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16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019
This bill establishes several programs and requirements relating to the prices of prescription drugs. NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 25 - The Fair Tax Act
To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports
H.R. 116 - Investing in Main Street Act
The bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase from 5 percent to 15 percent of its capital and surplus, the amount a national bank, a member bank of the Federal Reserve System, a nonmember insured bank (to the extent permitted under applicable state law), or a federal savings association may invest in one or more small business investment companies (SBICs), or in any entity established to invest solely in SBICs. NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 128 - Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act
H.R. 128 allows the SBA Office of Advocacy to examine the role of small business in international economies and to represent small business views before foreign governments and international entities. NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 190 - Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Business Act
H.R. 190 raises the dollar amount of sole-source awards so that they are closer in line with the size of current contracts being awarded in the procurement landscape. NSBA supports.
H.R. 206 - Encouraging Small Business Innovators Act
H.R. 206 makes a series of changes to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, making them easier for small firms to use. NSBA supports.
H.R. 216 - Main Street Certainty Act of 2019
Legislation to make permanent the 20-percent pass-through deduction from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. NSBA supports.
H.R. 218 - The Death Tax Repeal Act
This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports.
H.R. 222 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019
This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports.
H.R. 226 - Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act
H.R. 226 requires the SBA to report federal spending made through designated best-in-class vehicles, and to report on the dollars spent through these vehicles awarded to small businesses. NSBA supports.
H.R. 227 - Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting Act
Bill allows large prime contractors to take credit for subcontracting to small businesses at lower tiers, provided that prime contractors keep records substantiating subcontracting credit claimed at lower tiers, and creates a new dispute process for small subcontractors to bring non-payment issues to the agencys small business advocate (Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization). NSBA supports.
H.R. 246 - Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act
The bill requires SBA to coordinate with the senior procurement executives of federal agencies participating in a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program or a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program to assist small businesses participating in such programs with commercializing research. NSBA supports.
H.R. 275 - Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019
Bill requires the federal government to negotiate lower drug prices for seniors enrolled in the Medicare Part D program. NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 448 - The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act
Bill makes a series of changes relating to the prices of prescription drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage (MA) prescription drug plans (PDPs). NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 582 - The Raise the Wage Act
This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. NSBA opposes.
H.R. 593 - Small Business Owners' Tax Simplification Act of 2019
H.R. 593 introduces a number of provisions to benefit small businesses, such as aligning estimated payment deadlines and tax filing thresholds, as well as tackling inconsistencies in reporting requirements. NSBA supports.
H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act)
This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. NSBA supports.
H.R. 1046 - The Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019
Bill would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate drug prices and, if drug companies refuse to negotiate in good faith, it would enable the Secretary to issue a competitive license to another company to produce the medication as a generic. NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 1084 - Family Savings Act of 2019
It includes a variety of provisions aimed at making it easier for smaller businesses to offer tax-qualified retirement savings plans to their employees, encouraging individuals to participate in retirement plans, and promoting savings for nonretirement expenses. NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 1185 - The Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act
Legislation which provide workers with up to 12 weeks of partial income while taking family leave. NSBA opposes.
H.R.1384 - Medicare for All Act of 2019
H.R. 1384 would create a single-payer, government-funded health care program within two years, eliminating the age 65 threshold for Medicare eligibility. NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 1420 - Energy Efficient Government Technology Act
This bill sets forth requirements with respect to increasing the energy efficiency of information technologies and data centers within the federal government. NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 1534 - Federal Employee Paid Leave Act of 2019
Bill would provide federal employees with 12 weeks paid leave for all instances covered by FMLA. NSBA opposes.
H.R. 1644 - Save the Internet Act of 2019
Bill would restore net neutrality rules recently repealed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). NSBA supports.
H.R. 1648 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2019
Amends the Small Business Act to provide for the establishment of an enhanced cybersecurity assistance and protections for small businesses. NSBA supports.
H.R. 1649 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act
This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports.
H.R. 1760 - Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Act
This bill directs the Office of Nuclear Energy in the Department of Energy to develop and deploy high-assay low-enriched uranium for domestic commercial use and to develop a schedule for recovering costs associated with such development. NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 1768 - Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 a diesel emissions reduction program under which the Environmental Protection Agency provides grants, rebates, or loans for replacing diesel engines or retrofitting the engines with pollution control technologies. NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 1784 - Healthy Families Act
Legislation that would allow workers to annually accrue up 56 hours of paid sick leave or seven days of paid sick leave each year. NSBA opposes.
H.R. 1909 - The HALOS Act
This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise Regulation D, which exempts certain offerings from SEC registration requirements but prohibits general solicitation or general advertising with respect to such offerings. NSBA supports.
H.R. 1922 - Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019
This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). The bill also allows the accounts to be used for menstrual care products. NSBA supports.
H.R. 1927 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2019
This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports.
