LD-2 Disclosure Form

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

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.

2. Address

Address1

1615 H STREET, NW

Address2

City

WASHINGTON

State

Zip Code

20062

Country

USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City

State

Zip Code

Country

4a. Contact Name		b. Telephone Number	c. E-mail
Ms.	Louisa Brooks	2026596000	lobbyreports@uschamber.com

5. Senate ID#

38756-12

7. Client Name	Self	Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.

6. House ID#

318860000

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

H.R. 682, Launch Communications Act
H.R. 1338, SAT Streamlining Act

Various issues relating to supply chain and defense industrial base;
small business innovation research;
federal contracting reformation;
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement;
mission authorization for novel space activities;
Implementation of James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (P.L. 117-263);
Implementation of Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (P.L. 117-128)
U.S. space industry and global competition with China

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

Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology

Various issues relating to U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

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

S. 307, Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023

Draft legislation related to advancing unmanned aircraft systems and advanced air mobility
Draft legislation related to the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023
Draft legislation related to the expansion of counter UAS authorities

Various issues relating to implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254);
unmanned aerial systems flight restrictions near critical infrastructure facilities;
counter unmanned aerial systems;
general activity related to unmanned aerial systems;
general activity related to urban air mobility;
airline refund rule;
Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Natl Security Council (NSC)

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

Draft legislation to provide a right of removal to federal court from Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus administrative adjudication
Draft legislation to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus authority to prohibit Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Acts and Practices
Draft legislation subjecting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to the appropriations process
Draft legislation to replace the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau single director with a bipartisan commission

Proposed rule regarding beneficial ownership information reporting requirements (86 Fed. Reg. 69,920-69,974, December 8, 2021)

Proposed Rule, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards, and Use of FinCEN Identifiers for Entities (87 Fed. Reg. 77,404-77,457, December 16, 2022)

Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z) (88 Fed. Reg. 18906, March 29, 2023)

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Resolution-Related Resource Requirements for Large Banking Organizations (87 Fed. Reg. 64,170-64,175, October 24, 2022)

Rulemaking, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Small Business Advisory Review Panel for Required Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights (October 27, 2022)

Various issues relating to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus March 2022 amendment to UDAAP examination manual;
CFPBs intention to expand public data on auto lending (Document ID CFPB-2022-0075-0001);
Policy developments related to FDIC deposit insurance and the Federal Reserves 13(3) emergency lending program;

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Reserve System, Treasury - Dept of, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

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

Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4777, Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2021
Potential legislation similar to S. 2497, Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2021
Potential legislation similar to S. 574, Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency (PROTECT) Asbestos Victims Act of 2021

Various issues relating to the U.S. Trustees authority to oversee the administration of bankruptcy trust funds;
Chapter 11 bankruptcies including third-party releases

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

Various issues relating to implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125);
FY2024 appropriations priorities;
Funding for Advanced Nuclear in FY2023 Appropriations Legislation, specifically the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP) and the Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Program;
implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2) including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund;
debt ceiling/limit, budget caps, budget sequestration, and budget reconciliation;
budget reconciliation legislation and related spending levels;
funding for the Border Water Infrastructure Program in FY23 Appropriations legislation;
funding issues related to the USPTO;
funding issues related to the U.S. Copyright Office;
funding issues related to the Department of Justice;
funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security;
funding issues related to the State Department;
IP issues 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;
USPTO - FDA interagency collaboration;
patent quality and patent examination practices

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

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

Nomination of Kalpana Kotagal to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Nomination of Karla Gilbride to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history;
employer consideration of applicant employment status;
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) solicitation of objections to FOIA release of confidential business information

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

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

S. 142, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act
S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023
S. 315, Taxpayer Research and Contributions Knowledge (TRACK) Act of 2023, including provisions related to university tech transfer

Draft legislation titled Digital Copyright Act of 2021 (discussion draft)

Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7430, Protecting American Innovation Act (117th Congress)
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5502/S. 936, Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for (INFORM) Consumers Act (117th Congress)
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5429, Save our Stages Extension Act (117th Congress)
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6058, Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-commerce (SHOP SAFE) Act of 2020
Potential legislation similar to S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019
Potential legislation similar to S. 3700, Affordable Insulin Now Act (117th Congress)
Potential legislation revising the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005
Potential legislation making omnibus year-end appropriations
Potential Legislation regarding the establishment of a SEP royalty court
Potential Legislation regarding revisions to the tech transfer framework established under the Bayh-Dole Act

Notice of Public Listening Session; Request for Comments, United States Patent and Trademark Office; Joint USPTO-FDA Collaboration Initiatives (87 Fed. Reg. 67,019-67,022, November 7, 2022)

Request for Comments, United States Patent and Trademark Office; USPTO Initiatives to Ensure the Robustness and Reliability of Patent Rights (87 Fed. Reg. 66,282, November 3, 2022)

FY2023 Department of Defense Authorization;

FY2023 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill (including funding for the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and other federal agencies)

Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125);
nomination vacancies relating to intellectual property, including for an Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC);
Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center;
the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office;
modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office;
patent examination practices and patent quality;
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Food and Drug Administration collaboration efforts;
World Trade Organization pending proposal related to COVID-19 and intellectual property rights;
State Departments Office of Authentication;
IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Europe, and Mexico;
IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy;
patent linkage and regulatory data protection;
the World Intellectual Property Organization;
the World Trade Organization;
the World Health Organization;
the International Telecommunications Union;
the United Nations;
IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling;
modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office;
increased utilization of federal criminal penalties resulting from the passage of the Protect Lawful Streaming Act (PSLA) (P.L. 116-260, Div. Q, Title II), for certain types of copyright infringement via illicit streaming of copyrighted works;
intellectual property enforcement priorities at the U.S.-Mexico border;
licensing negotiations and remedies for standard-essential patents subject to voluntary F/RAND commitments;
draft 2022-2026 USPTO strategic plan;
USPTOs IP Attache Program;

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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, White House Office

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

Various issues relating to amendments and potential amendments to the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act, related to potential debarment of federal contractors with certain Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violations, to credit reporting, to printed circuit boards, to cybersecurity reporting, to the National Security Innovation and Industrial Base (NSIB), Software Bill of Materials, and to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS);
the defense industrial base;
administrative challenges for the Defense Industrial Base;
Implementation of Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (P.L. 117-128);
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023;
federal contract reformation;
supply chain and the defense industrial base;
small business innovation research;
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Security Council (NSC)

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

H.R. 496, Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning Act
H.R. 793/S. 161, Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act of 2023

Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2030/S. 839, College Transparency Act (117th Congress)

