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Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)

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Mehlman Consulting, Inc.

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  • Issues related to corporate taxation.
  • H.R. 20/S. 567 - The Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023. Monitor issues before the NLRB; policies impacting gig/shared economy.
  • Issues related to cyber-security; data and privacy laws and regulations. Issues relate to artificial intelligence.
  • U.S. trade and customs policy, U.S. tariffs, U.S.-China relations, U.S. supply chain policy, U.S. trade negotiations.
  • Credit Card payment policy.

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General Issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Banking, Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Insurance, Health Issues, Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Homeland Security, Transportation

Spending: about $1,280,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2006: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Treasury - Dept of, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)

Bills mentioned

H.R.1628: American Health Care Act of 2017

Sponsor: Diane Black (R-Tenn.)

S.698: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015

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

S.2733: Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016

Sponsor: Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)

S.754: To improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing...

Sponsor: Richard M. Burr (R-N.C.)

H.R.1830: To extend the authorities of the Andean Trade Preference Act until...

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

H.R.782: Fair Currency Act of 2007

Sponsor: Tim Ryan (D-Ohio)

H.R.2942: Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007

Sponsor: Tim Ryan (D-Ohio)

S.796: Fair Currency Act of 2007

Sponsor: Jim Bunning (R-Ky.)

H.R.3934: Affordable Footwear Act of 2007

Sponsor: Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.)

S.2372: Affordable Footwear Act of 2007

Sponsor: Gordon Harold Smith (R-Ore.)

H.R.2419: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

Sponsor: Collin C. Peterson (D-Minn.)

H.R.1300: Program for Real Energy Security Act

Sponsor: Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.)

S.2045: CPSC Reform Act of 2007

Sponsor: Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)

H.R.4040: Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008

Sponsor: Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.)

S.1274: Human and Pet Food Safety Act of 2007

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

S.2633: A bill to provide for the safe redeployment of United States troops from...

Sponsor: Russ Feingold (D-Wis.)

H.R.3610: Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007

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

H.R.4008: Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007

Sponsor: Tim Mahoney (D-Fla.)

H.R.5546: Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008

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

S.3086: Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008

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

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

Sponsor: George Miller (D-Calif.)

S.1041: Employee Free Choice Act of 2007

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

H.R.3920: Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007

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

H.R.4954: SAFE Port Act

Sponsor: Dan Lungren (R-Calif.)

S.2008: GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

S.1052: Transportation Security Improvement Act of 2005

Sponsor: Ted F. Stevens (R-Alaska)

S.376: Intermodal Shipping Container Security Act

Sponsor: Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas)

H.R.1: An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the...

Sponsor: Kevin Brady (R-Texas)

H.R.1625: NEW GIG Act of 2019

Sponsor: Tom Rice (R-S.C.)

S.700: NEW GIG Act of 2019

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

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

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

H.R.6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020

Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

H.R.6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

H.R.748: CARES Act

Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

H.R.1869: Restoring Investment in Improvements Act

Sponsor: Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.)

S.803: Restoring Investment in Improvements Act

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

H.R.7011: Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020

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

H.R.7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020

Sponsor: Karen Bass (D-Calif.)

S.3195: Promoting Coordination for Veteran Suicide Prevention Act of 2020

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

H.R.600: Abby Honold Act

Sponsor: Tom Emmer (R-Minn.)

S.178: UIGHUR Act of 2019

Sponsor: Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

S.3431: INFORM Consumers Act

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

H.R.7756: INFORM Consumers Act

Sponsor: Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)

H.R.1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

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

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

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

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

S.936: INFORM Consumers Act

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

H.R.1280: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021

Sponsor: Karen Bass (D-Calif.)

S.353: End Police Use of Chokeholds Act of 2021

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

S.CON.RES.14: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the...

Sponsor: Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)

H.R.5502: To require online marketplaces to verify certain information regarding...

Sponsor: Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)

H.R.4996: Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021

Sponsor: John Garamendi (D-Calif.)

S.1187: Eliminating Global Market Distortions To Protect American Jobs Act of 2021

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.1630: Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act

Sponsor: Ted Deutch (D-Fla.)