H.R. 1933 - Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2019
This bill prohibits states from imposing a sales tax collection duty on certain remote sellers. A "remote seller" is a person without a physical presence in a state who makes a sale in the state. NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 2114 - Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2019
The bill authorizes the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide financial assistance to states for the implementation, review, and revision of a state energy security plan that assesses the state's existing circumstances and proposes methods to strengthen the ability of the state to have a reliable, secure, and resilient energy infrastructure. NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 2296 - The FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019
Bill would require certain drug manufacturers to submit documentation to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 30 days before increasing the price of a qualifying drug. NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 2331 - The SBA Cyber Awareness Act
It require the SBA to report annually to the Congress on the state of its information technology (IT) and cybersecurity systems, the methods it could use to improve cybersecurity, any IT equipment or systems it has that were produced by an entity doing business principally in China, and any recent cybersecurity risks or incidents and subsequent responses. NSBA supports.
H.R. 2345 - Clarifying the Small Business Runway Extension Act
Amend the Small Business Act to clarify the intention of Congress that the Administrator of the Small Business Administration is subject to certain requirements with respect to establishing size standards for small business concerns. NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 2513 - The Corporate Transparency Act of 2019
Bill would amend the Bank Secrecy Act to require an applicant seeking to form a corporation or limited liability company (LLC) to disclose the beneficial owners of the entity. NSBA opposes the small business requirements section of the bill.
H.R. 2603 - the Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Act
Gives the Northern Mariana Islands full access to SBA grant and microloan programs. NSBA supports.
H.R. 3630 - The No Surprises Act
This bill expands restrictions on charging health care plan holders out-of-network rates for certain services. NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 3666 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2019
Measure would make it easier and more affordable for patent holders to enforce their patents. NSBA supports.
H.R. 4069 - The Modern Worker Empowerment Act
Amend the FLSA to adopt a common-law test to define the term employee. The bill would have the effect of harmonizing the definition of employee for purposes of federal law and thereby minimizing the uncertainty surrounding the determination as to whether an individual is an employee or independent contractor. NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 4387 - To establish Growth Accelerator Fund Competition within the Small Business Administration
H.R. 4387 codifies the SBA-initiated Growth Accelerator Fund Competition within the SBA for four years. The program awards $50,000 prizes to the nations most innovative small business accelerators and incubators. NSBA supports.
H.R. 4405 - Women's Business Centers Improvements Act of 2019
The Womens Business Centers Improvements Act strengthens the WBC program to ensure that women entrepreneurs across the country have access to the vital counseling and technical training services that can take them from startup to success. NSBA supports.
H.R. 4406 - Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2019
This bill reauthorizes the Small Business Development Center Program through FY2023 and otherwise revises the program. NSBA supports.
H.R. 4407 - SCORE for Small Business Act of 2019
This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) program, outlines the duties of the SCORE Association, and requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to cooperate with the association to carry out the program. NSBA supports.
H.R. 4863 - United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019
To promote the competitiveness of the United States, to reform and reauthorize the United States Export Finance Agency. NSBA supports.
H.R. 4907 - TRUST Act
The bill establishes bipartisan commissions to make recommendations on each trust fund, and those recommendations would receive a fast-tracked vote in Congress. NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 4931 - Incubator Act of 2019
The purposes for this Act are to support the growth and success of business incubators throughout the country and to stimulate widespread business development and economic growth. NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 5065 - the Prison to Proprietorship Act for Formerly Incarcerated Act
H.R. 5065 provides re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for formerly incarcerated individuals. NSBA supports.
H.R. 5078 - the Prison to Proprietorship Act
H.R. 5078 provides re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for qualified, non-violent and soon to be released incarcerated individuals. NSBA supports.
H.R. 5130 - the Capturing All Small Businesses Act of 2019
H.R. 5130 modifies the Small Business Administrations (SBAs) size calculation for employee based firms, allowing them more time to build their competitiveness. NSBA supports.
H.R. 5146 - the Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019
H.R. 5146 would allow small businesses to leverage past performance experience obtained as part of joint ventures and subcontracts, which otherwise wouldnt be an option, Small businesses that wish to perform as prime contractors are often faced with a dilemma. NSBA supports.
H.R. 5377 - Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act
This bill increases the tax deduction for state and local taxes in 2019 to $20,000 for persons filing a joint tax return if the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer does not exceed $100 million. NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 5430 - the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act
Bill to implement the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada attached as an Annex to the Protocol Replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement. NSBA supports.
H.R. 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020
This bill provides $8.3 billion in emergency funding for federal agencies to respond to the coronavirus outbreak. NSBA supports.
H.R. 6201 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act
This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing paid sick leave, tax credits, and free COVID-19 testing; expanding food assistance and unemployment benefits; and increasing Medicaid funding. NSBA supports.
H.R. 6312 - COVID-19 RELIEF for Small Businesses Act of 2020
Legislation that would provide relief to small businesses facing consequences from the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 6333 - To establish a Small Business Financial Assistance Program to support small businesses during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes.
