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Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief Fiscal Year 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-245); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy; Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations process reform
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2019 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2213, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent H.R. 2474/S. 1306, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Eugene Scalia to be Secretary, Department of Labor Nomination of Keith Sonderling to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of John Pallasch to the Employment and Training Administration Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Request for Information the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) (84 Fed. Reg. 22,756-22,762, May 20, 2019) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule regarding labor organization annual financial reports for trusts in which a labor organization is interested, Form T-1 (84 Fed. Reg. 25130, May 30th, 2019) Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545-56,560, November 28, 2017) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Department of Labor Review of existing Department of Labor guidance on the fiduciary responsibilities for proxy voting to determine whether any such guidance should be rescinded, replaced, or modified to ensure consistency with current law and policies that promote long-term growth and maximize return on ERISA plan assets; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor regulations surrounding ERISA fiduciary obligations around proxy voting; multiemployer pension plan (MEPs); flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce; independent contractor issues
Source: Senate LDA
Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief Fiscal Year 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-245); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy; Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations process reform
Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief Fiscal Year 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-245); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy; Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations process reform
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief Fiscal Year 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-245); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy; Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations process reform
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2895/S. 948, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3319, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3564, Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2019 H.R. 3740, AGRI Act of 2019 H.R. 3931, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 4218, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) decision on electronic registration for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap filing season and stakeholder engagement for the H-1B registration tool; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief Fiscal Year 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-245); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy; Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations process reform
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
For the People Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 300, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1419, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2019 S. 1857, Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7378, Guidance Clarity Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act (115th Congress) Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 Fed. Reg. 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Proposed rule on national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants: coal and oil fired electric utility steam generating units-reconsideration of supplemental finding and residual risk and technology review (84 Fed. Reg. 2,670-2,704, February 7, 2019) Nomination of David Bernhardt to be Secretary of US Department of Interior Various issues relating to regulatory reform; government shutdown; regulatory cost-benefit analysis; Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) compliance by Federal agencies and enforcement by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; environment and energy policy; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; Green New Deal
For the People Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 300, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 3671/S. 1976, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 1419, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2019 S. 1857, Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 S. 2137, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019 S. 2220, Open and Responsive Government Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled Guidance Clarity Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Various issues relating to regulatory reform; government shutdown; regulatory cost-benefit analysis; Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) compliance by Federal agencies and enforcement by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; environment and energy policy; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; Green New Deal
Trade Security Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1704, Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; Reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; Russia related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; universal postal union; privacy and civil liberties oversight board; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative
Trade Security Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1704, Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 3407, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; Reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; Russia related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; latest round of U.S. tariffs is a 10 percent levy on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, which is set to rise to 25 percent by the end of the year; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; universal postal union; privacy and civil liberties oversight board; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; effects of imports of uranium on national security
Trade Security Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1704, Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 2219/S. 1188, Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act ]H.R. 3407, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 H.R. 3960/S. 2303, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); Reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-Switzerland economic and commercial relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; universal postal union; draft Executive Order combatting counterfeits and opioids; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; effects of imports of uranium on national security
Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 116, Investing in Main Street Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 609, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 624/S. 573, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 536, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 592, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer; Draft legislation on cryptocurrencies; Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company; Draft legislation on credit bureaus Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to S. 1744, Brokaw Act(115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5970, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act(115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act (115th Congress); Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018); Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018); Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018); Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018); Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018); Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating to implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; proxy voting systems; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Securities Exchange Commission request for comment on quarterly reporting; Securities Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Securities Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trial disclosures and no action letter process; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lacking jurisdiction over the business or insurance; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; Accounting standards developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including the current expected credit loss (CECL) standard; potential legislation related to Commodity Exchange Act reauthorization; potential legislation regarding the previous IRS Data Verification Modernization Act; potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; credit bureau issues; potential legislation related to crowdfunding amendments act; potential legislation related to compensation for cheated investors act; financial technology issues; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Securities Exchange Commission; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; small business lending; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; valid when made legal doctrine
Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Draft legislation, the Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act Draft legislation establishing a whistleblower program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Draft legislation to allow the SEC to seek restitution and disgorgement Draft legislation, the Corporate Management Accountability Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, the Outsourcing Accountability Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation, the Greater Accountability in Pay Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on unsafe and unsound banking practices: brokered deposits and interest rate restrictions (84 Fed. Reg. 2,366-2,400, February 6, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large foreign banking organizations; revisions to proposed prudential standards for large domestic bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (84 Fed. Reg. 21,988-22,036, May 15, 2019) Proposed rule on implementing revisions to regulatory capital requirements and liquidity requirements for foreign banking organizations and certain U.S. subsidiaries of foreign banking organizations (84 Fed. Reg. 24,296-24,358, May 24, 2019) Proposed amendments to resolution planning requirements of section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (84 Fed. Reg. 21,600-21,631, May 14, 2019) Proposed interpretive guidance Stability Oversight Council; Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, (84 Fed. Reg. 9,028-9,048, Mar. 13, 2019) Propose rule on solicitations of interest prior to a registered public offering (84 Fed. Reg. 6,713-6,732, February 28, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Nominations of Sheryl Wright to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Tim Welch to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Ky Tran-Trong to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956
Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2154, Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 3050, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 3088/S. 1630, Shareholder Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3164/S. 2522, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3623/ S. 2075, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 3624/S. 1843, Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3641/S. 1854, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019 H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4231/S. 1828, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2019 H.R. 4242, Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 4320, Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4329, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 4335, 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019 H.R. 4344, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek and Federal courts to grant disgorgement of unjust enrichment, and for other purposes S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 945, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 2391, Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled Accurate Access to Credit Information Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation titled the Diverse Asset Managers Act Draft legislation titled the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client initial margin; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definition; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); OMB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; implementation of the Fair House Acts (P.L. 90-284) disparate impact standard; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), valid when made doctrine; OCC national FinTech charter; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; small business exports
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2895/S. 948, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3319, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3564, Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2019 H.R. 3740, AGRI Act of 2019 H.R. 3931, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 4218, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) decision on electronic registration for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap filing season and stakeholder engagement for the H-1B registration tool; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Investing in Main Street Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 116, Investing in Main Street Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 609, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 624/S. 573, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 536, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 592, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer; Draft legislation on cryptocurrencies; Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company; Draft legislation on credit bureaus Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to S. 1744, Brokaw Act(115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5970, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act(115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act (115th Congress); Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018); Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018); Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018); Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018); Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018); Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating to implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; proxy voting systems; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Securities Exchange Commission request for comment on quarterly reporting; Securities Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Securities Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trial disclosures and no action letter process; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lacking jurisdiction over the business or insurance; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; Accounting standards developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including the current expected credit loss (CECL) standard; potential legislation related to Commodity Exchange Act reauthorization; potential legislation regarding the previous IRS Data Verification Modernization Act; potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; credit bureau issues; potential legislation related to crowdfunding amendments act; potential legislation related to compensation for cheated investors act; financial technology issues; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Securities Exchange Commission; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; small business lending; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; valid when made legal doctrine
FAMILY Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 5, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1935, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to enhance provisions related to pay discrimination, and for other purposes S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, issues relating to procurement policy, space policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, outsourcing Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Notice of proposed amendments extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017) Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 56,545 - 56,560, November 28, 2017) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); open multiple employer plans (MEPs); Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce
FAMILY Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1230, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01
FAMILY Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2213, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent H.R. 2474/S. 1306, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Eugene Scalia to be Secretary, Department of Labor Nomination of Keith Sonderling to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of John Pallasch to the Employment and Training Administration Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Request for Information the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) (84 Fed. Reg. 22,756-22,762, May 20, 2019) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule regarding labor organization annual financial reports for trusts in which a labor organization is interested, Form T-1 (84 Fed. Reg. 25130, May 30th, 2019) Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545-56,560, November 28, 2017) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Department of Labor Review of existing Department of Labor guidance on the fiduciary responsibilities for proxy voting to determine whether any such guidance should be rescinded, replaced, or modified to ensure consistency with current law and policies that promote long-term growth and maximize return on ERISA plan assets; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor regulations surrounding ERISA fiduciary obligations around proxy voting; multiemployer pension plan (MEPs); flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce; independent contractor issues
Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1230, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01
Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1251, Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019 H.R. 1508/S. 146, Move America Act of 2019 H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act H.R. 2541/S. 352, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act H.R. 2864, Rebuild America Act of 2019 H.R. 3163, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including provision relating to implementation of a community development block grant (CDBG) program S. 1211, Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act Potential legislation similar to S. 3352, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Stephen Dickson to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-95); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; patented and proprietary products and new technologies for infrastructure; driving safety and road safety; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 implementation
Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1251, Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019 H.R. 1508/S. 146, Move America Act of 2019 H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act H.R. 2541/S. 352, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act H.R. 2864, Rebuild America Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 3163/S. 2520, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including provision relating to implementation of a community development block grant (CDBG) program S. 1211, Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Stephen Dickson to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 =(P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94), including rescissions of Federal-aid highway contract authority under section 1438; implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; patented and proprietary products and new technologies for infrastructure; driving safety and road safety; removing regulatory barriers for vehicles with automated driving systems; safe integration of automated driving systems for commercial vehicles; petition for exemption for Part 135 air carrier regulations for the purposes of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 implementation for autonomous vehicle
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1230, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2213, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent H.R. 2474/S. 1306, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Eugene Scalia to be Secretary, Department of Labor Nomination of Keith Sonderling to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of John Pallasch to the Employment and Training Administration Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Request for Information the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) (84 Fed. Reg. 22,756-22,762, May 20, 2019) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule regarding labor organization annual financial reports for trusts in which a labor organization is interested, Form T-1 (84 Fed. Reg. 25130, May 30th, 2019) Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545-56,560, November 28, 2017) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Department of Labor Review of existing Department of Labor guidance on the fiduciary responsibilities for proxy voting to determine whether any such guidance should be rescinded, replaced, or modified to ensure consistency with current law and policies that promote long-term growth and maximize return on ERISA plan assets; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor regulations surrounding ERISA fiduciary obligations around proxy voting; multiemployer pension plan (MEPs); flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce; independent contractor issues
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 5, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1935, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to enhance provisions related to pay discrimination, and for other purposes S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, issues relating to procurement policy, space policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, outsourcing Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Notice of proposed amendments extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017) Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 56,545 - 56,560, November 28, 2017) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); open multiple employer plans (MEPs); Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce
Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 1922/S. 1089, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R. 1985, Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 S. 1541, Tobacco-Free Youth Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulations on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; interoperability and patient access for Medicare advantage organization and Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, CHIP agencies and CHIP managed care entities, issuers of qualified health plans in the federally-facilitated exchanges and health care providers; supplement and extension of comment period (84 Federal Register 16,834, April 23, 2019) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; (PCORI); potential premium reduction/reinsurance program to reduce health insurance premiums
Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 1922/S. 1089, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R. 1985, Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act H.R. 2207, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 64, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act S. 340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 S. 1541, Tobacco-Free Youth Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2911/S. 1697, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (114th Cong.) Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulations on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; interoperability and patient access for Medicare advantage organization and Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, CHIP agencies and CHIP managed care entities, issuers of qualified health plans in the federally-facilitated exchanges and health care providers; supplement and extension of comment period (84 Federal Register 16,834, April 23, 2019) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal, proposed rule regarding section 1557 ; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; (PCORI); potential premium reduction/reinsurance program to reduce health insurance premiums; medical hospital outpatient prospective payment system for CY 2020; drug pricing
Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6 Support for Patients and Communities Act, including provisions relating to end-stage rental disease (115th Congress) Proposed regulation on health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 54,420-54,477, October 29, 2018) Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulation on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health Plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Final Regulation, definition of employer under Section 3(5) of ERISA - association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 28,912-28,964, June 21, 2018) Request for information on modifying HIPAA rules to improve coordinated care (83 Fed. Reg. 64,302-64,310, December 14, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, exchanges, the impact on small business, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; aligning 42 CFR Part 2 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (P.L. 104-191) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health car operation (TPO); inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda
Medicare for All Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 1922/S. 1089, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R. 1985, Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act H.R. 2207, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 64, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act S. 340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 S. 1541, Tobacco-Free Youth Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2911/S. 1697, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (114th Cong.) Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulations on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; interoperability and patient access for Medicare advantage organization and Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, CHIP agencies and CHIP managed care entities, issuers of qualified health plans in the federally-facilitated exchanges and health care providers; supplement and extension of comment period (84 Federal Register 16,834, April 23, 2019) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal, proposed rule regarding section 1557 ; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; (PCORI); potential premium reduction/reinsurance program to reduce health insurance premiums; medical hospital outpatient prospective payment system for CY 2020; drug pricing
Medicare for All Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 1922/S. 1089, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R. 1985, Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 S. 1541, Tobacco-Free Youth Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulations on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; interoperability and patient access for Medicare advantage organization and Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, CHIP agencies and CHIP managed care entities, issuers of qualified health plans in the federally-facilitated exchanges and health care providers; supplement and extension of comment period (84 Federal Register 16,834, April 23, 2019) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; (PCORI); potential premium reduction/reinsurance program to reduce health insurance premiums
Medicare for All Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6 Support for Patients and Communities Act, including provisions relating to end-stage rental disease (115th Congress) Proposed regulation on health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 54,420-54,477, October 29, 2018) Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulation on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health Plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Final Regulation, definition of employer under Section 3(5) of ERISA - association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 28,912-28,964, June 21, 2018) Request for information on modifying HIPAA rules to improve coordinated care (83 Fed. Reg. 64,302-64,310, December 14, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, exchanges, the impact on small business, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; aligning 42 CFR Part 2 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (P.L. 104-191) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health car operation (TPO); inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda
Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 1922/S. 1089, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R. 1985, Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act H.R. 2207, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 64, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act S. 340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 S. 1541, Tobacco-Free Youth Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2911/S. 1697, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (114th Cong.) Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulations on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; interoperability and patient access for Medicare advantage organization and Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, CHIP agencies and CHIP managed care entities, issuers of qualified health plans in the federally-facilitated exchanges and health care providers; supplement and extension of comment period (84 Federal Register 16,834, April 23, 2019) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal, proposed rule regarding section 1557 ; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; (PCORI); potential premium reduction/reinsurance program to reduce health insurance premiums; medical hospital outpatient prospective payment system for CY 2020; drug pricing
Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6 Support for Patients and Communities Act, including provisions relating to end-stage rental disease (115th Congress) Proposed regulation on health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 54,420-54,477, October 29, 2018) Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulation on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health Plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Final Regulation, definition of employer under Section 3(5) of ERISA - association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 28,912-28,964, June 21, 2018) Request for information on modifying HIPAA rules to improve coordinated care (83 Fed. Reg. 64,302-64,310, December 14, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, exchanges, the impact on small business, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; aligning 42 CFR Part 2 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (P.L. 104-191) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health car operation (TPO); inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda
Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 1922/S. 1089, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R. 1985, Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 S. 1541, Tobacco-Free Youth Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulations on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; interoperability and patient access for Medicare advantage organization and Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, CHIP agencies and CHIP managed care entities, issuers of qualified health plans in the federally-facilitated exchanges and health care providers; supplement and extension of comment period (84 Federal Register 16,834, April 23, 2019) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; (PCORI); potential premium reduction/reinsurance program to reduce health insurance premiums
Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2895/S. 948, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3319, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3564, Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2019 H.R. 3740, AGRI Act of 2019 H.R. 3931, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 4218, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) decision on electronic registration for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap filing season and stakeholder engagement for the H-1B registration tool; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Move America Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1251, Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019 H.R. 1508/S. 146, Move America Act of 2019 H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act H.R. 2541/S. 352, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act H.R. 2864, Rebuild America Act of 2019 H.R. 3163, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including provision relating to implementation of a community development block grant (CDBG) program S. 1211, Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act Potential legislation similar to S. 3352, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Stephen Dickson to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-95); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; patented and proprietary products and new technologies for infrastructure; driving safety and road safety; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 implementation
Move America Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1251, Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019 H.R. 1508/S. 146, Move America Act of 2019 H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act H.R. 2541/S. 352, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act H.R. 2864, Rebuild America Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 3163/S. 2520, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including provision relating to implementation of a community development block grant (CDBG) program S. 1211, Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Stephen Dickson to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 =(P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94), including rescissions of Federal-aid highway contract authority under section 1438; implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; patented and proprietary products and new technologies for infrastructure; driving safety and road safety; removing regulatory barriers for vehicles with automated driving systems; safe integration of automated driving systems for commercial vehicles; petition for exemption for Part 135 air carrier regulations for the purposes of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 implementation for autonomous vehicle
Wall Street Tax Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 S. 1587, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 Draft legislation amending the Internal Revenue Code to exclude interest income on small business loans made by certain banks Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Proposed rule on additional first year depreciation deduction (84 Fed. Reg. 50,152-50,171, September 24, 2019) Proposed rule regarding guidance under Section 958 (rules for determining stock ownership) and section 951A (global intangible low taxed income) (84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Regulations on guidance related to section 951A (global intangible low-taxed income) and certain guidance related to foreign tax credits (84 Fed. Reg. 29,288-29,370, June 21, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; comments to Department of Treasury and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments public consultation on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy; comments to U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; energy innovation tax credits
Wall Street Tax Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Proposed rule regarding guidance related to the foreign tax credit, including guidance implementing changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (83 Fed. Reg. 63,200-63,266, December 7, 2018) Proposed rule regarding base erosion and anti-abuse tax (83 Fed. Reg. 65,956-65,997, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule regarding limitation on deduction for business interest expenses (83 Fed. Reg. 67,490-67,610, December 28, 2018) Proposed rule regarding certain hybrid arrangements (83 Fed. Reg. 67,612-67,651. December 28, 2018) Proposed rule regarding deduction for foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (84 Fed. Reg. 8,188-8,234, March 6, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; comments to Department of Treasury and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments public consultation on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy
Save the Internet Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164/S. 2522, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351/S. 2524, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 4378, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Various issues relating to Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program
Save the Internet Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1704, Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; Reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; Russia related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; universal postal union; privacy and civil liberties oversight board; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative
Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1704, Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 2219/S. 1188, Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act ]H.R. 3407, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 H.R. 3960/S. 2303, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); Reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-Switzerland economic and commercial relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; universal postal union; draft Executive Order combatting counterfeits and opioids; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; effects of imports of uranium on national security
Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1704, Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 3407, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; Reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; Russia related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; latest round of U.S. tariffs is a 10 percent levy on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, which is set to rise to 25 percent by the end of the year; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; universal postal union; privacy and civil liberties oversight board; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; effects of imports of uranium on national security
Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Proposed rule regarding deduction for foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (84 Fed. Reg. 8,188-8,234, March 6, 2019) Proposed rule regarding limitation on deduction for dividends received from certain foreign corporations and amounts eligible for section 954 look-through exception (84 Fed. Reg. 28,426-28,427, June 18, 2019) Rules for determining stock ownership, guidance under section 958 and section 951A (Global Intangible Low Taxed Income)(84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; comments to Department of Treasury and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments public consultation on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy; notice 2019-30: recommendations for items that should be included on the 2019-2020 Priority Guidance Plan, as published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin on May 13, 2019
Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 S. 1587, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 Draft legislation amending the Internal Revenue Code to exclude interest income on small business loans made by certain banks Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Proposed rule on additional first year depreciation deduction (84 Fed. Reg. 50,152-50,171, September 24, 2019) Proposed rule regarding guidance under Section 958 (rules for determining stock ownership) and section 951A (global intangible low taxed income) (84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Regulations on guidance related to section 951A (global intangible low-taxed income) and certain guidance related to foreign tax credits (84 Fed. Reg. 29,288-29,370, June 21, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; comments to Department of Treasury and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments public consultation on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy; comments to U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; energy innovation tax credits
Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2154, Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 3050, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 3088/S. 1630, Shareholder Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3164/S. 2522, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3623/ S. 2075, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 3624/S. 1843, Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3641/S. 1854, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019 H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4231/S. 1828, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2019 H.R. 4242, Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 4320, Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4329, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 4335, 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019 H.R. 4344, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek and Federal courts to grant disgorgement of unjust enrichment, and for other purposes S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 945, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 2391, Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled Accurate Access to Credit Information Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation titled the Diverse Asset Managers Act Draft legislation titled the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client initial margin; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definition; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); OMB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; implementation of the Fair House Acts (P.L. 90-284) disparate impact standard; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), valid when made doctrine; OCC national FinTech charter; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; small business exports
Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Draft legislation, the Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act Draft legislation establishing a whistleblower program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Draft legislation to allow the SEC to seek restitution and disgorgement Draft legislation, the Corporate Management Accountability Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, the Outsourcing Accountability Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation, the Greater Accountability in Pay Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on unsafe and unsound banking practices: brokered deposits and interest rate restrictions (84 Fed. Reg. 2,366-2,400, February 6, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large foreign banking organizations; revisions to proposed prudential standards for large domestic bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (84 Fed. Reg. 21,988-22,036, May 15, 2019) Proposed rule on implementing revisions to regulatory capital requirements and liquidity requirements for foreign banking organizations and certain U.S. subsidiaries of foreign banking organizations (84 Fed. Reg. 24,296-24,358, May 24, 2019) Proposed amendments to resolution planning requirements of section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (84 Fed. Reg. 21,600-21,631, May 14, 2019) Proposed interpretive guidance Stability Oversight Council; Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, (84 Fed. Reg. 9,028-9,048, Mar. 13, 2019) Propose rule on solicitations of interest prior to a registered public offering (84 Fed. Reg. 6,713-6,732, February 28, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Nominations of Sheryl Wright to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Tim Welch to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Ky Tran-Trong to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956
Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2895/S. 948, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3319, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3564, Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2019 H.R. 3740, AGRI Act of 2019 H.R. 3931, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 4218, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) decision on electronic registration for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap filing season and stakeholder engagement for the H-1B registration tool; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Dairy and Sheep H–2A Visa Enhancement Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Dairy and Sheep H–2A Visa Enhancement Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2895/S. 948, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3319, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3564, Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2019 H.R. 3740, AGRI Act of 2019 H.R. 3931, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 4218, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) decision on electronic registration for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap filing season and stakeholder engagement for the H-1B registration tool; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Dairy and Sheep H–2A Visa Enhancement Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Healthy Families Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1230, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01
Healthy Families Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2213, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent H.R. 2474/S. 1306, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Eugene Scalia to be Secretary, Department of Labor Nomination of Keith Sonderling to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of John Pallasch to the Employment and Training Administration Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Request for Information the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) (84 Fed. Reg. 22,756-22,762, May 20, 2019) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule regarding labor organization annual financial reports for trusts in which a labor organization is interested, Form T-1 (84 Fed. Reg. 25130, May 30th, 2019) Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545-56,560, November 28, 2017) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Department of Labor Review of existing Department of Labor guidance on the fiduciary responsibilities for proxy voting to determine whether any such guidance should be rescinded, replaced, or modified to ensure consistency with current law and policies that promote long-term growth and maximize return on ERISA plan assets; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor regulations surrounding ERISA fiduciary obligations around proxy voting; multiemployer pension plan (MEPs); flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce; independent contractor issues
SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Draft legislation, the Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act Draft legislation establishing a whistleblower program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Draft legislation to allow the SEC to seek restitution and disgorgement Draft legislation, the Corporate Management Accountability Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, the Outsourcing Accountability Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation, the Greater Accountability in Pay Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on unsafe and unsound banking practices: brokered deposits and interest rate restrictions (84 Fed. Reg. 2,366-2,400, February 6, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large foreign banking organizations; revisions to proposed prudential standards for large domestic bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (84 Fed. Reg. 21,988-22,036, May 15, 2019) Proposed rule on implementing revisions to regulatory capital requirements and liquidity requirements for foreign banking organizations and certain U.S. subsidiaries of foreign banking organizations (84 Fed. Reg. 24,296-24,358, May 24, 2019) Proposed amendments to resolution planning requirements of section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (84 Fed. Reg. 21,600-21,631, May 14, 2019) Proposed interpretive guidance Stability Oversight Council; Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, (84 Fed. Reg. 9,028-9,048, Mar. 13, 2019) Propose rule on solicitations of interest prior to a registered public offering (84 Fed. Reg. 6,713-6,732, February 28, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Nominations of Sheryl Wright to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Tim Welch to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Ky Tran-Trong to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956
SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2154, Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 3050, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 3088/S. 1630, Shareholder Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3164/S. 2522, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3623/ S. 2075, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 3624/S. 1843, Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3641/S. 1854, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019 H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4231/S. 1828, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2019 H.R. 4242, Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 4320, Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4329, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 4335, 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019 H.R. 4344, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek and Federal courts to grant disgorgement of unjust enrichment, and for other purposes S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 945, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 2391, Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled Accurate Access to Credit Information Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation titled the Diverse Asset Managers Act Draft legislation titled the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client initial margin; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definition; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); OMB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; implementation of the Fair House Acts (P.L. 90-284) disparate impact standard; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), valid when made doctrine; OCC national FinTech charter; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; small business exports
SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 116, Investing in Main Street Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 609, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 624/S. 573, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 536, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 592, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer; Draft legislation on cryptocurrencies; Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company; Draft legislation on credit bureaus Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to S. 1744, Brokaw Act(115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5970, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act(115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act (115th Congress); Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018); Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018); Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018); Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018); Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018); Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating to implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; proxy voting systems; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Securities Exchange Commission request for comment on quarterly reporting; Securities Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Securities Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trial disclosures and no action letter process; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lacking jurisdiction over the business or insurance; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; Accounting standards developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including the current expected credit loss (CECL) standard; potential legislation related to Commodity Exchange Act reauthorization; potential legislation regarding the previous IRS Data Verification Modernization Act; potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; credit bureau issues; potential legislation related to crowdfunding amendments act; potential legislation related to compensation for cheated investors act; financial technology issues; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Securities Exchange Commission; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; small business lending; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; valid when made legal doctrine
Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2154, Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 3050, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 3088/S. 1630, Shareholder Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3164/S. 2522, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3623/ S. 2075, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 3624/S. 1843, Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3641/S. 1854, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019 H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4231/S. 1828, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2019 H.R. 4242, Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 4320, Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4329, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 4335, 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019 H.R. 4344, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek and Federal courts to grant disgorgement of unjust enrichment, and for other purposes S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 945, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 2391, Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled Accurate Access to Credit Information Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation titled the Diverse Asset Managers Act Draft legislation titled the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client initial margin; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definition; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); OMB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; implementation of the Fair House Acts (P.L. 90-284) disparate impact standard; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), valid when made doctrine; OCC national FinTech charter; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; small business exports
Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 116, Investing in Main Street Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 609, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 624/S. 573, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 536, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 592, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer; Draft legislation on cryptocurrencies; Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company; Draft legislation on credit bureaus Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to S. 1744, Brokaw Act(115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5970, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act(115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act (115th Congress); Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018); Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018); Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018); Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018); Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018); Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating to implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; proxy voting systems; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Securities Exchange Commission request for comment on quarterly reporting; Securities Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Securities Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trial disclosures and no action letter process; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lacking jurisdiction over the business or insurance; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; Accounting standards developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including the current expected credit loss (CECL) standard; potential legislation related to Commodity Exchange Act reauthorization; potential legislation regarding the previous IRS Data Verification Modernization Act; potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; credit bureau issues; potential legislation related to crowdfunding amendments act; potential legislation related to compensation for cheated investors act; financial technology issues; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Securities Exchange Commission; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; small business lending; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; valid when made legal doctrine
Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Draft legislation, the Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act Draft legislation establishing a whistleblower program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Draft legislation to allow the SEC to seek restitution and disgorgement Draft legislation, the Corporate Management Accountability Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, the Outsourcing Accountability Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation, the Greater Accountability in Pay Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on unsafe and unsound banking practices: brokered deposits and interest rate restrictions (84 Fed. Reg. 2,366-2,400, February 6, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large foreign banking organizations; revisions to proposed prudential standards for large domestic bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (84 Fed. Reg. 21,988-22,036, May 15, 2019) Proposed rule on implementing revisions to regulatory capital requirements and liquidity requirements for foreign banking organizations and certain U.S. subsidiaries of foreign banking organizations (84 Fed. Reg. 24,296-24,358, May 24, 2019) Proposed amendments to resolution planning requirements of section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (84 Fed. Reg. 21,600-21,631, May 14, 2019) Proposed interpretive guidance Stability Oversight Council; Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, (84 Fed. Reg. 9,028-9,048, Mar. 13, 2019) Propose rule on solicitations of interest prior to a registered public offering (84 Fed. Reg. 6,713-6,732, February 28, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Nominations of Sheryl Wright to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Tim Welch to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Ky Tran-Trong to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956
Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 1922/S. 1089, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R. 1985, Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act H.R. 2207, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 64, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act S. 340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 S. 1541, Tobacco-Free Youth Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2911/S. 1697, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (114th Cong.) Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulations on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; interoperability and patient access for Medicare advantage organization and Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, CHIP agencies and CHIP managed care entities, issuers of qualified health plans in the federally-facilitated exchanges and health care providers; supplement and extension of comment period (84 Federal Register 16,834, April 23, 2019) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal, proposed rule regarding section 1557 ; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; (PCORI); potential premium reduction/reinsurance program to reduce health insurance premiums; medical hospital outpatient prospective payment system for CY 2020; drug pricing
Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 1922/S. 1089, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R. 1985, Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 S. 1541, Tobacco-Free Youth Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulations on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; interoperability and patient access for Medicare advantage organization and Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, CHIP agencies and CHIP managed care entities, issuers of qualified health plans in the federally-facilitated exchanges and health care providers; supplement and extension of comment period (84 Federal Register 16,834, April 23, 2019) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; (PCORI); potential premium reduction/reinsurance program to reduce health insurance premiums
Wage Equity Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1230, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01
Wage Equity Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2213, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent H.R. 2474/S. 1306, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Eugene Scalia to be Secretary, Department of Labor Nomination of Keith Sonderling to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of John Pallasch to the Employment and Training Administration Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Request for Information the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) (84 Fed. Reg. 22,756-22,762, May 20, 2019) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule regarding labor organization annual financial reports for trusts in which a labor organization is interested, Form T-1 (84 Fed. Reg. 25130, May 30th, 2019) Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545-56,560, November 28, 2017) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Department of Labor Review of existing Department of Labor guidance on the fiduciary responsibilities for proxy voting to determine whether any such guidance should be rescinded, replaced, or modified to ensure consistency with current law and policies that promote long-term growth and maximize return on ERISA plan assets; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor regulations surrounding ERISA fiduciary obligations around proxy voting; multiemployer pension plan (MEPs); flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce; independent contractor issues
Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 1922/S. 1089, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R. 1985, Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act H.R. 2207, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 64, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act S. 340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 S. 1541, Tobacco-Free Youth Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2911/S. 1697, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (114th Cong.) Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulations on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; interoperability and patient access for Medicare advantage organization and Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, CHIP agencies and CHIP managed care entities, issuers of qualified health plans in the federally-facilitated exchanges and health care providers; supplement and extension of comment period (84 Federal Register 16,834, April 23, 2019) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal, proposed rule regarding section 1557 ; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; (PCORI); potential premium reduction/reinsurance program to reduce health insurance premiums; medical hospital outpatient prospective payment system for CY 2020; drug pricing
Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 1922/S. 1089, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R. 1985, Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 S. 1541, Tobacco-Free Youth Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulations on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; interoperability and patient access for Medicare advantage organization and Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, CHIP agencies and CHIP managed care entities, issuers of qualified health plans in the federally-facilitated exchanges and health care providers; supplement and extension of comment period (84 Federal Register 16,834, April 23, 2019) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; (PCORI); potential premium reduction/reinsurance program to reduce health insurance premiums
Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2895/S. 948, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3319, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3564, Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2019 H.R. 3740, AGRI Act of 2019 H.R. 3931, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 4218, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) decision on electronic registration for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap filing season and stakeholder engagement for the H-1B registration tool; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Investing for the People Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164/S. 2522, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351/S. 2524, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 4378, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Various issues relating to Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program
Investing for the People Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief Fiscal Year 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-245); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy; Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations process reform
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2154, Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 3050, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 3088/S. 1630, Shareholder Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3164/S. 2522, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3623/ S. 2075, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 3624/S. 1843, Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3641/S. 1854, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019 H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4231/S. 1828, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2019 H.R. 4242, Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 4320, Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4329, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 4335, 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019 H.R. 4344, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek and Federal courts to grant disgorgement of unjust enrichment, and for other purposes S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 945, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 2391, Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled Accurate Access to Credit Information Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation titled the Diverse Asset Managers Act Draft legislation titled the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client initial margin; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definition; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); OMB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; implementation of the Fair House Acts (P.L. 90-284) disparate impact standard; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), valid when made doctrine; OCC national FinTech charter; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; small business exports
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Draft legislation, the Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act Draft legislation establishing a whistleblower program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Draft legislation to allow the SEC to seek restitution and disgorgement Draft legislation, the Corporate Management Accountability Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, the Outsourcing Accountability Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation, the Greater Accountability in Pay Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on unsafe and unsound banking practices: brokered deposits and interest rate restrictions (84 Fed. Reg. 2,366-2,400, February 6, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large foreign banking organizations; revisions to proposed prudential standards for large domestic bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (84 Fed. Reg. 21,988-22,036, May 15, 2019) Proposed rule on implementing revisions to regulatory capital requirements and liquidity requirements for foreign banking organizations and certain U.S. subsidiaries of foreign banking organizations (84 Fed. Reg. 24,296-24,358, May 24, 2019) Proposed amendments to resolution planning requirements of section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (84 Fed. Reg. 21,600-21,631, May 14, 2019) Proposed interpretive guidance Stability Oversight Council; Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, (84 Fed. Reg. 9,028-9,048, Mar. 13, 2019) Propose rule on solicitations of interest prior to a registered public offering (84 Fed. Reg. 6,713-6,732, February 28, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Nominations of Sheryl Wright to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Tim Welch to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Ky Tran-Trong to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956
Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2154, Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 3050, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 3088/S. 1630, Shareholder Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3164/S. 2522, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3623/ S. 2075, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 3624/S. 1843, Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3641/S. 1854, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019 H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4231/S. 1828, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2019 H.R. 4242, Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 4320, Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4329, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 4335, 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019 H.R. 4344, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek and Federal courts to grant disgorgement of unjust enrichment, and for other purposes S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 945, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 2391, Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled Accurate Access to Credit Information Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation titled the Diverse Asset Managers Act Draft legislation titled the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client initial margin; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definition; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); OMB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; implementation of the Fair House Acts (P.L. 90-284) disparate impact standard; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), valid when made doctrine; OCC national FinTech charter; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; small business exports
Death Tax Repeal Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 S. 1587, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 Draft legislation amending the Internal Revenue Code to exclude interest income on small business loans made by certain banks Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Proposed rule on additional first year depreciation deduction (84 Fed. Reg. 50,152-50,171, September 24, 2019) Proposed rule regarding guidance under Section 958 (rules for determining stock ownership) and section 951A (global intangible low taxed income) (84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Regulations on guidance related to section 951A (global intangible low-taxed income) and certain guidance related to foreign tax credits (84 Fed. Reg. 29,288-29,370, June 21, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; comments to Department of Treasury and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments public consultation on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy; comments to U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; energy innovation tax credits
Death Tax Repeal Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Proposed rule regarding guidance related to the foreign tax credit, including guidance implementing changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (83 Fed. Reg. 63,200-63,266, December 7, 2018) Proposed rule regarding base erosion and anti-abuse tax (83 Fed. Reg. 65,956-65,997, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule regarding limitation on deduction for business interest expenses (83 Fed. Reg. 67,490-67,610, December 28, 2018) Proposed rule regarding certain hybrid arrangements (83 Fed. Reg. 67,612-67,651. December 28, 2018) Proposed rule regarding deduction for foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (84 Fed. Reg. 8,188-8,234, March 6, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; comments to Department of Treasury and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments public consultation on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy
Death Tax Repeal Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Proposed rule regarding deduction for foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (84 Fed. Reg. 8,188-8,234, March 6, 2019) Proposed rule regarding limitation on deduction for dividends received from certain foreign corporations and amounts eligible for section 954 look-through exception (84 Fed. Reg. 28,426-28,427, June 18, 2019) Rules for determining stock ownership, guidance under section 958 and section 951A (Global Intangible Low Taxed Income)(84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; comments to Department of Treasury and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments public consultation on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy; notice 2019-30: recommendations for items that should be included on the 2019-2020 Priority Guidance Plan, as published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin on May 13, 2019
JOLT Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2895/S. 948, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3319, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3564, Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2019 H.R. 3740, AGRI Act of 2019 H.R. 3931, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 4218, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) decision on electronic registration for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap filing season and stakeholder engagement for the H-1B registration tool; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
JOLT Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 1922/S. 1089, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R. 1985, Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act H.R. 2207, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 64, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act S. 340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 S. 1541, Tobacco-Free Youth Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2911/S. 1697, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (114th Cong.) Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulations on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; interoperability and patient access for Medicare advantage organization and Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, CHIP agencies and CHIP managed care entities, issuers of qualified health plans in the federally-facilitated exchanges and health care providers; supplement and extension of comment period (84 Federal Register 16,834, April 23, 2019) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal, proposed rule regarding section 1557 ; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; (PCORI); potential premium reduction/reinsurance program to reduce health insurance premiums; medical hospital outpatient prospective payment system for CY 2020; drug pricing
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Proposed rule regarding deduction for foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (84 Fed. Reg. 8,188-8,234, March 6, 2019) Proposed rule regarding limitation on deduction for dividends received from certain foreign corporations and amounts eligible for section 954 look-through exception (84 Fed. Reg. 28,426-28,427, June 18, 2019) Rules for determining stock ownership, guidance under section 958 and section 951A (Global Intangible Low Taxed Income)(84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; comments to Department of Treasury and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments public consultation on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy; notice 2019-30: recommendations for items that should be included on the 2019-2020 Priority Guidance Plan, as published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin on May 13, 2019
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 S. 1587, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 Draft legislation amending the Internal Revenue Code to exclude interest income on small business loans made by certain banks Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Proposed rule on additional first year depreciation deduction (84 Fed. Reg. 50,152-50,171, September 24, 2019) Proposed rule regarding guidance under Section 958 (rules for determining stock ownership) and section 951A (global intangible low taxed income) (84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Regulations on guidance related to section 951A (global intangible low-taxed income) and certain guidance related to foreign tax credits (84 Fed. Reg. 29,288-29,370, June 21, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; comments to Department of Treasury and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments public consultation on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy; comments to U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; energy innovation tax credits
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2213, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent H.R. 2474/S. 1306, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Eugene Scalia to be Secretary, Department of Labor Nomination of Keith Sonderling to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of John Pallasch to the Employment and Training Administration Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Request for Information the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) (84 Fed. Reg. 22,756-22,762, May 20, 2019) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule regarding labor organization annual financial reports for trusts in which a labor organization is interested, Form T-1 (84 Fed. Reg. 25130, May 30th, 2019) Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545-56,560, November 28, 2017) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Department of Labor Review of existing Department of Labor guidance on the fiduciary responsibilities for proxy voting to determine whether any such guidance should be rescinded, replaced, or modified to ensure consistency with current law and policies that promote long-term growth and maximize return on ERISA plan assets; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor regulations surrounding ERISA fiduciary obligations around proxy voting; multiemployer pension plan (MEPs); flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce; independent contractor issues
Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1704, Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 2219/S. 1188, Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act ]H.R. 3407, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 H.R. 3960/S. 2303, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); Reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-Switzerland economic and commercial relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; universal postal union; draft Executive Order combatting counterfeits and opioids; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; effects of imports of uranium on national security
RAISE Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
RAISE Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2895/S. 948, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3319, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3564, Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2019 H.R. 3740, AGRI Act of 2019 H.R. 3931, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 4218, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) decision on electronic registration for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap filing season and stakeholder engagement for the H-1B registration tool; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1704, Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 2219/S. 1188, Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act ]H.R. 3407, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 H.R. 3960/S. 2303, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); Reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-Switzerland economic and commercial relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; universal postal union; draft Executive Order combatting counterfeits and opioids; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; effects of imports of uranium on national security
H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 S. 1587, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 Draft legislation amending the Internal Revenue Code to exclude interest income on small business loans made by certain banks Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Proposed rule on additional first year depreciation deduction (84 Fed. Reg. 50,152-50,171, September 24, 2019) Proposed rule regarding guidance under Section 958 (rules for determining stock ownership) and section 951A (global intangible low taxed income) (84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Regulations on guidance related to section 951A (global intangible low-taxed income) and certain guidance related to foreign tax credits (84 Fed. Reg. 29,288-29,370, June 21, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; comments to Department of Treasury and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments public consultation on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy; comments to U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; energy innovation tax credits
H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 1922/S. 1089, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R. 1985, Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act H.R. 2207, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 64, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act S. 340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 S. 1541, Tobacco-Free Youth Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2911/S. 1697, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (114th Cong.) Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulations on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; interoperability and patient access for Medicare advantage organization and Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, CHIP agencies and CHIP managed care entities, issuers of qualified health plans in the federally-facilitated exchanges and health care providers; supplement and extension of comment period (84 Federal Register 16,834, April 23, 2019) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal, proposed rule regarding section 1557 ; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; (PCORI); potential premium reduction/reinsurance program to reduce health insurance premiums; medical hospital outpatient prospective payment system for CY 2020; drug pricing
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2154, Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 3050, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 3088/S. 1630, Shareholder Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3164/S. 2522, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3623/ S. 2075, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 3624/S. 1843, Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3641/S. 1854, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019 H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4231/S. 1828, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2019 H.R. 4242, Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 4320, Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4329, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 4335, 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019 H.R. 4344, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek and Federal courts to grant disgorgement of unjust enrichment, and for other purposes S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 945, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 2391, Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled Accurate Access to Credit Information Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation titled the Diverse Asset Managers Act Draft legislation titled the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client initial margin; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definition; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); OMB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; implementation of the Fair House Acts (P.L. 90-284) disparate impact standard; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), valid when made doctrine; OCC national FinTech charter; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; small business exports
H.R. 1251, Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019 H.R. 1508/S. 146, Move America Act of 2019 H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act H.R. 2541/S. 352, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act H.R. 2864, Rebuild America Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 3163/S. 2520, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including provision relating to implementation of a community development block grant (CDBG) program S. 1211, Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Stephen Dickson to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 =(P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94), including rescissions of Federal-aid highway contract authority under section 1438; implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; patented and proprietary products and new technologies for infrastructure; driving safety and road safety; removing regulatory barriers for vehicles with automated driving systems; safe integration of automated driving systems for commercial vehicles; petition for exemption for Part 135 air carrier regulations for the purposes of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 implementation for autonomous vehicle
H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164/S. 2522, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351/S. 2524, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 4378, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Various issues relating to Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2895/S. 948, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3319, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3564, Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2019 H.R. 3740, AGRI Act of 2019 H.R. 3931, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 4218, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) decision on electronic registration for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap filing season and stakeholder engagement for the H-1B registration tool; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 300, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 3671/S. 1976, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 1419, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2019 S. 1857, Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 S. 2137, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019 S. 2220, Open and Responsive Government Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled Guidance Clarity Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Various issues relating to regulatory reform; government shutdown; regulatory cost-benefit analysis; Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) compliance by Federal agencies and enforcement by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; environment and energy policy; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; Green New Deal
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2019 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Draft legislation, the Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act Draft legislation establishing a whistleblower program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Draft legislation to allow the SEC to seek restitution and disgorgement Draft legislation, the Corporate Management Accountability Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, the Outsourcing Accountability Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation, the Greater Accountability in Pay Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on unsafe and unsound banking practices: brokered deposits and interest rate restrictions (84 Fed. Reg. 2,366-2,400, February 6, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large foreign banking organizations; revisions to proposed prudential standards for large domestic bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (84 Fed. Reg. 21,988-22,036, May 15, 2019) Proposed rule on implementing revisions to regulatory capital requirements and liquidity requirements for foreign banking organizations and certain U.S. subsidiaries of foreign banking organizations (84 Fed. Reg. 24,296-24,358, May 24, 2019) Proposed amendments to resolution planning requirements of section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (84 Fed. Reg. 21,600-21,631, May 14, 2019) Proposed interpretive guidance Stability Oversight Council; Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, (84 Fed. Reg. 9,028-9,048, Mar. 13, 2019) Propose rule on solicitations of interest prior to a registered public offering (84 Fed. Reg. 6,713-6,732, February 28, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Nominations of Sheryl Wright to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Tim Welch to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Ky Tran-Trong to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1230, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1704, Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 3407, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; Reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; Russia related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; latest round of U.S. tariffs is a 10 percent levy on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, which is set to rise to 25 percent by the end of the year; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; universal postal union; privacy and civil liberties oversight board; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; effects of imports of uranium on national security
H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 300, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1419, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2019 S. 1857, Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7378, Guidance Clarity Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act (115th Congress) Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 Fed. Reg. 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Proposed rule on national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants: coal and oil fired electric utility steam generating units-reconsideration of supplemental finding and residual risk and technology review (84 Fed. Reg. 2,670-2,704, February 7, 2019) Nomination of David Bernhardt to be Secretary of US Department of Interior Various issues relating to regulatory reform; government shutdown; regulatory cost-benefit analysis; Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) compliance by Federal agencies and enforcement by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; environment and energy policy; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; Green New Deal
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Proposed rule regarding deduction for foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (84 Fed. Reg. 8,188-8,234, March 6, 2019) Proposed rule regarding limitation on deduction for dividends received from certain foreign corporations and amounts eligible for section 954 look-through exception (84 Fed. Reg. 28,426-28,427, June 18, 2019) Rules for determining stock ownership, guidance under section 958 and section 951A (Global Intangible Low Taxed Income)(84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; comments to Department of Treasury and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments public consultation on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy; notice 2019-30: recommendations for items that should be included on the 2019-2020 Priority Guidance Plan, as published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin on May 13, 2019
H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 1922/S. 1089, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R. 1985, Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 S. 1541, Tobacco-Free Youth Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulations on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; interoperability and patient access for Medicare advantage organization and Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, CHIP agencies and CHIP managed care entities, issuers of qualified health plans in the federally-facilitated exchanges and health care providers; supplement and extension of comment period (84 Federal Register 16,834, April 23, 2019) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; (PCORI); potential premium reduction/reinsurance program to reduce health insurance premiums
H.R. 1251, Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019 H.R. 1508/S. 146, Move America Act of 2019 H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act H.R. 2541/S. 352, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act H.R. 2864, Rebuild America Act of 2019 H.R. 3163, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including provision relating to implementation of a community development block grant (CDBG) program S. 1211, Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act Potential legislation similar to S. 3352, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Stephen Dickson to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-95); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; patented and proprietary products and new technologies for infrastructure; driving safety and road safety; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 implementation
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2019 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1704, Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; Reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; Russia related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; universal postal union; privacy and civil liberties oversight board; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief Fiscal Year 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-245); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy; Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations process reform
