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

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15. General issue area code ACC

16. Specific lobbying issues

Various issues relating to implementation of 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); proposed lease accounting standards; accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language

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

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

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15. General issue area code AGR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015

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

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15. General issue area code AVI

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015

Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation

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

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

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15. General issue area code BUD

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 2028, Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes
H.R. 2577, Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes
H.R. 2578, Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes
H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes
H.R. 2772, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes
H.R. 2822, Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes
S. 1619, Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes

H.Con.Res. 27, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025
S.Con.Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025

Fiscal Year 2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2016 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2016 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act

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

Various issues relating to potential amendments to appropriations legislation related to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 73-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; appropriations to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; funding levels for SBDCs, SCORE, and Capital Access Programs for FY2015 and FY2016; budget policy; overall spending, taxes, deficits, and debt; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, Office of Financial Research, Department of Labor, and Department of Treasury

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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, Small Business Administration (SBA)

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15. General issue area code CAW

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015
H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015
H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015
H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015
H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act
H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015
S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015
S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015
S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act
S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015
S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 743

Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014)

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

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

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

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15. General issue area code CDT

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1317, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes
H.R. 1847, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2015
H.R. 2289, Commodity End-User Relief Act

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

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

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15. General issue area code CHM

16. Specific lobbying issues

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency request for information regarding potential revisions to the Risk Management Program (RMP) of the Clean Air Act (79 Fed. Reg. 44,603-44,633, July 31, 2014)

Various issues relating to Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-254); requests for correction of information regarding phthalates and phthalate additives under the Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515)

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

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15. General issue area code CIV

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 548, Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2015
H.R. 549, Litigation Oversight Act of 2015
H.R. 550, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Transparency and Accountability Act
H.R. 1189 / S. 620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
H.R. 2800 / S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act

Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Regulations implementing Executive Order 13672 Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity by Contractors and Subcontractors (79 Fed. Reg. 72,985, Dec. 9, 2014)

RIN 3046-AB01 EEOC proposed rule regarding non-discrimination against persons with disabilities by employer sponsored wellness programs

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

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to Non-Retaliation for Disclosure of Compensation Information (79 Fed. Reg. 55,712, September 17, 2014)

Proposed changes to OFCCP Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing (76 Fed. Reg. 60,083, September 28, 2011)

Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history; employer consideration of applicant employment status; EEOC Strategic Plan; EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan; OFCCP interpretation of its jurisdiction; adequacy of economic impact analysis; Executive Order 12866, regulatory impact analysis requirements regarding estimation of costs and benefits

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

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15. General issue area code CPT

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act
H.R. 9, Innovation Act
H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
H.R. 805, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2015
H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
H.R. 2045, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015
S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act of 2015

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

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

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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. 699, Email Privacy Act
H.R. 805, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2015
H.R. 1174/S. 512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad (LEADS) Act
H.R. 1770/S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015
S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
S. 1027, Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015
S. 1158, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2015

Draft legislation titled Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015

Various issues relating to Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 102-243) modernization; White House Personal Data Notification and Protection Act proposal; FCC Declaratory Ruling and Order Regarding Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (CG Docket No. 02-278; WC Docket No. 07-135); transition of the National Telecommunications & Information Administrations stewardship of Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions; ICANN's gTLD program; data breach

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

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15. General issue area code DEF

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting

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

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

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15. General issue area code ECN

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting

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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. 5, Student Success Act
H.R. 2518/S. 1195, Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2015
S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act of 2015

Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10); 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), including issues related to accreditation, risk sharing and transparency and consumer information; Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; 90/10 rule requiring for-profit colleges to receive at least 10% of their revenues from sources other than federal student aid; student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; early childhood education

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

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15. General issue area code ENG

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act
H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act
H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015
H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act
H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015
H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act
H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes
H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015
H.R. 1629, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015
H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015
H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act
S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act
S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015
S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015
S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015
S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015
S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015
S. 1372, American Crude Oil Export Equality Act

Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2128, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2013
Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014

Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014)

Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; Executive Order 12866 compliance; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; potential amendment to Senate appropriations legislation regarding infrastructure permitting reform; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (Public Law No. 91-190); lifting of the prohibition on the export of domestic crude oil; environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency

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

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15. General issue area code ENV

