M VINSON

Discussions with Food & Drug Administration regarding food safety issues, general; Discussions with Centers for Disease Control and Food & Drug Administration regarding norovirus prevention in foodservice settings. Requesting inclusion of language in FY25 Agriculture Appropriations bill to require FDA to work collaboratively with industry to address concerns with FMSA 204 traceability rule, including the addition of pilot programs with industry segments in the food supply chain. Requesting extension of public comment period on FDA Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and Prepared Foods (Edition 2): Guidance for Industry. Discussions with sponsor of Alpha-gal Allergen Inclusion Act. Seeking support for H.R. 7563, the Food Traceability Enhancement Act.

Ocean Shipping Reform Act implementation; H.R. 1836 - Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act of 2023 - support passage; Transportation related issues - freight policy, truck productivity, infrastructure funding, supply chain theft; Port related issues - Port congestion, detention/demurrage, rail storage fee issues; Supply chain disruptions - impact of Red Sea disruption - retail impact; H.R. 3408; the DRIVE Safe Integrity Act - seeking support for; East Coast/Gulf Coast port labor negotiations - impact of disruption and port strike on retail; RECHARGE Act, S. 4989, to allow EV charging at Interstate rest areas -- oppose passage; Safeguarding our Supply Chains Act, H.R. 8834 - support the bill

Ocean Shipping Reform Act implementation; Transportation related issues - freight policy, truck productivity, infrastructure funding; Port related issues - Port congestion, detention/demurrage, support for FMC Interpretive Rule on Detention and Demurrage; H.R. 3408; the DRIVE Safe Integrity Act - seeking support for; West Coast port labor negotiations - impact of disruption on retail; Railroad labor negotiations - impact of disruption on retail; HJRes 100 - support passage

Update House and Senate on interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; privacy, data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data, including H.R. 1165, the Data Privacy Act; discussed views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; Seeking support from House and Senate for passage of CARES Act; support for efforts to extend the Covered Business Method (CBM) review program at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) which expired September 15; support for Trade Credit Insurance S. 1838, Credit Card Competition Act H.R. 3881, Credit Card Competition Act

Comments on discussion draft legislation on a federal beverage container recycling and redemption program.

Urging Department of Energy to work with states to develop and improve wholesale electricity markets to reduce energy costs for consumers.

Urging Department of Energy to work with states to develop and improve wholesale electricity markets to reduce energy costs for consumers.

Issues relating to the Renewable Fuel Standard; concerns with RFS renewable biodiesel renewable volume obligation contributing to soybean oil shortage.

Discussions with Food & Drug Administration regarding food safety issues, general; Discussions with Centers for Disease Control and Food & Drug Administration regarding norovirus prevention in foodservice settings.

Opposition to the Sustaining Americas Fisheries for the Future Act of 2021, H.R. 4690.

Discussions with Food & Drug Administration regarding food safety issues, general; Discussions with Centers for Disease Control and Food & Drug Administration regarding norovirus prevention in foodservice settings

Issues relating to the Renewable Fuel Standard; concerns with RFS renewable biodiesel renewable volume obligation contributing to soybean oil shortage.

Support for federal leadership in upgrading and modernizing State and municipal recycling infrastructures; Discussions about provisions of possible legislation on beverage container recycling requirements

Issues relating to the Renewable Fuel Standard; concerns with RFS renewable biodiesel renewable volume obligation contributing to soybean oil shortage.

Specific lobbying issues Transportation related issues - freight policy, truck productivity, infrastructure funding Port related issues - Port congestion, detention/demurrage, support for FMC Interpretive Rule on Detention and Demurrage Retail views on infrastructure funding and needs H.R. 1374; S.569; the DRIVE-Safe Act - seeking support for Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act; Discussion of retail view on proposed pilot program to allow persons ages 18, 19 an 20 to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce, docket number FMCSA-2018-0346 Oppose Sections 1118 and 1211 of the INVEST in America Act that would allow electric vehicle (EV) charging on the Interstate right-of-way and at Interstate highway rest areas Opposing tolling on Interstate highways

Discussions with Food & Drug Administration regarding food safety issues, general Discussions with Centers for Disease Control and Food & Drug Administration regarding norovirus prevention in foodservice settings Comments on USDA Docket No. AMS-TM-21-0034: Supply Chains for the Production of Agricultural Commodities and Food Products.

Issues relating to the Renewable Fuel Standard; Discussions with House and Senate regarding changes to Renewable Fuel Standard

Transportation related issues - freight policy, truck productivity, infrastructure funding Port related issues - Port congestion, detention/demurrage, support for FMC Interpretive Rule on Detention and Demurrage Retail views on infrastructure funding and needs H.R. 1374; S.569; the DRIVE-Safe Act - seeking support for Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act; Discussion of retail view on proposed pilot program to allow persons ages 18, 19 an 20 to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce, docket number FMCSA-2018-0346

Oppose corporate tax rate increases; Oppose cutback in NOL carryback (H.R. 696; S. 147); support Healthy Workplace Tax Credit (HR 1944, S 537); support Remote and Mobile Workforce Relief Act ; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax (H.R. 25);

Support for the SERVE and CARRY Act (S. 4061)

Issues relating to the Renewable Fuel Standard; Discussions with House and Senate regarding changes to Renewable Fuel Standard

Seeking support from House and Senate for passage of CARES Act

Letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) supporting reform of competitive wholesale electricity markets, and raising concerns with agency proposals on RTO's and ISO's.

Issues relating to the Renewable Fuel Standard; Discussions with House and Senate regarding changes to Renewable Fuel Standard

Discussion with USDA regarding food supply chain issues and challenges during COVID-19 pandemic; Letter to USDA Secretary re flexibility in application of Restaurant Meals Program under Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program during COVID-19 pandemic; Letter to House and Senate regarding waivers for hot prepared food under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during COVID-19 pandemic; Discussion with USDA regarding various state waivers under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Transportation related issues - freight policy, truck productivity, infrastructure funding Port related issues - detention/demurrage, support for FMC Interpretive Rule on Detention and Demurrage Retail views on infrastructure funding and needs H.R. 1374; S.569; the DRIVE-Safe Act - seeking support for Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act

Discussions with Food & Drug Administration regarding food safety issues

Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data, discussed views of Retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; Seeking support from House and Senate for passage of CARES Act

Families First Coronavirus Response Act, paid leave and tax credit provisions; CARES Act, small business loan, tax, and paid leave provisions.

Support for the SERVE and CARRY Act (S. 4061)

CARES Act, small business loan, tax, and paid leave provisions; Paycheck Protection Program

Discussions with Food & Drug Administration regarding food safety issues

Issues relating to the Renewable Fuel Standard; Discussions with House and Senate regarding changes to Renewable Fuel Standard

Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data, discussed views of Retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; Seeking support from House and Senate for passage of CARES Act

H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act, oppose S.365 - Trade Security Act of 2019, support S.287/H.R. 940 - Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019, support S. 577/H.R. 1452 - Import Tax Relief Act of 2019, support H.R. 6210, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, opposH.R. 6270, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act, oppose Support renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences H.R.991 - Extension of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, support Executive Order 13942, Addressing the Threat Posed by TikTok, express retail views on impact of the proposed ban Executive Order 13943, Addressing the Threat Posed by WeChat, express views on the impact of the proposed ban Support efforts to modernize the Generalized System of Preferences to include products currently excluded from benefits Support a fix to allow for Section 321 DeMinimis entries from Foreign Trade Zones Communicate retail views on the importance of international trade and the global value chain Oppose China 301 tariffs Oppose steel/aluminum 232 tariffs Support tariff relief for coronavirus economic stimulus. Support changes to allow duty drawback for charitable donations Counterfeit Goods Communicate retail views on the issue of forced labor in the supply chain

Support NOL carryback; Employee Retention Credit (HR 6776); Healthy Workplace Tax Credit (HR 7615, S 4214); Safe Reopening Tax Credit (HR 7222); Charitable Donations of Inventory; Remote and Mobile Workforce Relief Act (S 3995); Support Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) S 978, HR 2213, S 4318; Efairness legislation - oppose HR5515, S 128; ; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax (H.R. 25); Oppose corporate tax rate increases.

Discussions with Food & Drug Administration regarding food safety issues

Seeking support from House and Senate for passage of CARES Act

Letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) supporting reform of competitive wholesale electricity markets, and raising concerns with agency proposals on RTO's and ISO's.

H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act, oppose S.365 - Trade Security Act of 2019, support S.287/H.R. 940 - Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019, support S. 577/H.R. 1452 - Import Tax Relief Act of 2019 Support efforts to modernize the Generalized System of Preferences to include products currently excluded from benefits Support a fix to allow for Section 321 DeMinimis entries from Foreign Trade Zones Communicate retail views on the importance of international trade and the global value chain Oppose China 301 tariffs Oppose steel/aluminum 232 tariffs Support tariff relief for coronavirus economic stimulus. Counterfeit Goods Communicate retail views on the issue of forced labor in the supply chain

Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data, discussed views of Retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; Seeking support from House and Senate for passage of CARES Act

Discussion with USDA regarding food supply chain issues and challenges during COVID-19 pandemic; Letter to USDA Secretary re flexibility in application of Restaurant Meals Program under Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program during COVID-19 pandemic; Letter to House and Senate regarding waivers for hot prepared food under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during COVID-19 pandemic; Discussion with USDA regarding various state waivers under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; support for the SERVE and CARRY Act (S. 4061), all provisions.

Discussions with Food & Drug Administration regarding food safety issues

CARES Act, small business loan, tax, and paid leave provisions; Paycheck Protection Program

Transportation related issues - freight policy, truck productivity, infrastructure funding Port related issues - detention/demurrage, support for FMC Interpretive Rule on Detention and Demurrage Retail views on infrastructure funding and needs H.R. 1374; S.569; the DRIVE-Safe Act - seeking support for Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act

Families First Coronavirus Response Act, paid leave and tax credit provisions; CARES Act, small business loan, tax, and paid leave provisions.

Issues relating to the Renewable Fuel Standard; Discussions with House and Senate regarding changes to Renewable Fuel Standard

Discussion with USDA regarding food supply chain issues and challenges during COVID-19 pandemic; Letter to USDA Secretary re flexibility in application of Restaurant Meals Program under Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program during COVID-19 pandemic; Letter to House and Senate regarding waivers for hot prepared food under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during COVID-19 pandemic; Discussion with USDA regarding various state waivers under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Seeking support from House and Senate for passage of CARES Act

Support the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (H.R. 5430/S. 3052) H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act, oppose S.365 - Trade Security Act of 2019, support S.287/H.R. 940 - Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019, support S. 577/H.R. 1452 - Import Tax Relief Act of 2019 Support efforts to modernize the Generalized System of Preferences to include products currently excluded from benefits Support a fix to allow for Section 321 DeMinimis entries from Foreign Trade Zones Communicate retail views on the importance of international trade and the global value chain Oppose China 301 tariffs Oppose steel/aluminum 232 tariffs Support tariff relief for coronavirus economic stimulus. Counterfeit Goods Communicate retail views on the issue of forced labor in the supply chain

Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data, discussed views of Retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; Seeking support from House and Senate for passage of CARES Act

Letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) supporting reform of competitive wholesale electricity markets, and raising concerns with agency proposals on RTO's and ISO's.

Efairness legislation, oppose HR1983; S.128, oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax (H.R. 25); Support Technical corrections to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - QIP (support H.R. 1869 and S.803) and NOL (H.R. 3587 and S.1996). Oppose corporate tax rate increases. Support extension of WOTC (H.R. 2213 and S.978).

Transportation related issues - freight policy, truck productivity, infrastructure funding Port related issues - detention/demurrage Retail views on infrastructure funding and needs H.R. 1374; S.569; the DRIVE-Safe Act - seeking support for Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act

NLRB Specialty Healthcare decision; NLRB Representation Rule; paid leave issues generally; Fair Labor Standards Act generally; NLRB Joint Employment Standard; Dept of Labor Changes to Overtime Rules; HR 1443, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act; Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); Workforce Development Issues, Generally; Re-entry Issues, Generally; H.R. 1423/S.610, FAIR Act; Minimum Wage (HR 582, S.150), Raise the Wage Act; DOL Joint Employer Standard; Scheduling Issues, Generally; HR.2474 / S.1306 PRO Act; FAMILY Act; Restoring Justice for Workers Act; EEO-1 form; DOL Proposed Rule on Regular Rate; Arbitration Issues, Generally; Independent Contractor Classification

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals; Generally; H-1B Visa Program

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals; Generally; H-1B Visa Program; Dream Act; H.R.6 American Dream and Promise Act

Efairness legislation, oppose HR1983; S.128, oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax (H.R. 25); Support Technical corrections to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - QIP (support H.R. 1869 and S.803) and NOL. Oppose corporate tax rate interests

Letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) supporting reform of competitive wholesale electricity markets.

NLRB Specialty Healthcare decision; NLRB Rule Representation; part-time scheduling generally; paid leave issues generally; Fair Labor Standards Act generally; NLRB Joint Employment Standard; Dept of Labor Changes to Overtime Rules; EEOC Wellness Regulations; HR 1443, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act; Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); Workplace Democracy Act; Workers Freedom to Negotiate Act. -Workforce Development Issues, Generally - Re-entry Issues, Generally -H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act -H.R. 1423/S.610, Fair Act -H.R. 5, Equality Act -Minimum Wage (HR 582, S.150), Raise the Wage Act -DOL Joint Employer Standard - Scheduling Issues, Generally - Workforce Democracy Act - Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act

Efairness legislation, oppose HR1983; S.128), oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax (H.R. 25); Support Technical corrections to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - QIP (support H.R. 1869 and S.803) and NOL. HR 1869, Amend internal revenue code of 1986 to restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property.

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Generally; H-1B Visa Program

S577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Ace, all provisions; HR1314, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; HR1315 RFS Reform Act, all provisions; sought sponsor for draft legislation to modify Renewable Fuel Standard. The GREENER Fuels Act (Growing Renewable Energy through Existing and New Environmentally Responsible Fuels Act)

Communicate retail views on the importance of international trade and the global value chain. Communicate views on a renegotiation and modernization of NAFTA; Support improvements to duty drawback, communicate retail views on trade remedy actions and the impact to downstream consumers. EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program implementation and annual review issues; S118, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017 - all provisions; oppose lifting of inclusion of shrimp and abalone fish from Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP), as provided for in 513 of S.1662 in FY 2018 appropriation. - Oppose Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs - Oppse Section 301 China Tariffs

Efairness legislation (support HR2193, oppose HR2887, support S976), tax reform, oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; Technical corrections to Tax Cuts and HR 7184, Jobs Act - QIP (support HR 88, The Retirement Saving and other Tax Relief Act of 2018) (Oppose S.3725).

Efairness legislation (support HR2193, oppose HR2887, support S976), tax reform, oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; Technical corrections to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Communicate retail views on the importance of international trade and the global value chain. Communicate views on a renegotiation and modernization of NAFTA; Support improvements to duty drawback, Support the Miscellaneous Trade Bill process; communicate retail views on trade remedy actions and the impact to downstream consumers. EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program implementation and annual review issues; S118, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017 - all provisions; oppose lifting of inclusion of shrimp and abalone fish from Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP), as provided for in 513 of S.1662 in FY 2018 appropriation, H.R. 4979 - to extend The Generalized System of Preferences and to make and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program - support the bill. H.R.4318 - Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2018 - in support - Oppose Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs - Oppse Section 301 China Tariffs

S577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Ace, all provisions; HR1314, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; HR1315 RFS Reform Act, all provisions; sought sponsor for draft legislation to modify Renewable Fuel Standard. The GREENER Fuels Act (Growing Renewable Energy through Existing and New Environmentally Responsible Fuels Act)

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Generally.

Efairness legislation (support HR2193, oppose HR2887, support S976), tax reform, oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; Technical corrections to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Communicate retail views on the importance of international trade and the global value chain. Communicate views on a renegotiation and modernization of NAFTA; Support improvements to duty drawback, Support the Miscellaneous Trade Bill process; communicate retail views on trade remedy actions and the impact to downstream consumers. EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program implementation and annual review issues; S118, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017 - all provisions; oppose lifting of inclusion of shrimp and abalone fish from Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP), as provided for in 513 of S.1662 in FY 2018 appropriation, H.R. 4979 - to extend The Generalized System of Preferences and to make and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program - support the bill. - Oppose Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs - Oppse Section 301 China Tariffs

Port related issues -- congestion, metrics, ocean carrier alliances, detention / demurrage. Transportation related issues -- freight policy, truck productivity, funding infrastructure. No Human Trafficking on our Roads (S.1532) - support The DRIVE-Safe Act (HR.5358), all provisions (Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy) House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation + Infrastructure -letter offering change to law to allow commercial activities at federal interstate highway right-of-way and rest stop areas. Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 3353, S1655) - Support the bill. Support improvements to truck productivity. Support Denham Amendment to clarify state meal and rest break requirements.

