NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Government Issues GOV
Support inclusion of language in administration budget proposal for fiscal year 2024 to protect federal retirement and health benefits, honor commitments to current and retired civil servants. Support adequate funding for the Office of Personnel Management's Retirement Services division, and modernization of operations. Support a 5.2 percent average, market rate federal pay increase for federal employees, at parity with the military pay raise, for calendar year 2024. Support the Equal COLA Act, H.R. 866, to provide Federal Employees Retirement System annuitants a full cost-of-living adjustment, equal to the measured change in consumer prices. Support H.R. 1002/S. 399: Saving the Civil Service Act, which would prevent any position in the federal competitive service, created after September 30, 2020, from being reclassified into the excepted service, outside the protection of merit system rules without the express consent of Congress. The bill also requires the consent of an employee to be reclassified, mandates reporting of conversions to the Office of Personnel Management, and places caps on the number of employees converted to the excepted service via Schedule C. Support H.R.159/S.59: Chance to Compete Act of 2023, which would implement merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring with skills- and competency based hiring. Support H.R. 1487: The Strengthening the Office of Personnel Management Act, which would codify several recommendations for OPM by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA), such as clarifying that OPM stands at the center of federal civilian human resource management and ensuring the director of OPM possesses human capital and leadership expertise. Support H.R. 536/ S. 124: The Federal Adjustment of Income Rates(FAIR) Act, which would provide federal employees with an 8.7 percent average pay raise in 2024. Support H.R. 856/ S. 274: Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act, which would extend paid leave to federal and postal employees for all conditions covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Urge OPM to reconsider how it implements its Do Not Pay (DNP) initiative by shifting the burden to federal annuitants to prove they are still alive.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROSS APTER New | — |
| JOHN HATTON | — |
Postal POS
Support improved integration between Medicare and the Federal Employees Health Benefits and Postal Employees Health Benefits programs, while maintaining choice regarding Part B enrollment for federal and postal annuitants.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROSS APTER | — |
| JOHN HATTON | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Support inclusion of language in administration budget proposal for fiscal year 2024 to protect federal retirement and health benefits, honor commitments to current and retired civil servants. Support adequate funding for the Office of Personnel Management's Retirement Services division, and modernization of operations. Support a 5.2 percent average, market rate federal pay increase for federal employees, at parity with the military pay raise, for calendar year 2024.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROSS APTER | — |
| JOHN HATTON | — |
Retirement RET
Support H.R. 82/S.597, the Social Security Fairness Act, which would repeal the windfall elimination provision (WEP) and the government pension offset (GPO). Support H.R. 716: The Fair COLA for Seniors Act, which would require Social Security and federal retirement programs to use the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) to calculate cost-of-living adjustments(COLAs) to retirement benefits.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROSS APTER | — |
| JOHN HATTON | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Support improved integration between Medicare and the Federal Employees Health Benefits and Postal Employees Health Benefits programs, while maintaining choice regarding Part B enrollment for federal and postal annuitants.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROSS APTER | — |
| JOHN HATTON | — |
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