H.R. 5, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1935, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to enhance provisions related to pay discrimination, and for other purposes S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, issues relating to procurement policy, space policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, outsourcing Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Notice of proposed amendments extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017) Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 56,545 - 56,560, November 28, 2017) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); open multiple employer plans (MEPs); Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6 Support for Patients and Communities Act, including provisions relating to end-stage rental disease (115th Congress) Proposed regulation on health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 54,420-54,477, October 29, 2018) Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulation on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health Plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Final Regulation, definition of employer under Section 3(5) of ERISA - association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 28,912-28,964, June 21, 2018) Request for information on modifying HIPAA rules to improve coordinated care (83 Fed. Reg. 64,302-64,310, December 14, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, exchanges, the impact on small business, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; aligning 42 CFR Part 2 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (P.L. 104-191) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health car operation (TPO); inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda
H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Proposed rule regarding guidance related to the foreign tax credit, including guidance implementing changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (83 Fed. Reg. 63,200-63,266, December 7, 2018) Proposed rule regarding base erosion and anti-abuse tax (83 Fed. Reg. 65,956-65,997, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule regarding limitation on deduction for business interest expenses (83 Fed. Reg. 67,490-67,610, December 28, 2018) Proposed rule regarding certain hybrid arrangements (83 Fed. Reg. 67,612-67,651. December 28, 2018) Proposed rule regarding deduction for foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (84 Fed. Reg. 8,188-8,234, March 6, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; comments to Department of Treasury and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments public consultation on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 116, Investing in Main Street Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 609, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 624/S. 573, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 536, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 592, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer; Draft legislation on cryptocurrencies; Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company; Draft legislation on credit bureaus Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to S. 1744, Brokaw Act(115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5970, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act(115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act (115th Congress); Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018); Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018); Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018); Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018); Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018); Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating to implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; proxy voting systems; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Securities Exchange Commission request for comment on quarterly reporting; Securities Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Securities Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trial disclosures and no action letter process; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lacking jurisdiction over the business or insurance; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; Accounting standards developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including the current expected credit loss (CECL) standard; potential legislation related to Commodity Exchange Act reauthorization; potential legislation regarding the previous IRS Data Verification Modernization Act; potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; credit bureau issues; potential legislation related to crowdfunding amendments act; potential legislation related to compensation for cheated investors act; financial technology issues; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Securities Exchange Commission; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; small business lending; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; valid when made legal doctrine
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 5895/S. 2975, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5952/S. 3072, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5961/S. 2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6072/S. 3023, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6147/S. 3073, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6157/S. 3159, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6258/S. 3107, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6385/S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6776/S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 including the following provisions: ~~Additional customs officers at ports of entry ~~Modernizing security and trade processes ~~H2B returning worker exemption ~~Funding of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, Automated Indicator Sharing capability, Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (SAFETY Act), Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program Fiscal Year 2019 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy; Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations process reform
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645/S. 2126, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2128, Due Process Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2319, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2018 H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746/S. 2702, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3903/S. 2347, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281/S. 2953, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives H.R. 4753, Federal Reserve Supervision Testimony Clarification Act H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5036, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5054, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 H.R. 5059, State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act H.R. 5105/S. 2436, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act H.R. 5534, Give Useful Information to Define Effective (GUIDE) Compliance Act H.R. 5645, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018 H.R. 5749, Options Markets Stability Act H.R. 5756, To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 H.R. 5877, Main Street Growth Act H.R. 5970, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 5999, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6021, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 H.R. 6035, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 6158, Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018 H.R. 6177, Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2018 H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act H.R. 6320, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 6321, Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 (House Amendment) S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1117, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 1744, Brokaw Act S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2499, A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority S. 2756, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018 S. 3004, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 S. 3421, Blue Sky Harmonization Act S. 3577, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2018 S. 3614, Corporate Governance Fairness Act S. J. Res. 57, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act" Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act Draft legislation directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase and align the smaller reporting company and nonaccelerated filer financial thresholds Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company Draft legislation to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying portfolio company to include an emerging growth company, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer Draft legislation on cryptocurrencies Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September, 10, 2018) Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Security Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Proposed Revisions to Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships with, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds - Docket No. OCC-2018-0010 (OCC); Docket No. R-1608 (Federal Reserve); RIN 3064-AE67 (FDIC); File Number S7- 14-18 (SEC); RIN 3038-AE72 (CFTC) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements. Docket IDs: OCC-2018--0037 RIN 1557-AE56; Docket No. R-1628 RIN 7100-AF21 Nomination of Kathleen Kraninger to serve as Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Nomination of Elad Roisman to serve as a Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission Nomination of Dr. Dino Falaschetti to serve as Director of the Office of Financial Research Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Nomination of Kimberly Reed to serve as President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586; Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587; Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission strategic plan; Security Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; Security Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Security Exchange Commission auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships file no. S7-10-18; Security Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms; Security Exchange Commission proposal on the use of derivatives by registered investment companies and business development companies; Security Exchange Commission capital, margin, and segregation requirements for security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants and capital requirements for broker-dealers (File No. S7-08-12); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trial disclosures and no action letter process; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) draft strategic plan for 2018-2022; Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 3.0; Accounting standards developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including the current expected credit loss (CECL) standard; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; potential legislation on anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act reporting improvements; credit bureau issues; financial technology issues; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; small business lending; impact of prudential regulations on lending to small businesses by depository institutions; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; HUD proposed rulemaking regarding implementation of the Fair Housing Acts Disparate Impact Standard; Federal Trade Commission concerning Common Ownership; SEC proposed amendments to the Commissions Whistleblower Program rules; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance
H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2723, Employee Rights Act H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, including provisions relating to enhanced reporting requirements for DOD contractors H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act H.R. 4548, Workplace Action for a Growing Economy (WAGE) Act H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing H.R. 5665, Accountability for Represented Workers Act H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6544, The Employee Rights Act of 2018 S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including Scott Mugno Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board, including Mark Pearce Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2017) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division rulemaking on Regular Rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act, RIN 1235-AA24 National Labor Relations Board, Rulemaking on Joint Employer Status under the National Labor Relations Act, RIN 3142-AA13 Notice of proposed amendments extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017) Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 56,545 - 56,560, November 28, 2017) Proposed rule regarding tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494-36,507, July 30, 2018) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act; NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); current population survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Census joint program; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce
H.R. 308/S. 47, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 3860/S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4916, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 S.J. Res. 64, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Returns by Exempt Organizations and Returns by Certain Non-Exempt Organizations" Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rule titled guidance regarding transition tax under Section 965 and related provisions (83 Fed. Reg. 39,514-39,575, August 9, 2018) Proposed rule regarding additional first year depreciation deduction (83 Fed. Reg. 39,292-39,322, August 8, 2018) Proposed rule regarding qualified business income deduction (83 Fed. Reg. 40,884-40,930, August 16, 2018 Proposed rule regarding investing in qualified opportunity funds (83 Fed. Reg. 54,279-54,296, October 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding guidance related to section 951A (global intangible low-taxed income) (83 Fed. Reg. 51,072-51,111, October 10, 2018) Proposed rule regarding limitation on deduction for business interest expenses (83 Fed. Reg. 67,490-67,610, December 28, 2018) Proposed rule regarding guidance related to the foreign tax credit, including guidance implementing changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (83 Fed. Reg. 63,200-63,266, December 7, 2018) Proposed rule regarding base erosion and anti-abuse tax (83 Fed. Reg. 65,956-65,997, December 21, 2018) Proposed Regulations on Deduction for Pass-Through Businesses (Federal Register REG-107892-18) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; IRS Notice 2018-68: Guidance on application of section 162(m) (August 21, 2018); Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; IRS opportunity zones Comments provided on: Notice 2018-68: Guidance on the Application of Section 162(m) REG_104397-18 (Proposed Rules Relating to 168(k) Additional First Year Depreciation Deduction), 83 FR 39292 REG-104226-18 (Proposed Rules Relating to 965 Transition Tax), 83 FR 39514 REG-104390-18: Guidance Related to Section 951A (Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income), 83 FR 51072
S. 756, First Step Act of 2018 S. 3649, First Step Act
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1941, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 2004, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 2579, Broader Options for Americans Act H.R. 2717, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act 2017 H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3711, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 3775, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 H.R. 4092, Agricultural Guestworker (AG) Act H.R. 4184, Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency (ESPERER) Act of 2017 H.R. 4207, Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R. 4777, Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018 H.R. 4796/S. 2367, Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 H.R. 4873, DACA Compromise Act of 2018 H.R. 5956, Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018 H.R. 6135, Keep Families Together Act H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 H.R. 6183, Family Reunification Act H.R. 6195, Protect Kids and Parents Act H.R. 6385/S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6417, AG and Legal Workforce Act H.R. 6536, Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act H.R. 6618, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2018 H.R. 6696, TPS Extension Act of 2018 H.R. 6776/S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6794/ S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354/S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act S. 2144, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act S. 2192, Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts (SECURE) Act of 2017 S. 2199, Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act S. 2293, Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018 S. 2464, Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act S. 2972, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 3036, Keep Families Together Act S. 3091, Protect Kids and Parents Act H.Res. 774, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-2 Visa Program; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1917/S. 839, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017 H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 1448, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2017 S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 Fed. Reg. 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Nomination of Francis R. Fannon to be Assistant Secretary of State Various issues relating to regulatory reform and performing administrative proceedings; Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) compliance by Federal agencies and enforcement by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; environment and energy policy; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA
H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442/S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 4067, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4170/S. 2309, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act H.R. 4265/S. 2086, Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4318/S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 H.R. 4979, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program H.R. 5105/S. 2463, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5515/S. 2987, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including issues related to reform of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and sanctions related to the government of India H.R. 5904, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 H.R. 6337/S. 3013, To amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security H.R. 6923, Promoting Responsible and Free Trade Act S. 1983, United States Foreign Investment Review Act of 2017 S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018 S. 2736, Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 S. 2826, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 2987, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions related to the Corker/Toomey amendment to strengthen Congressional authority over tariffs, issues related to reform of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and sanctions related to the government of India S. 3013, A bill to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security S. 3329, Trade Security Act of 2018 S. 3470, Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-232, Title XVII); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); e-commerce issues pertaining to the World Customs Organization; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; universal postal union; privacy and civil liberties oversight board; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114)
H.R. 6, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 3331, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology H.R. 3798, Save American Workers Act of 2017 H.R. 4284, Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids (INFO) Act of 2018 H.R. 4616, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620, Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017 H.R. 4978/S. 2410, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 H.R. 5009, Jessies Law H.R. 5041, Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act H.R. 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5272, To provide additional guidance to grantees seeking funding to treat or prevent mental health or substance use disorders H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018 H.R. 5788, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 H.R. 5892, To establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace H.R. 6199, Restoring Access to Medication and Modernizing Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018 H.R. 6311, Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act S. 251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S. 974, Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2017 S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S. 1850, Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act S. 1859, Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1978, Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017 S. 2004, Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act S. 2164, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings S. 3057, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 Draft legislation to stabilize individual market premiums for the 2018 and 2019 plan years and provide meaningful State flexibility (Alexander-Murray) Proposed regulation on health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 54,420-54,477, October 29, 2018) Final Regulation, definition of employer under Section 3(5) of ERISA - association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 28912-28964, June 21, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part D's Non-Interference Clause from repeal Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report; A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition; addressing the opioids crisis, including end-stage renal disease; balance or surprise billing; single-payer health care options; aligning 42 CFR Part 2 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (P.L. 104-191) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health car operation (TPO); inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank; section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974; U.N. Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in Int'l Trade
H.R. 4/H.R. 302, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act of 2018 H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3912/S. 1229, Move America Act of 2017 H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act S. 2800/S. 3021, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 Proposed rules regarding hours of service of Drivers (83 Fed. Reg. 42,361-42,635. August 23, 2018) Preparing for the future of transportation: automated vehicles 3.0 (AV 3.0) (83 Fed. Reg. 50,746-50.747, October 9, 2018) California meal and rest break rules; petition for determination of preemption (83 Fed. Reg. 50,142-50,143, October 4, 2018) Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-95); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure legislation; federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; autonomous vehicles; smart cities; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles; infrastructure modernization
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2018 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1917/S. 839, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017 H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 1448, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2017 S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 FR 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Nomination of Francis R. Fannon to be Assistant Secretary of State Various issues relating to regulatory reform and performing administrative proceedings; Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) compliance by Federal agencies and enforcement by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; environment and energy policy; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA
H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 5895/S. 2975, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5952/S. 3072, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5961/S. 2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6072/S. 3023, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6147/S. 3073, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6157/S. 3159, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6258/S. 3107, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6385/S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6776/S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 Fiscal Year 2019 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy; Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations process reform
H.R. 6, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 3331, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology H.R. 3798, Save American Workers Act of 2017 H.R. 4284, Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids (INFO) Act of 2018 H.R. 4616, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620, Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017 H.R. 4978/S. 2410, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 H.R. 5009, Jessies Law H.R. 5041, Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act H.R. 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5272, To provide additional guidance to grantees seeking funding to treat or prevent mental health or substance use disorders H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018 H.R. 5788, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 H.R. 5892, To establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace H.R. 6199, Restoring Access to Medication and Modernizing Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018 H.R. 6311, Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act S. 251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S. 974, Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2017 S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S. 1850, Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act S. 1859, Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1978, Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017 S. 2004, Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act S. 2164, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings S. 3057, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 Draft legislation to stabilize individual market premiums for the 2018 and 2019 plan years and provide meaningful State flexibility (Alexander-Murray) Proposed regulations on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition; addressing the opioids crisis, including end-stage renal disease; balance or surprise billing; single-payer health care options
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1941, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 2004, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 2579, Broader Options for Americans Act H.R. 2717, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act 2017 H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3711, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 3775, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 H.R. 4092, Agricultural Guestworker (AG) Act H.R. 4184, Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency (ESPERER) Act of 2017 H.R. 4207, Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R. 4796/S. 2367, Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 H.R. 4873, DACA Compromise Act of 2018 H.R. 5956, Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018 H.R. 6135, Keep Families Together Act H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 H.R. 6157, Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6183, Family Reunification Act H.R. 6195, Protect Kids and Parents Act H.R. 6385/S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6417, AG and Legal Workforce Act H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6536, Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act H.R. 6618, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2018 H.R. 6696, TPS Extension Act of 2018 H.R. 6776/S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6794/ S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354/S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act S. 2144, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act S. 2192, Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts (SECURE) Act of 2017 S. 2199, Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 S. 2464, Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act S. 2972, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 3036, Keep Families Together Act S. 3091, Protect Kids and Parents Act H.Res. 774, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 Visa Program; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; trusted traveler programs; travel issues; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 2723, Employee Rights Act H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 including provisions relating to enhanced reporting requirements for DOD contractors H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act H.R. 4548, Workplace Action for a Growing Economy (WAGE) Act H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing H.R. 5665, Accountability for Represented Workers Act H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board H.R. 6544, The Employee Rights Act of 2018 S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including Scott Mugno Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board, including John Ring and Mark Pearce Nomination of General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Deputy Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (82 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2017) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017) Proposed regulations on the definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Health Plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division rulemaking on Regular Rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act, RIN 1235-AA24 National Labor Relations Board, Rulemaking on Joint Employer Status under the National Labor Relations Act, RIN 3142-AA13 Notice of proposed amendments extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017) Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545 - 56,560, November 28, 2017) Proposed rule regarding tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (83 FR 36,494-36,507, July 30, 2018) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); sexual harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act; NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); current population survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Census joint program; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645/S. 2126, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2128, Due Process Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3110, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746/S. 2702, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3903/S. 2347, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281/S. 2953, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives H.R. 4753, Federal Reserve Supervision Testimony Clarification Act H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5036, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5054, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 H.R. 5059, State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act H.R. 5105/S. 2436, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5192/S. 2498, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act H.R. 5266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act H.R. 5534, Give Useful Information to Define Effective (GUIDE) Compliance Act H.R. 5645, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018 H.R. 5749, Options Markets Stability Act H.R. 5756, To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 H.R. 5877, Main Street Growth Act H.R. 5970, Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 5999, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6021, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 H.R. 6035, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 6158, Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018 H.R. 6177, Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2018 H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act H.R. 6320, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 6321, Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1117, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 1744, Brokaw Act S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2499, A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority S. 2756, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018 S. 3004, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 S. 3421, Blue Sky Harmonization Act S. J. Res. 57, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act" Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act Draft legislation directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase and align the smaller reporting company and nonaccelerated filer financial thresholds Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company Draft legislation to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying portfolio company to include an emerging growth company, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Standards for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies and Certain of Their Subsidiary Insured Depository Institutions; Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity Requirements for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies; Federal Reserve System Docket No. R-1604 and OCC Docket ID OCC-2018-0002 Nomination of Kathleen Kraninger to serve as Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Nomination of Elad Roisman to serve as a Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission Nomination of Dr. Dino Falaschetti to serve as Director of the Office of Financial Research Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Nomination of Kimberly Reed to serve as President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174, section 215); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586; Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587; Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission strategic plan; Security Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; Security Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Security Exchange Commission auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships file no. S7-10-18; Security Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms; Security Exchange Commission proposal on the use of derivatives by registered investment companies and business development companies; Security Exchange Commission standards of conduct for investment advisers and broker-dealers; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), including draft strategic plan for 2018-2022; Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 3.0; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; credit bureau issues; tailoring bank rules to reduce the burden on small, midsize, and regional banks; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; small business lending; consolidated asset thresholds related to the Advanced Approaches capital framework, the net stable fund ratio rule, and the liquidity coverage ratio rule; impact of prudential regulations on lending to small businesses by depository institutions; testimony by the Vice Chairman for Supervision, Federal Reserve Board, to the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; HUD proposed rulemaking regarding implementation of the Fair Housing Acts Disparate Impact Standard; Federal Trade Commission concerning Common Ownership; SEC proposed amendments to the Commissions Whistleblower Program rules; blockchain and fintech
