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Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2017
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Efairness legislation (support HR2193, oppose HR2887, support S976), tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; House Better Way Blueprint for Tax Reform, border adjustment and interest rate provisions; United Framework for fixing our Broken Tax Code - support
Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2017
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
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NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION via NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
2017 · third_quarter · Q3
Patent reform - communicating impact of patent infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices. Oppose S. 1390, STRONGER Patents Act, concerns with provisions to dismantle IPR, overturn Supreme Court decisions, and approach to addressing demand letters.
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation;HR10 Financial Choice Act, oppose provisions to repeal Durbin amendment of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; anticipated Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, P2P encryption.
Source: Senate LDA
Efairness legislation (support HR2193, oppose HR2887, support S976), tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; House Beter Way Blueprint for Tax Reform, border adjustment and interest rate provisions.
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self-regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues; HR2520, BROWSER Act of 2017-all provisions; EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program implementation and annual review issues; S118, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017 - all provisions.
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self-regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues; HR2520, BROWSER Act of 2017-all provisions; S118, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017 - all provisions.
No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Efairness legislation (support HR2193, oppose HR2887, support S976), tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; House Better Way Blueprint for Tax Reform, border adjustment and interest rate provisions; United Framework for fixing our Broken Tax Code - support
No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Efairness legislation (support HR2193, oppose HR2887, support S976), tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; House Beter Way Blueprint for Tax Reform, border adjustment and interest rate provisions.
Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self-regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues; HR2520, BROWSER Act of 2017-all provisions; EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program implementation and annual review issues; S118, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017 - all provisions.
Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Communicate retail views on the importance of international trade and the global value chain. Communicate views on a renegotiation and modernization of NAFTA; Support inclusion of GSP benefits for travel goods for all GSP member countries; Support renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences, Support improvements to duty drawback, Support the Miscellaneous Trade Bill process; communicate retail views on trade remedy actions and the impact to downstream consumers. EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program implementation and annual review issues; S118, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017 - all provisions.
Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Communicate retail views on the importance of international trade and the global value chain. Communicate views on a renegotiation and modernization of NAFTA; Support inclusion of GSP benefits for travel goods for all GSP member countries; Support renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences, Support improvements to duty drawback, Support the Miscellaneous Trade Bill process; communicate retail views on trade remedy actions and the impact to downstream consumers. EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program implementation issues; S118, Reinforcing American-Mad Products Act of 2017 - all provisions.
Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self-regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues; HR2520, BROWSER Act of 2017-all provisions; S118, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017 - all provisions.
STRONGER Patents Act of 2017
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Patent reform - communicating impact of patent infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices. Oppose S. 1390, STRONGER Patents Act, concerns with provisions to dismantle IPR, overturn Supreme Court decisions, and approach to addressing demand letters.
STRONGER Patents Act of 2017
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Patent reform - communicating impact of patent infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices. Oppose S. 1390, STRONGER Patents Act, concerns with provisions to dismantle IPR, overturn Supreme Court decisions, and approach to addressing demand letters.
Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Efairness legislation (support HR2193, oppose HR2887, support S976), tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; House Better Way Blueprint for Tax Reform, border adjustment and interest rate provisions; United Framework for fixing our Broken Tax Code - support
Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Efairness legislation (support HR2193, oppose HR2887, support S976), tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; House Beter Way Blueprint for Tax Reform, border adjustment and interest rate provisions.
Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions;H,.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions;
Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions;H,.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions.
Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111, Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions;
Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions.
Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111, Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Implementation of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 adopted as Division N of H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Implementation of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 adopted as Division N of H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Implementation of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 adopted as Division N of H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Implementation of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 adopted as Division N of H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Implementation of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 adopted as Division N of H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Data Security Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions.
Data Security Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions;H,.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Data Security Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions;
Data Security Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; appropriations language pertaining to threshold EFTA amendment; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; H.R.5465 - To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes; Financial Choice Act (H.R. 5983), provisions to repeal Durbin amendment of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Data Security Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshhold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; appropriations language pertaining to threshold EFTA amendment; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; H.R.5465 - To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes; Financial Choice Act (no bill number), provisions to repeal Durbin amendment provisions of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010
Data Security Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111, Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Data Security Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; appropriations language pertaining to threshold EFTA amendment; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; H.R.5465 - To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes; Financial Choice Act (H.R. 5983), provisions to repeal Durbin amendment of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Data Security Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; appropriations language pertaining to threshold EFTA amendment; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; H.R.5465 - To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes; Financial Choice Act (H.R. 5983), provisions to repeal Durbin amendment of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Data Security Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions;
Data Security Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions;H,.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Data Security Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions.
Data Security Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; appropriations language pertaining to threshold EFTA amendment; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; H.R.5465 - To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes; Financial Choice Act (H.R. 5983), provisions to repeal Durbin amendment of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Data Security Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshhold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; appropriations language pertaining to threshold EFTA amendment; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; H.R.5465 - To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes; Financial Choice Act (no bill number), provisions to repeal Durbin amendment provisions of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010
Data Security Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111, Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; House Better Way Blueprint for Tax Reform, border adjustment and interest rate provisions
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; House Better Way Blueprint for Tax Reform, border adjustment and interest rate provisions
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; Proposed Section 385 Regulations
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015;
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; Proposed Section 385 Regulations
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015;
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; Proposed Section 385 Regulations
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; Proposed Section 385 Regulations
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions.
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions;
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions;
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111, Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions;H,.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions;H,.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111, Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions.
Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; Proposed Section 385 Regulations
Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; House Better Way Blueprint for Tax Reform, border adjustment and interest rate provisions
Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; House Better Way Blueprint for Tax Reform, border adjustment and interest rate provisions
Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; Proposed Section 385 Regulations
Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; Proposed Section 385 Regulations
Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015;
Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; Proposed Section 385 Regulations
Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015;
ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions;H,.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111, Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111, Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions;H,.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Youth Sports Concussion Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions;H,.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Youth Sports Concussion Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111, Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Youth Sports Concussion Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions;
Youth Sports Concussion Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions;H,.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Youth Sports Concussion Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions;
Youth Sports Concussion Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111, Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to any State or local educational agency that denies or prevents participation in constitutional prayer in schools.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; Proposed Section 385 Regulations
To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to any State or local educational agency that denies or prevents participation in constitutional prayer in schools.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; Proposed Section 385 Regulations
To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to any State or local educational agency that denies or prevents participation in constitutional prayer in schools.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; House Better Way Blueprint for Tax Reform, border adjustment and interest rate provisions
To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to any State or local educational agency that denies or prevents participation in constitutional prayer in schools.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; Proposed Section 385 Regulations
To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to any State or local educational agency that denies or prevents participation in constitutional prayer in schools.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; House Better Way Blueprint for Tax Reform, border adjustment and interest rate provisions
To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to any State or local educational agency that denies or prevents participation in constitutional prayer in schools.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; Proposed Section 385 Regulations
Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111, Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions;
Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions;H,.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions;
Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111, Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions;H,.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Westmoreland Amendment to H.R. 5485 the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, prior approval reform
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Westmoreland Amendment to H.R. 5485 the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Westmoreland Amendment to H.R. 5485 the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, prior approval reform; Regulatory Accountability Act (no bill number), all provisions
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Westmoreland Amendment to H.R. 5485 the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, prior approval reform; Regulatory Accountability Act (no bill number), all provisions
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Westmoreland Amendment to H.R. 5485 the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, prior approval reform
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Westmoreland Amendment to H.R. 5485 the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act
Financial CHOICE Act of 2016
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; appropriations language pertaining to threshold EFTA amendment; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; H.R.5465 - To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes; Financial Choice Act (H.R. 5983), provisions to repeal Durbin amendment of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Financial CHOICE Act of 2016
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; appropriations language pertaining to threshold EFTA amendment; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; H.R.5465 - To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes; Financial Choice Act (H.R. 5983), provisions to repeal Durbin amendment of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Financial CHOICE Act of 2016
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; appropriations language pertaining to threshold EFTA amendment; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; H.R.5465 - To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes; Financial Choice Act (H.R. 5983), provisions to repeal Durbin amendment of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Financial CHOICE Act of 2016
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; appropriations language pertaining to threshold EFTA amendment; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; H.R.5465 - To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes; Financial Choice Act (H.R. 5983), provisions to repeal Durbin amendment of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Data Breach Insurance Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111, Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Data Breach Insurance Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111, Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Data Breach Insurance Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; appropriations language pertaining to threshold EFTA amendment; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; H.R.5465 - To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes; Financial Choice Act (H.R. 5983), provisions to repeal Durbin amendment of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self-regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues; HR2520, BROWSER Act of 2017-all provisions; EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program implementation and annual review issues; S118, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017 - all provisions.
