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

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

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15. General issue area code ACC

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1564, Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act
H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act

Draft legislation relating to limit audit liability

Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of 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. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

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15. General issue area code AGR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 693, Sugar Reform Act of 2013
H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013
H.R. 3189, Water Rights Protection Act
S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013

Various issues relating to Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)

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

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

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15. General issue area code AVI

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1204, Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2013
H.R. 2719, Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy
S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013

Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot

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

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

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15. General issue area code BUD

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1872, Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2014, including provisions relating to the Federal Credit Reform Act (P.L. 101-508)

Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2015 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2015 Defense Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2015 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2015 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2015 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2015 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act
Fiscal Year 2015 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act
Fiscal Year 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act

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

Various issues relating to the Fiscal Year 2015 budget; debt ceiling; funding issues related to the SBA; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; funding issues related to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues related to the Department of Justice; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the State Department; funding issues related to the International Monetary Fund (IMF); IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues related 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, and Office of Financial Research

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

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15. General issue area code CAW

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 888, General Duty Clause Clarification Act of 2013
H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America
H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013
H.R. 3189, Water Rights Protection Act
H.R. 3826 / S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act
S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013
S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act

Potential legislation on EPAs regulation of ozone

Potential regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants

Various issues relating to the Clean Water Act; environment and energy policy; proposed EPA definition of Waters of the United States for Clean Water Act jurisdiction; EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; nomination hearing for Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice

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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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15. General issue area code CDT

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act
H.R. 1003, To Improve Consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the Costs and Benefits of its Regulations and Orders
H.R. 1341, The Financial Competitive Act of 2013
H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013
S. 469, To assist the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in stabilizing the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program
S. 888, To provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, corporate governance, and the Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council

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

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

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15. General issue area code CHM

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 888, General Duty Clarification Act of 2013
H.R. 4007, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014
S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act

Draft Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, FY15, regarding funding for the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) personnel surety program

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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

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15. General issue area code CIV

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 377 / S. 84, Paycheck Fairness Act
H.R. 1755 / S. 815, Employment Non-Discrimination Act
H.R. 1975 / S. 942, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Fiscal Year 2015 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Proposed regulations related to affirmative action for protected veterans (76 Fed. Reg. 23,358, April 26, 2011)

Proposed regulations related to affirmative action under section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (76 Fed. Reg. 77,056, December 9, 2011)

Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to a compensation data collection tool (76 Fed. Reg. 49,398, August 10, 2011)

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

Proposed withdrawal of Compensation Discrimination Interpretative Standards (71 Fed. Reg. 35,124, June 16, 2006)

EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Employer Use of Criminal History (No. 915.002, adopted April 25, 2012)

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; potential Senate ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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

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

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15. General issue area code CPI

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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15. General issue area code CPT

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013
H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act
H.R. 1580, To Affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governance
H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act
H.R. 2236, Promoting Startup Innovation Act
H.R. 2454, Aarons Law Act of 2013
H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013
H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents (STOP) Act
H.R. 3004, Reducing Waste and Increasing Efficiency in Trade Act
H.R. 3309, Innovation Act
S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act
S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013
S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013
S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013
S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013

Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding
Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding and the authorization and funding for the IPR Center


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); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related 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"); review/reform of U.S. copyright law; patent litigation reform; copyright and trademark infringement; customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; privacy legislation; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; White House Cyber Security Executive Order, including data breach provisions; ICANN proposal for a Limited Preventative Registration (LPR) mechanism; cyber theft of trade secrets, including IP issues; digital copyrights; safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. 512); notice and takedown provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (P.L. 105-304); appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging

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

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15. General issue area code CSP

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013
H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013
H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act
H.R. 1468, SECURE IT
H.R. 1847 / S. 607 , Electronic Communications Privacy Amendments Act of 2013
H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act
H.R. 3004, Reducing Waste and Increasing Efficiency in Trade Act
H.R. 3523, IRS Accountability Act
H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013
H.R. 3990 / S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014
S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013
S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act
S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013
S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013
S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014
S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014
S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014

