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  • (1) Opposed to the "Protecting the Right to Organize Act" ((=S. 420, H.R. 842) which would eliminate an employee's privacy rights, expand the joint-employer definition; eliminate state right-to-work as well as the due process rights of employers in union matters, among other provisions. (2) Support the Employee Rights Act (S.3889) which protects private elections, promotes a defined joint employer standard and criminalizes threats to unionize. (3) Support the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) Replenishment Act (S. 2091, H.R. 3807) and the Continuing Emergency Support for Restaurants Act (S. 2675) which provide sorely needed recovery dollars for the restaurant industry.
  • Opposed to the proposals in the Build Back Better bill which include a new surtax for pass-through entities and increased fines for labor violations. In support of the Main Street Tax Certainty Act (S. 480, H.R. 1381), which makes permanent the Section 199A 20% deduction for qualified business income (QBI). Opposed to the Small Business Tax Fairness Act (S.2387) which significantly reduces QBI business deductions for targeted businesses. In support of the Death Tax Repeal Act (S. 617, H.R. 1712), as it eliminates the burdensome compliance and monetary costs on family-run businesses. NFA also opposes any proposals that would end stepping up the basis for capital gains taxes when property is inherited. In support of legislation expanding the top and lower age brackets for those without children to be eligible for the earned income tax credit. In support of eliminating the retirement earnings test to encourage retirees to return to work.
  • In support of the SBA Franchise Loan Transparency Act (S. 1120) and the SBA Franchise Loan Default Disclosure Act (S. 2383) which require increased transparency and financial disclosures by franchisors in regard to prospective franchisees. In support of the Franchisee Freedom Act (H.R. 6551) which gives franchisees a private right of action in state or federal court for violations of the Franchise Rule. In support of increased disclosures and oversight of the Franchise Rule by the Federal Trade Commission.
  • In support of the Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act (H.R. 7239) which creates a non-immigrant visa program for high demand/short supply industries

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General Issues: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Small Business, Immigration, Transportation, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Health Issues, Trucking/Shipping, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Government Issues, Roads/Highway, Energy/Nuclear, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Beverage Industry, Unemployment

Spending: about $0 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Treasury - Dept of, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), U.S. Senate,, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), House of Representatives,, House of Representatives, Senate

Affiliated organizations: National Franchisee Association; Franchise Business Services; Coalition of Franchisee Associations

Bills mentioned

H.R.3798: Save American Workers Act of 2017

Sponsor: Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.)

S.1782: Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2017

Sponsor: Susan Collins (R-Maine)

H.R.3919: Commonsense Reporting Act of 2017

Sponsor: Diane Black (R-Tenn.)

H.R.3441: Save Local Business Act

Sponsor: Bradley Byrne (R-Ala.)

H.R.470: Fair Franchise Act of 2017

Sponsor: Keith Ellison (D-Minn.)

H.R.471: Small Business Administration Franchise Loan Transparency Act of 2017

Sponsor: Keith Ellison (D-Minn.)

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

Sponsor: Ted Poe (R-Texas)

H.R.772: Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017

Sponsor: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

S.261: Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017

Sponsor: Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)

H.R.26: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017

Sponsor: Doug Collins (R-Ga.)

S.21: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017

Sponsor: Rand Paul (R-Ky.)

H.R.5: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

S.2686: Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act

Sponsor: Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)

H.R.3459: Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act

Sponsor: John Kline (R-Minn.)

S.226: Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015

Sponsor: Rand Paul (R-Ky.)

H.R.427: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015

Sponsor: Todd Young (R-Ind.)

S.2707: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act

Sponsor: Tim Scott (R-S.C.)

H.R.4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act

Sponsor: Tim Walberg (R-Mich.)

H.R.5813: Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act

Sponsor: Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.)

S.3464: Overtime Reform and Review Act

Sponsor: Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)

H.R.3196: Fair Franchise Act of 2015

Sponsor: Keith Ellison (D-Minn.)

H.R.3559: Small Business Administration Franchise Loan Transparency Act of 2015

Sponsor: Keith Ellison (D-Minn.)

H.R.3765: ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015

Sponsor: Ted Poe (R-Texas)

H.R.5465: To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010...

Sponsor: Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas)

S.3436: Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act

Sponsor: Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

H.R.6100: Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act

Sponsor: Warren Davidson (R-Ohio)

H.R.30: Save American Workers Act of 2015

Sponsor: Todd Young (R-Ind.)

S.30: Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2015

Sponsor: Susan Collins (R-Maine)

S.1150: Raise the Wage Act

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

H.R.2150: Raise the Wage Act

Sponsor: Robert C. Scott (D-Va.)

S.2015: Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act

Sponsor: Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)

H.R.2575: Save American Workers Act of 2014

Sponsor: Todd Young (R-Ind.)

H.R.2988: Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013

Sponsor: Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.)

