2nd Quarter - Report

AFL-CIO for AFL-CIO

Period 2nd Quarter 2018 Filed Jul 20, 2018 Signed by Renata Strause

Official filing
Firm
AFL-CIO
Client
AFL-CIO
Income
—
Expenses
$600,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

-H.R. 173/S.58: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 -Cap on tax exclusion for employer-based health insurance -healthcare -expanded funding for prevention and treatment of opioid abuse (no bill) -prescription drug prices - President's proposal -S.1251: Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program Act -S. 2680: Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 -H.R. 3: Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act (provisions reducing funding for CHIP) -H.R. 6: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (expanded funding for opioid treatment and prevention) -S. 3120: HEAL Act of 2018 (provisions related to expanded funding for opioid treatment and prevention) -mental health parity (substance abuse)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAYMOND TOM LEIBFRIED —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 58 (115th), S. 2680 (115th), S. 1251 (115th), H.R. 173 (115th), H.R. 6 (115th), H.R. 3 (115th), S. 3120 (115th)

Veterans VET

-HR 1461: VET protection act of 2017 -S.1094: VA Accountability Act -Veteran issues -H.R. 1364: Official Time Reform Act of 2017: veterans issues, official time -H.R. 2723: Employee Rights Act: veterans issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 2723 (115th), H.R. 1461 (115th), S. 1094 (115th), H.R. 1364 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

-HR 986/S. 63: Tribal labor sovereignty act: job standards, worker protections -Labor's Agenda -Regulatory issues: worker protections -Labor law: H.R. 4548 WAGE Act -Better Deal agenda -workplace violence -S. 1771: Labor-HHS Appropriations -S.3064/H.R. 6080: Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG JEFFERSON —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 4548 (115th), S. 63 (115th), S. 1771 (115th), S. 3064 (115th), H.R. 986 (115th), H.R. 6080 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

-NAFTA re-negotiation and reform -Outsourcing: keeping jobs in the US -trade -Steel & Aluminum tariffs (Section 232 tariffs) -Section 301 tariffs -S. 3013: A bill to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security (opposition)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT GIBSON —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 3013 (115th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

-H.R. 2997: 21st Century AIRR Act - jobs & safety -S. 1405: Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 - jobs & safety

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2997 (115th), S. 1405 (115th)

Government Issues GOV

-Nominations -Federal Labor Relations Authority: district office closure

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

-Energy, CCS: jobs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Natural Resources NAT

- H.R.8/S. 2800: Water Resources Development Act of 2018/America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2800 (115th), H.R. 8 (115th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

-H.R. 5788/S. 3057: The STOP Act (provisions related to civil penalties that may be levied against the Postal Service and provisions related to compliance with advance electronic data requirements

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAYMOND TOM LEIBFRIED —

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 3057 (115th), H.R. 5788 (115th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

-S. 2155: Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act -H.R. 5756: To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals (opposition) -SEC conflict of interest proposed rule -proposed SEC restriction on the use of certain names and titles -H.R. 4061: Financial Stability Oversight Act -H.J. Res. 2: Balance Budget Amendment -H.R. 4293: Stress Test Improvement Act -H.R. 4790: Volker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act -H.R. 3861: Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017 -H.R. 5054: Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 -H.R. 6068: Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act -H.R. 5999: Streamlining Communications for Investors Act -H.R. 5749: Options Markets Stability Act -H.R. 5877: Main Street Growth Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG JEFFERSON —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 5756 (115th), H.R. 4790 (115th), H.R. 4061 (115th), H.R. 5877 (115th), H.J.Res. 2 (115th), H.R. 5999 (115th), S. 2155 (115th), H.R. 3861 (115th), H.R. 5054 (115th), H.R. 4293 (115th), H.R. 5749 (115th), H.R. 6068 (115th)

Roads/Highway ROD

-infrastructure: jobs, funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

-Voting Rights -prison reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Retirement RET

-Multiemployer pension plans -Social Security (public employees, windfall elimination provision) -legislation to help troubled multi-employer pension plans (no bill) -retirement savings legislation (no bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAUREN ROTHFARB —

Contacted: SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Immigration IMM

Immigration

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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.