Communicate retail views on the importance of international trade and the global value chain. Communicate views on a renegotiation and modernization of NAFTA; Support inclusion of GSP benefits for travel goods for all GSP member countries; Support renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences, Support improvements to duty drawback, Support the Miscellaneous Trade Bill process; communicate retail views on trade remedy actions and the impact to downstream consumers. EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program implementation and annual review issues; S118, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017 - all provisions.
Efairness legislation (support HR2193, oppose HR2887, support S976), tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; House Better Way Blueprint for Tax Reform, border adjustment and interest rate provisions; United Framework for fixing our Broken Tax Code - support
Prior approval reform; Regulatory Accountability Act (no bill number), all provisions
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office
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2017 · second_quarter · Q2
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation;HR10 Financial Choice Act, oppose provisions to repeal Durbin amendment of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; anticipated Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Efairness legislation (support HR2193, oppose HR2887, support S976), tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; House Beter Way Blueprint for Tax Reform, border adjustment and interest rate provisions.
Communicate retail views on the importance of international trade and the global value chain. Communicate views on a renegotiation and modernization of NAFTA; Support inclusion of GSP benefits for travel goods for all GSP member countries; Support renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences, Support improvements to duty drawback, Support the Miscellaneous Trade Bill process; communicate retail views on trade remedy actions and the impact to downstream consumers. EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program implementation issues; S118, Reinforcing American-Mad Products Act of 2017 - all provisions.
Patent reform - communicating impact of patent infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices. Oppose S. 1390, STRONGER Patents Act, concerns with provisions to dismantle IPR, overturn Supreme Court decisions, and approach to addressing demand letters.
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self-regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues; HR2520, BROWSER Act of 2017-all provisions; S118, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017 - all provisions.
Prior approval reform; Regulatory Accountability Act (no bill number), all provisions
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office
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2017 · first_quarter · Q1
Communicate retail views in support of free trade; communication of retail views on a renegotiation of NAFTA; Support a renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences program; Support for the Miscellaneous Trade Bill process; Conflict Minerals - comments on SEC review.
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; pending revised Financial Choice Act, provisions to repeal Durbin amendment of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; anticipated Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices.
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self-regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues.
Efairness legislation, tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; House Beter Way Blueprint for Tax Reform, border adjustment and interest rate provisions.
Prior approval reform; Regulatory Accountability Act (no bill number), all provisions
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office
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2016 · fourth_quarter · 4A
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111, Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Transpacific Partnership Agreement -- support, communicate retail views. Implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, communicate retail views; implementation issues. S.J.Res.28 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes. Support GSP eligibility for travel goods. European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; appropriations language pertaining to threshold EFTA amendment; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; H.R.5465 - To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes; Financial Choice Act (H.R. 5983), provisions to repeal Durbin amendment of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, fee shifting, and venue; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority; S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015, provisions addressing pleading, customer, stay, discovery, fee shifting, demand letters, and inter partes review (IPR); S 2733 Venue Equity & Non-uniformity Elimination Act (Venue Act) - establishes venue laws regarding patent infringement litigation
Westmoreland Amendment to H.R. 5485 the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, prior approval reform; Regulatory Accountability Act (no bill number), all provisions
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; House Better Way Blueprint for Tax Reform, border adjustment and interest rate provisions
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; appropriations language pertaining to threshold EFTA amendment; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; H.R.5465 - To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes; Financial Choice Act (H.R. 5983), provisions to repeal Durbin amendment of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Westmoreland Amendment to H.R. 5485 the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, prior approval reform; Regulatory Accountability Act (no bill number), all provisions
Transpacific Partnership Agreement -- support, communicate retail views. Implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, communicate retail views; implementation issues. S.J.Res.28 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes. Support GSP eligibility for travel goods. European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111, Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; House Better Way Blueprint for Tax Reform, border adjustment and interest rate provisions
Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, fee shifting, and venue; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority; S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015, provisions addressing pleading, customer, stay, discovery, fee shifting, demand letters, and inter partes review (IPR); S 2733 Venue Equity & Non-uniformity Elimination Act (Venue Act) - establishes venue laws regarding patent infringement litigation
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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2016 · third_quarter · 3A
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; Proposed Section 385 Regulations
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions;H,.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
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2016 · third_quarter · Q3
Transpacific Partnership Agreement -- support, communicate retail views. Implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, communicate retail views; implementation issues. S.J.Res.28 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes. Support GSP eligibility for travel goods. European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues
Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, fee shifting, and venue; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority; S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015, provisions addressing pleading, customer, stay, discovery, fee shifting, demand letters, and inter partes review (IPR); S 2733 Venue Equity & Non-uniformity Elimination Act (Venue Act) - establishes venue laws regarding patent infringement litigation
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2016 · second_quarter · 2A
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions;
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2016 · second_quarter · Q2
Implementation of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 adopted as Division N of H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Westmoreland Amendment to H.R. 5485 the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act
Transpacific Partnership Agreement -- support, communicate retail views. Implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, communicate retail views; implementation issues. S.J.Res.28 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes. Support GSP eligibility for travel goods. European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues
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2016 · first_quarter · 1A
Transpacific Partnership Agreement -- support, communicate retail views. Implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, communicate retail views.
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions.
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2016 · first_quarter · Q1
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; cybersecurity information sharing issues; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshhold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; appropriations language pertaining to threshold EFTA amendment; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, debit routing and other payment innovation.
Implementation of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 adopted as Division N of H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act.
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2015 · second_quarter · 2A
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015, all provisions; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015, all provisions; Staff discussion drafts of Senator Warner and Senator Grassley/Feinstein legislation;
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; cybersecurity information sharing issues; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshhold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief
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2015 · first_quarter · 1A
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; cybersecurity information sharing issues;
Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, and fee shifting; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority
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2015 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, fee shifting, and venue; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority; S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015, provisions addressing pleading, customer, stay, discovery, fee shifting, demand letters, and inter partes review (IPR)
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S. 394/H.R. 765, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; bonus depreciation, no specific legislation; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; S.1141, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2015, provisions expanding application of depreciation to retail and restaurant owned property; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; S.1946, Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.2754, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent, all provisions; H.R. 1913, the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, provisions relating to 15 year depreciation, bonus depreciation, WOTC.
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2015 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 1890/S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015, all provisions; HR 1295/S. 1267, Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, all provisions; retroactive renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences; extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act; extension of the Bahrain Tariff Preference Level; extension of the Nicaragua Tariff Preference Level; H.R. 1062, ETEACH Act, all provisions; HR 1907/S 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (HR 644), all provisions.
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015, all provisions; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015, all provisions; Staff discussion drafts of Senator Warner and Senator Grassley/Feinstein legislation; Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; urge Senate to act on legislation to deal with data breaches and consumer notification.
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2015 · second_quarter · Q2
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; cybersecurity information sharing issues; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshhold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief
All provisions of the following: H.R. 234, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA); S. 754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA); H.R.1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; H.R. 1560 - Protecting Cyber Networks Act.
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2015 · first_quarter · 1A
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; cybersecurity information sharing issues;
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act and discussion drafts of House Energy & Commerce Committee and Senators Carper and Blunt; Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule
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2015 · first_quarter · Q1
Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, and fee shifting; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act and discussion drafts of House Energy & Commerce Committee and Senators Carper and Blunt; Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule
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2014 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Patent reform - H.R. 845, Shield Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2024: End Anonymous Patents Act, all provisions;S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; S. 866, Patent Quality Improvements Act, to address infringement claims against business method patents; H.R. 2766: STOP Act, All provisions; urged legislative action to curb abuses and expansion of Covered Business Method review program, no bill; S.1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, customer stay provisions; H.R.3309 - Innovation Act, patent litigation reform; S.1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013, fee shifting, bonding provisions; H.R. 3540, Demand Letter Transparency Act and S. 2049, Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act - bring more transparency & detail to patent trolls' demand letters sent to retailers & chain restaurants; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2014, clarify FTC enforcement to rein in bad actors targting retailers with bad faith demand letters; Urged support for legislation to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation and demand letters, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, and fee shifting.
