3rd Quarter - Report

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND for NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$20,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Foreign Relations FOR

To increase the availability of Braille and audio-recorded books for use by blind and other print-disabled people by ratifying the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GABRIEL MANUEL CAZARES New —
WILLIAM PARNELL DIGGS New —
ROSE M SLOAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board; Education, Dept of

Education EDU

Increase nonvisual access to technology and instructional material used in K-12 and postsecondary education.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GABRIEL MANUEL CAZARES New —
WILLIAM PARNELL DIGGS New —
ROSE M SLOAN —

Contacted: Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Eliminate authorization to pay subminimum wages to people with disabilities by repealing Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. HR 188 and S2001 Transition to Integrated and Meaningful Employment.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GABRIEL MANUEL CAZARES New —
WILLIAM PARNELL DIGGS New —
ROSE M SLOAN —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

Bills named: H.R. 188 (114th)

Retirement RET

To increase employment of blind people by removing disincentives to work in current Social Security law.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GABRIEL MANUEL CAZARES New —
WILLIAM PARNELL DIGGS New —
ROSE M SLOAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board; Education, Dept of

Veterans VET

Include service disabled veterans in the Department of Defense "Space Available" program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GABRIEL MANUEL CAZARES New —
WILLIAM PARNELL DIGGS New —
ROSE M SLOAN —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

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.