UNITED STEEL, PAPER & FORESTRY, RUBBER, MANUFACTURING, ENERGY for UNITED STEEL, PAPER & FORESTRY, RUBBER, MANUFACTURING, ENERGY

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

H.R. 2868, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act; Chemical Safety Board vacancy

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2868 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

climate change policy; Clean Energy Jobs & American Power Act

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 3258, Drinking Water System Security Act

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3258 (111th)

Retirement RET

Rep. Pomeroy's draft legislation on pensions; pension relief funding; H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1322 (111th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

President Obama's pending decision on the ITC determination of surging imports from China of certain passenger and light truck tires; H.R. 3012, TRADE Act

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 3012 (111th)

Manufacturing MAN

domestic manufacturing as a means of economic recovery; Buy America provisions under H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; defective fabricated steel from Chinese supplier Zenhau Port Machine Co. procured for use in the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge; continued production of the F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

health insurance reform policy; H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act; America's Healthy Future Act; health insurance coverage for General Motors/Delphi retirees; S. 757, Charlie Wolf Nuclear Workers Compensation Act

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3200 (111th), S. 757 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

full funding of the Department of Labor's budget proposal for FY 2010; full funding of the Department of Transportation's budget proposal; government contract for Infrastructure Defense Technologies; Workforce Investment Act reauthorization

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Automotive Industry AUT

Redirect funds provided under H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, for the "cash for clunkers" program

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1409, S.5560, Employee Free Choice Act; Department of State vacancy for the position of Special Representative for International Labor Affairs; improvements needed to the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act to better protect workers and communities; Department of State funding for the National Labor Committee; response to Army's RFP regarding Radford Ammunition Plant should include honoring the collective bargaining agreement; OSHA's Susan Harwood Training Grant; requested Congressional Black Caucus delegation to Liberia to invite Liberian workers to scheduled meetings with government and company officials

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 5560 (111th), H.R. 1409 (111th)

Foreign Relations FOR

International Trade Union and Parliamentary Leadership Delegation to Mexico; Requested certain House members to communicate to the Administration the need for President Obama to raise the issue of Mexican worker and human rights issues during his meeting with President Calderon of Mexico on August 9 and 10

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Alternative Fuel Mixture Tax Credit; Renewable Electricity Standard

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)