2011 Letters to Congress and the Administration

Dec 16 - Comment Letter on Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s (“PBGC”) enforcement actions with respect to ERISA section 4062(e)
Dec 15 - Multi-Industry letter supporting S. 1610, the “Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011"
Dec 08 - Key Vote Alert Supporting H.R. 1633, the “Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011"
Dec 06 - Key Vote Letter supporting H.R. 10, the “Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act"
Dec 05 - Letter Supporting “Saving American Jobs and Saving American Patients" Bills
Dec 01 - Key Vote Letter Supporting H.R. 3010, the "Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011"
Dec 01 - Congressional Letter Regarding the Rail Labor Dispute
Nov 30 - Letter Regarding S. 1824, the “Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act”
Nov 30 - Multi-Industry Letter Supporting H.R. 3010, the “Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011"
Nov 29 - Letter supporting H.R. 3012, the “Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011”
Nov 29 - Key Vote Letter urging support of H.R. 3094, the “Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act”
Nov 22 - Multi Industry Coalition Letter (Senate) - Retaining U.S.-Educated STEM Students - Immigration Reform Principles
Nov 22 - Multi Industry Coalition Letter (House) - Retaining U.S.-Educated Stem Students - Immigration Reform Principles
Nov 21 - Letter Supporting S. 1610, the “Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011”
Nov 16 - Letter Supporting Amendment in Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 373, the “Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2011”
Nov 14 - U.S. Chamber of Commerce - H.R. 674 to Repeal the 3% Withholding Tax
Nov 11 - Letter to the U.S. Senate on H.R. 2354, the "Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012"
Nov 10 - Multi-Industry Letter to Commerce Secretary Bryson Regarding ICANN and Generic Top-Level Domain Names
Nov 10 - Government Withholding Relief Coalition letter regarding H.R. 674 to Repeal the 3% Withholding Tax
Nov 09 - Letter to the Honorable Cass Sunstein re proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Nov 07 - U.S. Chamber of Commerce - Institute of 21st Century Energy - Letter regarding the Keystone XL Pipeline
Nov 07 - Key Vote letter on H.R. 674 to Repeal the 3% Withholding Tax
Nov 03 - Letter Supporting H.R. 3035, the “Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011”
Nov 03 - Letter to the Senate Committee on U.S. Accession to the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea
Nov 02 - PBGC - Joint Letter on Premiums Nov2011
Nov 02 - Multi-Industry Letter Supporting H.R. 3010, the “Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011"
Nov 01 - Letter on S.1769, the "Rebuild America Jobs Act"
Oct 26 - Petition regarding H.R. 674 to Repeal the 3% Withholding Tax
Oct 26 - Key Vote letter - H.R. 674 to Repeal the 3% Withholding Tax
Oct 26 - Key Vote Alert! - H.R. 674 to Repeal the 3% Withholding Tax
Oct 26 - Letter supporting H.R. 3094, the “Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act.”
Oct 26 - Letter Regarding H.R. 2577, the "SAFE Data Act"
Oct 26 - Government Withholding Relief Coalition - H.R. 674 to Repeal the 3% Withholding Tax
Oct 20 - Chamber Key Vote Alert! - S.1726, the "Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011"
Oct 20 - Government Withholding Relief Coalition Letter Supporting S. 1725 to Repeal Three Percent Withholding Tax
Oct 20 - Letter in support of the "Visa Improvements to Stimulate International Tourism to the United States of America Act (VISIT USA Act)"
Oct 20 - Key Vote Letter on S. 1723, the “Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act of 2011”
Oct 19 - Letter for the hearing record on preventing foreign graduates with STEM degrees from leaving the U.S.
Oct 19 - Coalition Letter Supporting CERCLA 108(b) Appropriations Language in the FY12 Omnibus Package
Oct 19 - Omnibus Letter Supporting Section 455 of the House FY 2012 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Oct 17 - Multi Industry Letter Regarding Opportunities for Growth In Africa
Oct 14 - Letter in support of H.R. 1904, the "Southeast Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011"
Oct 14 - Letter for the Record on The Impact of DOL/NLRB Decisions and Proposed Rules on Small Business
Oct 13 - Key Vote Letter Supporting H.R. 2273, the "Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act"
Oct 12 - Letter to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Supporting H.R. 1633, the “Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011"
Oct 11 - Key Vote letter - S. 1660, "American Jobs Act of 2011"
Oct 06 - Key Vote Letter Supporting H.R. 3078, H.R. 3079, H.R. 3080, H.R. 2832
Oct 05 - Letter Supporting H.R. 1581, the “Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act of 2011"
Oct 05 - Key Vote letter supporting H.R. 2250, the "EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011" and H.R. 2681, the "Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011
Oct 03 - Letter Regarding Hearing Entitled Financial Stability Oversight Council Annual Report to Congress
Sep 29 - Multi-Industry Letter regarding Budget Savings to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction
Sep 23 - Coalition Letter in Support of H.R. 3035, the "Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011"
Sep 22 - Multi-Industry Letter Supporting H.R. 3010, the “Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011"
Sep 21 - Letter to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Opposing S. 1535, the “Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act"
Sep 21 - Key Vote Letter on the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011
Sep 20 - Multi-Industry Letter Requesting HHS to Commission NAS Study
Sep 19 - Letter Supporting H.R. 2832 to Renew the Generalized System of Preferences
Sep 15 - Letter to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Supporting Amendments to S. 1151 and S. 1408
Sep 14 - Letter to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Expressing Concerns with S. 1151 and S. 1408
Sep 14 - Key Vote Letter strongly supporting H.R. 2587, the “Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act”
Sep 13 - Letter on “Fixing the Watchdog: Legislative Proposals to Improve and Enhance the Securities and Exchange Commission”