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2014 · third_quarter · Q3
Safe Port Reauthorization Act - support reauthorization of legislation; H.R. 624, Cyberintelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 508, TRIA Reauthorization Act of 2013, support renewal; H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013, support renewal;S.2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014, public/private info sharing, monitoring networks, and safeguards on electronic information; H.R. 5455, Scan Containers Absolutely Now Act, all provisions.
Legislative discussions regarding provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions; Data security breach notification legislation, no specific bill;FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information; federal standard in the instance of data breach; mobile application privacy as it relates to retailers' connection with their customers; use of geolocation information to provide benefits to consumers; S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy & Security Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1995, Personal Data Protection & Breach Accountability Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014, use of geolocation services to meet customer expectations and enhance customer experience; CPSC 2015 Budget Request, including import surveillance user fee to offset cost of CPSC national import surveillance program; Comments on CPSC Docket Number CPSC-2013-0040, 16 CFR 1115 et seq proposed rulemaking regarding voluntary recall notices provided as part of corrective action plan under Section 15 of the CPSA; Comments on CPSC Docket Number CPSC-2014-0005, 16 CFR 1101, Information Disclosure under Section 6(b) of the Consumer product Safety Act.
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2014 · second_quarter · 2A
S. 336/H.R. 684, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; regulations on retail inventory method; H.R. 1, tax reform; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S.749/H.R. 4212, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; HR 25/S.122 - Fair Tax Act of 2013, all provisions; S.1859, Tax Extenders Act of 2013, extension of WOTC and bonus depreciationH.R.4718 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; H.R.5021 - Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014; H.R.4457 - America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014, to permanently extend Section 179 expensing at $500,000 limit.
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; cybersecurity informatino sharing issues; S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1984, Credit Card Theft Sentencing Act of 2014, all provisions
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2014 · second_quarter · Q2
Patent reform - H.R. 845, Shield Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2024: End Anonymous Patents Act, all provisions;S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; S. 866, Patent Quality Improvements Act, to address infringement claims against business method patents; H.R. 2766: STOP Act, All provisions; urged legislative action to curb abuses and expansion of Covered Business Method review program, no bill; S.1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, customer stay provisions; H.R.3309 - Innovation Act, patent litigation reform; S.1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013, fee shifting, bonding provisions; H.R. 3540, Demand Letter Transparency Act and S. 2049, Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act - bring more transparency & detail to patent trolls' demand letters sent to retailers & chain restaurants; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2014, clarify FTC enforcement to rein in bad actors targting retailers with bad faith demand letters; Urged support for legislation to address problem of patent assertion entity demand letters, no specific legislation.
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2014 · first_quarter · Q1
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; cybersecurity informatino sharing issues; S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1984, Credit Card Theft Sentencing Act of 2014, all provisions
Safe Port Reauthorization Act - support reauthorization of legislation; H.R. 624, Cyberintelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 508, TRIA Reauthorization Act of 2013, support renewal; H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013, support renewal
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2013 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Support for the American Job Protection Act (S. 399 and HR 903), to repeal the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act, all provisions; S. 1188/H.R. 2988, Forty Hours is Full Time Act, all provisions; HR 3489/H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2577, Small Business Job ProtectionAct of 2013, all provisions; S. 603/H.R. 769, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; H.R. 2667, the Authority for Mandate Delay Act, all provisions; H.R. 3419, Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act, all provisions.
Safe Port Reauthorization Act - support reauthorization of legislation; H.R. 624, Cyberintelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 1468, SECURE IT Act, crticial infrastructure provisions
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2013 · third_quarter · Q3
Patent reform - H.R. 845, Shield Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2024: End Anonymous Patents Act, all provisions;S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; S. 866, Patent Quality Improvements Act, to address infringement claims against business method patents; H.R. 2766: STOP Act, All provisions; urged legislative action to curb abuses and expansion of Covered Business Method review program, no bill.
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems;
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2013 · second_quarter · Q2
Legislative discussions regarding provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personal information of children and consumer personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions.regulations by FTC requiring entities engaged in interstate commerce that own or possess data containing personal information to establish security policies; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information; federal standard in the instance of data breach; retail views on how personally identifiable information should be defined, civil penalties and "other obligations" including credit monitoring; clarifying definition of covered critical infrastructure; mobile application privacy as it relates to retailers' connection with their customers; use of geolocation information to provide benefits to consumers; S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, all provisions; H.R. 1468, SECURE IT Act, data breach provisions.
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2013 · first_quarter · Q1
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems;
Safe Port Reauthorization Act - support reauthorization of legislation; H.R. 624, Cyberintelligence Sharing and Protection Act.
Support for the American Job Protection Act (S. 399 and HR 903), to repeal the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges.
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2012 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R.1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011, amends COPPA relating to provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personal information of children; H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011, consumer personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; H.R.1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011, regulations by FTC requiring entities engaged in interstate commerce that own or possess data containing personal information to establish security policies; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; S.1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information; federal standard in the instance of data breach; S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding FTC rulemaking authority, personally identifiable information, data collection and retention, notice and choice in offline and online environment; S.1011, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011, all provisions; S. 1151 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information, federal standard in the instance of data breach, and data retention; S. 1408 - Data Breach Notification Act, communication of retail views on policies in notifying consumers in the event of data breach, uniform federal standard; S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011, express retail views on security procedures, security standards implemented by federal agencies, and uniform federal standards; S. 1535 - Personal Data Protection & Breach Accountability Act, retail views on how personally identifiable information should be defined, civil penalties and "other obligations" including credit monitoring; H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act, communication of retail view on policies in notifying consumers in event of data breach, personally identifiable information, preemption, criminal penalties, and other obligation upon breach; Comments on proposed amendments to the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Rule; S. 2151, S. 3342, and H.R. 4263, SECURE IT Act, retail concerns regarding data breach notification, data security, and general privacy amendments in form of above referenced bills; S.3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012, support for single, uniform, national standard for data security & breach notification; S. 3414, Cybersecurity Act of 2012, clarifying definition of covered critical infrastructure and express retail concerns re: data breach notification, data security, and general privacy amendments; mobile application privacy as it relates to retailers' connection with their customers; S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act, decouple criminal cyberstalking and domestic violence provisions and commercial provisions.
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2012 · third_quarter · Q3
ICANN proposal on issuance of new generic top level domain names; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace - privacy protocols; Patent reform - H.R. 6245, Shield Act, communicating impact on retail business practices
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems
H.R.1265, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property, all provisions; S.687, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property, all provisions. Tax reform; Oppose repeal of Last In First Out (LIFO) accounting method; Oppose repeal of Lower of Cost or Market (LCM); oppose imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT); H.R.1439; Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1452 & H.R.2701, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; S.1832, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.3179, Marketplace Equity Act of 2011, all provisions; bonus depreciation - extend and modify for retail-owned property; S.1801, Small Business Jobs Tax Extenders Act of 2011; Support extension of expiring 2001 and 2003 changes to individual and business tax rates - no specific bill.
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2012 · second_quarter · Q2
HR 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; HR 4 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act; HR 1063 Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act; S. 18 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act; S. 19 American Liberty Restoration Act; S. 20/H.R. 1744 American Job Protection Act; Affordable Care Act, all provisions; S. 192 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; S. 312 Patients Freedom to Choose Act; Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; Medicare Secondary Payer Judgments; Comments on FDA's Suggested Questions & Answers for the Final Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Section 4205 Guidance; Comments on IRS' "Shared Responsibility for Employers Regargding Health Care Coverage (IRC Sec. 1513)"; H.R.1370, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; H.R.2077, MLR Repeal Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1098, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.5/S.1099, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011, all provisions; Summary of Benefit NRPM; Comments regarding employer interactions with insurance exchanges, health premium tax credits, and development of an affordability safe harbor for employers; S.1880, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; S.1049/H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.2206, Auto Enroll Repeal Act, all provisions.
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2012 · first_quarter · Q1
Interchange/swipe fee reform, mobile payment issues
H.R.1265, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property, all provisions; S.687, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property, all provisions. Tax reform; Oppose repeal of Last In First Out (LIFO) accounting method; Oppose repeal of Lower of Cost or Market (LCM); oppose imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT); H.R.1439; Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1452 & H.R.2701, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; S.1832, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.3179, Marketplace Equity Act of 2011, all provisions; bonus depreciation - extend and modify for retail-owned property; S.1801, Small Business Jobs Tax Extenders Act of 2011; H.R. 1265/S. 687, Extend expiring provisions for 15 year depreciation for restaurant improvements/new construction, retail improvements and leasehold improvements; Affordable Care Act; H.R.4196, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets, all provisions.
