AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO for AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO
What was lobbied
16 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Veterans VET
Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Lobbied for changes to Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) employee performance standards. Lobbied for increased oversight and changes to performance standards for Legal Administrative Assistants in the VBA National Call Centers. Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied to require the VA to include VA Employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injury. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans Appeals. Lobbied for the creation of a Journeyman GS-15 Attorney position at the Board of Veterans Appeals. C&P Exams: Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA. Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible (or will likely soon be eligible) to pursue toxic exposure claims. Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned. Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied for the introduction of legislation that would make changes to the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied in support of the implementation of the withdrawal of President Trumps May 2018 Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839. Lobbied in support of the implementation of President Bidens January 2021 Executive Order 14003: Protecting the Federal Workforce in a timely fashion. Lobbied for oversight into the Biden Administrations implementation of Executive Order 14003. VA Infrastructure: Lobbied for Asset Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act repeal. Lobbied for the VA to hire staff to fill its tens of thousands of vacancies. Lobbied for the nomination of Mr. Richard C. Loeb as a nominee for the VA AIR Commission. Lobbied for the inclusion of Questions for the Record to the VA Secretary on AIR Commission market assessment data transparency. Reconciliation: Supported the $18 billion investment in VA infrastructure as part of FY 22 reconciliation. Military Construction-VA Appropriations (H.R. 4355) Lobbied MilCon-VA for staffing language to address vacancies. Lobbied Milcon-VA for language to defund the VA AIR Commission. Lobbied Milcon-VA for specific funding related to the Veteran Benefits Administration to hire additional staff, pay for additional overtime, fix technological issues, expand telework, and restore the pre-decisional review process. Lobbied the VA Committee to insert language into Milcon-VA to limit the contracting out of specialty C&P Exams. AFGE Submitted Testimony, Statements for the Record, letters, or Questions for the Record for the following hearings: House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Health Legislative Hearing (October 13, 2021). House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs titled Supporting Survivors: Assessing VA's Military Sexual Trauma Programs" (November 17, 2021). Senate Veterans Affairs Committee An End-Of-Year Look at the State of VA (December 1, 2021). Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Markup (December 15, 2021). Comments for the Federal Register on VA MISSION Act access standards (December 6, 2021). Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771 the VA Employee Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888 the Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act and the importance of this bill to the VA Police Force. Lobbied for H.R. 3693, the VA CPE Modernization Act, and its importance to VA Clinicians. Lobbied against S. 2041, the VA Provider Accountability Act. Lobbied for H.R. 392/S. 561, the FAIR Act to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied for H.R. 5562, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care from the Department of Veterans Affairs to include veterans of World War II. Lobbied in support of S. 1664, the Department of Veterans Affairs Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Processing Claims Improvement Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of S. 1944, the Vet Center Improvement Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of S. 3293, the Post-9/11 Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of S. 3025, the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of S. 3163, the RURAL Exams Act of 2021. Lobbied against Draft Legislation to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on substance use and alcohol use disorder recovery for homeless veterans, and for other purposes. Lobbied for changes to Draft Legislation to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on grants for care for elderly homeless veterans, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of S. 3017, the Veterans Dental Enhancement and Expansion Act. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 5575, the VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act. Lobbied in support of prior changes made to S. 1093, To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes. Lobbied against H.R. 4626, the VA AIM Act. Lobbied for changes to S. 2041, the Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Accountability Act. Lobbied against S. 1863, the Guaranteeing Healthcare Access to Personnel Who Served Act. Build Back Better: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - including paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees and supporting the bills provisions for universal pre-K, extension of the child tax credit, home health care and Medicare provision of hearing loss care.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SHANNON ROSE FAULK | — |
| ELLIOT A. FRIEDMAN | — |
| JAMES HARLEY | — |
| FIONA KOHRMAN | — |
| KEVIN LIDDELL | — |
| ANTHONY LIVINGSTON | — |
| AMY LLOYD | — |
| RYAN MIMS | — |
| MATT MUCHOWSKI | — |
| GABRIEL DAVID PEDREIRA | — |
| YOLANDA TAYLOR PICKSTOCK | — |
| NEMECIO RIVERA | — |
| GRANT RICHARD SCHOTT | — |
| DAVID SHEAGLEY | — |
| HERB SMITH | — |
| KEENA SMITH | — |
| MATTHEW SOWARDS | — |
| JULIE TIPPENS | — |
Homeland Security HOM
FY 2022 Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 4431) --lobbied on provisions on the pay, benefits, contracting out, staffing levels, funding, and job security of DHS employees in CIS, ICE, CIS, FEMA, FPS, USCG, and TSA. Lobbied on issues surrounding safe workplaces under the coronavirus pandemic and standards for reopening of all agencies within Homeland Security. Provided written and oral testimony and responded to questions for the record for House Homeland Security Hearing: On the Frontlines in Turbulent Times: Workforce Perspectives on the State of Transportation Security. Lobbied in support of H.R. 903 and S. 1856, the "Rights for the Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act," which would grant Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) rights under Title 5 of the U.S. code and for preparation for reintroduction of similar legislation in the Senate. Provided technical assistance and communications with Committee members in preparation for House Homeland Security Committee markup of H.R. 903 on July 28, 2021. Lobbied to encourage cosponsors of the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Heroes Act," (H.R. 2616) ensuring public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty. Lobbied against any legislation that would allow for the privatization of airport ID checks and allowing private companies to determine whether a passenger is subject to secondary screening. Provided background on legislation to establish a temperature check pilot in airports to combat the spread of disease. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1813 and S. 2717, the "Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act," to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury, and allowing funds to be used to pay the TSA workforce in the event of a government shutdown. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1893, the Transportation Security Preparation Act of 2021 to provide for planning and preparation in the event of a future communicable disease outbreak. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1877, the Security Screening During COVID-19 Act of 2021 to develop safe screening procedures during the ongoing pandemic. Lobbied in support the "Checkpoint Safety Act," to require armed law enforcement at checkpoints in large airports. Lobbied in support of Hazardous Duty Pay for frontline employees and reintroduction of legislation. Provided statement for the record for House Homeland Security Committee hearing: 20 Years After 9/11: The State of the Transportation Security Administration. September 29, 2021. Provided suggested changes to draft legislation to create a Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve. Build Back Better: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - including paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees and supporting the bills provisions for universal pre-K, extension of the child tax credit, home health care and Medicare provision of hearing loss care.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SHANNON ROSE FAULK | — |
| JAMES HARLEY | — |
| FIONA KOHRMAN | — |
| ALANA RENEE LEWIS | — |
| KEVIN LIDDELL | — |
| ANTHONY LIVINGSTON | — |
| AMY LLOYD | — |
| RYAN MIMS | — |
| MATT MUCHOWSKI | — |
| ADAM ORLOVICH | — |
| GABRIEL DAVID PEDREIRA | — |
| JUSTIN PERPICH | — |
| YOLANDA TAYLOR PICKSTOCK | — |
| NEMECIO RIVERA | — |
| GRANT RICHARD SCHOTT | — |
| DAVID SHEAGLEY | — |
| HERB SMITH | — |
| KEENA SMITH | — |
| MATTHEW SOWARDS | — |
| JULIE TIPPENS | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Lobbied to impress upon lawmakers the impact of cuts, freezes or insufficient COLAs on federal employees' compensation and benefits including requiring employees to pay additional salary towards retirement. FY 2022 Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 4431) --Lobbied in support of additional funding of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Coast Guard (USCG), Federal Protective Service (FPS), and Transportation Security Administration (TSA). FY 2022 Defense Appropriations (H.R. 4432)--Lobbied in support of limitations on use of appropriated funds for service contracts unless their planning, programming and budgeting is in compliance with section 2329 of title 10 and related total force management statutes. FY 2022 Military Quality of Life/Veterans Affairs Appropriations (H.R. 4355)-Lobbied in support for funding to hire new employees to fill vacancies; provisions to provide adequate funding for VA health and benefits programs and against further contracting out. Lobbied for the inclusion of language to prevent unilateral implementation of collective bargaining agreements. FY 2022 Interior and Environment Appropriations (H.R. 4372)--Lobbied on provisions relating to full funding and staffing, implementation of Executive Order 14003, preventing the relocation, consolidation or closure of any EPA facility, and adequate health and safety protocols. FY 2022 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations (H.R. 4502)-Lobbied on contracting out, funding cuts to services such as college aid for students, rural healthcare services, and funding the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and status of collective bargaining. Lobbied for increased Social Security Administration funding and status of collective bargaining. Lobbied to restore adequate funding to the Social Security Administration for field operations and for telework and a review of legal assistant positions in the Office of Hearing Operations. Lobbied on status of reopening offices, downsizing of office space, status of contract in light of Executive Order 14003 to renegotiation portions of contract affected by previous Trump executive orders. Lobbied in support for funding and revitalized infrastructure for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL). Lobbied for full funding and staffing at OSHA and MSHA. FY 2022 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (H.R. 4345) -Lobbied for a 3.2% pay increase for all federal employees, for parity in locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees and for paid family and medical leave. FY 2022 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (H.R. 4505)--Lobbied for higher funding levels for Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and continued prohibition of closure of minimum security camps; lobbied for funding to hire adequate numbers of correctional staff; end the use of augmentation to compensate for lack of hiring correctional officer positions; alleviating overcrowding at high-security institutions; need to increase unit officer staff at high security institutions; and reduce the use of BOP contract prisons. FY 2022 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations (H.R. 4550) --Lobbied on contracting out, pay, benefits, and working conditions of federal employees. Lobbied to fully fund authorized rail inspector positions at the Federal Rail Administration and for an upgrade to the GS-13 level for inspectors and for safety equipment for hazardous materials inspectors. FY 2022 Agriculture Appropriations (H.R. 4356)--Lobbied against provisions on contracting out of federal employee jobs and funding cuts to the Food Safety and Inspection Service. Lobbied against creation of a modernized beef slaughter inspection system or issue line speed waivers to beef slaughter plants. FY 2022 Energy and Water Appropriations (H.R. 4549/S. 2605) --Lobbied on provisions relating to consolidation or closure of any National Energy Technology Laboratories (NETL) facilities, human capital authority at NETL and cuts in funding for fossil fuel research conducted at NETL. Lobbied in support of full official time rights for federal workers including monitoring and ensuring the EEOC official time final rule is not implemented. Lobbied in support of a Congressional Review Act disapproval for the EEOC conciliation final rule and lobbied in support of empowering EEOC employees by granting subpoena power to administrative judges. Lobbied in opposition to a GAO study of EEOC ordered by Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-VA). Lobbied in support for ensuring cases are adequately handled and adjudicated at EEOC Lobbied in support