House Judiciary Committee draft relating to cybercrimes legislation

Various issues relating to a strong IP chapter in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; privacy legislation; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; White House Cyber Security Executive Order, including data breach provisions; ICANN proposal for a Limited Preventative Registration (LPR) mechanism; ICANN's gTLD program; Consumer Product Safety Commissions (CPSCs) proposal for at entry filing of product compliance certificates in the Proposed Amendments to 16 C.F.R. Part 1110 (the 1110 rule), (78 Fed. Reg. 28,080, May 13, 2013); multi-stakeholder discussions on the development of voluntary privacy codes of conduct; data breach notification; modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 102-243); National Institute of Standards and Technology preliminary cybersecurity framework; Federal Trade Commission authority; White House big data review

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

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15. General issue area code DEF

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1960 / S. 1034, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014

Fiscal Year 2015 Defense Authorization Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, and counterfeit parts
Fiscal Year 2015 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

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

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

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15. General issue area code ECN

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1877, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to Buy America
S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America

Fiscal Year 2015 Defense Authorization Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, and counterfeit parts

Various issues relating to the International Monetary Fund, including quota and governance reforms

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

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

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15. General issue area code EDU

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 5, Student Success Act
H.R. 340 / S. 528, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act
H.R. 551, Fast Track to College Act of 2013
H.R. 803, SKILLS Act
H.R. 1937 / S. 915, Student Right To Know Before You Go Act of 2013
H.R. 2536, Computer Science Education Act of 2013
H.R. 2637, Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act
S. 406, Students First Act of 2013
S. 1010, Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools Act
S. 1094, Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013
S. 1101, Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013
S. 1356, Workforce Investment Act of 2013

Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10); Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329), also including development of student financial assistance regulations pursuant to section 492; reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Partnership Act (P.L. 105-220); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act (P.L. 109-270); 90/10 rule requiring for-profit colleges to receive at least 10% of their revenues from sources other than federal student aid; early childhood education; Common Core

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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

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15. General issue area code ENG

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act
H.R. 6, Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act
H.R. 271, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013
H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013
H.R. 527, Helium Stewardship Act of 2013
H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013
H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013
H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including H. Amd. 447
H.R. 1613, Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act
H.R. 1616 / S. 1392 / S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to a potential amendment on the use of social cost of carbon in rulemakings
H.R. 1829, Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013
H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act
H.R. 1964, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act
H.R. 2126, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014
H.R. 2128, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013
H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act
H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013
H.R. 2689 / S. 1308, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2013
H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act
H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America
H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act
H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013
H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act
H.R. 3826 / S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act
S. 17, Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013
S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013
S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013
S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013
S. 2074, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014

Potential legislation relating to EPA regulation of ozone

Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; net metering and distributed generation; social cost of carbon; proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analysis; environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency regulations, including provisions relating to cost-benefit analysis; Plains Pipeline, including name change with this and other cross border pipelines

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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Natl Economic Council (NEC), State - Dept of (DOS)

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15. General issue area code ENV

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013
H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013
H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013
H.R. 888, General Duty Clause Clarification Act of 2013
H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013
H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including H. Amd. 447
H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act
H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013
H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013
H.R. 2279, Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013
H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013
H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act
H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America
H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act
H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013
H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013
H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013
H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act
H.R. 3826 / S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act
S. 19, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements
S. 491, Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development (BUILD) Act of 2013
S. 601, Water Resource Development Act of 2013
S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding the social cost of carbon in rulemakings
S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013
S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act

Potential legislation relating to EPA regulation of ozone

Various issues relating to EPA's Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment; National Flood Insurance Program; nomination hearing for Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice; EPA review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; Food Safety Modernization Act (P.L. 111-203); Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554), requests for reconsideration; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analysis; EPA Air and Water programs, including estimation of combined costs of regulations affecting energy industries; EPA Air Programs, including incompleteness of estimates of regulatory costs/benefits and employment impacts of proposed and final regulations; whole economy modeling of economic impact of EPA regulations, including identifying advantages of computable general equilibrium models for estimating impacts on entire economy of regulatory policy decisions; environment and energy policy; mining policy

