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15. General issue area code ACC

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017
S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act

Draft legislation titled To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to conduct a study with respect to research coverage of small issuers before their initial public offerings

Various issues relating to implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106);
accounting convergence projects, disclosure of income taxes, revenue recognition, and leases in financial statements, auditing, and extensible business reporting language;
internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (P.L. 107-204) section 404(b) controls, and audits;
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) auditing standards for auditors use of the work of specialists, proposed rules on the auditors report on the audit of financial statements when the auditor expresses an unqualified opinion, and departures from unqualified opinions and other reporting circumstances, and related amendments to auditing standards, supplemental requests for comment on proposed amendments relating to the supervision of audits involving other auditors and proposed auditing standard on dividing responsibilities for the audit with another accounting firm

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury - Dept of, Natl Economic Council (NEC)

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15. General issue area code AGR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018
S. 2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

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

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15. General issue area code AUT

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act
H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act
S. 1809, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act
S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act

Various issues relating to autonomous vehicles;
smart cities;
Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles

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

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15. General issue area code AVI

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017

Various issues relating to unmanned aerial systems

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

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15. General issue area code BUD

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
H.R. 5895/S. 2975, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 5952/S. 3072, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 5961/S. 2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 6072/S. 3023, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 6147/S. 3073, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 6157/S. 3159, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 6258/S. 3107, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019
S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019
S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019
S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

Fiscal Year 2019 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year

Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403);
implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125);
blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile;
funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED);
funding issues relating to the USPTO;
funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office;
funding issues relating to the Department of Justice;
funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security;
funding issues relating to the State Department;
IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy;
funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center;
USPTO IP Attache Program;
budget policy

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

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15. General issue area code CAW

16. Specific lobbying issues

Proposed rule on definition of "waters of the United States"--recodification of pre-existing rules (82 Fed. Reg. 34,899-34,909, July 27, 2017)

Proposed rule on accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (83 Fed. Reg. 24,850-24,883, May 30, 2018)

Request for comments Clean Water Act coverage of "discharges of pollutants" via a direct hydrologic connection to surface water (83 Fed. Reg. 7,126-7,128, February 20, 2018)

Various issues relating to water;
definition of Waters of the United States;
Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-500) hazardous substances spill prevention;
role of states and the federal government in protecting groundwater

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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15. General issue area code CDT

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017
H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act
H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act
H.R. 5961, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, including provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions
H.R. 6258/S. 3107, Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other including provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions

Various issues relating to Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System;
potential legislation amending the Commodity Exchange Act and title XII of the U.S. Code to provide relief to derivatives end users, including credit valuation adjustment capital charge relief, amendments to the definition of financial entity to exclude a subset of entities that use derivatives to hedge risk in the same manner as non-financial end-users, amending relief from mandatory clearing for centralized treasury units (CTUs) of non-financial-companies, re-characterization of foreign exchange (FX) non-deliverable forward transactions, and inter-affiliate transactions relief;
Request for Information regarding Project KISS (82 Fed. Reg. 21,494-21,495, May 9, 2017);
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight review of swap reporting rules in Parts 43, 45, and 49 of the Commissions regulations;
substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR);
De Minimis threshold for swap deal registration;
regulatory relief for financial entity end-users

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Treasury - Dept of

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15. General issue area code CHM

16. Specific lobbying issues

Proposed rule on user fees for the administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (83 Fed. Reg. 8,212-8,235, February 26, 2018)

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Small Business Administration (SBA)

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15. General issue area code CIV

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to amendments to regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (80 Fed. Reg. 21,659-21,670, April 20, 2015)

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to amendments to regulations under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (80 Fed. Reg. 66,853-66,862, October 30, 2015)

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to requirement to report summary data on employee compensation (79 Fed. Reg. 46,561-46,606, August 8, 2014)

Proposed revision of the employer information report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113-5,121, February 1, 2016 and 81 Fed. Reg. 45,479-45,497, July 14, 2016)

Nominations of members and General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history;
employer consideration of applicant employment status;
EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan;
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) review of Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) clearance of revised EEO-1 form (Component 2);
fiscal year 2019 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations, including provisions relating to funding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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

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15. General issue area code CPI

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 5515, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing

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

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15. General issue area code CPT

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 5447/S. 2823, Music Modernization Act
H.R. 5895, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019

Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125);
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement;
Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center;
USPTO IP Attache Program;
appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403);
funding issues related to the USPTO;
IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico;
IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy;
IP issues related to trade secret theft;
expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors;
patent linkage and regulatory data protection;
plain packaging;
the implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Special 301 Report);
the World Intellectual Property Organization;
the World Trade Organization;
the World Health Organization;
the International Telecommunications Union;
IP issues related to North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA);
United Nations high level panel on access to medicines

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

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15. General issue area code CSP

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 6022/S. 3019, Accurate Labels Act
S. 2498, Protecting Children From Identity Theft Act

Nomination of Ann Marie Buerkle to be Chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission
Nomination of Dana Baiocco to be Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission

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

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15. General issue area code DEF

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1339, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2017
H.R. 5515, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
S. 2987, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to the Corker/Toomey amendment to strengthen Congressional authority over tariffs, reform of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and sanctions related to the government of India

Various issues relating to defense acquisition reform;
blacklisting of government contractors due to alleged Occupational Safety and Health Act (P.L. 91-596) violations

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

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15. General issue area code EDU

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 2353, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
H.R. 2434/S. 1121, College Transparency Act
H.R. 4508, Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act
S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

Final regulations on student assistance general provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, and Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program (81 Fed. Reg. 75,926-76,089, November 1, 2016)

Final regulations on program integrity: gainful employment (79 Fed. Reg. 64,889-65,103, October 31, 2014)

Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128);
reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270);
higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329);
implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95);
student data privacy in K-12 and higher education;
child care and early education;
welfare reform;
Executive Order 13801, Expanding Apprenticeships in America

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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15. General issue area code ENG

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017
H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017
H.R. 1443/S. 385, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act
H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act
H.R. 2910, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act

Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining;
social cost of carbon in cost-benefit analyses underlying federal regulations;
energy security;
offshore energy exploration;
establishment of a competitive oil and gas leasing program in the non-wilderness portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR);
Fiscal Year 2019 funding for energy efficiency programs managed by the Department of Energy

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

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15. General issue area code ENV

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017
H.R. 806, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017
H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017
H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017
H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017
H.R. 1654/S. 677, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act
H.R. 1917/S. 839, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017
H.R. 5468, Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018
S. 69, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017
S. 2364, Securing Required Funding for Water Infrastructure Now (SRF WIN) Act
S. 2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act

S. ___, The Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018 (discussion draft)

Final regulations on clean water rule: Definition of Waters of the United States (80 Fed. Reg. 37,054-37,127, June 29, 2015)

Proposed rule on repeal of carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility generating units (82 Fed. Reg. 48,035, October 16, 2017)

Clean Water Act Coverage of "Discharges of Pollutants" via a Direct Hydrologic Connection to Surface Water (83 Fed. Reg. 7,126-7,128, February 20, 2018)

Proposed rule on user fees for the administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (83 Fed. Reg. 8,212-8,235, February 26, 2018)

Proposed rule on definition of "waters of the United States"--recodification of pre-existing rules (82 Fed. Reg. 34,899-34,909, July 27, 2017)

Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 Fed. Reg. 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018)

Proposed rule relating to increasing recycling: Adding aerosol cans to the universal waste regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 11,654-11,667, March 16, 2018)

Proposed rule on accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (83 Fed. Reg. 24,850-24,883, May 30, 2018)

Nomination of Jeffery Bossert Clark to be Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD)

Various issues relating to regulatory reform;
reforms to Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205);
reforms to Migratory Bird Treaty Act (P.L. 65-188);
implementation of permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94);
EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards;
regulatory permit streamlining;
environment and energy policy;
oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA;
oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.;
EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel;
second action: definition of Waters of the United States;
Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-500) hazardous substances spill prevention;
water issues

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Small Business Administration (SBA), Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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15. General issue area code FIN

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017
H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017
H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act
H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act
H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act
H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017
H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017
H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017
H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017
H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act
H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act
H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017
H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017
H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act
H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017
H.R. 1645/S. 2126, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017
H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018
H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act
H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act
H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act
H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017
H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017
H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017
H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act
H.R. 3110, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act
H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act
H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017
H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 3746/S. 2702, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017
H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017
H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017
H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017
H.R. 3903/S. 2347, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017
H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act
H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act
H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017
H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017
H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017
H.R. 4028/S. 1982, Promoting Responsible Oversight of Transactions and Examinations of Credit Technology (PROTECT) Act of 2017
H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes
H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act
H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act
H.R. 4281/S. 2953, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act
H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety
H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017
H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency
H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017
H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes
H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017
H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017
H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act
H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017
H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act
H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act
H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives
H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018
H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act
H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018
H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act
H.R. 5054, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018
H.R. 5059, State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act
H.R. 5105/S. 2436, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018
H.R. 5192/S. 2498, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act
H.R. 5266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018
H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act
H.R. 5645, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018
H.R. 5749, Options Markets Stability Act
H.R. 5756, To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals
H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018
H.R. 5877, Main Street Growth Act
H.R. 5970, Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act
H.R. 5999, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act
H.R. 6035, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act
H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act
H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act
H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act
S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017
S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017
S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act
S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act
S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017
S. 1117, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017
S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017
S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act
S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act
S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act
S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017
S. 1744, Brokaw Act
S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017
S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
S. 2282, Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2018
S. 2499, A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority
S. 2756, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act
S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018
S. 3004, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018