of the "Recognizing the Environmental Gains in Overcoming Negligence Act" (REGION Act) to ensure that no EPA office be closed, consolidated, or eliminated using funds made available in any appropriations act for any fiscal year. Lobbied in support for the FAST Act and the reauthorization of the Highway Trust Fund to ensure AFGE EPA Council 238 members at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration were not furloughed. Lobbied in support of H.R. 564, the "Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act. Lobbied in support of universal paid family leave in the Build Back Better Budget Reconciliation to include all federal employees through Medicare HI tax eligibility. Lobbied for higher funding levels for the United States Census Bureau, American Community Survey, Economic Survey, and Bureau of Labor Statistics relocation. Continuing Resolution: Lobbied for passage of the CR to fund the federal government until February 18, 2022 and avert federal employee furloughs. Lobbied against allowing the surface transportation authorization to lapse a second time, the first of which resulted in furloughs of 3,700 employees at the U.S. Department of Transportation. Build Back Better: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - including paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees and supporting the bills provisions for universal pre-K, extension of the child tax credit, home health care and Medicare provision of hearing loss care.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN CHARLES ANDERSON | — |
| SHANNON ROSE FAULK | — |
| ELLIOT A. FRIEDMAN | — |
| JAMES HARLEY | — |
| FIONA KOHRMAN | — |
| ALANA RENEE LEWIS | — |
| KEVIN LIDDELL | — |
| ANTHONY LIVINGSTON | — |
| AMY LLOYD | — |
| RYAN MIMS | — |
| MATT MUCHOWSKI | — |
| ADAM ORLOVICH | — |
| GABRIEL DAVID PEDREIRA | — |
| JUSTIN PERPICH | — |
| YOLANDA TAYLOR PICKSTOCK | — |
| NEMECIO RIVERA | — |
| GRANT RICHARD SCHOTT | — |
| DAVID SHEAGLEY | — |
| HERB SMITH | — |
| KEENA SMITH | — |
| MATTHEW SOWARDS | — |
| JULIE TIPPENS | — |
Government Issues GOV
Lobbied for House passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act to protect the right to vote, especially its inclusion of the Time Off to Vote Act and District of Columbia Statehood. Lobbied on behalf of Social Security workforce on agency funding, the collective bargaining agreement, telework, Covid response and return to office space. Lobbied for H.R. 302, Preventing a Patronage System Act or the PPSA Act. Lobbied for H.R. 326, Saving the Civil Service Act. Lobbied for H.R. 1272 and S. 392, the COST of Relocations Act. Lobbied in support of reintroduction of the "Federal Firefighters Fairness Act" to amend chapter 81 of title 5, creating a presumption that a disability or death of a federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty. Lobbied in support of H.R. 393, the "Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act," to provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits for federal firefighters. Lobbied in support of H.R. 521 / S. 129, the First Responder Fair RETIRE Act, to ensure federal firefighters, law enforcement officials, Border Patrol officers, and other federal first responders qualify for full retirement benefits if they are injured on the job. Lobbied in support of H.R. 938, the Wildland Firefighter Classification bill, to require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to create a classification that more accurately reflects the vital role of wildland firefighters. Lobbied in support of S. 231, the PFAS bill, which directs FEMA to train employees on PFAS cancer causing chemicals in firefighting foam materials. Lobbied in support of H.R. 962 and S. 1888, the "Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act," to include certain federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes. Lobbied on effects on workforce of proposed Sustainability Awareness Act. Lobbied in support of the "Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 603, the "Raise the Wage Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 842, the "Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019." Lobbied against H.R. 1902 the "Do Your Job Act of 2019." Lobbied in support of H.R. 564, the "Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act," that would grant federal workers 12 weeks of paid FMLA and AFGE President Kelley testified at hearing entitled, Leading by Example: The Need for Comprehensive Paid Leave for the Federal Workforce and Beyond on Thursday, June 24, 2021. Lobbied for increased funding for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency and the Pretrial Services Agency to help them deal with the surge in offenders they have to supervise as a result of the near total shutdown of the courts in D.C. during the pandemic. Lobbied in support of an emergency temporary standard that requires certain employers to develop and implement a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect employees in the health care sectors and other employees at elevated risk from exposure to SARS- CoV-2. Lobbied in support of H.R. 900 the Essential Worker Pandemic Compensation Act of 2020, that would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a program of death and hospitalization benefits for essential workers who die as a result of COVID-19 or related complications. Lobbied in support of reintroduction of the Federal Labor-Management COVID Partnership Act. Lobbied in support of a presumption of worksite illness for employees who apply for workers comp who get COVID-19. Lobbied in support of H.R. 249, the Protecting Federal Workers Act, To provide that certain Executive orders with respect to Federal employee collective bargaining and workplace rights shall have no force or effect. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1357 / S. 476, the Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act. Lobbied in support of introduction of the Fair and Accurate Information Reporting (FAIR) Act to assist consumers with their credit reports during pandemic job loss. Lobbied in support of restoration of annual leave lost by certain Federal employees due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lobbied in support of maximum telework benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1065, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of restoration of leave that is lost by federal employees during a public health emergency relating to a pandemic. Specifically, restoration of leave for employees of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government that was lost because the employee's accumulated leave exceeded the maximum amount that is otherwise allowable. Lobbied in support of H.R. 978, the Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act to ensure that personal protective equipment and other equipment and supplies needed to fight coronavirus are provided to employees required to return to Federal offices, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of H.R. 212, the COVID PREPARE Act, to require Federal agencies to submit plans for responding to any resurgence of COVID-19. Lobbied in support of H.R. 348, the