H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 4067, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4170/S. 2309, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act H.R. 4265/S. 2086, Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4318/S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 H.R. 4943/S. 2383, Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act H.R. 4979, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program H.R. 5105/S. 2463, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5515/S. 2987, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 H.R. 5904, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 H.R. 6337/S. 3013, To amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S. 1983, United States Foreign Investment Review Act of 2017 S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018 S. 2826, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 3329, Trade Security Act of 2018 H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; global supply chain priorities; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); drafting of World Customs Organizations E-Commerce Framework Standards; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime, industrial policies and cyber security; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S. Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy; Ukraine related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China
H.R. 4/H.R. 302, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act of 2018 H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3912/S. 1229, Move America Act of 2017 H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act S. 2800/S. 3021, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-095); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure legislation; federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; autonomous vehicles; smart cities; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles; infrastructure modernization
H.R. 308/S. 47, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 3860/S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4916, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rule regarding qualified business income deduction (83 Fed. Reg. 40,884-40,930, August 16, 2018) Proposed rule titled guidance regarding transition tax under Section 965 and related provisions (83 Fed. Reg. 39,514-39,575, August 9, 2018) Proposed rule regarding additional first year depreciation deduction (83 Fed. Reg. 39,292-39,322, August 8, 2018) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; IRS Notice 2018-68: Guidance on application of section 162(m) (August 21, 2018); Dept. of Treasury: Transition Rule for Foreign Tax Credit; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; IRS opportunity zones
Filing targets: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2018 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 5895/S. 2975, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5952/S. 3072, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5961/S. 2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6072/S. 3023, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6147/S. 3073, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6157/S. 3159, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6258/S. 3107, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Fiscal Year 2019 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2018 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 1443/S. 385, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2910, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed rule on repeal of carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility generating units (82 Fed. Reg. 48,035-48,049, October 16, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); social cost of carbon in cost-benefit analyses underlying federal regulations; energy security; offshore energy exploration; establishment of a competitive oil and gas leasing program in the non-wilderness portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR); Fiscal Year 2019 funding for energy efficiency programs managed by the Department of Energy; environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2017 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 33, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 659, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2017 H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 732, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 H.R. 806/S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1096/S. 565, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition and outsourcing H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S. 1448, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2017 Draft FCC reauthorization and reform legislation Draft legislation titled Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Potential amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards Nomination of Kevin McAleenan to be Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nomination of Spencer Bachus III to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Scott Garrett, of New Jersey, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be First Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Michael Dourson, for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention Nomination of Matthew Leopold, for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of the General Counsel Nomination of David Ross, for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Water Nomination of William Wehrum, for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Air & Radiation Nomination of Cheryl Marie Stanton to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Peter B. Robb to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Andrew Wheeler to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Nomination of Susan P. Bodine to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Enforcement and Compliance, Environmental Protection Agency Nomination of Preston Rutledge to be Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor Nomination of Kathleen Hartnett White to be Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality Nomination of Jerome H. Powell to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Nomination of Scott Mugno to be Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed rule on repeal of carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility generating units (82 Fed. Reg. 48,035, October 16, 2017) Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,476, May 16, 2017) Proposed rules on financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA 108(b) for classes of facilities in the Hardrock mining industry (82 Fed. Reg. 3,388-3,512, January 11, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; implementation of Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511), and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-13); Office of Management and Budget M-17013 Extension of Policy to Provide Accelerated Payment to Small Business and Small Business Subcontractors; environment and energy policy; Federal Trade Commission informational injury workshop; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; citizen suits recodifications; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation of Executive Order 13807, on establishing discipline and accountability in the environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2017 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 1443/S. 385, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2910, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act Draft legislation titled Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; energy security; loan guarantee program under section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58); potential amendment to House budget bill regarding energy savings performance contracts; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2017 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 986, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 H.J. Res. 37/S.J. Res. 12, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation H.J. Res. 66/S.J. Res. 32, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees H.J. Res. 67/S.J. Res. 33, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees H.J. Res. 83/S.J. Res. 27, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness" Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Member, National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Solicitor of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Nomination of Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Department of Labor DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg. 34,869-34,871, June 18, 2015) Final rule establishing a minimum wage for contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 60,634-60,733, October 7, 2014) Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286-16,890, March 25, 2016) as corrected (81 Fed. Reg. 60,272-60,274, September 1, 2016) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Final rule establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 67,598-67,724, September 30, 2016) Final rule on clarification of employer's continuing obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury and illness (81 Fed. Reg. 91,792-91,810, December 19, 2016) Final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium (82 Fed. Reg. 2,470-2,757, January 9, 2017) Notice of agency information collection activities; notice of submission for OMB review, final comment request: revision of the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 45,479-45,497, July 14, 2016) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; paid leave; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); proposal to combine Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP); federal paid parental leave benefit
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2017 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1273/S. 376, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 S. 69, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017 S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 453, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 36/S.J. Res. 11, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" H.J. Res. 38, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule H.J. Res. 44, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 H.J. Res. 59, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act" S.J. Res. 10, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Secretary of the Interior relating to stream protection 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 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to accidental release prevention requirements of risk management programs under the Clean Air Act Potential legislation similar to S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436-44,698, July 27, 2015) Proposed regulations on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,234-75,411, December 17, 2014) Proposed regulations on TSCA inventory notification (active-inactive) requirements (82 Fed. Reg. 4,255-4,269, January 13, 2017) Proposed regulations on procedures for chemical risk evaluation under the Amended Toxic Substances Control Act (82 Fed. Reg. 7,562-7,580, January 19, 2017) Proposed regulations on procedures for prioritization of chemicals for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (82 Fed. Reg. 4,825-4,837, January 17, 2017) Final regulations on clean water rule: Definition of Waters of the United States (80 Fed. Reg. 37,054-37,127, June 29, 2015) Proposed rule to reissue and modify nationwide permits (81 Fed. Reg. 35,186-35,240, June 1, 2016) Proposed rules on financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA 108(b) for classes of facilities in the Hardrock mining industry (82 Fed. Reg. 3,388-3,512, January 11, 2017) Final regulations on accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs Under the Clean Air Act (82 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,705, January 13, 2017) Final regulations on waste prevention, production subject to royalties, and resource conservation (81 Fed. Reg. 83,008-83,089, November 18, 2016) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; Clean Power Plan; environment and energy policy; implementation and potential reform of the Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2016 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3459/S. 2015, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5813, Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act H.R. 5926/S.3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions funding the Department of Labor and National Labor Relations Board H.R. 6094, Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act S. 3462, Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act S. 3464, Overtime Reform and Review Act DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Final guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (81 Fed. Reg. 58,654, August 25, 2016) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by state political subdivisions for non-governmental employees (81 Fed. Reg. 59,581, August 30, 2016) Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding standards improvement project-phase IV (81 Fed. Reg. 68,504, October 4, 2016) Proposed regulations on annual reporting and disclosure (81 Fed. Reg. 47,496 - 47,533, July 21, 2016) Final rule establishing a minimum wage for contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 60,634, October 7, 2014) Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286, March 25, 2016) Final rule Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624, May 12, 2016 Final rule definition of the Term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391, May 23, 2016) Final rule federal acquisition regulation; fair pay and safe workplaces (81 Fed. Reg. 58,562, August 25, 2016) Final rule establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 67,598, September 30, 2016) Final rule on clarification of employer's continuing obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury and illness (81 Fed. Reg. 91,792, December 19, 2016) Proposed revision of the employer information report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113, February 1, 2016) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, including provisions relating to paycheck transparency; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2016 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1644, Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining (STREAM) Act H.R. 1667/S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2098/S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4557, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016 H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 5668, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 S. 168, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1140, Federal Water Quality Protection Act S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 S. 2446, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016 Draft legislation on reforming the Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205), including provisions relating to state review of potential species listings and critical habitat designations Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436, July 27, 2015) Proposed rule on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,234-75-411, December 17, 2014) Final regulations on clean water rule: Definition of Waters of the United States (80 Fed. Reg. 37,054-37,127, June 29, 2015) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and United States Geological Survey (USGS) draft technical report: Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration (81 Fed. Reg. 10,620, March 1, 2016) Proposed rule to reissue and modify nationwide permits (80 Fed. Reg. 35,186-35,240, June 1, 2016) Proposed rules on National Pollutant Discharge System (NPDES): applications and program updates (81 Fed. Reg. 31,344-31,374, May 18, 2016) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); EPAs regulation of greenhouse gases; regional haze; role of economy wide modeling in the U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations; EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; environment and energy policy; implementation and potential reform of Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217); risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (P.L. 88-206); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; compensatory mitigation; proposed revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service mitigation policy; EPAs stream buffer rule; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act (P.L. 96-510) section 108(b) rulemaking; EPA proposed atrazine risk assessment
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2016 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 213, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015 H.R. 399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 H.R. 962/S. 181, Startup Act H.R. 1147, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1148, Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act H.R. 1153, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1401, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015 H.R. 2758, To make permanent the returning worker exception to the annual numerical limitation on nonimmigrant visas issued under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes H.R. 3370, Entrepreneurial Businesses Creating Jobs Act of 2015 H.R. 3918, Strengthen Employment and Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 4403, Enhancing Overseas Traveler Vetting Act H.R. 4530, EB-5 Integrity Act of 2016 H.R. 4598, American Jobs First Act of 2016 H.R. 4609, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 5203, Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016 H.R. 5253, Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act H.R. 5398, Immigration for a Competitive America Act of 2016 H.R. 5634, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 98, STEM Jobs Act of 2015 S. 153, I-Squared Act of 2015 S. 208, Secure the Border First Act of 2015 S. 1501, American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2015 S. 2091, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015 S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act S. 2122, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 2225, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2015 S. 2266, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2015 S. 2337, Visa Waiver Program Security Enhancement Act S. 2362, Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 S. 2365, Protecting American Jobs Act S. 2394, American Jobs First Act of 2015 S. 2415, EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 S. 2449, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016 S. 2827, Willing Workers and Willing Employers Act of 2016 S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Potential legislation related to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; E-B5 Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; inclusion of Singapore in the Global Entry Program; administrative changes to the EB-5 regional center program; changes by Department of Labor to the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) process
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2016 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 3157, Student Privacy Protection Act S. 1788, Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure (SAFE KIDS) Act Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; student data privacy in K-12 and higher education
H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, including provisions relating to House Amendment 813, prohibiting Export-Import Bank assistance to state-sponsors of terrorism H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664 /S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 4219, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S.-European Union Energy Relations; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; trade, regulatory and bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
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2015 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 22, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185/S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R.585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 H.R. 1667/S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2098/S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 S. 168, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1140, Federal Water Quality Protection Act H.J. Res. 71/S.J. Res. 23, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" H.J. Res. 72/S.J. Res. 24, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 743 Draft legislation on reforming the Endangered Species Act, particularly state review of potential species listings and critical habitat designations Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436, July 27, 2015) Proposed regulations on source determination for certain emission unites in the oil and natural gas sector, including provisions relating to the definition of term adjacent (80 Fed. Reg. 56,579, September 18, 2015) Proposed regulation on greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency standards for medium and heavy-duty engines and vehicles - phase 2 (80 Fed. Reg. 53,756, September 8, 2015) Proposed regulations on management standards for hazardous waste pharmaceuticals (80 Fed. Reg. 58,014, September 25, 2015) Proposed regulations on hazardous waste generator improvements (80 Fed. Reg. 57,918, September 25, 2015) Proposed regulations on federal plan requirements for greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units constructed on or before January 8, 2014; model trading rules; amendments to framework regulations (80 Fed. Reg. 64,966, October 23, 2015) Proposed regulations on cross-state air pollution rule update for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS (80 Fed. Reg. 75,706, December 3, 2015) Potential rule revisions on hazardous waste export-import RIN 2050-AG77 Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings;EPAs regulation of greenhouse gases; EPAs clean energy incentive program; regional haze; role of economy wide modeling in the U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations; EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; proposed stream protection rule; environment and energy policy; Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; FOIA requests for citizen suits; support for testimony regarding the Clean Power Plan, new ozone standards, and the Waters of the United States Rule; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; requests for correction of data under the Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515); G-7 circular economy summit planning; compensatory mitigation; EPAs buffer stream rule
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2015 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185/S.2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 H.R. 1667/S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2098/S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 2898, Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 S. 168, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1140, Federal Water Quality Protection Act S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 743 Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436, July 27, 2015) Proposed regulations on source determination for certain emission unites in the oil and natural gas sector, including provisions relating to the definition of term adjacent (80 Fed. Reg. 56,579, September 18, 2015) Proposed regulation on greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency standards for medium and heavy-duty engines and vehicles - phase 2 (80 Fed. Reg. 53,756, September 8, 2015) Proposed regulations on management standards for hazardous waste pharmaceuticals (80 Fed. Reg. 58,014, September 25, 2015) Proposed regulations on hazardous waste generator improvements (80 Fed. Reg. 57,918, September 25, 2015) Proposed regulations on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,234, December 17, 2014) Potential rule revisions on hazardous waste export-import RIN 2050-AG77 Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; U.S. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) rule; EPAs regulation of greenhouse gases; regional haze; role of economy wide modeling in the U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations; EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; environment and energy policy; Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; FOIA requests for citizen suits; support for testimony regarding the Clean Power Plan, new ozone standards, and the Waters of the United States Rule; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; requests for correction of data under the Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515); G-7 circular economy summit planning
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2015 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427 /S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 585 /S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712 /S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029 /S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030 /S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320 /S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327 /S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388 /S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1667 /S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2098 /S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2557 /S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 S. 168, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1140, Federal Water Quality Protection Act S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 743 Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; EPAs regulation of greenhouse gases; regional haze; role of economy wide modeling in the U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations; EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; estimates of economic impact, costs and benefits; adequacy of analyses required by agency by the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (P.L. 104-4); Executive Order 12866 compliance; environment and energy policy; Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205), including implementation, the listing process, and reforms relating to species preservation, economic development, and land use; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; FOIA requests for citizen suits; support for testimony regarding the Clean Power Plan, new ozone standards, and the Waters of the United States Rule; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; requests for correction of data under the Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515)
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2015 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act of 2015 H.R. 213, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015 H.R. 240, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 H.R. 1147, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1148, Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act H.R. 1153, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1401, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015 S. 153, I-Squared Act of 2015 S. 181, Startup Act S. 208, Secure the Border First Act of 2015 S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1025, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to H-1B visas Notice of Request for Information, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, modernizing and streamlining the U.S. immigrant and nonimmigrant visa systems for the 21st century, (79 Fed. Reg. 78,458-78,460, December 30, 2014), including provisions relating to estimates of cost of information resubmissions for previously approved temporary foreign worker visa extensions Various issues relating to 22 C.F.R. Part 62, Exchange Visitor Program, including provisions relating to costs and benefits and compliance with Executive Order 12866; H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement
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2014 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 H.R. 4763, Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4950, Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 H.R. 5696 / S. 2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act H.R. 5859 / S. 2828, Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 H. Res. 76, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the European Union should pursue a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 2149, Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on financial service reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; embargo on Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; International capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; international affairs budget; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance; plain packaging; sugar program reform
