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Defense DEF

Support for H.R. 4217/ S. 2075, Military Commissary Sustainment Act.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 4217 (113th), S. 2075 (113th)

Banking BAN

Bankruptcy and the discharge of contractual obligation, secured and unsecured creditors.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 2642 & H.R.1947 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act; H.R. 5954 Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013.

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 5954 (113th), H.R. 1947 (113th), H.R. 2642 (113th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 3040, Safe Freight Act. H.R. 1906, Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act of 2013.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bills named: H.R. 3040 (113th), H.R. 1906 (113th)

Unemployment UNM

S. 1747, S. 1845, H.R. 3546, H.R. 3979. Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act and Senate amendments 2631, 2632, 2633, 2634, 2635, 2714, 2874, 2878.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: S. 1845 (113th), S. 1747 (113th), H.R. 3979 (113th), H.R. 3546 (113th)

Retirement RET

Proposals to amend ERISA with respect to multi-employer pension plans; amend ERISA anti-cutback rules.

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Health Issues HCR

Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Affordable Care Act: qualified health plan issue; exchanges. Transitional reinsurance program. H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2575 (113th)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Truck Size and Weight. Mexican Truck Pilot Program. H.R. 3403/ S. 1625, Drug Free Commercial Driver Act of 2013; H.R. 3413, TRUE Safety Act; Department of Transportation's Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bills named: H.R. 3403 (113th), S. 1625 (113th), H.R. 3413 (113th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare (proposed changes regarding: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing). Medicare Reform Proposals. Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate/ offsets.

Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Immigration IMM

S. 744, The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; H.R. 1773, Agricultural Guest Worker Act. H.R. 15, The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Act.

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1773 (113th), S. 744 (113th), H.R. 15 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS); DHS Risk-Based Performance Standards, Personal Surety Regulations; Background checks for workers. H.R. 2999 Accurate Background Check Act of 2013; H.R. 2865, Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act of 2013.

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2999 (113th), H.R. 2865 (113th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Opposed FCC regulation to allow cell phone use on planes.

Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 20, Government by the People Act.

Contacted: White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 20 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

S.1900/ H.R. 3830, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014; Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Negotiations; Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership.

Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 1900 (113th), H.R. 3830 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

S. 1476 Stop Subsidizing Multi-Million Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act. Proposed SEC Rulemaking on corporate political disclosures. H.R. 3970, Stop Subsidizing Multi-million Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act. S. 1282, 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 3970 (113th), S. 1476 (113th), S. 1282 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Independent contractors and taxation: worker misclassification; S. 1706, Fair Playing Field Act of 2013. Tax exclusion for employer sponsored health insurance plans. Tax Expenditures & Tax Reform. S. 410/ H.R 880, the Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act. Corporate Tax Reform. Repatriation Issue. S. 1533, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act. Tax Extenders. Carried in Trust.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 880 (113th), S. 1706 (113th), S. 410 (113th), S. 1533 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations for Departments of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: Funding for Wage and Hour division, DOL UI worker misclassification project, OSHA, National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board. Continuing appropriations for FY 2014. FY 2015 President's budget request. FY 2015 funding for Departments of Labor (Wage and Hour Division, DOL UI worker misclassification project, OSHA); National Labor Relations Board; and National Mediation Board.President's budget proposal for TVA. Infrastructure Budget.

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 2385, CFPB Pay Fairness Act; H.R. 2446, The Responsible Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 3519, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act; H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act.

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3519 (113th), H.R. 2446 (113th), H.R. 2385 (113th), H.R. 3193 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Wage & Hour enforcement; worker misclassification & independent contractors. S. 1687, Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2013. Project labor agreements; prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. H.R. 2083/ S. 1596, Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act. H.R. 180, National Blue Alert Act of 2013.S. 84/ H.R. 377, Paycheck Fairness Act. DOL Authority regarding "hot goods" provision of FLSA Sec. 215(a) (1). S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act. Apprenticeship programs and job training. H.R. 4320, Workplace Democracy and Fairness Act. H.R. 4321, Employee Privacy Protection Act.

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bills named: H.R. 4320 (113th), H.R. 4321 (113th), S. 84 (113th), H.R. 2083 (113th), H.R. 377 (113th), S. 1596 (113th), S. 1737 (113th), S. 1687 (113th), H.R. 180 (113th)