Wear Your Mask Act, to require face masks in Federal facilities to prevent the transmission of SARS- CoV-2. Lobbied in support of reintroduction of the Federal Labor-Management COVID Partnership Act, to establish a Coronavirus Rapid Response Federal Labor-Management Task Force, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of increasing the amount available under the "Defense Production Act of 1950," to respond to the coronavirus epidemic and expedited procurement of equipment needed to combat COVID-19 under the "Defense Production Act of 1950. Lobbied in support of a flexible award for front line health care workers who have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic that can be used to pay off existing student loans, to obtain further education or to establish a savings account. Lobbied in support of a program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers. Lobbied in support of providing Americans with paid sick time and paid leave so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Lobbied against forced retirement or termination of federal employees who have been injured on the job and have had their medical treatment delayed because of COVID-19. Lobbied on the following issues with the House and Senate Appropriations Committee Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee Members to submit amendments on the following issues for the Fiscal Year 2022 FSGG Appropriation (H.R. 4345): 1. Inclusion of language in the FY 2022 FSGG Appropriations bill that adjusts federal employee pay by 3.2 percent. 2. Inclusion of language in the FY 2022 FSGG Appropriations bill that upholds the Public-Private competition moratorium from Section 742 of the FY 2021 FSGG Appropriations bill. 3. Inclusion of language in the FY 2022 FSGG bill that aligns Federal Wage System Areas with General Schedule Locality Pay Areas. 4. Inclusion of language in the FY 2022 FSGG bill that prohibits any limitation of, reduction of, constraint to, or interference with official time in representing federal employees with respect to workplace discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. 5. Inclusion of language in the FY 2022 FSGG bill for additional funds for the Office of Personnel Management to allow OPM to increase staffing, invest in information technology, improve overall human capital services, and shift away from the fee-for-service model. Lobbied in support of H.R. 392 / S. 561, the "Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act," to increase pay for federal employees by 3.2%. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 2062 / S. 880 the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2021, revising the evidentiary standard for age discrimination by establishing an unlawful employment practice when the complaining party demonstrates that age was a motivating factor allowing for a mixed motive claim. Lobbied to address direct hire and employee rights concerns in H.R. 2225, the National Science Foundation for the Future Act and S. 1260, the Endless Frontier Act. Lobbied in support of S. 1097, the Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act. Lobbied in support of S. 1330, the Facilitating Federal Employee Reskilling Act. Lobbied in support of S. 1324, the Civilian Cyber Security Reserve Act. Lobbied in support of S. 407, the Air America Act. Lobbied on behalf of Social Security workforce on agency funding, the collective bargaining agreement, telework, Covid response and return to office space. Lobbied for the dismissal of SSA Commissioner Andrew Saul and Deputy Commissioner David Black. Lobbied in support of H.R. 903 and S. 1856, the "Rights for the Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act," which would grant Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) rights under Title 5 of the U.S. code. Lobbied in support of the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act," H.R. 2616, granting public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty. Lobbied for lawmakers to support efforts to restart collective bargaining with Department of Education employees and provide adequate funding and oversight of the Departments mission, including protecting students civil rights and fairly and equitably provide student loans. Provided technical background and comment on S. 1097 - Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act, S. 1330 - Facilitating Federal Employee Reskilling Act, S. 1324 (Rosen) - Civilian Cyber Security Reserve Act, and S. 407 the Air America Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 2337, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021 and H.R. 82 / S. 1302 would fully repeal GPO and WEP. Provided technical background and comment on H.R. 5314, the Protecting Our Democracy Act and specifically its Hatch Act provisions. Provided comment on a proposal to increase special pay for employees of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Urged confirmation of nominees to the Federal Labor Relations Authority and its General Counsel. Continuing Resolution: Lobbied for passage of the CR to fund the federal government until February 18, 2022 and avert federal employee furloughs. Lobbied against allowing the surface transportation authorization to lapse a second time, the first of which resulted in furloughs of 3,700 employees at the U.S. Department of Transportation. Build Back Better: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - including paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees and supporting the bills provisions for universal pre-K, extension of the child tax credit, home health care and Medicare provision of hearing loss care.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN CHARLES ANDERSON | — |
| SHANNON ROSE FAULK | — |
| JAMES HARLEY | — |
| FIONA KOHRMAN | — |
| ALANA RENEE LEWIS | — |
| KEVIN LIDDELL | — |
| ANTHONY LIVINGSTON | — |
| AMY LLOYD | — |
| RYAN MIMS | — |
| MATT MUCHOWSKI | — |
| ADAM ORLOVICH | — |
| GABRIEL DAVID PEDREIRA | — |
| JUSTIN PERPICH | — |
| YOLANDA TAYLOR PICKSTOCK | — |
| NEMECIO RIVERA | — |
| GRANT RICHARD SCHOTT | — |
| DAVID SHEAGLEY | — |
| HERB SMITH | — |
| KEENA SMITH | — |
| MATTHEW SOWARDS | — |
| JULIE TIPPENS | — |
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV
Lobbied Federal Bureau of Prisons to provide additional safety measures for correctional officers during the COVID-19 pandemic. FY 2022 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (H.R. 4505) --Lobbied against proposals to compromise the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions (EEOC) ability to protect employees from employment discrimination, including staffing cuts and contracting out. FY 2022 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (H.R. 4505)--Lobbied for higher funding levels for Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and continued prohibition of closure of minimum security camps; lobbied for funding to hire adequate numbers of correctional staff; end the use of augmentation to compensate for lack of hiring correctional officer positions; alleviating overcrowding at high-security institutions; need to increase unit officer staff at high security institutions; and reduce the use of BOP contract prisons. Lobbied in support of language to end augmentation of corrections workers, hire more correctional officers, and phase out the use of private prisons. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6427, the "PANDEMIC ACT," to prevent the transfer of prisoners between Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lobbied in support of H.R. 72, the "Thin Blue Line Act," which would make murdering a law enforcement officer an aggravated factor in sentencing for a capital crime. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3151 and S. 1721, Erics Law, which would allow the empaneling of a new jury if a jury fails to reach a unanimous verdict in a trial involving the murder of a law enforcement officer. Lobbied Department of Justice to maintain the statutory labor rights of the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ) and to review and urge reversal of the Federal Labor Relations Authoritys (FLRA) November 2, 2020 decision that stripped the NAIJ of their unit certification by incorrectly classifying all of the 500 non-supervisory Immigration Judges as management officials. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1, the "For the People Act," in particular its provisions to expand the participation of eligible voters in elections and its support for statehood for the District of Columbia. Lobbied in support of H.R. 5, the "Equality Act," which prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in a wide variety of areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 1065, the "Pregnant Workers Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 3992, the Protect Older Job Applicants (POJA) Act to prohibit employers from limiting, segregating, or classifying job applicants based on an applicant's age. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act to expand workplace protections for employees with a need to express breast milk. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 2062, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2021 Build Back Better: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - including paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees and supporting the bills provisions for universal pre-K, extension of the child tax credit, home health care and Medicare provision of hearing loss care.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SHANNON ROSE FAULK | — |
| JAMES HARLEY | — |
| FIONA KOHRMAN | — |
| KEVIN LIDDELL | — |
| ANTHONY LIVINGSTON | — |
| AMY LLOYD | — |
| RYAN MIMS | — |
| MATT MUCHOWSKI | — |
| GABRIEL DAVID PEDREIRA | — |
| YOLANDA TAYLOR PICKSTOCK | — |
| NEMECIO RIVERA | — |
| GRANT RICHARD SCHOTT | — |
| DAVID SHEAGLEY | — |
| HERB SMITH | — |
| KEENA SMITH | — |
| MATTHEW SOWARDS | — |
| JULIE TIPPENS | — |
Defense DEF
Lobbied for the following floor amendments to S. 2792, refiled as a Senate Amendment (SA) 3867 to H.R. 4350, the House version of the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (FY2022 NDAA): SA No. 3891 filed by Sen. Casey (D-PA) that would codify Senate Armed Services Committee markup directive report language for the Office of Personnel Management to align the wage grade localities to the General Schedule localities where discrepancies exist. SA No. 4525 filed by Sen. Schatz (D-HI) that would provide collective bargaining rights to the Transportation Security Administration workforce. SA No. 4387 filed by Sen. Van Hollen (D-MD) that would allow federal fire fighters to trade shifts across multiple pay periods without decreasing their regular pay or overtime pay requirements. SA No. 4538 filed by Sen. Warner (D-VA) that would establish educational assistance for cybersecurity. SA No. 4530 filed by Sen. Van Hollen (D-MD) that would establish The Foreign Service Families Act of 2021, including a provision requiring every Federal Agency to establish a policy enumerating when employees may be permitted to temporarily telework from approved overseas locations when there is a related Foreign Service assignment. SA No. 3869 filed by Sen. Gillibrand (D-NY) that would establish presumptive benefits for military and civilian employees exposed to burn pits and other toxins in a country where the U.S. was performing a contingency operation after August 2, 1990. SA No. 3881 filed by Sen. Portman (R-OH) that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve information sharing on best practices for veterans homelessness. SA No. 3902 filed by Sen. Warnock (D-GA) that would direct a review of overall workforce requirements by cyber operations, information operations, and software engineering. SA No. 3899 filed by Sen. Warren (D-MA) that would establish protections whistleblowers related to COVID-19 pandemic response. SA No. 4099 filed by Sen. Lankford (R-OK) related to the blended workforce that would establish a government-wide policy against arbitrary personnel caps as impediments to human capital planning and further provide for contractor inventory. SA No. 4064 and 4079 filed by Sen. Ossoff (D-GA) that would require a report on capacity of child development centers in the Department of Defense. SA No. 4036 filed by Sen. Baldwin (D-WI) that would provide additional whistleblower protections for members of Reserve Component. SA No. 4086 filed by Sen. Feinstein (D-CA) that would provide protections for employees, former employees, and applicants for employment, with federal agencies, contractors and grantees, whose right to furnish information to Congress is interfered with or denied. SA No. 4391 filed by Sen. Van Hollen (D-MD) that would extend National Guard mobilization authorities to the Mayor of the District of Columbia. SA No. 4379 and 4380 filed by Sen. Warner (D-VA) that would establish a senior official responsible for combating food insecurity among members of the Armed Forces serving in the Department of Defense. SA No. 4381 filed by Sen. Warner (D-VA) that would require the Department of Defense file a report with Congress providing its analysis for realigning military medical billets from Military Medical Treatment Facilities, focusing on whether there have been sufficient backfills of realigned military and the potential effects on healthcare networks in the surrounding community. SA No. 4318 filed by Sen. Booker (D-NJ) that would establish a pilot program on potential doula support for veterans. SA No. 4181 filed by Sen. Gillibrand (D-NY) that would require establishing workforce development plans that cover accessions, training, education, recruitment, retention, fair and competitive compensation, enlistment standards, and screening tools, in connection with total force management requirements on the mix between active and reserve military, as well as civilian employees performing cyber and information operation functions. SA No. 4199 filed by Sen. Cortez-Masto (R-NV) that would require a Comptroller General assessment of the quality and nutrition of food provided to members of the Armed Forces. SA No. 4205 filed by Sen. Warner (D-VA) that would establish a pilot program for provision of fresh produce to members of the Armed Forces. SA No. 4219 filed by Sen. Braun (R-IN) that would require Department of Defense