2nd Quarter - Report

AFL-CIO for AFL-CIO

Period 2nd Quarter 2017 Filed Jul 18, 2017 Signed by Maneesh Sharma

Official filing
Firm
AFL-CIO
Client
AFL-CIO
Income
—
Expenses
$880,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

-Trade priorities for 2017: support -Trade/labor nominations -China trade issues: deficit -NAFTA negotiation: general, developing priorities, support -Trade: outsourcing, labor issues, skills gap -Currency reform -Bangladesh labor issues -H.R. 2756: Jobs and Trade Competitiveness Act: support -Congressional statement honoring Thea Lee: support -Colombia labor rights -Guatemala labor rights/labor provisions of free trade agreements -AGOA petitions on labor rights in Africa -International labor conference

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT GIBSON —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2756 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

-Affordable Care Act -Children's health insurance program: need to extend the authorization for funding of the program -HR 1313: Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act: provisions related to reporting of personal health information to employer -HR 1215: Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: related to capping payments for damages and shortening statute of limitations in medical malpractice suits -Medicare: opposing benefit cuts -Cap on tax exclusion for employer-based health insurance -H.R. 173/S.58: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 -H.R. 1628: American Health Care Act of 2017: provisions to eliminate tax credits and cost sharing subsidies; provisions to reduce Medicaid funding; funding restrictions on providers of contraceptive care S. 974: CREATES Act: provisions related to misuse of REMS safety protocols Better Care Reconciliation Act: provisions related to loss of insurance coverage and reduced Medicaid funding and coverage H.R. 2581: Verify First Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAYMOND TOM LEIBFRIED —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1215 (115th), H.R. 173 (115th), S. 58 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), H.R. 2581 (115th), H.R. 1313 (115th), S. 974 (115th)

Veterans VET

-HR 1461: VET protection act of 2017 -S.1094: VA Accountability Act -Veteran issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 1094 (115th), H.R. 1461 (115th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare: opposing benefit cuts, Independent Payment Advisory Board

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAUREN ROTHFARB —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Labor-HHS appropriations: labor riders, funding levels Labor appropriations: OSHA funding America First budget blueprint FY2018 Budget

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG JEFFERSON —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office

Government Issues GOV

-Nominations: executive S.951: Regulatory Accountability Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 951 (115th)

Torts TOR

-H.R. 985: Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 985 (115th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Voting Rights

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

-Tax reform -Corporate tax reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG JEFFERSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

-Telecomm

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Education EDU

Education

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; White House Office

Defense DEF

-L/M Roundtable

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

-H.R. 10: Financial CHOICE Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG JEFFERSON —

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 10 (115th)

Roads/Highway ROD

-infrastructure: jobs, funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Retirement RET

-HR 1902: Social Security 2100 Act -Remove Social Security from unified budget-Senate Labor-HHS appropriations -Social Security Expansion legislation (no bill) -SSA hiring freeze -HR 1251-SS CPI-E Act of 2017 -Supplemental insurance restoration act -Protection of social security benefits, restoration act -Social security: benefit limits -Retirement security -H.J. Res 66, 67: Re: savings arrangements for non-government employees -S.731: Social Security Expansion Act - Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act H.R. 179: Miners Protections Act of 2017

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GAIL DRATCH —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1902 (115th), H.R. 179 (115th), H.J.Res. 66 (115th), H.R. 1251 (115th), S. 731 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

-Energy, CCS: jobs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Immigration IMM

Immigration Guestworker visas

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

-Equal Pay -DOL Fiduciary rule: supporting implementation, opposing delay in implementation -Acosta nomination -HR 986/S. 63: Tribal labor sovereignty act -Labor's Agenda -HR 5: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017: worker protections -HR 1364: Official time reform act of 2017 -H.R. 2723: Employee Rights Act -FLSA minimum wage -Employment discrimination: OFCCP, EEOC -Right to work -H.R. 2775: Employee Privacy Protection Act -H.R. 2776: Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act -NLRB nomimations H.R. 2428/S.1122: Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act -OSHA regulations -Silica regulation -Overtime

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
CECELIE COUNTS —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 63 (115th), H.R. 2775 (115th), H.R. 1364 (115th), H.R. 2723 (115th), H.R. 2776 (115th), H.R. 2428 (115th), H.R. 986 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th), S. 1122 (115th)

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