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

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

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15. General issue area code FIN

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act
H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013
H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act
H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013
H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act
H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013
H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act
H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act
H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013
H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act
H.R. 1221, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act
H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act
H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013
H.R. 1564 / S. 1526, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act
H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act
H.R. 2122, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013
H.R. 2274, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013
H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act
H.R. 2446, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013
H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013
H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013
H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013
H.R. 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014
H.R. 3519, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013
H.R. 3623, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act
H.R. 3701, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act
H.R. 3819 / S. 1907, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act
H.R. 3928, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014
H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act
H.R. 4167, Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act
S. 737, Basel III Impact Study Act
S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013
S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes

Draft legislation on human trafficking disclosure

Various issues relating to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; financial reporting policies reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including Sec. 40,312, issues related to pension fund stabilization; regulation of money market mutual funds; proposed Volcker Rule, trust preferred bonds and collateralized loan obligations; proposed risk retention rules and the collateralized loan obligations market; Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; amendments to Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933; Basel III capital standards; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; political spending disclosures; transparent financial reporting; Federal Reserve Boards review of 2003 determination that certain commodity activities are complementary to financial activities and thus permissible for bank holding companies; Private Securities Litigation Act (P.L. 104-67); implementation of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); reducing barriers to capital formation; capital requirements and systemically important financial institutions; oversight of proxy advisory firms

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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury - Dept of, Federal Reserve System, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB)

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15. General issue area code FOO

16. Specific lobbying issues

Various issues relating to Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs); Food and Drug Administration, regulations implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-353), including issues relating to incompleteness and inaccuracy of cost estimates and errors in benefit analysis

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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15. General issue area code FOR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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15. General issue area code GAM

16. Specific lobbying issues

Various issues relating to potential online gaming legislation; regulation of online poker; prohibition of online gaming

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

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

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15. General issue area code GOV

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 148, DISCLOSE 2013 Act
H.R. 325, No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013
H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013
H.R. 899, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013
H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy
H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013
H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. Amdt. 447
H.R. 1638, Census Reform Act of 2013
H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act
H.R. 2098, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2013
H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013, including provisions relating to principles of regulatory cost benefit analysis, data quality, peer review, public comment period, risk assessment, and valuation of costs and benefits
H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013
H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013
H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act
H.R. 2775, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014
H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency Act of 2014
H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act
H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013
H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013
H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act
H.R. 3863, Sound Regulation Act of 2014
H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014
S. 19, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements
S. 766, A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act
S. 791, Follow the Money Act of 2013
S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to potential amendment on the social cost of carbon in rulemakings
S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013
S. 1420, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013
S. 2153, National Regulatory Budget Act of 2014
S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act

H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023

H. J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014

S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023

Potential legislation relating to EPAs regulation of ozone

Nomination of Maria Contreras-Sweet to be the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA)

Various issues relating to IRS proposed 501(c)(4) organizations rule and its implementation; the Judgment Fund; Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) guidance to regulatory agencies regarding incorporation of social cost of carbon into regulatory benefits calculation; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analysis; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; potential regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; nomination hearing for Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice; government reform, including proposal to combine SBA with other agencies

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), White House Office, Small Business Adminstration (SBA)