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2014 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act H.R. 242, Legal Agricultural Workforce Act H.R. 300 / S. 266, Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013 H.R. 459, STEM Visa Act of 2013 H.R. 478, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 502, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 519, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 H.R. 547, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013 H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 633 / S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2013 H.R. 692, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 H.R. 707, Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act H.R. 830, Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 938, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 H.R. 1108 / S. 178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1227, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1773, Agricultural Guestworker Act H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act H.R. 2278, Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement (SAFE) Act H.R. 2752, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude seasonal workers from the applicable large employer determination for purposes of employer shared responsibility regarding health coverage H.R. 2765, Save Our Seasons Act of 2013 H.R. 2872, Border Enforcement, Security, and Technology (BEST) Act of 2013 H.R. 3141, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 H.R. 4178, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2014 H.R. 4238, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for requirements for employers of H-2B nonimmigrants, and for other purposes H.R. 4303, Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight, and Community Engagement Act of 2014 H.R. 4450, Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4586, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2014 H.R. 5137, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5272, To prohibit certain actions with respect to deferred action for aliens not lawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes S. 1, Immigration Reform that Works for Americas Future Act S. 169, I-Squared Act of 2013 S. 189, Startup Visa Act of 2013 S. 202, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 292, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act S. 296, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 S. 300, A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 303, STEM Jobs Act of 2013 S. 462, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 S. 478, A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review S. 518, H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act S. 600, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 S. 703, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 1812, Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013 Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal non-agricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; House Republican Principles on Immigration Reform
H.R. 6, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 3331, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology H.R. 4284, Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids (INFO) Act of 2018 H.R. 4616, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620, Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017 H.R. 4978/S. 2410, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 H.R. 5009, Jessies Law H.R. 5041, Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act H.R. 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5272, To provide additional guidance to grantees seeking funding to treat or prevent mental health or substance use disorders H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018 H.R. 5788, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act S. 251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S. 974, Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2017 S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S. 1850, Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act S. 1859, Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1978, Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017 S. 2164, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings Draft legislation titled To stabilize individual market premiums for the 2018 and 2019 plan years and provide meaningful State flexibility (Alexander-Murray) Proposed regulations on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition; addressing the opioid crisis
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1917/S. 839, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017 H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 1448, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2017 S. 1577, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 FR 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Nomination of Francis R. Fannon to be Assistant Secretary of State Various issues relating to regulatory reform and performing administrative proceedings; environment and energy policy; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA
H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act of 2018 H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3912/S. 1229, Move America Act of 2017 H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act S. 2800, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-095); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; autonomous vehicles; smart cities; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles; infrastructure modernization
H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 986/S. 63, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 including provisions relating to enhanced reporting requirements for DOD contractors H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing H.R. 5665, Accountability for Represented Workers Act H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act S. 140, A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act Fiscal Year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including Scott Mugno Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board, including John Ring Nomination of General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Deputy Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286-16,890, March 25, 2016) as corrected (81 Fed. Reg. 60,272-60,274, September 1, 2016) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to extend deadline for reporting (82 Fed. Reg. 29,261, June 28, 2017) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,945-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium (82 Fed. Reg. 2,470-2,757, January 9, 2017) Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017) Proposed regulations on the definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Health Plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division rulemaking on Regular Rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act, RIN 1235-AA24 National Labor Relations Board, Rulemaking on Joint Employer Status under the National Labor Relations Act, RIN 3142-AA13 Notice of proposed amendments extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017) Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545 - 56,560, November 28, 2017) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); sexual harassment; contractor blacklisting; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act; NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); current population survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Census joint program; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce
H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 4067, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4170/S. 2309, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act H.R. 4265/S. 2086, Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4318/S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 H.R. 4943/S. 2383, Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act H.R. 4979, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program H.R. 5105/S. 2463, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5515/S. 2987, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S. 1983, United States Foreign Investment Review Act of 2017 S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018 S. 2826, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 3013, A bill to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); global supply chain priorities; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), including implementation work with agencies; drafting of World Customs Organizations E-Commerce Framework Standards; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy; Ukraine related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs
H.R. 308/S. 47, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 3860/S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rule regarding arbitrage investment restrictions on tax-exempt bonds (83 Fed. Reg. 27,302-27, 303, June 12, 2018) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; implementation of and revisions to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97); pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645/S. 2126, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3110, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746/S. 2702, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3903/S. 2347, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4028/S. 1982, Promoting Responsible Oversight of Transactions and Examinations of Credit Technology (PROTECT) Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281/S. 2953, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5054, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 H.R. 5059, State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act H.R. 5105/S. 2436, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5192/S. 2498, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act H.R. 5266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act H.R. 5645, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018 H.R. 5749, Options Markets Stability Act H.R. 5756, To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 H.R. 5877, Main Street Growth Act H.R. 5970, Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 5999, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6035, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1117, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 1744, Brokaw Act S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2282, Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2018 S. 2499, A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority S. 2756, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018 S. 3004, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 S. J. Res. 57, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act" Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act Draft legislation directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase and align the smaller reporting company and nonaccelerated filer financial thresholds Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company Draft legislation to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying portfolio company to include an emerging growth company, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,945-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Civil Investigative Demands and Associated Processes (83 Fed. Reg. 3,686-3,687, January 26, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Rules and Practices for Adjudication Proceedings (83 Fed. Reg. 5,055-5,056, February 5, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Enforcement Processes (83 Fed. Reg. 5,999-6,000, February 12, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau External Engagements (83 Fed. Reg. 8,247-8,249, February 26, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Public Reporting Practices of Consumer Complaint Information (83 Fed. Reg. 9,499-9,501, March 6, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Rulemaking Processes (83 Fed. Reg. 10,437-10,440, March 9, 2018) Request for Information Regarding the Bureaus Adopted Regulations and New Rulemaking Authorities (83 Fed. Reg. 12,286-12,289, March 21, 2018) Request for Information Regarding the Bureaus Inherited Regulations and Inherited Rulemaking Authorities (83 Fed. Reg. 12,881-12,883, March 26, 2018) Request for Information Regarding the Bureaus Supervision Program (83 Fed. Reg. 7,166-7,168, February 20, 2018) Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Standards for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies and Certain of Their Subsidiary Insured Depository Institutions; Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity Requirements for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies; Federal Reserve System Docket No. R-1604 and OCC Docket ID OCC-2018-0002 Nomination of Governor Jerome Powell to serve as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; Notice of Stakeholder Consultations on Responsible Conflict Mineral Sourcing; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) engagement initiative; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586; Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587; Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 3.0; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; credit bureau issues; tailoring bank rules to reduce the burden on small, midsize, and regional banks; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; small business lending; consolidated asset thresholds related to the Advanced Approaches capital framework, the net stable fund ratio rule, and the liquidity coverage ratio rule; impact of prudential regulations on lending to small businesses by depository institutions; testimony by the Vice Chairman for Supervision, Federal Reserve Board, to the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; blockchain and fintech
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1941, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 2004, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 2579, Broader Options for Americans Act H.R. 2717, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act 2017 H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3711, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 3775, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 H.R. 4092, Agricultural Guestworker (AG) Act H.R. 4184, Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency (ESPERER) Act of 2017 H.R. 4207, Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R. 4796/S. 2367, Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 H.R. 4873, DACA Compromise Act of 2018 H.R. 5956, Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018 H.R. 6135, Keep Families Together Act H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 H.R. 6195, To limit the separation of families seeking asylum in the United States and expedite the asylum process for individuals arriving in the United States with children S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354/S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act S. 2144, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act S. 2192, Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts (SECURE) Act of 2017 S. 2199, Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 S. 2464, Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act S. 2972, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 3036, Keep Families Together Act S. 3091, Protect Kids and Parents Act S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 H.Res. 774, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-2 Visa Program; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; trusted traveler programs; travel issues; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 4616, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620, Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017 H.R. 4978/S. 2410, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 H.R. 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act S. 251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S. 1859, Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1978, Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017 S. 2164, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings Draft legislation titled To stabilize individual market premiums for the 2018 and 2019 plan years and provide meaningful State flexibility (Alexander-Murray) Proposed regulations on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including changes to the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition
H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 986/S. 63, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 including provisions relating to enhanced reporting requirements for DOD contractors H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act S. 140, A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including Scott Mugno Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board, including John Ring Nomination of General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Deputy Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Proposed regulation standards improvement project phase IV (81 Fed. Reg. 68,504-68,685, October 4, 2016) Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286-16,890, March 25, 2016) as corrected (81 Fed. Reg. 60,272-60,274, September 1, 2016) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to extend deadline for reporting (82 Fed. Reg. 29,261, June 28, 2017) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium (82 Fed. Reg. 2,470-2,757, January 9, 2017) Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545-56,560, November 28, 2017) Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017) Proposed regulations on the definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Health Plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); sexual harassment; contractor blacklisting; National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); current population survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Census joint program; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights
H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 H.R. 3718, International Communications Privacy Act H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 3989, USA Liberty Act of 2017 H.R. 4067, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4318/S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 H.R. 4478, FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 4943/S. 2383, Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act H.R. 4979, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S. 2463, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2017 Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), including implementation work with federal agencies; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-U.K. trade and investment relations and Brexit; Ukraine related sanctions; potential reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; agricultural trade and regulatory issues; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; trade policy; United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; steel and aluminum tariffs; Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (PL 75-583); reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 910/S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1849, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2319, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3110, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3861, Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3903, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4028/S. 1982, Promoting Responsible Oversight of Transactions and Examinations of Credit Technology (PROTECT) Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2282, Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2018 S. 2498, Protecting Children From Identity Theft Act Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Nomination of Governor Jerome Powell to serve as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; Notice of Stakeholder Consultations on Responsible Conflict Mineral Sourcing; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) engagement initiative; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586; Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587; Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 2.0; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; credit bureau issues; tailoring bank rules to reduce the burden on small, midsize, and regional banks; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; small business lending
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1301, Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act, 2018 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1941, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 2004, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 2579, Broader Options for Americans Act H.R. 2717, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act 2017 H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3711, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 3775, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 H.R. 4092, Agricultural Guestworker (AG) Act H.R. 4184, Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency (ESPERER) Act of 2017 H.R. 4207, Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R. 4796/S. 2367, Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 H.R. 4873, DACA Compromise Act of 2018 S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354/S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act S. 2144, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act S. 2192, Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts (SECURE) Act of 2017 S. 2199, Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 S. 2464, Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act H.Res. 774, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes H.J. Res. 123, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-2 Visa Programs; L-1 Visa Programs; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; trusted traveler programs; travel issues; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
H.R. 308/S. 47, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 3860/S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; implementation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97); pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts
H.R. 2997, 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act H.R. 3282, ELD Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3901/S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act H.R. 3912/S. 1229, Move America Act of 2017 H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; autonomous vehicles; smart cities
H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 1301, Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act, 2018 H.R. 1370, An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 H.R. 2998/S. 1557, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3162/S. 1648, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3266/S. 1609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3268/S. 1603, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3353/S. 1655, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3355, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes H. Con. Res. 71, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 H.J. Res. 125, Making an extension of continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes Fiscal Year 2018 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2019 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democrac (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 806/S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1917/S. 839, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017 S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 1448, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2017 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition and outsourcing Draft legislation titled Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Potential amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed rule on repeal of carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility generating units (82 Fed. Reg. 48,035, October 16, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; environment and energy policy; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 1, An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1687 H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 247/S. 28, Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017 H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1101/S. 1818, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1280, Health Savings Account Act H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 2430/S. 934, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 4616, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620, Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act S. 251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S. 934, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act S. 1859, Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1978, Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017 S. 2164, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings H.Con.Res.71 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1227 Draft legislation titled To stabilize individual market premiums for the 2018 and 2019 plan years and provide meaningful State flexibility (Alexander-Murray) Proposed regulations on benefit and payment parameters for 2019 (82 Fed. Reg. 51,052-51,148, November 2, 2017) Request for Information reducing regulatory burdens imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act & Improving Health Care Choices to Employer Patients (82 Fed. Reg. 26,885-26,887, June 12, 2017) Request for Information Treasury proposed review of regulations & recommendations to further compliance with Executive Orders 13771 and 13777 (82 Fed. Reg. 27,217-27,218, June 14, 2017) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; IRS Notice application of market reform and other provisions of the Affordable Care Act to HRAs, Health FSAs, and certain other employer healthcare arrangements HRAs (Notice 2013-54, September 13, 2013); IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015); IRS Notice on qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements (Notice 2017-67, October 31, 2017); House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition
H.R. 244, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 2266, Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 H.R. 2998/S. 1557, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3162/S. 1648, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3266/S. 1609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3268/S. 1603, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3353/S. 1655, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3355, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H. Con. Res. 71, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 H. J. Res. 123, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes Fiscal Year 2018 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
H.R. 1, An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018 H.R. 308/S. 47, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act H.R. 631/S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 H. Con. Res. 71, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed regulations on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes; restrictions on liquidation of an interest (81 Fed. Reg. 51,413-51,425, August 4, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; tax reform; pension reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; border adjustment tax; value added tax; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; House Republican Tax Reform Blueprint; Executive Order 13789, Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens
H.R. 2997, 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act H.R. 3282, ELD Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3823, Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act S. 1229, Move America Act of 2017 S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); autonomous vehicles; smart cities
H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 2213, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 H.R. 3551, C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3718, International Communications Privacy Act H.R. 3989, USA Liberty Act of 2017 H.R. 4067, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4318/S.2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 H.R. 4478, FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S. 2986, International Communications Privacy Act H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2017 Nomination of members of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), including implementation work with U.S. Customs and the U.S. Trade Representative; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-U.K. trade and investment relations and Brexit; Ukraine related sanctions; potential reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; agricultural trade and regulatory issues; Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; trade policy; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window; United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 806/S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1273/S. 376, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act H.R. 4239, Strengthening the Economy with Critical Untapped Resources to Expand American Energy (SECURE) Act S. 69, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017 S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 Environmental Protection Agency nominees, Andrew Wheeler, Susan Bodine, Michael Dourson, Matthew Leopard, David Ross and William Wehrum Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed rule on repeal of carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility generating units (82 Fed. Reg. 48,035-48,049, October 16, 2017) Proposed regulations on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,234-75,411, December 17, 2014) Final regulations on clean water rule: Definition of Waters of the United States (80 Fed. Reg. 37,054-37,127, June 29, 2015) Proposed rules on financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA 108(b) for classes of facilities in the Hardrock mining industry (82 Fed. Reg. 3,388-3,512, January 11, 2017) Proposed rule on definition of "waters of the United States"--recodification of pre-existing rules (82 Fed. Reg. 34,899-34,909, July 27, 2017) Proposed rule on definition of "waters of the United States"--addition of an applicability date to 2015 Clean Water Rule (82 Fed. Reg. 55,542-55,547, November 22, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; environment and energy policy; implementation and potential reform of the Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone; Presidential Executive Order 13807, on establishing discipline and accountability in the environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 1443/S. 385, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2910, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act H. Con. Res. 71, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed rule on repeal of carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility generating units (82 Fed. Reg. 48,035-48,049, October 16, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; energy security; loan guarantee program under section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58); establishment of a competitive oil and gas leasing program in the non-wilderness portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 601, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 1941, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 2004, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 2717, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act 2017 H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3711, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 3775, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 H.R. 4092, Agricultural Guestworker (AG) Act H.R. 4184, Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency (ESPERER) Act of 2017 H.R. 4207, Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354/S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 504, APEC Business Travel Cards Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act S. 2144, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act S. 2192, Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts (SECURE) Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 123, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-2B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; employment based immigrant visa numbers; family based immigrant visa numbers; employment verification; interior enforcement; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; trusted traveler programs; travel issues; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number or ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
