What was lobbied
17 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Buy American Provisions; Promoting American Jobs legislation.
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Corporate Bankruptcy Reforms
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Chemical Security; Toxic Substances Control Act.
Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Student Loans
Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC)
Consumer financial issues; Mortage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Legislation; Funding for Legal Aid for Forclosures; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Finance Protection Agency; Mortgage Assistance for Unemployed Workers; Foreclosure legislation improvements.
Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
Climate Change Legislation; Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program; Green Jobs Initiative; 2016-2025 light duty vehicle CAFE standards; medium and heavy duty truck CAFE standards.
Contacted: Energy, Dept of; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of
Energy Tax Provisions; Tax Exemption for Legal Services; Tax Extenders legislation.
Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
Reauthorization of UI provisions in ARRA; Prepaid UI Benefits Card Legislation; Short Time or Shared Work Compensation; UI Solvency.
Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Medicare Prescription Drug law-modifications; Medicare revisions - 'observational status' legislation.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| SYLVIA JOHNSON |
Legislative Representative |
Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
401(K) Transparency Legislation; Pension Funding legislation.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| BARBARA SOMSON |
Legislative Director |
Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations (Legal Services Corp.) FY 2011; Transportation HUD Appropriations FY 2011; Labor-HHS Appropriations (NLRB, OSHA, Labor Dept., Training Programs) FY 2011; Deficit Commission; Social Security; Budget Deficit and Revenue options.
Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Energy, Dept of
Employee Free Choice Act (S. 560; H.R. 1409); Regulatory Review - OSHA; California Post Doc Scholars; Robert Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act (H.R. 4553)
Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC)
Bills named:
H.R. 1409 (111th), S. 560 (111th), H.R. 4553 (111th)
FY2011 Defense Authorization Legislation; FY2011 Defense Appropriations Legislation; C-17 Aircraft; Joint Striker Fighter Alternative Engine; Humvee; Stryker.
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE
Fair paycheck legislation
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office
Korea and China Auto Trade; US-Korea FTA; Exchange rates/currency intervention; Trade Law Enforcement.
Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC)
Health Care Reform Implementation; Healthy Families Act; 9-11 Compensation Program.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| SYLVIA JOHNSON |
Legislative Representative |
Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Legal immigration - H-1B program; H-2A program; other guest worker programs; Legalization Programs; foreign students; K-2 Age Out Fix; DREAM Act.
Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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