Amgen will be tomorrow's installment. You may wonder (if you are not a regular reader) why I include a comparison for this shipping and shopping company's lobby spend -- to pharma and life science companies.
Amazon has shown it intends to muscle into the high margin, controlled delivery space long occupied by the latter companies (and Fed Ex and DHL). And it has been, of late, launching doc in a box services in major metro centers. So -- we will track it:
. . .Issues related to broadband access and affordability, satellite communications, drones, space safety, spectrum, device accessibility, Section 230 reform, content moderation, and online video, including the ORBITS Act of 2023 (S. 447), the Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act (H.R. 1338) and implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58). . . .
Issues related to intellectual property, including copyright reform and online infringement, counterfeits, including the SHOP Safe Act (draft bill - no numbers), music licensing, patent reform, Copyright Office modernization, issues related to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and issues related to intermediary liability. . . .
Issues related to taxes, including renewable energy tax credits, digital goods and services, international and corporate taxation, the American Innovation and Jobs Act (S. 866), and implementation of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97). . . .
Issues related to data protection, encryption, data retention, data breach notification, data security, facial recognition technology, cross border data flows, privacy, law enforcement access, fraud prevention, price gouging, false claims, product safety related to the sale of counterfeit and/or stolen products, and cloud computing, including the SHOP Safe Act (draft bill - no numbers) and the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (H.R. 8152). . . .
Issues related to cybersecurity, including critical infrastructure protection, payments security, cloud security, authentication, government procurement, cybersecurity incident reporting, and artificial intelligence, including the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (draft bill - no numbers). . . .
Issues related to postal rates, service performance, FY 2024 appropriations, implementation of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-108), and the transportation of hazardous materials. . . .
Issues related to cybersecurity, cloud security, IT modernization, and government procurement, including in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (draft bill - no numbers) and the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act (H.R. 1695 / S. 931). . . .
Issues related to immigration, high-skilled immigration, and non-immigrant visas, including issues related to employment-based visas, green card recapture, the STEM visa exemption provision, the DREAM Act (S. 365), the EAGLE Act (draft bill - no numbers), the Afghan Adjustment Act (draft bill - no numbers), and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). . . .
Issues related to US trade policy, including USMCA, the World Trade Organization, the World Customs Organization, China, country of origin labeling, US customs policy and procedures, US tariffs, foreign direct investment, issues related to domestic semiconductor manufacturing and research, export controls, sanctions, and supply chain, and other trade practices, including in the EU, Asia, and Latin America, and the COOL Online Act (H.R. 217). . . .
Issues related to the technology, procurement, and space provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (draft bill - no numbers), and the Department of Defense Appropriations Act (draft bill - no numbers). . . .
Issues related to IT system improvements and cloud computing, including issues related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (draft bill - no numbers) and implementation of the FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act (Public Law 117-328). . . .
Issues related to drones and air cargo, including FY 2024 appropriations and upcoming FAA reauthorization legislation. . . .
Issues related to payment processing, corporate governance, debit reforms, financial innovation and technology, lending, gift cards, money transmission licensing, fraud prevention, payment authentication, data security, the Credit Card Competition Act (draft bill - no numbers), and financial inclusion. . . .
Issues related to surface transportation, including autonomous vehicles, alternative fuel vehicles, community infrastructure investments, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, e-bikes, hazardous materials, port congestion, U.S. internal supply chain and goods movement, and maritime transportation; issues related to infrastructure, including implementation of the Infrastructure and Jobs Investment Act (Public Law 117-58). . . .
Issues related to USDA SNAP online purchasing, including reauthorization of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334), Electronic Benefit Transfer, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), food safety, and infant formula shortage. . . .
Issues related to e-commerce opportunities for small businesses and government procurement. . . .
Issues related to veterans hiring and training, employee compensation and benefits, workplace safety, competition, and minimum wage. . . .
Issues related to HIPAA, health information technology, healthcare and telehealth, including the Telehealth Expansion Act (H.R. 1843 / S. 1001), the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act (H.R. 824), and the CONNECT for Health Act (draft bill - no numbers). Issues related to pharmacy, including the Prescription Information Modernization Act (H.R. 1503). . . .
Issues related to the Equality Act (H.R. 5 / S. 393), the Justice in Policing Act (draft bill - no number), and cannabis reform, including the States Reform Act (H.R. 5977) and the Cannabis Administration & Opportunity Act (S. 4591). . . .Issues related to IT modernization, cybersecurity, FedRAMP reform, open data, and government procurement, including the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 8294), the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (draft bill - no numbers), implementation of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-435), the FY 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act (draft bill - no numbers), the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act (H.R. 1695 / S. 931), and implementation of the Federal Information Security Management Act (Public Law 107-347). . . .
Issues related to STEM education, computer science education, and job training in the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-167) and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (draft bill - no numbers). . . .
Now you know -- and good luck, to all the Japanese science eyes on Hakuto-R, right now!
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