AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES for AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

Retirement RET

Public Pensions

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; SENATE; Education, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Constitution CON

HR 3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act HR 4872 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Vice President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 3590 (111th), H.R. 4872 (111th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

HR 4213 - American Workers, State and Business Relief Act of 2010 Economic Recovery Legislation HR 2847, HR 4812 - Job Creation

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 4213 (111th), H.R. 2847 (111th), H.R. 4812 (111th)

Agriculture AGR

Child Nutrition Act Reauthorization/Hunger Free Kids Act HR 4402, S 2749 - Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act of 2009

Contacted: White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Vice President of the U.S.

Bills named: H.R. 4402 (111th)

Transportation TRA

HR 4915, HR 1586 - FAA Reauthorization HR 3288 - Transportation Appropriations Bill S 1533, S 1498, S 1496 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2009 HR 2746 - Transit Operating Assistance Bill HR 2104 - Safety, Efficiency and Accountability in Transportation Projects Through Public Inspection Act

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Vice President of the U.S.

Bills named: H.R. 4915 (111th), H.R. 1586 (111th), H.R. 2746 (111th), H.R. 2104 (111th), H.R. 3288 (111th)

Immigration IMM

Comprehensive immigration reform, oppose reauthorization and expansion of E-Verify program, support creation of Workflow commission HR 4321 - Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2009, all provisions

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Vice President of the U.S.; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 4321 (111th)

Welfare WEL

Implementation of SNAP program

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Vice President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

HR 4173 - Restoring American Financial Stability Act HR 3269, HR 3126, HR 3795, HR 3818, HR 3890, HR 3817, HR 3996 - Financial Services Reform HR 1664, HR 3269 - Executive Compensation HR 4790 - Shareholder Protection Act

Contacted: White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Vice President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 4790 (111th), H.R. 3126 (111th), H.R. 3996 (111th), H.R. 3269 (111th), H.R. 3795 (111th), H.R. 3818 (111th), H.R. 1664 (111th), H.R. 3890 (111th), H.R. 3817 (111th), H.R. 4173 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act HR 4872 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act HR 3200, HR 3962, S 1796 - Health Care Reform, including public plan option, taxation of benefits Tax revenues - general need for and importance of increased revenues to support funding for vital public services Streamlined Sales Tax HR 1083 - Business Activity Tax Cell Phone Tax legislation S 1023 - Tourism Promotion Act/ Online Travel Collection HR 2454, HR 4154, S 722 - Estate Tax Extension HR 4213, HR 2847, HR 4691 - Expiring Tax Breaks

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Vice President of the U.S.

Bills named: H.R. 4691 (111th), H.R. 2847 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th), H.R. 4154 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th), H.R. 4872 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), H.R. 1083 (111th), H.R. 3962 (111th)

Unemployment UNM

HR 2847, HR 4691, HR 4851, HR 4812 - Unemployment Insurance, job creation

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Vice President of the U.S.; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 4691 (111th), H.R. 4812 (111th), H.R. 2847 (111th), H.R. 4851 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

HR 3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act HR 4872 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 HR 3962, S 1796 - Affordable Health Care for America Act HR 3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Encouraging support for workers to have a voice at hospital workplaces HR 4213 - Increasing FMAP Health Care Reform - support public plan option, oppose taxation of benefits, Medicare tax revenues, affordability subsidies, employer "pay or play" mandate HR 847, S 1334 - James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Vice President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 847 (111th), H.R. 3962 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th), H.R. 4872 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

HR 3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act HR 4872 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 HR 4213 - American Workers, State and Business Relief Act of 2010, increasing FMAP HR 4752 - Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2010 HR 3200, HR 3962, S 1796 - Health Care Reform Psychiatric Care HR 2847, S 3000 - Jobs for Main Street Act, extension and expansion of federal contribution to Medicaid

Contacted: Education, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Vice President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3962 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th), H.R. 4872 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th), H.R. 4752 (111th), H.R. 2847 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Encouraging support for workers to have a voice at hospital workplaces HR 3200, HR 3962, S 1796, HR 3590 - Health Care Reform HR 2847 - Commerce, Justice & Science Appropriations - including all funds related to law enforcement and prison HR 4812 - Local Jobs for America Act FY 2011 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations HR 2892 - FY 2011 Homeland Security Appropriations FY 2011 Transportation and HUD FY 2011 Budget Resolution HJRes. 45 - Debt Limit/Debt Commission FY 2011 funding for child care and Head Start

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Vice President of the U.S.; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Education, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 2847 (111th), H.R. 2892 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th), H.J.Res. 45 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th), H.R. 4812 (111th), H.R. 3962 (111th)

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

S 1859 - Child Support Enforcement Funding Restoration

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Vice President of the U.S.; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Insurance INS

HR 3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act HR 4872 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Vice President of the U.S.; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Bills named: H.R. 4872 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th)

Government Issues GOV

Support Civil Service Reform with pay parity, stronger collective bargaining rights and leave reform Regulatory Reform Procurement Reform HR 626 - Family Leave for Federal Employees

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Vice President of the U.S.; Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 626 (111th)

Education EDU

HR 3221, HR 4872 - Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, Student Loan Reform HR 3287 - Criminal Background Checks on Child Care Workers

Contacted: Education, Dept of; White House Office; Vice President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 4872 (111th), H.R. 3287 (111th), H.R. 3221 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Encouraging support for workers to have a voice at hospital workplaces HR 2063 - Protecting America's Workers Act HR 3200, HR 3962, S 1796, HR 3590 - Health Care Reform HR 413, S 1611 - Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, all provisions S 560, HR 1409 - Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions Support nomination of Craig Becker and Mark Pearce to the NLRB HR 3548 - Unemployment Extension HR 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act Workforce Investment Act, job training Implementation of Employment Services

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Vice President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2063 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th), H.R. 2847 (111th), H.R. 413 (111th), H.R. 3962 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th), H.R. 3548 (111th), H.R. 1409 (111th)

Pharmacy PHA

HR 3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act HR 4752 - Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2010 HR 3200, HR 3962, S 1796 - Health Care Reform

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Vice President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 3590 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th), H.R. 3962 (111th), H.R. 4752 (111th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Commerce, Justice & Science Appropriations, all funds related to law enforcement and prison HR 413, S 1611 - Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, all provisions S 1039 - Protect Those Who Serve Act, all provisions S 1132 - Law Enforcement Officers Safety Improvements Act of 2010, all provisions Oppose Prison Privatization HR 3981 - Wayne Cotton Morgan Bulletproof Vest Act, all provisions Increase funding for bulletproof vests, COPS, and COPS MORE grant programs

Contacted: Education, Dept of; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3981 (111th), H.R. 413 (111th)