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a Small Business Financial Assistance Program to provide loans and loan guarantees to small businesses. NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 6349 - Continuity of Business Operations Support Act of 2020
This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide grants to small business development centers, women's business centers, and chapters of the Service Corps of Retired Executives to educate and advise small businesses on specified matters related to COVID-19. NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 6361 - Relief for Small Businesses and Nonprofits Act
Bill to provide loan and obligation payment relief for small businesses and non-profits affected by the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 6367 - Entrepreneurial Development COVID-19 Response Act of 2020
This bill requires the Small Business Administration to award grants for small business development centers, women's business centers, and chapters of the Service Corps of Retired Executives to provide small businesses with specified assistance related to COVID-19. NSBA is monitoring.
H.R. 6396 - To provide tax and regulatory relief and health care flexibility to individuals and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. NSBA is monitoring.
S. 92 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2019
The REINS Act seeks to restore authority to Congress by allowing lawmakers to have final say on regulations with an estimated economic impact of more than $100 million. NSBA supports.
S. 215 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill also provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports.
S. 463 - The Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act
Legislation which provide workers with up to 12 weeks of partial income while taking family leave. NSBA opposes.
S. 673 - Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019
Bill increases the size of sole source contract awards for women owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, and socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses, and implements a new eligibility determination process to ensure sole source awards are made to eligible firms. NSBA supports.
S. 682 -Save the Internet Act of 2019
Bill would restore net neutrality rules recently repealed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). NSBA supports.
S. 771 - Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2019
This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports.
S. 840 - Healthy Families Act
Legislation that would allow workers to annually accrue up 56 hours of paid sick leave or seven days of paid sick leave each year. NSBA opposes.
S. 909 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act
This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports.
S. 996 - Microloan Program Enhancement Act of 2019
Bill modifies the microloan program of the Small Business Administration. NSBA supports.
S. 1089 - Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019
This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). The bill also allows the accounts to be used for menstrual care products. NSBA supports.
S. 1120 - The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
Bill requires federal agencies to analyze the full impact of a proposed regulation on small businesses during the rulemaking process. NSBA supports.
S. 1149 - Main Street Certainty Act of 2019
Legislation to make permanent the 20-percent pass-through deduction from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. NSBA supports.
S. 1981 - The Women and Minority Equity Investment Act of 2019
Allows women-owned federal contracting firms to take investment by women-owned equity firms and still meet the 51 percent unconditionally owned and controlled standard set by SBA to participate in the WOSB/EDWOSB program. NSBA is monitoring.
S.2082 - Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth and Economic Resilience Patents Act
Measure would make it easier and more affordable for patent holders to enforce their patents. NSBA supports.
S. 2156 - S Corporation Modernization Act
Legislation that would make several pro-growth reforms to help S corporations operate more easily, which would improve their ability to raise capital. NSBA supports.
S. 2189 - Veteran Small Business Export Promotion Act
The Veteran Small Business Export Promotion Act would make permanent the U.S. Small Business Administrations (SBA) current policy of waiving up-front fees for veterans applying for its Export Express, Export Working Capital and International Trade loans of $150,000 or less. NSBA supports.
S. 2350 - Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2019
This bill prohibits states from imposing a sales tax collection duty on a remote seller for any sale that occurred prior to June 21, 2018. A "remote seller" is a person without a physical presence in a state who makes a sale in the state. NSBA is monitoring.
S. 2535 - Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century Act
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis of the reasons underlying the decreasing rate of formation of new businesses (i.e., startups) in the United States. NSBA supports.
S. 2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019
Amends titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring.
S. 2563 - ILLICIT CASH Act
To improve laws relating to money laundering. NSBA opposed TITLE IV of the bill regarding beneficial ownership.
S. 2733 - TRUST Act
The bill establishes bipartisan commissions to make recommendations on each trust fund, and those recommendations would receive a fast-tracked vote in Congress. NSABA is monitoring.
S. 3508 - Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act of 2020
Legislation will provide for an immediate four-month moratorium on all negative credit reporting and longer protections for people who face lasting financial hardship from the outbreak. The bill will also provide free, unlimited credit reports and credit scores for a year from the end of the crisis. Beyond this crisis, the bill extends these protections to people impacted by future major disasters. NSBA is monitoring.
S. 3515 - New Business Preservation Act
The New Business Preservation Act which would create a new program at the Treasury Department that will partner with states to invest in promising new businesses alongside private investors in areas of the country that do not currently attract significant equity investment in new businesses. NSBA is monitoring.
S. 3518 - COVID-19 Recovery Grants for Small Businesses Act
This bill requires the Small Business Administration to provide economic injury grants to certain small businesses, private nonprofit organizations, and small agricultural cooperatives that have suffered a substantial economic injury as a result of COVID-19. NSBA is monitoring.
S. 3519 - A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to subsidize payments on loans guaranteed under the 7(a) and 504 loan programs or made using funds under the microloan program, and for other purposes.
This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to pay the principal, interest, and any associated fees owed on certain loans made to small businesses for a six month period. NSBA is monitoring.
S. 3524 - Coronavirus Credit Expansion Act
This bill increases the maximum loan amount for a small business disaster loan made in response to COVID-19, and it requires the Small Business Administration to expedite the loan approval process for such loans. NSBA supports.

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Treasury - Dept of, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office, Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

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?
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