues, No Child Left Behind Reauthorization, Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization, Trade Adjustment Assistance Act Reauthorization, Head Start Reauthorization ESEA Reauthorization S. 486: Student Loan Sunshine Act H.R. 890 Student Loan Sunshine Act H.R. 4137: College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 H.R. 2669: The College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007

Implementation of TSA air cargo regulations and the development of a certified shipper program for air cargo H.R. 1, Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007

H.R. 3010, S. 1782: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 S. 192 - Lobbying, Ethics, and Earmarks Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007

H.R. 2262, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007

H.R. 6: CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) H.R. 8: Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act H.R. 2: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (also known as: Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007)

S. 215, Internet Freedom Preservation Act S. 2302, Food, Energy and Security Act of 2007, all provisions relating to broadband H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007, all provisions relating to broadband Net Neutrality

U.S. Department of Homeland Security chemical security regulations.

Comprehensive Immigration Reform, H1-B Visas, Electronic Employment Verification Systems, Border Security/Enforcement, Worksite Enforcement, Visa Delays, H-2B visas S. 1348: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 S. 1639: Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration

Retirement Security/Pensions/ERISA EBSA Advisory Opinion Letter 2007-07A ERISA Preemption - Protecting the preemption structure in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Cafeteria Plans - Comments to the Treasury Department on regulatory guidance.

S. 1780, Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act H.R. 2829, Senate consideration of FY 2008 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, all amendments relating to the Federal Communications Commission H.R. 4307, Consumer Freedom of Choice in Cable Act;

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea "Law of the Sea Treaty"

Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007- creation of regulatory pathway for licensing of biosimilar biological products

H.R. 800/S. 1041 Employee Free Choice H.R. 2 / S. 2 Minimum Wage Increase H.R. 4458, Small Business Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination

Commerce, State and Justice Appropriations Act- 2008 NASA Budget and 2008 NOAA Budget H.R. 3093 Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2008 H.R. 3222

HR 2834 To amend Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services

S. 742, Ban Asbestos in America Act H.R. 1590, Safe Climate Act of 2007 H.R. 2421, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007 S. 2191: Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007

HR 1585: FY08 National Defense Authorization Act, Procurement issues, particularly Title VIII export control modernization proposals, Guard and Reserve issues, and broad homeland defense issues. H.R. 4264, Defense Trade Controls Performance Improvement Act of 2007.

H.R. 1, Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 S. 4, Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 H.R. 3628, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008

S. 4 / H.R. 1 Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, related to private sector preparedness standards National Infrastructure Protection Plan National Response Plan National Response Framework

HR 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007 HR 5055 To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide protection for fashion design H.R. 5156 Counterfeit Drug Prevention Act of 2006 S 522 Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (H.R. 5441--Making Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security) Travel Promotion Act (S. 1661, H.R. 3232, H.R. 1061, S. 4 - "Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act")

Executive Order 13422, Further Amendment to Executive Order 12866 on Regulatory Planning and Review S. 849, OPEN Government Act of 2007, all provisions relating to Freedom of Information Act reform Data Quality HR 1873: Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act, procurement

H.R. 3610, "The Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007" and other possible import-safety related legislation stemming from a series of high profile product recalls. HR 1525 Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 HR 964 Spy Act

S.1544 Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 S. 3 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 S. 250 Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs Act of 2007 H.R. 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 H.R. 118 To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secy. of HHS to negotiate prices for Part D covered drugs for Medicare beneficiaries

H.R. 2881, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.J.Res. 69, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes. S. 2345, American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act of 2007

Prevention Reimportation of Drugs H.R. 118 To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices for part D covered drugs for Medicare beneficiaries

H.R.3801: To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to address the impact of globalization, to reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, to extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers, communities, firms, and farmers, and for other purposes H.R. 3688, "United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act" Export control modernization reform

S. 558- Mental Health Parity Act of 2007- opposed parity between coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services H.R. 324 Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act S. 555 SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act 2007

H.R. 1061 (Protecting American Commerce and Travel Act); H.R. 2638 (FY08 Homeland Security Appropriations); S. 1348 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act); S. 1639 (Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Reform Act ); S. 1083/HR 1930 (Securing Knowledge, Innovation and Leadership Act);HR 98 (EEVS); S. 1092 (High-Tech Worker Relief Act); S. 1035 (H–1B and L–1 Visa Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act); HR 1645 (Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act). Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 - S. 1348 Comprehensive Immigration Reform, H1-B Visas, Electronic Employment Verification Systems, Border Security/Enforcement, Worksite Enforcement, Visa Delays, Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, H-2B Visas

S. Res 192 - Media Shield Bill, H.R. 3187 - Media Shield Bill, H.R. 989, "The Innocent Sellers Fairness Act"

HR 2497 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act S 1481 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act HR 34 Pilot Program in Certain District Courts H.R. 1279, the Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act

H.R. 493 / S. 358, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act H.R. 1338 / S. 766 Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 2015, Employment Non-Discrimination Act H.R. 2019 / S. 1087, Fair Pay Act H.R. 2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Legislation to expand the Americans with Disabilities Act FY 2008 Appropriations bills for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Labor Department Nominations for the following position: Commissioner, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC policies regarding litigation decisions OFCCP Equal Opportunity Survey OFCCP Revised Affirmative Action Plan Regulations EEOC policy position on arbitration of employment disputes EEOC, OFCCP definitions of "applicant" (through UGESP) EEOC position on disparate impact under the ADEA OFCCP proposed guidance on compensation discrimination (see November 16, 2004 Federal Register pages 67,246-55) Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2006 (ACPPA) S. 186 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product H.R. 1279, the Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act.

