4th Quarter - Report — DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES,… for DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES A… (2012)

Firm

DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO

Client

DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

Income

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Expenses

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No amount is shown when the filer reports less than $5,000 for the period, which the form does not ask them to state.

What was lobbied

7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Government action against digital theft and product counterfeiting. Internet Radio Fairness Act (H.R. 6480, S. 3609).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL E ALMEIDA	President
DAVID J COHEN	Executive Director

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Endowment for the Arts

Bills named: H.R. 6480 (112th), S. 3609 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans-Pacific Partnership. International Services Agreement.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL E ALMEIDA	President
DAVID J COHEN	Executive Director

Contacted: Natl Endowment for the Arts; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Retirement RET

Cost of living adjustments. Oppose benefit cuts.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL E ALMEIDA	President
DAVID J COHEN	Executive Director

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Natl Endowment for the Arts; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Budget priorities and sequestration.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL E ALMEIDA	President
DAVID J COHEN	Executive Director

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Endowment for the Arts; SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS)

Immigration IMM

High-tech immigration and visas.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL E ALMEIDA	President

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Endowment for the Arts

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, S. 743, H.R. 3289.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL E ALMEIDA	President
DAVID J COHEN	Executive Director

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Endowment for the Arts; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 3289 (112th), S. 743 (112th)

Arts/Entertainment ART

Research on the economic impact of the arts, entertainment, and media. New chairman for National Endowment for the Arts.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL E ALMEIDA	President
DAVID J COHEN	Executive Director

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Endowment for the Arts; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.