AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES for AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

Transportation TRA

HR 2029- FAA Reauthorization

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Social Security Administration (SSA)

Bills named: H.R. 2029 (114th)

Veterans VET

S 2921- Veterans' First Act of 2016

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Social Security Administration (SSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Education EDU

S 2579- Funding for water infrastructure and other aid to address lead crisis in Flint, MI HR 5003- Child Nutrition reauthorization HR 3886- Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act S 1833- Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act HR 3817- Improving School Nutrition Training Act

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Social Security Administration (SSA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 3886 (114th), H.R. 5003 (114th), H.R. 3817 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Workplace Violence in Health Care Settings OSHA Silica Standard OSHA Recordkeeping and Anti-Retaliation Standard HR 2446- Electronic visit verification for personal care services Improving Access to Long-Term Care Services S 2921- Veterans' First Act of 2016 S 3040- UI/ES funding levels and anti-labor riders HR 4773- Protecting Workplace Advancements and Opportunity Act S 2945- Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills Act (EARNS) HR 532, S 2033- Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act HR 2250- Dues Collection Official Time Federal Employee health, retirement, other benefits S 2699- Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act HR 3514, S 2042- WAGE Act HR 1090, HJ Res 88- DOL Fiduciary Rule DOL Overtime Rules DOL Final Rule on Overtime SJ Res 34, HJ Res 95- DOL Rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Social Security Administration (SSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2446 (114th), H.R. 2250 (114th), S.J.Res. 34 (114th), H.R. 4773 (114th), H.R. 3514 (114th), H.J.Res. 95 (114th), H.J.Res. 88 (114th), H.R. 532 (114th), H.R. 1090 (114th)

Pharmacy PHA

ACA and tax treatment of health care, alternatives to the ACA, ending tax exlusion for employer-provided health care, policies to rein in prescription drug costs NIH march-in rights under Dole-Bayh Act

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

S 2579- Funding for water infrastructure and other aid to address lead crisis in Flint, MI HR 4479- Families of Flint Act S 2848- WRDA Reauthorization HR 5538, S 3068- Interior-EPA appropriations

Contacted: Social Security Administration (SSA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5538 (114th), H.R. 4479 (114th)

Defense DEF

HR 4909, S 2943- National Defense Authorization Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4909 (114th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

HR 4900, HR 5278, S 2436, S 2328- Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) S 2203- Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act HJ Res 88- DOL Fiduciary Final Rule

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Social Security Administration (SSA)

Bills named: H.R. 5278 (114th), H.R. 4900 (114th), H.J.Res. 88 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 4723- repayments of Affordable Care Act tax credits when income/family situation changes ACA and tax treatment of health care, alternatives to the ACA, ending the tax exclusion for employer-provided health care, policies to rein in prescription drug costs HR 1270- bill to increase repayments of ACA tax credits and expand health savings accounts Financial Transaction Tax HR 2889, S 1686- Carried Interest Fairness Act HR 1464, S 1127- Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Corporate Bonus Act Tax extenders, including Active Financing Exception; CFC Look-Through Rule; Research and Experimentation Tax Credit; Bonus Depreciation; Section 179 Expensing Federal income tax exclusion for interest on state and local government public purpose bonds Corporate tax, including rates, loopholes, territorial Repatriation tax rate and rules S 174, HR 297- Tax on international firms (e.g. Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act and Schumer-Portman International Tax Plan) S 198, HR 415- Tax on inversions (e.g. Stop Corporate Inversions Act) Federal tax reform impact on state and local government revenue S 698, HR 2775, Omnibus- State and local tax on internet/remote sales HR 1643, S 851- Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act HR 2584- Business Activity Tax Simplification Act S 386, HR 2315- Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act State and local tax on wireless phone services S 790- Economic Freedom Zones Act of 2015

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA)

Bills named: H.R. 2889 (114th), H.R. 1464 (114th), H.R. 2584 (114th), H.R. 415 (114th), H.R. 1643 (114th), H.R. 4723 (114th), H.R. 2315 (114th), H.R. 1270 (114th), H.R. 2775 (114th), H.R. 297 (114th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

HR 5243- Zika Response Appropriations Act, 2016 Amendments to HR 2577, related to Zika Virus

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5243 (114th), H.R. 2577 (114th)

