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NRF called fast approval of landmark tax reform legislation by the House Ways and Means Committee "an amazing accomplishment" and urged the full House to pass the measure as soon as possible.

NRF says a tax reform plan unveiled by the Senate would provide a strong boost for businesses and consumers alike and shows that senators are committed to passing tax reform by the end of the year.

After months of record-setting volume as retailers stocked up for a busy holiday season, imports at the nation's major container ports should be essentially flat this month, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by NRF and Hackett Associates.

NRF urged the House to approve legislation reversing an expanded definition of a "joint employer" adopted during the Obama administration that has increased businesses' exposure to lawsuits.

Retail industry employment declined by 18,000 jobs in October, not including automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants, according to NRF calculations.

NRF welcomed tax reform legislation and urged Congress to get the measure to President Trump as soon as possible.

NRF is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a South Dakota case on whether online sellers can be required to collect sales tax the same as local stores, saying the court's landmark 1992 ruling on the issue is out of date and that collection is no longer the burden it might once have been.

Consumers say they will spend an average $967.13 this year, according to the annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics for the National Retail Federation.

The National Retail Federation praised House passage of the final version of a fiscal year 2018 budget resolution.

NRF urged the Senate to move forward on tax reform by approving the fiscal year 2016 budget resolution.