Various issues relating to reauthorization and 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. 115-224);
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);
reauthorization of the Education Sciences Reform Act (P.L. 107-279);
reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (P.L. 113-128;
impact of COVID-19 on 2021-2022 Accountability Systems Required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA, P.L. 89-10);
student data privacy in K-12 and higher education;
general education and workforce preparation;
childcare and early education;
COVID-19 pandemic and education, including returning to in-person schooling, learning loss, the digital divide and broadband connectivity funding, and statewide annual assessments;
the American Families Plan;
potential Future of Assessment Task Force;
universal pre-K;
higher education;
workforce Pell;
K-12 education;
Childcare;
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act (CCDBG) and employer tax credits (P.L.113-186);
Department of Education - Re: Requirements and Responsibilities for Third-Party Servicers and Institutions;
childcare requirements in the Department of Commerces Notice of Public Rulemaking for CHIPS for America incentive program

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

H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act
H.R. 209, Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023
H.R. 1068, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act
H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes
H.R. 1085, Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining (REFINER) Act
H.R. 1115, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act
H.R. 1130, Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023
H.R. 1140, To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes
H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023
H.R. 1160, Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act
H.R. 1335, Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act
H.R. 1577, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023
S. 678, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2023

Draft legislation titled Small Business Energy Loan Enhancement Act
Draft legislation to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify standards for water heaters, furnaces, boilers, and kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens, and for other purposes
Draft legislation titled Indo-Pacific Strategic Energy Initiative Act

Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2635, Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act (117th Congress)
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (117th Congress)
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4720/S. 2475, Energy Sector Innovation Credit Act of 2021
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act (117th Congress)
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7302, Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2022
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7688, Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act (117th Congress)
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7776, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 6513 (117th Congress)
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8045, Critical Minerals Classification Improvement Act (117th Congress)
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8981, Securing Americas Mineral Supply Chains Act of 2022
Potential legislation similar to S. 977, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2021
Potential legislation similar to S. 3808, Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act (117th Congress)
Potential legislation similar S. 4064, International Nuclear Energy Act (117th Congress)
Potential legislation similar S. 4066, Fueling Our Nuclear Future Act of 2022
Potential legislation similar S. 4217, Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act (117th Congress)
Potential legislation similar S. 4815, Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency (START) Act (117th Congress)
Legislative action similar to H.J.Res. 91/S.J.Res. 55, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions (117th Congress)
Legislative action similar to S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 (117th Congress)

Proposed Rule, Bureau of Land Management; Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation (87 Fed. Reg. 73,588-73,620, November 30, 2022)

Proposed Rule, Department of Energy; Clean Energy for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Buildings (87 Fed. Reg. 78,382-78,436, December 21, 2022)

Proposed Rule, Department of Energy; Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers (88 Fed. Reg. 1,722-1,859, January 11, 2023)

Proposed Rule, United States Environmental Protection Agency; Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR): Reconsideration of Fugitive Emissions Rule (87 Fed. Reg. 62,322-62,337, October 14, 2022)

Public Comment, Environmental Protection Agency; National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024-2027 (88 Fed. Reg. 2,093-2,097, January 12, 2023)

Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Environmental Protection Agency; Fees for the Administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (87 Fed. Reg. 68,647-68,667, November 16, 2022)

Applications for Permits to Site Interstate Electric Transmission Facilities, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (88 Fed. Reg. 2,770-2,794, January 17, 2023)

Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Ensuring the Continued Security of the United States Critical Electric Infrastructure (86 Fed. Reg. 21,309-21,311, April 12, 2021)

Department of Interior 2021 Draft List of Critical Minerals, (86 Fed. Reg. 62,199 (Nov. 9, 2021)

Development of Guidance for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Deployment, Federal Highway Administration (86 Fed. Reg. 67,782-67,785, November 29, 2021)

Notice of proposed rulemaking, Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation and Generator Interconnection (87 Fed. Reg. 26,504-26,611, May 4, 2022)

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Duty of Candor (87 Fed. Reg. 49,784-49,793, August 12, 2022)

Guidance for Grants and Agreements, proposed rule; notification of proposed guidance (87 Fed. Reg. 8,374-8,378, February 9, 2023)

Proposed Rule, Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Federal Acquisition Regulation: Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk (87 Fed. Reg. 68,312-68,334, November 14, 2022)

Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining;
social cost of carbon in cost-benefit analyses underlying federal regulations;
energy security, including implications for national security and natural gas and liquified natural gas exports;
offshore energy exploration;
Keystone XL environmental assessment;
diversifying energy sources, including issues relating to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy;
funding for energy efficiency programs;
establishing a durable program for managing used nuclear fuel;
nuclear fuel storage at Yucca Mountain;
funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program;
Funding for Advanced Nuclear in FY2023 Appropriations Legislation, specifically the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP) and the Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Program;
Department of Interior leasing ban and royalty review;
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Updated Policy Statement on Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities;
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Interim Policy Statement on the Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews;
strategic petroleum reserve;
State Department interim international energy engagement guidance;
Electric grid reliability, resiliency, and generation adequacy;
critical minerals;
Office of Management and Budget guidance on the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Acts Buy America provisions;
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program;
Bureau of Land Management Leasing program;
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management proposed program for the 2023-2028 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program;
nuclear energy, including high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel supplies;
electric transmission siting and permitting;
limitations on exports of energy commodities;
implementation of the Natural Gas Act (P.L. 75-688);
development of solar energy;
development of water power;
potential Presidential Performance Contracting Challenge;
potential appropriations supporting energy innovation;
further appropriations for the Department of Energys Office of Science;
continuation of the percentage depletion tax deduction;
Department of the Interiors comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program as called for in Executive Order 14008;
cybersecurity regulations applicable to critical infrastructure and associated supply chains, including software bills of materials and cyber incident reporting relating to the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure (CIRCIA) Act of 2022;
development of and Initial Implementation Guidance from the Office of Management and Budget on the Application of Buy America Preference in Federal Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure (April 18, 2022);
electric vehicle charging infrastructure;
implementation of hydrogen production tax credit under Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169)

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Energy - Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), State - Dept of (DOS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Interior - Dept of (DOI)

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

H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023
H.R. 1577, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023
S. 646, Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2023
S. 647, Hydrogen for Ports Act of 2023
S. 648, Hydrogen for Trucks Act of 2023
S. 649, Hydrogen Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act
H.J. Res. 27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'"

Draft legislation relating to Basel Convention implementing legislation
Draft legislation relating to fugitive methane emissions
Draft legislation titled Building American Energy Security Act of 2022
Draft legislation relating to Establishing a Chief Resilience Officer at the White House and calling for interagency coordination and development of a national resilience strategy
Draft legislation relating to increasing the portion of post-disaster funding directed for pre-disaster mitigation purposes, especially in FEMAs Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program
Draft legislation relating to promoting incentives, including tax credits for individuals and businesses for pre-disaster mitigation expenses

Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1512, CLEAN Future Act (117th Congress)
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1812 One Federal Decision Act of 2021
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2508, Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2612, Restoring Environments, Soils, Trees, and Operations to develop the Rural Economy (RESTORE) Act of 2021
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2820/S. 1251, Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (117th Congress)
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3925, SHELTER Act (117th Congress)
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4309, Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2021
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022, including provisions related to e-waste export controls and Buy America (117th Congress)
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act (117th Congress)
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6461, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act (117th Congress)
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7792, Water Data Act (117th Congress)
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8059/S. 3743, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (117th Congress)
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8168, Save our Sequoias Act (117th Congress)
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8183/S. 3742, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022
Potential legislation similar to S. 2377, Energy Infrastructure Act (117th Congress)
Potential legislation similar to S. 2750, Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2021
Potential legislation similar to S. 3531, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act (117th Congress)
Legislative action similar to S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 (117th Congress)

