Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

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15. General issue area code ACC

16. Specific lobbying issues

Various issues relating to implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106);
proposed lease accounting standards;
accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language;
internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (P.L. 107-204) section 404(b) controls, and audits

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

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15. General issue area code AGR

16. Specific lobbying issues

Various issues relating to proposed EPA definition of Waters of the United States for Clean Water Act jurisdiction;
sugar reform

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

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15. General issue area code AVI

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015

Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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15. General issue area code BUD

16. Specific lobbying issues

Fiscal Year 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2017 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2017 Defense Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2017 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2017 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2017 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2017 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2017 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act

Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011

Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403);
funding issues relating to the USPTO;
funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office;
funding issues relating to the Department of Justice;
funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security;
funding issues relating to the State Department;
fiscal year 2017 budget;
budget policy;
overall spending, taxes, deficits and debt;
IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy;
funding and IP issues relating to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center;
USPTO IP Attache Program;
appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, Office of Financial Research, Department of Labor, and Department of Treasury;
sugar reform

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), State - Dept of (DOS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), U.S. Copyright Office

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15. General issue area code CAW

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015
H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015
H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015
H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015
H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act
H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 3438/S. 1927, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2015
H.R. 4000, Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015
H.R. 4265, Clean Air Implementation Act of 2015
H.R. 4557, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016
H.R. 4775, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016
S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015
S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015
S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act
S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015
S. 2072, A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program under which the Administrator shall defer the designation of an area as a nonattainment area for purposes of the 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard if the area achieves and maintains certain standards under a voluntary early action compact plan

Draft legislation on clarification of the General Duty Clause in the Clean Air Act

H.J. Res. 70, Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
H.J. Res. 71/S.J. Res 23, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units
H.J. Res. 72/S.J. Res 24, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units
H.J. Res. 74/S.J. Res. 25, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone

Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, contractor blacklisting and the Clean Air Act

Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015)

Various issues relating to environment and energy policy;
proposed EPA and Army Corps definition of Waters of the United States for Clean Water Act jurisdiction;
EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone;
EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel;
proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act;
proposed amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone;
EPAs stream buffer rule;
proposed amendment to Senate appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemakings and policymaking;
potential amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act regarding the EPAs ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Small Business Administration (SBA)

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15. General issue area code CDT

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 2289, Commodity End-User Relief Act

Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203);
the Financial Stability Oversight Council

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury - Dept of, Federal Reserve System

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15. General issue area code CHM

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015
S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to the Risk Management Program (81 Fed. Reg. 13,637, March 14, 2016)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

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15. General issue area code CIV

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 548, Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2015
H.R. 549, Litigation Oversight Act of 2015
H.R. 550, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Transparency and Accountability Act
H.R. 1189/S. 620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
H.R. 2654/S. 1512, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act
H.R. 3470/S. 2021, Fair Chance Act
H.R. 3765, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015
S. 875, Workplace Advancement Act
S. 1858, Equality Act
S. 2070, Gender Advancement in Pay (GAP) Act
S. 2180, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
S. 2693, EEOC Reform Act

Fiscal Year 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Notice of Proposed Revision to the employer information report (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113, February 1, 2016)

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to amendments to regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (80 Fed. Reg. 21,659, April 20, 2015)

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to amendments to regulations under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (80 Fed. Reg. 66,853, October 30, 2015)

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to requirement to report summary data on employee compensation (79 Fed. Reg. 46,561, August 8, 2014)

Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history;
employer consideration of applicant employment status;
EEOC Strategic Plan;
EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan;
OFCCP interpretation of its jurisdiction

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Small Business Administration (SBA), State - Dept of (DOS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

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15. General issue area code COM

16. Specific lobbying issues

Various issues relating to the license application for the FASTER submarine cable system;
license application for the MONET submarine cable system

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

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15. General issue area code CPI

16. Specific lobbying issues

Interim rule relating to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services (80 Fed. Reg. 81,472, December 30, 2015)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

Defense - Dept of (DOD)

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15. General issue area code CPT

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act
H.R. 9, Innovation Act
H.R. 805, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2015
H.R. 1477/S. 779, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015
H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
H.R. 2045, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015
H.R. 3326/S. 1890, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015
S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act of 2015
S. 2044, Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015

Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012
Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011
Potential legislation similar to S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011
Potential legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012
Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act (112th Congress)

Various issues relating to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement;
copyright review;
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP);
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP);
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA);
IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC);
IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC);
Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center;
USPTO IP Attache Program;
World Intellectual Property Organization;
World Trade Organization (WTO);
World Health Organization (WHO);
International Telecommunications Union;
implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report");
appropriations relating to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403);
funding issues relating to the USPTO;
IP issues relating to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico;
IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy;
IP issues relating to trade secret theft;
expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors;
patent linkage and regulatory data protection;
plain packaging

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), State - Dept of (DOS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), U.S. Copyright Office

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15. General issue area code CSP

16. Specific lobbying issues

Various issues relating to Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 102-243) modernization

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

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15. General issue area code DEF

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 4825, U.S.-India Defense Technology and Partnership Act

Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, contractor blacklisting, and the Clean Air Act
Fiscal Year 2017 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies, including provisions relating to inversion contracting matters

Interim rule relating to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services (80 Fed. Reg. 81,472, December 30, 2015)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD), White House Office

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15. General issue area code EDU

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 3157, Student Privacy Protection Act
S. 1788, Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure (SAFE KIDS) Act

Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128);
reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270);
higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329);
implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95);
Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking;
student data privacy in K-12 and higher education

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of, Labor - Dept of (DOL)

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15. General issue area code ENG

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act
H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015
H.R. 22, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act
H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act
H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015
H.R. 351/S.33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act
H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015
H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act
H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes
H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015
H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015
H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015
H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015
H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015
H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act
H.R. 2369/S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015
H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act
H.R. 3663/S. 2117, To prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property
S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act
S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015
S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015
S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015
S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act
S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015, including provisions relating to S. Amdt. 2953 and S. Amdt. 3042
S. 2152, Electrify Africa Act of 2015

Draft legislation titled Access and Transparency for New Energy Act

Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014

Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015)

Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining;
potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing;
scoring of Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) and Utility Energy Service Contracts (UESCs);
formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations;
potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring;
potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking;
proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190);
environment and energy policy;
energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative;
energy efficiency

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Small Business Administration (SBA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Natl Economic Council (NEC)

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15. General issue area code ENV

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 22, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act
H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act
H.R. 185/S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015
H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015
H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015
H.R.585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements
H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015
H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015
H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015
H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015
H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015
H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act
H.R. 1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015
H.R. 1644, Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining (STREAM) Act
H.R. 1667/S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act
H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 2098/S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act
H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015
H.R. 4557, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016
H.R. 4715/S. 2659, Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports (RPM) Act of 2016
S. 168, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015
S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015
S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act
S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015
S. 1140, Federal Water Quality Protection Act
S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015
S. 2446, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016

H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 22, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act
H.J. Res. 71/S.J. Res. 23, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units
H.J. Res. 72/S.J. Res. 24, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units

Draft legislation on reforming the Endangered Species Act, particularly state review of potential species listings and critical habitat designations
Draft legislation titled Access and Transparency for New Energy Act

Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015)

Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436, July 27, 2015)

Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings;
EPAs regulation of greenhouse gases;
regional haze;
role of economy wide modeling in the U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations;
EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards;
environment and energy policy;
Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205);
oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA;
oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.;
definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217);
formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses;
potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing;
FOIA requests for citizen suits;
support for testimony regarding the Clean Power Plan, new ozone standards, and the Waters of the United States Rule;
EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel;
G-7 circular economy summit planning;
compensatory mitigation;
proposed revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service mitigation policy;
EPAs stream buffer rule;
EPAs guidelines for human exposure assessment;
EPA-USGS technical report titled Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration;
collection of citizen science and crowdsourcing information for regulatory purposes;
Waters of the United States definition rule issued by the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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15. General issue area code FIN

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act
H.R. 414, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act
H.R. 432/S. 1978, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act
H.R. 686/S. 1010, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015
H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 957/S. 510, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform (CFPB-IG) Act of 2015
H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015
H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act
H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act
H.R. 1210, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act
H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act
H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act
H.R. 1266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015
H.R. 1309, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015
H.R. 1317, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes
H.R. 1334, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2015
H.R. 1525, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2015
H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015
H.R. 1553, Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act of 2015
H.R. 1659, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act
H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016
H.R. 1723, Small Company Simple Registration Act of 2015
H.R. 1737, Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act
H.R. 1839, Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises (RAISE) Act of 2015
H.R. 1847, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2015
H.R. 1941, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act
H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act
H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act
H.R. 2064, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act
H.R. 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act
H.R. 2287 /S. 924, National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act
H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act
H.R. 2354, Streamlining Excessive and Costly Regulations Review Act
H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015
H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015
H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015
H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015
H.R. 2769, Risk-Based Capital Study Act of 2015
H.R. 2789, Capital Access for Small Business Banks Act
H.R. 3192, Homebuyers Assistance Act
H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act
H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act
H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015
H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015
H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes
H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015
H.R. 3857, To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Financial Stability Oversight Council to carry out certain requirements under the Financial Stability Act of 2010 before making any new determination under section 113 of such Act, and for other purposes
H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act
H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act
H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015
H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act
H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act
H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act
H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015
H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act
H.R. 4498, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act
H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016
H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016
S. 576, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act
S. 876, A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions
S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015
S. 1963, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Board Enhancement Act
S. 2232, Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015

Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures

Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203);
Basel III capital standards;
Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253);
oversight of proxy advisory firms;
political spending disclosures;
Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules;
conflict of interest rule, retirement investment advice;
international capital standards for non-banks and insurance companies;
systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies;
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration study;
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal;
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard;
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters;
Federal Reserve reform;
universal ballot;
proxy voting system;
impact of international regulatory standards on the competitiveness of U.S. insurers;
case law arising under Section 316 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (P.L. 76-253)

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of, Federal Reserve System, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Commerce - Dept of (DOC)

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15. General issue area code FOO

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015
S. 2609, An original bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods, and for other purposes

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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15. General issue area code FOR

16. Specific lobbying issues

Nomination of Assistant Secretary Roberta Jacobson to be U.S. Ambassador to Mexico

Various issues relating to the United Nations Hague Securities Convention

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of

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15. General issue area code GOV

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act
H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015
H.R. 22, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act
H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act
H.R. 185/S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015
H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015
H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015
H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act
H.R. 555, Federal Exchange Data Breach Notification Act of 2015
H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements
H.R. 653, FOIA Oversight and Implementation (FOIA) Act of 2016
H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015
H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015
H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015
H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015
H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015
H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act
H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act
H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015
H.R. 3438/S. 1927, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2015
H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015
H.R. 4000, Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015
H.R. 4557, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016
H.R. 4768/S. 2724, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016
S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act
S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act
S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015
S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015
S. 337, FOIA Improvement Act of 2016
S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act
S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015
S. 1027, Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015
S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015
S. 1607, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015
S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015
S. 1820, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2015
S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015
S. 2232, Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015

Draft legislation titled Data Breach and Cybersecurity

Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters
Fiscal Year 2017 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies, including provisions relating to inversion contracting matters

Interim rule relating to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services (80 Fed. Reg. 81,472, December 30, 2015)

Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015)

Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings;
environment and energy policy;
oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S;
formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses;
potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing;
EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel;
oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA;
potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring;
FOIA requests for citizen suits;
Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515) private right of action;
proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190);
proposed amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone;
potential amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking;
citizen suits recodifications;
open internet order;
collection of citizen science and crowdsourcing information for regulatory purposes;
OSHA occupational exposure to respirable silica rule;
proposed EPA and Army Corps definition of Waters of the United States for Clean Water Act jurisdiction

