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Date Received	April 20, 2015
Client	Name United States Chamber of Commerce As written: "CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U S A" State DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, USA
Registrant	Name United States Chamber of Commerce As written: "Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A." Address 1615 H STREET, NW; WASHINGTON, DC 20062 USA Contact Ryan Meyers
Lobbyists	Maney, Timothy John Beauchesne, Ann M Wenk, Christopher Wilson, Ashley Litman, Gary V Loon, Douglas B Waterman, Jeremie Freedman, Marc Eidshaug, Ronald Josten, R Bruce Regalia, Martin A Obermann, Natalie Coratolo, Giovanni Holman, Keith Donohue, Thomas J Johnson, Randel K Heather, Sean Goldman, Jason John P. Murphy As written: "MURPHY, JOHN" Eggers, Matthew John Lumadue, Justin Taylor, Benjamin Mikel Castner, Dick O'Hara, Geoffrey Gonzales, John Marcus Lutes, Stephen Hallmark, Moore Wong, Aliya Holland, Stefanie Salerno, Adam Walton Kavinoky (Friedl), Janet Eckart, Scott Kilbride, Patrick Kovacs, William L Jelalian, Esperanza Gomez Overby, Tami Quaadman, Thomas Harris, Caroline Billet, Michael Hirschmann, David Chan, Jocelyn Mellor, Catherine Louise Lungren, Jeffrey Warhola, Anne Mahoney, Katherine W Smith, Cholly C Nice, Amy Marmer Plunkett, James Sharp, Jess Joe, Alice Oldham, Cheryl Hayes, Bradley Smith-Vaughan, Reuben Brilliant, Myron A Thierry, Monique Bird, Ronald Zur, Christian Preston, Drew Schlosser, Adam Vasconcellos, Renata Brandao Goyer, John Fatheree, James Mahoney, Daniel Dembeck, Allison Martin, Mary Mcallister, Stephen Andrews, Nicholas Brinton, David Chorlins, Marjorie Cullen, Frank William Jr. Noyes, Brian Yang, Julie Burle, Fernanda Imel, Jennings Sheely, Margaret A. Eyler, Christopher O'Shea, Brian Atchley, Christina Johnson, Joseph Hutchins, Zachary S Thomason, Clark Baselice, Jonathan Howard, John Kirchner, John Salick, Anna Gregory, Pamela Positions Outreach and Grants Coordinator to Senator Tim Scott (Jan. 2013 - Jan. 2014) Director of Veterans Outreach &amp Federal Grants to Senator Jim DeMint (Oct. 2009 - Jan. 2013) Voci, Vincent Positions Dep. Sched. (Aug. 10-Nov. 11) for Sen. Brown Asst. Dir. for Gov. Affairs (Aug. 08-Mar. 09), Spec. Asst. for Sched. &amp Adv. (Mar. 07-Aug. 08) for DOT Asst. Sched. (Aug. 06-Jan.07), Staff Asst. (Mar-Aug. 06), Intern (Oct. 05-Mar. 06) for Sen. Allen. Duran, Ruben Wildeman, Anna J. Lim, Jennifer Pierotti
Government Entities	USDA As written: "Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)" Defense: USACE As written: "Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)" Commerce As written: "Commerce, Dept of (DOC)" CFTC As written: "Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)" CFPB As written: "Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)" EOP: CEQ As written: "Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)" Defense As written: "Defense, Dept of (DOD)" Education As written: "Education, Dept of" Energy As written: "Energy, Dept of" EPA As written: "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)" EEOC As written: "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)" EOP As written: "Executive Office of the President (EOP)" Justice: FBI As written: "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)" FCC As written: "Federal Communications Commission (FCC)" Federal Reserve As written: "Federal Reserve System" FTC As written: "Federal Trade Commission (FTC)" GSA As written: "General Services Administration (GSA)" House of Representatives As written: "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" HHS As written: "Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)" DHS As written: "Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)" Interior As written: "Interior, Dept of (DOI)" Treasury: IRS As written: "Internal Revenue Service (IRS)" Justice As written: "Justice, Dept of (DOJ)" Labor As written: "Labor, Dept of (DOL)" EOP: NEC As written: "Natl Economic Council (NEC)" Commerce: NIST As written: "Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)" NLRB As written: "Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)" EOP: NSC As written: "Natl Security Council (NSC)" Commerce: NTIA As written: "Natl Telecommunications & Information Administrati" Labor: OSHA As written: "Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)" EOP: OMB As written: "Office of Management & Budget (OMB)" Commerce: USPTO As written: "Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)" Senate As written: "SENATE" SEC As written: "Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)" Small Biz. Admin. As written: "Small Business Administration (SBA)" State As written: "State, Dept of (DOS)" DHS: TSA As written: "Transportation Security Administration (TSA)" Transport. As written: "Transportation, Dept of (DOT)" Treasury As written: "Treasury, Dept of" Library of Congress: USCO As written: "U.S. Copyright Office" DHS: CBP As written: "U.S. Customs & Border Protection" EOP: USTR As written: "U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)" EOP: White House Office As written: "White House Office"
Issues	AVIATION/AIRLINES/AIRPORTS H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation AGRICULTURE Various issues relating to Country of Origin Labeling rule GOVERNMENT 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, 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, 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 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act 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 estimating costs and benefits of regulations regulatory familiarization costs errors and omissions in regulatory agencies analyses of economic impacts of proposed rules Executive Order 12866 compliance Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-354), including potential changes requiring agencies to spend more time considering the impact of rule-makings on small businesses 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 CIVIL RIGHTS/CIVIL LIBERTIES 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 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) 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 INDIAN/NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS 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. 