Nomination of Kathy Beckett for the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Committee

Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 24,669 - 24,670, May 7, 2021)

Proposed Rule on Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (86 Fed. Reg. 27,150 - 27,223, May 19, 2021)

Revised 2023 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, (86 Fed. Reg. 43,726 - 43,811, August 10, 2021)

Proposed Rule, Migratory Bird Permits: Authorizing the Incidental Take of Migratory Birds; notice of intent to prepare a National Environmental Policy Act); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (86 Fed. Reg. 54,667-54,672, October 4, 2021)

Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of the 2020 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review; Environmental Protection Agency (87 Fed. Reg. 6,466-6,473, February 4, 2022)

Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews (87 Fed. Reg. 14,104-14,142, March 11, 2022)

Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities (87 Fed. Reg. 11,548-11,580, March 1, 2022)

Notice of proposed rulemaking, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units-Revocation of the 2020 Reconsideration, and Affirmation of the Appropriate and Necessary Supplemental Finding; (87 Fed. Reg. 7,624-7,673, February 9, 2022)

Proposed rule, Asbestos Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos; Regulation of Certain Conditions of Use Under Section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), (87 Fed. Reg, 21,706-21,738, April 12, 2022)

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, General Services Administration; Single-Use Plastics and Packaging (87 Fed. Reg. 40,476-40,477, July 7, 2022)

Proposed Rule, Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (87 Fed. Reg. 54,415-54,442, September 6, 2022)

Proposed Rule, Fish and Wildlife Service; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Designation of Experimental Populations (87 Fed. Reg. 34,625-34,629, June 7, 2022)

Proposed rule, Control of Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards (87 Fed. Reg. 17,414-17,415, May 3, 2022)

Proposed Rule regarding Revised Definition of Waters of the United States (86 Fed. Reg. 69,372-69,450, December 7, 2021)

Proposed Rule regarding Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (87 Fed. Reg. 53,556-53,616, August 31, 2022)

Notice of Public Comment Period, Environmental Protection Agency; Availability of the Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium (87 Fed. Reg. 63,774-63,775, October 20, 2022)

Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation Methodology for 2024 and Later Years (87 Fed. Reg. 66,372-66,409, November 3, 2022)

Proposed Rule, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Endangered Species Status for Tricolored Bat (87 Fed. Reg. 56,381-56,393, September 14, 2022)

Request for Stakeholder Input on Options for Combating International Deforestation Associated with Commodities (87 Fed. Reg. 63,142, October, 18, 2022)

TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Notice of Data Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 72,439-72,441, November 25, 2022)

Notice of Public Meeting: Environmental Justice Considerations for the Development of the Proposed Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) (87 Fed. Reg. 7,412-7413, February 9, 2022)

Notice of Public Comment Period, Environmental Protection Agency; National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024-2027 (88 Fed. Reg. 2,093-2,097, January 12, 2023)

Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency: Changes to Reporting Requirements for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and to Supplier Notifications for Chemicals of Special Concern; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (87 Fed. Reg. 74,379-74,387, December 5, 2022)

Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons Under Subsection (i) the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (87 Fed. Reg. 76,738-76,813, December 15, 2022)

Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Water Quality Standards Regulatory Revisions to Protect Tribal Reserved Rights (87 Fed. Reg. 74,361-74,379, December 5, 2022)

Proposed Rule, Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council; Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk (87 Fed. Reg. 68,312-68,334, Nov. 14, 2022)

Supplemental Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources; Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review (87 Fed. Reg. 74,702-74,847, December 6, 2022)

Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (88 Fed. Reg. 5,558-5,719, January 27, 2023)

Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Environmental Protection Agency; Fees for the Administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (87 Fed. Reg. 68,647-68,667, November 16, 2022)

Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Chemical Substances Designated as Inactive on the TSCA Inventory; Significant New Use Rule; (88 Fed. Reg. 4,937-4,945, January 26, 2023)

Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining;
nominations for EPA's Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases Peer Review;
implementation of Sections 311, 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 91-190);
EPAs Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, including Good Neighbor Air Quality Standards;
implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190);
implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182);
implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469);
implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (P.L. 116-260, Div. S, section 103) including provisions implementation of the laws Allocation Rule;
implementation of the STORM Act (P.L. No: 116-284);
implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERLCA, P.L. 96-510), including private cleanup cost and designating Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) under CERCLA;
implementation of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254);
U.S.- Mexico water policy;
definition of Waters of the United States;
energy security and its relationship to national security;
diversifying energy sources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy;
corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards;
The federal flood risk management standard;
sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change;
phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs);
energy production in the Arctic;
2023 water policy priorities;
Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Accords;
DOE Review of Bulk Power Sector Supply Chain Executive Order;
funding for Advanced Nuclear in FY2024 Appropriations Legislation;
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement;
toxicity classification of plastics in Canada (to USTR);
potential rider on appropriations legislation related to bioengineered salmon;
Department of the Interiors comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program as called for in Executive Order 14008;
deployment of Smart Water Infrastructure Technology;
the Border Water Infrastructure Program;
inclusion of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) construction codes in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy;
regulation of perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) and fluoropolymers;
2023 priorities for national ocean policy and water resources development policy;
request to extend the public comment period for EPAs upcoming review of MCL research;
FERC certification of new interstate gas facilities;
Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, provisions relating to Procurement and PFAS;
ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol;
climate-related financial risk management for large banks;
regulations affecting heavy-duty trucks;
potential ban on the use of asbestos;
Section 301 exclusions for water filters;
appropriations legislation;
environmental justice;
COP 27 and COP 28;
infrastructure and permitting including the White House Permitting Action Plan;
endorsement of scientific experts for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments;
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) issues;
water and western water issues;
small and disadvantaged community water issues;
strategic petroleum reserve;
reference dose levels for PFOA and PFOS considered by EPAs Science Advisory Board;
regional roundtable discussions regarding Waters of the United States;
budget hearings for the Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency;
carbon border adjustments;
voluntary carbon offset markets;
voluntary methane reductions from agriculture/USDA research on methane reductions from agriculture;
Proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) under interagency review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB);
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Water Strategy Action Plan;
Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of (2E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz(E);
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program Request for Information;
proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule;
EU PFAS regulations;
Implementation of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (P.L, 83-212);
Canadian plastics consultations;
Health Canada PFAS in drinking water consultation;
EU REACH PFAS consultation;
FTC Green Guides;
UN water conference;
DoD PFAS Critical Use Report;
Chromium VI SAB hearing;
methane mitigation from the natural gas value chain;
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Broadening Public Engagement in the Federal Regulatory Process, public hearing and comments;
priorities for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2023 Farm Bill;
request to the Federal Trade Commission for Extension of Comment Period: Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (Docket No. FTC-2022-0077)