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Small Business Administration (SBA), Federal Reserve System

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15. General issue area code HCR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act of 2015
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
H.R. 248, American Job Protection Act
H.R. 879, Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act
H.R. 928, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
H.R. 1189/S. 620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
H.R. 1190/S. 141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015
H.R. 1196, Health Savings Act of 2015
H.R. 1270/S. 709, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015
H.R. 1423/S. 775, Self-Insurance Protection Act
H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015
H.R. 2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015
H.R. 2911, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act
H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015
H.R. 4469/S.2499, Health Savings Act of 2016
S. 30, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2015
S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act
S. 183, Jobs and Premium Protection Act
S. 305, American Job Protection Act
S. 1697, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act
S. 1996, Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015
S. 2045, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015
S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015

Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301)

Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301)

Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301)

Proposed Rule on HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017 (80 Fed. Reg. 75,488-75,588, December 2, 2015) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 144, 146, 147 et al.)

Proposed Rule on How the Americans with Disabilities Act Relates To Employer Wellness Programs (80 Fed. Reg. 21,659-21,670, April 20, 2015) (to be codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 1630)

Proposed Rule on How the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Relates to Employer Wellness Programs (80 Fed. Reg. 66,853-66,862, October 30, 2015) (to be codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 1635)

CMS Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year 2017 for Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates, Part C and Part D Payment Policies and the 2017 Call Letter (February 19, 2016)

IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015).

Various issues relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings accounts (HSAs), health reimbursement accounts (HRAs), and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits;
Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Treasury - Dept of, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

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15. General issue area code HOM

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 399/S. 208, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015
H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) implementation
H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015
H.R. 3572, DHS Headquarters Reform and Improvement Act of 2015
H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act
H.R. 4651/S. 2604, Digital Security Commission Act of 2016
S. 2410, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2015

Fiscal Year 2017 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act

Stakeholder Engagement on Cybersecurity in the Digital Ecosystem (80 Fed. Reg. 14,360-14,363, March 19, 2015), including provisions relating to vulnerability disclosure

Proposed Regulation on intrusion and surveillance items (80 Fed. Reg. 28,853-28,863, May 20, 2015)

Department of Commerce/Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) final rule on additions to the Entity List (81 Fed. Reg. 12,004-12,006, March, 8, 2016)

Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation;
Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, issues relating to framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and the accompanying voluntary program;
encryption technology policy

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, General Services Administration (GSA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Treasury - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), White House Office, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

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15. General issue area code IMM

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015
H.R. 213, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015
H.R. 399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015
H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015
H.R. 962/S. 181, Startup Act
H.R. 1147, Legal Workforce Act
H.R. 1148, Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act
H.R. 1153, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 1401, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015
H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to H-1B and L-1 visa fees
H.R. 2758, To make permanent the returning worker exception to the annual numerical limitation on nonimmigrant visas issued under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes
H.R. 3370, Entrepreneurial Businesses Creating Jobs Act of 2015
H.R. 3918, Strengthen Employment and Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act
H.R. 4403, Enhancing Overseas Traveler Vetting Act
H.R. 4530, EB-5 Integrity Act of 2016
H.R. 4598, American Jobs First Act of 2016
H.R. 4609, Keeping American Jobs Act
S. 98, STEM Jobs Act of 2015
S. 153, I-Squared Act of 2015
S. 208, Secure the Border First Act of 2015
S. 1501, American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2015
S. 2091, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015
S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act
S. 2122, Invest in Our Communities Act
S. 2225, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2015
S. 2266, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2015
S. 2337, Visa Waiver Program Security Enhancement Act
S. 2362, Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015
S. 2365, Protecting American Jobs Act
S. 2394, American Jobs First Act of 2015
S. 2415, EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015