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 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 CHEMICALS/CHEMICAL INDUSTRY S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4903/S. 2534, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions regarding funding for the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) personnel surety program 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) ENVIRONMENT/SUPERFUND 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 S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 S. 168, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act 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 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act (113th Congress) 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) Proposed regulations on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,233-75,411, December 17, 2014) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings EPAs regulation of greenhouse gases role of economy wide modeling in the U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations EPAs review of the 2008 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 full and accurate estimation of regulatory costs and benefits data quality environment and energy policy Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205) 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. implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (P.L. 111-203) 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 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 potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone LABOR ISSUES/ANTITRUST/WORKPLACE H.J.Res. 29 / S.J.Res. 8, 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) RIN 1250-AA05 DOL OFCCP Sex Discrimination Guidelines Executive Order 12866 regulatory analysis compliance regarding estimation of costs and benefits. Adequacy of economic impact analysis RIN 1290-ZA02 DOL OS Guidance for Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, regarding contractor reporting of labor law violations Economic costs and benefits Reporting and recordkeeping issues RIN 1235-AA11 DOL/WHD Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees Estimates of costs, benefits, transfers, and number of affected employees and employers RIN 1250-AA03 DOL/OFCCP Requirement to Report Summary Data on Employee Compensation (Compensation Data Collection) Estimates of compliance costs and benefits data needs adequacy of comment period 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 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 regulations (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) 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 (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 regulations regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board Various issues relating to United Nations Convention on Rights for Persons with Disabilities minimum wage, including indexing spending of H-1B visa fees 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 Labor's 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) to the FY16 budget and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces NLRB vote to unionize workers at the Charleston, SC, Boeing facility NLRB joint employer standard FAR Case 2013-001, ending trafficking in persons Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198) NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions potential use of electronic voting by the NLRB NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda Department of Labor regulatory agenda IMMIGRATION H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act of 2015 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. 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 S. 153, I-Squared Act of 2015 S. 181, Startup Act S. 208, Secure the Border First 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 1025, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to H-1B visas Notice of Request for Information, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, modernizing and streamlining the U.S. immigrant and nonimmigrant visa systems for the 21st century, (79 Fed. Reg. 78,458-78,460, December 30, 2014), including provisions relating to estimates of cost of information resubmissions for previously approved temporary foreign worker visa extensions Various issues relating to 22 C.F.R. Part 62, Exchange Visitor Program, including provisions relating to costs and benefits and compliance with Executive Order 12866 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 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 DEFENSE Fiscal Year 2016 Defense Authorization Act Various issues relating to authorization for use of military force veterans services responsibly implementing defense spending cuts defense acquisition reform TAXATION/INTERNAL REVENUE CODE H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 415 / S. 198, Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2015 H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 1105, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness 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 the gas tax, corporate inversions, offshore tax loopholes, section 179 expensing, earnings stripping, the estate tax and LIFO repeal Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to S. 2736, Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, including provisions relating to section 11, lowering the threshold for electronic filings with the IRS and section 12, reducing the time in which small businesses have to file a return Potential legislation titled Invest in Transportation Act of 2015, including provisions relating to repatriation 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 competitiveness 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 Senate Finance Committee tax reform working groups contracting ban for inverted U.S. companies interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c) WASTE (HAZARDOUS/SOLID/INTERSTATE/NUCLEAR) S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings CLEAN AIR AND WATER (QUALITY) 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 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act 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 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 potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone COPYRIGHT/PATENT/TRADEMARK H.R. 9, Innovation Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1580, To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governance (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2454, Aaron's Law Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents (STOP) Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3497, MODDERN Cures 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. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to S. 1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 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) Nomination of Michelle Lee, Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Nomination of Danny Marti, Esq., U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) 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 ENERGY/NUCLEAR 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. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 351, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 504, 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 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency 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. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulations Act of 2015 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 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act (113th Congress) Proposed regulations on energy efficiency program for residential products: energy conservation standards for residential dishwashers (79 Fed. Reg. 76,141-76,189, December 19, 2014), including provisions relating to economic costs and benefits Proposed regulations on energy conservation program: energy conservation standards for commercial clothes washers (79 Fed. Reg. 74,492-74,541, December 15, 2014), including provisions relating to economic costs and benefits Proposed regulations on energy conservation standards for single package vertical air conditioners and single package vertical heat pumps (79 Fed. Reg. 78,613-78,677, December 30, 2014), including provisions relating to economic costs and benefits Proposed regulations on energy conservation program for consumer products: energy conservation standards for hearth products (80 Fed. Reg. 7,081-7,130, February 9, 2015), including provisions relating to economic costs and benefits Proposed regulations on energy conservation standards for commercial heating, air-conditioning, and water-heating equipment (80 Fed. Reg. 1,171-1,236, January 8, 2015), including provisions relating to economic costs and benefits Proposed regulations on energy conservation program: test procedures for fluorescent lamp ballasts (80 Fed. Reg. 5,896-5,900, February 4, 2015), including provisions relating to economic costs and benefits 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 lifting the ban on crude oil exports Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) and Utility Energy Service Companies (UESCs) environment and energy policy energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative energy efficiency COMPUTER INDUSTRY Various issues relating to IT procurement policy ACCOUNTING Draft legislation on conflict minerals audits 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 EDUCATION H.R. 5, Student Success Act S. 316, Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools 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) 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 INSURANCE H.R. 26, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 SMALL BUSINESS H.R. 1023, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 Nomination of Mr. Gilberto de Jesus, Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration Various issues relating to the Small Business Administration Ombudsman and effectiveness and mission of the office TRAVEL/TOURISM H.R. 158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 229, Biometric Exit Improvement 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. 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 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS/INVESTMENTS/SECURITIES H.R. 26, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 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. 685, Mortgage Choice Act of 2015 H.R. 686, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 1023, 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. 1266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015 H.R. 1334, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2015 H.R. 1525, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2015 S. 181, Startup Act S. 576, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act H.Res. 27, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 37) to make technical corrections to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to enhance the ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital through public and private markets, to reduce regulatory burdens, and for other purposes providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 185) to reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 240) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Potential legislation similar to H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 Potential legislation titled Making All Data Open for Financial Transparency MADOFF Act of 2015 Various issues relating to regulatory reform in the financial industry implementation of and changes to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including regulation of money market funds and third party payment systems 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 credit risk retention rules treatment of affiliates of non-financial firms that use a central treasury unit Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration study TELECOMMUNICATIONS H.R. 283 / S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015 H.R. 699, Email Privacy Act H.R. 1174 / S. 512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad (LEADS)Act H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015 S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing 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) 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 data breach draft data breach notification legislation COMMODITIES (BIG TICKET) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5471, 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 Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including regulation of money market mutual funds and third party payment systems and all provisions and amendments relating to corporate governance the Financial Stability Oversight Council TRANSPORTATION H.R. 1007, Get Reinvesting in Opportunities for Workers (GROW) American Jobs Act H.R. 1393, Innovation in Surface Transportation 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 863 Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Preserving Americas Highways and Transit (PATH) Act (discussion draft) Potential legislation titled Invest in Transportation Act of 2015, including provisions relating to repatriation Potential legislation similar to H.R. 647, Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3486, Transportation Empowerment Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4848, Repeal and Rebuild Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5021, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 1702, Transportation Empowerment Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1716, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1957, Partnership to Build America Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 2094, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (113th Congress) 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) implementation of the Highway Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-159) reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration National Freight Advisory Council revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund 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 TRADE (DOMESTIC/FOREIGN) H.R. 234, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act 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. 