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Economics/Economic Development ECN

H.R. 582/S.150, Raise the Wage Act: legislation to provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Bills named: S. 150 (116th), H.R. 582 (116th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.Res.109/ S.Res.59: New Green Deal

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.Res. 109 (116th), S.Res. 59 (116th)

Postal POS

Issues regarding Postal Banking

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Implementing the FAA Reauthorization of 2018 H.R. 302: legislation to provide protections for certain sports medicine professionals, to reauthorize Federal aviation programs, to improve aircraft safety certification processes, and for other purposes. H.R. 1108, Keep FAA Funding Stability Act of 2019: legislation to provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes. H.R. 2208/S. 1112, Air Quality Act of 2019- To improve the safety of the air supply on commercial aircraft, and for other purposes. NMB Rule change: published a proposed rule and request for comments to amend its regulations to provide for decertification of labor unions In-Flight Sexual Assault Task Force: DOT-OST-2018-0190 Air carrier passengers with service animals Middle East Carrier - Open Skies treaty enforcement Issues around FAA regulation of 737 max and grounding of 737 max aircraft Aircraft lavatory size and accessibility Worked on the introduction of: Federal Aviation Ethics Act of 2019 Fair and Open Skies Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1108 (116th), H.R. 302 (116th), S. 1112 (116th), H.R. 2208 (116th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 935/S. 27, American Miners Act of 2019: legislation to provide for transfers to the 1974 UMWA pension plan and a reduction in the minimum age for allowable in-service distributions. Supporting the confirmation of FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 27 (116th), H.R. 935 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Contract negotiations at AT&T and American Airlines, Envoy and Piedmont subsidiary Contract negotiations at Air Wisconsin and Endeavor. Issues around Maximus regarding wage theft and misclassifications of workers H.R.2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019: To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes.

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2474 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues around USMCA negotiations Labor advisory committee H.R.3624, Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the disclosure of the total number of domestic and foreign employees of certain public companies, and for other purposes.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3624 (116th)

Banking BAN

Issues around Santander and Well Fargo's treatment of employees: creation of a Bank Worker Bill of Rights Issues around bank call center offshoring H.R.3355/S.915, Reward Work Act: legislation that would reverse the 1982 SEC ruling and would ban from buying back their stock in the open market

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Bills named: S. 915 (116th), H.R. 3355 (116th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 5, Equality Act: legislation to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Bills named: H.R. 5 (116th)

Roads/Highway ROD

Infrastructure House Resolution: Support Bold Investments in Infrastructure, should create millions of jobs for Americans, encourage public investment, embrace clean-energy jobs, support strong worker protections, underscore racial and gender equity in hiring, ensure worker safety and environmental protections, and prioritize resilient infrastructure

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R.1711/S.780, No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act: legislation to end tax incentives for companies to move money and jobs offshore and encourage creation of jobs in America. H.R.748/S.684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019: legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. H.R.2923/S.1587, Inclusive Prosperity Act: To impose a tax on certain trading transactions to invest in our families and communities, improve our infrastructure and our environment, strengthen our financial security, expand opportunity and reduce market volatility. Issue around the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 - investigating how are corporations spending their money saved from the tax cuts

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Bills named: S. 1587 (116th), H.R. 2923 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 1711 (116th), S. 780 (116th), S. 684 (116th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R.530, Accelerating Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act of 2019: To provide that certain actions by the Federal Communications Commission shall have no force or effect. H.R.3219/S.1792, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2019: To require the Secretary of Labor to maintain a publicly available list of all employers that relocate a call center or contract call center work overseas, to make such companies ineligible for Federal grants or guaranteed loans, and to require disclosure of the physical location of business agents engaging in customer service communications, and for other purposes. Sprint-TMobile Merger

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1792 (116th), H.R. 530 (116th), H.R. 3219 (116th)