2nd Quarter - Report — STRATEGIC ORGANIZING CENTER for STRATEGIC ORGANIZING CENTER (2010)

Firm

STRATEGIC ORGANIZING CENTER

Client

STRATEGIC ORGANIZING CENTER

Income

—

Expenses

$290,000

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.

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

U.S.-Peru and Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreements Urged President to insist upon certain preconditions to bilateral trade agreements.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH CHALFIE	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Labor, Dept of (DOL); President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Urged introduction of legislative changes to permit publicly owned ports to implementand enforce programs to improve environmental conditions, safety, security and congestion.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DOUGLAS BLOCH	—
JOHN CANHAM-CLYNE New	—
NICHOLAS WEINER	—

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Vice President of the U.S.; Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 (H.R. 5019, S. 3177). Supported passage of bills to create rebate program for residential energy effecient retrofits.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KEVIN PRANIS	—

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.; Labor, Dept of (DOL); President of the U.S.; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5019 (111th), S. 3177 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act (H.R. 3408, S. 2882) - Supported legislation to narrow the safe harbor for misclassification of employees as independent contractors.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH CHALFIE	—

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Vice President of the U.S.; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Bills named: S. 2882 (111th), H.R. 3408 (111th)

Agriculture AGR

Urged USDA to increase standards for government purchase of meat products.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GEORGE FARADAY New	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Vice President of the U.S.; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); President of the U.S.; SENATE

Unemployment UNM

(H.R. 4213) - Supported legislation containing extensions of Unemployment Insurance benefits, COBRA premium assistance, FMAP assistance to the states, pension fund relief, and provisions for job creation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH CHALFIE	—

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Vice President of the U.S.; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; President of the U.S.; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4213 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

FEHBP Prescription Drug Integrity, Transparency, and Cost Savings Act (H.R. 4489). Supported introduction and passage.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JASMIN WEAVER	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; President of the U.S.; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 4489 (111th)

Pharmacy PHA

No specific legislation. Urged reform of current practices and greater transparency in drug benefit contracting by federal government.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JASMIN WEAVER	—

Contacted: Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; President of the U.S.; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Employee Misclassification Prevention Act (H.R. 5107, S. 3254) Supported legislation to make misclassification of employees as independent contractors a violation of the wage and hour laws. Urged support for Administration budget proposals/appropriations for enforcement efforts aimed at misclassification.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH CHALFIE	—

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); President of the U.S.; Energy, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 5107 (111th), S. 3254 (111th)

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.