HR 2834 To amend Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services S. 1624 - To amend the IRC of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services. H.R 4291 - Protection Against Executive Compensation Abuse Act PSLRA- Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Reform S. 3919 Small Business Sarbanes-Oxley Commpliance Assistance Act of 2006

S. 849, Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act P.L. 106-554, Information Quality Act Executive Order 13422, Further Amendment to Executive Order 12866 on Regulatory Planning and Review Draft Bulletin for Agency Good Guidance Practices Proposed Amendment to Part 102-38 of the Federal Management Regulations U.S. EPA FY 2007 Budget Rural Economic Development H.R. 1362: Accountability in Contracting Act HR 2829: FY08 Financial Services Appropriations Act, competitive sourcing HR 2641: FY08 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill, competitive sourcing HR 2638: FY08 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, procurement HR 1591: Emergency Supplemental, procurement HR 1684: Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, procurement HR 1873: Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act, procurement S 1639: Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Reform Act of 2007, procurement HR 2: Minimum Wage bill, procurement S 680: Accountability in Government Contracting Act of 2007, procurement HR 1362: Accountability in Government Contracting Act of 2007, procurement

H.R. 2830 - The Pension Protection Act of 2005 S. 1783 - The Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005 HR 695 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury S. 349 - Small Business and Work Opportunity Act The Pension Protection Act of 2006- Reform of Funding Rules for Single-Employer Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation- Restrictions on the annual limit for nonqualified deferred compensation S. 558- Mental Health Parity Act of 2007- Bill to provide parity between coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services H.R. 1424- The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007- Bill to provide parity between coverage of mental health benefits for medical and surgical services

H.R. 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 H.R. 118 To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices for part D covered drugs for Medicare beneficiaries S. 3 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 S. 250 Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs Act of 2007 S. 242 Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007

S. 3 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 S. 250 Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs Act of 2007 S. 242 Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007 H.R. 853 Wellness and Prevention Act 2007 S. 358 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 S.1019 Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act H.R. 1046 Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Modernization Act of 2007 H.R.2580 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 H.R.1666 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act H.R.241 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007 H.R. 324 Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act H.R. 749 Health Care Choices for Seniors Act S. 555 SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act 2007 HSA.. Healthcare IT.. Cafeteria Plans Health Care Costs for Small Business Health Savings Accounts H.R. 6111 The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 S. 558- Mental Health Parity Act of 2007- Bill to provide parity between coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services H.R. 1424- The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007- Bill to provide parity between coverage of mental health benefits for medical and surgical services Wired for Health Care Quality Act- Bill promoted widespread adoption of nationwide, interoperability health information technology infrastructure H.R. 853- Wellness and Prevention Act of 2007- Bill offers tax credits for employers and employees that participate in comprehensive wellness programs S. 1481- Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act- Bill would provide grant funding to produce health court demonstration projects H.R. 2497- Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act- Bill would provide grant funding to produce health court demonstration projects S. 1544- Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007- Bill would advance pay for performance and transparency initiatives by providing qualified organizations with access to Medicare claims data, enrollment, survey and assessment data for development of reports on the quality and cost of nation's health care system. Healthy Workforce Act of 2007- Bill offers tax credits for employers that participate in comprehensive wellness programs. Independent Health Record Trust Act- Bill establishes credit union-like banks to hold electronic health record information H.R. 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 H.R. 118 To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices for part D covered drugs for Medicare beneficiaries

Andean Trade Preference Act Renewal - H.R. 1830 Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007 - H.R. 1229 Colombia Trade Preference Agreement Korea Free Trade Agreement Trade Promotion Authority Renewal Trade Adjustment Assistance Renewal Doha WTO Negotiations Generalized System of Preferences CFIUS - H.R. 556, S. 1610 Export control modernization reform APHIS inspections and AQI user fees on conveyances entering the U.S. from Canada Customs reauthorization legislation Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension or ATPA (H.R. 1830) Generalized System of Preferences or GSP (P.L.109-432) U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement (P.L. 109-401) Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers or TAA (S. 122 and H.R. 910) Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act (S.1673 and H.R. 2819) National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened Transparency Act of 2007 (H.R. 556) Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act (H.R. 1229) Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007 (S.1607) U.S-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Trade Promotion Authority Customs and Border Protection trade enforcement policies Doha Development Agenda

