Lobbying Relationship

Client

National Retail Federation

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Lobbying firm

Invariant LLC

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  • Monitor tax provisions, including those in P.L.117-169, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Discuss tax credits, including the Research and Development Tax Credit and limitations on business interest deductions. Oppose H.R.25, FairTax Act of 2023.
  • Monitor supply chain issues. Discuss port congestion and funding issues.
  • Monitor proposed legislation related to data privacy and security, including the American Data Privacy and Protection Act and H.R.1165, Data Privacy Act of 2023. Monitor artificial intelligence (AI) issues. Discuss HR 7520, the Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024.
  • Monitor issues related to labor organizing. Discuss wage issues. Monitor NLRB rulemaking.
  • Support S.1838 / H.R.3881, the Credit Card Competition Act of 2023.
  • Support S.140 / H.R.895, Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023.

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General Issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

Spending: about $800,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2021: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Labor - Dept of (DOL)

Bills mentioned

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

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.4996: Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021

Sponsor: John Garamendi (D-Calif.)

S.3580: Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

S.936: INFORM Consumers Act

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

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

Sponsor: Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)

H.R.7701: Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act of 2022

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

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

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

H.R.25: FairTax Act of 2023

Sponsor: Buddy Carter (R-Ga.)

H.R.1165: Data Privacy Act of 2023

Sponsor: Patrick T. McHenry (R-N.C.)

S.140: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.895: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023

Sponsor: Ken Buck (R-Colo.)

S.1838: Credit Card Competition Act of 2023

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

H.R.3881: Credit Card Competition Act of 2023

Sponsor: Lance Gooden (R-Texas)

H.R.7520: Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024

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

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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?
Mary Stanton Leg. Asst, Sen. Kohl (2006-2007); Policy Adv, Sen. Aging Comm. (2004-2006); Leg. Asst, Rep. Weiner (2004); Leg. Correspondent, Sen. Kohl (2003-2004); Staff Asst, Sen. Kohl (2002-2003); Intern, Rep. Gephardt (2001); Intern, Rep. Dingell (2000)
Nicole Venable Leg. Asst/Fellow, Rep. Lee Hamilton (1992-1993); Leg. Asst, Sen. Chuck Robb (1993-1996); Congressional Affairs Liaison, USTR (1996-1998); Sr Policy Adv, Rep. William J. Jefferson (1998-02); Chief of Staff, Rep. William J. Jefferson (2004-2005)
Noah Marine Leg. Dir, Rep. Ed Perlmutter (2013-2017) Leg. Asst, Rep. Ed Perlmutter (2011-2013)
Joel Richard Senior Counsel, Rep. Ted Deutch (2017 - 2021); Legislative Assistant/Counsel, Rep. Ted Deutch (2013 - 2017); Legislative Fellow, Rep. Ted Deutch (2012 - 2013)
Paul Nemetz Scheduler, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (2019-2021)
Ashley OSullivan n/a

Disclosures Filed

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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