What was lobbied
16 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Voting Rights: possible re-authorization of VRA H.R. 3899/S. 1945, Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 Election Reform: Election Administration Commission
Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Federal Reserve System; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Bills named:
H.R. 3899 (113th), S. 1945 (113th)
Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement: labor, investment, rules of origin, manufacturing, drug pricing, transparency provisions. H.R. 3830/S. 1900, Trade Promotion Authority (Fast Track): opposition, procedure, reform, analysis. US EU Trade Agreement (TTIP): opposition, labor, investment H.R. 4163, Trade Adjustment Assistance: renewal, program Trade in Services Agreement (TISA): improvement/risks African Growth and Opportunity Act: Support for Re-authorization Investor State Dispute Settlement: oppose in trade agreements Trade Advisory Committees: inclusion of labor representatives Regulatory reform legislation Hugo Plant Closing G20 Meeting Agenda-Brisbane: labor issues, macroeconomic policy Trade: general Labor rights in-Bangladesh, Colombia: support Labor rights in trade agreements: support China BIT: opposition Guatemala & Honduras: advancing complaints
Contacted: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Bills named:
H.R. 3830 (113th), H.R. 4163 (113th), S. 1900 (113th)
S. 2322, MAP-21 Re-authorization Act, Highway Trust Fund: pension funding, jobs/funding
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Bills named:
S. 2322 (113th)
Social Security Disability: funding and administrative changes, insurance. Social Security Administration: office closings and workforce reductions, SSH operating expenditures in Labor & HHS appropriations S. 2491, Medicare Protection Act: provisions altering Senate rules for consideration of Medicare benefit changes. DOL Fiduciary Rule Retirement Security-protecting benefits Pension plan: de-risking White House Conference on Aging SSI Omnibus: SSA approriations ERISA: investment advice, fiduciary duty PBGC Interest Rate: review NRLN letter, meetings DB Pension De-risking: meeting PBGC Annual Report: call with PBGC
Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Vice President of the United States
Bills named:
S. 2491 (113th)
PL-111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: multi-employer health plans, state exchanges, implementation, calls, research. H.R. 4414, Expatriate health Coverage Clarification Act: Provisions creating exemptions to Affordable Care Act requirements for employers and health plans, H.R. 5213, STARS Act: Provisions changing definition of seasonal employee for purposes of the Affordable Care Act employer responsibility requirement. S.2253, Healthcare Fairness and Stability Act of 2014: delay implementation S. 2461/H.R. 5364, CHIP Extension Act of 2014 S. 2176, CommonSense Reporting Act S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act: provisions relating to changing definition of large employer for the purpose of employer. S. 1188/H.R. 2575, Forty Hours if Full Time Act of 2013: provisions relating to changing definition of full-time employment, provisions that would increase threshold for full-time work to 40 hours per week. H.R. 4775, Safeguarding Classrooms Hurt by ObamaCare's Obligatory Levies: provisions relating to exemption of educational employees from ACA. H.R. 5298, Student Job Protection Act of 2014: Provisions exempting institutions of higher learning from the requirement to offer health insurance coverage to full-time students working more than 30 hours a week for the institution. S. 2434 Family Coverage Act: provisions affecting access to health care exchange for subsidies for spouses and dependents. H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1286, Paid Sick Days Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplace: safety and health Repeal of the Affordable Care Act excise tax on high cost plans: provisions repealing the excise tax on employer-based high cost health plans. Ebola: Safety and health precautions, emergency supplemental funding, protecting workers during outbreak, White House response.
Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Bills named:
S. 2461 (113th), H.R. 4414 (113th), S. 2176 (113th), S. 2168 (113th), S. 1188 (113th), H.R. 3522 (113th), H.R. 4775 (113th), S. 2253 (113th), H.R. 5298 (113th), H.R. 5213 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), H.R. 5364 (113th), H.R. 1286 (113th), S. 2434 (113th)
National Parks: national monument, Pullman Proposal Carbon Leakage EPA power plant rules: jobs EPA truck rule-making: jobs UN Climate Treaty: treaty language
Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of the Vice President of the United States; White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
Nomination H.R. 5759 Executive Overreach-Oppose Federal Reserve Appointments-All H.R. 22 Federal Accountability Act
Contacted: SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Vice President of the United States; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Bills named:
H.R. 5759 (113th), H.R. 22 (113th)
Energy: Regs/CCS Regulatory: Worker Safety & Health contractor
Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Immigration: worker protections, H1-B reform, L-1, OPT, workers' rights DHS: Administrative Relief, Workers Protection (Domestic Policy Council) Executive Action on Immigration: legal authority for executive actions, rule-making, policy guidance to implement executive action.
Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)
S. 1410 Smarter Sentencing Act S. 2235/H.R. 4459, Democracy Restoration Act H.R. 1447, Death in Custody Reporting: Criminal justice reform
Contacted: Administration for Children & Families (ACF); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE
Bills named:
S. 1410 (113th), H.R. 4459 (113th), S. 2235 (113th), H.R. 1447 (113th)
Gainful employment regulations: education WIOA-regulations
Contacted: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Labor/Management Roundtable DoD Roundtable H.Res.243, Veterans issues
Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Bills named:
H.Res. 243 (113th)
Inversion H.R. 4679, Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2014: inversions tax S. 2786, Corporate Inverters Earnings Stripping Reform Act of 2014: inversions tax Tax reform, White House policy Affordable Care Act Excise Tax implementation
Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Bills named:
S. 2786 (113th), H.R. 4679 (113th)
Infrastructure: jobs, funding Economy: all Economic matters
Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Budget-WH Strategy H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations, 2015: OSHA funding, Omnibus appropriations, provisions affecting funding for Ebola worker training and equipment; provisions that would delay collection of the transitional reinsurance fee under the Affordable Care Act.
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS)
Bills named:
H.R. 83 (113th)
International Labor Organization: governing body meeting S.460/H.R. 3746, Minimum Wage: fair minimum wage act Equal Pay: Paycheck Fairness Act: S. 84, H.R. 377 Labor Law Reform FLSA: companionship regulations H.R. 3999, FMLA Enhancement Act of 2014 H.R. 3896, Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Clarification Act of 2014 Worker protections in Admin Relief V.P. CTE-CTE Summit Prep
Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Office of the Vice President of the United States
Bills named:
H.R. 3746 (113th), H.R. 3896 (113th), H.R. 3999 (113th), H.R. 377 (113th), S. 460 (113th), S. 84 (113th)
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