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15. General issue area code HCR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013
H.R. 581, First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act
H.R. 582, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act
H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
H.R. 781, Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2013
H.R. 903 / S. 399, American Job Protection Act
H.R. 1248 / S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act
H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act
H.R. 1295, Medical Device Tax Elimination Act
H.R. 1558 / S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013
H.R. 1735, In It All Together Act
H.R. 1780, To provide that the only health plans that the Federal Government may make available to the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees are those created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or offered through a health insurance exchange
H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act
H.R. 2667, Authority for Mandate Delay Act
H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act
H.R. 2674, Job Creation Act of 2013
H.R. 2835 / S. 1647, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2013
H.R. 2925, Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2013
H.R. 2988 / S. 701 / S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013
H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act of 2013
H.R. 3124, Investing in Permanency for Youth in Foster Care Act
H.R. 3204, Drug Quality and Security Act
H.R. 3367, To amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the application of the health insurance provider annual fee until 2016 and to provide a process to return to consumers any amounts attributable to the expected application of the annual fee to 2014 or 2015
H.R. 3419, Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act
H.R. 3462 / S. 1735, Self-Insurance Protection Act
H.R. 3541 / S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act
H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act of 2014
H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act
H.R. 4160, Keep the Promise to Seniors Act of 2014
H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including provisions relating to section 213
S. 232, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act
S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act
S. 612, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2011
S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013
S. 1488, A bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes

Proposed Regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; standards related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts 147, 155, and 156)

Proposed Regulation on the Health Insurance Market Rules; Rate Review (77 Fed. Reg. 70,584-70,617, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts 144, 147, and 150)

Proposed Regulation on the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 (77 Fed. Reg. 73,118-73,218, December 7, 2012) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts 153, 155, 156, 157 and 158)

Proposed Regulation on the Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts 147, 155, and 156)

Proposed Regulation on Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Programs, and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternative Benefit Plans, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes for Medicaid and Exchange Eligibility Appeals and Other Provisions Related to Eligibility and Enrollment for Exchanges, Medicaid and CHIP, and Medicaid Premiums and Cost Sharing ( 78 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,724, January 22, 2013) (to be codified at 42 C.F.R. pts 430, 431, 433, 435, 440, 447, and 457)

Proposed Regulation on Incentives for Nondiscriminatory Wellness Programs in Group Health Plans, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,620-70,642, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 54)

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 and 301)

Proposed Rule 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 and 301)

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

Proposed Rule regarding the Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Small Business Health Options Program, (78 Fed. Reg. 15,553-15,558, March 11, 2013) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts 155 and 156)

Interim Final Rule on Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints under Section 1558 of the Affordable Care Act, (78 Fed. Reg. 13,222-13,236, February 27, 2013) (to be codified at 29 C.F.R. pt 1984)

Response to the Department of Labors document FAQs about Affordable Care Act Implementation Part XI issued on January 24, 2013, regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, on the Legality of Employer Subsidies for Individual Health Insurance

Comments for the Record on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions public meeting on Wellness Programs under Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws, held on May 8, 2013

Proposed Rule on the Health Insurance Providers Fee, (78 Fed. Reg. 14,034-14,046, March 4, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 57)

Proposed Rule on The $500,000 Deduction Limitation for Remuneration Provided by Certain Health Insurance Providers, (78 Fed. Reg. 19,950-19,977, April 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 1)

Proposed Rule on Minimum Value of Eligible Employer-Sponsored Plans and Other Rules Regarding the Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit, (78 Fed. Reg. 25,909-25,916, May 3, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 1)

Proposed Rule on Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Members of Congress and Congressional Staff, (78 Fed. Reg. 48,337-48,339, August 8, 2013) (to be codified at 5 C.F.R. pt 890)

Proposed Rule on HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2015, (78 Fed. Reg. 72,322-72,392, December 2, 2013) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts 144, 147, 153, 155, and 156).

Proposed Rule on Amendments to Excepted Benefits, (78 Fed. Reg. 77,632-77,642, December 24, 2013) (to be codified at 29 C.F.R. pt 2590)

Draft 2015 Letter to Issuers in the Federally-facilitated Marketplace (issued on February 4, 2014, from the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)

Proposed Rule on Contract Year 2015 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, (79 Fed. Reg. 1918-2073, January 10, 2014) (to be codified at 42 C.F.R. pts 409, 417, 422 et. al.)