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2011 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 639; S. 328 (Currency Reform For Fair Trade Act) statements in opposition to China currency legislation on behalf of U.S. retailers; H.R. 2071; S. 704 (OUTDOOR Act) provide for duty-free treatment of certain performance outerwear) communication of support on behalf of U.S. retail industry; H.R. 2387; S. 1244 (Save our Industries [SAVE] Act) communication of U.S. retail industry support regarding duty-free treatment of apparel from the Philippines; S. 1069 (Affordable Footwear Act to suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear) communication of support on behalf of U.S. footwear retailers; Andean Trade Preference and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) communication of U.S. retail industry support; Conflict Minerals Provision in Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act statements of U.S. retail industry views regarding SEC implementation; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization communication of U.S. retail industry support; Lacey Act Amendments communication of U.S. retail industry views on implementation by USDA, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) communication on behalf of U.S. retail industry in support of reauthorization; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel and rules to enhance supply chain management and efficiency; S. 1443 (extending certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries in Asia and the South Pacific) communications in support; S. 1619 (providing for identification of misaligned currency and other purposes) communications in opposition; H.R. 2697 (suspending temporarily the duty on certain footwear) communications in support; H.R. 2832 (extending the Generalized System of Preferences) communications in support; S. 1683 & H.R. 2754, Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011, (providing authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relating to textile and apparel articles) communication in opposition; S. 1711, Reciprocal Market Access Act of 2011, (enhancing reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating of bilateral, regional and multilateral agreements) communication in opposition; S. 1946 & H.R. 3646, Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2011, (requiring foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to establish registered agents in the United States who are authorized to accept service or process against such manufacturers) communication in opposition; S. 2007 & H.R. 2493 (amending the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric rule) communication in support; H.R. 3078 (United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act) communication in support; H.R. 3079 (United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act) communication in support; H.R. 3080 (United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act) communication in support; H.R. 3375 (directing the President to impose duties on merchandise from the Peoples Republic of China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of U.S. intellectual property rights as a result of violations of such rights in China) communication in opposition
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2011 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 2071; S. 704 (OUTDOOR Act) - provide for duty-free treatment of certain performance outerwear) - communication of support on behalf of retail industry; H.R. 2387; S. 1244 (Save our Industries [SAVE] Act) - communication of U.S. retail industry support regarding duty-free treatment of apparel from the Philippines; Andean Trade Preference and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) communication of U.S. retail industry support Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel and rules to enhance supply chain management and efficiency; S. 1443 (extending certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries in Asia and the South Pacific) communications in support; H.R. 2493 (amending the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third country fabric program) communications in support; H.R. 2754 (providing authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relating to textile and apparel articles) communication of retail industry views
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2011 · second_quarter · 2A
H.R.1265, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property, all provisions; S.687, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property, all provisions. Tax reform; Oppose repeal of Last In First Out (LIFO) accounting method; Oppose repeal of Lower of Cost or Market (LCM); oppose imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT); H.R.1439; Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011, all provisions; Main Street Fairness
S. 575 Debit Interchange Fee Study Act of 2011 to delay interchange swipe fee reform, all provisions; H.R.1081, Consumers Payment System Protection Act, all provisions; Tester Amendment (S. Amdt 392) to S. 782, the Economic Development Act, to delay implementation of swipe fee reforms;
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; appropriations language pertaining to threshold EFTA amendment; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; H.R.5465 - To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes; Financial Choice Act (H.R. 5983), provisions to repeal Durbin amendment of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, fee shifting, and venue; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority; S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015, provisions addressing pleading, customer, stay, discovery, fee shifting, demand letters, and inter partes review (IPR); S 2733 Venue Equity & Non-uniformity Elimination Act (Venue Act) - establishes venue laws regarding patent infringement litigation
Westmoreland Amendment to H.R. 5485 the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, prior approval reform
Transpacific Partnership Agreement -- support, communicate retail views. Implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, communicate retail views; implementation issues. S.J.Res.28 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes. Support GSP eligibility for travel goods. European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions;H,.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Westmoreland Amendment to H.R. 5485 the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, prior approval reform
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; appropriations language pertaining to threshold EFTA amendment; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; H.R.5465 - To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes; Financial Choice Act (H.R. 5983), provisions to repeal Durbin amendment of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; Proposed Section 385 Regulations
Implementation of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 adopted as Division N of H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Westmoreland Amendment to H.R. 5485 the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshhold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; appropriations language pertaining to threshold EFTA amendment; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; H.R.5465 - To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes; Financial Choice Act (no bill number), provisions to repeal Durbin amendment provisions of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010
Transpacific Partnership Agreement -- support, communicate retail views. Implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, communicate retail views; implementation issues. S.J.Res.28 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes. Support GSP eligibility for travel goods. European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues
Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, fee shifting, and venue; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority; S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015, provisions addressing pleading, customer, stay, discovery, fee shifting, demand letters, and inter partes review (IPR); S 2733 Venue Equity & Non-uniformity Elimination Act (Venue Act) - establishes venue laws regarding patent infringement litigation
Implementation of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 adopted as Division N of H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act.
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; Proposed Section 385 Regulations
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, fee shifting, and venue; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority; S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015, provisions addressing pleading, customer, stay, discovery, fee shifting, demand letters, and inter partes review (IPR); S 2733 Venue Equity & Non-uniformity Elimination Act (Venue Act) - establishes venue laws regarding patent infringement litigation
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; Proposed Section 385 Regulations
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshhold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; appropriations language pertaining to threshold EFTA amendment; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; H.R.5465 - To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes; Financial Choice Act (no bill number), provisions to repeal Durbin amendment provisions of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions;
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, fee shifting, and venue; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority; S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015, provisions addressing pleading, customer, stay, discovery, fee shifting, demand letters, and inter partes review (IPR); S 2733 Venue Equity & Non-uniformity Elimination Act (Venue Act) - establishes venue laws regarding patent infringement litigation
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015;
Implementation of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 adopted as Division N of H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; cybersecurity information sharing issues; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshhold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; appropriations language pertaining to threshold EFTA amendment; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, debit routing and other payment innovation.
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015;
Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, fee shifting, and venue; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority; S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015, provisions addressing pleading, customer, stay, discovery, fee shifting, demand letters, and inter partes review (IPR); S 2733 Venue Equity & Non-uniformity Elimination Act (Venue Act) - establishes venue laws regarding patent infringement litigation
Transpacific Partnership Agreement -- support, communicate retail views. Implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, communicate retail views.
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions.
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, fee shifting, and venue; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority; S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015, provisions addressing pleading, customer, stay, discovery, fee shifting, demand letters, and inter partes review (IPR)
All provisions of the following: H.R. 234, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA); S. 754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA); H.R.1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; H.R. 1560 - Protecting Cyber Networks Act.
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S. 394/H.R. 765, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; bonus depreciation, no specific legislation; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; S.1141, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2015, provisions expanding application of depreciation to retail and restaurant owned property; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015
H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 1890/S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015, all provisions; HR 1295/S. 1267, Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, all provisions; retroactive renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences; extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act; extension of the Bahrain Tariff Preference Level; extension of the Nicaragua Tariff Preference Level; H.R. 1062, ETEACH Act, all provisions; HR 1907/S 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (HR 644), all provisions.
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
All provisions of the following: H.R. 234, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA); S. 754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA); H.R.1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; H.R. 1560 - Protecting Cyber Networks Act.
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S. 394/H.R. 765, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; S.155 - Fair Tax Act of 2015, all provisions; bonus depreciation, no specific legislation; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act and discussion drafts of House Energy & Commerce Committee and Senators Carper and Blunt; Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
S. 754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA), provisions regarding liability protection for businesses that share cyberthreat information directly with FBI and/or Secret Service; H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, Division N - Cybersecurity Act of 2015
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; and S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015; Staff discussion drafts of Senator Warner and Senators Grassley/Feinstein data breach legislation; Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions.
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; cybersecurity information sharing issues; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshhold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, and other payment innovation.
H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 1890/S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015, all provisions; HR 1295/S. 1267, Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, all provisions; retroactive renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences; extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act; extension of the Bahrain Tariff Preference Level; extension of the Nicaragua Tariff Preference Level; H.R. 1062, ETEACH Act, all provisions; HR 1907/S 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, all provisions.