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Energy - Dept of, State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Bureau of Reclamation, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)

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H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act of 2023
H.R. 1010/S. 453, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act
H.R. 1165, Data Privacy Act of 2023
H.R. 1410, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act
S. 638, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act

Draft legislation titled Increasing Investor Opportunities Act
Draft legislation titled Gig Worker Equity Compensation Act
Draft legislation titled Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act
Draft legislation titled The Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act
Draft legislation titled The Accredited Investor Definition Review Act
Draft legislation titled Accredited Investor Self-Certification Act
Draft legislation titled Investment Opportunity Expansion Act

Potential legislation titled Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act
Potential legislation titled Encouraging Public Offerings Act
Potential legislation to streamline and clarify the EGC public filing condition and to update the confidential review process for draft registration statements
Potential legislation to update the IPO on-ramp to include spin-off transactions
Potential legislation to clarify EGC financial statement regulators obligations
Potential legislation to permit the auditor of a private company transitioning to public company status to comply with SEC and PCAOB independence rules for the most recent year and AICPA or home-country independence rules for prior periods
Potential legislation to expand the protection for research reports to cover all securities of all issuers
Potential legislation to permit an issuer include the value of all shares of the issuer when determining the significance of an acquisition or disposition
Potential legislation to increase public float thresholds in the smaller reporting company and accelerated filer definitions
Potential legislation to require SEC rulemaking on e-delivery as the default delivery method
Potential legislation to exclude qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) and institutional accredited investors from the record holder count for mandatory Exchange Act registration
Potential legislation to expand well-known seasoned issuer (WKSI) eligibility
Potential legislation to require the SEC to consider additional standards in the rulemaking process
Potential legislation to study the term small entity
Potential legislation regarding a new regulatory framework for stablecoins
Potential legislation to codify certain reforms to the nonbank designation process of the Financial Stability Oversight Council
Potential legislation to make e-delivery of investment disclosures the default
Potential legislation dealing with third party litigation funding including its national security implications
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2025/S. 840, Litigation Funding Transparency Act (117th Congress)

Proposed Rule, SEC Enhanced Reporting of Proxy Votes by Registered Management Investment Companies; Reporting of Executive Compensation Votes by Institutional Investment Managers Proposed Rule (86 Fed. Reg. 57,478 -57,524 October 15, 2021)

Proposed Rule, SEC on Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (87 Fed. Reg. 77,172-77,296, November 2, 2022)

SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022)

Proposed Rule, Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Resolution-Related Resource Requirements for Large Banking Organizations (87 Fed. Reg. 64,170-64,175, October 24, 2022)

Proposed Rule, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards, and Use of FinCEN Identifiers for Entities (87 Fed. Reg. 77,404-77,457, December 16, 2022)

Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (87 Fed. Reg. 77,172-77,296, December 16, 2022)

Proposed Rule, Securities and Exchange Commission; Reopening of Comment Period for Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization (87 Fed. Reg. 75,975-75,977, December 12, 2022)

Request for Comment, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions (87 Fed. Reg. 75,267-75,271, December 8, 2022)

Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest;
potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards;
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) including the PCAOB activities including: A Firms System of Quality Control and Other Proposed Amendments to PCAOB Standards, Rules, and Forms (PCAOB Release No. 2022-006, November 18, 2022; PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 046);
Proposed Auditing Standard; The Auditors Use of Confirmation and Other Proposed Amendments to PCAOB Standards; PCAOB Release No. 2022-009; PCAOB Rulemaking Docket Matter No. 028 (December 20, 2022);
CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers;
Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18;
proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance;
corporate common ownership;
adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard;
role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy;
debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109);
qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z);
Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of Nonbank Financial Firms as systemically important;
Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee;
potential housing finance reform legislation;
enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties;
potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) Cap;
federal interest rate authority;
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform;
electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV);
environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement;
information Collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128);
potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT);
potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks;
investment company cross trading;
potential money market fund reform measures;
resolutions to establish task forces on Artificial Intelligence and Financial Technology in the House Committee on Financial Services;
transition to the secured overnight financing rate;
implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11;
Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02;
benefits of risk-based pricing;
mobile disclosures;
Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan;
Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission under Chair Lina Khan;
Tax Reporting Proposal by the Department of the Treasury related to a $600 or more annual account threshold;
Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks;
Enhancement and standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors
Financial Accounting Standards Board Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures
Financial Stability Oversight Councils Activities-Based Approach to Nonbank Financial Company Systemic Risk
Request for Comments, Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service, Unrealized Gains and Losses in Notice 2023-7 (December 22, 2022);
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures;
CFPB Policy Fellowship program;
CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual;
CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination;
CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights;
hearing in House Financial Services Committee;
EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services;
EU requirements for supply chain due diligence and disclosure;
implementation and enforcement of Regulation Best Interest by the Securities and Exchange Commission;
SECs new interpretation of recordkeeping requirements for investment advisers PCAOB amendments to quality control standards;
clarification in the regulatory treatment of digital assets by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission including digital asset issuer registration and reporting

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of, Federal Reserve System, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Justice - Dept of (DOJ)

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H.R. 760, Chinese Military and Surveillance Company Sanctions Act of 2023
H. Res. 11, Establishing the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party

Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2023;

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023;

Various issues related to vaccine diplomacy;
U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital;
implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement;
reform of the World Trade Organization;
Canada's Digital Services Tax Act;
Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh;
Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 German Income Tax Act;
Indonesias Proposed "Draft Regulation of the President on the Responsibilities of Digital Platform Companies in Support of Quality Journalism";
Implementation of Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (P.L. 117-128);
supply chain and the defense industrial base

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Natl Security Council (NSC), State - Dept of (DOS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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H.R. 925/S. 378, Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act
H.R. 1118/S. 512, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act of 2023
H.R. 1410, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act

Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1/S. 1/S. 2093, For the People Act of 2021
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4737/S. 3137, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (117th Congress)

Nomination of Dilawar Syed to be Deputy Administrator of the SBA
Nomination of Kathy Beckett for the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Committee
Nomination of Gigi Sohn to be a Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission

Various issues relating to defense industrial base;
application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship;
use of the Defense Production Act (P.L. 81-774) during the coronavirus pandemic;
implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2);
decisions of the Congressional Parliamentarians;
reopening of Capitol Hill to visitors and the public;
urging a rapid nomination of a new FAA Administrator;
Camp Lejeune related litigation;
oversight issues related to the U.S. Department of Justice

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S. 127, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023
S. 142, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act
S. 148, Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (Stop STALLING) Act
S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023

