HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA for HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA
What was lobbied
16 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
HR 1105 "Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015," all provisions. Issues pertaining to inclusion of the Wind Production Tax Credit in the House tax extenders package. Issues pertaining to the Internet Sales Tax. Issues pertaining a pro-growth tax reform plan.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES BRAID New | none |
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
Welfare WEL
Issues pertaining to reform of the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW
Issues pertaining to sentencing reform and overcriminalization.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
Transportation TRA
HR 2353 "Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015," all provisions. Issues pertaining to a Transportation Empowerment Act (TEA).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
HR 9 "Innovation Act," all provisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| THOMAS BINION | — |
| JAMES BRAID New | none |
Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM
HR 2802/S 1598 "First Amendment Defense Act," all provisions. HR 2722 "Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act," all provisions. Issues pertaining to signatories on the Rep. Mulvaney letter opposing any spending bill that continues funding for Planned Parenthood. Issues pertaining to defunding of Planned Parenthood.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| THOMAS BINION | — |
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
Foreign Relations FOR
Issues pertaining to potential for enactment of a Cuba Embassy Defund Rider. H Res 411 "Finding that the President has not complied with section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015," all provisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES BRAID New | none |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Issues pertaining to opposition to the Paris Protocol.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES BRAID New | none |
Banking BAN
Issues relating to opposition to the re-authorization of the Export-Import Bank as an amendment to the Highway Trust Fund and Rep. Fincher's discharge petition.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| THOMAS BINION | — |
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
Urban Development/Municipalities URB
HR 2577 "Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016," all provisions relating to transportation, to increasing spending levels for project-based rental assistance, and to tenant-based rental program funding levels.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| THOMAS BINION | — |
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
HR 2029 "Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016," all provisions relating to the Davis Bacon amendment.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| THOMAS BINION | — |
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
Education EDU
HR 5 "Student Success Act," all provisions pertaining to the APLUS and Title I portability amendments. S 1177 "Every Child Achieves Act of 2015," all provisions pertaining to re-authorization of ESEA, the APLUS amendment and Title I portability. Issues pertaining to the potential for reintroduction of the "Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act."
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
Health Issues HCR
HR 6 "21st Century Cures Act," all provisions. Issues relating to the Affordable Care Act and use of the reconciliation process for repealing Obamacare in 2015. Issues pertaining to the mandatory adoption of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10), including the financial and administrative burdens on physician practices, delinking the disease classification system from reimbursement policy, and making the adoption of the new ICD-10 code system voluntary. Issues pertaining to healthcare reform and a framework for possible legislation in a post-Obamacare world.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
HR 2146 "Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015," all provisions pertaining to presidential fast-track authority / Trade Promotion Authority (TPA).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
HR 702 "To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions," all provisions pertaining to lifting the crude oil ban. Issues pertaining to the potential for reintroduction of the EXPAND Act. Issues pertaining to the potential for a disapproval resolution on the Obama Administration's proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP), the cost of electricity. Issues pertaining to repeal of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). HJ Res 59 "Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act," all provisions. HR 2822 "Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016," all provisions pertaining to the Loudermilk Amendment defunding the EPAs Renewable Fuel Standard program.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES BRAID New | none |
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
HR 1839 "Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises Act of 2015 or the RAISE Act of 2015," all provisions. S507 "RAISE Act," all provisions. HR 3222 / S 1874 "Employee Rights Act," all provisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JASON A. YAWORSKE | — |
Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.