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 S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 819, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Draft legislation titled Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Act Draft legislation titled Homeland Security, Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 2149, Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 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. 4763, Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act of 2013 Potential Legislation similar to S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 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) Free Trade Agreement with the European Union 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) 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) World Trade Organization (WTO) 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 individual countries 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) Forum 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. - 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 embargo on 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 ECONOMICS/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Various issues relating to contractor labor violations blacklisting HEALTH 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, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 1196, Health Savings Act of 2015 H.R. 1270, 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 S. 30, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2015 S. 141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare 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. 620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act S. 709, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015 S. 810, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 Final 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 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, 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, 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, 158) 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, Jan. 22, 2013) (to be codified at 42 C.F.R. Parts 430, 431, 433, 435, 440, 447, 457) 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) Proposed Regulation 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 Regulation 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 Regulation on Contract Year 2015 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, (79 Fed. Reg. 1,918-2,073, January 10, 2014) (to be codified at 42 C.F.R. pts. 409, 417, 422 et. al.) Proposed Regulation on Minimum Essential Coverage and Other Rules Regarding Shared Responsibility Payment for Individuals (79 Fed. Reg. 4,302-4,308, January 27, 2014) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 1) Proposed Regulation on HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2016 (79 Fed. Reg. 70,674-70,760, November 26, 2014) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 144, 147 et al.) 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, including ERISA preemption and 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 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) (P.L. 99-272) entitlement reform health information technology telemedicine services in Medicare MARINE/MARITIME/BOATING/FISHERIES Various issues relating to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea CONSUMER ISSUES/SAFETY/PRODUCTS H.R. 699, Email Privacy Act H.R. 1174/S. 512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad (LEADS) Act 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 Draft legislation titled Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 Various issues relating to modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 102-243) White House Personal Data Notification and Protection Act proposal White House Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (discussion draft) transition of the National Telecommunications & Information Administrations stewardship of Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions ICANN's gTLD program data breach NATURAL RESOURCES H.R. 585 / S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205) environment and energy policy RETIREMENT H.R. 557 / S. 266, Retirement Security Act of 2015, including provisions relating to retirement plans RIN 1210-AB32 planned rulemaking regarding definition of fiduciary investment advice Various issues relating to potential changes to the definition of a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (P.L. 93-604) changes to the retirement plan nondiscrimination provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-514) multiemployer plan reform and regulations Executive Order 12866, regulatory impact analysis requirements regarding justification of need, market failure, estimation of costs and benefits HOMELAND SECURITY H.R. 26, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 240 / H.R. 861 / S. 272, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act H.R. 4007, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 456, Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015 S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act (NCPAA) of 2015 (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 888, General Duty Clarification Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2952, Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5793, Cyber Supply Chain Management and Transparency Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1353, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 1638, Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to S. 1691, Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 2354, DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 2384, Deter Cyber Theft Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 2410, Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 2519, National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 2521, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 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 National Defense Authorization Act for 2014 (P.L. 113-66), including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2324, requiring operationally critical contractors to report to the Department of Defense on network/system penetrations 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 LAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIME/CRIMINAL JUSTICE S. 337, FOIA Improvement Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4324 / S. 1898, Truth in Settlements Act of 2014 BUDGET/APPROPRIATIONS H.R. 240/H.R. 861/S. 272, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 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 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 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 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 issues relating to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) funding issues relating to SBA and funding levels for SBDCs, SCORE, and Capital Access Programs for FY2015 and FY2016 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, and Office of Financial Research eminent domain mortgages