NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Postal POS
Support H.R. 695/S. 145, the USPS Fairness Act, which would repeal the requirement that the U.S. Postal Service prefund 100 percent of its future health benefit liabilities for all current employees. Raise concerns with provisions of H.R. 3076/S. 1720 that could increase premiums for health insurance plans in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program. Support provisions of the bill providing choice to postal retirees as to whether to enroll in Medicare Part B (in the context of a bill requiring Medicare enrollment for employees).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROSS APTER | — |
| JOHN HATTON | — |
| JESSICA KLEMENT | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Support choice for federal and postal retirees regarding whether to enroll in Medicare Part B, and support incentives to increase enrollment in Medicare Part B. Support provisions of the Build Back Better Act to allow the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate prescription drug prices.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN HATTON | — |
| JESSICA KLEMENT | — |
Retirement RET
Support H.R. 304, the Equal COLA Act, to Federal Employees Retirement System Employees (FERS) retirees with the same annual cost-of-living adjustment to their annuity (as a percentage of the annuity) as is provided to Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) retirees. Support H.R. 82/S. 1302, the Social Security Fairness Act, which would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Support H.R. 2337, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, which would reform the WEP by providing financial relief for current retirees, and provide a new, alternative calculation for future retirees. Support re-introduction of the Fair COLA for Seniors Act, to calculate cost-of-living adjustments to federal annuities, Social Security benefits and military retirement annuities based on the CPI-E, a price index measuring consumer spending habits of those age 62 and older. Oppose amendments to the Endless Frontiers Act that would restrict the ability of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to make decisions as fiduciaries in the best interests of plan participants. Support H.R. 4268, the Federal Retirement Fairness Act, which would allow federal employees who started their careers in temporary positions before transitioning into permanent roles to contribute towards their retirement for the years they held a temporary position. Support H.R. 4788, the Wellbeing for Every Public Servant Act of 2021, to eliminate the windfall elimination provision (WEP) for individuals with a combined monthly benefit (Social Security benefit plus public sector pension) of $5,000 or less. Support H.R. 5723, Social Security 2011: A Sacred Trust, which would expand Social Security benefits, improve the solvency of the Social Security Trust fund, repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), and provide for numerous other changes to Social Security. Support H.R. 5834, the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2021, which would reform the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) by providing a monthly payment of $100 to current WEP-affected beneficiaries (age 62 or older before 2023) and $50 for an affected spouse or child. Creates a new formula to calculate benefits for future WEP-affected individuals (turning 62 in or after 2023).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROSS APTER | — |
| JOHN HATTON | — |
| JESSICA KLEMENT | — |
District of Columbia DOC
Support H.R. 51/S. 51, the Washington D.C. Admissions Act, to provide statehood to most of the territory of the District of Columbia.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROSS APTER | — |
| JOHN HATTON | — |
| JESSICA KLEMENT | — |
Government Issues GOV
Support H.R. 304, the Equal COLA Act, to Federal Employees Retirement System Employees (FERS) retirees with the same annual cost-of-living adjustment to their annuity (as a percentage of the annuity) as is provided to Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) retirees. Support H.R. 302, Preventing a Patronage System Act, which would prevent the executive branch from creating new classes of excepted service employees, which would not be subject to merit system rules. Support H.R. 392/S.561, the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act, which would provide federal employees with a 3.2 percent average pay increase in 2022. Support including at least a 2.7 percent average pay increase (and as much as 3.2 percent) in the FY22 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support H.Res. 131 / S. Res. 76, congratulating the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) on the celebration of its 100th anniversary. Support H.R. 4268, the Federal Retirement Fairness Act, which would allow federal employees who started their careers in temporary positions before transitioning into permanent roles to contribute towards their retirement for the years they held a temporary position. Support provision of the Build Back Better Act (as approved by the House Budget Committee) to require FEHB plans to take advantage of lower prescription drug prices to be negotiated by the Department of Health and Human Services. Support H.R. 6066, the Strengthening the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Act, which would clarify that OPM's mission, codify a requirement that the director of OPM have human capital expertise and is selected without regard to political affiliation, ensure the chief management officer is a career civil servant, and create a stakeholder advisory committee. Support H.R. 6104, Building the Next Generation of Public Servants Act, which would establish comprehensive Federal Internship and Fellowship Center within the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to administer, manage and promote all federal internship and fellowship programs; credit fellows and interns who meet qualifications with an additional five points in the competitive service examination; and more.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROSS APTER New | — |
| JOHN HATTON | — |
| JESSICA KLEMENT | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Support including at least a 2.7 percent average pay increase (and as much as 3.2 percent) in the FY22 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations bill. Support providing, in the FSGG appropriations bill, OPM the authority to transfer funds into an OPM IT Modernization Working Capital Fund.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN HATTON | — |
| JESSICA KLEMENT | — |
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