S. 215, Internet Freedom Preservation Act Net Neutrality Copper Retirement HR 1525 Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 HR 964 Spy Act HR 743 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 HR 948 Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007 HR 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007 HR 5055 To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide protection for fashion design H.R. 5156 Counterfeit Drug Prevention Act of 2006 S 522 Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act S 495 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007 S 1178 Identity Theft Prevention Act S 156 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 S 1145 Patent Reform Act of 2007 S 761 America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act HR 34 Pilot Program in Certain District Courts HR 780 Counterfeit Drug Prevention Act of 2007 HR 1689 To provide support to combat illegal downloading on college and university campuses

All labor & employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 2 / S. 2, Fair Minimum Wage Act H.R. 32, Health Care Incentive Act H.R. 33, Minimum Wage Fairness Act H.R. 142, Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act H.R. 239, Working Americans Growing the Economy Act H.R. 324, Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act H.R. 509, Minimum Wage for All Americans Act H.R. 697, National Right-to-Work Act H.R. 800 / S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 866, Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 980, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act H.R. 1050, A Living Wage, Jobs for All Act H.R. 1327, the Protective Equipment for America's Workers Act H.R. 1369, Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act H.R. 1431, Workplace Religious Freedom Act H.R. 1542 / S. 910, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1643, Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act H.R. 1644 / S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act H.R. 1763, Indentured Servitude Abolition Act H.R. 1882, Workplace Representation Integrity Act H.R. 2392, Balancing Act H.R. 2637 / S. 1598 / S. 1614, Child Labor Protection Act H.R. 2660, Civil Rights Pay Fairness Act H.R. 2670 / S. 1570, Truth in Employment Act H.R. 2674, CARE Act H.R. 2744, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act H.R. 2792, Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act All labor & employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 2808, Living Organ Donor Job Security Act S. 347, Minimum Wage Act S. 1681, The Family Leave Insurance Act H.R. 2049/S. 1244, The Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2693, The Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act H.R. 2638, FY08 Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 378, The Nurse and Patient Safety and Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 720, Water Quality Financing Act of 2007 Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor, Department of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Commissioner, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 541, relating to exemptions from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 825, implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pts. 403, 408, relating to disclosures required of labor organizations Financial disclosure under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LM-30 and LM-10 reports) Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction and preemption of conflicting state actions H.R. 800; S. 1041 Employee Free Choice Act, H.R. 2 Minimum Wage Increase, H.R. 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination, FY 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations, H.R. 720 - Water Quality Financing Act of 2007.

H.R. 964, Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act S. 1178, Identity Theft Prevention Act H.R. 1525, Internet Spyware Prevention Act of 2007 H.R. 1721, Pool and Spa Safety Act S.1019 Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act H.R. 1046 Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Modernization Act of 2007 H.R.2580 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 H.R.1666 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act S. 242 Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007 H.R. 853 Wellness and Prevention Act 2007 S. 358 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 HR 1525 Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 HR 964 Spy Act HR 948 Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 5156 Counterfeit Drug Prevention Act of 2006 S 495 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007 S 1178 Identity Theft Prevention Act S 522 Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act H.R. 780 Counterfeit Drug Prevention Act of 2007 H.R. 2474, a bill to increase the maximum Civil Penalty for Violations of the Consumer Product Safety Act.

H.R. 1, Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 S. 4, Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 National Infrastructure Protection Plan National Response Plan

S.1019 Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act H.R. 1046 Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Modernization Act of 2007 H.R.2580 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 H.R.1666 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007- Bill seeks to create regulatory pathway for licensing of biosimilar biological products Non-numbered House FDA-related bills concerning: Prescription Drug User Fee Act, Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act, Drug Safety/Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy; Clinical Trials; and Reagan-Udall Institute for Applied Biomedical Research S.1082; Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act- Bill concerns Prescription Drug User Fee Act, Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act, Drug Safety/Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy; Clinical Trials; Reagan-Udall Institute for Applied Biomedical Research; and importation of drugs S. 3 Medicare Fair Prescription Drug Price Act of 2007- Bill concerns importation of drugs H.R. 2272, 21st Century Competitiveness Act of 2007 Draft Report on Asbestos and Other Mineral Fibers: a Roadmap for Scientific Research

Education and Workforce Policy Issues, No Child Left Behild Reauthorization, Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization H.R. 2669 (The College Cost Reduction Act.); .S. 761,(The “America COMPETES Act); H.R. 362, the “10,000 Teachers, 10 Million Minds” Science and Math Scholarship Act, and H.R. 363, the “Sowing the Seeds Through Science and Engineering Research” Act; S. 1360 Higher Education Access Act and Higher Education Amendments of 2007 No Child Left Behind First Higher Education Extension Act of 2007 - H.R. 2559

