1st Quarter - Report

HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA for HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$70,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues pertaining to proposed Trade Promotion Authority Legislation. Issues pertaining to free trade, the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP), and the Miscellaneous Tariff Bills (MTBs) process.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON A. YAWORSKE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Postal POS

Issues pertaining to status of postal reform.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON A. YAWORSKE —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Veterans VET

Issues pertaining to a fiscally conservative and reform-minded approach to improving the VA system.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON A. YAWORSKE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues pertaining to budget priorities and resolutions. Issues pertaining to the debt limit and upcoming debt ceiling debate.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON A. YAWORSKE —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

Issues relating to a measure that would block two DC council passed laws pertaining to abortion and the First Amendment protections of religious liberty, RHNDA and HRAA.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS BINION —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Welfare WEL

Issues pertaining to development of strong Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)reforms to address the upcoming trust fund shortfall.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON A. YAWORSKE —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues relating to the expiration of the Export Import Bank. Issues relating to rules based monetary policy, GSE reform or elimination, and regulatory relief.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS BINION —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Transportation TRA

Issues pertaining to the upcoming highway trust fund (HTF) shortfall and T-E-A legislation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREW WHITE —
JASON A. YAWORSKE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Education EDU

HR 2456 "A PLUS Act," all provisions pertaining to allowing states to opt-out of ESEA and receive their state share of federal education dollars. Issues pertaining to K-12 education reform and improving k-12 ESEA reauthorization. HR 5 "Student Success Act," all provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREW WHITE —
JASON A. YAWORSKE —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2456 (114th), H.R. 5 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

HR 1003 / S 507 "RAISE Act," all provisions. HR 1513 "Union Integrity Act," all provisions. HR 1658 "Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2015," all provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON A. YAWORSKE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1658 (114th), H.R. 1003 (114th), H.R. 1513 (114th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Issues pertaining to net neutrality, the new FCC regulations and proposed Senate legislation regarding the same.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS BINION —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

HR 2 "Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015," all provisions. Issues pertaining to development of a conservative approach to the upcoming CHIP funding expiration. Issues pertaining to development of fundamental Medicaid reforms using the premium support model.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON A. YAWORSKE —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2 (114th)

Immigration IMM

Issues pertaining to elimination of funding for the President's amnesty. Issues pertaining to support for the House passed version of the FY15 DHS appropriations bill.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS BINION —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 1105 "Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015," all provisions. Issues pertaining to fundamental tax reform, tax repatriation and internet sales tax approaches.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON A. YAWORSKE —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1105 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

Issues pertaining to advancement of Obamacare repeal and a framework for good health reform legislation in a post-Obamacare world. Issues pertaining to a conservative response to a favorable ruling in the Obamacare SCOTUS case King v. Burwell.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON A. YAWORSKE —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.