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Generally.

Communicate retail views on the importance of international trade and the global value chain. Communicate views on a renegotiation and modernization of NAFTA; Support improvements to duty drawback, Support the Miscellaneous Trade Bill process; communicate retail views on trade remedy actions and the impact to downstream consumers. EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program implementation and annual review issues; S118, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017 - all provisions; oppose lifting of inclusion of shrimp and abalone fish from Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP), as provided for in 513 of S.1662 in FY 2018 appropriation, H.R. 4979 - to extend The Generalized System of Preferences and to make and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program - support the bill. - Oppose Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs - Oppse Section 301 China Tariffs

Efairness legislation (support HR2193, oppose HR2887, support S976), tax reform, oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; Technical corrections to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

NLRB Specialty Healthcare decision; NLRB Rule on Representation; part-time scheduling generally; paid leave issues generally; Compensation equity issues generally; HR 2776/S.1350, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions; Fair Labor Standards Act generally; S.1217/HR2629, Representation Fairness Restoration Act, all provisions; NLRB Joint Employment Standard; Dept of Labor Changes to Overtime Rules; FY2018 Appropriations - NLRB. HR 3441, Save Local Business Act; Reforms to Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Sets; EEOC Wellness Regulations; HR4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act; HR4734/S.2203, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act; DOL Tip Regulations; Americans with Disabilities Act (ABA; S.2810/HR 5728 Workplace Democracy Act

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Generally.

S577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Ace, all provisions; HR1314, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Ace, all provisions; HR1315 RFS Reform Act, all provisions; sought sponsor for draft legislation to modify Renewable Fuel Standard. The GREENER Fuels Act (Growing Renewable Energy through Existing and New Environmentally Responsible Fuels Act)

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Generally.

Communicate retail views on the importance of international trade and the global value chain. Communicate views on a renegotiation and modernization of NAFTA; Support renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences, Support improvements to duty drawback, Support the Miscellaneous Trade Bill process; communicate retail views on trade remedy actions and the impact to downstream consumers. EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program implementation and annual review issues; S118, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017 - all provisions; oppose lifting of inclusion of shrimp and abalone fish from Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP), as provided for in 513 of S.1662 in FY 2018 appropriation, H.R. 4979 - to extend The Generalized System of Preferences and to make and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program - support the bill. - Oppose Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs - Oppse Section 301 China Tariffs

NLRB Specialty Healthcare decision; NLRB Rule on Representation; part-time scheduling generally; paid leave issues generally; Compensation equity issues generally; HR 2776/S.1350, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions; Fair Labor Standards Act generally; S.1217/HR2629, Representation Fairness Restoration Act, all provisions; NLRB Joint Employment Standard; Dept of Labor Changes to Overtime Rules; FY2018 Appropriations - NLRB. HR 3441, Save Local Business Act; Reforms to Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Sets; EEOC Wellness Regulations; HR4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act; HR4734/S.2203, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act; DOL Tip Regulations; Americans with Disabilities Act (ABA)

S577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Ace, all provisions; HR1314, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Ace, all provisions; HR1315 RFS Reform Act, all provisions; sought sponsor for draft legislation to modify Renewable Fuel Standard.

NLRB Specialty Healthcare decision; NLRB Rule on Representation; part-time scheduling generally; paid leave issues generally; OSHA Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses; Compensation equity issues generally; HR 2776/S.1350, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions; Fair Labor Standards Act generally; S.1217/HR2629, Representation Fairness Restoration Act, all provisions; NLRB Joint Employment Standard; Dept of Labor Changes to Overtime Rules; FY2018 Appropriations - NLRB. HR 3441, Save Local Business Act; Reforms to Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Sets; EEOC Wellness Regulations; HR4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act; HR4570/S.2203, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act; DOL Tip of Regulations

Affordable Care Act, all provisions; HR1628 - American Health Care Act, all provisions; HR1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act, all provisions; HR173/S58 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, all provisions; Better Care Reconciliation Act, all provisions. H.R. 246 Jobs and Premium Protection Act; S.1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act; S.1978 - Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act; H.R. 3956: STARS Act; S.1818 - Small Business Health Plans Act; HR 4616 - Cadillac Tax; Employer Mandate Delay; H.R.4620 - Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act; HR4618 - Over the Counter Drugs; HR4200/S.2052 - H.R. 4200: Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act; S. 1996/HR 2919 Commonsense Reporting Act; Cadillac Tax; ERISA; Alexander - Murray - Individual Market Stabilization; Sen. Pauls Association Health Plan Draft

S577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Ace, all provisions; HR1314, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Ace, all provisions; HR1315 RFS Reform Act, all provisions; sought sponsor for draft legislation to modify Renewable Fuel Standard.

S577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Ace, all provisions; HR1314, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Ace, all provisions; HR1315 RFS Reform Act, all provisions; sought sponsor for draft legislation to modify Renewable Fuel Standard.

Affordable Care Act, all provisions; HR1628 - American Health Care Act, all provisions; HR1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act, all provisions; HR173/S58 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, all provisions; Better Care Reconciliation Act, all provisions.

Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; pending revised Financial Choice Act, provisions to repeal Durbin amendment of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; anticipated Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.

Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self-regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues.

S577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Ace, all provisions; HR1314, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Ace, all provisions; HR1315 RFS Reform Act, all provisions;

Prior approval reform; Regulatory Accountability Act (no bill number), all provisions

Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; appropriations language pertaining to threshold EFTA amendment; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; H.R.5465 - To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes; Financial Choice Act (H.R. 5983), provisions to repeal Durbin amendment of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.

NLRB Rule on Representation; federal minimum wage issues generally; part-time scheduling generally; paid leave issues generally; OSHA Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses; S. 620/HR 1189, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs; Compensation equity issues generally; S. 875, Workplace Advancement Act, all provisions; HR. 1768/S. 933, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R. 1767, Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions; Fair Labor Standards Act generally; S. 801, Representation Fairness Restoration Act, all provisions; S.2015/H.R. 3459, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act, all provisions; NLRB Joint Employment Standard; Dept. of Labor Changes to Overtime Rules; Dept. of Labor "Persuader" rule, all provisions; EEOC revisions to EEO-1 report, all provisions; FY2017 Appropriations - overtime, NLRB, DOL persuader rule; S.2693 - EEOC Reform Act, all provisions; S.2707/H.R. 4773 - Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act, all provisions; H.R. 6094/S. 3462, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act, all provisions; H.R. 5813, Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act, all provisions; S. 3464, Overtime Reform and Review Act, all provisions; SJ Res 34/HJ Res 95, to disapprove of Dept. of Labor overtime rule.

S 577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 703, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 704, RFS Reform Act, all provisions; S.1584, Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; EPA Proposed RVO for 2017-2018; H.R.5180 - Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016, all provisions

Westmoreland Amendment to H.R. 5485 the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, prior approval reform; Regulatory Accountability Act (no bill number), all provisions

Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Health care reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; ACA reporting requirements; seasonal employee provisions; H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act; S. 30, Forty Hours is Full Time Act; S. 379, Small Business Tax Credit Accessibility Act; H.R. 928, Repeal the Health Insurance Tax, all provisions; H.R. 863, Simplfying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act, all provisions; H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act, all provisions; H.R. 2911, Small Business Health Care Relief Act, all provisions; S. 1099, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, all provisions; S. 1697, Small Business Health Care Relief Act, all provisions; S.1996, Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015, all provisions; S. 1809, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 1624/S. 1099, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, all provisions; S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015, all provisions; S.1415, Small Business Stability Act, all provisions; H.R. 1029, ACA Provisions; S. 1778, Telemedicine for Medicare Act; H.R. 5447/S. 3060, Small Business Health Care Relief Act, all provisions.

Westmoreland Amendment to H.R. 5485 the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, prior approval reform; Regulatory Accountability Act (no bill number), all provisions

Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111, Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.

Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Health care reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; ACA reporting requirements; seasonal employee provisions; H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act; S. 30, Forty Hours is Full Time Act; S. 379, Small Business Tax Credit Accessibility Act; H.R. 928, Repeal the Health Insurance Tax, all provisions; H.R. 863, Simplfying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act, all provisions; H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act, all provisions; H.R. 2911, Small Business Health Care Relief Act, all provisions; S. 1099, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, all provisions; S. 1697, Small Business Health Care Relief Act, all provisions; S.1996, Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015, all provisions; S. 1809, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 1624/S. 1099, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, all provisions; S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015, all provisions; S.1415, Small Business Stability Act, all provisions; H.R. 1029, ACA Provisions; S. 1778, Telemedicine for Medicare Act; H.R. 5447/S. 3060, Small Business Health Care Relief Act, all provisions.

S 577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 703, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 704, RFS Reform Act, all provisions; S.1584, Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; EPA Proposed RVO for 2017-2018; H.R.5180 - Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016, all provisions

S 577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 703, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 704, RFS Reform Act, all provisions; S.1584, Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; EPA Proposed RVO for 2017-2018; Renewable Fuel Standard hearing request to House Energy Committee;H.R.5180 - Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016, all provisions

Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Health care reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; ACA reporting requirements; seasonal employee provisions; H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act; S. 30, Forty Hours is Full Time Act; S. 379, Small Business Tax Credit Accessibility Act; H.R. 928, Repeal the Health Insurance Tax, all provisions; H.R. 863, Simplfying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act, all provisions; H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act, all provisions; H.R. 2911, Small Business Health Care Relief Act, all provisions; S. 1099, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, all provisions; S. 1697, Small Business Health Care Relief Act, all provisions; S.1996, Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015, all provisions; S. 1809, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 1624/S. 1099, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, all provisions; S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015, all provisions; S.1415, Small Business Stability Act, all provisions; H.R. 1029, ACA Provisions; S. 1778, Telemedicine for Medicare Act; H.R. 5447/S. 3060, Small Business Health Care Relief Act, all provisions.

S 577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 703, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 704, RFS Reform Act, all provisions; S.1584, Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; EPA Proposed RVO for 2017-2018; Renewable Fuel Standard hearing request to House Energy Committee;H.R.5180 - Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016, all provisions

NLRB Rule on Representation; federal minimum wage issues generally; part-time scheduling generally; OSHA Proposed Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses; S. 620/HR 1189, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs; HR 465, Working Families Flexibility Act; all provisions; Compensation equity issues generally; S. 875, Workplace Advancement Act, all provisions; HR. 1768/S. 933, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R. 1767, Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions; Fair Labor Standards Act generally; S. 801, Representation Fairness Restoration Act, all provisions; S.2015/H.R. 3459, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act, all provisions; NLRB Joint Employment Standard; Dept. of Labor Changes to Overtime Rules; Dept. of Labor "Persuader" rule, all provisions; EEOC revisions to EEO-1 report, all provisions; FY2017 Appropriations - overtime, NLRB, DOL persuader rule; S.2693 - EEOC Reform Act, all provisions; S.2707/H.R. 4773 - Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act, all provisions; Comments regarding proposed EEO-1 W-2 pay and total hours reporting requirement; H.J. Res 87, to disapprove "Persuader" rule, all provisions; H.R. 6094/S. 3462, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act, all provisions; H.R. 5813, Overtime Eeform and Enhancement Act, all provisions; S. 3464, Overtime Reform and Review Act, all provisions; SJ Res 34/HJ Res 95, to disapprove of Dept. of Labor overtime rule.

S 577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 703, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 704, RFS Reform Act, all provisions; S.1584, Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; EPA Proposed RVO for 2017-2018; Renewable Fuel Standard hearing request to House Energy Committee;H.R.5180 - Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016, all provisions

Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Health care reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; ACA reporting requirements; seasonal employee provisions; H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act; S. 30, Forty Hours is Full Time Act; S. 379, Small Business Tax Credit Accessibility Act; H.R. 928, Repeal the Health Insurance Tax, all provisions; H.R. 863, Simplfying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act, all provisions; H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act, all provisions; H.R. 2911, Small Business Health Care Relief Act, all provisions; S. 1099, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, all provisions; S. 1697, Small Business Health Care Relief Act, all provisions; S.1996, Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015, all provisions; S. 1809, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 1624/S. 1099, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, all provisions; S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015, all provisions; S.1415, Small Business Stability Act, all provisions; H.R. 1029, ACA Provisions; S. 1778, Telemedicine for Medicare Act; H.R. 5447/S. 3060, Small Business Health Care Relief Act, all provisions.

NLRB Rule on Representation; federal minimum wage issues generally; part-time scheduling generally; OSHA Proposed Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses; S. 620/HR 1189, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs; HR 465, Working Families Flexibility Act; all provisions; Compensation equity issues generally; S. 875, Workplace Advancement Act, all provisions; HR. 1768/S. 933, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R. 1767, Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions; Fair Labor Standards Act generally; S. 801, Representation Fairness Restoration Act, all provisions; S.2015/H.R. 3459, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act, all provisions; NLRB Joint Employment Standard; Dept. of Labor Changes to Overtime Rules; Dept. of Labor "Persuader" rule, all provisions; S 2693, EEOC Reform Act; EEOC revisions to EEO-1 report, all provisions; HR 4900, PROMESA Act; HR 4773 / S2707 Protecting Workplace Advancement & Opportunity Act; FY2017 Appropriations - overtime, NLRB, DOL persuader rule; S.2693 - EEOC Reform Act, all provisions; S.2707/H.R. 4773 - Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act, all provisions; Comments regarding proposed EEO-1 W-2 pay and total hours reporting requirement; H.J. Res 87, to disapprove "Persuader" rule, all provisions

Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 (H.R. 4441) - issues involving drone registration, transportation of lithium batteries, trucking provisions, Passenger Facility Charge (PFC). Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 (S.2658)- issues involving drone registration, transportation of lithium batteries, trucking provisions, Passenger Facility Charge (PFC). Port related issues - congestion, SOLAS, BTS Port Performance Task Force. Drivers Hours of Service Issues. Rhode Island application for grant under Dept. of Transportation to implement bridge tolling S.2848 - Water Resources Development Act of 2016, all provisions; H.R.818 - PRIME Act of 2015, all provisions; S.2844/H.R.5394 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, all provisions

NLRB Rule on Representation; federal minimum wage issues generally; part-time scheduling generally; OSHA Proposed Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses; Administrative Changes to Overtime Rules, generally; S. 288, National Labor Relations Board Reform; S. 620/HR 1189, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs; S.J. Res. 8/H.J. Res. 29, resolution of Congressional disapproval of ambush election rule; HR 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act,all provisions; HR 550, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Transparency and Accountability Act, all provisions; HR 465, Working Families Flexibility Act; all provisions; HR 549, Litigation Oversight Act, all provisions; HR 548, Certainty in Enforcement Act, all provisions; Comments to Small Business Administration regarding factors relevant to determining affiliation between entities involved in a franchise; H.R. 3020, FY 16 LHHS Appropriations Sections 407, 408, 410; S. 1695, , FY 16 LHHS Appropriations Sections 407-409; Compensation equity issues generally; S. 875, Workplace Advancement Act, all provisions; HR. 1768/S. 933, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R. 1767, Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions; Fair Labor Standards Act generally; S. 801, Representation Fairness Restoration Act, all provisions.

Highway Bill Reauthorization - efforts to reauthorize highway programs, support national freight policy including financing mechanisms; Drivers Hours of Service - changes to 34 hour restart provision; Economy in Motion: The National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act (HR 1308) - new fee proposal provisions; National Freight Network Trust Fund Act of 2015 (HR 935) - use of Customs duties as a pay for; Communicate impact of West Coast Ports labor negotiations on shippers and need for resolution; Communicate need for long-term Highway Bill Reauthorization; S. 1519, Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments Act, All provisions; S. 1298, Ports Performance Act, all provisions; Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Bill THUD (HR 2577/ no S number yet) - truck efficiency provisions in the bill dealing with drivers hours of service (HOS) and twin 33 trailers;

Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, fee shifting, and venue; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority; S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015, provisions addressing pleading, customer, stay, discovery, fee shifting, demand letters, and inter partes review (IPR)

S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S. 394/H.R. 765, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; bonus depreciation, no specific legislation; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; S.1141, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2015, provisions expanding application of depreciation to retail and restaurant owned property; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015

Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, and fee shifting; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority

S 577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 703, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 704, RFS Reform Act, all provisions

S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S. 394/H.R. 765, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; S.155 - Fair Tax Act of 2015, all provisions; bonus depreciation, no specific legislation; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions

NLRB Proposed Rule on Representation; federal minimum wage issues generally; part-time scheduling generally; OSHA Proposed Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses; Potential Administrative Changes to Overtime Rules, generally; S. 288, National Labor Relations Board Reform; S. 620/HR 1189, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs; S.J. Res. 8/H.J. Res. 29, resolution of Congressional disapproval of ambush election rule; HR 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act,all provisions; HR 550, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Transparency and Accountability Act, all provisions; HR 465, Working Families Flexibility Act; all provisions; HR 549, Litigation Oversight Act, all provisions; HR 548, Certainty in Enforcement Act, all provisions; Comments to Small Business Administration regarding factors relevant to determining affiliation between entities involved in a franchise

Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Health care reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; ACA reporting requirements; seasonal employee provisions; H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act; H.R. 596, legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act; H.R. 879, the Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans Act; S. 30, Forty Hours is Full Time Act; S. 379, Small Business Tax Credit Accessibility Act; S. 775/H.R. 1423, the Self-Insurance Protection Act; HR 1189, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act, all provisions; H.R. 928, Repeal the Health Insurance Tax, all provisions; H.R. 863, Simplfying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act, all provisions; H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act, all provisions; H.R. 2911, Small Business Health Care Relief Act, all provisions; S. 1099, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, all provisions; S. 1697, Small Business Health Care Relief Act, all provisions; S.1996, Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015, all provisions; S. 1809, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 1624/S. 1099, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, all provisions; H.R. 3112, Be Open Act, all provisions; S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015, all provisions; S.1415, Small Business Stability Act, all provisions; H.R. 1029, ACA Provisions; Consolidated Appropriations Act; H.R. 3762, Restoring America's Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act; S. 1778, Telemedicine for Medicare Act

S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S. 394/H.R. 765, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; bonus depreciation, no specific legislation; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; S.1141, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2015, provisions expanding application of depreciation to retail and restaurant owned property; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; S.1946, Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.2754, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent, all provisions; H.R. 1913, the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, provisions relating to 15 year depreciation, bonus depreciation, WOTC.

Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; and S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015; Staff discussion drafts of Senator Warner and Senators Grassley/Feinstein data breach legislation; Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions.

Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, fee shifting, and venue; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority; S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015, provisions addressing pleading, customer, stay, discovery, fee shifting, demand letters, and inter partes review (IPR)

S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S. 394/H.R. 765, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; bonus depreciation, no specific legislation; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; S.1141, Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2015, provisions expanding application of depreciation to retail and restaurant owned property; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; S.1946, Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.2754, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent, all provisions.

NLRB Rule on Representation; federal minimum wage issues generally; part-time scheduling generally; OSHA Proposed Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses; S. 620/HR 1189, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs; HR 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act,all provisions; HR 550, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Transparency and Accountability Act, all provisions; HR 465, Working Families Flexibility Act; all provisions; HR 549, Litigation Oversight Act, all provisions; HR 548, Certainty in Enforcement Act, all provisions; H.R. 3020, FY 16 LHHS Appropriations Sections 407, 408, 410; S. 1695, , FY 16 LHHS Appropriations Sections 407-409; Compensation equity issues generally; S. 875, Workplace Advancement Act, all provisions; HR. 1768/S. 933, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R. 1767, Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions; Fair Labor Standards Act generally; S. 801, Representation Fairness Restoration Act, all provisions; S.2015/H.R. 3459, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act, all provisions; NLRB Joint Employment Standard; Dept. of Labor NRPM on Changes to Overtime Rules

S 577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 703, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 704, RFS Reform Act, all provisions; S. 1584, RFS Repeal Act; EPA Proposed RVO for 2014-2016

Surface Transportation Reauthorization - efforts to reauthorize highway programs, support national freight policy including financing mechanisms; Drivers Hours of Service - changes to 34 hour restart provision; Economy in Motion: The National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act (HR 1308) - new fee proposal provisions; National Freight Network Trust Fund Act of 2015 (HR 935) - use of Customs duties as a pay for; Communicate impact of West Coast Ports labor negotiations on shippers and need for resolution; Communicate need for long-term Surface Transportation Reauthorization; S. 1519, Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments Act, All provisions; S. 1298, Ports Performance Act, all provisions; Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Bill THUD (HR 2577/ no S number yet) - truck efficiency provisions in the bill dealing with drivers hours of service (HOS) and twin 33 trailers; H.R. 3651, Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, all provisions; H.R. 3343, Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments Act of 2015, all provisions; highway tolling provisions in transportation funding legislation.

Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015, all provisions; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015, all provisions; Staff discussion drafts of Senator Warner and Senator Grassley/Feinstein legislation;

NLRB Rule on Representation; federal minimum wage issues generally; part-time scheduling generally; OSHA Proposed Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses; Administrative Changes to Overtime Rules, generally; S. 288, National Labor Relations Board Reform; S. 620/HR 1189, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs; S.J. Res. 8/H.J. Res. 29, resolution of Congressional disapproval of ambush election rule; HR 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act,all provisions; HR 550, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Transparency and Accountability Act, all provisions; HR 465, Working Families Flexibility Act; all provisions; HR 549, Litigation Oversight Act, all provisions; HR 548, Certainty in Enforcement Act, all provisions; Comments to Small Business Administration regarding factors relevant to determining affiliation between entities involved in a franchise; H.R. 3020, FY 16 LHHS Appropriations Sections 407, 408, 410; S. 1695, , FY 16 LHHS Appropriations Sections 407-409; Compensation equity issues generally; S. 875, Workplace Advancement Act, all provisions; HR. 1768/S. 933, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R. 1767, Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions; Fair Labor Standards Act generally; S. 801, Representation Fairness Restoration Act, all provisions.

Highway Bill Reauthorization - efforts to reauthorize highway programs, support national freight policy including financing mechanisms; Drivers Hours of Service - changes to 34 hour restart provision; Economy in Motion: The National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act (HR 1308) - new fee proposal provisions; National Freight Network Trust Fund Act of 2015 (HR 935) - use of Customs duties as a pay for; Communicate impact of West Coast Ports labor negotiations on shippers and need for resolution; Communicate need for long-term Highway Bill Reauthorization; S. 1519, Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments Act, All provisions; S. 1298, Ports Performance Act, all provisions; Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Bill THUD (HR 2577/ no S number yet) - truck efficiency provisions in the bill dealing with drivers hours of service (HOS) and twin 33 trailers;

Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, fee shifting, and venue; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority; S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015, provisions addressing pleading, customer, stay, discovery, fee shifting, demand letters, and inter partes review (IPR)

Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, and fee shifting; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority

Highway Bill Reauthorization - efforts to reauthorize highway programs, support national freight policy; Drivers Hours of Service - changes to 34 hour restart provision; Economy in Motion: The National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act (HR 1308) - new fee proposal provisions; Issues relating to slowdown and labor strife at West Coast ports; National Freight Network Trust Fund Act of 2015 (HR 935) - use of Customs duties as a pay for; Communication of retail industry views regarding the impact of West Coast port labor negotiations

Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Health care reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; ACA reporting requirements; seasonal employee provisions; H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act; H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act; H.R. 596, legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act; H.R. 879, the Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans Act; S. 30, Forty Hours is Full Time Act; S. 379, Small Business Tax Credit Accessibility Act; S. 775/H.R. 1423, the Self-Insurance Protection Act; HR 1189, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act, all provisions

S 577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 703, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 704, RFS Reform Act, all provisions

NLRB Proposed Rule on Representation; federal minimum wage issues generally; part-time scheduling generally; OSHA Proposed Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses; Potential Administrative Changes to Overtime Rules, generally; S. 288, National Labor Relations Board Reform; S. 620/HR 1189, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs; S.J. Res. 8/H.J. Res. 29, resolution of Congressional disapproval of ambush election rule; HR 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act,all provisions; HR 550, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Transparency and Accountability Act, all provisions; HR 465, Working Families Flexibility Act; all provisions; HR 549, Litigation Oversight Act, all provisions; HR 548, Certainty in Enforcement Act, all provisions; Comments to Small Business Administration regarding factors relevant to determining affiliation between entities involved in a franchise

Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Health care reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; ACA reporting requirements; seasonal employee provisions; H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act; H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act; H.R. 596, legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act; H.R. 879, the Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans Act; S. 30, Forty Hours is Full Time Act; S. 379, Small Business Tax Credit Accessibility Act; S. 775/H.R. 1423, the Self-Insurance Protection Act; HR 1189, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act, all provisions

S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S. 394/H.R. 765, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; S.155 - Fair Tax Act of 2015, all provisions; bonus depreciation, no specific legislation; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions

NLRB Proposed Rule on Representation; federal minimum wage issues generally; part-time scheduling generally; OSHA Proposed Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses; Potential Administrative Changes to Overtime Rules, generally; S. 288, National Labor Relations Board Reform; S. 620/HR 1189, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs; S.J. Res. 8/H.J. Res. 29, resolution of Congressional disapproval of ambush election rule; HR 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act,all provisions; HR 550, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Transparency and Accountability Act, all provisions; HR 465, Working Families Flexibility Act; all provisions; HR 549, Litigation Oversight Act, all provisions; HR 548, Certainty in Enforcement Act, all provisions; Comments to Small Business Administration regarding factors relevant to determining affiliation between entities involved in a franchise

S 577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 703, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 704, RFS Reform Act, all provisions

Highway Bill Reauthorization - efforts to reauthorize highway programs, support national freight policy; Drivers Hours of Service - changes to 34 hour restart provision; Economy in Motion: The National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act (HR 1308) - new fee proposal provisions; Issues relating to slowdown and labor strife at West Coast ports; National Freight Network Trust Fund Act of 2015 (HR 935) - use of Customs duties as a pay for; Communication of retail industry views regarding the impact of West Coast port labor negotiations

Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; cybersecurity information sharing issues; S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1984, Credit Card Theft Sentencing Act of 2014, all provisions; S.2200, Consumer Debit Card Protection Act of 2014, all provisions.

S. 743/H.R. 684, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; regulations on retail inventory method; H.R. 1, tax reform; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S.749/H.R. 4212, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; HR 25/S.122 - Fair Tax Act of 2013, all provisions; H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act, extension of WOTC, bonus depreciation15 year depreciation for retail and restaurant improvements; H.R.4718 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; H.R.4457 - America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014, to permanently extend Section 179 expensing at $500,000 limit; S. 2260, EXPIRE Act of 2014, Business Tax Extenders provisions; H.R.4718 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.2609 - Marketplace and Internet Tax Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.5264 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent, all provisions; S.3005, Progressive Consumption Tax Act of 2014, all provisions.

Patent reform - H.R. 845, Shield Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2024: End Anonymous Patents Act, all provisions;S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; S. 866, Patent Quality Improvements Act, to address infringement claims against business method patents; H.R. 2766: STOP Act, All provisions; urged legislative action to curb abuses and expansion of Covered Business Method review program, no bill; S.1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, customer stay provisions; H.R.3309 - Innovation Act, patent litigation reform; S.1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013, fee shifting, bonding provisions; H.R. 3540, Demand Letter Transparency Act and S. 2049, Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act - bring more transparency & detail to patent trolls' demand letters sent to retailers & chain restaurants; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2014, clarify FTC enforcement to rein in bad actors targting retailers with bad faith demand letters; Urged support for legislation to address problem of patent assertion entity demand letters, no specific legislation.

H.R. 1461, the Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 1195, Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; ; S.1807, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2013, all provisions; support for partial waiver of 2014 RFS; H.R. 1462, Renewable Fuel Standard Reform Act, all provisions;

H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013, support legislation; S. 223/H.R. 490, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act, support efforts to expand eligibility for countries to participate in VWP; support for comprehensive immigration reform legislation; Communications emphasized concern with temporary worker program and employee verification provisions; Support comprehensive immigration reform, no specific legislation.Support for S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013; letter to House supporting comprehensive immigration reform no bill yet; Support for H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act of 2013; S. 2218, Subnational Visa Waiver Program Act of 2014, support legislation.

Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act, change ACAs definition of full time work to 40 hours per week; S. 1188/H.R. 2988, Forty Hours is Full Time Act, all provisions; S. 2546/H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2577, Small Business Job Protection Act of 2013, all provisions;S. 603/H.R. 769, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; H.R. 3419, Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act, all provisions; S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act, all provisions; S. 2176, Common Sense Reporting Act, all provisions; S. 2069, Small Business Tax Credit Availability Act, all provisions; S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act, all provisions; H.R. 5213, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2014, all provisions.

H.R. 1461, the Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 1195, Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; ; S.1807, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2013, all provisions; support for partial waiver of 2014 RFS; H.R. 1462, Renewable Fuel Standard Reform Act, all provisions; Amendment #70 to HR 4800, the FY2015 agriculture appropriations bill, to prohibit USDA funds for ethanol blender pumps

Patent reform - H.R. 845, Shield Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2024: End Anonymous Patents Act, all provisions;S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; S. 866, Patent Quality Improvements Act, to address infringement claims against business method patents; H.R. 2766: STOP Act, All provisions; urged legislative action to curb abuses and expansion of Covered Business Method review program, no bill; S.1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, customer stay provisions; H.R.3309 - Innovation Act, patent litigation reform; S.1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013, fee shifting, bonding provisions; H.R. 3540, Demand Letter Transparency Act and S. 2049, Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act - bring more transparency & detail to patent trolls' demand letters sent to retailers & chain restaurants; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2014, clarify FTC enforcement to rein in bad actors targting retailers with bad faith demand letters; Urged support for legislation to address problem of patent assertion entity demand letters, no specific legislation.

Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act, change ACAs definition of full time work to 40 hours per week; S. 1188/H.R. 2988, Forty Hours is Full Time Act, all provisions; HR 3489/H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2577, Small Business Job Protection Act of 2013, all provisions;S. 603/H.R. 769, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; H.R. 3419, Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act, all provisions; S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act, all provisions; S. 2176, Common Sense Reporting Act, all provisions; S. 2069, Small Business Tax Credit Availability Act, all provisions; S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act, all provisions; Comments to U.S. Health and Human Services Department on Proposed Rule on Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 (CMS-9949-P).

H.R. 1461, the Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 1195, Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; ; S.1807, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2013, all provisions; support for partial waiver of 2014 RFS; H.R. 1462, Renewable Fuel Standard Reform Act, all provisions; Amendment #70 to HR 4800, the FY2015 agriculture appropriations bill, to prohibit USDA funds for ethanol blender pumps

H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013, support legislation; S. 223/H.R. 490, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act, support efforts to expand eligibility for countries to participate in VWP; support for comprehensive immigration reform legislation; Communications emphasized concern with temporary worker program and employee verification provisions;Support for S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013; letter to House supporting comprehensive immigration reform no bill yet; Support for H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act of 2013; S. 2218, Subnational Visa Waiver Program Act of 2014, support legislation; Coalition letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner in support of House Republican Conference Standards for Immigration Reform;

H.R. 875, to rescind EPAs E15 waiver until completion of National Academy of Sciences Study; H.R. 1461, the Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 1195, Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; ; S.1807, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2013, all provisions; support for partial waiver of 2014 RFS; H.R. 1462, Renewable Fuel Standard Reform Act, all provisions

Support for McCain-Flake Amdt No. 955 to Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 (S. 954); letter to Senate Agriculture Committee urging acceptance of House-passed language in Farm bill and rejection of Dairy Market Stabilization Program

Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act, all provisions; S. 1188/H.R. 2988, Forty Hours is Full Time Act, all provisions; HR 3489/H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2577, Small Business Job Protection Act of 2013, all provisions;S. 603/H.R. 769, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; H.R. 3419, Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act, all provisions; S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act, all provisions; S. 2176, Common Sense Reporting Act, all provisions; S. 2069, Small Business Tax Credit Availability Act, all provisions; S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act, all provisions.

Patent reform - H.R. 845, Shield Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2024: End Anonymous Patents Act, all provisions;S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; S. 866, Patent Quality Improvements Act, to address infringement claims against business method patents; H.R. 2766: STOP Act, All provisions; urged legislative action to curb abuses and expansion of Covered Business Method review program, no bill; S.1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, customer stay provisions; H.R.3309 - Innovation Act, patent litigation reform; S.1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013, fee shifting, bonding provisions.

Opposition to S. 791, the Follow the Money Act of 2013; Support for H.R. 2122 and S. 1029, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013; HR 2542, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013, to update the Regulatory Flexibility Act, all provisions.

H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act; FY2014 Labor Appropriations; Dept. of Labor Persuader Regulations; Support for the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (H.R. 803); Support for the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120); H.R. 2346: Secret Ballot Protection Act, all provisions; H.R. 2347: Representation Fairness Restoration Act, all provisionsSupport for H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013;Support for H.R. 1254, the Auto Enroll Repeal Act of 2013; National Labor Relations Board, Griffin nomination; S.1626 - Family Friendly and Workplace Flexibility Act of 2013, comp time;

Support for McCain-Flake Amdt No. 955 to Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 (S. 954); letter to Senate Agriculture Committee urging acceptance of House-passed language in Farm bill and rejection of Dairy Market Stabilization Program

H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act; FY2014 Labor Appropriations; Dept. of Labor Persuader Regulations; Support for the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (H.R. 803); Support for the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120); H.R. 2346: Secret Ballot Protection Act, all provisions; H.R. 2347: Representation Fairness Restoration Act, all provisionsSupport for H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013;Support for H.R. 1254, the Auto Enroll Repeal Act of 2013

Opposition to S. 791, the Follow the Money Act of 2013; Support for H.R. 2122 and S. 1029, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013; HR 2542, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013, to update the Regulatory Flexibility Act, all provisions.