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H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 2213, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 H.R. 3551, C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3718/S. 1671, International Communications Privacy Act S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S. 722, Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2017 Nomination of members of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines; implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), including implementation work with U.S. Customs and the U.S. Trade Representative; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; IP issues relating to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-U.K. trade and investment relations and Brexit; Ukraine related sanctions; potential reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; agricultural trade and regulatory issues; Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 2717, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act 2017 H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3711, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 3775, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354/S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 504, APEC Business Travel Cards Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-2B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; employment based immigrant visa numbers; family based immigrant visa numbers; employment verification; interior enforcement; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; trusted traveler programs; travel issues; biometric entry-exit; aerial security enhancements; tourism
H.R. 986, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 H..R. 3441, Save Local Business Act S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.J. Res. 37/S.J. Res. 12, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Patrick Pizzella to be Deputy Secretary of Labor Nomination of Thomas J. Donohue to the Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion Nomination of Janet Dhillon to be Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of Daniel Gade to be Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board, including Marvin Kaplan and William Emanuel Nomination of General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Nomination of Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Department of Labor DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg. 34,869-34,871, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulation standards improvement project phase IV (81 Fed. Reg. 68,504-68,685, October 4, 2016) Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286-16,890, March 25, 2016) as corrected (81 Fed. Reg. 60,272-60,274, September 1, 2016) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to extend deadline for reporting (82 Fed. Reg. 29,261, June 28, 2017) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Final rule establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 67,598-67,724, September 30, 2016) Final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium (82 Fed. Reg. 2,470-2,757, January 9, 2017) Notice of agency information collection activities; notice of submission for OMB review, final comment request: revision of the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 45,479-45,497, July 14, 2016) Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; paid leave; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); proposal to combine Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP); Hurricane Harvey relief efforts; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights
H.R. 308/S. 47, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act H.R. 631/S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed regulations on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes; restrictions on liquidation of an interest (81 Fed. Reg. 51,413-51,425, August 4, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; tax reform; pension reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; border adjustment tax; value added tax; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; House Republican Tax Reform Blueprint; Executive Order 13789, Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 33, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 74/S. 919, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEWS) Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 424, Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 659, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2017 H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 806/S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1096/S. 565, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 1274, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2603, Saving Americas Endangered Species (SAVES) Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing H.R. 3131, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 453, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 36/S.J. Res. 11, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" H.J. Res. 38/H.J. Res. 11/H.J. Res. 16/S.J. Res. 10, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule H.J. Res. 44, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 28, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act" S.J. Res. 21, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS Draft legislation titled APA-Based Permit Streamlining Draft FCC reorganization and reform legislation Potential legislation extending Endangered Species Act deadlines Potential legislation similar to S. 1607, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Potential amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards Nomination of Neil Chatterjee to be Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Nomination of Kevin McAleenan to be Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nomination of Vishal J. Amin to be U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Nomination of Kenneth Ian Juster to be Ambassador to the Republic of India Nomination of Emily Webster Murphy to be Administrator of General Services Nomination of Spencer Bachus III to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Scott Garrett, of New Jersey, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be First Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Final regulations on accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs Under the Clean Air Act (82 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,705, January 13, 2017) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,476, May 16, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; implementation of Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511); environment and energy policy; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); citizen suits recodifications; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); Presidential Executive Order 13807, on establishing discipline and accountability in the environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure
H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 247/S. 28, Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017 H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 1101/S. 1818, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1280, Health Savings Account Act H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017, including provisions relating to Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson substitute amendment H.R. 2430/S. 934, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act Proposed regulation on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; market stabilization (82 Fed. Reg. 10,980-10,998, February 17, 2017) Proposed regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301) Proposed regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Proposed regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301) Proposed regulation on HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2017 (80 Fed. Reg. 75,488-75,588, December 2, 2015) IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015) Request for information reducing regulatory burdens imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act & improving healthcare choices to empower patients (82 Fed. Reg. 26,885-26,887, June 12, 2017) Request for information, Treasury proposed review of regulations & recommendations to further compliance with Executive Orders 13771 and 13777 (82 Fed. Reg. 27,217-27,218, June 14, 2017) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year 2018 for Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates, Part C and Part D Payment Policies and the 2018 Call Letter
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 424, Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 806/S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1273/S. 376, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1274, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act H.R. 2603, Saving Americas Endangered Species (SAVES) Act H.R. 3131, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act S. 69, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017 S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 453, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 Potential legislation extending Endangered Species Act deadlines Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed regulations on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,234-75,411, December 17, 2014) Proposed regulations on TSCA inventory notification (active-inactive) requirements (82 Fed. Reg. 4,255-4,269, January 13, 2017) Proposed regulations on procedures for chemical risk evaluation under the Amended Toxic Substances Control Act (82 Fed. Reg. 7,562-7,580, January 19, 2017) Proposed regulations on procedures for prioritization of chemicals for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (82 Fed. Reg. 4,825-4,837, January 17, 2017) Final regulations on clean water rule: Definition of Waters of the United States (80 Fed. Reg. 37,054-37,127, June 29, 2015) Proposed rules on financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA 108(b) for classes of facilities in the Hardrock mining industry (82 Fed. Reg. 3,388-3,512, January 11, 2017) Proposed rules on definition of "Waters of the United States"-- recodification of pre-existing rules (82 Fed. Reg. 34,899-34,909, July 27, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; environment and energy policy; implementation and potential reform of the Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone; Presidential Executive Order 13807, on establishing discipline and accountability in the environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure
H.R. 2997, 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act H.R. 3282, ELD Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3823, Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 S. 1229, Move America Act of 2017 S. 1405, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); autonomous vehicles
H.R. 244, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 601, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 H.R. 2998/S. 1557, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3162/S. 1648, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3219, Defense, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development National Security Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3266/S. 1609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3268/S. 1603, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3353/S. 1655, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3355, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H. Con. Res. 71, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 Fiscal Year 2018 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); funding issues for programs in energy research and development at the Department of Energy, including Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; funding for Brand USA; funding for democracy programming by the federal government through the National Endowment for Democracy; funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers navigation program; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 244, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 1301, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.J. Res. 99, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes Fiscal Year 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Department of Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Centruy Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation of Executive Order 13547, Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts and the Great Lakes; funding issues for programs in energy research and development at the Department of Energy, including Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; funding for Brand USA; funding for democracy programming by the federal government through the National Endowment for Democracy; funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers navigation program; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 33, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 74/S. 919, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 659, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2017 H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 806/S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1096/S. 565, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 1300/S. 515, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 453, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act H.J. Res. 36/S.J. Res. 11, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" H.J. Res. 37/S.J. Res. 12, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation H.J. Res. 38/H.J. Res. 11/H.J. Res. 16/S.J. Res. 10, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule H.J. Res. 44, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 28, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act" S.J. Res. 21, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS Fiscal Year 2018 Department of Defense Appropriations Act Potential legislation extending Endangered Species Act deadlines Potential legislation titled Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Potential legislation titled Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 1607, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Nomination of Robert Powelson to be Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Nomination of Neil Chatterjee to be Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Nomination of Neil Gorsuch to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Nomination of Alexander Acosta to be Secretary of the Department of Labor Nomination of Kevin McAleenan to be Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nomination of Vishal J. Amin to be U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Final regulations on accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs Under the Clean Air Act (82 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,705, January 13, 2017) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,586-25,590, June 2, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; implementation of Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511); environment and energy policy; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; potential amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); citizen suits recodifications; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182)
H.R. 1695/S.1010, Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 Various issues relating to intellectual property protections; implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; the implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Special 301 Report); the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and High Level Panel on Access to Medicines
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 1443/S. 385, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2910, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act H.J. Res. 36, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" Draft legislation titled Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; energy security; potential amendment to House budget bill regarding energy savings performance contracts; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 247/S. 28, Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017 H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1280, Health Savings Account Act H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 2430/S. 934, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (discussion draft) Proposed regulations on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; market stabilization (82 Fed. Reg. 10,980-10,998, February 17, 2017) Proposed regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301) Proposed regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Proposed regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301) IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 806/S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1273/S. 376, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act S. 69, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017 S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 453, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 36/S.J. Res. 11, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" Potential legislation extending Endangered Species Act deadlines Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed regulations on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,234-75,411, December 17, 2014) Proposed regulations on TSCA inventory notification (active-inactive) requirements (82 Fed. Reg. 4,255-4,269, January 13, 2017) Proposed regulations on procedures for chemical risk evaluation under the Amended Toxic Substances Control Act (82 Fed. Reg. 7,562-7,580, January 19, 2017) Proposed regulations on procedures for prioritization of chemicals for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (82 Fed. Reg. 4,825-4,837, January 17, 2017) Final regulations on clean water rule: Definition of Waters of the United States (80 Fed. Reg. 37,054-37,127, June 29, 2015) Proposed rules on financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA 108(b) for classes of facilities in the Hardrock mining industry (82 Fed. Reg. 3,388-3,512, January 11, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; environment and energy policy; implementation and potential reform of the Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel
H.R. 2997, 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act S. 1229, Move America Act of 2017 S. 1405, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S. 722, Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2017 Nomination of members of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines; implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) including implementation work with U.S. Customs and the U.S. Trade Representative; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-U.K. trade and investment relations and Brexit; Ukraine related sanctions; potential reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; agricultural trade and regulatory issues; Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window; trade policy
H.R. 308/S. 47, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act H.R. 631/S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 1670, Infrastructure 2.0 Act Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rules on deemed distributions under section 305(c) of stock and rights to acquire stock (81 Fed. Reg. 21,795-21,808, April 13, 2016) Proposed rules on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes; restrictions on liquidation of an interest (81 Fed. Reg. 51,413-51,425, August 4, 2016) Final regulations on treatment of certain Interests in corporations as stock or indebtedness (81 Fed. Reg. 72,858-72,984, October 21, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; pension reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; border adjustment tax; value added tax; Executive Order 13789, Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care
H.R. 114, Social Media Screening for Terrorists Act of 2017 H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 1941, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 2004, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 2388, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2017 H.R. 2407, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Authorization Act H.R. 2461, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 504, APEC Business Travel Cards Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes S. 1040, State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-2B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; employment based immigrant visa numbers; family based immigrant visa numbers; employment verification; interior enforcement; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; trusted traveler programs; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements; tourism; global entry for India
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 33, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 74, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1096, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 1301, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 453, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 36/S.J. Res. 11, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" H.J. Res. 37/S. J. Res. 12, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation H.J. Res. 38/H.J. Res. 11/H.J. Res. 16/S.J. Res. 10, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 28, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act" S.J. Res. 21, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS Potential legislation similar to S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to S. 1607, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Regulatory Accountability Act Draft legislation titled Independent Regulatory Analysis Act Draft legislation titled Smarter Regulations Act Final regulations on accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs Under the Clean Air Act (82 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,705, January 13, 2017) Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436-44,698, July 27, 2015) Proposed rule to reissue and modify nationwide permits (81 Fed. Reg. 35,186-35,240, June 1, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Final regulations on protecting and promoting the open internet (80 Fed. Reg. 19,738-19,850, April 13, 2015) Proposed rules on financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA 108(b) for classes of facilities in the Hardrock mining industry (82 Fed. Reg. 3,388-3,512, January 11, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; implementation of Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511); environment and energy policy; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; potential amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); citizen suits recodifications; small business regulatory reform legislation; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182)
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 504, APEC Business Travel Cards Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-2B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; E-Verify Program; increased use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; employment based immigrant visa numbers; family based immigrant visa numbers; employment verification; interior enforcement; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel and trusted traveler programs; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 1443/S. 385, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act H.J. Res. 41, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers" Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; Clean Power Plan; energy security; potential amendment to House budget bill regarding energy savings performance contracts; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency; conflict mineral disclosures
H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 247/S. 28, Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017 H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1280, Health Savings Account Act H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act Proposed regulations on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; market stabilization (82 Fed. Reg. 10,980-10,998, February 17, 2017) Proposed regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301) Proposed regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Proposed regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301) Proposed regulation on HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017 (80 Fed. Reg. 75,488-75,588, December 2, 2015) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 144, 146, 147 et al.) IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015) Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2018 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates, Part C and Part D Payment Policies and 2018 Call Letter Various issues relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, 'A Better Way to Fix Health Care'; association health plans
H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 37/S.J. Res. 12, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation H.J. Res. 66/S.J. Res. 32, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees H.J. Res. 67/S.J. Res. 33, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees H.J. Res. 83/S.J. Res. 27, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness" Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Nomination of Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Department of Labor DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Final guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (81 Fed. Reg. 58,654-58,768, August 25, 2016) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by state political subdivisions for non-governmental employees (81 Fed. Reg. 59,581-59,592, August 30, 2016) Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg. 34,869-34,871, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006-72,014, November 18, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728-4,741, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383-28,386, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196-67,197, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding standards improvement project-phase IV (81 Fed. Reg. 68,504-68,685, October 4, 2016) Final rule establishing a minimum wage for contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 60,634-60,733, October 7, 2014) Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286-16,890, March 25, 2016) as corrected (81 Fed. Reg. 60,272-60,274, September 1, 2016) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Final rule federal acquisition regulation; fair pay and safe workplaces (81 Fed. Reg. 58,562-58,651, August 25, 2016) Final rule establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 67,598-67,724, September 30, 2016) Final rule on clarification of employer's continuing obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury and illness (81 Fed. Reg. 91,792-91,810, December 19, 2016) Final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium (82 Fed. Reg. 2,470-2,757, January 9, 2017) Notice of agency information collection activities; notice of submission for OMB review, final comment request: revision of the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 45,479-45,497, July 14, 2016) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, including provisions relating to paycheck transparency; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; paid leave; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; open multiple employer plans (MEPs)
H.R. 904, Buy American Improvement Act of 2017 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act of 2015 H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 248, American Job Protection Act H.R. 879, Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act H.R. 928, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 1189/S. 620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1196, Health Savings Act of 2015 H.R. 1270/S. 709, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015 H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015 H.R. 2911, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act H.R. 4469/S.2499, Health Savings Act of 2016 H.R. 5445, Health Care Security Act of 2016 H.R. 5447/S.3060, Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016 S. 30, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2015 S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 183, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 305, American Job Protection Act S. 1099, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act S. 1697, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act S. 1996, Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015 S. 2045, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301) Proposed Rule on HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017 (80 Fed. Reg. 75,488-75,588, December 2, 2015) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 144, 146, 147 et al.) Proposed rule on Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities (80 Fed. Reg. 54,172-54,221, September 8, 2015) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pt. 92) Proposed rule on Expatriate Health Plans, Expatriate Health Plan Issuers, and Qualified Expatriates; Excepted Benefits; Lifetime and Annual Limits; and Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance (81 Fed. Reg. 38,020-38,048, June 10, 2016) IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings accounts (HSAs), health reimbursement accounts (HRAs), and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, 'A Better Way to Fix Health Care'
H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1644, Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining (STREAM) Act H.R. 1667/S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2098/S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4557, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016 H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 5668, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 S. 168, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1140, Federal Water Quality Protection Act S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 S. 2446, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016 H.J. Res. 72/S.J. Res. 24, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units Draft legislation on reforming the Endangered Species Act, particularly state review of potential species listings and critical habitat designations Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Final regulations on stream protection rule (81 Fed. Reg. 93,066-93,445, December 20, 2016) Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436, July 27, 2015) Proposed regulations on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,234-75,411, December 17, 2014) Final regulations on clean water rule: Definition of Waters of the United States (80 Fed. Reg. 37,054-37,127, June 29, 2015) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and United States Geological Survey (USGS) draft technical report: Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration (81 Fed. Reg. 10,620, March 1, 2016) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notice Draft Ecological Risk Assessment: Atrazine (81 Fed.Reg. 36,301, June 6, 2016) Proposed rule to reissue and modify nationwide permits (81 Fed. Reg. 35,186-35,240, June 1, 2016) Proposed rules on National Pollutant Discharge System (NPDES): applications and program updates (81 Fed. Reg. 31,344-31,374, May 18, 2016) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); EPAs regulation of greenhouse gases; regional haze; role of economy wide modeling in the U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations; EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; environment and energy policy; implementation and potential reform of the Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217); risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (P.L. 88-206); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; compensatory mitigation; proposed revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service mitigation policy; EPAs stream buffer rule; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act (P.L. 96-510) section 108(b) rulemaking; EPA proposed atrazine risk assessment
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3459/S. 2015, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5325, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5813, Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act H.R. 5926/S.3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 6094, Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Final guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (81 Fed. Reg. 58,654, August 25, 2016) Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015) Proposed regulations establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 9,592, February 25, 2016) Proposed regulations on annual reporting and disclosure (81 Fed. Reg. 47,496, July 21, 2016) Final rule establishing a minimum wage for contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 60,634, October 7, 2014) Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286, March 25, 2016) Final rule Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624, May 12, 2016 Final rule definition of the Term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391, May 23, 2016) Final rule federal acquisition regulation; fair pay and safe workplaces (81 Fed. Reg. 58,562, August 25, 2016) Final rule establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 67,598, September 30, 2016) Proposed revision of the employer information report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113, February 1, 2016) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
H.R. 636, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 980/S. 373, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3038, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 5303/S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
H.R. 158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 213, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015 H.R. 399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 H.R. 962/S. 181, Startup Act H.R. 1147, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1148, Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act H.R. 1153, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1401/S. 2091, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015 H.R. 2758, To make permanent the returning worker exception to the annual numerical limitation on nonimmigrant visas issued under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes H.R. 3370, Entrepreneurial Businesses Creating Jobs Act of 2015 H.R. 3918, Strengthen Employment and Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 4403, Enhancing Overseas Traveler Vetting Act H.R. 4530, EB-5 Integrity Act of 2016 H.R. 4598, American Jobs First Act of 2016 H.R. 4609, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 5203, Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016 H.R. 5253, Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act H.R. 5325, Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act including provisions relating to the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 2017 H.R. 5801, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 5992, American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2016 S. 153, I-Squared Act of 2015 S. 208, Secure the Border First Act of 2015 S. 1501, American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2015 S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act S. 2122, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 2225, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2015 S. 2266, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2015 S. 2337, Visa Waiver Program Security Enhancement Act S. 2362, Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 S. 2365, Protecting American Jobs Act S. 2394, American Jobs First Act of 2015 S. 2415, EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; E-B5 Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3055/S. 1389, Cuba Digital and Telecommunications Advancement (Cuba DATA) Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 3586, Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 3687, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 4219/S. 3413, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4923/S. 2794, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to Cuba and House Amendments 1262 and 1263 H.R. 5711, To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from authorizing certain transactions by a U.S. financial institution in connection with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran H.R. 5715, No Ex-Im Assistance for Terrorism Act H.R. 5729, To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from issuing certain licenses in connection with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran, to require annual reports by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Export-Import Bank on financing issues related to the sale or lease of such a commercial passenger aircraft or spare parts for such an aircraft, and for other purposes S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 1049, Agricultural Export Expansion Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 S. 2612, Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 5053, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act H.R. 5745, Putting Main Street FIRST: Finishing Irresponsible Reckless Speculative Trading Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 2809, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve taxpayers' rights to administrative appeal of deficiency determinations, and for other purposes Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rules on the treatment of certain interests in corporations as stock or indebtedness (81 Fed. Reg. 20,912, April 8, 2016) Proposed rules on deemed distributions under section 305(c) of stock and rights to acquire stock (81 Fed. Reg. 21,795, April 13, 2016) Proposed rules on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes; restrictions on liquidation of an interest ( 81 Fed. Reg. 51,413, August 4, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; pension reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; House Republican tax reform blueprint
H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act of 2015 H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 248, American Job Protection Act H.R. 879, Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act H.R. 928, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 1189/S. 620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1196, Health Savings Act of 2015 H.R. 1270/S. 709, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015 H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015 H.R. 2911, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act H.R. 4469/S.2499, Health Savings Act of 2016 H.R. 5445, Health Care Security Act of 2016 H.R. 5447/S.3060, Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016 S. 30, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2015 S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 183, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 305, American Job Protection Act S. 1697, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act S. 1996, Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015 S. 2045, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Proposed Rule on HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017, (80 Fed. Reg. 75,488-75,588, December 2, 2015) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 144, 146, 147 et al.) Proposed rule on Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities (80 Fed. Reg. 54,172-54,221, September 8, 2015) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pt. 92) Proposed rule on Expatriate Health Plans, Expatriate Health Plan Issuers, and Qualified Expatriates; Excepted Benefits; Lifetime and Annual Limits; and Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance (81 Fed. Reg. 38,020-38,048, June 10, 2016) IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings accounts (HSAs), health reimbursement accounts (HRAs), and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, 'A Better Way to Fix Health Care'
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2015 H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 5053/S. 3057, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 2809, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve taxpayers' rights to administrative appeal of deficiency determinations, and for other purposes Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rule on the treatment of certain interests in corporations as stock or indebtedness (81 Fed. Reg. 20,912, April 8, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including the R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 4685 and Senate Amendment 4690 H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3459/S. 2015/ S. 2686, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5325, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 2693, EEOC Reform Act S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.J. Res. 87, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act" H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" H.J. Res. 95, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice S.J. Res. 34, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees S.J. Res. 35, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act" DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (80 Fed. Reg. 38,516, July 6, 2015) Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Proposed guidance for Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,574, May 28, 2015) Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulation (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015) Proposed regulations establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 9,592, February 25, 2016) Final rule defining EAP overtime exemptions under FLSA (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391, May 23, 2016) Final rule definition of the Term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946,April 8, 2016) Proposed revision of the employer information report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113, February 1, 2016) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 H.R. 1644, Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining (STREAM) Act H.R. 1667/S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 3801 and Senate Amendment 3811 H.R. 2098/S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 4557, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016 H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 S. 168, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1140, Federal Water Quality Protection Act S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 S. 2446, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016 Draft legislation on reforming the Endangered Species Act, particularly state review of potential species listings and critical habitat designations Draft legislation titled Access and Transparency for New Energy Act Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436, July 27, 2015) Proposed rule to reissue and modify nationwide permits (80 Fed. Reg. 35,186-35,240, June 1, 2016) Proposed rules on National Pollutant Discharge System (NPDES): applications and program updates (81 Fed. Reg. 31,344-31,374, May 18, 2016) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; permit streamlining provisions of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94, Title 41); EPAs regulation of greenhouse gases; regional haze; role of economy wide modeling in the U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations; EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; environment and energy policy; Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217); risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (P.L. 88-206); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; support for testimony regarding the Clean Power Plan, new ozone standards, and the Waters of the United States Rule; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; compensatory mitigation; proposed revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service mitigation policy; EPAs stream buffer rule; EPA-USGS technical report titled Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 3586, Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 4219, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4923/S. 2794, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to Cuba and Iran S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 S. 2612, Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, including legislation to implement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
H.R. 2577/S. 2806, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 4974, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5325/S. 2955, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 Fiscal Year 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; fiscal year 2017 budget; budget policy; overall spending, tax levels, deficits and debt; Small Business Administration funding; funding levels for SBDCs, SCORE, and Capital Access Programs for FY2015 and FY2016; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, Office of Financial Research, Department of Labor, and Department of Treasury; sugar reform
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 22, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185/S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R.585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 H.R. 1644, Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining (STREAM) Act H.R. 1667/S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2098/S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 4557, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016 H.R. 4715/S. 2659, Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports (RPM) Act of 2016 S. 168, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1140, Federal Water Quality Protection Act S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 S. 2446, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016 H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 22, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act H.J. Res. 71/S.J. Res. 23, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units H.J. Res. 72/S.J. Res. 24, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units Draft legislation on reforming the Endangered Species Act, particularly state review of potential species listings and critical habitat designations Draft legislation titled Access and Transparency for New Energy Act Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436, July 27, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; EPAs regulation of greenhouse gases; regional haze; role of economy wide modeling in the U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations; EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; environment and energy policy; Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; FOIA requests for citizen suits; support for testimony regarding the Clean Power Plan, new ozone standards, and the Waters of the United States Rule; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; G-7 circular economy summit planning; compensatory mitigation; proposed revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service mitigation policy; EPAs stream buffer rule; EPAs guidelines for human exposure assessment; EPA-USGS technical report titled Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration; collection of citizen science and crowdsourcing information for regulatory purposes; Waters of the United States definition rule issued by the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
H.R 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER) Act of 2015 H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3459/S. 2686/S. 2015, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act Fiscal Year 2017, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (80 Fed. Reg. 38,516, July 6, 2015) Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed guidance for Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,574, May 28, 2015) Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulation (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) and correction (76 Fed Reg. 37,292, June 27, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015) Proposed regulations establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 9,592, February 25, 2016) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3038, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 3819, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1611, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, including provisions relating to Title VIII, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; expanding public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, including provisions relating to House Amendment 813, prohibiting Export-Import Bank assistance to state-sponsors of terrorism H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 597, Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1031/S. 824, Promoting U.S. Jobs through Exports Act of 2015 H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1986, to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States H.R. 1890/S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act, including provisions relating to Title 1, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) grants H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 3611/S. 819, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 4219, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 H.Res. 450, Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 597) to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S.-European Union Energy Relations; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); trade embargo with Cuba; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; trade, regulatory and bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform
H.R. 5, Student Success Act H.R. 10, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization (SOAR) Reauthorization Act H.R. 2518 / S. 1195, Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2015 H.R. 3157, Student Privacy Protection Act S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 S. 1788, Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure (SAFE KIDS) Act Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10); implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; early childhood education
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act H.R. 647, Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All Americans (ABLE) Act H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2716 /S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act S. 1298, To provide nationally consistent measures of performance of the Nation's ports, and for other purposes S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act S. 1732, Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 863 H.J.Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 Preserving Americas Highways and Transit (PATH) Act (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4848, Repeal and Rebuild Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5021, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 1957, Partnership to Build America Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 2094, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (113th Congress) Proposed regulation on greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency standards for medium and heavy-duty engines and vehicles - phase 2 (80 Fed. Reg. 53,756, September 8, 2015) Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act (P.L. 112-95); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; expanding public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; Federal preemption of state meal and rest brake laws (F4A)
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S.33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 702, To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1672, Commercial Driver Act S. 1933, Electrify Africa Act of 2015 S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Proposed regulations on energy conservation standards for ceiling fan light kits (80 Fed. Reg. 48,624, August 13, 2015) Proposed regulations on energy conservation standards for refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machines (80 Fed. Reg. 50,462, August 19, 2015) Proposed regulations on energy conservation standards for battery chargers (80 Fed. Reg. 52,850, September 1, 2015) Final rule on energy conservation standards and test procedures for commercial heating, air-conditioning and water-heating equipment (80 Fed. Reg. 42,614, July 17, 2015) Final rule on energy conservation standards for packaged terminal air conditioners and packaged terminal heat pumps (80 Fed. Reg. 43,162, July 21, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; multi-title energy legislation addressing modernizing and protecting infrastructure, workforce, energy security and diplomacy, and energy efficiency and accountability; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; potential amendment to Senate appropriations legislation regarding infrastructure permitting reform; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 597, Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S.299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1031/S. 824, Promoting U.S. Jobs through Exports Act of 2015 H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1986, to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States H.R. 1890/S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act, including provisions relating to Title 1, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2745, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 3611/S. 819, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Act Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S.-European Union Energy Relations; U.S. Customs and Border Protection Trade Transformation Agenda; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) trade facilitation agreement; World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); lifting the trade embargo with Cuba; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), including the ability of South Africa to receive benefits under it; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 597, Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664 / S.299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1031 / S. 824, Promoting U.S. Jobs through Exports Act of 2015 H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1986, to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States H.R. 1890/S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act, including provisions relating to Title 1, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 819, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 1518, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2015, including provisions relating to the Federal Trade Commission definition for labeling Made in the U.S.A. Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Act Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S. Customs and Border Protection Trade Transformation Agenda; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) trade facilitation agreement; World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; lifting the trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition
H.R. 413, Partnership to Build America Act of 2015 H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 980/S. 373, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act H.R. 1393, Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2015 H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2353, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2716, Transportation Empowerment Act S. 1298, To provide nationally consistent measures of performance of the Nation's ports, and for other purposes S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 863 Preserving Americas Highways and Transit (PATH) Act (discussion draft) Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act (P.L. 112-95); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund including the gas tax; expanding public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls
H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 H.R. 2048/S. 1123, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act of 2015 H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) funding and cyber framework S. 456, Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015 S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 S. 1035, To extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and for other purposes S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 S. 1357, To extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 until July 31, 2015, and for other purposes Fiscal Year 2016 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Draft legislation titled Federal Government Insider Data Breach Prevention Act Draft legislation titled Enhanced Integrated National Sensors for Threats, Exploits, and Intrusions on our Networks (EINSTEIN) Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Cyber Supply Chain Transparency and Remediation Act of 2015 Stakeholder Engagement on Cybersecurity in the Digital Ecosystem (80 Fed. Reg. 14,360-14,363, March 19, 2015) Proposed Regulation on intrusion and surveillance items (80 Fed. Reg. 28,853-28,863, May 20, 2015) General Services Administration (GSA) request for information, Joint Working Group on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience Through Acquisition (78 Fed. Reg. 27,966-27,968, May 13, 2013) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency request for information regarding potential revisions to the Risk Management Program (RMP) of the Clean Air Act (79 Fed. Reg. 44,603-44,633, July 31, 2014) Various issues relating to implementation of Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-254); implementation of National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-282); implementation of Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-274); National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) draft NISTIR 8062, Privacy Risk Management for Federal Information Systems; White House cybersecurity legislative proposal; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, issues relating to framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and the accompanying voluntary program; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) program; encryption technology policy
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 234, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 597, Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 664 / S.299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1031 / S. 824, Promoting U.S. Jobs through Exports Act of 2015 S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 819, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Draft legislation titled Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Act Draft legislation titled Homeland Security, Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 2149, Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4763, Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act of 2013 Potential Legislation similar to S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Trade Transformation Agenda; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to individual countries; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum; IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; embargo on Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition
H.R. 1007, Get Reinvesting in Opportunities for Workers (GROW) American Jobs Act H.R. 1393, Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2015 S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 863 Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Preserving Americas Highways and Transit (PATH) Act (discussion draft) Potential legislation titled Invest in Transportation Act of 2015, including provisions relating to repatriation Potential legislation similar to H.R. 647, Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to H.R.3486, Transportation Empowerment Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4848, Repeal and Rebuild Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5021, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 1702, Transportation Empowerment Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1716, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1957, Partnership to Build America Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 2094, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act (P.L. 112-95); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the Highway Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-159); reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; expanding public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls
H.R. 158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 229, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 240, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 H.R. 664 / S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 878, United States Customs and Border Protection Authorization Act H.R. 1401, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015 S. 208, Secure the Border First Act of 2015 S. 542, Counterterrorism Border Security Enhancement Act Various issues relating to visa waiver program
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 242, Legal Agricultural Workforce Act H.R. 300 / S. 266, Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013 H.R. 459, STEM Visa Act of 2013 H.R. 478, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 502, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 519, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 H.R. 547, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013 H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 633 / S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2013 H.R. 692, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 H.R. 707, Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 938, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 H.R. 1108 / S. 178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1227, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1773, Agricultural Guestworker Act H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act H.R. 2278, Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement (SAFE) Act H.R. 2752, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude seasonal workers from the applicable large employer determination for purposes of employer shared responsibility regarding health coverage H.R. 2765, Save Our Seasons Act of 2013 H.R. 2872, Border Enforcement, Security, and Technology (BEST) Act of 2013 H.R. 3141, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 H.R. 4178, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2014 H.R. 4238, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for requirements for employers of H-2B nonimmigrants, and for other purposes H.R. 4303, Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight, and Community Engagement Act of 2014 H.R. 4450, Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4586, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2014 H.R. 5137, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5272, To prohibit certain actions with respect to deferred action for aliens not lawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes S. 1, Immigration Reform that Works for America's Future Act S. 169, Immigration Innovation (I-Squared) Act of 2013 S. 189, Startup Visa Act of 2013 S. 202, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 292, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act S. 296, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 S. 300, A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 303, STEM Jobs Act of 2013 S. 462, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 S. 478, A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review S. 518, H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act S. 600, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 S. 703, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 1812, Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013 Final Regulation on Exchange Visitor Program-General Provisions, including provisions relating to audit provisions and compliance cost (79 Fed. Reg. 60,293-60,317, October 6, 2014) (to be codified at 22 C.F.R. pt. 62) Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 H.R. 4763, Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4950, Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 H. Res. 76, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the European Union should pursue a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership H. J. Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015, including provisions relating to Export-Import Bank reauthorization Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 2149, Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, including Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Free Trade Agreements with the European Union; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S. - Argentina economic relations; U.S. - Bangladesh economic relations; U.S. - Brazil economic relations; U.S. - China economic relations; U.S. - Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S. - Japan economic relations; U.S. - Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S. - Korea economic relations; U.S. - Mexico economic relations; U.S. - Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; embargo on Cuba; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Export-Import Bank of the United States; international affairs budget; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance; plain packaging; sugar program reform
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office