S.Con.Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to S. Amendment 1025

Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress)

Various issues relating to visa waiver program;
H1-B Visa Program;
H2-B Visa Program;
L-1B Visa Program;
E-B5 Visa Program;
E-Verify Program;
private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry;
STEM visa reform;
nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment;
Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry;
border security;
immigration reform;
guest worker programs;
legalization concepts;
visa reform;
customs trade facilitation and enforcement

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), State - Dept of (DOS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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15. General issue area code IND

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 249, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes
H.R. 360, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015
H.R. 407/S. 732, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes
H.R. 511/S. 248, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015
H.R. 538, Native American Energy Act
H.R. 3477/S. 1597, Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience (NATIVE) Act
S. 209, Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2015
S. 710, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015
S. 1879, Interior Improvement Act

Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands;
contract support costs;
Carcieri v. Salazar, 555 U.S. 379 (2009);
Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, 132 U.S. 995 (2012);
Salazar v. Patchak, 567 U.S. ___ (2012);
Cobell v. Salazar

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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15. General issue area code LAW

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 712, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015
H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015
H.R. 3713, Sentencing Reform Act of 2015
H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015
H.R. 4001, Fix the Footnotes Act of 2015
H.R. 4002, Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015
H.R. 4003, Regulatory Reporting Act of 2015
H.R. 4023, Clean Up the Code Act of 2015

Various issues relating to use of administrative law judges and administrative proceedings;
United Nations convention on the assignment of receivables;
United Nations Hague Securities Convention;
administrative law procedural reform;
Security Exchange Commission proposed rules of practice

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

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15. General issue area code LBR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER) Act of 2015
H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act
H.R. 3459/S. 2686/S. 2015, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act
H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act
H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015
H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act

Fiscal Year 2017, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board

DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities

Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015)

Proposed regulations defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (80 Fed. Reg. 38,516, July 6, 2015)

Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015)

Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015)

Proposed guidance for Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,574, May 28, 2015)

Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013)

Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulation (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014)

Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) and correction (76 Fed Reg. 37,292, June 27, 2011)

Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011)

Proposed regulation regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014)

Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013)

Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015)

Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015)

Proposed regulations establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 9,592, February 25, 2016)

Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing;
ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB);
determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision;
Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule;
gender-based workplace discrimination;
Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces;
Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors;
NLRB joint employer standard;
legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198);
NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Small Business Administration (SBA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

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15. General issue area code NAT

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015
H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements
H.R. 1667/S.292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act
H.R. 2098/S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act
H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act
H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act
H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015
S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act

Draft legislation on reforming the Endangered Species Act, including provisions relating to state review of potential species listings and critical habitat designations

Various issues relating to environment and energy policy;
compensatory mitigation;
proposed revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service mitigation policy;
Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

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15. General issue area code RES

16. Specific lobbying issues

Various issues relating to compensatory mitigation;
proposed revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service mitigation policy

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

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15. General issue area code RET

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 4293/S. 2502, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection (ARAP) Act
H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015
S. 2505, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2016

Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015)

Interpretive bulletin relating to state savings programs that sponsor or facilitate plans covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (80 Fed. Reg. 71,936, November 18, 2015)

Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015)

Various issues relating to multiemployer pension plan reform;
section 406 of the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-364)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

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15. General issue area code SCI

16. Specific lobbying issues

Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Commerce - Dept of (DOC)

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15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act
H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act
H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015
H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, including provisions relating to moratorium on internet access taxes
H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act
H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015
H.R. 961, Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2015
H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015
H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation
H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015
S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act
S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015

Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft)

Various issues relating to tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs;
legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions;
repatriation of multinational business earnings;
bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters;
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (P.L. 114-113) including provisions relating to Division Q, Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, section 201, modification of filing dates of returns and statements relating to employee wage information and nonemployee compensation to improve compliance;
section 45R of the Internal Revenue Code pertaining to the tax credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers;
tax reform;
international competitiveness of corporate tax rates;
patent box or innovation box proposals;
corporate integration proposals;
interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c);
financial transaction tax