H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act; FY2014 Labor Appropriations; Dept. of Labor Persuader Regulations; Discuss potential impact of threat of disruption from East Coast/Gulf port labor negotiations; Support for the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (H.R. 803); Support for the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120).Support for H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013;Support for H.R. 1254, the Auto Enroll Repeal Act of 2013; Support for H.R. 2346, the Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2013; Support for H.R. 2347, the Representation Fairness Restoration Act of 2013; Letter to OSHA expressing concern with February 21, 2013 agency Letter of Interpretation regarding third-party participation in OSHA walk-around workplace inspections.

H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013, support legislation; S. 223/H.R. 490, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act, support efforts to expand eligibility for countries to participate in VWP; comprehensive immigration reform legislation; Communications emphasized concern with temporary worker program and employee verification provisions;Support for S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013; letter to House supporting comprehensive immigration reform no bill yet; Support for H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act of 2013.

S. 336/H.R. 684, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; regulations on retail inventory method; H.R. 1, tax reform; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT);

H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act; FY2014 Labor Appropriations; Dept. of Labor Persuader Regulations; Employee verification as part of immigration legislation; Discuss potential impact of threat of disruption from East Coast/Gulf port labor negotiations; Support for the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (H.R. 803); Support for the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120).

Urge repeal of Renewable Fuel Standard; Request one year suspension of Renewable Fuel Standard.

S. 964, the Job Protection Act, regarding disclosure of costs related to collective bargaining; H.R. 2164, the Legal Workforce Act, requiring employers to use federal E-verify program, all provisions; United States, et al, vs. American Express, MasterCard, VISA, et al - case settlement; Implementation of Dodd-Frank Debit Card Rules ("Durbin Amendment"); FY2013 Labor Appropriations; H.R. 3094, Workforce Democracy & Fairness Act, all provisions; credit card swipe fee legislation generally H.R. 2587, Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act, all provisions; Lamons Gasket NLRB decision; Specialty Healthcare NLRB decision; Dept. of Labor Persuader Proposed Regulations; NLRB's Posting Rule; NLRB's proposed rule on union representation elections; hearings on proposals to change background checks; Comment on revision to EEOC guidelines on employer use of criminal background checks; S. 1666, Employer Free Speech Act, all provisions; S.J. Res 36/H.J. Res. 103, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation election procedures, support the resolutions; impact of disruptions from East Coast/Gulf Coast port labor negotiations; FY2013 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, provisions relating to NLRB and Dept. of Labor; Impact of 8 day strike at Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

Urge repeal of Renewable Fuel Standard; Request one year suspension of Renewable Fuel Standard.

Support amendment to remove dairy management program from House version of farm legislation.

H.R. 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; H.R. 4 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act; H.R. 1063 Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act; S. 18 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act; S. 19 American Liberty Restoration Act; S. 20/H.R. 1744 American Job Protection Act; Affordable Care Act, all provisions; S. 192 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; S. 312 Patients Freedom to Choose Act; Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; Medicare Secondary Payer Judgments; Comments on FDA's Suggested Questions & Answers for the Final Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Section 4205 Guidance; Comments on IRS' "Shared Responsibility for Employers Regargding Health Care Coverage (IRC Sec. 1513)"; H.R.1370, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; H.R.2077, MLR Repeal Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1098, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.5/S.1099, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011, all provisions; Summary of Benefit NRPM; Comments regarding employer interactions with insurance exchanges, health premium tax credits, and development of an affordability safe harbor for employers; S.1880, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; S.1049/H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.2206, Auto Enroll Repeal Act, all provisions.; H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act, all provisions.

S. 964, the Job Protection Act, regarding disclosure of costs related to collective bargaining; H.R. 2164, the Legal Workforce Act, requiring employers to use federal E-verify program, all provisions; United States, et al, vs. American Express, MasterCard, VISA, et al - case settlement; Implementation of Dodd-Frank Debit Card Rules ("Durbin Amendment"); FY2013 Labor Appropriations; H.R. 3094, Workforce Democracy & Fairness Act, all provisions; credit card swipe fee legislation generally H.R. 2587, Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act, all provisions; Lamons Gasket NLRB decision; Specialty Healthcare NLRB decision; Dept. of Labor Persuader Proposed Regulations; NLRB's Posting Rule; NLRB's proposed rule on union representation elections; hearings on proposals to change background checks; Comment on revision to EEOC guidelines on employer use of criminal background checks; S. 1666, Employer Free Speech Act, all provisions; S.J. Res 36/H.J. Res. 103, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation election procedures, support the resolutions; impact of disruptions from East Coast/Gulf Coast port labor negotiations; FY2013 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, provisions relating to NLRB and Dept. of Labor.

H.R. 3010, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011, which restores balance and accountability to the regulatory process; H.R. 527, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act, which improves the regulatory process by strengthening agency analysis of a rule's impact on small businesses.

HR 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; HR 4 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act; HR 1063 Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act; S. 18 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act; S. 19 American Liberty Restoration Act; S. 20/H.R. 1744 American Job Protection Act; Affordable Care Act, all provisions; S. 192 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; S. 312 Patients Freedom to Choose Act; Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; Medicare Secondary Payer Judgments; Comments on FDA's Suggested Questions & Answers for the Final Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Section 4205 Guidance; Comments on IRS' "Shared Responsibility for Employers Regargding Health Care Coverage (IRC Sec. 1513)"; H.R.1370, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; H.R.2077, MLR Repeal Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1098, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.5/S.1099, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011, all provisions; Summary of Benefit NRPM; Comments regarding employer interactions with insurance exchanges, health premium tax credits, and development of an affordability safe harbor for employers; S.1880, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; S.1049/H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.2206, Auto Enroll Repeal Act, all provisions.

H.R. 3010, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011, which restores balance and accountability to the regulatory process; H.R. 527, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act, which improves the regulatory process by strengthening agency analysis of a rule's impact on small businesses.

Letter regarding ICANN proposal on issuance of new generic top level domain names

Urged Senate not to renew the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit and to reject any legislation/federal support for corn ethanol. S.1185, Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act, to create new subsidies for ethanol infrastructure; Oppose any new legislation that would modify Renewable Fuel Standard to include corn ethanol or biobutanol as advanced biofuel or expand the Alternative Fuels Tax Credit to allow E85 to qualify or provide funding for ethanol blender pumps or extend the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit; H.R. 3199, To provide a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes, support all provisions; H.R.1687/S.1603, Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011, oppose all provisions.

H.R. 1633,, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011, all provisions

Discussions with FDA officials regarding timeline for issuance of final regulations on nutrition labeling for chain restaurants; Meetings regarding support for changes to FDA proposed regulation on menu labeling for chain restaurants; H.R.3848, Protecting Foods and Beverages from Government Attack Act of 2012, support all provisions.

HR 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011 Oppose the bill; FMCSA Drivers Hours of Service proposed regulation oppose changes to current drivers hours of service regulations; Ocean Carrier Antitrust Immunity support efforts to remove antitrust immunity granted to ocean carriers under the Shipping Act. H.R. 1122, Freight FOCUS Act of 2011, support legislation; H.R.658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, support language to harmonize shipment of lithium in batteries with international standards; Oppose Department of Transportation efforts to commercialize interstate highway rest areas; S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011 - oppose legislation; S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, support reauthorization of the highway bill to include a focus on freight poliy; H.J. Res 91, to provide for the resolution of outstanding issues in the current railway labor-management dispute; S. J. Res 32, A joint resolution to provide for the resolution of outstanding issues in the current railway labor-management dispute; H.R. 104, Realize America's Maritime Promise Act, support the legislation; H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012, support reauthorization of the highway bill to include a focus on freight policy, oppose new fees or taxes as a pay for; Harbor Maintenance Tax - oppose efforts to place an HMT-like tax on cross border freight movements; S.AMDT.1742 to S.1813, To allow States to permit nonhighway uses in rest areas along any highway, oppose amendment.

H.R.1265, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property, all provisions; S.687, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property, all provisions. Tax reform; Oppose repeal of Last In First Out (LIFO) accounting method; Oppose repeal of Lower of Cost or Market (LCM); oppose imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT); H.R.1439; Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1452 & H.R.2701, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; S.1832, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.3179, Marketplace Equity Act of 2011, all provisions; bonus depreciation - extend and modify for retail-owned property; S.1801, Small Business Jobs Tax Extenders Act of 2011; Extend expiring provisions for 15 year depreciation for restaurant improvements/new construction, retail improvements and leasehold improvements; Affordable Care Act.

HR 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; HR 4 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act; HR 1063 Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act; S. 18 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act; S. 19 American Liberty Restoration Act; S. 20/H.R. 1744 American Job Protection Act; Affordable Care Act, all provisions; S. 192 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; S. 312 Patients Freedom to Choose Act; Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; Medicare Secondary Payer Judgments; Comments on FDA's Suggested Questions & Answers for the Final Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Section 4205 Guidance; Comments on IRS' "Shared Responsibility for Employers Regargding Health Care Coverage (IRC Sec. 1513)"; H.R.1370, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; H.R.2077, MLR Repeal Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1098, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.5/S.1099, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011, all provisions; Summary of Benefit NRPM; Comments regarding employer interactions with insurance exchanges, health premium tax credits, and development of an affordability safe harbor for employers.

Discussions with FDA officials regarding timeline for issuance of final regulations on nutrition labeling for chain restaurants.

S. 964, the Job Protection Act, regarding disclosure of costs related to collective bargaining; H.R. 2164, the Legal Workforce Act, requiring employers to use federal E-verify program, all provisions; United States, et al, vs. American Express, MasterCard, VISA, et al - case settlement; FY2012 Labor Appropriations; H.R. 3094, Workforce Democracy & Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R. 2587, Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act, all provisions; Lamons Gasket NLRB decision; Specialty Healthcare NLRB decision; Dept. of Labor Persuader Proposed Regulations; NLRB's Posting Rule; NLRB's proposed rule on union representation elections; hearings on proposals to change background checks; Comment on revision to EEOC guidelines on employer use of criminal background checks; S. 1666, Employer Free Speech Act, all provisions.

HR 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011 Oppose the bill; Highway Bill Reauthorization support reauthorization of highway bill to include a focus on freight policy, oppose new fees or taxes as a pay for; FMCSA Drivers Hours of Service proposed regulation oppose changes to current drivers hours of service regulations; Ocean Carrier Antitrust Immunity support efforts to remove antitrust immunity granted to ocean carriers under the Shipping Act. H.R. 1122, Freight FOCUS Act of 2011, support legislation; H.R.658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, support language to harmonize shipment of lithium in batteries with international standards; Oppose Department of Transportation efforts to commecialize interstate highway rest areas; S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011 - oppose legislation; S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, support reauthorization of the highway bill to include a focus on freight poliy; H.J. Res 91, to provide for the resolution of outstanding issues in the current railway labor-management dispute; S. J. Res 32, A joint resolution to provide for the resolution of outstanding issues in the current railway labor-management dispute.

S. 627, Budget Control Act of 2011, urging support to raise debt limit

Urged Congressional commitment to fully fund and defend reforms of the commodity derivatives markets included in Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; Urged House not to renew the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit; H.R. 1188, the Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act, all provisions; support amendment to block EPA funds for implementation of rule allowing E15; Support the STOP Commodity Speculation Act (no bill number yet); Ethanol Subsidy & Repeal Act, all provisions; Coburn Amendement (No. 436) to S. 782, the Economic Development Act, to end VEETC and Ethantol Import tariff on July 1, 2011; H.R. 2037, Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act, to end VEETC and Ethantol Import tariffs; S.1185, Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act, to create new subsidies for ethanol infrastructure.

HR 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; HR 4 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act; HR 1063 Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act; S. 18 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act; S. 19 American Liberty Restoration Act; S. 20/H.R. 1744 American Job Protection Act; Affordable Care Act, all provisions; S. 192 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; S. 312 Patients Freedom to Choose Act; Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; Medicare Secondary Payer Judgments; Comments on FDA's Suggested Questions & Answers for the Final Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Section 4205 Guidance; Comments on IRS' "Shared Responsibility for Employers Regargding Health Care Coverage (IRC Sec. 1513)"; H.R.1370, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; H.R.2077, MLR Repeal Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1098, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.5/S.1099, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011, all provisions

Meeting of FDA officials regarding FDA's Retail Food Safety Initiative

H.R. 3010 and S. 1606, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011, which restores balance and accountability to the regulatory process; H.R. 527, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act, which improves the regulatory process by strengthening agency analysis of a rule's impact on small businesses.

S. 575 Debit Interchange Fee Study Act of 2011 to delay interchange swipe fee reform, all provisions; H.R.1081, Consumers Payment System Protection Act, all provisions; Tester Amendment (S. Amdt 392) to S. 782, the Economic Development Act, to delay implementation of swipe fee reforms;

Support Commodity Futures Trading Commission funding levels necessary to ensure transparency, stability and proper functioning of commodity derivatives markets; H.R. 1188, the Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act, all provisions; support amendment to block EPA funds for implementation of rule allowing E15; Support the STOP Commodity Speculation Act (no bill number yet); Ethanol Subsidy & Repeal Act, all provisions; Coburn Amendement (No. 436) to S. 782, the Economic Development Act, to end VEETC and Ethantol Import tariff on July 1, 2011; H.R. 2037, Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act, to end VEETC and Ethantol Import tariffs; S.1185, Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act, to create new subsidies for ethanol infrastructure.

HR 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; HR 4 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act; HR 1063 Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act; S. 18 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act; S. 19 American Liberty Restoration Act; S. 20/H.R. 1744 American Job Protection Act; S. 192 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; S. 312 Patients Freedom to Choose Act; Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; Medicare Secondary Payer Judgments; Comments on FDA's Suggested Questions & Answers for the Final Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Section 4205 Guidance; Comments on IRS' "Shared Responsibility for Employers Regargding Health Care Coverage (IRC Sec. 1513)"; H.R.1370, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; H.R.2077, MLR Repeal Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1098, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.5/S.1099, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011, all provisions

Comments re: FDA's proposed regulation on nutrition labeling, 76 FR 19192 (April 6, 2011) Docket No. FDA-2011-F-0172, provisions on coverage enforcement.

Support efforts to further define and criminalize organized retail crime; Oppose Executive Order regarding disclosures for federal contractors.

Comments re: FDAs Suggested Questions & Answers for the Final Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Section 4205 Guidance; Recommendations for Variable Menu Item Labeling under PPACA Section 4205; and Recommendations for Combination Meal Item Labeling under PPACA Section 4205; Meetings re: FDA menu labeling rulemaking under PPACA Section 4205.

Urge support for Flake-Stark Amendment No. 377 to the Continuing Resolution prohibiting funds for ethanol blender pumps and other ethanol infrastructure and storage facilities; Support Commodity Futures Trading Commission funding levels necessary to ensure transparency, stability and proper functioning of commodity derivatives markets; Comments on Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposal on position limits for derivatives, RIN 3038-AD15 and 3038-AD16; H.R. 1188, the Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act, all provisions; support amendment to block EPA funds for implementation of rule allowing E15; Support the STOP Commodity Speculation Act (no bill number yet).

HR 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; HR 4 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act; HR 1063 Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act; S. 18 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act; S. 19 American Liberty Restoration Act; S. 20 American Job Protection Act; S. 192 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; S. 312 Patients Freedom to Choose Act; Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; Medicare Secondary Payer Judgments; Comments on FDA's Suggested Questions & Answers for the Final Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Section 4205 Guidance

Comments re: FDAs Suggested Questions & Answers for the Final Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Section 4205 Guidance; Recommendations for Variable Menu Item Labeling under PPACA Section 4205; and Recommendations for Combination Meal Item Labeling under PPACA Section 4205; Meetings re: FDA menu labeling rulemaking under PPACA Section 4205.

HR 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; HR 4 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act; HR 1063 Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act; S. 18 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act; S. 19 American Liberty Restoration Act; S. 20 American Job Protection Act; S. 192 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; S. 312 Patients Freedom to Choose Act; Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; Medicare Secondary Payer Judgments; Comments on FDA's Suggested Questions & Answers for the Final Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Section 4205 Guidance

Comments on National Labor Relations Board proposal to require employers to post notice of certain employee workplace organizing rights under the National Labor Relations Act, RIN 3142-AA07.

LIFO repeal; LCM repeal ; H.R. I 083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation; H.R.4306/S. 3510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.l083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of2009; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form oftax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 20 I 0, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; FUTA relief for employers; urged Congress to act on statutory changes to assist employers in meeting defined benefit pension plan obligations; extension of individual income tax cuts ("Bush tax cuts"); H.R.5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of2010, bonus depreciation and expensing provisions; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148); H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of2010, 15 year recovery period for qualified leasehold, retail and restaurant improvement property, bonus depreciation, and WOTC provisions; H.R. 5660, Main Street Fairness Act, To promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes, and for other purposes, all provisions.

meetings with White House staff on First Lady's Let's Move campaign to eliminate childhood obesity within a generation-- discussion of industry efforts; Meetings with FDA & White House Domestic Policy Council regarding regulatory rulemaking to implement PPACA Section 4205 relating to calorie and nutrition disclosure in chain restaurants; S. 510 ("Food Safety Modernization Act") -communications in support

H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes;H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act.