S. J. Res. 57, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act"

Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017
Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act
Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act
Draft legislation directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase and align the smaller reporting company and nonaccelerated filer financial thresholds
Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company
Draft legislation to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying portfolio company to include an emerging growth company, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer

Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.)
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015

Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,945-21,002, April 8, 2016)

Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016)

Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 2016)

Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016)

Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018)

Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018)

Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018)

Request for Information Regarding Bureau Civil Investigative Demands and Associated Processes (83 Fed. Reg. 3,686-3,687, January 26, 2018)

Request for Information Regarding Bureau Rules and Practices for Adjudication Proceedings (83 Fed. Reg. 5,055-5,056, February 5, 2018)

Request for Information Regarding Bureau Enforcement Processes (83 Fed. Reg. 5,999-6,000, February 12, 2018)

Request for Information Regarding Bureau External Engagements (83 Fed. Reg. 8,247-8,249, February 26, 2018)

Request for Information Regarding Bureau Public Reporting Practices of Consumer Complaint Information (83 Fed. Reg. 9,499-9,501, March 6, 2018)

Request for Information Regarding Bureau Rulemaking Processes (83 Fed. Reg. 10,437-10,440, March 9, 2018)

Request for Information Regarding the Bureaus Adopted Regulations and New Rulemaking Authorities (83 Fed. Reg. 12,286-12,289, March 21, 2018)

Request for Information Regarding the Bureaus Inherited Regulations and Inherited Rulemaking Authorities (83 Fed. Reg. 12,881-12,883, March 26, 2018)

Request for Information Regarding the Bureaus Supervision Program (83 Fed. Reg. 7,166-7,168, February 20, 2018)

Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Standards for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies and Certain of Their Subsidiary Insured Depository Institutions; Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity Requirements for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies; Federal Reserve System Docket No. R-1604 and OCC Docket ID OCC-2018-0002

Nomination of Governor Jerome Powell to serve as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203);
implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106);
Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System;
Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority;
Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform;
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability;
CFPB consumer complaint database;
CFPB reform;
anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements;
Notice of Stakeholder Consultations on Responsible Conflict Mineral Sourcing;
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) engagement initiative;
political spending disclosures;
systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies;
Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform;
Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process;
Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586;
Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587;
Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588;
Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability;
reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision;
Federal Reserve reform;
Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735;
proxy voting systems;
Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule;
Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule;
Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies;
Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers;
Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals;
Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17;
disclosure requirements and materiality;
JOBS Act 3.0;
potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange;
credit bureau issues;
tailoring bank rules to reduce the burden on small, midsize, and regional banks;
beneficial ownership;
reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States;
modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128);
application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies;
application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies;
proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
small business lending;
consolidated asset thresholds related to the Advanced Approaches capital framework, the net stable fund ratio rule, and the liquidity coverage ratio rule;
impact of prudential regulations on lending to small businesses by depository institutions;
testimony by the Vice Chairman for Supervision, Federal Reserve Board, to the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs;
blockchain and fintech

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Federal Reserve System, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Small Business Administration (SBA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Vice President of the U.S., Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

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H.R. 4170/S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act
H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017
H.R. 5904, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018
H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act
S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018

Various issues relating to the reform of international standard setting bodies, including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors, and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision;
common ownership and antitrust theories regarding concentrated ownership and passive investment funds;
European supervisory authorities review proposed Article 31a regarding delegation by national competent authorities;
Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System;
beneficial ownership;
Credit Rating Agencies: ESMA consultation on the application of the endorsement regime under Article 4(3) of the Credit Rating Agencies Regulation;
MiFID II and the impact of splitting research and execution costs;
proposed regulations regarding third country CCP supervision;
European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation;
EU third country equivalency process;
sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services;
upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage;
reauthorization of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)

