2009 Letters to Congress and the Administration

Dec 22 - Multi-industry Letter Supporting Legislation to Provide Relief to Single Employer and Multiemployer Pension Funds
Dec 16 - Joint Business Letter to Congress Opposing Buy American Proposals
Dec 14 - Key Vote Letter Supporting H.R. 4284, Legislation to Extend the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) and the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
Dec 10 - Letter opposing the Kohl Amendment to the Health Care Bill
Dec 10 - Key Vote Letter On H.R. 4173, the "Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009"
Dec 10 - Letter on S. 2862, the "Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009"
Dec 08 - Letter opposing H.R. 4126, the "Retirement Fairness Act of 2009"
Dec 08 - Americans for Transportation Mobility Letter Supporting Funding for Highways and Public Transportation in any Legislation to Address the Need to Create Near-Term Jobs
Dec 08 - Letter on H.R. 4213, the "Tax Extenders Act of 2009"
Dec 04 - Multi-industry letter Expressing Concerns Related to House Derivatives Legislation and its Impact on Pension Plans
Dec 02 - Letter on H.R. 4154, the "Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009"
Dec 01 - Multi-industry letter opposing S. 1504, the "Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009"
Dec 01 - National Sign-on Letter opposing H.R. 3126, the "Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act"
Nov 24 - Letter on H.R. 3933/S. 1934, the “Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009"
Nov 18 - Multi-Industry Letter Regarding H.R. 4016, the "Hazardous Material Transportation Safety Act of 2009"
Nov 17 - Letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior Supporting Cape Wind
Nov 16 - Multi-industry letter supporting a Capital Increase for Two Pillars of the World Bank Group
Nov 16 - Letter supporting H.R. 1242 the "TARP Accountability and Disclosure Act"
Nov 05 - Institute for 21st Century Energy letter and Joint Declaration from the Major Economies Business Forum on Energy Security and Climate Change
Nov 05 - Letter opposing H.R. 3962, the "Affordable Healthcare for America Act"
Nov 04 - Letter on S. 1490, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009
Nov 03 - Letter to United States Senate on Climate Change
Nov 03 - Letter on S. 2662, the "Fair Resolution of Medical Liability Disputes Act of 2009"
Oct 29 - Coalition for Derivatives End-Users Letter on the Department of Treasury's proposal to reform regulation of the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market
Oct 28 - Letter opposing Amendment (#3), offered by Representative Maxine Waters, to H.R. 3817, the Investor Protection Act of 2009 ("IPA")
Oct 27 - Letter on amendment #3, offered by Representative Maxine Waters, regarding the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) authority on proxy access
Oct 23 - Letter on Small Business Lending Program
Oct 21 - Letter supporting H.R. 3585, the "Solar Technology Roadmap Act"
Oct 20 - Multi-industry letter opposing the President's Nomination of Craig Becker to Serve as a Member of the National Labor Relations Board
Oct 15 - Multi-industry letter urging the Senate HELP Committee to hold a hearing on the President's Nomination of Craig Becker to Serve as a Member of the National Labor Relations Board
Oct 10 - Letter strongly supporting Pilot Project to test use of Passport Cards for air travel between the US and Canada
Oct 02 - Letter urging the Committee to hold a hearing on President Obama's nominee for the Assistant Secretary of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Oct 01 - Letter Supporting the Renewable Integration Credit (RIC) Concept
Sep 30 - Letter on Revisions To NMB Procedures in Representation Disputes
Sep 28 - Multi-industry Letter on H.R. 2868, the "Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009"
Sep 23 - Letter on the "America's Healthy Future Act"
Sep 22 - Letter on Effective Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation Policies
Sep 18 - Joint Trade Letter on H.R. 3126, the "Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) Act"
Sep 16 - Letter supporting H.R. 3246, the "Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009"
Aug 21 - Letter on S. 887, the "H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2009"
Aug 13 - Letter on TARP Standards for Compensation and Corporate Governance
Aug 04 - Multi-industry Letter on S. 540, the "Medical Device Safety Act of 2009"
Jul 31 - Letter supporting the Garrett Substitute Amendment to H.R. 3269, the "Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009"
Jul 30 - Letter on the World Trade Organization ruling regarding U.S. Cotton Subsidies
Jul 30 - Letter on H.R. 3269, the "Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009"
Jul 28 - Letter to the Committee on the Judiciary on H.R. 2811
Jul 27 - Letter to the Senate Committee on Finance on Health Care Reform
Jul 27 - Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009
Jul 24 - National Health Care Sign-on Letter
Jul 24 - Letter on the Nomination of Craig Becker to Become a Member of the National Labor Relations Board
Jul 20 - Multi-Industry letter on H.R. 3126, the "Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009"
Jul 15 - Letter to the House Committee on Education and Labor on the "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009"
Jul 15 - Letter to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on the "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009"
Jul 15 - Letter to House Committee on Ways and Means on the "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009"