to provide a contracting-related fraud risk assessment report to Congress. SA No. 3845 filed by Sen. Feinstein (D-CA) that would authorize States to use National Guard during State-directed responses to domestic incidents. SA No. 4080 filed by Sen. Feinstein (D-CA) that would prohibit closing or relocating the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California. Lobbied against the following floor amendments to S. 2792, refiled as a Senate Amendment (SA) 3867 to H.R. 4350, the "House version of the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act" (FY2022 NDAA): SA No. 4101 filed by Sen. Lankford (R-OK) that would allow the extension of term appoints for up to six years. SA No. 4109 filed by Sen. Lankford (R-OK) that would modify the criteria for granting direct hire to federal agencies. SA No. 4292 filed by Sen. Portman (R-OH) that contained provisions on reskilling the workforce and a rotational cyber workforce. SA No. 4548 filed by Sen. Lankford (R-OK) that would delay vaccine mandate for members of the Armed Forces. SA No. 4093 filed by Sen. Marshall (R-KS) that would prohibit adverse actions against members of Armed Forces for declining to comply with COVID-19 vaccine mandate. SA No. 4052 filed by Sen. Cruz (R-TX) that would provide a natural immunity exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the Armed Forces. SA No. 4329 filed by Sen. Sullivan (R-AK) that would prohibit contract clauses requiring compliance with COVID-19 vaccination requirements. SA No. 4524 filed by Sen. Sanders (D-VT) that would arbitrarily reduce the Defense appropriation by 14 percent, excluding military pay and defense health appropriations. SA No. 4536 filed by Sen. Grassley (R-IA) that would arbitrarily reduce by one percent any Defense Component or organization that failed to obtain an unqualified audit opinion in DoDs consolidated financial statements. SA No. 4522 filed by Sen. Peters (D-MI) that would provide Other Transaction Authority to the Department of Homeland Security. SA No. 4462 filed by Sen. Peters (D-MI) called the "Inspector General Independence and Empowerment Act of 2021, that would provide Agency Inspector Generals subpoena power with respect to former federal employees. SA No. 4461 filed by Sen. Warner (D-VA) called the "Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, that would establish security clearance adjudication and appeal procedures in federal agencies. SA No. 3877 filed by Sen. Portman (R-OH) that would extend the hiring authority for the Global Engagement Center. SA No. 4436 filed by Sen. Grassley (R-IA) that would establish a Defense Financial Systems Commission. SA No. 4350 filed by Sen. Rubio (D-FL) that would impose restrictions on Thrift Savings Plan investments. SA No. 4233 filed by Sen. Braun (R-IN) that would provide a Sense of Senate that national debt is threat to national security. Expressed concerns about following amendments while not opposing them: SA No. 4420 filed by Sen. Blackburn (R-TN) and Sen. Rosen (D-NV) that would establish further requirements for Civilian Cyber Security Reserve pilot. SA No. 4028 filed by Sen. Bennet (D-CO) that would establish a National Digital Reserve managed out of the General Services Administration. Lobbied on the following Conference issues for H.R. 4350, the FY2022 NDAA by supporting the following provisions: House Section 361, Inclusion of information regarding borrowed military manpower in readiness reports. Senate Section 413, End strengths for military technicians (dual status). House Section 554, Expansion and codification of matters covered by diversity training in the Department of Defense. House Section 814, Standard guidelines for the evaluation of services contracts. House Section 1104, Civilian personnel management, pertaining to prohibiting personnel caps and misusing term or temporary hiring authorities for enduring functions. House Section 1107, Guidelines for reductions in civilian positions. House Section 1108, Repeal of 2-year probationary period. House Section 1111, Treatment of hours worked under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement. House Section 1114, Limiting the number of local wage areas defined within a pay locality. Senate Section 1109, Civilian Cyber Security Reserve Pilot. House Section 1119, Repeal of crediting amounts received against pay of Federal employee or DC employee serving as a member of the National Guard of the District of Columbia. House Section 1122, Parental bereavement leave for Federal employees. Lobbied on the following Conference issues for H.R. 4350, the FY2022 NDAA by opposing the following provisions in the House bill: Senate Section 802, Improving the use of available data to manage and forecast service contract requirements. House Section 811, Extension of authorization for the defense civilian acquisition workforce personnel demonstration project. Senate Section 1101, Civilian personnel management. Senate Section 1102, Consideration of employee performance in reductions in force for civilian positions in the Department of Defense. House Section 1115, National Digital Reserve Corps. SA No. 4461 filed by Sen. Warner (D-VA) that was included in Senate managers package, The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, establishing security clearance adjudication and appeal procedures. Build Back Better: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - including paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees and supporting the bills provisions for universal pre-K, extension of the child tax credit, home health care and Medicare provision of hearing loss care.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN CHARLES ANDERSON | — |
| SHANNON ROSE FAULK | — |
| JAMES HARLEY | — |
| FIONA KOHRMAN | — |
| ALANA RENEE LEWIS | — |
| KEVIN LIDDELL | — |
| ANTHONY LIVINGSTON | — |
| AMY LLOYD | — |
| RYAN MIMS | — |
| MATT MUCHOWSKI | — |
| ADAM ORLOVICH | — |
| GABRIEL DAVID PEDREIRA | — |
| JUSTIN PERPICH | — |
| YOLANDA TAYLOR PICKSTOCK | — |
| GRANT RICHARD SCHOTT | — |
| DAVID SHEAGLEY | — |
| HERB SMITH | — |
| KEENA SMITH | — |
| MATTHEW SOWARDS | — |
| JULIE TIPPENS | — |
Agriculture AGR
FY 2022 Agriculture Appropriations (H.R. 4356) - lobbied for provisions relating to pay, benefits, staffing levels, and job security of USDA employees. Lobbied against the contracting out of federal employee jobs and potential food and public risks. Lobbied against funding cuts of the meat and poultry inspection program. Lobbied against further expanding the program of putting plant employees, not inspectors, in charge of quality control and contamination. Lobbied for an increase FSISs budget for full-time employees in order to fill all current vacancies of Food Inspectors and Consumer Safety Inspectors. Lobbied to fully fund the budgets of the Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute on Food and Agriculture (NIFA) for full-time employees in order to fill all current vacancies and return ERS and NIFA to a full staffing complement. Lobbied to prohibit funds from being spent to create a modernized beef slaughter inspection system or issue line speed waivers to beef, poultry, or hog slaughter plants. Lobbied for H.R. 1815 and S. 713, the "Safe Line Speeds in COVID-19 Act." Build Back Better: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - including paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees and supporting the bills provisions for universal pre-K, extension of the child tax credit, home health care and Medicare provision of hearing loss care.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SHANNON ROSE FAULK | — |
| JAMES HARLEY | — |
| FIONA KOHRMAN | — |
| ALANA RENEE LEWIS | — |
| KEVIN LIDDELL | — |
| ANTHONY LIVINGSTON | — |
| AMY LLOYD | — |
| RYAN MIMS | — |
| MATT MUCHOWSKI | — |
| ADAM ORLOVICH | — |
| GABRIEL DAVID PEDREIRA | — |
| JUSTIN PERPICH | — |
| YOLANDA TAYLOR PICKSTOCK | — |
| NEMECIO RIVERA | — |
| GRANT RICHARD SCHOTT | — |
| DAVID SHEAGLEY | — |
| HERB SMITH | — |
| KEENA SMITH | — |
| MATTHEW SOWARDS | — |
| JULIE TIPPENS | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Lobbied to increase funding for the IRS and better target IRS tax enforcement. Lobbied for H.R. 1786 and S. 725, a bill to end offshore corporate tax avoidance, and for other purposes, known as the No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act. Lobbied for S. 994, a bill to reinstate estate and generation-skipping taxes, and for other purposes, known as the For the 99.5% Act. Lobbied for H.R. 3007 and S. 1545, the Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act, require large, publicly-traded corporations to disclose high-level financial information (i.e., profits, revenues, taxes, number of employees, and assets) on a country-by-country basis to shine a spotlight on tax avoidance strategies and contribute to a fair and transparent tax system. Lobbied in support of $3.6 trillion in new tax revenues outlined in President Bidens Made in America Tax Plan to finance the important investments included in the American Jobs Plan and the American Families Plan. Build Back Better: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - including paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees and supporting the bills provisions for universal pre-K, extension of the child tax credit, home health care and Medicare provision of hearing loss care.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN CHARLES ANDERSON | — |
| SHANNON ROSE FAULK | — |
| ELLIOT A. FRIEDMAN | — |
| FIONA KOHRMAN | — |
| ALANA RENEE LEWIS | — |
| KEVIN LIDDELL | — |
| ANTHONY LIVINGSTON | — |
| AMY LLOYD | — |
| RYAN MIMS | — |
| MATT MUCHOWSKI | — |
| ADAM ORLOVICH | — |
| GABRIEL DAVID PEDREIRA | — |
| JUSTIN PERPICH | — |
| YOLANDA TAYLOR PICKSTOCK | — |
| NEMECIO RIVERA | — |
| GRANT RICHARD SCHOTT | — |
| DAVID SHEAGLEY | — |
| HERB SMITH | — |
| KEENA SMITH | — |
| MATTHEW SOWARDS | — |
| JULIE TIPPENS | — |
Health Issues HCR
Lobbied to protect the Federal Employee Health Benefits Plan and against any premium increases, particularly with any effects of postal reform legislation. Build Back Better: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - including paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees and supporting the bills provisions for universal pre-K, extension of the child tax credit, home health care and Medicare provision of hearing loss care.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SHANNON ROSE FAULK | — |
| JAMES HARLEY | — |
| FIONA KOHRMAN | — |
| ALANA RENEE LEWIS | — |
| KEVIN LIDDELL | — |
| ANTHONY LIVINGSTON | — |
| AMY LLOYD | — |
| RYAN MIMS | — |
| MATT MUCHOWSKI | — |
| ADAM ORLOVICH | — |
| GABRIEL DAVID PEDREIRA | — |
| JUSTIN PERPICH | — |
| YOLANDA TAYLOR PICKSTOCK | — |
| NEMECIO RIVERA | — |
| GRANT RICHARD SCHOTT | — |
| DAVID SHEAGLEY | — |
| HERB SMITH | — |
| KEENA SMITH | — |
| MATTHEW SOWARDS | — |
| JULIE TIPPENS | — |
Foreign Relations FOR
FY 2022 Foreign Operations Appropriations (H.R. 4373) --lobbied on the provisions related to the pay, benefits, staffing levels, and job security of Department of State employees. Build Back Better: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - including paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees and supporting the bills provisions for universal pre-K, extension of the child tax credit, home health care and Medicare provision of hearing loss care.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SHANNON ROSE FAULK | — |
| JAMES HARLEY | — |
| FIONA KOHRMAN | — |
| ALANA RENEE LEWIS | — |
| KEVIN LIDDELL | — |
| ANTHONY LIVINGSTON | — |
| AMY LLOYD | — |
| RYAN MIMS | — |
| MATT MUCHOWSKI | — |
| ADAM ORLOVICH | — |
| JUSTIN PERPICH | — |
| YOLANDA TAYLOR PICKSTOCK | — |
| DAVID SHEAGLEY | — |
| HERB SMITH | — |
| KEENA SMITH | — |
| MATTHEW SOWARDS | — |
| JULIE TIPPENS | — |
Housing HOU
FY 2022 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations--lobbied on contracting out, pay, benefits, and working conditions of federal employees in the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Build Back Better: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - including paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees and supporting the bills provisions for universal pre-K, extension of the child tax credit, home health care and Medicare provision of hearing loss care.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SHANNON ROSE FAULK | — |
| JAMES HARLEY | — |
| FIONA KOHRMAN | — |
| ALANA RENEE LEWIS | — |
| KEVIN LIDDELL | — |
| ANTHONY LIVINGSTON | — |
| AMY LLOYD | — |
| RYAN MIMS | — |
| MATT MUCHOWSKI | — |
| ADAM ORLOVICH | — |
| GABRIEL DAVID PEDREIRA | — |
| JUSTIN PERPICH | — |
| YOLANDA TAYLOR PICKSTOCK | — |
| NEMECIO RIVERA | — |
| GRANT RICHARD SCHOTT | — |
| DAVID SHEAGLEY | — |
| HERB SMITH | — |
| KEENA SMITH | — |
| MATTHEW SOWARDS | — |
| JULIE TIPPENS | — |
District of Columbia DOC
Lobbied in support of H.R. 1, the "For the People Act," in particular its provision in support of statehood for the District of Columbia. Lobbied in support of H.R. 51 and S. 51, the "Washington, D.C. Admission Act." Build Back Better: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - including paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees and supporting the bills provisions for universal pre-K, extension of the child tax credit, home health care and Medicare provision of hearing loss care.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES HARLEY | — |
| FIONA KOHRMAN | — |
| ANTHONY LIVINGSTON | — |
| HERB SMITH | — |
| KEENA SMITH | — |
| MATTHEW SOWARDS | — |
| JULIE TIPPENS | — |
Immigration IMM
Lobbied for full implementation of the Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act, authorized in 2020. Lobbied for more stable funding for USCIS that does not rely on fees for non-fee elements of the agencys mission. Build Back Better: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - including paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees and supporting the bills provisions for universal pre-K, extension of the child tax credit, home health care and Medicare provision of hearing loss care.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SHANNON ROSE FAULK | — |
| JAMES HARLEY | — |
| FIONA KOHRMAN | — |
| ALANA RENEE LEWIS | — |
| KEVIN LIDDELL | — |
| ANTHONY LIVINGSTON | — |