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, fee shifting, and venue; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority; S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015, provisions addressing pleading, customer, stay, discovery, fee shifting, demand letters, and inter partes review (IPR)
S. 754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA), All provisions
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S. 394/H.R. 765, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; bonus depreciation, no specific legislation; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; S.1141, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2015, provisions expanding application of depreciation to retail and restaurant owned property; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; S.1946, Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.2754, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent, all provisions.
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; cybersecurity information sharing issues; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshhold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, and other payment innovation.
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S. 394/H.R. 765, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; bonus depreciation, no specific legislation; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; S.1141, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2015, provisions expanding application of depreciation to retail and restaurant owned property; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015
Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015, all provisions; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015, all provisions; Staff discussion drafts of Senator Warner and Senator Grassley/Feinstein legislation;
H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 1890/S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015, all provisions; HR 1295/S. 1267, Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, all provisions; retroactive renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences; extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act; extension of the Bahrain Tariff Preference Level; extension of the Nicaragua Tariff Preference Level; H.R. 1062, ETEACH Act, all provisions; HR 1907/S 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (HR 644), all provisions.
Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, fee shifting, and venue; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority; S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015, provisions addressing pleading, customer, stay, discovery, fee shifting, demand letters, and inter partes review (IPR)
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S. 394/H.R. 765, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; S.155 - Fair Tax Act of 2015, all provisions; bonus depreciation, no specific legislation; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions
All provisions of the following: H.R. 234, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA); S. 754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA); H.R.1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; H.R. 1560 - Protecting Cyber Networks Act.
Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, and fee shifting; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
All provisions of the following: H.R. 234, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA); S. 754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA); H.R.1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; H.R. 1560 - Protecting Cyber Networks Act.
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S. 394/H.R. 765, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; S.155 - Fair Tax Act of 2015, all provisions; bonus depreciation, no specific legislation; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; cybersecurity information sharing issues;
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Safe Port Reauthorization Act - support reauthorization of legislation; H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA); H.R. 508, TRIA Reauthorization Act of 2013, support renewal; H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013, support renewal; S. 2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 (CISA), public/private info sharing, monitoring networks, and safeguards on electronic information;H.R. 5455, Scan Containers Absolutely Now Act, all provisions; Breach notification provisions of: S. 2521, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA), and H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014.
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; cybersecurity information sharing issues; S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1984, Credit Card Theft Sentencing Act of 2014, all provisions; S.2200, Consumer Debit Card Protection Act of 2014, all provisions.
Legislative discussions regarding provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information;mobile application privacy as it relates to retailers' connection with their customers and use of geolocation information to provide benefits to consumers, including all provisions of S. 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014; proposed federal notification and data security standards in the instance of data breach, including all provisions of S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013; S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014; S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014; S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy & Security Act of 2014; S. 1995, Personal Data Protection & Breach Accountability Act of 2014; and House Energy & Commerce Committee discussion draft of data security and breach notification act; CPSC 2015 Budget Request, including import surveillance user fee to offset cost of CPSC national import surveillance program;
S. 743/H.R. 684, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; regulations on retail inventory method; H.R. 1, tax reform; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S.749/H.R. 4212, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; HR 25/S.122 - Fair Tax Act of 2013, all provisions; H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act, extension of WOTC, bonus depreciation15 year depreciation for retail and restaurant improvements; H.R.4718 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; H.R.4457 - America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014, to permanently extend Section 179 expensing at $500,000 limit; S. 2260, EXPIRE Act of 2014, Business Tax Extenders provisions; H.R.4718 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.2609 - Marketplace and Internet Tax Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.5264 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent, all provisions; S.3005, Progressive Consumption Tax Act of 2014, all provisions.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Patent reform - H.R. 845, Shield Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2024: End Anonymous Patents Act, all provisions;S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; S. 866, Patent Quality Improvements Act, to address infringement claims against business method patents; H.R. 2766: STOP Act, All provisions; urged legislative action to curb abuses and expansion of Covered Business Method review program, no bill; S.1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, customer stay provisions; H.R.3309 - Innovation Act, patent litigation reform; S.1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013, fee shifting, bonding provisions; H.R. 3540, Demand Letter Transparency Act and S. 2049, Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act - bring more transparency & detail to patent trolls' demand letters sent to retailers & chain restaurants; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2014, clarify FTC enforcement to rein in bad actors targting retailers with bad faith demand letters; Urged support for legislation to address problem of patent assertion entity demand letters, no specific legislation.
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; cybersecurity information sharing issues; S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1984, Credit Card Theft Sentencing Act of 2014, all provisions
S. 743/H.R. 684, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; regulations on retail inventory method; H.R. 1, tax reform; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S.749/H.R. 4212, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; HR 25/S.122 - Fair Tax Act of 2013, all provisions; S.1859, Tax Extenders Act of 2013, extension of WOTC and bonus depreciationH.R.4718 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; H.R.5021 - Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014; H.R.4457 - America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014, to permanently extend Section 179 expensing at $500,000 limit; S. 2260, EXPIRE Act of 2014, Business Tax Extenders provisions; H.R.4718 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.2609 - Marketplace and Internet Tax Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.5264 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent, all provisions.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Legislative discussions regarding provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personal information of children and consumer personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions.regulations by FTC requiring entities engaged in interstate commerce that own or possess data containing personal information to establish security policies; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information; federal standard in the instance of data breach; retail views on how personally identifiable information should be defined, civil penalties and "other obligations" including credit monitoring; clarifying definition of covered critical infrastructure; mobile application privacy as it relates to retailers' connection with their customers; use of geolocation information to provide benefits to consumers; S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy & Security Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1995, Personal Data Protection & Breach Accountability Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014, use of geolocation services to meet customer expectations and enhance customer experience; CPSC 2015 Budget Request, including import surveillance user fee to offset cost of CPSC national import surveillance program; Comments on CPSC Docket Number CPSC-2013-0040, 16 CFR 1115 et seq proposed rulemaking regarding voluntary recall notices provided as part of corrective action plan under Section 15 of the CPSA; Comments on CPSC Docket Number CPSC-2014-0005, 16 CFR 1101, Information Disclosure under Section 6(b) of the Consumer product Safety Act.
Patent reform - H.R. 845, Shield Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2024: End Anonymous Patents Act, all provisions;S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; S. 866, Patent Quality Improvements Act, to address infringement claims against business method patents; H.R. 2766: STOP Act, All provisions; urged legislative action to curb abuses and expansion of Covered Business Method review program, no bill; S.1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, customer stay provisions; H.R.3309 - Innovation Act, patent litigation reform; S.1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013, fee shifting, bonding provisions; H.R. 3540, Demand Letter Transparency Act and S. 2049, Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act - bring more transparency & detail to patent trolls' demand letters sent to retailers & chain restaurants; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2014, clarify FTC enforcement to rein in bad actors targting retailers with bad faith demand letters; Urged support for legislation to address problem of patent assertion entity demand letters, no specific legislation.
Safe Port Reauthorization Act - support reauthorization of legislation; H.R. 624, Cyberintelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 508, TRIA Reauthorization Act of 2013, support renewal; H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013, support renewal;S.2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014, public/private info sharing, monitoring networks, and safeguards on electronic information;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; cybersecurity informatino sharing issues; S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1984, Credit Card Theft Sentencing Act of 2014, all provisions
Legislative discussions regarding provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personal information of children and consumer personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions.regulations by FTC requiring entities engaged in interstate commerce that own or possess data containing personal information to establish security policies; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information; federal standard in the instance of data breach; retail views on how personally identifiable information should be defined, civil penalties and "other obligations" including credit monitoring; clarifying definition of covered critical infrastructure; mobile application privacy as it relates to retailers' connection with their customers; use of geolocation information to provide benefits to consumers; S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy & Security Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1995, Personal Data Protection & Breach Accountability Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014, use of geolocation services to meet customer expectations and enhance customer experience; CPSC 2015 Budget Request, including import surveillance user fee to offset cost of CPSC national import surveillance program; Comments on CPSC Docket Number CPSC-2013-0040, 16 CFR 1115 et seq proposed rulemaking regarding voluntary recall notices provided as part of corrective action plan under Section 15 of the CPSA; Comments on CPSC Docket Number CPSC-2014-0005, 16 CFR 1101, Information Disclosure under Section 6(b) of the Consumer product Safety Act.