H.R. 4297 - Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005 H.R. 5638 - Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act of 2006 H.R. 2380 - Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2007 HR 819/S 381 Retirement Security for Life Act P.L 109-222 - Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 S.2020 - Windfall Tax Profits S. 2720 Baucus amendment to IRS for Research Compeititveness S 1103 Baucus AMT Tax S. 2485 Walden Secure Rural Schools S. 3496 - Working American Compeititveness Act of 2006 S 156 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 HR 743 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 H.R. 2: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (also known as: Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007) H.R. 6: CLEAN Act of 2007 H.R. 8: Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act H.R. 743: Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 H.R. 976: Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 1023: Witholding Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 1077: Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 1252: Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act H.R. 1261: Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 1562, Katrina Housing Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 1677: Taxpayer Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 1797: Small Business Expensing Expansion and Permanency Act of 2007 H.R. 1870: Contractor Tax Enforcement Act H.R. 2116: Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007 H.R. 2205: Retirement Security for Life Act of 2007 H.R. 2380: Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2007 H.R. 2458: Universal Higher Education and Lifetime Learning Act of 2007 H.R. 2776: Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 H.R. 2785: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services H.R. 2834: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services S. 34: Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act S. 156: Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 S. 334: Healthy Americans Act S. 347: Minimum Wage Act of 2007 S. 349: Small Business and Work Opportunity Tax Act of 2007 S. 777: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. 976: Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. 1010: Retirement Security for Life Act of 2007 S. 1125: Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007 S. 1263: Petroleum Consumer Price Gouging Protection Act S. 1501: Universal Higher Education and Lifetime Learning Act of 2007 S. 1624: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services S. 1726: Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007 The Tax Gap AMT - S Corp. Reform - Section 179

Extension and reauthorization of H.R. 1153 Terrorism Insurance Backstop Extension Act of 2005 and S. 467 Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act of 2005, H.R. 3199 & S. 2167 - USA Patriot and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2006, Terrorism Risk Revision and Extension Act of 2007

Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 NASA Budget, Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2008

S. 1419, Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007 H.R. 2264, the No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2007 H.R. 2337, Energy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 H.R. 2471, FY 2008 Energy and Water Appropriations Renewable Portfolio Standards FY 2008 Appropriations for Energy Transmission Corridors Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Leasing Moratorium H.R. 6, CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 H.R. 364, to Provide for the Establishment of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) H.R. 1252, Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act S. 1263, Petroleum Consumer Price Gouging Protection Act

H.R. 1585: FY 2008 National Defense Authorization Act General National Guard and Reserve issues. HR 1585: FY08 National Defense Authorization Act, Procurement issues

H.R. 1495 and S. 1248 - Water Resources and Development Act of 2007 H.R. 1773 - Safe American Roads Act of 2007 H.R. 1 - Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 S. 4 - Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 S. 1300 - Aviation Investment and Modernization Act H.R. 2701 - Transportation Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 2007 H.R. 2116 and S. 1125 - Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007 H.J.RES.20 - Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 H.R. 1195 – To amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes S. 1611 - To make technical corrections to SAFETEA-LU and other related laws relating to transit H.R.Con.Res. 99 and S.Con.Res. 21 - Budget Resolution H.R. 2206, H.R. 2207, H.R. 1591, and S. 965 - FY2007 Supplemental H.R. 5576 - FY2008 Transportation, Housing and Related Agencies Appropriations bill

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (H.R. 5441--Making Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007), US-VISIT Implementation, visa delays and consular processing, Visa Waiver program; H.R. 1061 (Protecting American Commerce and Travel Act); H.R. 2638 (FY08 Homeland Security Appropriations), S. 4, the “Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007.”

U.S. EPA National Ambient Air Quality Standards U.S. EPA Clean Air Interstate Rule U.S. EPA Clean Air Ozone Rule U.S. EPA Clean Air Particulate Rule U.S. EPA Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Pinedale Anticline Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Project S. 742, Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007 H.R. 1496, Water Resources Development Act of 2007 Climate Change U.S. EPA Petiton for Rulemaking on the Impact of Foreign Air Emissions

H.R.241 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007; H.R. 324 Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act; H.R. 749 Health Care Choices for Seniors Act; S. 555 SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act 2007; H.R. 853 Wellness and Prevention Act 2007. S. 246, "The Small Business Compliance Assistance Act" Small Business Fairness in Contracting Bill HR 1873

H.R. 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 H.R. 118 To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices for part D covered drugs for Medicare beneficiaries S.1544 Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 S. 3 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 S. 250 Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs Act of 2007

Chemical Security regulations National Infrastructure Protection Plan National Response Plan S. 4, Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 H.R. 1 - Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 H.R. 3628 - Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2008

Implementation of TSA air cargo regulations H.R. 1, Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 S. 4, Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007

H.J.RES.20 - Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 H.R. 1195 – To amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes S. 1611 - To make technical corrections to SAFETEA-LU and other related laws relating to transit H.R. 2829: FY 2008 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations H.R. 2643, S. 1696: FY 2008 Interior and the Environment Appropriations Report H.R. 2764: FY 2008 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations H.R. 2641: FY 2008 Energy and Water Appropriations H.R. 2642, S. 1645: FY 2008 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations H.R. 2638, S1644: FY 2008 Homeland Security Appropriations S. 1710: FY 2008 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations H.R. 2771, S 1686: FY 2008 Legislative Branch Appropriations H.R. 4890 - Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006 Access to Capital - SCORE Funding SBA Funding Small Business Development Center Funding H.R. 1591: U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007 S. Con. Res. 21: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012 S. 1745: Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.Con.Res. 99 and S.Con.Res. 21 - Budget Resolution H.R. 2206, H.R. 2207, H.R. 1591, and S. 965 - FY2007 Supplemental H.R 5576 - FY 2008 Transportation, Housing and Related Agencies Appropriations bill