Various issues relating to proposed and final regulations (HHS and IRS) implementing provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), including implementation of regulatory process, legislative corrections, insurance coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, medical loss ratio, full time worker definition, 30 hour work week, reporting requirements, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, repeal of risk mitigation programs including the risk corridor transitional reinsurance and risk adjustment programs; changes to Medicare Advantage; Medicare Part D including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices; entitlement reform; regulatory process and legislative corrections to Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including ERISA preemption and the impact on small business

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection (CISPA) Act
H.R. 756, Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2013
H.R. 888, General Duty Clarification Act of 2013
H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments (FISMA) Act of 2013
H.R. 1960 / S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act for 2014, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2324, requiring operationally critical contractors to report to the Department of Defense on network/system penetrations
H.R. 2719, Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy
H.R. 2787, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, including provisions relating to Sec. 515
H.R. 2952, Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement (CIRDA) Act of 2013
H.R. 3547, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, including provisions relating to Sec. 515
H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013
H.R. 4007, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014
S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act
S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013
S. 1638, Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013

Fiscal Year 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to
funding the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) personnel surety program

Draft legislation relating to Cybersecurity Recruitment and Retention Act

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)

Various issues relating to National Institute of Standards and Technologys (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework; Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Personnel Surety Program; Executive Order 13636, issues relating to framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and the accompanying voluntary program; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) program; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (P.L. 113-76)

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), White House Office, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), General Services Administration (GSA)

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15. General issue area code IMM

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
H.R. 242, Legal Agricultural Workforce Act
H.R. 300 / S. 266, Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013
H.R. 459, STEM Visa Act of 2013
H.R. 478, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013
H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act
H.R. 502, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act
H.R. 519, Uniting American Families Act of 2013
H.R. 547, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013
H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013
H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act
H.R. 633 / S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2013
H.R. 692, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013
H.R. 707, Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013
H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0
H.R. 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013
H.R. 803, SKILLS Act
H.R. 830, Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act of 2013
H.R. 938, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013
H.R. 1108 / S. 178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013
H.R. 1227, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act of 2013
H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013
H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013
H.R. 1444, H-2A Improvement Act
H.R. 1562, Family Farm Relief Act of 2013
H.R. 1596, American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013
H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act
H.R. 1773, Agricultural Guestworker Act
H.R. 2131, SKILLS Visa Act
H.R. 2278, SAFE Act
H.R. 2752, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude seasonal workers from the applicable large employer determination for purposes of employer shared responsibility regarding health coverage
H.R. 2765, Save Our Seasons Act of 2013
H.R. 2872, Border Enforcement, Security, and Technology (BEST) Act of 2013
H.R. 3000, Rural Economy Vital Investment Visa Encouragement (REVIVE) Act of 2013
H.R. 3141, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013
H.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013
H.R. 4238, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for requirements for employers of H-2B nonimmigrants, and for other purposes
S. 1, Immigration Reform that Works for Americas Future Act
S. 169, I-Squared Act of 2013
S. 189, Startup Visa Act of 2013
S. 202, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act
S. 292, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act
S. 296, Uniting American Families Act of 2013
S. 300, A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry
S. 303, STEM Jobs Act of 2013
S. 462, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013
S. 478, A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review
S. 518, H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act
S. 600, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013
S. 703, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States
S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
S. 1812, Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013

Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; L-1B 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; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform;
customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Small Business Adminstration (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

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15. General issue area code IND

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1226 / S. 1477, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013
H.R. 1548, Native American Energy Act
H.R. 3043 / S. 1507, Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2013
S. 2132, Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2014

Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands; Native American taxation; 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); Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination (NAHASDA) Act of 1996, (P.L. 104-330)

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

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15. General issue area code INS

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 508, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 Reauthorization Act of 2013
H.R. 1945, Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act of 2013
H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013
H.R. 3307 / S. 1610, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013
S. 1926, A bill to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and to reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes

Various issues relating to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program; National Flood Insurance Program

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

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15. General issue area code LAW

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 3331 / S. 1465, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act

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U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of