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

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H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017
H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017
H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017
H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act
H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017
H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017
H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 1917/S. 839, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017
H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing
S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017
S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017
S. 1448, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2017
S. 1577, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017
S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act

Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015

Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 FR 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018)

Nomination of Francis R. Fannon to be Assistant Secretary of State

Various issues relating to regulatory reform and performing administrative proceedings;
environment and energy policy;
Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System;
Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority;
Federal Reserve regulatory reform;
Financial Stability Oversight Council reform;
Securities and Exchange Commission reform;
Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform;
banking regulatory reform;
permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94);
oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S;
EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic;
oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Treasury - Dept of, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

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16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 6, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act
H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017
H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017
H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017
H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017
H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes
H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017
H.R. 849/S. 260, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act
H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017
H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017
H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017
H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017
H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
H.R. 3331, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology
H.R. 4284, Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids (INFO) Act of 2018
H.R. 4616, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage
H.R. 4617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax
H.R. 4618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication
H.R. 4619, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance
H.R. 4620, Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017
H.R. 4978/S. 2410, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018
H.R. 5009, Jessies Law
H.R. 5041, Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act
H.R. 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018
H.R. 5272, To provide additional guidance to grantees seeking funding to treat or prevent mental health or substance use disorders
H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018
H.R. 5788, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018
S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act
S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017
S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act
S. 251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017
S. 974, Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2017
S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017
S. 1850, Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act
S. 1859, Healthcare Tax Relief Act
S. 1978, Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017
S. 2164, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings

Draft legislation titled To stabilize individual market premiums for the 2018 and 2019 plan years and provide meaningful State flexibility (Alexander-Murray)

Proposed regulations on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018)

Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax);
Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs;
House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care;
association health plans;
importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations;
Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition;
addressing the opioid crisis

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H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 2213/S. 595, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017
H.R. 2825, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017
H.R. 3010, Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2017
H.R. 3089/S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017
H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 3355, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 3359, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017
H.R. 3548, Border Security for America Act of 2017
H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017
H.R. 4036, Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act
H.R. 4176, Air Cargo Security Improvement Act of 2018
H.R. 4747, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act
H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
H.R. 5576, Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2018
H.R. 6032, State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends of (SMART) IoT Act
S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017
S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017
S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act
S. 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017
S. 1872, TSA Modernization Act
S. 2391, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act
S. 2392, Cyber SAFETY Act of 2018
S. 2735, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017
S. 2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
S. 3085, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018

Nomination of Christopher C. Krebs to be undersecretary of the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act
Draft legislation on Cybersecurity Education Pilot Program

Various issues relating to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program reauthorization;
cybersecurity protections;
air cargo advance screening pilot and proposed regulation;
Customs and Border Protection appropriations;
Executive Order 13800, Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure;
implementation of Department of Justice Cloud Act (P.L. 115-141, Division V);
Department of Justice Cyber-Digital Task Force;
Department of Energy Multiyear Plan for Energy Sector Cybersecurity;
Draft NISTIR 8200, Interagency Report on Status of International Cybersecurity Standardization for the Internet of Things (IoT);
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission notice of proposed rulemaking, Cyber Security Incident Reporting Reliability Standards;
National Institute of Standards and Technology 5G cybersecurity and standards development;
National Telecommunications and Information Administration International Internet Policy Priorities;
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Promoting Stakeholder Action Against Botnets and Other Automated Threats;
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Study on Interagency Process Following Cybersecurity Incidents;
Transportation Security Administration appropriations;
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) statement and guidance on public company cybersecurity disclosures

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Energy - Dept of, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), State - Dept of (DOS), Treasury - Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), General Services Administration (GSA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act
H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017
H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017
H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017
H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act
H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act
H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017
H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017
H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017
H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017
H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017
H.R. 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act
H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program
H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017
H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act
H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
H.R. 1941, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017
H.R. 2004, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act
H.R. 2579, Broader Options for Americans Act
H.R. 2717, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act 2017
H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018
H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017
H.R. 3711, Legal Workforce Act
H.R. 3775, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017
H.R. 4092, Agricultural Guestworker (AG) Act
H.R. 4184, Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency (ESPERER) Act of 2017
H.R. 4207, Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act
H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act of 2018
H.R. 4796/S. 2367, Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018
H.R. 4873, DACA Compromise Act of 2018
H.R. 5956, Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018
H.R. 6135, Keep Families Together Act
H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018
H.R. 6195, To limit the separation of families seeking asylum in the United States and expedite the asylum process for individuals arriving in the United States with children
S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act
S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications
S. 354/S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act
S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act
S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes
S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017
S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018
S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act
S. 2144, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act
S. 2192, Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts (SECURE) Act of 2017
S. 2199, Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act
S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018
S. 2464, Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act
S. 2972, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act
S. 3036, Keep Families Together Act
S. 3091, Protect Kids and Parents Act
S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019
S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019