H.R. 2738, Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007 A La Carte Programming FCC Decency Regulations Media Violence

H.R. 5648 S.3709 To permit sharing of civilian nuclear technology with India

H.R. 5252, Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006 S. 2686, Communications, Consumer's Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006 S. 2917, Internet Freedom Preservation Act H.R. 2726, Preserving Innovation in Telecom Act of 2005 S. 1294, Community Broadband act of 2005 S. 1504, Broadband Investment and Consumer Choice Act H.R. 3997, the Financial Data Protection Act H.R. 5319, the Deleting Online Predators Act of 2006 S. 2113, Digital Age Communications Act of 2005 S. 2256, Internet and Universal Service Act of 2006 S. 2360, Internet Non-Discrimination Act of 2006 H.R. 5072, Universal Service Reform Act of 2006 H.R. 5273, Network Neutrality Act of 2006 H.R. 5417, Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006 H.R. 5252, Advanced Telecommunications and Opportunities Return Act

S. 2008 Greenlane Maritime Cargo Security Act S. 1052 Transportation Security Improvement Act of 2005 S. 3658 Customs and Trade Facilitation Authorization Act of 2006 H.R. 4373 - Safe Skies Cargo Inspection Act; H.R. 4954/S. 2008/S. 2459 - Greenlane Maritime Cargo Security Act; S. 1761 - Gulf Coast Recovery Act; S. 2008 (reintroduced as S. 2456) - GreenLane Cargo Security Act,

H.R. 5684/S.3569 - United States-Oman Free Trade Implementation Act ; S.3495/H.R. 5602 - To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam S. 3549 - Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2006 H.R. 5337 - The National Security FIRST Act of 2006 H.R. 5682/S. 3709 - U.S. & India Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act of 2006 S. 295 - Schumber-Graham China Currency Misalignment H.R. 6406/H.R. 6346/H.R. 6111 - Modification of Duty Rates, Technical amendments to Trade Laws, Extension of Certain Trade Preference Programs H.R. 5070 - GSP Renewal U.S. - Peru Trade Promotion Agreement U.S. - Columbia FTA U.S. - Malaysia FTA U.S. - Korea FTA Peru-U.S. Trade Promotion Agreement Colombia-U.S. Trade Promotion Agreement Panama-U.S. Trade Promotion Agreement Generalized System of Preferences ATPDEA U.S.-Uruguay Bilateral Investment Treaty S 3904: Renewal of GSP trade benefits for India. Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Vietnam U.S.-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement Indonesia Economic Policy .295 - To authorize appropriate actions if the negotiations with the People's Republic of China regarding China's undervalued currency are not successful. Lobbying activities: In opposing S. 295, the Chamber educated the Senate on the potentially destructive consequences of this bill on the U.S.-China economic and commercial relationship. Broad messaging encouraged the Senate and House to engage China in a more constructive manner and encourage progress on several critical commercial fronts including increased intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement, more consistent WTO compliance, and expanded market access. S. 2467- U.S. Trade Enhancement Act of 2006 that would repeal the current legal framework used to address fundamentally misaligned currencies. Lobbying activities: Support legislation that attempts to spotlight enforcement challenges, without resorting to WTO-inconsistent retaliation or other measures that might generate a strong reaction from foreign governments and have an adverse impact on American importers and consumers. The Chamber advocated to the Administration for IPR protection and enforcement in China and for consistent US government messaging across governmental agencies on China’s antitrust and standards setting policies. Chamber advocated the review of the U.S. Export Control policy toward China. Chamber advocated China's financial services and energy/natural resources liberalization. Advocated to the Administration for a more streamlined business visa process.

S. 1268, Spectrum Availability for Emergency-Response and Law-Enforcement to Improve Vital Emergency Services Act S. 616, Indecent and Gratuitous and Excessively Violent Programming Control Act of 2005 H.R. 310, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005 H.R. 1440, Stamp Out Censorship Act of 2005 S. 946, Kid Friendly TV Programming Act of 2005 S. 2140, Protecting Children from Sexual Exploitation Act of 2005 S. 2686, The Communications, Consumer's Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006

H.R. 1279, the Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act

H.R. 32, Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act; H.R. 2795. Patent Reform Act of 2005; H.R. 683, Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2005; H.R. 5921, Intellectual Property Enhanced Criminal Enforcement Act of 2006 H.R. 5249/S. 3800 - the Stop Aid to Counterfeiters Act H. R. 5156 - the Counterfeit Drug Prevention Act of 2006 S.1984, Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act H.R. 5055 - the Design Piracy Prohibition Act S.3818 Patent Reform Act of 2006 HR 6052, Copyright Modernization Act of 2006 H.R.5418, To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges

S. 3274 Asbestos Reform Extension and reauthorization of H.R. 1153 Terrorism Insurance Backstop Extension Act of 2005 and S. 467 Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act of 2005. H.R. 3199 & S. 2167 - USA Patriot and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2006

H.R. 913 Broad-Based Stock Option Plan Transparency Act. S.1037 Mutual Fund Transparency Act of 2005.

