2nd Quarter - Report — UNITE HERE! for UNITE HERE! (2013)

Firm

UNITE HERE!

Client

UNITE HERE!

Income

—

Expenses

$70,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Transportation TRA

Monitoring legislation affecting the operation and administration of food and beverage service aboard AMTRAK trains.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TIMOTHY BARNES	Legislative Representative

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Health Issues HCR

Monitoring implementation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) with particular emphasis on elimination or amelioration of taxation of employee health care benefits resulting in a middle class tax increase.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TIMOTHY BARNES	Legislative Representative

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Immigration IMM

Lobbying in support of any legislation that seeks comprehensive immigration reform. Monitoring legislation affecting implementation of H2-B regulations.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TIMOTHY BARNES	Legislative Representative

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Monitoring legislative regulation surrounding the labeling, classification, and marketing of energy drinks.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TIMOTHY BARNES	Legislative Representative

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

Lobbying on issues and legislation relating to Indian Gaming, specifically NLRA jurisdictional issues and legislation granting the Secretary of the Interior Department the authority to take land into trust for tribes recognized after 1934

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TIMOTHY BARNES	Legislative Representative

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Monitoring implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203) specifically the Collins Amendment codified at 12 USC 5371 which addresses financial institutions' capital requirements.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TIMOTHY BARNES	Legislative Representative

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Gaming/Gambling/Casino GAM

Monitoring various Internet gaming legislation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TIMOTHY BARNES	Legislative Representative

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

OSHA reform, specifically addressing ergonomic risks faced by hotel housekeepers.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TIMOTHY BARNES	Legislative Representive

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

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.