H.Res. 774, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes

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

Various issues relating to visa waiver program;
H-1B Visa Program;
H-2 Visa Program;
L-1 Visa Program;
EB-5 Visa Program;
EB-5 regional center program;
E-Verify program;
expansion of the use of the E-Verify system;
private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry;
STEM visa reform;
nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment;
Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry;
border security;
immigration reform;
guest worker programs;
legalization concepts;
visa reform;
customs trade facilitation and enforcement;
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program;
extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti;
high-skilled immigration;
lesser skilled immigration;
temporary agriculture guest worker;
temporary non-agriculture guest worker;
optional practical training program;
size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories;
size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories;
employment verification;
interior enforcement;
temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries;
increased vetting of visa applicants;
unfair immigration related employment practices;
trusted traveler programs;
travel issues;
biometric entry-exit;
increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers;
aerial security enhancements

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

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15. General issue area code IND

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 210, Native American Energy Act
H.R. 986/S. 63, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017
H.R. 3138/S. 1935, Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2017
S. 140, A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund
S. 245, Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017

Nomination of Tara Sweeney to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior

Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands;
reauthorization of Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (P.L. 104-330);
Carcieri v. Salazar, 555 U.S. 379 (2009);
tax parity for tribal governments;
repeal of the essential government function requirement relative to public bonding for tribes

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

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15. General issue area code INS

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 879, Flood Insurance Integrity Act of 2017
H.R. 1401, Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2017
H.R. 1422/S. 563, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act
H.R. 1423, National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2017
H.R. 1558, Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act
H.R. 2246, Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017
H.R. 2565, To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes
H.R. 2868, National Flood Insurance Program Policyholder Protection Act of 2017
H.R. 2874, 21st Century Flood Reform Act
H.R. 2875, National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017
H.R. 3746, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017
S. 1058, National Flood Insurance Program Consultant Accountability Act of 2017
S. 1313, Flood Insurance Affordability and Sustainability Act of 2017
S. 1368, Sustainable, Affordable, Fair, and Efficient (SAFE) National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

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

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15. General issue area code LBR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017
H.R. 986/S. 63, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017
H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017
H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act
H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act
H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act
H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 including provisions relating to enhanced reporting requirements for DOD contractors
H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act
H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017
H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act
H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing
H.R. 5665, Accountability for Represented Workers Act
H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act
S. 140, A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund
S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act

Fiscal Year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board

Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including Scott Mugno
Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board, including John Ring
Nomination of General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board
Nomination of Deputy Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor
Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor
Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor
Nomination of Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor

Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286-16,890, March 25, 2016) as corrected (81 Fed. Reg. 60,272-60,274, September 1, 2016)

Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to extend deadline for reporting (82 Fed. Reg. 29,261, June 28, 2017)

Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,945-21,002, April 8, 2016)

Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016)

Final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium (82 Fed. Reg. 2,470-2,757, January 9, 2017)

Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017)

Proposed regulations on the definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Health Plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018)

Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017)

Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017)

Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division rulemaking on Regular Rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act, RIN 1235-AA24

National Labor Relations Board, Rulemaking on Joint Employer Status under the National Labor Relations Act, RIN 3142-AA13

Notice of proposed amendments extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017)

Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545 - 56,560, November 28, 2017)

Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB);
determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision;
Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule;
gender-based workplace discrimination;
Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors;
NLRB joint employer standard;
paid leave;
paid family leave;
paid sick leave;
project labor agreements (PLAs);
sexual harassment;
contractor blacklisting;
reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178);
oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act;
NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda;
open multiple employer plans (MEPs);
current population survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Census joint program;
Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights;
Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments;
flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

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15. General issue area code NAT

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. ___, The Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018 (discussion draft)

Various issues relating to environment and energy policy;
reforms to Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205);
reforms to Migratory Bird Treaty Act (P.L. 65-188)

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

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15. General issue area code POS

16. Specific lobbying issues

Various issues relating to Executive Order 13829, Task Force on the United States Postal System

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

Treasury - Dept of

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15. General issue area code RET

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H.R. 4444, Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act
H.R. 4997, Giving Retirement Options to Workers (FROW) Act of 2018
H.R. 5282/S. 2526, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018
S. 2147, Butch Lewis Act of 2017

