AFL-CIO for AFL-CIO

Government Issues GOV

Nominations, Judicial Presidential appointments SSA Nominations

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Social Security Administration (SSA); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

S.J. Res. 28: Catfish Inspections

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S.J.Res. 28 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans-Pacific Partnership US EU Trade Agreement (TTIP): Trans-Atlantic Trade & Investment Partnership: Reform Labor Rights in Colombia: support, prepping labor complaint Market Economy status for China: opposition Appropriations-Labor H & Foreign ops-labor rights and trade issues TISA (Trade in services agreement)

Contacted: White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Energy, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Defense DEF

DoD Roundtable Veterans Issues Performance Management Design Team L/M Roundtable, PDI H.R. 1994: VA Accountability Act of 2015: veterans issues H.R. 4909, S. 2943: National Defense Authorization Act: jobs, worker rights and protections, Buy America s. 2279: Veterans Healthcare staffing improvement act: veterans issues S. 2210: Veteran Peer Act: veterans issues H.R. 5293: Dept. of Def. Appropriations Act: jobs, worker rights and protections, Buy America, domestic content H.R. 4974, 2577 Military construction, veterans affairs and related agencies appropriations act of 2017: provisions, jobs, worker rights and protections, Buy America

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Social Security Administration (SSA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Election Assistance Commission (EAC)

Bills named: H.R. 4974 (114th), H.R. 1994 (114th), H.R. 4909 (114th), S. 2210 (114th), H.R. 5293 (114th), S. 2943 (114th), S. 2279 (114th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Dodd Frank Implementation H.R. 3054/S. 1709: 21st century Glass-Stegall Act of 2015 H.R. 2889/S. 1686: carried interest Fairness act H.R. 2103/S. 1127: Stop subsidizing multi-million dollar corporate bonuses act Fed Reserve H.R. 5485: Financial Services & general Gov't appropriations Act of 2017

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 5485 (114th), H.R. 2103 (114th), S. 1686 (114th), S. 1709 (114th), S. 1127 (114th), H.R. 2889 (114th), H.R. 3054 (114th)

Retirement RET

H. Res 393:Social Security Expansion/Resolution Budget Bill; social security disability insurance Retirement Security: Multiple employer plans, portable benefits H.R. 711: Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2015 House Republican Budget Resolution: Social Security Cuts ERISA Fiduciary duties, portable retirement benefits H.R. 5367: Seniors Security Act S. 2427 Disability Integration Act S. 293 SAVE Benefits Act SS trustees report Senate LHHS appropriations (SSA funding) H.R. 5367: Seniors Security Act of 2016: Medicare premiums Medicare: CMS proposed rule re: medicare part B prescription Social Security Benefit expansion & solvency bill Social Security Administration effective management PBGC Premiums

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Social Security Administration (SSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 293 (114th), H.R. 711 (114th), H.Res. 393 (114th), H.R. 5367 (114th), S. 2427 (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 S. 1697: Small Business Healthcare Relief Act S. 2698: Preserving Consumer Health Accounts Act of 2016: Provisions that exempt health savings accounts S. 2499/H.R. 4469: Health Savings Act of 2016: Provisions that permit expanded use of Health S. 1809, H.R. 863 (STARS Act): Provisions affecting definition of seasonal employment for purposes of ACA employer responsibility H.R. 2911, H.R. 5447: Small Business Healthcare Relief Act H.R. 5458: Veterans TRICARE Choice Act S. 3056: CREATES Act of 2016, prescription drug approvals, provisions H.R. 5445: Healthcare Security Act of 2016 H.R. 879: Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' health plans Act: Provisions repealing the tax on high cost health care plans H.R. 1270: Restoring access to medication and improving health savings act of 2016: provisions H.R. 210: Student worker exemption act: provisions H.R. 5573: PRICED Act: provisions H.R. 5410: Health Coverage state flexibility act of 2016: provisions H.R. 5589: Plan verification & fairness act of 2016: provisions

Contacted: Social Security Administration (SSA); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5445 (114th), H.R. 210 (114th), H.R. 5589 (114th), S. 2075 (114th), S. 1697 (114th), H.R. 2911 (114th), H.R. 879 (114th), H.R. 2712 (114th), H.R. 1270 (114th), S. 2499 (114th), H.R. 5410 (114th), H.R. 863 (114th), H.R. 5573 (114th), H.R. 2050 (114th), H.R. 5447 (114th), S. 3056 (114th), S. 1809 (114th), H.R. 3999 (114th), S. 2045 (114th), S. 2698 (114th), H.R. 4469 (114th), H.R. 5458 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Currency Reform H.R. 5278: Puerto Rico Relief Bill, public pensions S. 198: Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2015 S. 174: Stop Tax Haven Abuse: inversion Balanced budget amendment Puerto Rico debt crisis

Contacted: Election Assistance Commission (EAC); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA)

Bills named: S. 198 (114th), H.R. 5278 (114th), S. 174 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S.2042/H.R.3514: WAGE Act, labor law reform, workers rights & protections FLSA: overtime regs S. 862: Paycheck Fairness Act-equal pay On-demand economy workers Multiple Employer Plans (MEP's) DOL Fiduciary Rule Composite plan multi-employer plan legislation Workplace Violence: enforcement and regulatory action OSHA Silica Standard Interagency working group: self-audit guidance, pros., disc., deconfliction Project labor agreement, executive order Jobs to move America: US Employment plan Tribal labor Sovereignty Act-tribal issues FY 2017 labor-HHS appropriations: safety and health agencies funding and riders OSHA injury tracking rule NLRA: Worker rights and protections H.R. 3080: Tribal Employment and Jobs Protection Act: provisions Training policy, apprenticeships DOL & NLRB issues, future of the NLRB Appropriations, riders H.R. 897: Zika Vector Control Act: Worker rights & protections

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 862 (114th), H.R. 3514 (114th), H.R. 897 (114th), S. 2042 (114th), H.R. 3080 (114th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Appropriations for public health activities related to the Zika virus

Contacted: White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Social Security Administration (SSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

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

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE

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

Urban Development/Municipalities URB

H.R. 4479: Families of Flint Act: Funding assistance S.2848: Water resources development act of 2016: jobs, public safety

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 4479 (114th), S. 2848 (114th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 4441, S. 2658: Federal Aviation Administration Re authorization Act of 2016: jobs, worker issues, public safety, aviation security provisions

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office

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

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

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

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Social Security Administration (SSA); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy and labor Policy Climate Treaty: Worker Transition, labor standards S. 2012: Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015: Jobs, public safety H.R. 4622: Carbon Capture Act: Funding, jobs, worker issues HR 8: North American Energy Security & Infrastructure Act: jobs, funding S. 2276/H.R. 4937: PIPES Act of 2016: jobs, safety Apprenticeships in Energy fields

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Social Security Administration (SSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 2012 (114th), H.R. 8 (114th), S. 2276 (114th), H.R. 4622 (114th), H.R. 4937 (114th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration Appropriations: H-2B: reform EB-5: regional center reauthorization H-1B Reform: worker reforms DACA/DAPA Supreme court case Unaccompanied minors: raids

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Education EDU

Gainful Employment Regulations

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Social Security Administration (SSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)