2nd Quarter - Report — DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES,… for DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES A… (2013)

Firm

DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO

Client

DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

Income

—

Expenses

$30,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Government action against digital theft and product counterfeiting. Performance rights. Copyright reform.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL E ALMEIDA	President
DAVID J COHEN	Executive Director

Contacted: Natl Endowment for the Arts; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S. 336, S. 743, H.R. 684).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID J COHEN	Executive Director

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Endowment for the Arts; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Bills named: S. 743 (113th), S. 336 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans-Pacific Partnership. International Services Agreement. Trans-Atlantic Trade Partnership. Audiovisual Performances Treaty.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL E ALMEIDA	President
DAVID J COHEN	Executive Director

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Endowment for the Arts

Immigration IMM

High-tech immigration and visas. Comprehensive immigration reform. Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S. 744).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL E ALMEIDA	President

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Endowment for the Arts

Bills named: S. 744 (113th)

Education EDU

Student Loan Affordability Act (S. 953). Keep Student Loans Affordable Act (S. 1238).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID J COHEN	Executive Director

Contacted: Natl Endowment for the Arts; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1238 (113th), S. 953 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL E ALMEIDA	President
DAVID J COHEN	Executive Director

Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Endowment for the Arts; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1120 (113th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Act (H.R. 2285).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID J COHEN	Executive Director

Contacted: Natl Endowment for the Arts; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 2285 (113th)

Arts/Entertainment ART

Research on the economic impact of the arts, entertainment, and media.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL E ALMEIDA	President
DAVID J COHEN	Executive Director

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Endowment for the Arts; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Welfare WEL

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID J COHEN	Executive Director

Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Endowment for the Arts; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

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.