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Telecommunications TEC

S. 515/H.R. 1300, US Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act: legislation to help save US call center jobs. Opposition to T-Mobile and Sprint Merger

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Bills named: S. 515 (115th), H.R. 1300 (115th)

Government Issues GOV

Opposing the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States

Contacted: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Banking BAN

Issues around Santander bank and Wells Fargo's treatment of employees Issues around Bank Call Center Offshoring

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

NAFTA renegotiations, labor advisory committee Trade agreements TTIP, NAFTA

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R.1980, Private Prison Information Act of 2017: legislation to require non-Federal prisons and detention facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make available to the public the same information pertaining to facility operations and to prisoners held in such facilities that Federal prisons and detention facilities are required to make available. Discussion around potential democracy reform legislation next Congress. Topics for legislation include: ending gerrymandering, increasing voter protections, limiting dark money in elections, increasing transparency in our campaign finance system

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1980 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 399/S. 82, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act: legislation to close the CEO Bonus loophole H.R. 1144/S. 805, Inclusive Prosperity Financial Transaction Tax: legislation to impose a financial transactions tax on Wall Street trading H.R. 2306: Putting Main Street FIRST: Finishing Irresponsible Reckless Speculative Trading Act: legislation to impose a financial transactions tax on Wall Street trading H.R. 2295/S. 1020, Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2017: legislation to close the carried interest loophole H.R. 5108/S. 2459, No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act: legislation to end tax incentives for companies to move money and jobs offshore and encourage creation of jobs in America H.R. 6096/S. 2605, Reward Work Act: legislation that would reverse the 1982 SEC ruling and would ban companies from buying back their stock on the open market.

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Bills named: H.R. 1144 (115th), H.R. 6096 (115th), S. 805 (115th), H.R. 2306 (115th), H.R. 399 (115th), S. 2605 (115th), H.R. 2295 (115th), S. 1020 (115th), H.R. 5108 (115th), S. 82 (115th), S. 2459 (115th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R.6505, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2018: legislation to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under part D of the Medicare program.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 6505 (115th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization (FAA) H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018: legislation to reauthorize the FAA H.R.302, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018: legislation provide protections for certain sports medicine professionals, to reauthorize Federal aviation programs, to improve aircraft safety certification processes, and for other purposes. S. 1405, Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017 - legislation that reauthorizes and modifies FAA programs Contaminated aircraft air S. 1626, Cabin Air Safety Act of 2017: legislation to improve the safety of the air supply on commercial aircraft, and for other purposes. Stopping Sexual Assault on Aircraft S. 1605, Stopping Assault while Flying Enforcement Act of 2017: legislation to improve the response to sexual assault and sexual harassment on board aircraft operated in passenger air transportation H.R. 5857, Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act: legislation to protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment Transportation of pets, service animals and emotional support animals on planes H.R. 5315, PETS Act: legislation to enact regulations to prohibit the storage of live animals in overhead compartments of airplanes. S. 2556, Welfare Of Our Furry Friends (WOOFF) Act: enact regulations to prohibit the storage of live animals in overhead compartments of airplane S. 2738, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carrier passengers with service animals to adhere to a standard of service animal behavior training. Aircraft cabin configuration and evacuation studies S. 1461, Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights: legislation to establish protections for passengers in air transportation H. R. 3735, No Knives on Planes Act of 2017: a bill o prohibit the implementation of a policy change to permit small, non-locking knives on aircraft, and for other purposes Flight attendant rest requirements Banning voice calls on planes Aircraft cabin security vulnerabilities Secondary cockpit barriers Safe transportation of lithium batteries Stopping sexual assault on aircraft Mechanical disinsection Mom nursing areas in airports Enforcement of open skies agreements/cabotage Adding labor protections to air service agreements TSA Crew Member Self Defense Training Promoting women in Aviation Temperature Standards on Planes Essential Air Service Banning electronic cigarette smoking on planes Stop Human Trafficking

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 5315 (115th), S. 1405 (115th), H.R. 302 (115th), S. 2556 (115th), H.R. 4 (115th), S. 2738 (115th), S. 1605 (115th), S. 1461 (115th), H.R. 5857 (115th), H.R. 3735 (115th), S. 1626 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

AT&T mobility contract negotiations American Airline subsides, Envoy and Piedmont contract negotiations Issues around GDIT regarding wage theft and classification of workers H.R.6080, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018: legislation to amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, 1959, and for other purposes.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Bills named: H.R. 6080 (115th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 2150, Flags of Convenience Don't Fly Here Act: legislation that ensures that permits issued by the Secretary of Transportation to foreign air carriers under the United States-European Union Air Transport Agreement of April 2007 do not undermine labor rights or standards H.R. 3735, No Knives on Planes Act of 2017: legislation aimed to prohibit the implementation of a policy change to permit small, non-locking knives on aircraft Aircraft cabin security vulnerabilities Secondary cockpit barriers H.R. 911/S. 911 - Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017 - legislation to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order with respect to secondary cockpit barriers Prohibition of voice calls on planes TSA Crew Member Self Defense Training

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 911 (115th), H.R. 3735 (115th), H.R. 2150 (115th), H.R. 911 (115th)