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Retirement RET

Advocating for passage of H.R.2117 - Multi-Employer Pension Plan Partnership Act of 2017

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

Bills named: H.R. 2117 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 986-Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 S. 63-Tribal Sovereignty Act of 2017 Opposed to above legislation as well as any other efforts by Congress to take away the rights of American citizens.

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

Bills named: S. 63 (115th), H.R. 986 (115th)

Transportation TRA

-Advocating for the 20,000 UNITE HERE members in the in-flight catering industry. -Lobbying National Mediation Board to follow its own long-held policies and procedures -Lobbying against efforts to end Amtrak Long Distance Service

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

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

Monitoring: H.R.597 - Lytton Rancheria Homelands Act of 2017 S.1285/H.R.3225 - Oregon Tribal Economic Development Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 597 (115th), H.R. 3225 (115th), S. 1285 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

-Lobbying against the attempt by the Department of Labor to steal the tips of workers in the restaurant industry. -Lobbying against any and all attempts to cap and/or eliminate the employer exclusion for the 177,000,000 Americans who get their health care coverage through their employer.

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

Health Issues HCR

S.58-Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 173-Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Lobbying against any efforts to establish a reinsurance tax on union-employer health care trusts

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

Bills named: S. 58 (115th), H.R. 173 (115th)

Housing HOU

Monitoring legislation and regulations dealing with short-term rentals impacting the country's affordable housing stock.

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

Immigration IMM

Advocating for the passage of S. 1615/H.R.3440-the DREAM Act of 2017 Advocating on behalf of the 320,000 people currently living in the U.S. with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Advocating for the passage of S. 232-A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program Advocating for the termination of the J-1 and H2-B Visa Programs Advocating against S. 792-the Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2017. Advocating against harmful, anti-immigrant legislation and regulations that are too numerous to list.

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

Bills named: H.R. 3440 (115th), S. 792 (115th), S. 232 (115th), S. 1615 (115th)

Pharmacy PHA

Advocating for the passage of: H.R. 1245-Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act S. 469-Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act H.R. 1776-Improving Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs Act Opposing the Nomination of Mr. Alex Azar to Secretary of HHS

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

Bills named: H.R. 1776 (115th), H.R. 1245 (115th), S. 469 (115th)