S. 334/H.R. 700 - Pharmaceutical Market Access & Drug Safety Act of 2005; H.R. 328/S. 109/S. 184 - Pharmaceutical Market Access of 2005S

H.R. 2864 - Water Resources Development Act of 2005, S. 728 -Water Resources Development Act of 2005; U.S.-Japan economic relations and possible U.S.-Japan economic partnership agreement. H.R. 5576 - Transportation, Treasury, Housing & Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act 2007; H.J. Res.102 - 3rd Continuing Resolution; H.R. 6233 - SAFETEA-LU: to make technical corrections and for other purposes

HR 5441 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 HR 4939 - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 HR 5385 - Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2007 HR 5361 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 HR 5122 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 S. 2005 - National Flood Mapping Act of 2005 S. 2459 - GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act S. 1052 -Transportation Security Improvement Act of 2005 S. 2766 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law No: 109-364) H.R. 4954 - SAFE Port Act

H.R. 2429; H.R. 5368 Minimum Wage Increase S. 1783/H.R. 2830 Pension Reform H.R. 5647 FY07 Labor, HHS, Education All labor & employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 101, Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act H.R. 279, Family and Medical Leave Protection Act H.R. 475, Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act H.R. 476, Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act H.R. 500 / S. 370, National Right to Work Act H.R. 582, Employee Changing Room Privacy Act H.R. 739, Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act H.R. 740, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Efficiency Act H.R. 741, Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act H.R. 742, Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act H.R. 773, Fairness in Labor Litigation Act H.R. 874 / S. 1173, Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 1050, A Living Wage, Jobs For All Act H.R. 1073, Union Members Right to Know Act H.R. 1074, Union Members Information Enforcement Act H.R. 1075, Labor-Management Accountability Act H.R. 1247, Working Families Access to Justice Act H.R. 1248, Government Labor Neutrality Act H.R. 1589, Balancing Act H.R. 1667 / S. 798, Military Families Leave Act H.R. 1696 / S. 842, Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 1748, Union Members Freedom From Strikes Act H.R. 1816 / S. 983 Truth in Employment Act H.R. 1902 / S. 932 / S. 1085, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1993, Living Organ Donor Job Security Act H.R. 2004, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2005, Workplace Wrongful Death Accountability Act H.R. 2122, Pregnancy Discrimination Act Amendments H.R. 2870, Youth Worker Employment Act H.R. 2876, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act H.R. 3171, VAWA 2005 Reauthorization Act H.R. 3185, S. 1796, Security and Financial Emplowerment Act H.R. 3402, related to Justice Department Appropriatons (VAWA reauthorization and leave provisions only) H.R. 3403, related to jurisdiction thresholds under the NLRA;H.R. 3413, Minimum Wage Competitiveness Act;H.R. 3684 / S. 1817, Cleanup and Restoration Enhancement Act;H.R. 3763, Fair Wages for Hurricane Victims Act;H.R. 3834, related to suspension of Davis-Bacon requirements;H.R. 3949, Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act;H.R. 4190, Safe at Work Act;H.R. 5554, the Workplace Safety and Health Transparency Act;H.R. 5787, Minimum Wage Competitiveness Act;H.R. 5998, Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act;H.R. 6422, related to wage mandates;H.Res. 467, related to information about wages and benefits under post-hurricane contracts;S. 223, Overtime Rights Protection Act;S. 282, Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act;S. 947, Workplace Wrongful Death Accountability Act;S. 1749, Fair Wages for Hurricaine Katrina Recovery Workers Act;S. 1763, Hurricane Katrina Reconstruction and Displaced Worker Assistance Act;S. 1925, Rebuild with Respect Act;S. 2065, Occupational Safety Partnership Act;S. 2066, Occupational Safety Fairness Act;S. 2067, the HazCom Simplification and Modernization Act;FY '07 Science, State, Justice, Commerce Appropriations bill markup (Obey minimum wage amdt.);H.Amdt. 367 to H.R. 3010 (relating to funding of certain Labor Department settlement agreements);Nominations for the following positions:Member, National Labor Relations Board;General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board;Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Labor;Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor;Commissioner, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission;Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 541, relating to exemptions from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act;Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 825, implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act;Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pts. 403, 408, relating to disclosures required of labor organizations;Financial disclosure under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LM-30 and LM-10 reports);Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act;National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction and preemption of conflicting state actions

