UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE) for UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE)

Transportation TRA

- Surface transportation infrastructure funding.

Contacted: White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

- HR 1122 "SPARC Act" to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for clarification and rationalization of Medicare prescription drug plan recovery rules for certain claims relating to UPS cost reduction.

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1122 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

- Educating and commenting on the Fair Labor Standards Act as it relates to overtime reform.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of

Homeland Security HOM

- HR1057/S372 - To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to ensure that merchandise arriving through the mail shall be subject to review by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and to require the provision of advance electronic information on shipments of mail to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and for other purposes. - Cargo security screening, including data rules and screening processes. - Work on general customs modernization/trade facilitation policy to improve current regime. Customs parity regarding foreign posts.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 1057 (115th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

- S.1405/HR2997 "FAA Reauthorization" work to achieve a multi-year bill which provides certainty and moves our aviation system towards modernization, limits unnecessary regulations, allows the system to accommodate expected growth, and improves safety and fuel efficiency. Interest relating to Air Traffic Control Funding and Federal preemption of Motor Carrier State meal/rest break laws. - Advance air cargo priorities in air traffic control reform (no weight in user fees). - Harmonizing rules for air shipment of Lithium batteries. - Advance opportunities for unmanned aerial systems. - Oppose unnecessary and harmful amendments to apply flight and duty rules to cargo pilots. - Support for U.S. Open Skies

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 1405 (115th), H.R. 2997 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

- Advocate for President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa to remain intact. - HR1057/S372 To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to ensure that merchandise arriving through the mail shall be subject to review by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and to require the provision to advance electronic information on shipments of mail to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and for other purposes. - Advocate against 30% cut to State Dept. and USAID budget. - Advocate for customs parity with global posts; reduction of burdensome new cross-border date rules; and cross-border process improvement focused on minimizing cost and processing time. - Educate USTR on priorities. - Advocate for NAFTA modernization, Trade in Services Agreement, WTO Trade facilitation implementation. general trade policy. - Strategy and messaging on international trade and investment policy submissions. - Educate on U.S. multilateral trade policy and NAFTA, Trade in Services Agreement, WTO trade facilitation implementation and general trade policy.

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: H.R. 1057 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

- Advocating for comprehensive tax reform.

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Retirement RET

- MEPPRA Funding - advocate for multi-employer pension reform.

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Health Issues HCR

- Discussions re: Reinsurance/Market Stabilization

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Postal POS

- HR756 "Postal Service Reform Act of 2017", educating Congress on UPS's position. - S.372/HR1057 "Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act" - advocate for passage of legislation to prevent shipment of synthetic drugs from foreign posts.

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1057 (115th), S. 372 (115th), H.R. 756 (115th)

Veterans VET

- Advocate for employment of veterans.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Trucking/Shipping TRU

- HR3388/S1885 "The AV START ACT" as it relates to including trucks in Senate autonomous vehicle legislation and regulatory framework. FY'19 THUD Appropriations relating to commercial vehicle trailer length.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 3388 (115th)