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of

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15. General issue area code TEC

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 283/S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015
H.R. 555, Federal Exchange Data Breach Notification Act of 2015
H.R. 699, Email Privacy Act
H.R. 1428/S. 1600, Judicial Redress Act of 2015
H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act
H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015
H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
H.R. 2666, No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act
H.R. 3157, Student Privacy Protection Act
H.R. 3326/S. 1890, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015
H.R. 4651/S. 2604, Digital Security Commission Act of 2016
S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015
S. 1027, Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015
S. 1788, Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure (SAFE KIDS) Act
S. 2607, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act

Draft legislation titled Data Breach and Cybersecurity
Draft data encryption legislation

Various issues relating to Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10) modernization;
unmanned aerial vehicle multi-stakeholder process to establish accountability, privacy, and transparency;
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Facial Recognition Technology Multi-stakeholder process;
G-7 circular economy summit planning;
open internet order

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

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15. General issue area code TOR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1927, Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2016
H.R. 3624, Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act of 2016
H.R. 4771, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2016
S. 357, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2015

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

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15. General issue area code TOU

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015
H.R. 229, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2015
H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015
H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015
H.R. 1401/S. 2091, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015
H.R. 4403, Enhancing Overseas Traveler Vetting Act
S. 542, Counterterrorism Border Security Enhancement Act
S. 2337, Visa Waiver Program Security Enhancement Act
S. 2362, Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015

Various issues relating to visa waiver program

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, State - Dept of (DOS), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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15. General issue area code TRA

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015
H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act
H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act
H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015
H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016
H.R. 4721, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2016
S. 1298, Port Performance Act
S. 1519, Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act
S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act
S. 1611, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, including provisions relating to Title VIII, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act
S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016

Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141);
implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94);
use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays;
implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121);
movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways;
National Freight Advisory Council;
revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund;
funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships;
water resources;
Buy America provisions;
commercial trucking hours of service;
railroad tank car operational controls;
positive train control (PTC) implementation;
federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Transportation - Dept of (DOT)

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15. General issue area code TRD

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, including provisions relating to House Amendment 813, prohibiting Export-Import Bank assistance to state-sponsors of terrorism
H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act
H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015
H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
H.R. 664 /S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015
H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act
H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015
H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015
H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015
H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015
H.R. 4219, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan
S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015
S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015
S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015

Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act

Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012
Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012
Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014
Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress)
Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012
Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012

Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States

Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015)

Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA);
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations;
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations;
the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors;
Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA);
Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations;
U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA);
U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor;
U.S.-European Union Energy Relations;
implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report");
implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms;
International Telecommunications Union;
Transatlantic Economic Council;
World Health Organization (WHO);
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO);
World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations;
Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center;
patent linkage and regulatory data protection;
plain packaging;
USPTO IP Attache Program;
China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues;
IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy;
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement;
IP issues relating to trade secret theft;
IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC);
IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC);
IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe;
U.S.- Argentina economic relations;
U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations;
U.S.- Brazil economic relations;
U.S.- China economic relations;
U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations;
U.S.- Japan economic relations;
U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations;
U.S.- Korea economic relations;
U.S.- Mexico economic relations;
U.S.- Pakistan economic relations;
U.S. - Russia economic relations;
U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC);
U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa;
U.S. sanctions on Burma;
Ukraine related sanctions;
Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan;
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC);
trade embargo with Cuba;
trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization;
bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China;
bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India;
tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan;
trade, regulatory and bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India;
Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB);
International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform;
international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance;
funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF);
international affairs budget;
promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation;
international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment;
advancing international regulatory cooperation;
Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation;
internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition;
sugar reform;
Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Treasury - Dept of, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Energy - Dept of, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), State - Dept of (DOS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Copyright Office, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

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15. General issue area code WAS

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015
S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

FOREIGN ENTITIES

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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization