What was lobbied
13 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health care reform implementation; Early Retiree Reinsurance Program; Medical loss ratio; State exchanges structure; Medicare; Medicaid.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| SYLVIA JOHNSON |
Legislative Representative |
Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Short Time or Shared Work Compensation; UI solvency legislation; Reauthorization of EUC and EB programs; UI "reforms."
Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)
US-Korea FTA; Colombia FTA; Exchange rates/currency intervention; Trade law enforcement; Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization; Trans-Pacific Partnership; Russia PNTR.
Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Labor organizing issues; Regulatory Review - OSHA; REINS Act; TRAIN; RAA; Regulatory Flexibily Legisltive; Unemployment Insurace.
Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL)
ACA implementation; Medicare improvements; Reduction of hospital acquired infections among medicare patients; Improving health care quality among Medicare recipients; Block granting of Medicaid; Accountable care organizations; Retiree health care; Medicare eligibility age increase; Dual eligibles and managed care proposals.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| SYLVIA JOHNSON |
Legislative Representative |
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
Consumer Finance Protection Agency;
Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
FY2012 Defense Authorization Legislation; FY2012 Defense Appropriations Legislation: Humvee; Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| BARBARA SOMSON |
Legislative Director |
Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of
Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program; 2017-2025 light duty vehicle CAFE standards; medium- and heavy duty truck CAFE standards; EPA authority to regulate green house gases.
Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Employer-sponsored health care credit and tax exclusion; Repatriation tax holiday; Continuation of payroll tax holiday; deficit reduction tax proposals.
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations FY 2012 (Legal Services Corp.); Labor-HHS Appropriations (NLRB, OSHA, Labor Dept., Job Training Programs) FY 2012; Social Security; Budget Deficit and Revenue options; Balanced Budget Amendments.
Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Energy, Dept of
Foreign students; DREAM Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| BARBARA SOMSON |
Legislative Director |
Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; White House Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Pension Funding legislation; PBGC issues; Social Security benefits: chained CPI and raising cap on income
Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Buy American provisions; American Jobs Act (S. 1547).
Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Bills named:
S. 1547 (112th)
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