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15. General issue area code LBR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1010 / S. 460, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013
H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act
H.R. 1226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013
H.R. 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013
H.R. 1982, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2013
H.R. 2347 / S. 1166, Representation Fairness Restoration Act
H.R. 3485 / S. 1712, Employee Rights Act
H.R. 3819, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act
S. 84, Paycheck Fairness Act
S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013
S. 1391, A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims, and for other purposes
S. 1626, Family Friendly and Workplace Flexibility Act of 2013
S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act
S. 1907, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act

Fiscal Year 2015 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

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

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

DOL RIN 1218-AB70: Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica: Estimated costs and benefits of the proposed regulation and alternatives; identified errors and omissions in OSHA economic impact estimates

NLRB RIN 3142-AA08: Errors and omissions in economic impact analysis of proposed rule regarding representation election case procedures

OSHA docket 2013-0023; RIN 1218-AC49: Incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits

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)

Final regulation related to a posting of labor rights (76 Fed. Reg. 54,006, August 30, 2011)

Proposed Regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011)

Proposed Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 36,812, June 22, 2011)

Final Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 80,138, December 22, 2011)

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

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

Proposed regulation regarding respirable coal dust (75 Fed. Reg. 64,412, October 19, 2010)

Proposed OSHA regulation updating industry codes from SIC to NAICS (76 Fed. Reg. 36,414, June 22, 2011)

Proposed regulation regarding the companionship exemption from the Fair Labor Standards Act (76 Fed. Reg. 81,190, December 27, 2011)

Nomination of members and general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board

Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; 40 hour work week; United Nations Convention on Rights for Persons with Disabilities; spending of H-1B visa fees; unemployment insurance; Department of Labor issues including persuader regulation and advice exemption, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, regulatory agenda, and implementation of a letter of interpretation allowing unions to accompany OSHA inspectors on walk-around inspections at non-union employer worksites; National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issues including legislation and oversight and implementation of NLRB Act (P.L. 74-198), determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate and legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision, jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions, potential use of electronic voting, decisions in general, regulatory agenda, and ambush elections regulations; silica rule extension of comment period

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Small Business Adminstration (SBA)

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15. General issue area code MAR

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 2094, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act

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. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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15. General issue area code NAT

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013
H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013
H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013
H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America
H.R. 3189, Water Rights Protection Act
S. 19, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements

Various issues relating to environment and energy policy; mining policy; Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205)

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

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

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15. General issue area code RET

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 1970, Retirement Security Act of 2014

Regulations issued by the Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS Notice 2014-5) pertaining to nondiscrimination relief for closed defined benefit plans

Various issues relating to comprehensive funding reform for multiemployer pension plans

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

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

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15. General issue area code SCI

16. Specific lobbying issues

Various issues relating to Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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15. General issue area code SMB

16. Specific lobbying issues

Nomination of Maria Contreras-Sweet to be the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA)

Various issues relating to the effectiveness and mission of the office of the Small Business Administration Ombudsman

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

U.S. SENATE

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15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 30, Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act
H.R. 233, To amend chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased
H.R. 243, Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering Americas Debt Act
H.R. 516, Middle Class Payroll Tax Relief Act
H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013
H.R. 684 / S. 336 / S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to internet sales tax
H.R. 694, Corporate Tax Fairness Act
H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
H.R. 766 / S. 321, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013
H.R. 851 / S. 337, Bring Jobs Home Act
H.R. 880 / S. 410, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act
H.R. 886, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013
H.R. 1202 / S. 547, One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013
H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013
H.R. 2992, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2013
H.R. 3685, Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act
H.R. 3724 / S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013
H.R. 3865, Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of 2014
H.R. 3979, Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act of 2014
H.R. 4105 / S. 1509, Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century
H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014
S. 193, Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2013
S. 250, Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act
S. 268, CUT Loopholes Act
S. 277, Job Prevention and Economic Certainty Act of 2013
S. 278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013
S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013
S. 2162, 21st Century Worker Tax Cut Act