Safe Port Reauthorization Act - support reauthorization of legislation; H.R. 624, Cyberintelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 508, TRIA Reauthorization Act of 2013, support renewal; H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013, support renewal;S.2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014, public/private info sharing, monitoring networks, and safeguards on electronic information;
S. 336/H.R. 684, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; regulations on retail inventory method; H.R. 1, tax reform; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S.749/H.R. 4212, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; HR 25/S.122 - Fair Tax Act of 2013, all provisions; S.1859, Tax Extenders Act of 2013, extension of WOTC and bonus depreciationH.R.4718 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; H.R.5021 - Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014; H.R.4457 - America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014, to permanently extend Section 179 expensing at $500,000 limit.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
S. 336/H.R. 684, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; regulations on retail inventory method; H.R. 1, tax reform; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S.749/H.R. 4212, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; HR 25/S.122 - Fair Tax Act of 2013, all provisions; S.1859, Tax Extenders Act of 2013, extension of WOTC and bonus depreciation
Patent reform - H.R. 845, Shield Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2024: End Anonymous Patents Act, all provisions;S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; S. 866, Patent Quality Improvements Act, to address infringement claims against business method patents; H.R. 2766: STOP Act, All provisions; urged legislative action to curb abuses and expansion of Covered Business Method review program, no bill; S.1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, customer stay provisions; H.R.3309 - Innovation Act, patent litigation reform; S.1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013, fee shifting, bonding provisions; H.R. 3540, Demand Letter Transparency Act and S. 2049, Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act - bring more transparency & detail to patent trolls' demand letters sent to retailers & chain restaurants.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems;
Patent reform - H.R. 845, Shield Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2024: End Anonymous Patents Act, all provisions;S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; S. 866, Patent Quality Improvements Act, to address infringement claims against business method patents; H.R. 2766: STOP Act, All provisions; urged legislative action to curb abuses and expansion of Covered Business Method review program, no bill; S.1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, customer stay provisions; H.R.3309 - Innovation Act, patent litigation reform; S.1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013, fee shifting, bonding provisions.
Legislative discussions regarding provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personal information of children and consumer personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions.regulations by FTC requiring entities engaged in interstate commerce that own or possess data containing personal information to establish security policies; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information; federal standard in the instance of data breach; retail views on how personally identifiable information should be defined, civil penalties and "other obligations" including credit monitoring; clarifying definition of covered critical infrastructure; mobile application privacy as it relates to retailers' connection with their customers; use of geolocation information to provide benefits to consumers; S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, all provisions; H.R. 1468, SECURE IT Act, data breach provisions; Comments on CPSC Docket No. CPSC-2013-0028 (Petition for Rulemaking to Eliminate Accessible Cords on Window Covering Products); Comments on CPSC Docket No. CPSC20130017 (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Regulation on Certificates of Compliance (16 CFR 1110));
S. 336/H.R. 684, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; regulations on retail inventory method; H.R. 1, tax reform; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT), National Retail Sales Tax; S. 749, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; HR 25/S. 122 - Fair Tax Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 1859, Tax Extenders Act of 2013, extension of WOTC and bonus depreciation
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Legislative discussions regarding provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personal information of children and consumer personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions.regulations by FTC requiring entities engaged in interstate commerce that own or possess data containing personal information to establish security policies; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information; federal standard in the instance of data breach; retail views on how personally identifiable information should be defined, civil penalties and "other obligations" including credit monitoring; clarifying definition of covered critical infrastructure; mobile application privacy as it relates to retailers' connection with their customers; use of geolocation information to provide benefits to consumers; S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, all provisions; H.R. 1468, SECURE IT Act, data breach provisions; Comments on CPSC Docket No. CPSC-2013-0028 (Petition for Rulemaking to Eliminate Accessible Cords on Window Covering Products); Comments on CPSC Docket No. CPSC20130017 (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Regulation on Certificates of Compliance (16 CFR 1110));
Safe Port Reauthorization Act - support reauthorization of legislation; H.R. 624, Cyberintelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 1468, SECURE IT Act, crticial infrastructure provisions
Support for the American Job Protection Act (S. 399 and HR 903), to repeal the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges.S. 603/H.R. 769, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; S. 1188/S. 701, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013; H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act; H.R.2577, Small Business Job Protection Act of 2013; H.R. 2667, the Authority for Mandate Delay Act, all provisions.
S. 336/H.R. 684, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; regulations on retail inventory method; H.R. 1, tax reform; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT), National Retail Sales Tax; S. 749, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Support for the American Job Protection Act (S. 399 and HR 903), to repeal the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges.S. 603/H.R. 769, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; S. 1188/S. 701, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013; H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act; H.R.2577, Small Business Job Protection Act of 2013.
Safe Port Reauthorization Act - support reauthorization of legislation; H.R. 624, Cyberintelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 1468, SECURE IT Act, crticial infrastructure provisions
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems;
S. 336/H.R. 684, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; regulations on retail inventory method; H.R. 1, tax reform; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT), National Retail Sales Tax; S. 749, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property.
ICANN proposal on issuance of new generic top level domain names; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace - privacy protocols; Patent reform - H.R. 845, Shield Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices;S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; S. 866, Patent Quality Improvements Act, to address infringement claims against business method patents
H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013, support legislation; S. 223/H.R. 490, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act, support efforts to expand eligibility for countries to participate in VWP; comprehensive immigration reform legislation; Communications emphasized concern with temporary worker program and employee verification provisions;Support for S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013; letter to House supporting comprehensive immigration reform no bill yet; Support for H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act of 2013.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Legislative discussions regarding provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personal information of children and consumer personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions.regulations by FTC requiring entities engaged in interstate commerce that own or possess data containing personal information to establish security policies; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information; federal standard in the instance of data breach; retail views on how personally identifiable information should be defined, civil penalties and "other obligations" including credit monitoring; clarifying definition of covered critical infrastructure; mobile application privacy as it relates to retailers' connection with their customers; use of geolocation information to provide benefits to consumers.
ICANN proposal on issuance of new generic top level domain names; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace - privacy protocols; Patent reform - H.R. 845, Shield Act, communicating impact of patent litigation on retail business practices
H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013, support legislation; Visa Waiver Program, support efforts to expand eligibility for countries to participate in VWP; comprehensive immigration reform legislation; General support for comprehensive immigration reform no bills introduced in first quarter. Communications emphasized concern with temporary worker program and employee verification provisions.
S. 336/H.R. 684, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; regulations on retail inventory method; H.R. 1, tax reform; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT);
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
ICANN proposal on issuance of new generic top level domain names; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace - privacy protocols; Patent reform - H.R. 6245, Shield Act, communicating impact on retail business practices
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems
H.R.1265, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property, all provisions; S.687, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property, all provisions. Tax reform; Oppose repeal of Last In First Out (LIFO) accounting method; Oppose repeal of Lower of Cost or Market (LCM); oppose imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT); H.R.1439; Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1452 & H.R.2701, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; S.1832, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.3179, Marketplace Equity Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R. 3123, bonus depreciation - extend and modify for retail-owned property; S.1801, Small Business Jobs Tax Extenders Act of 2011; H.R. 8, Support extension of expiring 2001 and 2003 changes to individual and business tax rates; Affordable Care Act.
S. 20/H.R. 1744 American Job Protection Act; Affordable Care Act, all provisions, including employer penalities, essential health benefits, exchanges, age rate band compression; Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; Medicare Secondary Payer Judgments; Comments on FDA's Suggested Questions & Answers for the Final Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Section 4205 Guidance; Comments on IRS' "Shared Responsibility for Employers Regargding Health Care Coverage (IRC Sec. 1513)"; H.R.1370, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; H.R.2077, MLR Repeal Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1098, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.5/S.1099, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011, all provisions; Summary of Benefit NRPM; Comments regarding employer interactions with insurance exchanges, health premium tax credits, and development of an affordability safe harbor for employers; S.1880, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; S.1049/H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.2206, Auto Enroll Repeal Act, all provisions..
S. 832, SAFE Port Reauthorization Act, support the bill; H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act, support the legislation; S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012, clarifying definition of covered critical infrastructure and express retail concerns re: data breach notification, data security, and general privacy amendments.