S.1080: Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act

Sponsor: Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.)

H.R.1155: Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

Sponsor: Jim McGovern (D-Mass.)

S.65: Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

Sponsor: Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

S.1260: United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

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

H.R.4521: United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

Sponsor: Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas)

H.R.7108: Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act

Sponsor: Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.)

H.R.7185: Federal Contracting for Peace and Security Act

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

H.R.8152: American Data Privacy and Protection Act

Sponsor: Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)

S.3580: Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.4346: Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022

Sponsor: Tim Ryan (D-Ohio)

H.J.RES.100: To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes...

Sponsor: Donald M. Payne Jr. (D-N.J.)

H.R.20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023

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

S.567: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023

Sponsor: Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Bruce Mehlman Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Tech Policy; General Counsel and Policy Director, House Republican Conference Asst. Sec. of Commerce for Tech Policy
David Castagnetti Chief of Staff, Senator Max Baucus; Chief of Staff, Rep. Norm Mineta; EA, Rep. Ed Markey Chief of Staff, Sen. Max Baucus
Dean Rosen Health Policy Coordinator and Counsel, Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources; Counsel and Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Labor & Human Resources, Subcommittee on Disability Policy; Case Worker, Rep. R. Boschwitz Health Policy Director, Senate Majority Leader Frist; Staff Director, Senate Subcommittee on Public Health; Majority Health Policy Counsel, House Committee on Ways & Means, Subcommittee on Health Health Policy Director, Sen. Majority Leader Health Policy Director, Sen. Bill Frist
David Thomas Chief of Staff, Rep. Zoe Lofgren; Director of Congressional Relations, FTC; Deputy Director for Legislative Affairs, VP Gore; Staff Assistant, Senator Metzenbaum
Elise Pickering Executive Director, House Republican Policy Committee; Chief of Staff, Rep. John Shadegg; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Dannemeyer; Legislative Director, Rep. Bartlett
Sage Eastman Strategy Director, Committee on Ways & Means; Deputy Staff Director (Majority), Committee on Ways & Means; Senior Advisor, Committee on Ways & Means; Communications Director, Rep. Dave Camp
Charles Wooters Chief of Staff, Rep. Chris Van Hollen; Director of Member Services, Office of the Assistant to the Speaker; Chief of Staff, Rep. Louise Slaughter
Sohini Gupta Health and Social Policy Counsel, Senator Bayh
Lauren Aronson Professional Staff Member, Committee on Ways & Means; Policy Director, White House; Policy Director, HHS Office of Health Reform (detailed to the White House); Policy Advisor, Rep. Rahm Emanuel; Health LA, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy Director, Office of Legislation, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Professional Staff Member, Committee on Ways & Means; Policy Director, White House; Policy Director, HHS Office of Health Reform (detailed to the White House);
Michael Robinson Member Services and Coalitions Director, House Appropriations Committee; Policy Advisor/Dep. Chief of Staff, House Majority Leader/Rep.Tom DeLay; Leg Dir, Rep. Hal Rogers; Sr Leg Assistant, Rep. Ralph Regula; Sr Leg Assistant, Rep. Bob Franks; Leg Assistant, Rep. Hal Rogers; Special Projects Assistant, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Staff Assistant, Rep. Bud Shuster
