AFL-CIO for AFL-CIO

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans-Pacific Partnership US EU Trade Agreement (TTIP): Trans-Atlantic Trade & Investment Partnership: Reform H.R. 644 H.R. 820/S433: Currency Reform for Trade Act, support Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 Customs Bill: H.R. 644 International Investment Agreements Labor Rights in Colombia & Honduras: support Market Economy status for China: opposition Trade Enforcement AGOA Public Law 106: support passing pro worker reforms in AGOA Labor Rights under GSP programs

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Social Security Administration (SSA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 820 (114th), H.R. 644 (114th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 381: Return to prudent banking act of 2015 S. 2472: American Savings Account Act of 2016: Retirement Accounts SEC Regulations implementing Dodd Frank Act of 2010: executive compensation Financial Market

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S. 2472 (114th), H.R. 381 (114th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 2867/S. 1659 Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Bills named: S. 1659 (114th), H.R. 2867 (114th)

Urban Development/Municipalities URB

S. 2579: Drinking Water Safety & Infrastructure Act: Funding Assistance H.R. 4479: Families of Flint Act: Funding assistance

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 4479 (114th), S. 2579 (114th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 4441, S. 2658: Federal Aviation Administration Re authorization Act of 2016: worker issues

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2658 (114th), H.R. 4441 (114th)

Retirement RET

H. Res 393:Social Security Expansion/Resolution H.R. 3967: Student Debt/social security: garnished wage S. 2251/H.R. 4144: SAVE Benefits Act Budget Bill; social security disability insurance S. 2387: Protection of Social Security benefits Restoration Act Retirement Security: Retirement Plan Coverage, Investment Advice H.R. 711: Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2015 H.R. 4529: Social Security Parent Penalty Repeal Act House Republican Budget Resolution: Social Security Cuts Regulatory Comments: retirement plan implementation by states ERISA Fiduciary Rule

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Bills named: S. 2251 (114th), H.R. 711 (114th), S. 2387 (114th), H.R. 4144 (114th), H.Res. 393 (114th), H.R. 4529 (114th), H.R. 3967 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

P.L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Employer responsibility requirements premium and cost sharing subsidies, treatment of excepted benefits P.L. 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Employer responsibility requirements premium and cost sharing subsidies, treatment of excepted benefits H.R. 3999 FMLA 2014, FMLA Enhancement Act of 2014 H.R.2050/S. 2045 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015: Provisions repealing the tax on high cost health care plans H.R.2712 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015: Provisions reducing employers' requirements to report compliance with the ACA employer responsibility requirement S. 2075: American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 2090: Excise Tax (Code 49801 Repeal): Review FY 2017 Budget Proposal ACA: Implementation, Excise Tax on high-cost health plans S. 1697: Small Business Healthcare Relief Act S. 2698: Preserving Consumer Health Accounts Act of 2016: Provisions Section 1332 waivers S. 2499/H.R. 4469: Health Savings Act of 2016: Provisions that permit expanded use of Health IRS Notice 2015-87: Educational Organization Proposal FY 2017 Budget Proposal S. 1809, H.R. 863 (STARS Act): Provisions affecting definition of seasonal employment for purposes of ACA employer responsibility

Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Education, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 2712 (114th), S. 1697 (114th), S. 2075 (114th), H.R. 2050 (114th), S. 2045 (114th), H.R. 3999 (114th), H.R. 2090 (114th), H.R. 863 (114th), S. 1809 (114th), S. 2698 (114th), S. 2499 (114th), H.R. 4469 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 697: Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act: worker protections S1: Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act: McCain Amendment Energy Policy: Worker Transition Climate Treaty: Worker Transition Carbon Capture & storage: tax incentive S. 2012: Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015: Jobs, Funding H.R. 4622: Carbon Capture Act: Funding, jobs HR 8: North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act: jobs, funding Climate Change

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2012 (114th), S. 697 (114th), H.R. 8 (114th), H.R. 4622 (114th)

Immigration IMM

Refugees/Immigration: unaccompanied minors, interagency working group on labor & employment Immigration Appropriations: H-2B: reform EB-5: worker protections, reform H-1B Reform: worker protections Immigration/Worker protections: recruitment and HB-2 programs

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Telecom: Digital Divide Lifeline

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Social Security Administration (SSA); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS)

Education EDU

Gainful Employment Regulations

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; White House Office

Defense DEF

DoD Roundtable Veterans Issues Performance Management Design Team L/M Roundtable

Contacted: White House Office; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

President's Budget: Portable Benefits Currency Reform Puerto Rico Bill from Natural Resources H.R. 4754: Emergency Financial Manager Reform Act H.R. 870: Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015 H.R. 3725: Puerto Rico Financial Improvement & Bond Guarantee Act of 2015 H.R. 1464: Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2015 House, Senate, and White House Budget House and Senate Appropriations Process: Funding and Riders FY 2017 Budget Proposal: Budget for Safety and Health agencies

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 870 (114th), H.R. 3725 (114th), H.R. 4754 (114th), H.R. 1464 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

Nominations, Judicial Supreme Court nomination Senate Agenda Administration policy, election SSA Nominations

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S.2042/H.R.3514: WAGE Act FLSA: overtime H.R. 511: worker protections S. 862: Paycheck Fairness Act-equal pay Labor committee agenda Regulatory: agenda, worker rights and protections On-demand economy workers: portable benefits S. 221:worker protections Multiple Employer Plans (MEP's) DOL's efforts to expand apprenticeship & training opportunities S. 1150: Raise the Wage Act DOL Fiduciary Rule Composite plan multi-employer plan legislation Job creation, protection Working family issues: paid sick leave Workplace Violence: OSHA regulatory & enforcement initiatives DOL proposed Persuader Rules Worker Training Legislation Working Women Press Conference Remedies under the NLRA OSHA enforcement policies & programs: penalty policy FACT ACT H.R. 526: Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2015 OSHA Silica Standard

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2042 (114th), H.R. 3514 (114th), H.R. 526 (114th), H.R. 511 (114th), S. 862 (114th), S. 1150 (114th), S. 221 (114th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

S. 2123: Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 H.R. 3713: Sentencing Reform Act of 2015

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Energy, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 3713 (114th), S. 2123 (114th)