2nd Quarter - Amendment

AFL-CIO for AFL-CIO

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$920,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
2nd Quarter - Report Jul 16, 2015 $920,000 Replaced
2nd Quarter - Amendment (this page) Jul 8, 2016 $920,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Fiduciary process Financial reform Federal Reserve Federal Reserve Discussion: Wage growth, monetary policy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG JEFFERSON —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Voting Rights: reauthorization of voting Rights Act S.457 Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act Election reform H.R. 885 Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2015 S. 1659 Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 457 (114th), H.R. 885 (114th), S. 1659 (114th)

Transportation TRA

Transportation/Jobs: transportation jobs and the Jobs to Move America Program, S. 1647 DRIVE ACT: Map-21 reauthorization, infrastructure, jobs, funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1647 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

P.L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Employer responsibility requirements, treatment of excepted benefits P.L. 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Employer responsibility requirements, treatment of excepted benefits Repeal of the Affordable Care Act excise tax on high cost plans; provisions repealing the excise tax on employer-based high cost health plans, H.R. 3999 FMLA 2014 Prescription drug prices H.R. 2712 Common Sense Reporting Act OSHA's Infections Disease Rulemaking Regulatory: safety and health H.R. 1786/S.928 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act: coverage, funding H.R.2050 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015: Provisions repealing the tax on high cost health care plans H.R.30/ S. 30 Save American Workers Act of 2015: Change of hours threshold from 30 to 40 for required offer of health coverage by employer S.Con.Res.11 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025: Amendments that would allow for a change in the definition of full time employee for the purposes of the ACA and exempting educational employers from the employer mandate S.568 Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2015: Provisions related to extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit S.1005 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for health insurance costs of certain eligible individuals, and for other purposes: Provisions related to extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit S.1083/ H.R. 2005 Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2015: Provisions that would apply the Medicaid drug rebate to drugs for Medicare LIS beneficiaries H.R.2712 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015: Provisions reducing employers' requirements to report compliance with the ACA employer responsibility requirement H.R.1974 HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2015: Provisions expanding Medicaid and ACA premium subsidy eligibility for immigrants H.R.1571 Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015: Provisions defining inpatient stay for Medicare reimbursement H.R.1650 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2015: Provisions allowing physicians to charge Medicare beneficiaries fees that exceed Medicare's reimbursement for services

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
RAYMOND TOM LEIBFRIED —

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; SENATE; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1974 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), S. 568 (114th), H.R. 2050 (114th), S. 1083 (114th), H.R. 2712 (114th), S. 928 (114th), H.R. 3999 (114th), H.R. 1650 (114th), H.R. 1786 (114th), S. 1005 (114th), H.R. 2005 (114th), S. 30 (114th), H.R. 1571 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Appropriations Committee Meetings: 2016 approps process-general H.R. 2578 Commerce, Justice, Science, Related Agencies Appropriations: amendments, riders, funding H.R. 1735 National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2016: amendments, riders, funding H.R. 2685 Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2016: amendments, riders, funding H.R. 2028 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: amendments, riders, funding S. 1695 Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: amendments, riders, funding, OSHA, MSHA, and NIOSH funding H.R. 2029 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: amendments, riders, funding H.R. 2577 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: amendments, riders, funding H.Rept. 114-96 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016

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

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1695 (114th), H.R. 2029 (114th), H.R. 2578 (114th), H.R. 2685 (114th), H.R. 1735 (114th), H.R. 2028 (114th), H.R. 2577 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

Nominations H.R. 1740 No Golden Parachutes for Public Service Act Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act (No bill number yet)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —
GREG JEFFERSON —

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 1740 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Coal Emissions Jobs, CCS, Regulations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Immigration IMM

Immigration: worker protections, H-1B reform, guest worker visas, administrative relief, family detention, oppose guest worker expansion, birthright citizenship Comprehensive immigration reform Immigration Appropriations: H-1B, H-2B S. 750 Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act: operation control of border Immigration executive actions: worker protections

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREA ZUNIGA —

Contacted: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 750 (114th)

Education EDU

H.R. 5 Re-authorization of Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Energy, Dept of; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 5 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Labor Law reform FLSA: companionship regulations Overtime regs Minimum wage Employment Discrimination: equal pay Fiduciary Rule NPRM Workers' Voice Summit Apprenticeship Shared economy Upskilling Collective Bargaining issues ETI Guidance S. 942 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: employment discrimination S.497/H.R. 932 Healthy Families Act: paid leave H.R. 511/S. 248 Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015: tribal gaming, NLRB worker coverage

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
CECELIE COUNTS —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —
ANDREA ZUNIGA —

Contacted: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 511 (114th), S. 942 (114th), H.R. 932 (114th), S. 248 (114th), S. 497 (114th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Infrastructure: jobs, funding Economic agenda: congressional leaders on meeting the women's economic agenda

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

S.1410 Smarter Sentencing Act S.675 Redeem Act S. 722 Democracy Restoration Act of 2015: criminal justice reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 675 (114th), S. 1410 (114th), S. 722 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement: labor, investment, currency US EU Trade Agreement (TTIP) H.R. 1314 Trade Act of 2015 Columbia FTA Labor Rights: general H.R. 644/H.R. 1907/S. 1269 Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 AGOA (S. 1267/H.R. 1981 Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015/Employee Bonus Protection Act Guatemala Labor Rights Complaint: support Trade Advisory Committee: transparency, reform Currency reform Trade enforcement Bangladesh: worker rights, worker safety H.R. 1295 Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 Worker rights in Honduras H.R. 2050 Excise Tax Repeal

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT GIBSON —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 644 (114th), H.R. 1907 (114th), H.R. 2050 (114th), H.R. 1981 (114th), H.R. 1314 (114th), S. 1269 (114th), S. 1267 (114th), H.R. 1295 (114th)

Defense DEF

Labor Management Roundtable DoD Roundtable Veterans Issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —

Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Retirement RET

Social Security Disability: funding and administrative changes, insurance Pension plan: de-risking ERISA: investment advice, fiduciary duty, pension funding White House Conference on Aging H.R. 1090 Retail Investor Protection Act Pension-pooled Employer plans H.R. 1800 Social Security Disability DOL Conflict of Interest Rule H.R. 1391 Social Security 2100 Act Social Security (no bill number yet) Expanded Social Security Resolution Social Security Solvency/Expansion Social Security Vision 2025 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations: Fiduciary Rule Rider H.R. 711 Social Security GPO/WEP Pension Reform: multiple employer plans S. 2100 Social Security Act Retirement issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GAIL DRATCH —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1391 (114th), H.R. 711 (114th), H.R. 1800 (114th), S. 2100 (114th), H.R. 1090 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Climate change Auto industry regulation Labor standards in procurement Truck fuel economy Carbon capture and storage Power plant regulation Clean Power Plant Rule

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

FAA Reauthorization: jobs, funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); State, Dept of (DOS)

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