S. 964, the Job Protection Act, regarding disclosure of costs related to collective bargaining; H.R. 2164, the Legal Workforce Act, requiring employers to use federal E-verify program, all provisions; United States, et al, vs. American Express, MasterCard, VISA, et al - case settlement; Implementation of Dodd-Frank Debit Card Rules ("Durbin Amendment"); FY2013 Labor Appropriations; H.R. 3094, Workforce Democracy & Fairness Act, all provisions; credit card swipe fee legislation generally H.R. 2587, Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act, all provisions; Lamons Gasket NLRB decision; Specialty Healthcare NLRB decision; Dept. of Labor Persuader Proposed Regulations; NLRB's Posting Rule; NLRB's proposed rule on union representation elections; hearings on proposals to change background checks; Comment on revision to EEOC guidelines on employer use of criminal background checks; S. 1666, Employer Free Speech Act, all provisions; S.J. Res 36/H.J. Res. 103, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation election procedures, support the resolutions; impact of disruptions from East Coast/Gulf Coast port labor negotiations; FY2013 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, provisions relating to NLRB and Dept. of Labor; Impact of 8 day strike at Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R.1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011, amends COPPA relating to provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personal information of children; H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011, consumer personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; H.R.1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011, regulations by FTC requiring entities engaged in interstate commerce that own or possess data containing personal information to establish security policies; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; S.1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information; federal standard in the instance of data breach; S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding FTC rulemaking authority, personally identifiable information, data collection and retention, notice and choice in offline and online environment; S.1011, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011, all provisions; S. 1151 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information, federal standard in the instance of data breach, and data retention; S. 1408 - Data Breach Notification Act, communication of retail views on policies in notifying consumers in the event of data breach, uniform federal standard; S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011, express retail views on security procedures, security standards implemented by federal agencies, and uniform federal standards; S. 1535 - Personal Data Protection & Breach Accountability Act, retail views on how personally identifiable information should be defined, civil penalties and "other obligations" including credit monitoring; H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act, communication of retail view on policies in notifying consumers in event of data breach, personally identifiable information, preemption, criminal penalties, and other obligation upon breach; Comments on proposed amendments to the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Rule; S. 2151, S. 3342, and H.R. 4263, SECURE IT Act, retail concerns regarding data breach notification, data security, and general privacy amendments in form of above referenced bills; S.3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012, support for single, uniform, national standard for data security & breach notification; S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012, clarifying definition of covered critical infrastructure and express retail concerns re: data breach notification, data security, and general privacy amendments; mobile application privacy as it relates to retailers' connection with their customers.
H.R. 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; H.R. 4 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act; H.R. 1063 Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act; S. 18 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act; S. 19 American Liberty Restoration Act; S. 20/H.R. 1744 American Job Protection Act; Affordable Care Act, all provisions; S. 192 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; S. 312 Patients Freedom to Choose Act; Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; Medicare Secondary Payer Judgments; Comments on FDA's Suggested Questions & Answers for the Final Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Section 4205 Guidance; Comments on IRS' "Shared Responsibility for Employers Regargding Health Care Coverage (IRC Sec. 1513)"; H.R.1370, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; H.R.2077, MLR Repeal Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1098, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.5/S.1099, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011, all provisions; Summary of Benefit NRPM; Comments regarding employer interactions with insurance exchanges, health premium tax credits, and development of an affordability safe harbor for employers; S.1880, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; S.1049/H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.2206, Auto Enroll Repeal Act, all provisions.; H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act, all provisions.
S. 832, SAFE Port Reauthorization Act, support the bill; H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act, support the legislation; S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012, clarifying definition of covered critical infrastructure and express retail concerns re: data breach notification, data security, and general privacy amendments.
S. 964, the Job Protection Act, regarding disclosure of costs related to collective bargaining; H.R. 2164, the Legal Workforce Act, requiring employers to use federal E-verify program, all provisions; United States, et al, vs. American Express, MasterCard, VISA, et al - case settlement; Implementation of Dodd-Frank Debit Card Rules ("Durbin Amendment"); FY2013 Labor Appropriations; H.R. 3094, Workforce Democracy & Fairness Act, all provisions; credit card swipe fee legislation generally H.R. 2587, Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act, all provisions; Lamons Gasket NLRB decision; Specialty Healthcare NLRB decision; Dept. of Labor Persuader Proposed Regulations; NLRB's Posting Rule; NLRB's proposed rule on union representation elections; hearings on proposals to change background checks; Comment on revision to EEOC guidelines on employer use of criminal background checks; S. 1666, Employer Free Speech Act, all provisions; S.J. Res 36/H.J. Res. 103, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation election procedures, support the resolutions; impact of disruptions from East Coast/Gulf Coast port labor negotiations; FY2013 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, provisions relating to NLRB and Dept. of Labor.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R.1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011, amends COPPA relating to provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personal information of children; H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011, consumer personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; H.R.1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011, regulations by FTC requiring entities engaged in interstate commerce that own or possess data containing personal information to establish security policies; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; S.1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information; federal standard in the instance of data breach; S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding FTC rulemaking authority, personally identifiable information, data collection and retention, notice and choice in offline and online environment; S.1011, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011, all provisions; S. 1151 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information, federal standard in the instance of data breach, and data retention; S. 1408 - Data Breach Notification Act, communication of retail views on policies in notifying consumers in the event of data breach, uniform federal standard; S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011, express retail views on security procedures, security standards implemented by federal agencies, and uniform federal standards; S. 1535 - Personal Data Protection & Breach Accountability Act, retail views on how personally identifiable information should be defined, civil penalties and "other obligations" including credit monitoring; H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act, communication of retail view on policies in notifying consumers in event of data breach, personally identifiable information, preemption, criminal penalties, and other obligation upon breach; Comments on proposed amendments to the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Rule; S. 2151, S. 3342, and H.R. 4263, SECURE IT Act, retail concerns regarding data breach notification, data security, and general privacy amendments in form of above referenced bills; S.3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012, support for single, uniform, national standard for data security & breach notification; S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012, clarifying definition of covered critical infrastructure and express retail concerns re: data breach notification, data security, and general privacy amendments; mobile application privacy as it relates to retailers' connection with their customers.
S. 832, SAFE Port Reauthorization Act, support the bill; H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act, support the legislation; S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012, clarifying definition of covered critical infrastructure and express retail concerns re: data breach notification, data security, and general privacy amendments.
H.R.1265, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property, all provisions; S.687, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property, all provisions. Tax reform; Oppose repeal of Last In First Out (LIFO) accounting method; Oppose repeal of Lower of Cost or Market (LCM); oppose imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT); H.R.1439; Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1452 & H.R.2701, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; S.1832, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.3179, Marketplace Equity Act of 2011, all provisions; bonus depreciation - extend and modify for retail-owned property; S.1801, Small Business Jobs Tax Extenders Act of 2011; H.R. 1265/S. 687, Extend expiring provisions for 15 year depreciation for restaurant improvements/new construction, retail improvements and leasehold improvements; Affordable Care Act; H.R.4196, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets, all provisions.
Update Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 639; S. 328 (Currency Reform For Fair Trade Act) statements in opposition to China currency legislation on behalf of U.S. retailers; H.R. 2071; S. 704 (OUTDOOR Act) provide for duty-free treatment of certain performance outerwear) communication of support on behalf of U.S. retail industry; H.R. 2387; S. 1244 (Save our Industries [SAVE] Act) communication of U.S. retail industry support regarding duty-free treatment of apparel from the Philippines; S. 1069 (Affordable Footwear Act to suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear) communication of support on behalf of U.S. footwear retailers; Andean Trade Preference and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) communication of U.S. retail industry support; Conflict Minerals Provision in Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act statements of U.S. retail industry views regarding SEC implementation; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization communication of U.S. retail industry support; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel and rules to enhance supply chain management and efficiency; S. 1443 (extending certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries in Asia and the South Pacific) communications in support; S. 1619 (providing for identification of misaligned currency and other purposes) communications in opposition; H.R. 2697 (suspending temporarily the duty on certain footwear) communications in support; H.R. 2832 (extending the Generalized System of Preferences) communications in support; S. 1683 & H.R. 2754, Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011, (providing authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relating to textile and apparel articles) communication in opposition; S. 2007 & H.R. 2493 (amending the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric rule) communication in support; H.R. 2008; H.R. 4171; S. 2062 (amending the Lacey Act Amendments with respect to imports containing wood and plant products) communication of retail industry views; H.R. 4071; H.R. 4105; S. 1636 (amending Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that provisions relating to countervailing Duties apply to non-market economy countries) communication of retail industry views; Reorganization of trade agencies communication of retail industry views; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) communication of retail industry views; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiations communication of retail industry support for Canada, Japan and Mexico participation
H.R.1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011, amends COPPA relating to provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personal information of children; H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011, consumer personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; H.R.1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011, regulations by FTC requiring entities engaged in interstate commerce that own or possess data containing personal information to establish security policies; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; S.1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information; federal standard in the instance of data breach; S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding FTC rulemaking authority, personally identifiable information, data collection and retention, notice and choice in offline and online environment; S.1011, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011, all provisions; S. 1151 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information, federal standard in the instance of data breach, and data retention; S. 1408 - Data Breach Notification Act, communication of retail views on policies in notifying consumers in the event of data breach, uniform federal standard; S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011, express retail views on security procedures, security standards implemented by federal agencies, and uniform federal standards; S. 1535 - Personal Data Protection & Breach Accountability Act, retail views on how personally identifiable information should be defined, civil penalties and "other obligations" including credit monitoring; H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act, communication of retail view on policies in notifying consumers in event of data breach, personally identifiable information, preemption, criminal penalties, and other obligation upon breach; Comments on proposed amendments to the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Rule; S. 2151 and H.R. 4263, SECURE IT Act, retail concerns regarding data breach notification, data security, and general privacy amendments in form of above referenced bills.
