4th Quarter - Report

AFL-CIO for AFL-CIO

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$740,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

-SEC Proxy Rule Proposals

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

-United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) (entire bill) -Trade Adjustment Assistance (all)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT GIBSON —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

-H.R. 4 - Voting Rights Advancement Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 4 (116th)

Transportation TRA

-H.R.1139 - Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act (Workplace Safety) -S.2302 - America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 (Jobs)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 1139 (116th), S. 2302 (116th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

-Maritime Policy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Retirement RET

- S. 2254 Butch Lewis Act - Corporate Bankruptcy Reform (Protecting pensioners and pension plans) - H.R. 935/S. 671 Miners Protection Act - H.R. 860 - Social Security 2100 Act (Support for the bill) - Grassley-Alexander Multiemployer Recapitalization and Reform Plan (no bill number) (Opposed the proposal) -Multiemployer Pension (entirety)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAUREN ROTHFARB —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 860 (116th), H.R. 935 (116th), S. 671 (116th), S. 2254 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 3630 No Surprises Act (Provisions protecting consumers from surprise medical bills and setting payment rates for providers) H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 (Provisions allowing government to limit drug prices.) H.R. 2328 - Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019. S. 2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act - Blocking granting of Medicaid (Reviewed guidance from Department of Health and Human Services) H.R. 748/S.684 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 (Repeal of the excise tax on high cost health insurance plans.) H.R. 1865 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act (Provisions repealing the excise tax on high cost health insurance plans.) H.J.Res. 74 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to "State Relief and Empowerment Waivers" (Ending Sec. 1332 waivers that erode protections for consumers) -Veteran's health and Education matters -FMLA (all aspects)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
RAYMOND TOM LEIBFRIED —

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3630 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), S. 684 (116th), S. 2543 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 1865 (116th), H.R. 2328 (116th), H.J.Res. 74 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

-H.R. 4378 Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes (entire bill) H.R. 3055 - Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 (Stopgap) H.R. 1865 - Fiscal 2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act (entire bill) H.R. 1158 - Fiscal 2020 Consolidated Appropriations Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG JEFFERSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 1865 (116th), H.R. 4378 (116th), H.R. 3055 (116th), H.R. 1158 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

-Energy (Jobs)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Immigration IMM

-Employment visas (TPS)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Education EDU

-Higher Education (Borrower Defense, Gainful Employment)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

-H.R. 1309/S.851 - Workplace Violence Prevention for Healthcare and Social Service Workers Act (Worker Safety) -H.R. 2474 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 (Organizing)(entire bill) -H.R. 1154 - Public Safety Employer Employee Cooperation Act (entire bill) -Nominations (Judicial) -H.R. 3463 - Public Safety Freedom to Negotiate Act (Supporting the right of public sector unions to collective bargaining)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
CECELIE COUNTS —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2474 (116th), S. 851 (116th), H.R. 3463 (116th), H.R. 1309 (116th), H.R. 1154 (116th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

-Climate (Jobs) -H.R. 1166/S.383 USE IT Act (Energy Jobs)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: S. 383 (116th), H.R. 1166 (116th)

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.