H.R. 4297 - Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005 H.R. 5638 - Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act of 2006 H.R. 8 - Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005; P.L 109-222 - Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005; S.2020 - Windfall Tax Profits S. 2720 Baucus amendment to IRS for Research Competitiveness S 1103 Baucus AMT Tax S. 2485 Walden Secure Rural Schools H.R. 2 Minimum Wage increase S. 3496 - Working American Competitiveness Act of 2006 S. 420, H.R. 8 Estate Tax Repeal S. 267 - Energy Fairness for America Act H.R. 5300 - Energy Fairness for America Act S. 2636 - Oil Subsidy Elimination Act of 2006 H.R. 5285 - Gas Tax Equity Act of 2006 S. 2748 - Enhanced Energy Security Tax Incentives Act of 2006 H.R. 5176 - Fair Flat Tax Act of 2006 S. 2993 - Strategic Energy Fund Act of 2006 H.R. 939: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1956) to regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce; and for other purposes. H.R. 4961: "Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed" H.R. 4: Pension Protection Act of 2006 H.R. 819: Retirement Security for Life Act of 2005 H.R. 1956: Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2006 H.R. 4790: Small Business Expensing Permanency Act of 2006 H.R. 5970: Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006 H.R. 5986: Working American Competitiveness Act H.R. 6111: Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 H.R. 6167, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2006 H.R. 6242: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2006 H.R. 6264: Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2006 H.R. 6406: To modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, to extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes H.R. 6408: Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 H.R. 6423: To reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and to offset the cost of payments to States and counties under such Act, and for other purposes. S. 832: Taxpayer Protection and Assistance Act of 2005 S. 1321: Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005 S. 2287: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and permanently extend the expensing of certain depreciable business assets for small businesses. S. 2721: Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2006 S. 2821: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2006 S. 3626: Estate Tax Relief and Reform Act of 2006 S. 4026: Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2006 Social Security Name-Number no-match issue The Tax Gap

Comprehensive Immigration Reform, H-1B visa and employment-based visa reform (green card), H-2B visa reform, employment verification, DHS social security "no match" rule S. 1033/H.R.2330 Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act of 2005; S. 2691/HR 5744 the Securing Knowledge, Innovation and Leadership Act of 2006; S. 2284/H.R. 4740 the Save our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2006; H.R. 5122 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, H.R. 4437 The Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act; H.R. 6061 - Secure Fence Act; Possible future inclusion of Korea in U.S. Visa Waiver Program; S. 2611 The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006; S. 2454 Securing America's Borders Act;

H.R. 2234 - 21st Century Health IT Act, S. 1418 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act; H.R. 4157 - Health IT ;U.S.-Korea FTA Negotiations; IPR Issues/Patents

H.R. 4520 - The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004;l H.R. 2830 - The Pension Protection Act of 2005; S. 1783 - The Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005; S H.R. 4520 - The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 - Legislation to implementing restrictions on the use of nonqualified deferred compensation plans. H.R. 4 - The Pension Protection Act of 2006 - Reform of Funding Rules for Single-Employer Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

H.R. 525/S. 406/S. 1955 - AHPs/SBHPs H.R. 1872/S. 978/H.R. 5262/H.R. 4511/S. 2554/S. 2549/S. 2424/S. 2494/S. 2379 -HSAs/Tax Credits H.R. 1998/S. 309/H.R. 2830 - FSA Rollover H.R. 534/S. 354 - Medical Liabilty Reform S. 334/H.R. 700 - Pharmaceutical Market Access & Drug Safety Act of 2005 H.R. 328/S. 109/S. 184 - Pharmaceutical Market Access of 2005 H.R. 2355/S. 1015 - Internet National Market, Health Care Choice Act H.R. 2234 - 21st Century Health IT Act S. 1955 - Health Insurance Modernization and Affordability Act of 2005 S. 1418 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act H.R. 4157 - Health IT H.R. 4511 - Flex Health Savings Accounts Act of 2005 H.R. 6111, The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 S. 3488 Tax-Free Healthcare Savings, Access and Portability Act S. 2549, Health Savings Account Affordability Act S. 2494, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 S. 2424, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 S. 978, Healthcare Tax Relief for the Uninsured Act of 2005 S. 406: Small Business Health Fairness Act S. 2607: Small Business Health Education and Awareness Act of 2006 H.R. 525: Small Business Health Fairness Act Health Care Costs for Small Business Health Savings Accounts H.R. 6111: "The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006"

HR 4939 - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 HR 5384 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 HR 5361 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 HR 5427 - Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2007 HR 5522 - Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2007 HR 5441 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 HR 5368 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 HR 5521 - Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2007 HR 5385 - Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2007 HR 5576 - Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 HR 5672 - Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 HR 5647 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 H Con Res 376 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 HR 4890 - Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006 H.R. 2965 - Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act H.J. Res. 102 - 3rd Continuing Resolution Access to Capital Small Business Development Center Funding H.R. 6159: SBA Funding H.R. 4890: Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006

H.R. 5429 - The American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act H.R. 5386 - The FY07 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill S. 2429 - To authorize the President to waive the application of certain requirements under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 with respect to India H.R. 4974 - To authorize the President to waive the application of certain requirements under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 with respect to India H.R. 5427 - Energy and Water Appropriations H.R. 4761, Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006 H.R. 5254, Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act H.R. 5386, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 H.R. 6111, Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 S. 2253, To require the Secretary of the Interior to offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing S. 3711, The Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 S. 2589, The Nuclear Fuel Management and Disposal Act S. 3962, Nuclear Waste Acceleration to Yucca Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) H.R. 5648 S.3709 To permit sharing of civilian nuclear technology with India