H.R. 2071; S. 704 (OUTDOOR Act) - provide for duty-free treatment of certain performance outerwear) - communication of support on behalf of retail industry; H.R. 2387; S. 1244 (Save our Industries [SAVE] Act) - communication of U.S. retail industry support regarding duty-free treatment of apparel from the Philippines; H.R. 2493; S. 2007 (amending the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend third-country fabric rule) communication of retail industry support Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel and rules to enhance supply chain management and efficiency; S. 1443 (extending certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries in Asia and the South Pacific) communications in support; S. 1683 & H.R. 2754, Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011, (providing authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relating to textile and apparel articles) communication in opposition.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Interchange/swipe fee reform, mobile payment issues
H.R.1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011, amends COPPA relating to provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personal information of children; H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011, consumer personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; H.R.1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011, regulations by FTC requiring entities engaged in interstate commerce that own or possess data containing personal information to establish security policies; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; S.1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information; federal standard in the instance of data breach; S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding collection and use of personal information through online activity; S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding FTC rulemaking authority, personally identifiable information, data collection and retention, notice and choice in offline and online environment; H.R. 1939, Enhancing CPSC Authority and Discretion Act of 2011, support the bill; S.1011, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R. 2715, To provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater authority and discretion in enforcing the consumer product safety laws, and for other purposes, communicate retail support for legislation; S. 1151 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011, , communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information, federal standard in the instance of data breach, and data retention; S. 1408 - Data Breach Notification Act, communication of retail views on policies in notifying cosnumers in the event of data breach, uniform federal standard; S. 1535 - Personal Data Protection & Breach Accountability Act, retail views on how personnaly identificable information should be defined, civil penalties and "other obligations" including credit monitoring; S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011, express retail views on security procedures, security standards implemented by federal agencies, and uniform fedeal standard; S.1448, Consumer Product Safety Flexibility Act of 2011, limit on lead content of children's products; Comments on proposed amendments to the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Rule.
H.R. 2071; S. 704 (OUTDOOR Act) - provide for duty-free treatment of certain performance outerwear) - communication of support on behalf of retail industry; H.R. 2387; S. 1244 (Save our Industries [SAVE] Act) - communication of U.S. retail industry support regarding duty-free treatment of apparel from the Philippines; Andean Trade Preference and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) communication of U.S. retail industry support Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel and rules to enhance supply chain management and efficiency; S. 1443 (extending certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries in Asia and the South Pacific) communications in support; S. 1683 & H.R. 2754, Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011, (providing authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relating to textile and apparel articles) communication in opposition.
H.R.1265, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property, all provisions; S.687, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property, all provisions. Tax reform; Oppose repeal of Last In First Out (LIFO) accounting method; Oppose repeal of Lower of Cost or Market (LCM); oppose imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT); H.R.1439; Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1452 & H.R.2701, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; S.1832, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.3179, Marketplace Equity Act of 2011, all provisions; bonus depreciation - extend and modify for retail-owned property; S.1801, Small Business Jobs Tax Extenders Act of 2011; Extend expiring provisions for 15 year depreciation for restaurant improvements/new construction, retail improvements and leasehold improvements; Affordable Care Act.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Interchange/swipe fee reform
H.R.1265, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property, all provisions; S.687, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property, all provisions. Tax reform; Oppose repeal of Last In First Out (LIFO) accounting method; Oppose repeal of Lower of Cost or Market (LCM); oppose imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT); H.R.1439; Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011, all provisions; Main Street Fairness; bonus depreciation - extend and modify for retail-owned property.
H.R.1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011, amends COPPA relating to provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personal information of children; H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011, consumer personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; H.R.1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011, regulations by FTC requiring entities engaged in interstate commerce that own or possess data containing personal information to establish security policies; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; S.1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information; federal standard in the instance of data breach; S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding collection and use of personal information through online activity; S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding FTC rulemaking authority, personally identifiable information, data collection and retention, notice and choice in offline and online environment; H.R. 1939, Enhancing CPSC Authority and Discretion Act of 2011, support the bill; S.1011, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R. 2715, To provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater authority and discretion in enforcing the consumer product safety laws, and for other purposes, communicate retail support for legislation; S. 1151 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011, , communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information, federal standard in the instance of data breach, and data retention; S. 1408 - Data Breach Notification Act, communication of retail views on policies in notifying cosnumers in the event of data breach, uniform federal standard; S. 1535 - Personal Data Protection & Breach Accountability Act, retail views on how personnaly identificable information should be defined, civil penalties and "other obligations" including credit monitoring; S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011, express retail views on security procedures, security standards implemented by federal agencies, and uniform fedeal standard; S.1448, Consumer Product Safety Flexibility Act of 2011, limit on lead content of children's products.
H.R. 639; S. 328 (Currency Reform For Fair Trade Act) statements in opposition to China currency legislation on behalf of U.S. retailers; H.R. 2071; S. 704 (OUTDOOR Act) provide for duty-free treatment of certain performance outerwear) communication of support on behalf of U.S. retail industry; H.R. 2387; S. 1244 (Save our Industries [SAVE] Act) communication of U.S. retail industry support regarding duty-free treatment of apparel from the Philippines; S. 1069 (Affordable Footwear Act to suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear) communication of support on behalf of U.S. footwear retailers; S. 1130 (prevent the evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty orders) communication of U.S. retail industry views; Andean Trade Preference and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) communication of U.S. retail industry support; Conflict Minerals Provision in Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act statements of U.S. retail industry views regarding SEC implementation; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization communication of U.S. retail industry support; Lacey Act Amendments communication of U.S. retail industry views on implementation by USDA, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) communication on behalf of U.S. retail industry in support of reauthorization; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel and rules to enhance supply chain management and efficiency; U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement FTA (Colombia FTA) statements of U.S. retail industry views; U.S.-Korea free trade agreement (KORUS) statements of U.S. retail industry views; U.S.-Panama free trade agreement (Panama FTA) statements of U.S. retail industry views; S. 1443 (extending certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries in Asia and the South Pacific) communications in support; S. 1581 (improving the importer of record program and the collection of fees and duties in connection with the importation of merchandise into the US) communication of retail industry views; S. 1619 (providing for identification of misaligned currency and other purposes) communications in opposition; H.R. 2493 (amending the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third country fabric program) communications in support; H.R. 2697 (suspending temporarily the duty on certain footwear) communications in support; H.R. 2754 (providing authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relating to textile and apparel articles) communication of retail industry views; H.R. 2832 (extending the Generalized System of Preferences) communications in support; H.R. 2909 (withdrawing normal trade relations treatment form the products of the Peoples Republic of China) communications in opposition; H.R. 3057 (preventing the evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty orders) communication of retail industry views
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R.1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011, amends COPPA relating to provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personal information of children; H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011, consumer personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; H.R.1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011, regulations by FTC requiring entities engaged in interstate commerce that own or possess data containing personal information to establish security policies; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; S.1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information; federal standard in the instance of data breach; S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding collection and use of personal information through online activity; S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding FTC rulemaking authority, personally identifiable information, data collection and retention, notice and choice in offline and online environment; H.R. 1939, Enhancing CPSC Authority and Discretion Act of 2011, support the bill; S.1011, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011, all provisions.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office