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act
H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015
H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015
H.R. 427 /S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015
H.R. 585 /S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements
H.R. 712 /S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015
H.R. 1029 /S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015
H.R. 1030 /S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015
H.R. 1320 /S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015
H.R. 1327 /S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015
H.R. 1388 /S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act
H.R. 1667 /S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act
H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015
H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 2098 /S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 2557 /S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act
H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015
S. 168, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015
S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015
S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act
S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015
S. 1140, Federal Water Quality Protection Act
S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 743

Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014)

Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; EPAs regulation of greenhouse gases; regional haze; role of economy wide modeling in the U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations; EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; estimates of economic impact, costs and benefits; adequacy of analyses required by agency by the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (P.L. 104-4); Executive Order 12866 compliance; environment and energy policy; Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205), including implementation, the listing process, and reforms relating to species preservation, economic development, and land use; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; FOIA requests for citizen suits; support for testimony regarding the Clean Power Plan, new ozone standards, and the Waters of the United States Rule; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; requests for correction of data under the Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515)

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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15. General issue area code FIN

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act
H.R. 432, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act
H.R. 686/S. 1010, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015
H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015
H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act
H.R. 1210, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act
H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act
H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act
H.R. 1334, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2015
H.R. 1525, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2015
H.R. 1553, Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act of 2015
H.R. 1659, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act
H.R. 1675, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2015
H.R. 1723, Small Company Simple Registration Act of 2015
H.R. 1737, Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act
H.R. 1839, Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises (RAISE) Act of 2015
H.R. 1847, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2015
H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act
H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act
H.R. 2064, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act
H.R. 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act
H.R. 2213, To provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes
H.R. 2266, Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2015
H.R. 2287, National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act
H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act
H.R. 2354, Streamlining Excessive and Costly Regulations Review Act
H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015
H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015
H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015
H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015
H.R. 2789, Capital Access for Small Business Banks Act
S. 576, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act
S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015

Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services Bill, including provisions relating to Womak Amendment requiring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to study the use of arbitration

Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures

Various issues relating to regulatory reform in the financial industry, including implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); disclosures related to form BE-10; evaluating the security of the U.S. financial sector; Basel III capital standards; Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (P.L. 104-67), securities litigation; oversight of proxy advisory firms; political spending disclosures; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; treatment of affiliates of non-financial firms that use a central treasury unit; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration study

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

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

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15. General issue area code GOV

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act
H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act
H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015
H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015
H.R. 427 / S. 226, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015
H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act
H.R. 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015
H.R. 585 / S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements
H.R. 712 / S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015
H.R. 1029 / S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015
H.R. 1030/ S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015
H.R. 1155, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2015
H.R. 1320 / S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015
H.R. 1327 / S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015
H.R. 1388 / S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act
H.R. 1735/ S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
H.R. 2028, Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting
H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act
H.R. 2557, Promoting New Manufacturing Act
H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting
H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy American, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting
H.R. 2631/S. 1487, Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015
H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting
H.R. 2822, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting
S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act
S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act
S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015
S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015
S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act
S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015
S. 1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting

Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting
Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting

Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014)

Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; retrospective review of existing agency regulations by federal agencies; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; FOIA requests for citizen suits; Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515) private right of action; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); proposed amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; potential amendment to Senate appropriations legislation regarding infrastructure permitting reform

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

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15. General issue area code HCR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act of 2015
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
H.R. 248, American Job Protection Act
H.R. 879, Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act
H.R. 928, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
H.R. 1021, Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015
H.R. 1189/S.620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
H.R. 1190/S. 141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015
H.R. 1196, Health Savings Act of 2015
H.R. 1270/S. 709, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015
H.R. 1423 / S. 775, Self-Insurance Protection Act
H.R. 1624, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act
H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015
H.R. 2911, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act
S. 30, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2015
S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act
S. 183, Jobs and Premium Protection Act
S. 305, American Job Protection Act
S. 810, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015
S. 1099, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act

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

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

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

Various issues relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including implementation of regulatory process, legislative corrections, provider network adequacy, definition of small group market, coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, Grandfathering, health savings accounts (HSAs), health reimbursement accounts (HRAs), and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, and flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts, ERISA preemption, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, delivery reform changes to Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug prices; Medicare Prescription Drug (Part D) rebates; non-interference with Part D prescription drug prices; entitlement reform; health information technology; telemedicine services in Medicare

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

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15. General issue area code HOM

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act
H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015
H.R. 2048/S. 1123, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act of 2015
H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) funding and cyber framework
S. 456, Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015
S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
S. 1035, To extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and for other purposes
S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015
S. 1357, To extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 until July 31, 2015, and for other purposes