H.R. 1998/S. 309 - FSA Rollover H.R. 534/S. 354 - Medical Liabilty Reform H.R. 4511 - Flex Health Savings Accounts Act of 2005 H.R. 5242: Small Business Paperwork Amnesty Act of 2006 S. 2656: Small Business Paperwork Amnesty Act of 2006 H.R. 6111, The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 S. 3488 Tax-Free Healthcare Savings, Access and Portability Act S. 978, Healthcare Tax Relief for the Uninsured Act of 2005 H.R. 525/S. 406/S. 1955 - AHPs/SBHPs H.R. 1872/S. 978/H.R. 5262/H.R. 4511/S. 2554/S. 2549/S. 2424/S. 2494/S. 2379 -HSAs/Tax Credits

H.R. 4591, Stockholm and Rotterdam Toxics Treat Act of 2005

H.R. 5358, the Science and Mathematics Education for Competitiveness Act; H.R. 5356, the Early Career Research Act; H.R. 5357, the Research for Competitiveness Act S. 2197, S. 2198, and S. 2199. Protecting America’s Competitive Edge (PACE) Act FY 2007 Science-State-Justice-Commerce Appropriations bill H.R. 6138 To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes; the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind;FY 200Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations; H.R. 609, the College Access and Opportunity Act of 2006;

Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2006 (ACPPA) H.R. 1279, the Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act. All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 288, Civil Rights Amendments Act H.R. 715, relating to employer-liability for gender-motivated violence H.R. 1227 / S. 306, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act H.R. 1445 / S. 677, Workplace Religious Freedom Act H.R. 1687 / S. 841, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 1697 / S. 840, Fair Pay Act H.R. 6125, Taxpayer Protection from Genetic Discrimination Act H.R. 6258, Americans with Disabilities Act Restoration Act S. 3823, Civil Rights Restoration Act Proposed nondiscrimination legislation relating to sexual orientation FY 2007 appropriations legislation funding the Labor Department Proposals to encourage voluntary self-critical employment analyses. EEOC revisions of the EEO-1 Form OFCCP Equal Opportunity Survey OFCCP Revised Affirmative Action Plan Regulations EEOC policy position on arbitration of employment disputes EEOC, OFCCP definitions of "applicant" (through UGESP) EEOC position on disparate impact under the ADEA OFCCP proposed guidnace on compensation discrimination (see November 16, 2004 Federal Register pages 67,246-55) EEOC policies regarding litigation decisions EEOC proposed rulemaking (related to age discrimination) to comply with General Dyanmics Land Systems v. Cline, (see August 11, 2006 Federal Register pages 46,177-80) Nomination for the position of Commissioner, EEOC Nomination for the position of General Counsel, EEOC

S. 852 FAIR Act of 2005. S. 668 Asbestos Standards Enforcement Act of 2005. S. Res 192 - Media Shield Bill H.R. 3187 - Media Shield Bill

HR 5672, Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007: NASA Budget; H.R. 5631, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007

H.R. 5672, Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 H.R. 5441, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 HR 5576: FY07 Transportation-Treasury Appropriations Act, anti-competitive sourcing issues HR 5384: FY07 Agriculture Appropriations bill, food stamp services HR 5647: FY07 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, anti-outsourcing S. 2590: Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 HR 4946: Berry Amendment Extension Act HR 2965: Federal Prison Industries Competition H.R. 4093, the Federal Judgeship and Administrative Efficiency Act of 2005 H.R. 4772, Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2006 H.R. 5060, To amend the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 to require data with respect to Federal financial assistance to be available for public access in a searchable and user friendly form. S. 1845, the Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act of 2005 S. 2590, Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 Data Quality and Data Inconsistency Forest Service Land Sales Initiative 3% Withholding tax for businesses OMB Bulletin on Good Guidance Practices OMB Proposed Bulletin on Risk Assessments Paperwork Reduction Act Rural Economic Development National Environmental Policy Act Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act of 2000

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (H.R. 5441--Making Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007), US-VISIT Implementation, visa delays and consular processing, Visa Waiver program Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative - H.R. 5536 the Protecting American Commerce and Travel Act of 2006, S. 2611 the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006

S. 334/H.R. 700 - Pharmaceutical Market Access & Drug Safety Act of 2005,H.R. 328/S. 109/S. 184 - Pharmaceutical Market Access of 2005 H.R. 2355/S. 1015 - Internet National Market, Health Care Choice Act S. 1418 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act H.R. 4157 - Health IT S. 1408, Identity Theft Protection Act S. 1332, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act S. 1326, Notification of Risk to Personal Data H.R. 2795, Patent Reform Act of 2005 S. 3658, The Customs and Trade Facilitation Reauthorization Act of 2006 H.R. 5249/S. 3800 - the Stop Aid to Counterfeiters Act H. R. 5156 - the Counterfeit Drug Prevention Act of 2006 S. 751, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act H.R. 3375, Financial Data Security Act H.R. 4127, Data Accountability and Trust Act