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Intelligence INT

-Monitoring data breach investigations of the hospitality industry.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Natl Mediation Board; SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Transportation TRA

-Advocating for the 20,000 UNITE HERE members in the in-flight catering industry. -Lobbying against efforts to end Amtrak Long Distance Service and the elimination of middle-class jobs within the Amtrak system.

Contacted: Natl Mediation Board; State, Dept of (DOS); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Immigration IMM

Lobbying in support of: H.R.6 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 S.874 - Dream Act of 2019 -Opposed to the expansion and/or existence of the EB-5, H2-B, and J1 visa programs that continue to allow Immigration Reform for the 1%

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Natl Mediation Board; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 874 (116th), H.R. 6 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S.226- Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2019 H.R.779- Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2019 -Opposed to both bills above as well as any effort to take away the rights of working people on the job.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Natl Mediation Board

Bills named: H.R. 779 (116th), S. 226 (116th)

Pharmacy PHA

Lobbying is support of: H.R.1046 - Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 S.377 - Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Mediation Board; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; SENATE

Bills named: S. 377 (116th), H.R. 1046 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

-Lobbying against Nafta 2.0 due to the giveaways to the pharmaceutical industry and the immunity provisions for short-term rental industry under the Communications Decency Act Section 230.

Contacted: Natl Mediation Board; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R.1869 - Restoring Investment in Improvements Act S.803 - Restoring Investment in Improvements Act

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Mediation Board; AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 1869 (116th), S. 803 (116th)

Retirement RET

-Lobbying in support of any legislation that seeks to keep the Multi-Employer Pension system solvent, namely H.R. 397, the "Butch Lewis Act."

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Mediation Board; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 397 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

Lobbying in Support of Both: H.R.748-Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 S.684-Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 Lobbying Against: -Any effort to end the employer exclusion for the health benefits provided by employers -Any effort to tax non-profit health plans to help for-profit commercial health insurers with their reinsurance risk pools Also monitoring surprise billing legislation

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Mediation Board; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: S. 684 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th)