Fiscal Year 2016 Homeland Security Appropriations Act

Draft legislation titled Federal Government Insider Data Breach Prevention Act

Draft legislation titled Enhanced Integrated National Sensors for Threats, Exploits, and Intrusions on our Networks (EINSTEIN) Act of 2015

Draft legislation titled Cyber Supply Chain Transparency and Remediation Act of 2015

Stakeholder Engagement on Cybersecurity in the Digital Ecosystem (80 Fed. Reg. 14,360-14,363, March 19, 2015)

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

General Services Administration (GSA) request for information, Joint Working Group on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience Through Acquisition (78 Fed. Reg. 27,966-27,968, May 13, 2013)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency request for information regarding potential revisions to the Risk Management Program (RMP) of the Clean Air Act (79 Fed. Reg. 44,603-44,633, July 31, 2014)

Various issues relating to implementation of Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-254); implementation of National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-282); implementation of Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-274); National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) draft NISTIR 8062, Privacy Risk Management for Federal Information Systems; White House cybersecurity legislative proposal; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, issues relating to framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and the accompanying voluntary program; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) program; encryption technology policy

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

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

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15. General issue area code IMM

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 213, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015
H.R. 240, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015
H.R. 399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015
H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015
H.R. 962/S. 181, Startup Act
H.R. 1147, Legal Workforce Act
H.R. 1148, Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act
H.R. 1153, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 1401, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015
H.R. 2758, To make permanent the returning worker exception to the annual numerical limitation on nonimmigrant visas issued under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes
S. 98, STEM Jobs Act of 2015
S. 153, I-Squared Act of 2015
S. 208, Secure the Border First Act of 2015
S. 1501, American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2015
S. 1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016

S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1025, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to H-1B visas

Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2016 Homeland Security Appropriations Act

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

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

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

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15. General issue area code IND

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 249, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes
H.R. 360, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015
H.R. 407 / S. 732, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes
H.R. 511 / S. 248, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015
H.R. 538, Native American Energy Act
H.R. 812, Indian Trust Asset Reform Act
S. 209, Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2015
S. 383, Indian Trust Asset Reform Act
S. 710, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015
S. 1579, Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience (NATIVE) Act

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

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

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

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15. General issue area code LAW

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 2648 / S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015

Various issues relating to administrative proceedings; use of administrative law judges

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

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

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15. General issue area code LBR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1767, Employee Privacy Protection Act
H.R. 1768, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act
S. 1298, To provide nationally consistent measures of performance of the Nation's ports, and for other purposes.
S. 1519, Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act of 2015

S. J. Res. 8, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation case procedures

Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board

Presidential memorandum directing the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations relating to overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75- 718)

DOL RIN 1210-AB32 (EBSA Definition of "Fiduciary"): Errors and omissions in cost impact analysis

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

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

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

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

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

Proposed Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (79 Fed. Reg. 7,318, February 6, 2014)

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

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

Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors apprenticeship program, persuader regulation, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and the implementation of a letter of interpretation allowing unions to accompany OSHA inspectors on walk-around inspections at non-union employer worksites; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; NLRB joint employer standard; FAR Case 2013-001, ending trafficking in persons; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; Department of Labor regulatory agenda; proposed regulations concerning Definition of the Term Fiduciary and Conflict of Interest Rule-Retirement Investment Advice (80 Fed. Reg.21,928, April 20, 2015)

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

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15. General issue area code MAR

16. Specific lobbying issues

Various issues relating to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

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

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

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15. General issue area code NAT

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 585 / S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements
H.R. 1667/S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act
H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to amendments listing the sage grouse, lesser prairie chicken, and burying beetle under the Endangered Species Act
H.R. 2098/S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act
H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act
H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015
S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act

Various issues relating to Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205), including implementation, the listing process, and reforms relating to species preservation, economic development, and land use; environment and energy policy

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI)

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15. General issue area code RET

16. Specific lobbying issues

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

Final rule on fiduciary requirements for disclosure in participant-directed individual account plans - timing of annual disclosure, (80 Fed. Reg. 14,301, March 19, 2015)

Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014; partitions of eligible multiemployer plans and facilitated mergers (80 Fed. Reg. 8,712, February 18, 2015)

Proposed regulation on suspension of benefits under the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (80 Fed. Reg. 35,262, June 19, 2015)

Various issues relating to tax incentives for retirement savings; multiemployer pension plan reform; Executive Order 12866, regulatory impact analysis requirements regarding justification of need, market failure, estimation of costs and benefits

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

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15. General issue area code SCI

16. Specific lobbying issues

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

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

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

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15. General issue area code SMB

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015

Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

Various issues relating to appropriations for the Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)

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15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
H.R. 25, FairTax Act of 2015
H.R. 27, Tax Code Termination Act
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act
H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act
H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015
H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015
H.R. 1105, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015
H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy American, inversion contracting matters, contractor blacklisting, and Senate Amendment 1559 regarding debarring inverted Department of Defense contractors
H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting
H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting
H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, contractor blacklisting, and Buy American
H.R. 2685, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding debarring inverted Department of Defense contractors
H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting
H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015
H.R. 2822, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting
S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015
S. 981, Invest in Transportation Act, including provisions relating to repatriation
S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act
S. 1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting

S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to the gas tax, corporate inversions, offshore tax loopholes, section 179 expensing, earnings stripping, the estate tax and LIFO repeal

Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting
Fiscal Year 2016 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting

Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft)

Various issues relating to tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and Section 179 expensing limits; international competiveness of corporate tax rates; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Poland; tax reform; tax expenditures; Senate Finance Committee tax reform working groups; patent box or innovation box proposals; small business tax regulation reform; potential changes to the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness (SBREFA) Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-121); cash accounting; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax; IRS notice 2015-16 pre-rulemaking notice regarding implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) section 49801 excise tax on high cost employer sponsored health coverage including issues related to compliance cost

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

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

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15. General issue area code TEC

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act
H.R. 283 / S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015
H.R. 699, Email Privacy Act
H.R. 805, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2015
H.R. 1174 / S. 512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act
H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act
H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015
H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1569, to improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats
H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015
S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015
S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
S. 1027, Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015
S. 1158, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2015

Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 (discussion draft)
Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft)

Various issues relating to modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10); tax reform; White House Personal Data Notification and Protection Act proposal; White House Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (administration discussion draft); ICANN's gTLD program; transition of National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions; net neutrality; FCC net neutrality policy; FCC Declaratory Ruling and Order regarding rules and regulations implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (CG Docket No. 02-278; WC Docket No. 07-135); National Institute of Standards and Technology Draft Privacy Risk Management Framework; National Telecommunications and Information Administration Facial Recognition Technology Multi-stakeholder process; data breach

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

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15. General issue area code TOR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 526, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2015
H.R. 758, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2015
H.R. 1927, Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015

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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. 158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015
H.R. 229, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2015
H.R. 399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015
H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015
H.R. 664 / S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015
H.R. 878, United States Customs and Border Protection Authorization Act
H.R. 1401, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015
S. 208, Secure the Border First Act of 2015
S. 542, Counterterrorism Border Security Enhancement Act

Various issues relating to visa waiver program

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

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

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15. General issue area code TRA

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 413, Partnership to Build America Act of 2015
H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015
H.R. 980/S. 373, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act
H.R. 1393, Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2015
H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act
H.R. 2353, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015
H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act
H.R. 2716, Transportation Empowerment Act
S. 1298, To provide nationally consistent measures of performance of the Nation's ports, and for other purposes
S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act
S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act
S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act
S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act

S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 863

Preserving Americas Highways and Transit (PATH) Act (discussion draft)

Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act (P.L. 112-95); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund including the gas tax; expanding public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls

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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 TRD

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act
H.R. 597, Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act
H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015
H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
H.R. 664 / S.299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015
H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act
H.R. 978 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015
H.R. 1031 / S. 824, Promoting U.S. Jobs through Exports Act of 2015
H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015
H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015
H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1986, to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States
H.R. 1890/S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015
H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act, including provisions relating to Title 1, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015
H.R. 2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015
H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016
S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015
S. 819, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015
S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
S. 1518, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2015, including provisions relating to the Federal Trade Commission definition for labeling Made in the U.S.A.

Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Act
Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act

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

Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S. Customs and Border Protection Trade Transformation Agenda; 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; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) trade facilitation agreement; World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; lifting the 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; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition

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

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15. General issue area code WAS

16. Specific lobbying issues

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

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

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

20. Client new address

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

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

LOBBYIST UPDATE

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

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

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