4th Quarter - Report — STRATEGIC ORGANIZING CENTER for STRATEGIC ORGANIZING CENTER (2009)

Firm

STRATEGIC ORGANIZING CENTER

Client

STRATEGIC ORGANIZING CENTER

Income

—

Expenses

$130,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Americas Healthy Future Act (S. 1797) and Americas Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (HR 3200) supported language to improve Pharmacy Benefit Manager transparency.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JASMIN WEAVER	—

Contacted: Vice President of the U.S.; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; White House Office; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3200 (111th), S. 1797 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act (H.R. 3408 and S. 2882) - Support for legislation to narrow safe harbor for misclassification of employees as independent contractors.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH CHALFIE	—

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Vice President of the U.S.; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3408 (111th), S. 2882 (111th)

American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454), Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (S. 1733), and American Clean Energy Leadership Act (S. 1462), and not yet introduced jobs bill - Urged public investment in a Home Star residential efficiency retrofit rebate program.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER CHAFE	—
KEVIN PRANIS	—

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Vice President of the U.S.

Bills named: S. 1462 (111th), S. 1733 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th)

Pharmacy PHA

No specific legislation - Urged reformed practices and greater transparency in drug benefit contracting by federal government.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JASMIN WEAVER	—

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Vice President of the U.S.; Energy, Dept of; SENATE

Unemployment UNM

No specific legislation - Communicated support for congressional action to spur job creation in the U.S., and for extension of unemployment insurance and COBRA subsidies.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH CHALFIE	—

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Vice President of the U.S.

Trucking/Shipping TRU

No specific legislation - Urged changes to permit publicly owned ports to implement and enforce programs to improve environmental conditions, safety, security, and congestion.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DOUGLAS BLOCH	—
CHRISTOPHER CHAFE	—
DEBORAH CHALFIE	—
NICHOLAS WEINER	—

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Vice President of the U.S.; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Support for confirmation of Patricia Smith and David Michaels for positions at Dept. of Labor, Craig Becker and Mark Gaston Pearce for National Labor Relations Board.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH CHALFIE	—

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; White House Office

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.