Various issues relating to the employer-sponsored health care system, the "family glitch", implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), employer mandate;
coronavirus pandemic;
vaccine distribution, PPE, testing, medications and treatments, and vaccination incentives;
digital health credentials;
vaccine diplomacy;
COVID-19 vaccine requirements, including a potential Emergency Temporary Standard from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to employers with more than 100 employees;
vaccine requirements for federal contractors;
Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors;
implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2);
balance or surprise billing and related issues;
single-payer health care options;
health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans;
Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model;
mental health parity;
drug pricing;
COBRA subsidies;
Federal Trade Commissions multilateral pharmaceutical merger taskforce;
telehealth, including coverage of telehealth under High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) and expanding telehealth options for employees;
impact of Pharmacy Benefit Managers Practices; FTC-2022-0015;
petition to HHS to grant march-in rights for the patents on the drug Xtandi;
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2024 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies (February 1, 2023);
comments on COVID-19 Telehealth Program Application Evaluation Metrics (WC Docket No. 20-89);
efforts to reform the World Health Organizations (WHO) engagement with private sector;
continued U.S. membership to the World Health Organization (WHO);
support for necessary market conditions to incentivize health sector investment from private sector;
support for private sector involvement in health systems strengthening;
greater harmonization of standards and investment in digital health internationally;
role of private sector related pandemic prevention, preparedness and response;
request for input, United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; U.S. Healthcare Workforce Shortage RFI (March 2, 2023)

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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H.R. 1148, Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act
H.R. 1219, Food and Agriculture Industry Cybersecurity Support Act
S. 686, Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act
H. Res. 11, Establishing the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party

Various issues relating to cybersecurity protections;
cyber incident disclosure, notification, and reporting of breaches, hacks, and other security incidents, including federal preemption and liability protections;
Internet of Things (IoT) security and core capability baselines;
deepening business and governmental operational collaboration against foreign cyber threats;
increased cybersecurity risk during the coronavirus pandemic;
information sharing between the public and private sectors;
data breach notification;
data breaches, including the 2020 SolarWinds, the 2021 Microsoft Exchange server and the 2021 Colonial Pipeline;
The National Cyber Directorate;
continuation of the National Space Council;
Executive Order 14017 on Securing Americas Critical Supply Chains;
Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities;
Executive Order 14208, Improving the Nations Cybersecurity;
extension of section 3610 of the CARES Act (P.L. 116-134);
Implementation of National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-92);
FY2024 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security (CISA) Appropriations;
Cyber Threat Information Collaboration Environment (CTICE) program;
U.S. Department of Homeland Securitys SAFETY Act Program;
DoD Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0;
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 concept paper, Potential Significant Updates to the Cybersecurity Framework;
DHS/CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals;
section 889, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2019 (P.L. 115-232);
SEC proposed rules, Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (file no. S7-09-22);
information and communications technology and services supply chain security regulation (15 CFR Part 7);
White House national cybersecurity strategy;
request for information on the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, Div. Y, Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-103) and related rulemaking;
cybersecurity regimes for the private sector;
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, (P.L. 109-417) congressional requests for information;
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, (P.L. 117-397) including language on systemically important entities, a software bill of materials, and certain semiconductors, sections 875 and 5949

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Defense - Dept of (DOD), White House Office, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), State - Dept of (DOS), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

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H.R. 29, Border Safety and Security Act of 2023
H.R. 163, Security First Act
H.R. 319, Legal Workforce Act
H.R. 489, Expedited Removal Codification Act of 2023
H.R. 575, Moving H-2A to United States Department of Agriculture Act of 2023
H.R. 614, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023
H.R. 672, Border Security Investment Act
H.R. 1511, Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929
H.R. 1535, Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2023
H.R. 1787, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide nonimmigrant status to mobile entertainment workers, and for other purposes
S. 156, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act
S. 207, Temporary Protected Status Reform and Integrity Act
S. 255, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023
S. 365, Dream Act of 2023
S. 387, Canadian Snowbirds Act of 2023
S. 425, Secure and Protect Act of 2023
S. 505, Immigration Parole Reform Act of 2023
S. 665, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act
S. 874, Farm Operations Support Act

Proposed Rule, U.S. Citizenship and Immigrations Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements (88 Fed. Reg. 402-602, January 4, 2023)

Various issues relating to visa waiver program;
H-1B Visa Program;
H-1B registration rule;
H-1B reform;
H-2 Visa Program and temporary rule;
H-2A Visa Program;
H-4 rule;
L-1 Visa Program;
J-1 BridgeUSA program;
EB-5 Visa Program;
E-Verify program;
nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment;
Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry;
border security;
immigration policy and reforms;
guest worker programs;
legalization concepts;
visa reform;
customs trade facilitation and enforcement;
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program;
extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti;
administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT;
delays in H-4 and L-2 Status Extensions and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs);
FY24 funding for Customs and Border Protection staffing;
high-skilled immigration;
lesser skilled immigration;
temporary agricultural guest workers;
temporary non-agricultural guest workers;
optional practical training program;
asylum and refugee programs;
size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories;
size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories;
size and administration of employment-based nonimmigrant visa categories;
expansion of the use of the E-Verify system;
I-9 employment verification;
interior enforcement;
increased vetting of visa applicants;
unfair immigration related employment practices;
international travel;
trusted traveler programs;
biometric entry-exit;
increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol agents and Customs and Border Protection officers;
aerial security enhancements;
EB-5 Regional Center Program and the Implementation of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, P.L. 117-103, Division BB;
temporary DHS guidance for the I-9 employment verification process in the wake of COVID-19;
State Department policy extending consular interview waiver eligibility;
temporary DHS guidance for the I-9 employment verification process in the wake of COVID-19;
State Department policy extending consular interview waiver eligibility;
State Department Consular Fee schedule;
USCIS Fee Schedule;
regulatory proposals that would restrict applicant eligibility for the H-1B program;
regulatory proposals that would drastically change how prevailing wage levels are determined for the purposes of obtaining certain employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visas;
proposals that would significantly change how cap-subject H-1B petitions will be chosen in the future;
regulatory proposals that would change how the period of admission for student visa holders and exchange visa holders is determined;
regulatory proposals that will temporarily raise the annual quota for H-2B visas;
regulatory proposals reopening and expanding consular operations;
recapturing unused immigrant visas from prior years;
creating exemptions to the current immigrant visa caps;
proposals that would expand consular interview waivers for prospective immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applicants abroad;
proposals that would provide relief for Afghan refugees;
reinstitution of stateside visa revalidation services;
implementation of electronic visa foils in passports;
consular service delays;
USCIS processing delays;
DOL processing delays;
Visa relief for long term foreign national workers laid off by their employers while waiting for their green cards in the immigrant visa backlogs;
improving wait times for CBP Processing at Ports of Entry;
expanding and implementing new CBP preclearance facilities abroad

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), State - Dept of (DOS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), White House Office

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Federal Insurance Office Request for Information on the Insurance Sector and Climate-Related Financial Risks (86 Fed. Reg. 48,814-48,819, August 31, 2021)

Federal Insurance Office propose data collection on climate-related financial risk (87 Fed. Reg. 64,134-64,141, October 21, 2022)

Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program;
special financial assistance for financially troubled multiemployer plans;
availability and affordability of automotive insurance

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

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

H.R. 17, Paycheck Fairness Act
H.R. 20/S. 567, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023
H.R. 1163, Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act
H.R. 1209/S. 537, Fair and Open Competition (FOCA) Act
S. 532, National Right-to-Work Act

Draft legislation titled Teenagers Earning Everyday Necessary Skills Act (TEENS) Act

Potential legislation to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify pecuniary factors may not be subordinated to or limited by non-pecuniary factors

Nomination of Jessica Looman to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division

Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019)

Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021)

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Settings (86 Fed. Reg. 59,309-59,326, Oct. 27, 2021)

Proposed Amendments to Agriculture Acquisition Regulations (87 Fed. Reg. 9,005-9,021, February 17, 2022)

Proposed Rule, Department of Labor; Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (87 Fed. Reg. 62,218-62,275, Oct. 13, 2022)

Final Rule on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (87 Fed. Reg. 73,822-73,886, December 1, 2022)

Proposed Renewal of the Approval of Information Collection Requirements - Service and Supply Scheduling Program; Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (87 Fed. Reg. 70,867-70,868, November 21, 2022)

Proposed Rule, National Labor Relations Board; Representation-Case Procedures: Election Bars; Proof of Majority Support in Construction Industry Collective-Bargaining Relationships (87 Fed. Reg. 66,890-66,933, November 4, 2022)

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Noncompete Clause Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 3,482-3,546. January 19, 2023)

Various issues relating to modernization of the unemployment insurance system;
application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship;
paid leave including paid family and sick leave;
reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178);
independent contractors;
unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic;
debarment of federal contractors (blacklisting);
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation;
the firing of Peter Robb as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and of Alice Stock, Deputy General Counsel of the NLRB;
rescission of the joint employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718);
The FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce;
The USMCA Labor Council;
apprenticeships;
proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses, 33 U.S.C. Chapter 18 901-950;
potential Wage and Hour Division rulemaking defining and delimiting the exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees;
potential legislation on the minimum wage;
COVID-19 vaccine requirements, including a potential Emergency Temporary Standard from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to employers with more than 100 employees;
vaccine requirements for federal contractors;
legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions;
contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts;
Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission;
anticipated overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Directive (DIR) 2022-01;
filing complaints under the National Labor Relations Act;
potential reintroduction of the Employee Rights Act;
Executive Order 13999, Protecting Worker Health and Safety;
Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors;
Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy;
Executive Order 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects;
President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID Action Plan;
unemployment insurance;
international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment;
domestic and international antitrust policy;
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 19/13b authority;
section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act;
Policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority;
Transparency at the FTC;
efforts to modernize enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers;
efforts to ban noncompete clauses in employment contracts;
proposals to rein in dominant digital platforms;
Robinson-Patman related policy and enforcement matters;
pregnancy discrimination;
oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198);
election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257);
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda;
definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257)

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

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Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7151, Ensuring Sound Guidance Act (117th Congress)

Proposed Program Amendments; Request for Comment, Employee Benefits Security Administration; Amendment and Restatement of the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (87 Fed. Reg. 71,164-71,197, November 21, 2022)

Proposed Rule, Internal Revenue Service; Use of an Electronic Medium to Make Participant Elections and Spousal Consents (87 Fed. Reg. 80,501-80,509, December 30, 2022)

Various issues relating to multiemployer pension plans;
the multiemployer pension recapitalization and reform plan (MPRRP);
single employer defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans;
fiduciary investment duties and fiduciary status;
swing pricing;
remote notarization;
e-delivery of retirement plan disclosures and notices;
funding for single employer pension plans;
remote notarization and remote witnessing procedures;
brokerage windows in self-directed retirement plans;
U.S. Department of Labors review of the definition of investment advice fiduciary;
auto-portability of retirement plans;
Implementation of Internal Revenue Code Section 411(d)(6), relationship to in-service early retirement distributions

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

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Potential legislation providing funding to implement the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022(P.L. 117-167)

Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020)

Various issues related to the Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights;
appropriation for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST);
implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167)

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), White House Office, Energy - Dept of, Commerce - Dept of (DOC)

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H. J. Res. 27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense, and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'"

Nomination of Dilawar Syed to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration

Proposed rule on Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk (87 Fed. Reg. 68,312-68,334 (November 14, 2022)

Proposed rule on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (87 Fed. Reg. 62,118-62,275, Oct. 13, 2022)

Various issues relating to the implementation of the Small Business Administration 7(a) loan program;
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), including administrative and legislative corrections, eligibility, and extension of the program deadline;
separation of SBA 7(a) loan program and PPP commitments;
opportunity zones;
eligibility of 501(c)(6) organizations to access PPP loans;
199A tax deduction;
reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs;
renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP);
tax extenders legislation;
reauthorization of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

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H.R. 515, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act
H.R. 889, Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act
H.R. 976, TCJA Permanency Act
H.R. 1010/S. 453, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act
S. 26, Stop the Nosy Obsession with Online Payments (SNOOP) Act of 2023
S. 413, Stock Buyback Accountability Act of 2023
S. 866, American Innovation and Jobs Act

Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2558, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now Act (117th Congress)
Potential legislation titled Repealing the Ill-Conceived and Problematic (RIP) Book Minimum Tax Act
Potential legislation titled International Competition for American Jobs Act

Various issues relating to pension reform;
conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts;
OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS Pillars One and Two
work opportunity tax credit;
Canadian proposal to enact a retroactive Digital Services Tax (DST);
Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital;
Extraterritorial Application of Sec. 49 German Income Tax Act;
potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension;
implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures;
implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169), including implementation of the Excise tax on repurchase of corporate stock and corporate alternative minimum tax;
Treasury Department/IRS guidance related to the foreign tax credit (T.D. 9959), including the new arms length requirement
proposal to repeal section 852(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code;
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) proposal to require greater income tax disclosures

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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H.R. 682, Launch Communications Act
H.R. 742, Telling Everyone the Location of data Leaving the U.S. (TELL) Act
H.R. 750, Chinese-owned Applications Using The Information of Our Nation (CAUTION) Act of 2023
H.R. 784, Internet Application I.D. Act
H.R. 1165, Data Privacy Act of 2023
H.R. 1338, Satellite And Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act
H.R. 1341, Spectrum Coordination Act
S. 307, Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023
S. 931, Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act

Draft legislation titled Junk Fees Prevention Act
Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform
Draft legislation on platform transparency
Draft legislation on improvements to the Paperwork Reduction Act
Draft legislation around collection and sharing of government data

Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology
Potential legislation related to Good AI Act
Potential legislation related to State and Local Digital Service Act
Potential legislation related to Kids Online Safety Act
Potential legislation related to Algorithmic Accountability act
Potential legislation related to American Data Privacy Protection Act