Jul 14 - Multi-Industry Letter on Health Care Reform
Jul 06 - Letter on the Chamber's Publication, The Employee Free Choice Act: Piercing the Rhetoric
Jun 25 - Letter Opposing H.R. 2454, the "American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009"
Jun 24 - Letter on H.R. 2454, the "American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009"
Jun 17 - Letter on the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)
Jun 16 - Letter on the "Affordable Health Choices Act"
Jun 12 - Letter supporting S. 1242, the "Government Ownership Exit Plan Act"
Jun 02 - Letter on the "Buy American" mandates in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009
Jun 01 - Letter supporting S. 1023, the “Travel Promotion Act of 2009,”
May 26 - Letter on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
May 14 - Company letter opposing the Employee Free Choice Act
May 14 - Letter on the Chamber's Core Climate Principles
Apr 30 - Letter Urging Substantive Changes in H.R. 669, the "Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act"
Apr 29 - Letter opposing S. Con. Res. 13, the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution Conference Report
Apr 28 - Letter opposing S. Con. Res. 13, the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution Conference Report
Apr 28 - Multi-industry letter opposing H.R. 635, the "National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act of 2009"
Apr 28 - Letter opposing a Federal Shareholder Access Right
Apr 22 - Letter Supporting an Amendment to S. 386, the "Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009"
Apr 01 - Letter Opposing H.R. 1664
Apr 01 - Multi-industry letter to EPA Administrator Jackson on regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act
Mar 30 - Multi-industry letter opposing H.R. 1346 and S. 540, the "Medical Device Safety Act of 2009"
Mar 30 - Letter Endorsing President Obama's Nomination of Karen Mills to be the Administrator of the Small Business Administration
Mar 26 - Letter Supporting H.R. 874 and S. 428, the "Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act"
Mar 24 - Letter Opposing President Obama's Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Proposal
Mar 23 - Letter Opposing the Inclusion of Proposals Which Limit or Repeal Deferral in the Budget Resolution
Mar 18 - Letter on the Employee Free Choice Act and Principles of International Labor Law
Mar 11 - Multi-industry letter on Mark-to-Market Accounting: Practices and Implications
Mar 11 - Multi-industry letter supporting the No Cost Stimulus Act of 2009
Mar 02 - Multi-industry letter regarding President Obama's recently-announced Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan
Feb 25 - Letter on H.R. 1105, the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations bill
Feb 13 - Letter on Interest Arbitration Provisions of the "Employee Free Choice Act"
Feb 13 - Letter Supporting the Conference Report to H.R. 1, the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009"
Feb 11 - Letter Opposing S. 22, the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009
Feb 10 - Letter Urging Funding for EPAct05 and EISA Technology Provisions
Feb 06 - Letter Calling for Passage of H.R. 1, the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009"
Feb 04 - Multi-industry Letter in Support of the Barrasso Amendment Streamlining NEPA Review for Stimulus Projects
Feb 04 - Letter Supporting a Bill Introduced by Senator DeMint to Amend the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA)
Feb 04 - Multi-industry Letter in Support of the Barrasso Amendment Streamlining NEPA Review for Stimulus Projects
Feb 04 - Coalition Letter to The President Opposing the Buy American Provisions
Feb 03 - Letter to the Senate on H.R. 1, the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009"
Feb 03 - Coalition Letter to the Senate Opposing the Buy American Provisions
Jan 30 - Institute for Legal Reform Letter on H.R. 1, the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009"
Jan 30 - Global Intellectual Property Center Letter on Several IP-Related Issues
Jan 29 - Letter on Fixing NEPA in the Stimulus Bill
Jan 27 - Letter to the full House on H.R. 1, the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009"
Jan 26 - Letter on the Chairman's mark of the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009"
Jan 26 - Company Letter on the Temporary Waiver of the Income Tax Related to the Cancellation of Indebtedness
Jan 23 - Company Letter on the Viability of Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Jan 22 - Letter to Congress Opposing New Buy American-Type Provisions
Jan 21 - Letter to the full House on H.R. 598, the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009"
Jan 21 - Company Letter on the Temporary Waiver of the Income Tax Related to the Cancellation of Indebtedness
Jan 16 - Multi-Industry Letter on Tax Relief
Jan 15 - Letter Supporting H.R. 507, Which Would Reduce the Tax Rate on Corporate Repatriation of Income Earned Abroad
Jan 14 - Letter Opposing S. 181, the "Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act"
Jan 14 - Letter Supporting Legislation to Stimulate Economic Activity and Spur Job Growth by Investing in Energy Efficiency and New Technologies, and by Providing Access to the Nation's Energy Reserves
Jan 14 - Letter Opposing H.R. 2, the "Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009"
Jan 07 - Letter Opposing H.R. 12, the "Paycheck Fairness Act"
Jan 07 - Letter Opposing H.R. 11, the "Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act"
Jan 06 - Letter on Legislation to Stimulate Economic Activity and Spur Job Growth

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