Michael Collins Chief of Staff, Senator Tom Udall Legislative Director, Senator Tom Udall Legislative Director, Representative Tom Udall Legislative Assistant, Representative Tom Udall Staff Assistant/Legislative Correspondent, Representative Tom Udall
Kelly Bingel Chief of Staff to Senator Blanche Lincoln Chief of Staff, Sen. Blanche Lincoln
Elise Finley Chief of Staff to Rep. John Shadegg
Karin Hudson Legislative Asst. Sen. Chris Dodd
C. Stewart Verdery Jr. Assistant Secretary for Homeland Security
Alex Vogel Chief Counsel, Sen. Majority Leader Chief Counsel, Sen. Frist
Constantine Hingson Chief of Staff, Senator Dan Coats; Counsel/Legislative Director, Senator Judd Gregg; General Counsel, Senator Elizabeth Dole
Jamie Brown Special Asst. to President for Leg. Affairs
Colette Desmarais Health Policy Advisor, Sen. Grassley
Elise Finley Pickering Chief of Staff, Rep. Shaddegg, Exec. Dir. RPC
Stacey Rampy Legislative Dir., Rep Eshoo
Jonathan Hoganson Policy Director, House Democratic Caucus;
Jonathan Hoganson (continued) Legislative Director, Rep. Rahm Emanuel
Steven Haro Chief of Staff, Senator Dianne Feinstein; Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs; Chief of Staff, Senator Martin Heinrich; Chief of Staff, Representative Martin Heinrich; Senior Advisor, Representative Xavier Becerra; Director of Legislation and Communication, Representative Xavier Becerra; Press Secretary, Representative Xavier Becerra
Helen Tolar Chief of Staff, Senator John Boozman; Staff Director/Chief Counsel, House Veterans Affairs Committee (Representative Jeff Miller); Professional Staff/Counsel, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (Senator Larry Craig); Counsel/Legislative Director, Representative Jeff Miller; Legislative Assistant, Representative Jeff Miller; Scheduler, Representative Jeff Miller; Law Clerk, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Nichole Distefano Legislative Director, Senator Claire McCaskill; Associate Administrator, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Senior Advisor, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Senior Counsel, Senator Claire McCaskill; Counsel, Senator Claire McCaskill
McKenzie Bennett Senior Health Policy Advisor, Senator Maggie Hassan; Policy Advisor, Senator Harry Reid; Legislative Assistant, Senator Harry Reid; Legislative Aide/Legislative Correspondence Manager, Senator Harry Reid; Legislative Correspondent, Senator Harry Reid; Legislative Correspondent, Senator Jim Webb
Paul Thornell Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs, Office of Vice President Al Gore, The White House; Associate Director, Senate Democratic Steering Committee, Senator Tom Daschle
Stephen Cote Staff Dir/Shrd Emp(House Fin Srvs/McHenry), Staff Dir, Dpt. Staff Dir, Sr. Pro Staff, Asst to L. Diaz Balart (House Rules), Pol Coord Maj (House Homeland), Assoc Dir, Dpty Assoc. Dir (OMB), CoS-DC, LD, LA (L Diaz Balart), LA, Staff Asst (Sen C. Mack)
Alexander Perkins Counsel, (Senator Ron Wyden), Trade Counsel (Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade)
Victoria Flood Sr. Policy Advisor and LA (Sen. Capito); Staff Assist. (Cong. Capito)
Rosemary Gutierrez DEP COS, LEG DIR, Senator Cantwell; Prof staff, US Small Business Comm; Foreign Affairs Leg. Asst., Sen. Harkin
Zachary Mallove Sr Pol Adv, LA, Leg. Aide (Senator Murray); Leg. Aide, Joint Comm on Deficit Reduc.
Caitlin Van Sant Sr Pol Adv, Leg Dir, Interim COS (Rep. Butterfield)
Lisa Goldman Sr Counsel, House Comm on Energy & Commerce; Chief Counsel, Sr Counsel (E&C Subcommittee on Consumer Protection & Commerce); Counsel House Comm on E&C
Alyene Mlinar Pol Adv (Maj Leader Scalise); Pol Adv (Min Whip Scalise); Pol Adv (House Oversight/Govt Reform Comm); Prof Staff Member (Ways and Means Subcom on Health/Brady), Pol Adv (Sen Rep Policy Comm/Barrasso); Leg Asst (Senator Ben Sasse)
Erica Chabot Staff Asst, Leg Corres, Asst Schd, Asst to COS, Press Asst, Dep Press Sec, Leg Dir (Senator Patrick Leahy); Prof Staff (Sen Approp Comm); LD (Sen Pres Pro Temp Emeritus); Dep COS (Senate Consult); Staff Dir (Sen Ag Comm)
David Rosen n/a
McKenzie Brice (Bennett) n/a
McKenzie Brice n/a

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Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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