| AMY LLOYD | — |
| RYAN MIMS | — |
| MATT MUCHOWSKI | — |
| ADAM ORLOVICH | — |
| GABRIEL DAVID PEDREIRA | — |
| JUSTIN PERPICH | — |
| YOLANDA TAYLOR PICKSTOCK | — |
| GRANT RICHARD SCHOTT | — |
| DAVID SHEAGLEY | — |
| HERB SMITH | — |
| KEENA SMITH | — |
| MATTHEW SOWARDS | — |
| JULIE TIPPENS | — |
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO
FY 2022 Agriculture Appropriations (H.R. 4356) --Lobbied against the contracting out of federal employee jobs and potential food and public risks. Lobbied against funding cuts of the meat and poultry inspection program. Lobbied against further expanding the program of putting plant employees, not inspectors, in charge of quality control and contamination. Lobbied for an increase FSISs budget for full-time employees in order to fill all current vacancies of Food Inspectors and Consumer Safety Inspectors. Lobbied to fully fund the budgets of the Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute on Food and Agriculture (NIFA) for full-time employees in order to fill all current vacancies and return ERS and NIFA to a full staffing complement. Lobbied to prohibit funds from being spent to create a modernized beef slaughter inspection system or issue line speed waivers to beef, poultry, or hog slaughter plants. Lobbied for H.R. 1815 and S. 713, the "Safe Line Speeds in COVID-19 Act." Build Back Better: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - including paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees and supporting the bills provisions for universal pre-K, extension of the child tax credit, home health care and Medicare provision of hearing loss care.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES HARLEY | — |
| FIONA KOHRMAN | — |
| ALANA RENEE LEWIS | — |
| KEVIN LIDDELL | — |
| ANTHONY LIVINGSTON | — |
| AMY LLOYD | — |
| RYAN MIMS | — |
| MATT MUCHOWSKI | — |
| ADAM ORLOVICH | — |
| GABRIEL DAVID PEDREIRA | — |
| JUSTIN PERPICH | — |
| YOLANDA TAYLOR PICKSTOCK | — |
| GRANT RICHARD SCHOTT | — |
| DAVID SHEAGLEY | — |
| HERB SMITH | — |
| KEENA SMITH | — |
| MATTHEW SOWARDS | — |
| JULIE TIPPENS | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
Requested Senate assistance on treatment of labor union and recognized bargaining unit employees at the Export-Import Bank. Lobbied for appointment and confirmation of a quorum to the Merit Systems Protection Board to address the growing case backlog. Provided comments to Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions staff on behalf of Department of Education Office of Civil Rights employees on the qualifications of Catherine Lhamon to head the office. Lobbied against any attempts the expand the Department of Veterans Affairs' Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act government wide. Lobbied in support of H.R. 304, the "Equal COLA Act," to achieve parity between the cost-of-living adjustment to an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System and an annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System. Lobbied in support of the right of federal employees who are furloughed to be eligible for unemployment compensation. Lobbied in support of back pay for employees in the event of a lapse in appropriations. Lobbied in support of extended leave carryover due to COVID-19 pandemic. Lobbied in support of reintroduction of Protecting Employees' Security Clearances Act (PESCA), which requires consideration of a lapse in appropriations as a mitigating condition when assessing financial consideration for security clearances. Lobbied in support of H.R. 392/S. 561, the "Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act," to provide federal employees with a 3.2% salary adjustment in 2022. Lobbied in support of H.R. 2337, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021 and H.R. 82 / S. 1302 would fully repeal GPO and WEP. Lobbied in support of H.R. 7/S. 205, the "Paycheck Fairness Act," to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. Lobbied against H.R. 1902 to eliminate the use of official time by federal employees. Lobbied for H.R. 1195, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, to require DOL to address workplace violence in the health care and social service sectors. Lobbied for H.R. 603/S. 53, the Raise the Wage Act, to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. Lobbied in support of the "Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 842/S. 420, the "Protecting the Right to Organize Act." Urged confirmation of nominees to the Federal Labor Relations Authority and its General Counsel. Build Back Better: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - including paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees and supporting the bills provisions for universal pre-K, extension of the child tax credit, home health care and Medicare provision of hearing loss care.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SHANNON ROSE FAULK | — |
| ELLIOT A. FRIEDMAN | — |
| JAMES HARLEY | — |
| FIONA KOHRMAN | — |
| ALANA RENEE LEWIS | — |
| KEVIN LIDDELL | — |
| ANTHONY LIVINGSTON | — |
| AMY LLOYD | — |
| RYAN MIMS | — |
| MATT MUCHOWSKI | — |
| ADAM ORLOVICH | — |
| GABRIEL DAVID PEDREIRA | — |
| JUSTIN PERPICH | — |
| YOLANDA TAYLOR PICKSTOCK | — |
| NEMECIO RIVERA | — |
| GRANT RICHARD SCHOTT | — |
| DAVID SHEAGLEY | — |
| HERB SMITH | — |
| KEENA SMITH | — |
| MATTHEW SOWARDS | — |
| JULIE TIPPENS | — |
Natural Resources NAT
FY 2022 Interior and Environmental Appropriations (H.R. 4372) -- lobbied on provisions relating to the pay, benefits, staffing levels, job security, and contracting out of Department of Interior (DOI) employees. Lobbied on provisions relating to full funding and staffing, implementation of Executive Order 14003, preventing the relocation, consolidation or closure of any EPA facility, and adequate health and safety protocols. FY 2022 Energy and Water Appropriations (H.R. 4549/S. 2605) --Lobbied on provisions relating to consolidation or closure of any National Energy Technology Laboratories (NETL) facilities, human capital authority at NETL and cuts in funding for fossil fuel research conducted at NETL. Lobbied to address direct hire and employee rights concerns in H.R. 2225, the National Science Foundation for the Future Act and S. 1260, the Endless Frontier Act. Build Back Better: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - including paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees and supporting the bills provisions for universal pre-K, extension of the child tax credit, home health care and Medicare provision of hearing loss care.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN CHARLES ANDERSON | — |
| SHANNON ROSE FAULK | — |
| JAMES HARLEY | — |
| FIONA KOHRMAN | — |
| ALANA RENEE LEWIS | — |
| KEVIN LIDDELL | — |
| ANTHONY LIVINGSTON | — |
| AMY LLOYD | — |
| RYAN MIMS | — |
| MATT MUCHOWSKI | — |
| ADAM ORLOVICH | — |
| GABRIEL DAVID PEDREIRA | — |
| JUSTIN PERPICH | — |
| YOLANDA TAYLOR PICKSTOCK | — |
| NEMECIO RIVERA | — |
| GRANT RICHARD SCHOTT | — |
| DAVID SHEAGLEY | — |
| HERB SMITH | — |
| KEENA SMITH | — |
| MATTHEW SOWARDS | — |
| JULIE TIPPENS | — |
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