S.1188: Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013

Sponsor: Susan Collins (R-Maine)

S.2205: Small Business Fairness in Health Care Act

Sponsor: Michael B. Enzi (R-Wyo.)

H.R.4320: Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act

Sponsor: John Kline (R-Minn.)

H.R.4321: Employee Privacy Protection Act

Sponsor: Phil Roe (R-Tenn.)

S.460: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

H.R.1010: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013

Sponsor: George Miller (D-Calif.)

S.749: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend...

Sponsor: Bob Casey (D-Pa.)

H.R.4212: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the...

Sponsor: Mike Kelly (R-Pa.)

H.R.5264: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity...

Sponsor: Aaron Schock (R-Ill.)

H.R.765: Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act of 2015

Sponsor: Mike Kelly (R-Pa.)

S.394: Depreciation Fairness Act of 2015

Sponsor: Bob Casey (D-Pa.)

H.R.145: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the work...

Sponsor: David W. Jolly (R-Fla.)

H.R.636: FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016

Sponsor: Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio)

S.J.RES.8: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter...

Sponsor: Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)

S.1737: Minimum Wage Fairness Act

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

H.R.101: Home Foreclosure Reduction Act of 2013

Sponsor: John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)

S.399: American Job Protection Act

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

S.24: Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013

Sponsor: Rob Portman (R-Ohio)

H.R.1254: Auto Enroll Repeal Act

Sponsor: Richard Hudson (R-N.C.)

S.744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

H.R.1772: Legal Workforce Act

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

H.R.4872: Ending Special Mail Privileges for Congress Act of 2014

Sponsor: Rob Woodall (R-Ga.)

H.R.3590: Sportsmen's Heritage And Recreational Enhancement Act

Sponsor: Robert E. Latta (R-Ohio)

H.R.903: American Job Protection Act

Sponsor: Charles Boustany Jr. (R-La.)

H.R.582: Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act

Sponsor: Michael R. Turner (R-Ohio)

H.R.1120: Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act

Sponsor: Phil Roe (R-Tenn.)

H.R.4872: To suspend temporarily the duty on certain non-toric shaped polarized...

Sponsor: John Campbell (R-Calif.)

H.R.3590: Indonesian Family Refugee Protection Act

Sponsor: Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.)

S.20: American Job Protection Act

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

H.R.1744: American Job Protection Act

Sponsor: Charles Boustany Jr. (R-La.)

S.687: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend...

Sponsor: Kent Conrad (D-N.D.)

H.R.1265: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the...

Sponsor: Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.)

H.R.3094: Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act

Sponsor: John Kline (R-Minn.)

S.1843: Representation Fairness Restoration Act

Sponsor: Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.)

H.R.2833: Employee Workplace Freedom Act

Sponsor: Ben Quayle (R-Ariz.)

S.1666: Employer Free Speech Act

Sponsor: John Thune (R-S.D.)

H.R.2978: Protecting American Jobs Act

Sponsor: Austin Scott (R-Ga.)

S.1300: Lincoln Legacy Infrastructure Development Act

Sponsor: Mark Steven Kirk (R-Ill.)

S.J.RES.36: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter...

Sponsor: Michael B. Enzi (R-Wyo.)

H.RES.103: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United...

Sponsor: F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.)

H.R.2587: Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act

Sponsor: Tim Scott (R-S.C.)

H.R.2164: Legal Workforce Act

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

H.R.4173: Prevent Iran from Acquiring Nuclear Weapons and Stop War Through...

Sponsor: Barbara Lee (D-Calif.)

S.575: Debit Interchange Fee Study Act of 2011

Sponsor: Jon Tester (D-Mont.)

H.R.1439: Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

S.1030: Freedom from Restrictive Excessive Executive Demands and Onerous...

Sponsor: Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine)

H.R.144: Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011

Sponsor: Dan Lungren (R-Calif.)

S.18: Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act

Sponsor: Mike Johanns (R-Neb.)

H.R.4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

H.R.1409: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009

Sponsor: George Miller (D-Calif.)

S.560: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009

Sponsor: Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.)

H.R.1338: Student Support Act

Sponsor: Barbara Lee (D-Calif.)

S.3772: Paycheck Fairness Act

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

H.R.4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

Sponsor: John M. Spratt Jr. (D-S.C.)

H.RES.1203: Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R....

Sponsor: Louise M. Slaughter (D-N.Y.)

H.RES.1225: Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R....

Sponsor: Louise M. Slaughter (D-N.Y.)

H.R.3590: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.4853: Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act...

Sponsor: James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.)

H.R.514: Responsible Subprime Lending Act

Sponsor: Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.)

S.3578: Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act

Sponsor: Mike Johanns (R-Neb.)

H.R.2751: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

Sponsor: Betty Sutton (D-Ohio)

S.510: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

H.R.2382: Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009

Sponsor: Peter Welch (D-Vt.)