Draft Tax Reform Act of 2014

Various issues relating to tax reform; entitlement reform; sequestration; increasing the debt limit; implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); tax extenders; 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; comprehensive tax reform, including House Ways and Means Committee working drafts and Chairman Camps comprehensive draft bill; Chairman Goodlattes principles governing sales tax collection legislation; Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT); extension of unemployment insurance; Senator Levins Management and Control corporate residency proposal; Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR); online sales tax collection proposals; harbor maintenance tax; Chairman Max Baucuss discussion draft on tax cost recovery and accounting rules; small business and the tax gap; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax

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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Treasury - Dept of

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15. General issue area code TEC

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
H.R. 684 / S. 336 / S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013
H.R. 756, Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2013
H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act
H.R. 1123 / S. 517, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act
H.R. 1312 / S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act
H.R. 1468, SECURE IT
H.R. 1847 / S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013
H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act
H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013
H.R. 3724 / S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013
H.R. 3990 / S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014
S. 467, Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013
S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013
S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014
S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014
S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014

21st Century Cyber Threats, House Judiciary Committee (discussion draft)

Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding

Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); cell phone geotracking; copyright and trademark infringement; Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; privacy legislation; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cyber security, including data breach provisions; cyber security; predictive dialers; ICANN's gTLD program; data breach notification; Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10) modernization; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) cybersecurity framework; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax; White House big data review

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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

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15. General issue area code TOU

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
H.R. 313, Government Spending Accountability Act of 2013
H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act
H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2013
H.R. 1417 / S. 683, Border Security Results Act of 2013
H.R. 1525, Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2013
H.R. 1923 / S. 703, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States
H.R. 2872, Border Enforcement, Security, and Technology (BEST) Act of 2013
H.R. 3141, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013
H.R. 3547, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, including provisions relating to visa video conferencing
S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
S. 1812, Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013

Various issues relating to implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6), including provisions relating to the inclusion of language to expand the Visa Waiver Program; Executive Order 13597, Establishing Visa and Foreign Visitor Processing Goals and the Task Force on Travel and Competitiveness; expansion of DHS trusted traveler programs, including Customs and Border Protection's Global Entry program and the Transportation Security Administration's PreCheck; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; Brand USA and travel promotion and reauthorization; government travel and meetings; reauthorization of the Travel Promotion Act (P.L. 111-145); proposed study for a fee on pedestrians at land ports of entry; entry/exit process at ports of entry

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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), State - Dept of (DOS), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), White House Office, Commerce - Dept of (DOC)

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15. General issue area code TRA

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 335, RAMP Act
H.R. 1149, Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2013
H.R. 2084, Partnership to Build America Act of 2013
H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013
H.R. 3636, Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials (UPDATE) Act of 2013, including provisions relating to infrastructure investment
H.R. 4105 / S. 1509, Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century
S. 218, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2013
S. 407, Reinvesting In Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways Act of 2013
S. 601, Water Resources and Development Act
S. 1957, Partnership to Build America Act of 2014

H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023

S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023

Various issues relating to implementation of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; implementation of Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act (P.L. 112-95); revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; 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; National Freight Advisory Council; Buy America provisions

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

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

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15. General issue area code TRD

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act
H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013
H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act
H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013
H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act
H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act
H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act
H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013
H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013
H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes
H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences
H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014
S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act
S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013
S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013
S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act
S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013

Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act

Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009
Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012
Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012
Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012
Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012

Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), including Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; implementation of the Triman measure (French Decree FRA/153); 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"); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; 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); 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. - India commercial and trade relationship; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); international affairs budget; 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); Export-Import Bank of the United States; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; industrial policies and cyber security issues; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; immigration; jobs and growth

Additional agencies contacted:
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
Trade & Development Agency (TDA)

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Treasury - Dept of, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Energy - Dept of, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Interior - Dept of (DOI), State - Dept of (DOS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Copyright Office, Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

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15. General issue area code UTI

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1877, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America
S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America

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

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

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15. General issue area code VET

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 1999, SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014

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

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

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15. General issue area code WAS

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013

Various issues relating to the Food Safety Modernization Act (P.L. 111-353)

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

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