Nominations to the Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee
Nomination of Gigi Sohn to be a Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission

Request for Comments on a Draft Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020)

Proposed Rule, Federal Communications Commission; Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination (88 Fed. Reg. 3,681-3,704, January 20, 2023)

Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Business Opportunity Rule (87 Fed. Reg. 4,796-4,797, January 25, 2023)

Request for Comment, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce; Privacy, Equity, and Civil Rights (88 Fed. Reg. 3,714-3,720, January 20, 2023)

Supplemental Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, United States Department of Transportation; Safe Integration of Automated Driving Systems-Equipped Commercial Motor Vehicles (88 Fed. Reg. 6,691-6,695, February 1, 2023)

Various issues relating to expanding access to high speed broadband internet service;
broadband infrastructure and deployment;
broadband permitting reform;
nominations at Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP);
broadband and economic relief;
technology and economic relief;
intermediary liability;
potential federal privacy legislation;
facial recognition technology;
net neutrality;
internet of things (IoT) devices;
robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243);
implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277);
implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2);
implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141);
implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435);
funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, (P.L. 116-92);
implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Act, enacted as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-283);
implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322);
implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58);
implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167), including provisions relating to stock buybacks;
appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund;
increased technology modernization funding for FY24;
artificial intelligence;
Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence;
Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities;
Executive Order 14017, Executive Order on America's Supply Chains;
FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection;
Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots;
Feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management;
Future of the FCC Universal Service Fund;
European Unions Artificial Intelligence Act;
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) franchise rule and earnings rule;
FTC enforcement;
FTC section 13(b) and 19(b) enforcement;
potential Executive Order on identity theft;
Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation;
appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF);
draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity;
security criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices;
draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria;
artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development;
House Select Committee on Modernization;
House Administration efforts on Modernization;
the Administrations Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Plan;
use of third-party messaging apps by corporate employees;
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 concept paper, Potential Significant Updates to the Cybersecurity Framework;
Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights;
Buy America provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58);
semiconductor permitting;
FCC auction authority;
oversight issues pertaining to the Department of Commerce, FCC, OSTP, and the FTC;
algorithmic issues in employment;
enforcement provisions of proposed federal comprehensive data privacy legislation

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Treasury - Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), General Services Administration (GSA), Small Business Administration (SBA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

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Potential legislation similar to H.R. 963/S. 505, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act of 2022

Various issues relating to COVID-19 liability relief;
Servicemembers waiver of rights and protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (P.L. 108-189);
the use of arbitration to resolve disputes between federal contractors and their employees;
decisionmaking at independent agencies, White House interactions with independent agencies and Chevron deference;
implementation of the Federal Arbitration Act (P.L. 68-401) and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms;
legal reform;
asbestos litigation;
fraud and abuse in civil litigation

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

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H.R. 284, United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act of 2023
H.R. 1033, Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2023
S. 387, Canadian Snowbirds Act of 2023
S. 493, Securing the Visa Waiver Program Act of 2023
S. 814, Romania Visa Waiver Act of 2023

Various issues relating to the visa waiver program;
international travel;
biometric entry-exit;
border security;
the suspension of entry of certain nationals/groups of nationals from certain countries and the cessation of those entry restrictions;
increased vetting of visa applicants;
trusted traveler programs;
resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security;
aerial security enhancements;
REAL ID Act (P.L. 109-13, Title II) implementation;
increasing the number of Customs and Border Protection officers;
Customs and Border Protection funding;
expanding consular operation;
fully reinstituting routine visa processing at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad;
expanding visa interview waiver eligibility at consulates;
the safe rescission mask mandates for air travel;
reestablishing historical levels of employer access to J-1 program beneficiaries to boost travel and tourism;
removing pre-departure testing requirements for in-bound international travelers to the U.S.;
consular service delays;
implementation of electronic visa foils in passports;
expanding consular staffing;
improving wait times for CBP processing at ports of entry;
expanding and implementing new CBP preclearance facilities abroad

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

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S. 259, Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act

Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology

Potential legislation similar to S. 4136, Water Resources Development Act of 2022

Notice of In-Space Authorization and Supervision Policy, Additional Listening Session; National Space Council (87 Fed. Reg. 73,299-73,300, November 29, 2022)

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Department of Transportation; Enhancing Transparency of Airline Ancillary Fees (87 Fed. Reg. 63,718-63,738, October 20, 2022)

Proposed Rule, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget; Guidance for Grants and Agreements (88 Fed. Reg. 8,374-8,378, February 9, 2023)

Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254);
implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322);
implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270);
implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94);
implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121);
implementation of section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L 114-190);
implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322);
implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58);
use of state and local funding in the American Rescue Plan (P.L. 117-2) for state Departments of Transportation;
use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays;
movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways;
National Freight Advisory Council;
revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund;
funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships;
water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage;
public-private partnerships for public infrastructure;
Buy America provisions especially in infrastructure legislation;
commercial trucking hours of service;
truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard;
railroad tank car operational controls;
positive train control (PTC) implementation;
federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A);
unmanned aircraft systems;
necessity of a general infrastructure package;
potential increase in the federal gas tax;
streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband;
driving safety and road safety;
U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles;
Boeing 737 MAX and associated production stoppages;
Department of Transportation freight programs;
Buy America implementation;
the Presidential American Jobs Plan infrastructure proposal;
delayed development of the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to Prohibit or Restrict the Operation of an Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility;
urging a rapid nomination of a new FAA Administrator and potential FAA authorization in 2023;
labor negotiations, including West Coast port and dockworker negotiations;
national electric vehicle infrastructure program;
west coast port labor negotiations

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

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H.R. 406, Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Act
H.R. 760, Chinese Military and Surveillance Company Sanctions Act of 2023
H.R. 813, Global Investment in American Jobs Act
H.R. 1324/S. 585, Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act
S. 52, American Beef Labeling Act of 2023
S. 125, China Trade Relations Act of 2023
S. 629, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act
S. 653, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2023
S. 686, Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act
H.Res. 11, Establishing the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Unfair or Deceptive Fees Trade Regulation Rule (87 Fed. Reg. 67,413-67,424, November 8, 2022)

Request for Comments, Office of the United States Trade Representative; Four-Year Review of Actions Taken in the Section 301 Investigation: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation (87 Fed. Reg. 62,914-62,915, October 17, 2022)

implementation of James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (P.L. 117-263);

Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2023;

Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services;
United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Labor Council;
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization;
ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention;
reform of the World Trade Organization;
reforms to export controls;
implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), including plastics toxicity under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act;
implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159);
implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125);
implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78);
implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167);
implementation of Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (P.L. 117-128);
Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794);
Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618);
implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200);
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of P. L. 95-223;
implementation of the INFORM Consumers Act, Div. BB, Title III of P. L. 117-328;
implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169);
implementation of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) statute contained in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58);
implementation of James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (P.L. 117-263);
reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT);
efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA);
International Telecommunications Union;
World Health Organization (WHO);
WHO Pandemic Accord;
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO);
World Trade Organization;
The United Nations;
WTO Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver;
implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement;
Executive Order 14017, America's Supply Chains;
Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center;
patent linkage and regulatory data protection;
China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cyber security;
implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement;
IP issues relating to trade secret theft;
IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy;
IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, and Europe;
IP issues relating to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum;
U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe;
U.S. sanctions on Russia including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine;
U.S. sanctions on Turkey;
U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism;
U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation;
U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade;
United States-India Trade Policy Forum;
EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals;
U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council;
EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue;
EU Digital Markets Act;
EU Digital Services Act;
EU Data Act;
EU AI Act;
EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism;
Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs;
Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914;
modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS);
efforts to implement an outbound investment screening mechanism;
efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism;
efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimus statute;
efforts to revise country of origin labeling requirements for animal products;
efforts related to boosting trade relations with the Latin American region;
efforts related to electric vehicle tax credit incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169);
efforts related to the development and negotiation of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework;
efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade;
efforts related to the development and negotiation of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity;
efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade;
efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership;
efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law;
implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Israel, Jordan, Chile, Singapore, Australia, Morocco, Bahrain, Oman, Peru, South Korea, Colombia, and Panama, as well as Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement or USMCA) and El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica (the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement or DR-CAFTA);
Implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO);
Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank);
trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization;
tax treaties with Chile and Poland;
international affairs budget;
international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services;
international artificial intelligence policy;
international 5G policy;
international cybersecurity policy;
international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability;
advancing international regulatory cooperation;
steel and aluminum tariffs;
trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions;
trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union;
trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom;
trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan;
trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China;
proposed rules implementing Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain;
U.S.-Brazil trade;
Pacific Digital Trade Agreements;
U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital;
U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax;
efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill;
reauthorization of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA);
Russian sovereign debt;
Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh;
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimus level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions;
patent examination practices and patent quality measures;
USPTO-FDA collaboration efforts;
tech transfer frameworks under the Bayh-Dole Act;
artificial intelligence;
recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council;
small business innovation research;
supply chain and defense industrial base issues;
printed circuit boards;
21st Century customs framework;
Customs reauthorization

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

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Potential legislation amending Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) (P.L. 103-353)

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

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

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
No Yes

First Name	Last Name	Suffix	Covered Official Position (if applicable)	New
Suzanne	Clark
Neil	Bradley
John	Howard
Evan	Jenkins
Martin	Durbin
Ronald	Eidshaug
Christopher	Roberti
John	Overstreet
Kathryn	Levantovscaia
Keith	Webster
John	Neal

First Name	Last Name	Suffix	Covered Official Position (if applicable)	New
Suzanne	Clark
Neil	Bradley
John	Howard
Evan	Jenkins
Martin	Durbin
Ronald	Eidshaug
Matthew	Furlow
Thomas	Quaadman
Jordan	Crenshaw

First Name	Last Name	Suffix	Covered Official Position (if applicable)	New
Suzanne	Clark
Neil	Bradley
John	Howard
Evan	Jenkins
Martin	Durbin
Ronald	Eidshaug
Matthew	Furlow
Thomas	Quaadman
Jordan	Crenshaw
John	Drake
Sterling	Wiggins

First Name	Last Name	Suffix	Covered Official Position (if applicable)	New
Suzanne	Clark
Neil	Bradley
John	Howard
Evan	Jenkins
Martin	Durbin
Ronald	Eidshaug
William (Bill)	Hulse
Thomas	Quaadman
William	Gardner

First Name	Last Name	Suffix	Covered Official Position (if applicable)	New
Suzanne	Clark
Neil	Bradley
John	Howard
Evan	Jenkins
Martin	Durbin
Ronald	Eidshaug
Nathan	Morris

First Name	Last Name	Suffix	Covered Official Position (if applicable)	New
Suzanne	Clark
Neil	Bradley
John	Howard
Evan	Jenkins
Martin	Durbin
Ronald	Eidshaug
David	Weissman
Margaret	Morgan
Timothy	Maney
Allison	Dembeck
Justin	Lumadue
Christine	Scullion
John	Kirchner
Nick	Vaugh
Moore	Hallmark
Clark	Jackson
Stephen	McAllister
Kevin	Courtois
Monique	Thierry
John	Gonzales
Christopher	Eyler
Jennings	Imel
Brince	Manning
Ethan	Hellier
Ryan	Gleason
Maggie	Woodin
Roy	McKenzie
Thomas	Quaadman
Patrick	Kilbride
Kelly	Anderson
Bradley	Watts		Senate Judiciary Committee Staff, February 2017 - December 2022
Sydney	Crawford		Senate Appropriations Committee Staff, February 2019 - October 2021; Staff, Sen. Moran, June 2018 - February 2019

First Name	Last Name	Suffix	Covered Official Position (if applicable)	New
Suzanne	Clark
Neil	Bradley
John	Howard
Evan	Jenkins
Martin	Durbin
Ronald	Eidshaug
Allison	Dembeck
David	Weissman
Margaret	Morgan
Nick	Vaugh
Stephen	McAllister
Monique	Thierry
John	Gonzales
Kevin	Courtois
John	Kirchner
Ethan	Hellier
Moore	Hallmark
Clark	Jackson
Brince	Manning
Jennings	Imel
Ryan	Gleason
Maggie	Woodin
Cheryl	Oldham

First Name	Last Name	Suffix	Covered Official Position (if applicable)	New
Suzanne	Clark
Neil	Bradley
John	Howard
Evan	Jenkins
Martin	Durbin
Ronald	Eidshaug
Christine	Scullion
Kenneth	Johnson	Jr.
David	Weissman
Margaret	Morgan
Kevin	Courtois
Nick	Vaugh
Stephen	McAllister
Moore	Hallmark
Clark	Jackson
John	Kirchner
Brince	Manning
Monique	Thierry
John	Gonzales
Jennings	Imel
Christopher	Eyler
Ethan	Hellier
Ryan	Gleason
Maggie	Woodin
Katherine	Mahoney
Varnee	Murugan

First Name	Last Name	Suffix	Covered Official Position (if applicable)	New
Suzanne	Clark
Neil	Bradley
John	Howard
Evan	Jenkins
Martin	Durbin
Ronald	Eidshaug
Christine	Scullion
Kenneth	Johnson	Jr.
David	Weissman
Margaret	Morgan
Kevin	Courtois
Moore	Hallmark
Nick	Vaugh
Stephen	McAllister
John	Kirchner
Christopher	Eyler
Clark	Jackson
Jennings	Imel
Ethan	Hellier
Brince	Manning
Monique	Thierry
John	Gonzales
Ryan	Gleason
Maggie	Woodin
Jonathan	Baselice
Glenn	Spencer