Expressed concern over allowing introduction into commerce of mid-level ethanol blends; urged Congress to oppose expansion of mid-level ethanol blends into E15 or E20; urged allowing ethanol subsidies, including the import tariff on ethanol and the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit, to expire as scheduled.

meetings with White House staff on First Lady's Let's Move campaign to eliminate childhood obesity within a generation-- discussion of industry efforts; Meetings with FDA & White House Domestic Policy Council regarding regulatory rulemaking to implement PPACA Section 4205 relating to calorie and nutrition disclosure in chain restaurants; S. 510 ("Food Safety Modernization Act") -communications in support

Health care reform; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148), "Grandfathered" plan regulations; Patient protection regulations; limited benefit plan regulations; internal/external review and claims procedures; S.3501, American Job Protection Act, Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that require large (continued) employers to offer their full-time employees the opportunity to enroll in minimum essential coverage. Applies the Internal Revenue Code as if such provisions had never been enacted, all provisions; 8.3502, American Liberty Restoration Act, Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that require individuals to maintain minimum essential health care coverage. Applies the Internal Revenue Code as if such provisions had never been enacted, all provisions; 8.3673, Patients' Freedom to Choose Act, Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of2010 that: (1) restrict payments from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements for medications to prescription drugs and insulin only; and (2) impose a $2,500 limitation on salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan, all provisions; impact of provisions requiring menu labeling in chain restaurants on chain restaurant industry. Printed Name

H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes;H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act.

Expressed concern over allowing introduction into commerce of mid-level ethanol blends; urged Congress to oppose expansion of mid-level ethanol blends into E15 or E20; urged allowing ethanol subsidies, including the import tariff on ethanol and the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit, to expire as scheduled.

Expressed concern over allowing introduction into commerce of mid-level ethanol blends; urged Congress to oppose expansion of mid-level ethanol blends into E15 or E20; urged allowing ethanol subsidies, including the import tariff on ethanol and the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit, to expire as scheduled.

H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes;H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act.

meetings with White House staff on First Ladys Lets Move campaign to eliminate childhood obesity within a generation -- discussion of industry efforts; Meetings with FDA & White House Domestic Policy Council regarding regulatory rulemaking to implement PPACA Section 4205 relating to calorie and nutrition disclosure in chain restaurants; S. 510 (Food Safety Modernization Act) communications in support

LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation; H.R.4306/S. 3510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 ; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; FUTA relief for employers; urged Congress to act on statutory changes to assist employers in meeting defined benefit pension plan obligations; extension of individual income tax cuts ("Bush tax cuts"); H.R.5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, bonus depreciation and expensing provisions; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148); H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010, 15 year recovery period for qualified leasehold, retail and restaurant improvement property, bonus depreciation, and WOTC provisions; H.R. 5660, Main Street Fairness Act, To promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes, and for other purposes, all provisions.

H.R.5967, Clean Ports Act of 2010, opposed legislation; H.R.6167, Shipping Act of 2010, support provisions in bill; Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, urging Congress to freeze renewable fuel standard mandates in the resulting law; Opposing efforts to increase the current cap on the amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline; FRL-8894-5 "Notice of Receipt of a Clean AIr Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15%, Request for Comment"; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation

Expressed concern over allowing introduction into commerce of mid-level ethanol blends; urged Congress to oppose expansion of mid-level ethanol blends into E15 or E20; urged allowing ethanol subsidies, including the import tariff on ethanol and the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit, to expire as scheduled.

meetings with White House staff on First Ladys Lets Move campaign to eliminate childhood obesity within a generation -- discussion of industry efforts; Meetings with FDA & White House Domestic Policy Council regarding regulatory rulemaking to implement PPACA Section 4205 relating to calorie and nutrition disclosure in chain restaurants; S. 510 (Food Safety Modernization Act) communications in support

Urging Congress to increase investment in second generation biofuels & restructure existing subsidies; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol; LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation; H.R.4306/S. 3510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 ; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; FUTA relief for employers; urged Congress to act on statutory changes to assist employers in meeting defined benefit pension plan obligations; extension of individual income tax cuts ("Bush tax cuts"); H.R.5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, bonus depreciation and expensing provisions; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148).

Urged Congress to include in any immigration reform bill provisions on border security and temporary worke programs.

Urging Congress to increase investment in second generation biofuels & restructure existing subsidies; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol; LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation; H.R.4306/S. 3510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 ; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; FUTA relief for employers; urged Congress to act on statutory changes to assist employers in meeting defined benefit pension plan obligations.

S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173/S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, provisions relating to gift cards, Durbin amendment on swipe fees, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), Subtitle D, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons - Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation

Health care reform; S. 979, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2009, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. H.R.3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions;Urged HHS & DOL to provide interim guidance allowing for continued employee coverage under group limited medical benefit plans until 2014; H.R.4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, all provisions; urged Congress to enact health care reforms that will bring down the cost of employer-provided health insurance and improve fiscal outlook for federal and state governments; urged inclusion of provisions in HR 3590 to allow flexibility for employers in the provision of health insurance benefits to part time workers, as well as to allow a 90-day waiting period before employer mandates on the provision of health insurance benefits for full time employees apply.

Expressed concern over allowing introduction into commerce of mid-level ethanol blends; urged Congress to oppose expansion of mid-level ethanol blends into E15 or E20; urged allowing ethanol subsidies, including the import tariff on ethanol and the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit, to expire as scheduled.

Urged Congress to include in any immigration reform bill provisions on border security and temporary worke programs.

meetings with White House staff on First Ladys Lets Move campaign to eliminate childhood obesity within a generation -- discussion of industry efforts; Meetings with FDA regarding regulatory rulemaking to implement PPACA Section 4205 relating to calorie and nutrition disclosure in chain restaurants.

H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other purposes, express opposition to legislation Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, urging Congress to freeze renewable fuel standard mandates in the resulting law; Opposing efforts to increase the current cap on the amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline; FRL-8894-5 "Notice of Receipt of a Clean AIr Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15%, Request for Comment"; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation; Oppose efforts to amend provisions within the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act to allow state and local regulation of "rates and services" of harbor trucking;

Urged Senate to include credit access provisions in jobs legislation.

Health care reform; S. 979, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2009, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. H.R.3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; H.R.4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, all provisions; urged Congress to enact health care reforms that will bring down the cost of employer-provided health insurance and improve fiscal outlook for federal and state governments; urged inclusion of provisions in HR 3590 to allow flexibility for employers in the provision of health insurance benefits to part time workers, as well as to allow a 90-day waiting period before employer mandates on the provision of health insurance benefits for full time employees apply.

meetings with White House staff on First Ladys Lets Move campaign to eliminate childhood obesity within a generation -- discussion of industry efforts.

PCI data security standards; Implementation of the Importer Security Filing as required by the SAFE Port Act by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Opposition to 100% scanning requirements on maritime cargo under the 9/11 implementation Act; Immigration reform - urge DHS to work with business on worksite enforcement of immigration law; Canada-US border issues - communication of retail industry views re security and trade facilitation; Trade enforcement measures - communication of retail industry views regarding customs action targeting apparel.

Red Flags Rule; gift cards; H.R. 579 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics in the global market communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; Implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act - concerns with the implementation of specific sections of the CPSIA including retroactivity, general conformity certificates, tracking labels and component testing; H.R. 1398/S. 558, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act, provisions requiring chain restaurants to provide nutritional information on menus and menu boards, provisions on premption, liability protection, and nutrition disclosure; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements; Endorsement and support of S. 510, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to food safety -- communication to Congress and Administrative agencies of retail and chain restaurant industry views.

H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other purposes, express opposition to legislation Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, urging Congress to freeze renewable fuel standard mandates in the resulting law; Opposing efforts to increase the current cap on the amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline; FRL-8894-5 "Notice of Receipt of a Clean AIr Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15%, Request for Comment"; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation; Oppose efforts to amend provisions within the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act to allow state and local regulation of "rates and services" of harbor trucking;

Health care reform; S. 979, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2009, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. H.R.3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Letter to Senate urging adoption of language allowing 90-day grace period for new employer obligations under health care reform bill; Letter to House of Representatives urging opposition to HR 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.; Letter to Senate urging adoption of language clarifying health care reform bill's definition of full time work.

Letter to Congress urging support for appropriations to Small Business Administration loan guaranty programs, and for extension and expansion of same.

S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3216, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173, Wall Street & Consumer Protection Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, treat of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons - Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation

H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; health care reform; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R. 2460/S. 1152 Healthy Families Act, To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families, all provisions; H.R.1274, Working Families Flexibility Act, To permit employees to request, and to ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.242, To direct the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, all provisions; H.R.2113, Corporate Injury, Illness, and Fatality Reporting Act of 2009, To require the Secretary of Labor to prescribe regulations requiring employers with more than one establishment and not fewer than 500 employees to report work-related deaths, injuries, and illnesses, all provisions; H.R.2199, Protecting Workers From Imminent Dangers Act of 2009, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to prevent employee exposure to imminent dangers, all provisions; H.R.3991 : To ensure that American workers are able to follow, without financial harm, the recommendations of their employer and public health authorities to stay home when they have symptoms of a contagious disease that may put co-workers, customers, or the public at risk, all provisions; H.R.4092 : To allow Americans to receive paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs, and the health needs of their families, related to a contagious illness, all provisions.

H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; health care reform; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R. 2460/S. 1152 Healthy Families Act, To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families, all provisions; H.R.1274, Working Families Flexibility Act, To permit employees to request, and to ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.242, To direct the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, all provisions; H.R.2113, Corporate Injury, Illness, and Fatality Reporting Act of 2009, To require the Secretary of Labor to prescribe regulations requiring employers with more than one establishment and not fewer than 500 employees to report work-related deaths, injuries, and illnesses, all provisions; H.R.2199, Protecting Workers From Imminent Dangers Act of 2009, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to prevent employee exposure to imminent dangers, all provisions.

H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other purposes, express opposition to legislation Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, urging Congress to freeze renewable fuel standard mandates in the resulting law; Opposing efforts to increase the current cap on the amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline; FRL-8894-5 "Notice of Receipt of a Clean AIr Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15%, Request for Comment"; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation; Oppose efforts to amend provisions within the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act to allow state and local regulation of "rates and services" of harbor trucking;

Red Flags Rule; gift cards; H.R. 579 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics in the global market communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; Implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act - concerns with the implementation of specific sections of the CPSIA including retroactivity, general conformity certificates, tracking labels and component testing; H.R. 1398/S. 558, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act, provisions requiring chain restaurants to provide nutritional information on menus and menu boards, provisions on premption, liability protection, and nutrition disclosure; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements; Endorsement and support of S. 510, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to food safety -- communication to Congress and Administrative agencies of retail and chain restaurant industry views.

Immigration reform (no bill) - urging Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform to include a temporary worker program and an earned legalization program

Letter to Congress urging support for appropriations to Small Business Administration loan guaranty programs, and for extension and expansion of same.

Health care reform; S. 979, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2009, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. H.R.3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Letter to Senate urging adoption of language allowing 90-day grace period for new employer obligations under health care reform bill; Letter to House of Representatives urging opposition to HR 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.; Letter to Senate urging adoption of language clarifying health care reform bill's definition of full time work.

S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3216, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173, Wall Street & Consumer Protection Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, treat of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons - Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation

PCI data security standards; Implementation of the Importer Security Filing as required by the SAFE Port Act by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Opposition to 100% scanning requirements on maritime cargo under the 9/11 implementation Act; Immigration reform - urge DHS to work with business on worksite enforcement of immigration law; Canada-US border issues - communication of retail industry views re security and trade facilitation; Trade enforcement measures - communication of retail industry views regarding customs action targeting apparel.

Immigration reform (no bill) - urging Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform to include a temporary worker program and an earned legalization program

H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other purposes, express opposition to legislation Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, urging Congress to freeze renewable fuel standard mandates in the resulting law; Opposing efforts to increase the current cap on the amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline; requested extension of time to comment on EPA Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0211; FRL-8894-5 "Notice of Receipt of a Clean AIr Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15%, Request for Comment"; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation; Oppose efforts to amend provisions within the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act to allow state and local regulation of "rates and services" of harbor trucking;

Urging Congress to increase investment in second generation biofuels & restructure existing subsidies; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol; National Sales Tax Holiday; LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation, net operating loss carryback - H.R.2452 & S. 823, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; Health care reform

Red Flags Rule; gift cards; H.R. 579 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics in the global market communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; S. 510 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply communication of retail industry views; Implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act - concerns with the implementation of specific sections of the CPSIA including retroactivity, general conformity certificates, tracking labels and component testing; H.R. 1398/S. 558, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act, provisions requiring chain restaurants to provide nutritional information on menus and menu boards, provisions on premption, liability protection, and nutrition disclosure; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements; letter to House of Representatives expressing concerns with H.R. 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009.

Urging Administration to avoid increasing cap on amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline until testing to ensure environmental safety; Letter to EPA Secretary urging denial of Growth Energy Cos. petition to introduce mid-level ethanol blends; Letter to EPA Secretary urging development of policies to promote rapid development of advanced biofuels and oppose mid-level blends; Letter to Senators urging freeze of renewable fuel standards mandates in order to assess impacts on food prices; Letter to Representatives to endorse the Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act to shift subsidies from conventional to advanced biofuels.; Letter to Senators urging opposition to legislative delays on inclusion of carbon emission from indirect land use change in the life cycle greehouse gas emissions from biofuels in the renewable fuel standard as part of climate & energy bill.

PCI data security standards; Implementation of the Importer Security Filing as required by the SAFE Port Act by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Opposition to 100% scanning requirements on maritime cargo under the 9/11 implementation Act; Immigration reform - urge DHS to work with business on worksite enforcement of immigration law; Canada-US border issues - communication of retail industry views re security and trade facilitation; Trade enforcement measures - communication of retail industry views regarding customs action targeting apparel.

Health care reform; S. 979, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2009, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. H.R.3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes; Letter to Representatives regarding H.R. 3200 urging preservationo of existing ERISA framework; Letter to Senators to allow 90-day grace period for new employer obligations under Senate Finance Committee health reform bill

Letter to Senators opposing legislative efforts to authorize mid-level ethanol blends as part of FY2010 appropriations process; Letter to Senators opposing legislative delays on inclusion of carbon emission from indirect land use change in the life cycle greehouse gas emissions from biofuels in the renewable fuel standard as part of FY 2010 appropriations process; Letter to Senators to oppose S. Amendment 2470 to S. 2996 re: above.

H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other purposes, express opposition to legislation Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, urging Congress to freeze renewable fuel standard mandates in the resulting law; Opposing efforts to increase the current cap on the amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline; requested extension of time to comment on EPA Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0211; FRL-8894-5 "Notice of Receipt of a Clean AIr Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15%, Request for Comment"; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation.

Urging Congress to increase investment in second generation biofuels & restructure existing subsidies; urging Congress to oppose e-Verify mandates in stimulus bill; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol; National Sales Tax Holiday; LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation, net operating loss carryback - H.R.2452 & S. 823, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; Health care reform

Immigration reform (no bill) - urging Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform to include a temporary worker program and an earned legalization program

Red Flags Rule; gift cards; H.R. 579 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics in the global market communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; S. 510 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply communication of retail industry views; Implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act - concerns with the implementation of specific sections of the CPSIA including retroactivity, general conformity certificates, tracking labels and component testing; H.R. 1398/S. 558, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act, provisions requiring chain restaurants to provide nutritional information on menus and menu boards, provisions on premption, liability protection, and nutrition disclosure; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements;

PCI data security standards; Implementation of the Importer Security Filing as required by the SAFE Port Act by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Opposition to 100% scanning requirements on maritime cargo under the 9/11 implementation Act; Immigration reform - urge DHS to work with business on worksite enforcement of immigration law

H.R. 188 to lift the trade embargo on Cuba communication in support; H.R. 471 to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions to address market disruption communication of opposition; H.R. 496 to amend U.S. trade laws to restore rights under trade-remedy laws and other purposes communication of retail industry views; H.R. 499 to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to non-market economy countries communication of retail industry views; H.R. 947 to direct the secretary of transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and use the amounts collected to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1105 making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, communication in opposition to provision calling for monitoring of apparel imports from China and Vietnam; H.R. 1318/S. 496 to provide duty-free treatment for certain goods from designated reconstruction opportunity zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan communication of retail industry views; S. 730 to amend the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify the tariffs on certain footwear communication in support; H.R. 1530 to lift the trade embargo on Cuba communication in support; Requiring adjustments to antidumping margins to offset currency misalignment communication of opposition; Re-imposition of zeroing to calculate antidumping margins communication of opposition; Re-imposition of monitoring programs against apparel imports from China and Vietnam communication of opposition; Re-imposition of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act communication of opposition; China trade and economic policy communication of retail industry views; China currency communication of retail industry views; China subsidies communication of retail industry views; Re-imposition of quotas on apparel imports from China communication of opposition; Free Trade Agreements communication of retail industry views; Generalized System of Preferences reauthorization communication in support; Andean Trade Preferences Program reauthorization communication in support; Trade preferences reform communication of retail industry views re Generalized System of Preferences, Andean Trade Preferences, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Caribbean Basin Initiative, and Haitian preferences (HOPE); Implementation of changes to the Lacey Act included in the 2008 Farm Bill communication of retail industry views; Trade Promotion Authority communication re retail industry views; Trade Adjustment Assistance communication re retail industry views; Doha Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations communications re retail industry priorities; DR-CAFTA implementation communication of retail industry views; Reauthorization of U.S. Customs and Border Protection - support reauthoriztion of the agency with reemphasis on balancing the mission of trade facilitation and security; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol.

Urging Congress to increase investment in second generation biofuels & restructure existing subsidies; urging COngress to oppose e-Verify mandates in stimulus bill; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol; IRS Audits of cell phones; National Sales Tax Holiday; LIFO repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation, net operating loss carryback - H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 & S. 823, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes; Streamlined Sales Tax

Red Flags Rule; gift cards; H.R. 579 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics in the global market communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; S. 510 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply communication of retail industry views; Implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act - concerns with the implementation of specific sections of the CPSIA including retroactivity, general conformity certificates, tracking labels and component testing; H.R. 1398, S. 558, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act, provisions requiring chain restaurants to provide nutritional information on menus and menu boards; RFID technology - privacy issues

H.R. 188 to lift the trade embargo on Cuba communication in support; H.R. 471 to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions to address market disruption communication of opposition; H.R. 496 to amend U.S. trade laws to restore rights under trade-remedy laws and other purposes communication of retail industry views; H.R. 499 to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to non-market economy countries communication of retail industry views; H.R. 947 to direct the secretary of transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and use the amounts collected to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1105 making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, communication in opposition to provision calling for monitoring of apparel imports from China and Vietnam; H.R. 1318/S. 496 to provide duty-free treatment for certain goods from designated reconstruction opportunity zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan communication of retail industry views; S. 730 to amend the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify the tariffs on certain footwear communication in support; H.R. 1530 to lift the trade embargo on Cuba communication in support; Requiring adjustments to antidumping margins to offset currency misalignment communication of opposition; Re-imposition of zeroing to calculate antidumping margins communication of opposition; Re-imposition of monitoring programs against apparel imports from China and Vietnam communication of opposition; Re-imposition of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act communication of opposition; China trade and economic policy communication of retail industry views; China currency communication of retail industry views; China subsidies communication of retail industry views; Re-imposition of quotas on apparel imports from China communication of opposition; Free Trade Agreements communication of retail industry views; Generalized System of Preferences reauthorization communication in support; Andean Trade Preferences Program reauthorization communication in support; Trade preferences reform communication of retail industry views re Generalized System of Preferences, Andean Trade Preferences, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Caribbean Basin Initiative, and Haitian preferences (HOPE); Implementation of changes to the Lacey Act included in the 2008 Farm Bill communication of retail industry views; Trade Promotion Authority communication re retail industry views; Trade Adjustment Assistance communication re retail industry views; Doha Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations communications re retail industry priorities; DR-CAFTA implementation communication of retail industry views; Reauthorization of U.S. Customs and Border Protection - support reauthoriztion of the agency with reemphasis on balancing the mission of trade facilitation and security; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol.

PCI data security standards; Implementation of the Importer Security Filing as required by the SAFE Port Act by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Opposition to 100% scanning requirements on maritime cargo under the 9/11 implementation Act; Immigration reform - urge DHS to work with business on worksite enforcement of immigration law

interchange fees; H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; S. 181/H.R. 11, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; health care reform; ERISA; pension valuation

Urging Administration to avoid increasing cap on amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline until testing to ensure environmental safety

Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines - ADAAG, scope of new guidelines;

Wired for Health Care Quality Act, S. 1693, Health Information Technology; S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, Health tax reform; S. 1886, Every American Insured Health Act, Health tax reform; S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions; S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act, all provisions; H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, mental health parity; S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, mental health parity; S. 1753, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; S. 1754, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a workplace wellness education campaign and an evaluation of employer-based wellness programs, and for other purposes, wellness and prevention provisions; H.R. 3370, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; ERISA Waivers; Health care reform; Health Savings Accounts; Medicare Advantage Plans; S. 2795/H.R. 5918, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008, all provisions; H.R. 7187/S. 3575, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008, all provisions

S. 3031, a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to limit the use of ethanol to meet the renewable fuel standard, and for other purposes, all provisions

H.R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, all provisions relating to funding, lead limitations and implementation timeframes, penalties, enforcement by state Attorneys General, whistleblower protection, public disclosure of information, preemption, and advertising requirements; FTC regulation of the sale and use of social security numbers; HR 964, Spy Act Re: the prohibition of collection of certain information without notice and consent; S. 654/H.R. 1148, Safe Food Act, all provisions; S. 3575/H.R. 7187, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008, all provisions; FTC meeting re: retail gift cards and bankruptcy proceedings .

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493; S. 358), all provisions; S. 910, Healthy Families Act, all provisions; H.R. 1542, Healthy Families Act, all provisions; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, all provisions; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act, all provisions; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions/change of bargaining unit establishment procedures; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions/ all provisions/change of bargaining unit establishment procedures; H.R. 1369, Family & Medical Leave Expansion Act, all provisions; S. 1681, Family Leave Insurance Act, all provisions; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - FMLA RIN 1215-AB35, Comments in response to proposal to revise certain regulations implementing the Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993; H.R. 3010/S. 1782, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 , all provisions; H.R. 1644/S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act, all provisions; H.R. 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, all provisions; S. 3086, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, all provisions; H.R. 3010, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007, all provisions.

H.R. 3622/S. 2170, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction, All provisions; S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, Health tax reform; S. 1886, Every American Insured Health Act, Health tax reform; S. 3080, Imported Ethanol Parity Act, all provisions. S. 34, Sales Tax Fairness & Simplification Act, all provisions; S. 271/H.R. 2936, to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space, all provisions; H.R. 3396, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act, all provisions; H.R. 3359, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007, all provisions; S. 1726, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007, all provisions; H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance & Simplification Act of 2008, cell phone provision; H.R. 5450/S. 2668, Mobile Cell Phone Act, all provisions; H.R. 5351, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008, various tax incentives for energy efficient building and sale of energy efficient products; H.R. 3970, Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, corporate tax reform (rates); H.R. 5140, the Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008, tax rebate provisionsl; Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act (H.R. 2116, S. 1125), all provisions; H.R. 2600 - Border Tax Equity Act of 2007, all provisions; S. 3125, Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008, leasehold, retail, restaurant improvements, solar tax credit, incentives for energy efficient products and energy conservation in commercial buildings provisions; H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, leasehold, retail, restaurant improvements, solar tax credit, incentives for energy efficient products and energy conservation in commercial buildings provisions; S. 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, leasehold, retail, restaurant improvements, solar tax credit, incentives for energy efficient products and energy conservation in commercial buildings provisions; H.R. 7060, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008, leasehold, retail, restaurant improvements, solar tax credit, incentives for energy efficient products and energy conservation in commercial buildings provisions.

Tort reform, class action reform; Medical Malpractice Reform

Wired for Health Care Quality Act, S. 1693, Health Information Technology; S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, Health tax reform; S. 1886, Every American Insured Health Act, Health tax reform; S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions; S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act, all provisions; H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, mental health parity; S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, mental health parity; H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program; H.R. 976/S. 1893, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program; S. 1753, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; S. 1754, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a workplace wellness education campaign and an evaluation of employer-based wellness programs, and for other purposes, wellness and prevention provisions; H.R. 3370, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; ERISA Waivers; Health care reform; Health Savings Accounts; Medicare Advantage Plans; S. 2795/H.R. 5918, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008, all provisions; H.R. 7187/S. 3575, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008, all provisions

ADA Restoration Act (H.R. 3195; S. 1881, S. 3406), breadth of coverage; Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493; S. 358), all provisions; S. 910, Healthy Families Act, all provisions; H.R. 1542, Healthy Families Act, all provisions; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, all provisions; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act, all provisions; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions/change of bargaining unit establishment procedures; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions/ all provisions/change of bargaining unit establishment procedures; H.R. 1369, Family & Medical Leave Expansion Act, all provisions; S. 1681, Family Leave Insurance Act, all provisions; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - FMLA RIN 1215-AB35, Comments in response to proposal to revise certain regulations implementing the Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993; H.R. 3010/S. 1782, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 , all provisions; H.R. 1644/S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act, all provisions; H.R. 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, all provisions; S. 3086, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, all provisions; H.R. 3010, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007, all provisions.

S. 1260, Data Security Act, re: data breach notification; exemption of financial institutions from additional requirements; protection of sensitive data at federal agencies; federal preemption of state law; H.R. 958, Data Accountability and Trust Act, re: FTC security policy and procedures; data breach notification; definition of information broker; consumer access to private databases; S. 1178, Identity Theft Prevention Act, re; protection of sensitive information; data breach notification; credit report security freeze; S. 2012, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act re: data breach notification; state attorney generals enforcement; HR 3316, Identity Theft Protection Act re: credit report security freeze; S. 1202, Personal Data Protection Act, re: data breach notification; federal preemption of state laws; S. 806, Consumer ID Protection and Security Act, re: credit report security freeze; S. 495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, re: definition of data broker; consumer access and correction of data broker information; data privacy and security programs; data breach notification; GSA evaluation of security programs in awarding contracts; HR 946, Consumer Overdraft Protection Act; re: disclosure of overdraft fee to consumers; HR 5244, Credit Card Holders Bill of Rights Act of 2008, re open end credit lending practices; S. 1395, Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act of 2007, re open end credit lending practices; billing practices and finance charges; H.R. 4008, the Credit and Debit Receipt Clarification Act, All provisions; Comments RE: Fair Credit Reporting Act - Section 312, Concerning Procedures to Enhance the Accuracy and Integrity of Information Furnished to Consumer Reporting Agencies; H.R. 6248, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2008, all provisions; H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, all provisions.

Customs and Border Protection notice on proposed reinterpretation of statutory language that would result in the elimination of a customs valuation methodology called the first sale rule. Oppose the notice as published by Customs and Border Protection. H.R. 5059, to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act with respect to lesser developed countries, all provisions; H.R. 5136, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. to permit foreign jewelry manufacturers who purchase precious metals produced in the United States for use in the manufacture of jewelry abroad to pay import duties on the value of the imported jewelry articles less the value of all U.S. origin precious metals incorporated in the article, all provisions; H.R. 5264, to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes, Sec. 2 relating to the Andean Trade Preference Act; S. 2776, Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2008, all provisions; S. 2372/H.R. 3934, Affordable Footwear Act, provisions relating to elimination of footwear tariffs; S. 1636 to authorize a new trade, investment, and development policy for sub-Saharan Africa, all provisions; S. 1919 to establish trade enforcement priorities for the United States, to strengthen the provisions relating to trade remedies, all provisions; H.R. 3427 to prohibit the revocation of waivers of the competitive need limitation under the Generalized System of Preferences program unless certain conditions are met, all provisions; H.R. 4124 to direct the President to withdraw from the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, all provisions; H.R. 4329 to assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement, to require further negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, and to provide for withdrawal from the NAFTA unless certain conditions are met, all provisions; H.R. 2419, Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 provisions relating to agricultural subsidies, first sale customs valuation, Haiti trade preferences, softwood lumber, amendments to the Lacey Act regarding illegal logging, ; H.R. 5724, to implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, all provisions; H.R. 5777, to impose certain restrictions on trade with and investment in the Peoples Republic of China, all provisions; H.R. 5960, to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions to address market disruption, all provisions; H.R. 6137, to remove the additional duties on ethanol, all provisions; H.R. 6183, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to remove the tariffs on ethanol, all provisions; H.R. 6415, to provide that goods that are manufactured in a foreign trade zone and comply with the rules of origin under a trade agreement to which the United States is a party may enter the customs territory of the United States at the rate of duty applicable under that agreement, all provisions; H.J.Res. 93, approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act, all provisions; S.J.Res. 41, approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act, all provisions; Opposition to reinstatement of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA) aka the Byrd Amendment; Opposition to a continuation of the textile monitoring program on imports from Vietnam and its extension to imports from China; Food Before Fuel Coalition regarding ethanol subsidies and mandates; Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations; Renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences; Renewal of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act; DR-CAFTA implementation, Nicaragua Tariff Preference Levels, Costa Rica implementation, cumulation, Dominican Republic pocketing provisions; California state and local legislation to impose fees on cargo containers; Legislative proposals on climate change relating to trade; African Growth and Opportunity Act reform regarding commercial availability determinations for yarns and fabrics; urging President to suspend duties and quotas on imported ethanol; urging EPA to revise RFA in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007; S. 3080, Imported Ethanol Parity Act, all provisions; H.R. 6530, provisions that would change trade remedies laws in ways that would adversely impact imported consumer products; H.R. 7222, provisions that would continue duty free treatment of imported consumer goods under the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act, the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the Generalized System of Preferences, and the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act; Generalized System of Preferences relating to the continuation of GSP eligibility for consumer products that have exceeded competitive needs limits; Rules of Origin Proposal by Customs and Border Protection to change the rules of origin for imported products, including consumer goods, from a substantial transformation test to a tariff shift approach.

H.R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, all provisions relating to funding, lead limitations and implementation timeframes, penalties, enforcement by state Attorneys General, whistleblower protection, public disclosure of information, preemption, and advertising requirements; HR 2455, Social Security Non-Proliferation Act- with respect to the sale, purchase or public display of social security numbers; S. 238, Social Security Misuse Prevention Act re: limits on disclosure of a social security number for consumer transactions; HR 948, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007; re: FTC regulation of the sale and use of social security numbers; HR 1525, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 Re: criminal penalties for certain unauthorized activities with relation to computers; HR 964, Spy Act Re: the prohibition of collection of certain information without notice and consent; S. 654/H.R. 1148, Safe Food Act, all provisions; S. 1776 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to establish a user fee program to ensure food safety, all provisions; H.R. 2997 to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration to establish a program requiring a certificate of assured safety for imported food items, all provisions; H.R. 3077 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood and seafood products, all provisions; H.R. 3100 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the Consumer Product Safety Act to increase the safety of food, toothpaste and toys, all provisions; S. 2245 to establish a commission to ensure food safety in the United States, all provisions; H.R. 3937 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported food, all provisions; H.R. 3967 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of imported food, all provisions; H. Res. 926, recognizing the importance of food, product safety, and U.S. trade policy, all provisions; S. 2831, FTC Reauthorization bill, independent litigation authority, civil penalties for violation of FTC Act, aiding & abetting a violation, permissive administrative procedure for consumer protection rules, enforcement by state AGs; HR 5904, To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish new procedures and requirements to improve the safety of food, whether produced and distributed domestically or imported into the United States, etc., all provisions; Food Service Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 2008 (No bill number yet), all provisions.

H.R. 3622/S. 2170, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction, All provisions; S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, Health tax reform; S. 1886, Every American Insured Health Act, Health tax reform; S. 3080, Imported Ethanol Parity Act, all provisions. S. 34, Sales Tax Fairness & Simplification Act, all provisions; S. 271/H.R. 2936, to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space, all provisions; H.R. 3396, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act, all provisions; H.R. 3359, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007, all provisions; S. 1726, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007, all provisions; H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance & Simplification Act of 2008, cell phone provision; H.R. 5450/S. 2668, Mobile Cell Phone Act, all provisions; H.R. 5351, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008, various tax incentives for energy efficient building and sale of energy efficient products; H.R. 3970, Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, corporate tax reform (rates); H.R. 5140, the Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008, tax rebate provisionsl; Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act (H.R. 2116, S. 1125), all provisions; H.R. 2600 - Border Tax Equity Act of 2007, all provisions; S. 3125, Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008, leasehold, retail, restaurant improvements, solar tax credit, incentives for energy efficient products and energy conservation in commercial buildings provisions; H.R. 3221, Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, information reporting on credit card reimbursement to merchants provision; H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, , leasehold, retail, restaurant improvements, solar tax credit, incentives for energy efficient products and energy conservation in commercial buildings provisions.

Wired for Health Care Quality Act, S. 1693, Health Information Technology; S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, Health tax reform; S. 1886, Every American Insured Health Act, Health tax reform; S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions; S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act, all provisions; H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, mental health parity; S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, mental health parity; H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program; H.R. 976/S. 1893, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program; S. 1753, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; S. 1754, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a workplace wellness education campaign and an evaluation of employer-based wellness programs, and for other purposes, wellness and prevention provisions; H.R. 3370, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; ERISA Waivers; Health care reform; Health Savings Accounts; Medicare Advantage Plans; S. 2795/H.R. 5918, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008, all provisions

ADA Restoration Act (H.R. 3195; S. 1881), breadth of coverage; Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493; S. 358), all provisions; S. 910, Healthy Families Act, all provisions; H.R. 1542, Healthy Families Act, all provisions; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, all provisions; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act, all provisions; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions/change of bargaining unit establishment procedures; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions/ all provisions/change of bargaining unit establishment procedures; H.R. 1369, Family & Medical Leave Expansion Act, all provisions; S. 1681, Family Leave Insurance Act, all provisions; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - FMLA RIN 1215-AB35, Comments in response to proposal to revise certain regulations implementing the Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993; H.R. 3010/S. 1782, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 , all provisions; H.R. 1644/S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act, all provisions; H.R. 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, all provisions; S. 3086, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, all provisions; H.R. 3010, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007, all provisions.

S. 2045, CPSC Reform Act of 2007, all provisions related to funding, lead limitations and implementation timeframes, penalties, enforcement by state Attorneys General, whistleblower protection, public disclosure of information, preemption, advertising requirements, and importation bans; H.R. 4040/S. 1847, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, all provisions relating to funding, lead limitations and implementation timeframes, penalties, enforcement by state Attorneys General, (cont.) whistleblower protection, public disclosure of information, preemption, and advertising requirements; HR 2455, Social Security Non-Proliferation Act- with respect to the sale, purchase or public display of social security numbers; S. 238, Social Security Misuse Prevention Act re: limits on disclosure of a social security number for consumer transactions; HR 948, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007; re: FTC regulation of the sale and use of social security numbers; HR 1525, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 Re: criminal penalties for certain unauthorized activities with relation to computers; HR 964, Spy Act Re: the prohibition of collection of certain information without notice and consent; S. 654/H.R. 1148, Safe Food Act, all provisions; S. 1776 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to establish a user fee program to ensure food safety, all provisions; H.R. 2997 to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration to establish a program requiring a certificate of assured safety for imported food items, all provisions; H.R. 3077 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood and seafood products, all provisions; H.R. 3100 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the Consumer Product Safety Act to increase the safety of food, toothpaste and toys, all provisions; H.R. 3716 to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require independent safety certification of childrens products, all provisions; S. 2245 to establish a commission to ensure food safety in the United States, all provisions; H.R. 3937 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported food, all provisions; H.R. 3967 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of imported food, all provisions; H. Res. 926, recognizing the importance of food, product safety, and U.S. trade policy, all provisions; S. 2831, FTC Reauthorization bill, independent litigation authority, civil penalties for violation of FTC Act, aiding & abetting a violation, permissive administrative procedure for consumer protection rules, enforcement by state AGs; HR 5904, To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish new procedures and requirements to improve the safety of food, whether produced and distributed domestically or imported into the United States, etc., all provisions; Food Service Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 2008 (No bill number yet), all provisions.

H.R. 4088, S. 2366/2368, the Secure America through Verification and Enforcement Act, All provisions/Title 2 with respect to employee verification and enforcement against employers; S. 1348, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, Title 3 with respect to employee verification and enforcement against employers; H.R 1645, STRIVE Act of 2007, Title 3 with respect to employee verification and enforcement against employers

Tort reform, class action reform; Medical Malpractice Reform

Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines - ADAAG, scope of new guidelines;

Customs and Border Protection notice on proposed reinterpretation of statutory language that would result in the elimination of a customs valuation methodology called the first sale rule. Oppose the notice as published by Customs and Border Protection. H.R. 275, Global Online Freedom Act of 2007, Title II provisions relations to export controls on internet-restricting countries and Title III relating to minimum corporate standards for online freedom; H.R. 5059, to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act with respect to lesser developed countries, all provisions; H.R. 5136, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. to permit foreign jewelry manufacturers who purchase precious metals produced in the United States for use in the manufacture of jewelry abroad to pay import duties on the value of the imported jewelry articles less the value of all U.S. origin precious metals incorporated in the article, all provisions; H.R. 5264, to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes, Sec. 2 relating to the Andean Trade Preference Act; S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, Title VI all provisions relating to global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; S. 2688, Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act, all provisions; S. 2776, Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2008, all provisions; China currency Meetings with Treasury; S. 2372/H.R. 3934, Affordable Footwear Act, provisions relating to eliminataion of footwear tariffs; S. 1636 to authorize a new trade, investment, and development policy for sub-Saharan Africa, all provisions; S. 1919 to establish trade enforcement priorities for the United States, to strengthen the provisions relating to trade remedies, all provisions; H.Res. 587 expressing the sense of the House that legislation to renew or grant fast track trade negotiating authority should not be considered by the House in the 110th Congress, all provisions; H.R. 3427 to prohibit the revocation of waivers of the competitive need limitation under the Generalized System of Preferences program unless certain conditions are met, all provisions; S. 2222 to require the International Trade Commission to report on the specific impact of each free trade agreement in force with respect to the United States on a sector-by-sector basis, all provisions; H.R. 4124 to direct the President to withdraw from the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, all provisions; H.R. 4329 to assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement, to require further negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, and to provide for withdrawal from the NAFTA unless certain conditions are met, all provisions; HR 2419, Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 provisions relating to agricultural subsidies, first sale customs valuation, Haiti trade preferences, softwood lumber, all provisions;; HR 5724, to implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, all provisions;; HR 5777, to impose certain restrictions on trade with and investment in the Peoples Republic of China, all provisions;; HR 5960, to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions to address market disruption, all provisions;; HR 6137, to remove the additional duties on ethanol, all provisions;; HR 6148, to make bills implementing trade agreements subject to a point of order unless certain conditions are met, all provisions;; HR 6180, to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, to set terms for future trade agreements, etc. , all provisions;; HR 6183, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to remove the tariffs on ethanol, all provisions;; HR 6415, to provide that goods that are manufactured in a foreign trade zone and comply with the rules of origin under a trade agreement to which the United States is a party may enter the customs territory of the United States at the rate of duty applicable under that agreement, all provisions;; H.Con.Res. 324, expressing the sense of Congress relating to the trade promotion agreement between the United States and Colombia, all provisions;; H.J.Res. 93, approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act, all provisions;; S. 1422, Farm Risk Management Act for the 21st Century provisions relating to agricultural subsidies, all provisions;; S. 3083, to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, to set terms for future trade agreements, etc. , all provisions;; S.J.Res. 41, approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act, all provisions; Opposition to reinstatement of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA) aka the Byrd Amendment; Opposition to a continuation of the textile monitoring program on imports from Vietnam and its extension to imports from China; Food Before Fuel Coalition regarding ethanol subsidies and mandates; Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations; Renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences; Renewal of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act; Opposition to Customs and Border Protection Proposal on eliminating the first sale rules as a valuation methodology for imported goods; DR-CAFTA implementation, Nicaragua Tariff Preference Levels, Costa Rica implementation, cumulation, Dominican Republic pocketing provisions; California state and local legislation to impose fees on cargo containers; Legislative proposals on climate change relating to trade; African Growth and Opportunity Act reform regarding commercial availability determinations for yarns and fabrics; urging President to suspend duties and quotas on imported ethanol; urging EPA to revise RFA in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.

S. 3031, a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to limit the use of ethanol to meet the renewable fuel standard, and for other purposes, all provisions

S. 1260, Data Security Act, re: data breach notification; exemption of financial institutions from additional requirements; protection of sensitive data at federal agencies; federal preemption of state law; H.R. 958, Data Accountability and Trust Act, re: FTC security policy and procedures; data breach notification; definition of information broker; consumer access to private databases; S. 1178, Identity Theft Prevention Act, re; protection of sensitive information; data breach notification; credit report security freeze; S. 2012, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act re: data breach notification; state attorney generals enforcement; HR 3316, Identity Theft Protection Act re: credit report security freeze; S. 1202, Personal Data Protection Act, re: data breach notification; federal preemption of state laws; S. 806, Consumer ID Protection and Security Act, re: credit report security freeze; S. 495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, re: definition of data broker; consumer access and correction of data broker information; data privacy and security programs; data breach notification; GSA evaluation of security programs in awarding contracts; HR 946, Consumer Overdraft Protection Act; re: disclosure of overdraft fee to consumers; HR 5244, Credit Card Holders Bill of Rights Act of 2008, re open end credit lending practices; S. 1395, Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act of 2007, re open end credit lending practices; billing practices and finance charges; H.R. 4008, the Credit and Debit Receipt Clarification Act, All provisions; Comments RE: Fair Credit Reporting Act - Section 312, Concerning Procedures to Enhance the Accuracy and Integrity of Information Furnished to Consumer Reporting Agencies; H.R. 6248, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2008, all provisions.

Tort reform, class action reform; Medical Malpractice Reform

H.R. 4088, S. 2366/2368, the Secure America through Verification and Enforcement Act, All provisions/Title 2 with respect to employee verification and enforcement against employers; S. 1348, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, Title 3 with respect to employee verification and enforcement against employers; H.R 1645, STRIVE Act of 2007, Title 3 with respect to employee verification and enforcement against employers

S. 3031, a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to limit the use of ethanol to meet the renewable fuel standard, and for other purposes, all provisions

Wired for Health Care Quality Act, S. 1693, Health Information Technology; S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, Health tax reform; S. 1886, Every American Insured Health Act, Health tax reform; S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions; S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act, all provisions; H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, mental health parity; S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, mental health parity; H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program; H.R. 976/S. 1893, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program; S. 1753, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; S. 1754, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a workplace wellness education campaign and an evaluation of employer-based wellness programs, and for other purposes, wellness and prevention provisions; H.R. 3370, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; ERISA Waivers; Health care reform; Health Savings Accounts; Medicare Advantage Plans; S. 2795/H.R. 5918, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008, all provisions

S. 2045, CPSC Reform Act of 2007, all provisions related to funding, lead limitations and implementation timeframes, penalties, enforcement by state Attorneys General, whistleblower protection, public disclosure of information, preemption, advertising requirements, and importation bans; H.R. 4040/S. 1847, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, all provisions relating to funding, lead limitations and implementation timeframes, penalties, enforcement by state Attorneys General, (cont.) whistleblower protection, public disclosure of information, preemption, and advertising requirements; HR 2455, Social Security Non-Proliferation Act- with respect to the sale, purchase or public display of social security numbers; S. 238, Social Security Misuse Prevention Act re: limits on disclosure of a social security number for consumer transactions; HR 948, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007; re: FTC regulation of the sale and use of social security numbers; HR 1525, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 Re: criminal penalties for certain unauthorized activities with relation to computers; HR 964, Spy Act Re: the prohibition of collection of certain information without notice and consent; S. 654/H.R. 1148, Safe Food Act, all provisions; S. 1776 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to establish a user fee program to ensure food safety, all provisions; H.R. 2997 to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration to establish a program requiring a certificate of assured safety for imported food items, all provisions; H.R. 3077 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood and seafood products, all provisions; H.R. 3100 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the Consumer Product Safety Act to increase the safety of food, toothpaste and toys, all provisions; H.R. 3716 to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require independent safety certification of childrens products, all provisions; S. 2245 to establish a commission to ensure food safety in the United States, all provisions; H.R. 3937 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported food, all provisions; H.R. 3967 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of imported food, all provisions; H. Res. 926, recognizing the importance of food, product safety, and U.S. trade policy, all provisions; S. 2831, FTC Reauthorization bill, independent litigation authority, civil penalties for violation of FTC Act, aiding & abetting a violation, permissive administrative procedure for consumer protection rules, enforcement by state AGs; HR 5904, To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish new procedures and requirements to improve the safety of food, whether produced and distributed domestically or imported into the United States, etc., all provisions; Food Service Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 2008 (No bill number yet), all provisions.

H.R. 3622/S. 2170, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction, All provisions; S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, Health tax reform; S. 1886, Every American Insured Health Act, Health tax reform; S. 3080, Imported Ethanol Parity Act, all provisions. S. 34, Sales Tax Fairness & Simplification Act, all provisions; S. 271/H.R. 2936, to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space, all provisions; H.R. 3396, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act, all provisions; H.R. 3359, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007, all provisions; S. 1726, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007, all provisions; H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance & Simplification Act of 2008, cell phone provision; H.R. 5450/S. 2668, Mobile Cell Phone Act, all provisions; H.R. 5351, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008, various tax incentives for energy efficient building and sale of energy efficient products; H.R. 3970, Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, corporate tax reform (rates); H.R. 5140, the Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008, tax rebate provisionsl; Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act (H.R. 2116, S. 1125), all provisions; H.R. 2600 - Border Tax Equity Act of 2007, all provisions; S. 3125, Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008, leasehold, retail, restaurant improvements, solar tax credit, incentives for energy efficient products and energy conservation in commercial buildings provisions; H.R. 3221, Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, information reporting on credit card reimbursement to merchants provision; H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, , leasehold, retail, restaurant improvements, solar tax credit, incentives for energy efficient products and energy conservation in commercial buildings provisions.

ADA Restoration Act (H.R. 3195; S. 1881), breadth of coverage; Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493; S. 358), all provisions; S. 910, Healthy Families Act, all provisions; H.R. 1542, Healthy Families Act, all provisions; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, all provisions; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act, all provisions; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions/change of bargaining unit establishment procedures; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions/ all provisions/change of bargaining unit establishment procedures; H.R. 1369, Family & Medical Leave Expansion Act, all provisions; S. 1681, Family Leave Insurance Act, all provisions; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - FMLA RIN 1215-AB35, Comments in response to proposal to revise certain regulations implementing the Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993; H.R. 3010/S. 1782, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 , all provisions; H.R. 1644/S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act, all provisions; H.R. 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, all provisions; S. 3086, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, all provisions; H.R. 3010, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007, all provisions.

Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines - ADAAG, scope of new guidelines;

ADA Restoration Act (H.R. 3195; S. 1881), breadth of coverage; Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493; S. 358), all provisions; S. 910, Healthy Families Act, all provisions; H.R. 1542, Healthy Families Act, all provisions; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, all provisions; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act, all provisions; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions/change of bargaining unit establishment procedures; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions/ all provisions/change of bargaining unit establishment procedures; H.R. 1369, Family & Medical Leave Expansion Act, all provisions; S. 1681, Family Leave Insurance Act, all provisions; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - FMLA RIN 1215-AB35, Comments in response to proposal to revise certain regulations implementing the Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993; H.R. 3010/S. 1782, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 , all provisions; H.R. 1644/S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act, all provisions; H.R. 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, all provisions.

H.R. 4088, S. 2366/2368, the Secure America through Verification and Enforcement Act, All provisions/Title 2 with respect to employee verification and enforcement against employers; S. 1348, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, Title 3 with respect to employee verification and enforcement against employers; H.R 1645, STRIVE Act of 2007, Title 3 with respect to employee verification and enforcement against employers

H.R. 3622/S. 2170, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction, All provisions; S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, Health tax reform; S. 1886, Every American Insured Health Act, Health tax reform; S. 34, Sales Tax Fairness & Simplification Act, all provisions; S. 271/H.R. 2936, to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space, all provisions; H.R. 3396, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act, all provisions; H.R. 3359, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007, all provisions; S. 1726, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007, all provisions; H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance & Simplification Act of 2008, cell phone provision; H.R. 5450/S. 2668, Mobile Cell Phone Act, all provisions; H.R. 5351, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008, various tax incentives for energy efficient building and sale of energy efficient products; H.R. 3970, Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, corporate tax reform (rates); H.R. 5140, the Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008, tax rebate provisionsl; Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act (H.R. 2116, S. 1125), all provisions; H.R. 2600 - Border Tax Equity Act of 2007, all provisions

Tort reform, class action reform; Medical Malpractice Reform

Port and cargo security (H.R. 1; S. 4); Railroads (H.R. 2116; S. 1125); Legislation relating to national goods movement policy; port and intermodal congestion

Organized retail crime/theft

Data Breach; Credit Report File Freeze; Credit Card Reform; Interchange; S. 1260, Data Security Act; H.R. 958, Data Accountability & Trust Act ; S. 1178, Identity Theft Prevention Act ; S. 239, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act; S. 2012; H.R. 3316, Identity Theft Protection Act; S. 1395, Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act; S. 806, Consumer ID Protection and Security Act; S. 495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act; Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act; Credit & Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act

S. 156, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act; S. 34, Sales Tax Fairness & Simplification Act; H.R. 2206; S. 271/H.R. 2936, to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space; H.R. 3396, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act; Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act (H.R. 2116, S. 1125); H.R. 2600 - Border Tax Equity Act of 2007

H.R. 2474, To provide for an increased maximum civil penalty for violations under the Consumer Product Safety Act; Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act (H.R.814); Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notification Act (H.R.1699); Pool and Spa Safety Act (H.R.1721); Food & Drug Import Safety Act; Safe Food Act; CPSC Reform Act; Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act

S. 1348, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007; S. 1639, Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2007; H.R. 1645, STRIVE Act of 2007; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act; SAVE Act of 2007 (H.R. 4088; S. 2368)

Tort reform, class action reform; Medical Malpractice Reform

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493; S. 358); S. 910, Healthy Families Act; H.R. 1542, Healthy Families Act; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act; H.R. 2792, Family & Medical Leave Inclusion Act; H.R. 1369, Family & Medical Leave Expansion Act; S. 1681, Family Leave Insurance Act; H.R. 2206; H.R. 3043, DOL, HHS, Education Appropriations Act;

ERISA Waivers; Health care reform; Health Information Technology (S. 1693); Health tax reform (S. 1019; S. 1886); Health Americans Act (S. 334); Medicare QUality Enhancement Act (S. 1544); Mental Health Parity (S. 558; H.R. 1424); State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3162; H.R. 967; S. 1893); Wellness and Prevention (S. 1753; S. 1754; H.R. 3370)

S. 1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007; H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007

Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines - ADAAG; ADA Restoration Act (H.R. 3195; S. 1881)

S. 1419, Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, & Energy Efficiency Act; H.R. 6, Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007

Africa Growth and Opportunity Act legislation to amend AGOA; Andean Trade Preference Act (H.R. 1830); DR-CAFTA implementation cumulation; Haiti (H.R. 1001) ; LDC Trade Relief (S. 652); Textile Ambassador (S. 318); Textile Rules of Origin (H.R. 857; S. 491); US-Colombia FTA; US-Korea FTA; US-Peru FTA; Vietnam textile monitoring program; WTO Doha Round negotiations; S.1636 authorize a new trade, investment, & development policy for sub-Saharan Africa; HR 3905

Organized retail crime/theft

Medicare

Haiti (H.R. 1001); Labor (H.R. 1910; H.R. 1992; S. 367); LDC Trade Relief (S. 652); Taiwan (H.Con.Res. 137); Taxation (H.R. 2600); Trade Balance (H.R. 169); Trade Enforcement (H.R. 169; H.R. 1278; S. 445; S. 460); Trade Policy (H.Res. 336; S.Con.Res. 11); Trade Promotion Authority – legislation to renew Presidential Trade Promotion Authority; Trade Remedy Laws (H.R. 708; H.R. 782; H.R. 1127; H.R. 1229; H.R. 2714; H.R. 2942; S. 364; S. 796; S. 974; S. 1440); US-Colombia FTA; US-Korea FTA; US-Panama FTA; US-Peru FTA; Vietnam textile monitoring program; WTO Doha Round negotiations Africa Growth and Opportunity Act – legislation to amend AGOA; Agriculture (H.R. 2419; S. 1422; S. 1460; S. 1872; S. 1904); Andean Trade Preference Act (H.R. 1830); China Currency (H.R. 321; H.R. 782; H.R. 1002; H.R. 2942; S. 1607; S. 1677); China PNTR (H.R. 1958; S. 571); DR-CAFTA implementation – cumulation; GSP – legislation to amend the Generalized System of Preferences; Footwear – legislation to eliminate footwear tariffs;

Data Breach; Credit Report File Freeze; Credit Card Reform; Interchange; S. 1260, Data Security Act of 2007; H.R. 958, Data Accountability and Trust Act ; S. 1178, Identity Theft Prevention Act ; S. 239, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007; S. 2012; H.R. 3316, Identity Theft Protection Act of 2007 ; S. 1395, Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act of 2007; S. 806, Consumer ID Protection and Security Act; S. 495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007

Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines - ADAAG

ERISA Waivers; Health care reform; Health Information Technology (S. 1693); Health tax reform (S. 1019; S. 1886); Health Americans Act (S. 334); Medicare QUality Enhancement Act (S. 1544); Mental Health Parity (S. 558; H.R. 1424); State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3162; H.R. 967; S. 1893); Wellness and Prevention (S. 1753; S. 1754; H.R. 3370)

S. 1419, Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, & Energy Efficiency Act

H.R. 2474, To provide for an increased maximum civil penalty for violations under the Consumer Product Safety Act; Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act (H.R.814); Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notification Act (H.R.1699); Pool and Spa Safety Act (H.R.1721)

Postal reform, postal rate changes

S. 156, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act; S. 34, Sales Tax Fairness & Simplification Act; H.R. 976, Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007; H.R. 1591, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act; H.R. 2206; S. 271/H.R. 2936, to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space; H.R. 3396, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act; Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act (H.R. 2116, S. 1125); H.R. 2600 - Border Tax Equity Act of 2007

Social Security Number protection - Social Security Number Non-Proliferation Act of 2007 (H.R.2455); Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act (S.238); Social Security Account Number Protection Act (S.1208); Social Security Number Online Protection Act of 2007 (S.1691); Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 (H.R.1525); Spy Act (H.R.964); Counter Spy Act (S.1625)

Africa Growth and Opportunity Act – legislation to amend AGOA; Andean Trade Preference Act (H.R. 1830); DR-CAFTA implementation – cumulation; Haiti (H.R. 1001) ; LDC Trade Relief (S. 652); Textile Ambassador (S. 318); Textile Rules of Origin (H.R. 857; S. 491); US-Colombia FTA; US-Korea FTA; US-Peru FTA; Vietnam textile monitoring program; WTO Doha Round negotiations

S. 1348, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007; S. 1639, Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2007; H.R. 1645, STRIVE Act of 2007; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007

Port and cargo security (H.R. 1; S. 4); Railroads (H.R. 2116; S. 1125); Legislation relating to national goods movement policy; port and intermodal congestion

ADAAG; H.R. 4437, "The Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005"; S. 1033, "The Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act of 2005"; S. 2611, The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill of 2006

H.R. 746 To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from the products of the People’s Republic of China; H.R. 1450 To require additional tariffs be imposed on products of any nonmarket economy country; H.R. 3175 to expand Africa Growth and Opportunity Act benefits; H.R. 3176 To amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to provide preferential treatment for certain apparel articles; H.R. 4211, S. 1937 Haiti Economic Opportunity Recovery Act; H.R. 4340, S. 2027 To implement the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement;S. 191, H.R. 886 (Tariff Relief Assistance for Developing Economies TRADE Act of 2005) To extend certain trade preferences to certain least developed countries; S. 1307, H.R. 3045 To implement the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement; S. 3493/ S. 3494 To provide that quantitative restrictions shall not apply with respect to certain knit performance outerwear pants; China Textile Safeguards cases; Negotiation and implementation of bilateral textile agreement with China; Discussions under the U.S.-Sino Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT); Free Trade Agreement negotiations – Southern Africa Customs Union, Thailand, Dominican Republic and Central America, Andean (Peru, Colombia, Ecuador), Panama; Middle East and Least Developed Country Trade Initiatives; Implementation of the WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing; WTO negotiations – Doha Development Round; Textile and apparel transshipment and customs enforcement; Vietnam PNTR; Expansion of Qualified Industrial Zone (QIZ) program for Egypt; S. 3843 – AGOA Extension Act of 2006; H.R. 5849 – Illegal Transshipments Enforcement Act of 2006; H.R. 6032/S. 3903 – Textile Negotiator Promotion Act; H.R. 6142 – Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006; H.R. 6111 – Tax Relief and Healthcare Act of 2006; Vietnam Textile and Apparel Monitoring Mechanism

S. 662; H.R. 22, Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act

H.R. 2830, Pension Protection Act; S. 219, National Employee Savings & Trust Equity Guarantee

H.R. 685, "Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005"; S. 256, "Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005"

See next page Estate Tax reform/repeal; Tax Reform Initiatives; Social Security Reform; Depreciation Reform for retail improvements; Depreciation Reform for leasehold improvements; Consumer and Business Tax Relief; Accelerated Depreciation; LIFO; Unemployment Insurance/Compensation; Sales Tax Simplification Equity; WOTC/WWTC; H.R. 25, Fair Tax; H.R. 571; S. 973, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings; H.R. 8, The Death Tax Repeal Act of 2005; H.R.1062, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space; HR1272/S595, Encouraging Work Act of 2005; H.R. 4297/S. 2020, The Tax Relief and Reconciliation Act of 2005; H.R. 5970, Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006; S. 2152, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act; S. 2153, Streamlined Sales Tax Simplification Act; H.R. 1956, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act; S. 3806, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space.

See next page H.R. 445 To amend section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the marking of imported home furniture; H.R. 728 To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from the products of the People’s Republic of China; H.R. 746, S. 355 The Foreign Debt Ceiling Act of 2005; H.R. 1039, S. 695 To suspend temporarily new shipper bonding privileges; H.R. 1121 To repeal section 754 of the Tariff Act of 1930; H.R. 1450 To require additional tariffs be imposed on products of any nonmarket economy country . . . ; H.R. 1498 To clarify that exchange-rate manipulation by the People’s Republic of China is actionable under the countervailing duty provisions and the product-specific safeguards mechanisms of the trade laws of the United States; H.R. 2473 To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 relating to determining the all-others rate in antidumping cases; H.R. 3004 To require the secretary of the treasury to analyze and report on the exchange rate policies of the People’s Republic of China . . . ; H.R. 3175 to expand Africa Growth and Opportunity Act benefits . . . ; H.R. 3176 To amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to provide preferential treatment for certain apparel articles . . . ; H.R. 3271 Trade Agreements Enforcement Act; H.R. 3283, S. 1421 United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act; H.R. 3306 Fair Trade With China Act of 2005; H.R. 3713 To repeal the bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002; H.R. 4211, S. 1937 Haiti Economic Opportunity Recovery Act; H.R. 4217 American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act; H.R. 4241, S. 1932 Deficit Reduction Act of 2005; H.R. 4340, S. 2027 To implement the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement; H.R. 4365, S 135 To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to implement mandatory country of origin labeling requirements for meat and produce . . . ; H.R. 4405 Balancing Trade Act of 2005; H.R. 4407 To prohibit the entry into any bilateral or regional trade agreement, and to prohibit negotiations to enter into any such agreements for a period of two years; H.Res. 98, S.Res. 169 Expressing the sense of the House with respect to free trade negotiations with respect free trade negotiations that could adversely impact the sugar industry of the United States; H.Res. 577 Expressing the sense of the House regarding the conditions for the United States to become a signatory to any multilateral agreement on trade . . . ; H.Con.Res. 186 Expressing the sense of Congress that the president should provide notice of withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement; H.Con.Res. 295 Providing that any agreement relating to trade and investment . . . . ; S. 14 Fair Wage, Competition, and Investment Act of 2005; S. 191, H.R. 886 (Tariff Relief Assistance for Developing Economies TRADE Act of 2005) To extend certain trade preferences to certain least developed countries; S. 270 Sanctions Policy Reform Act; S. 295 To authorize appropriate action if the negotiations with the People's Republic of China regarding China's undervalued currency are not successful; S. 377 Fair Currency Enforcement Act of 2005; S. 593, H.R. 1216 (Stopping Overseas Subsidies SOS Act) To amend Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to non-market economy countries; S. 600 Foreign Affairs Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 – 2007; S. 1307, H.R. 3045 To implement the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement; S.Res. 100 Disapproving the request of the president for extension under Section 2103(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002, of the trade promotion authorities under that law; S.Res. 270 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the International Monetary Fund should investigate whether China is manipulating the rate of exchange between the Chinese yuan and the U.S. dollar; S.Con.Res. 12 Providing that any agreement relating to trade and investment that is negotiated by the executive branch with another country must comply with certain minimum standards; S.Con.Res. 55 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the conditions for the United States to become a signatory to any multilateral agreement on trade resulting from the World Trade Organization’s Doha Development Agenda round; China Textile Safeguards cases; Section 301 cases against China; Negotiation and implementation of bilateral textile agreement with China; Discussions under the U.S.-Sino Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT); China currency issues; Free Trade Agreement negotiations and implementation – Southern Africa Customs Union, Thailand, Dominican Republic and Central America, Andean (Peru, Colombia, Ecuador), Panama, Bahrain, Oman; Middle East and Least Developed Country Trade Initiatives; Administration and reform of the trade remedies laws (antidumping, countervailing duty, safeguards); Antidumping and Countervailing Duty methodologies; Repeal of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act; WTO negotiations – Doha Development Round; Container security; Generalized System of Preferences renewal; Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism and advanced cargo information; Cargo and supply chain security; Vessel and port security; Cargo container fees; Textile and apparel transshipment and customs enforcement; Ratification of the Kyoto Treaty on Customs Rules; Expansion of Qualified Industrial Zone (QIZ) program for Egypt; H.R. 4680 To provide temporary duty suspension on products from Sri Lanka; H.R. 5043 The Restoring America’s Competitiveness Act of 2006; H.R. 5529 The Trade Law Reform Act of 2006; H.R. 5684 To implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement; S. 2267 To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, the products of the People’s Republic of China; S. 2467 the United States Trade Enhancement Act of 2006; H.R. 5602/ S. 3495 To authorize the extension of non-discriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of Vietnam; Proposed Taiwan Free Trade Agreement; proposed Pakistan Free Trade Agreement; implementation of the cumulation provisions in the DR-CAFTA; renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences; renewal of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act; S. 3843 – AGOA Extension Act of 2006; H.R. 6050 – Balanced Trade Act of 2006; S. 3899 – Balanced Trade Restoration Act of 2006; H.R. 6076/S. 3904 – Emergency Trade Program Extension Act of 2006; S. 3933 – To Extend the Generalized System of Preferences; S. 3967 – Trade Agreement Assessment Act; H.R. 6369 – “To Extend Certain Trade Preference Programs . . . .”; H.R. 6406 – “To Modify Temporarily Certain Rates of Duty . . . .”; H.R. 6111 – Tax Relief and Healthcare Act of 2006

v FACT Act regulatory process; General Credit and Debit Issues; H.R. 3997, Financial Data Privacy Act of 2005; H.R. 4127, Data Accountability and Trust Act; H.R. 5318, Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2006; S. 2856, Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006; H.R. 3505, Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2005

H.R. 1069, "Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act"; H.R. 1099, "Anti-phishing Act of 2005"; H.R. 1263, "Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2005"; H.R. 29, SPY ACT; H.R. 3140, Consumer Data Security and Notification Act of 2005; H.R. 744, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2005;S. 1004, " Enhanced Consumer Protection Against Spyware Act of 2005"; S. 1326, " Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act "; S. 1332, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2005; S. 1336, Consumer Identity Protection and Security Act; S. 1408, Identity Theft Protection Act;S. 1608, U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2005;S. 472, Anti-phishing Act of 2005; S. 500, Information Protection and Security Act;S. 687, SPY BLOCK Act; S. 751, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act; S. 768, Comprehensive Identity Theft Prevention Act; Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 -- regulatory/rule changes; Data Privacy; Flamability issues; Identity Theft; Recall Effectiveness; Credit card interchange fees

H.R. 3 Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for User' (SAFETEA-LU); H.R. 2044, Air Cargo Security Act; H.R. 4373, Safe Skies Cargo Security Act; S. 1052, Transportation Security Improvement Act; S. 2008 / S. 2459 / H.R. 4954 / S. 1052, Green Lane Cargo Security Act; Cargo security including Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism C-TPAT); Port security, including Container Security Initiative (CSI); Cargo container fees; Intermodal chassis regulations; Fuel surcharges, Transportation infrastructure; H.R. 4899 To prohibit the entry of ocean shipping containers into the United States unless such containers have been scanned; H.R. 4954 Security and Accountability For Every (SAFE) Port Act; S. 2459 GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act; S. 2791 To amend titles 46 and 49, United States Code to provide improved maritime, rail, and public transportation security; Legislation relating to the purchase by Dubai Ports World and other foreign-owned entities of port terminal operations in the United States; national goods movement policy; port and intermodal congestion. See next page

Single site bargaining units; FLSA "Hot Goods"; NLRA Reform, Child Labor; Ergonomic standards; Labor provisions in Free Trade Agreement negotiations - Southern Africa Customs Union, Morocco, Bahrain, Australia, Thailand, Central America, Dominican Republic, Andean, Panama, FTAA; Practical Administrative Procedures for Safety Advancement Act of 2005; Practical Injury Prevention and Safety Assurance Act of 2005; H.R. 739, Occupational Safety & Health Small Business Day in Court Act of 2005; H.R. 740, Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission Efficiency Act of 2005; H.R. 741, Occupational Safety & Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act of 2005; H.R. 742, Occupational Safety & Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act of 2005; H.R.4437, Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act; S. 1033, Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act; S. 1916, Strengthening Americas Security Act; S. 306 / H.R. 1227, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005; H.R. 3413, Minimum Wage Competitiveness Act of 2005; S. 1062 / H.R. 2429, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2005; Genetic Discrimination; Anticompetitive Activities in the Payments Market See next page

CAN SPAM Act Implementation