Retirement RET

HR 5278- Puerto Rico Fiscal Crisis HR 5367- Seniors' Security Act of 2016 HR 711- Windfall Elimination Provision under Social Security Government Pension Offset under Social Security HR 973, S 1651- Social Security Fairness Act of 2015 Social Security Coverage for Home Care Workers HR 4822- Public Pensions and Pension Transparency Act SAFE Retirement Act

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4822 (114th), H.R. 5367 (114th), H.R. 973 (114th), H.R. 711 (114th), H.R. 5278 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

HR 5243- Zika Response Appropriations Act, 2016 Amendments to HR 2577, related to Zika Virus Workplace Violence in Health Care Settings HR 4723- repayments of Affordable Care Act tax credits when income/family situation changes HR 5122- CMS' Medicare Part B proposed regulation HR 5589 and related bills- proposals to amend the ACA by increasing age-rating, limiting the enrollment period, and reducing the grace period for non-payment ACA and tax treatment of health care, alternatives to the ACA, ending the tax exclusion for employer-provided health care, policies to rein in prescription drug costs S 2579- Funding for water infrastructure and other aid to address lead crisis in Flint, MI NIH march-in rights under Dole-Bayh Act HR 1270- bill to increase repayments of ACA tax credits and expand health savings accounts Federal income tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health care HR 2050, HR 879, S 2045, S 2075- Federal 40% tax on high-cost employer sponsored health benefits HR 2635, S 1961- Improving the Treatment of the US Territories Under Federal Health Program Act

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Social Security Administration (SSA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 5589 (114th), H.R. 2577 (114th), H.R. 4723 (114th), H.R. 2635 (114th), H.R. 879 (114th), H.R. 5243 (114th), H.R. 5122 (114th), H.R. 2050 (114th), H.R. 1270 (114th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

HR 2446- Electronic visit verification for personal care services Improving Access to Quality Long-Term Care Services HR 2646- Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act S 2680- Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 S 2787- States Achieve Medicaid Expansion (SAME) Act of 2016 HR 5396- Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act Medicaid Payments and Upper Payment Limits Improving Medicare benefits HR 5367- Seniors' Security Act of 2016 ACA and tax treatment of health care; alternatives to the ACA, tax exclusion for employer-provided health care, policies to rein in prescription drug costs S 2579- Funding for water infrastructure and other aid to address lead crisis in Flint, MI Medicaid funding and benefits Medicare funding, benefits, policy, eligibility age, means tests, spending equity across jurisdictions

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 5367 (114th), H.R. 5396 (114th), H.R. 2446 (114th), H.R. 2646 (114th)

Housing HOU

Rental Assistance Demonstration Program Funding for Public Housing Operating Fund and Capital Fund

Contacted: Social Security Administration (SSA); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 5243- Zika Response Appropriations Act, 2016 Amendments to HR 2577- related to Zika Virus S 3040- UI/ES funding levels and anti-labor "riders" H-2B riders on appropriations HR 5122- CMS' Medicare Part B proposed regulation NIH March-in rights under Dole-Bayh Act

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Social Security Administration (SSA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2577 (114th), H.R. 5122 (114th), H.R. 5243 (114th)

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

HR 5456, S 3065- Family First Prevention Services Act HR 5170- Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act HR 2990- Accelerating Individuals into the Workforce Act HR 2959- TANF Accountability and Integrity Improvement Act HR 2966- Reducing Poverty Through Employment Act HR 5169- What Works to Move Welfare Recipients Into Jobs Act

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Social Security Administration (SSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5456 (114th), H.R. 2959 (114th), H.R. 5170 (114th), H.R. 2990 (114th), H.R. 5169 (114th), H.R. 2966 (114th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

HR 636, HR 4441- FAA Reauthorization

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA)

Bills named: H.R. 4441 (114th), H.R. 636 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

HR 5278- Puerto Rico Fiscal Crisis S 2699- FAIR Act HR 711- Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act Supreme Court Nomination S 2921- Veterans First Act HR 4361- Federal Information Management Security Act (FIMSA)

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5278 (114th), H.R. 4361 (114th), H.R. 711 (114th)

Immigration IMM

H-2B riders on appropriations Work Visas, general

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Social Security Administration (SSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE