SANDRA WISE for NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Immigration IMM
Employee Verification. H.R. 662, H.R. 137, H.R. 1096: provisions pertaining to the use of Social Security numbers for workforce verification and the responsibilities of the Social Security Administration relating to immigrants.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SANDRA WISE | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
S. Amdt. 817 (to S. Con. Res. 13), H.R. 161, H.R. 883: provisions pertaining to the repeal of the 1993 tax increase on Social Security benefits.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SANDRA WISE | — |
Retirement RET
Social Security Private Accounts. H.R. 107: provisions establishing Social Security private accounts. Social Security Trust Funds. H.R. 1276, S. 86, H.R. 219, H.R. 1712: provisions removing Social Security Trust Fund receipts and disbursements from the federal budget baseline, limiting Trust Fund proceeds to OASDI purposes, and prohibiting the use of Social Security payroll tax monies for private accounts. Social Security Benefits. S. 426: requiring progressive indexing and longevity indexing of Social Security old-age insurance benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). S. 484, H. R. 235: repealing both the GPO and WEP; S. 490, H. R. 1221: repealing the WEP. Older Workers/Workforce Participation. S. 502: promoting the labor force participation of older Americans. Seniors Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). H.R. 1371/ H.R. 2429: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits; authorizing a Cost of Living Adjustment for Social Security recipients in 2010 (No legislation introduced).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SANDRA WISE | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Medicare/Private Contracts. H.R. 164: prohibiting denial of Social Security benefits to persons who elect not to participate in Medicare. Medicare/Disability Benefits. S. 700, H.R. 1708, H.R. 2881: phasing-out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SANDRA WISE | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution/Recommended Revenues and Outlays. H. Con. Res. 85, S. Con Res. 13, H. Amdt. 72, H. Amdt. 73, H. Amdt. 75, H. Amdt. 76: provisions pertaining to long-term fiscal imbalances, funding for Social Security administrative accounts, and establishing a reserve fund for health care reform for fiscal years 2009 and 2010 through 2014. Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution/Bipartisan Fiscal Commission. S. Amdt. 835, S. Amdt. 882, S. Amdt. 97, S. 276, H.R. 3116: pertaining to the creation of a commission or task force to examine long-term fiscal imbalances facing the nation. Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution/Social Security Private Accounts. S. Amdt. 952: establishing a point of order against legislation authorizing the diversion of Social Security revenues from the Social Security Trust Fund to investments in private securities or into private accounts. Fiscal Year 2010 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (No bill number): provisions pertaining to Social Security Administration. Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Services Appropriations/Economic Commission (No bill/amendment number): pertaining to the creation of a commission to examine long-term fiscal imbalances facing the nation. Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations. H. R. 1105: Labor/HHS/Education FY 2009 Appropriations, provisions pertaining to funding of the Social Security Administration (SSA). Economic Stimulus/American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. H. R.1, H. R. 598, H. R. 629, H. R. 679, S. 336, S. 350, S. Amdt. 179, S. Amdt. 278, S. Amdt. 297, S. Amdt. 538: provisions granting stimulus payments to Social Security recipients, tax relief for working families, additional funding for Social Security and Older Americans Act programs, and funding for healthcare reform.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SANDRA WISE | — |
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