Sep 13 - Letter supporting H.R. 2885, the “Legal Workforce Act,”
Sep 13 - Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act
Sep 07 - Letter Supporting H.R. 2832 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences
Sep 07 - Letter Supporting H.R. 2681, the “Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011”
Sep 07 - Letter in support of the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2011
Aug 16 - Letter Regarding Reducing the Deficit, Entitlement Reform, and Tax Code Restructure
Aug 11 - Ozone Letter to the President
Aug 04 - Definition of the Term "Fiduciary"
Aug 03 - National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Ground-Level Ozone
Aug 01 - Key Vote Letter Supporting the "Budget Control Act of 2011"
Aug 01 - Multi-Industry Coalition Letter - "Budget Control Act of 2011"
Jul 28 - Multi-Industry Coalition Letter on Boehner Debt Ceiling Legislation
Jul 28 - Ket Vote letter supporting H.R. 2587, the “Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act”
Jul 27 - Coalition Letter on Financial Assurance
Jul 26 - Key Vote on Letter in support of Speaker Boehner's Debt Plan Proposal
Jul 26 - Letter for the Senate Judiciary's hearing record on "The Economic Imperative for Enacting Immigration Reform"
Jul 25 - Key Vote Letter on Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Jul 22 - Key Vote Alert Letter in support of H.R. 1938, the "North American-Made Energy Security Act"
Jul 20 - Letter to Rep. Kline urging him to rein in the NLRB and DoL
Jul 20 - Letter to the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade on the “SAFE Data Act”
Jul 14 - Letter to the White House Chief of Staff on the National Fuel Economy Standards
Jul 12 - Coalition Letter to the President and Members of the United States Congress on the Debt Limit
Jul 08 - Letter to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Supporting H.R. 2250, the “EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011”
Jul 06 - Letter to Kline and Miller on the aggressive agenda being pursued by the NLRB
Jun 30 - Letter Supporting South Korea, Colombia, and Panama Trade Agreements
Jun 29 - Multi-industry Letter on Changes to Privacy Law
Jun 14 - Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act of 2011-The SEAL Act
Jun 14 - Letter Supporting H.R. 1249, the "America Invents Act"
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Jun 14 - Letter on Global Systemically Important Financial Institutions
Jun 13 - Key Vote Letter Opposing an Amendment that may be Offered to Strike Section 415 from H.R. 2055, the "Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2012"
Jun 09 - Government Withholding Relief Coalition Letter Supporting Amendment 405 to S. 782
Jun 07 - Letter to President Obama on Energy Policy from U.S. Chamber President and CEO Tom Donohue
Jun 07 - Letter Opposing Proposals to Increase PBGC Premiums for Employers
Jun 07 - Letter to OMB on EPA’s Proposal to List Chemicals Under TSCA
Jun 06 - Multi-industry Letter Supporting the "Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011"
Jun 06 - PBGC - Joint Letter on Premiums June 2011
Jun 02 - Multi-industry letter regarding Amendments to H.R. 2017, the "Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012"
Jun 01 - Key Vote Letter Regarding Amendments to H.R. 2017, the "Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012"
May 17 - Key Vote Letter Regarding S. 953, the "Offshore Production and Safety Act" and S. 940, the "Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act"
May 16 - Letter Urging Congress to Approve Legislation to Raise the Debt Ceiling and Avoid a Government Default
May 16 - Key Vote Letter Opposing S. 940, the "Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act"
May 16 - Coalition Letter to President Obama on the Draft Executive Order
May 12 - Letter to the U.S. Senate on S. 964 the "Job Protection Act"
May 11 - Letter on Senate Banking Committee hearing on Dodd-Frank implementation
May 09 - H.R. 1744, the “American Job Protection Act,”
May 05 - Multi-industry Letter on Executive Order 13536 and the Food Safety Modernization Act
May 03 - Key Vote Letter Opposing the Nomination of John J. "Jack" McConnell, Jr. to Serve on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
May 03 - Letter Supporting H.R. 1229, the "Putting the Gulf Back to Work Act," H.R. 1230, the "Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act," and H.R. 1231, the "Reversing President Obama's Offshore Moratorium Act"
Apr 29 - MODERN Security Credentials Act of 2011
Apr 05 - Letter Regarding the House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's Budget Outline
Apr 04 - House Letter on Proposals to Increase PBGC Premiums
Apr 04 - Senate Letter on Proposals to Increase PBGC Premiums
Apr 01 - Key Vote Letter Supporting an Amendment Offered by Sen. Johanns to S. 493, the "SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011"
Mar 31 - Views on H.R. 658 FAA Reauthorization and Amendments
Mar 25 - Letter to Senator Vitter Supporting the “3-D, Domestic Jobs, Domestic Energy, and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011”
Mar 25 - Letter to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Supporting S. 398, the “Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreements Act of 2011”
Mar 22 - H.R. 436, the “Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011”
Mar 16 - Letter to Congress on Project No Project
Mar 11 - President’s Export Council letter supporting investments in infrastructure
Mar 07 - Joint Association Letter Calling on Congress to Restore Balance to the Regulatory Process at EPA
Mar 03 - S. 312 - The “Patients’ Freedom to Choose Act of 2011”
Mar 03 - Multi Industry Letter urging continued support for the goals of the COMPETES legislation
Mar 03 - H.R. 605- The “Patients’ Freedom to Choose Act of 2011”
Mar 02 - Key Vote Letter Supporting H.R. 4, the "Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011"
Feb 28 - Requesting Extension of SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization through September 30, 2011
Feb 16 - Preserve Highway and Transit Funding in 2011
Feb 10 - Letter in Support of the Congressional Civil Justice Caucus
Jan 05 - International Trade and Investment Letter to Members of the 112th Congress

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