Nomination of Gordon Hartogensis to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Various issues relating to multiemployer pension plan financial condition and reform;
class action litigation over 401(k) fees

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

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15. General issue area code SCI

16. Specific lobbying issues

Various issues relating to emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, and their impact on education and the American workforce

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

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15. General issue area code SMB

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 3170, Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2017
H.R. 4668, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017
H.R. 4743/S. 2283, Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018

Nomination of David C. Tryon, of Ohio, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration

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

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15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 308/S. 47, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act
H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017
H.R. 3860/S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017

Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft)

Proposed rule regarding arbitrage investment restrictions on tax-exempt bonds (83 Fed. Reg. 27,302-27, 303, June 12, 2018)

Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs;
implementation of and revisions to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97);
pension reform;
conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of

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15. General issue area code TEC

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 387, Email Privacy Act
H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017
H.R. 4682/S. 2510, Open Internet Preservation Act
H.R. 4943/S. 2383, Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act
H.R. 4986, Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services (RAY BAUMS) Act of 2018
H.R. 6032, State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends of (SMART) IoT Act
S. 88, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act
S. 2510, Open Internet Preservation Act
S. 2847, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER) Act of 2018

H.J. Res. 129/S.J. Res. 52, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom"

Draft Federal Trade Commission procedural reform legislation

Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017)

Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017)

Various issues relating to broadband infrastructure and deployment;
potential federal privacy legislation;
matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421);
expanding access to high speed broadband internet service;
net neutrality

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

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15. General issue area code TOR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 3808, Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017

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

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15. General issue area code TOU

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017
H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017
H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017
H.R. 2388, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2017
H.R. 2626, Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act

Various issues relating to the visa waiver program;
biometric entry-exit;
border security;
interior enforcement;
travel issues;
temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries;
increased vetting of visa applicants;
trusted traveler program;
resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security;
aerial security enhancements;
increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol agents, and customs and border protection officers;
funding for Brand USA

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

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15. General issue area code TRA

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act of 2018
H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act
H.R. 3912/S. 1229, Move America Act of 2017
H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act
S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017
S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act
S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act
S. 2800, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018

Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels;
implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322);
implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94);
implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121);
implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-095);
use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays;
movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways;
National Freight Advisory Council;
revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund;
funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships;
water resources;
public-private partnerships for public infrastructure;
Buy America provisions;
commercial trucking hours of service;
truck productivity, specifically twin-33s;
railroad tank car operational controls;
positive train control (PTC) implementation;
federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A);
Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects;
unmanned aircraft systems;
autonomous vehicles;
smart cities;
Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles;
infrastructure modernization

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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15. General issue area code TRD

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017
H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017
H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act
H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017
H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017
H.R. 4067, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan
H.R. 4170/S. 2309, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act
H.R. 4265/S. 2086, Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017
H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017
H.R. 4318/S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017
H.R. 4943/S. 2383, Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act
H.R. 4979, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program
H.R. 5105/S. 2463, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018
H.R. 5515/S. 2987, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017
S. 1983, United States Foreign Investment Review Act of 2017
S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018
S. 2826, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act
S. 3013, A bill to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security

H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom

Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States

Various issues relating to international trade agreements;
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement;
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations;
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA);
global supply chain priorities;
U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS);
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP);
the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors;
Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations;
U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA);
ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention;
reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583);
reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65);
implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159);
implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125);
implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report");
implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms;
International Telecommunications Union;
World Health Organization (WHO);
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO);
World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations;
World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), including implementation work with agencies;
drafting of World Customs Organizations E-Commerce Framework Standards;
Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center;
patent linkage and regulatory data protection;
plain packaging;
USPTO IP Attache Program;
China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues;
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement;
IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy;
IP issues relating to trade secret theft;
IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines;
IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe;
IP issues relating to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA);
U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-China economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-India economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations;
U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC);
U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa;
U.S. sanctions on Russia;
U.S.-EU privacy shield;
U.S.-EU energy relations;
EU tax policy;
Ukraine related sanctions;
modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS);
Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan;
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC);
Export-Import Bank;
global food security strategy;
trade embargo with Cuba;
trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization;
bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China;
bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India;
tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan;
International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform;
funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF);
international affairs budget;
transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation;
international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment;
international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services;
advancing international regulatory cooperation;
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN);
trade policy;
steel and aluminum tariffs

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Executive Office of the President (EOP), White House Office, 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

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