H.R.2695: Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009

Sponsor: John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)

S.1212: Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

H.R.5297: Small Business Jobs Act of 2010

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

H.R.12: Paycheck Fairness Act

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

S.182: Paycheck Fairness Act

Sponsor: Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.)

H.R.1020: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009

Sponsor: Hank Johnson (D-Ga.)

S.931: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009

Sponsor: Russ Feingold (D-Wis.)

H.R.4306: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the...

Sponsor: Kendrick B. Meek (D-Fla.)

S.3510: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend...

Sponsor: Kent Conrad (D-N.D.)

H.R.2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009

Sponsor: Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.)

S.1733: Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act

Sponsor: John Kerry (D-Mass.)

H.R.4213: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.1398: LEAN Act of 2009

Sponsor: Jim Matheson (D-Utah)

S.558: Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2009

Sponsor: Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)

H.R.3991: Emergency Influenza Containment Act

Sponsor: George Miller (D-Calif.)

H.R.2460: Healthy Families Act

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

S.1152: Healthy Families Act

Sponsor: Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.)

H.R.3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

H.R.11: To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age...

Sponsor: George Miller (D-Calif.)

S.181: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

Sponsor: Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.)

H.R.2831: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007

Sponsor: George Miller (D-Calif.)

H.R.800: Employee Free Choice Act of 2007

Sponsor: George Miller (D-Calif.)

S.3086: Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

H.R.7187: LEAN Act of 2008

Sponsor: Jim Matheson (D-Utah)

S.3575: LEAN Act of 2008

Sponsor: Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)

H.R.5515: New Employee Verification Act of 2008

Sponsor: Sam Johnson (R-Texas)

H.R.3622: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of...

Sponsor: Kendrick B. Meek (D-Fla.)

S.2170: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the...

Sponsor: Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas)

S.2810: Workplace Democracy Act

Sponsor: Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)

H.R.5728: Workplace Democracy Act

Sponsor: Mark Pocan (D-Wis.)

S.3064: Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

H.R.6080: Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018

Sponsor: Robert C. Scott (D-Va.)

H.R.5358: DRIVE-Safe Act

Sponsor: Duncan D. Hunter (R-Calif.)

S.3352: DRIVE-Safe Act

Sponsor: Todd Young (R-Ind.)

H.R.582: Raise the Wage Act

Sponsor: Robert C. Scott (D-Va.)

S.30: Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act

Sponsor: Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)

H.R.7: Paycheck Fairness Act

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

S.270: Paycheck Fairness Act

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

S.803: Restoring Investment in Improvements Act

Sponsor: Patrick J. Toomey (R-Pa.)

H.R.1869: Restoring Investment in Improvements Act

Sponsor: Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.)

S.150: Raise the Wage Act

Sponsor: Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)

S.1306: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

H.R.2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019

Sponsor: Robert C. Scott (D-Va.)

S.840: Healthy Families Act

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

H.R.1784: Healthy Families Act

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

H.R.482: Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2021

Sponsor: Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.)

H.R.603: Raise the Wage Act of 2021

Sponsor: Robert C. Scott (D-Va.)

H.R.7: Paycheck Fairness Act

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

S.480: Main Street Tax Certainty Act

Sponsor: Steve Daines (R-Mont.)

H.R.1381: Main Street Tax Certainty Act

Sponsor: Jason Smith (R-Mo.)

S.617: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2021

Sponsor: John Thune (R-S.D.)

H.R.1712: Death Tax Repeal Act

Sponsor: Jason Smith (R-Mo.)

S.659: DRIVE Safe Act

Sponsor: Todd Young (R-Ind.)

H.R.1745: Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act

Sponsor: Trey Hollingsworth (R-Ind.)

S.420: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

H.R.842: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021

Sponsor: Robert C. Scott (D-Va.)

S.53: Raise the Wage Act of 2021

Sponsor: Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)

S.2091: Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act of 2021

Sponsor: Kyrsten Sinema (ID-Ariz.)

H.R.3807: Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act of 2021

Sponsor: Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)

H.R.4568: ENTRÉE Act

Sponsor: Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.)

H.R.3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

S.3889: Employee Rights Act

Sponsor: Tim Scott (R-S.C.)

S.2675: Continuing Emergency Support for Restaurants Act

Sponsor: Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.)

S.2387: Small Business Tax Fairness Act

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.1120: Small Business Administration Franchise Loan Transparency Act of 2021

Sponsor: Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)

S.2383: Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2021

Sponsor: Michael D. Crapo (R-Idaho)

H.R.6551: To provide a private right of action for persons harmed by violations of...

Sponsor: Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)

H.R.7239: Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act

Sponsor: Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.)

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James Menees n/a
Ryan Kennedy n/a
Alex Monterrubio n/a
Misty Chally NFA n/a

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