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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

S.1900/ H.R. 3830, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014. Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade negotiations. Trans-Atlantic Trade & Investment Partnership negotiations.

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

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

Defense DEF

H.R. 4217/ S. 2075, Military Commissary Sustainment Act. H.R. 1960/ S. 2410 National Defense Reauthorization Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1960 (113th), H.R. 4217 (113th), S. 2410 (113th), S. 2075 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Affordable Care Act: qualified health plans and exchanges. S.2253/ H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act. S. 701/S. 1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2013. ACA: "Family Glitch" issue ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer health care plans. ERISA: revocation or cancellation of health insurance coverage. H.R. 3522/ S. 2808, Employee Health Care Protection Act H.R. 5213/ S. 2881, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act 2014 H.R. 2443/ H.R. 4775/ S. 2462, Safeguarding Children Harmed by Obamacare's Onerous Levies Act

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

Bills named: S. 1188 (113th), S. 2881 (113th), H.R. 2443 (113th), S. 2808 (113th), H.R. 5213 (113th), H.R. 4775 (113th), H.R. 4735 (113th), S. 2253 (113th), S. 2462 (113th), S. 701 (113th), H.R. 3522 (113th), 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. H.R. 4727, to enhance interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers. H.R. 2730, Safe Haul Act of 2013. Minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers. Detention pay. Hours-of-service restart and rest periods. Natural gas engines: excess weight/ braking. Hair testing for commercial motor vehicle drivers. Liability limits for shippers/ brokers.

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

Bills named: H.R. 4727 (113th), H.R. 2730 (113th), H.R. 3413 (113th), S. 1625 (113th), H.R. 3403 (113th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare proposed changes regarding: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing. Medicare reform proposals.

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

EPA Carbon Pollution Guidelines

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

Insurance INS

S. 2244, Extend Termination Date of Terrorism Risk Insurance

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

Bills named: S. 2244 (113th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Norwegian Airline Application to DOT

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

Government Issues GOV

Support for GPO Secure Credentials Program

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Wage & Hour enforcement: worker misclassification & independent contractors. S. 1687/H.R. 4611, Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2013. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. S. 1706, Fair Playing Field Act of 2013. H.R. 3712, FAMILY Act. S. 933, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2013. S. 84/S. 2199/ H.R. 377, Paycheck Fairness Act. S.1737/ S. 2223/ H.R.1010, Minimum Wage Fairness Act. Apprenticeship programs and job training. H.R. 803, Workforce Opportunity and Innovation Act. H.R. 5159/ S. 2642,Schedules that Work Act Status of OSHA rule re: crane operators; injury and illness rules. Nomination of Sharon Block to National Labor Relations Board Port Worker Misclassification H.R.5159/ S.2642, Schedules that Work Act Sysco-U.S. Foods Merger

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

Bills named: H.R. 377 (113th), S. 84 (113th), S. 1706 (113th), S. 2223 (113th), H.R. 5159 (113th), S. 2199 (113th), S. 933 (113th), H.R. 3712 (113th), S. 1687 (113th), S. 1737 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th), H.R. 4611 (113th), H.R. 1010 (113th), S. 2642 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 4007, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). DHS Risk-Based Performance Standards. Port Security and Defense

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

Bills named: H.R. 4007 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

S. 1476/ H.R. 3970 Stop Subsidizing Multi-Million Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act. Proposed SEC Rulemaking on corporate political disclosures. S. 1282, 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act. Nominees to the Federal Reserve Board.

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

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

Transportation TRA

H.R. 3040, Safe Freight Act. H.R. 1906, Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act of 2013. School Bus Safety Legislation.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1906 (113th), H.R. 3040 (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. S. 2569, Bring Jobs Home Act Corporate tax reform. Repatriation Issue. S. 1533, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act. Tax Extenders; S. 2260, EXPIRE Act Excise tax on high value employer sponsored health care plans. S. 2360/ H.R. 4679, Stop Corporate Inversion Act.

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

Bills named: S. 2569 (113th), S. 2360 (113th), S. 1706 (113th), H.R. 4679 (113th), S. 2260 (113th), S. 1533 (113th)

Retirement RET

Proposals to amend ERISA with respect to multi-employer pension plans: amend ERISA anti-cutback rules. PBGC authority and funding.

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations for Departments of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: Funding for Wage and Hour division, DOL Unemployment Insurance worker misclassification project, OSHA, National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board. President's budget proposal for TVA. Infrastructure Budget. H.R. 4745, FY 2015 Appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development: Truck Size and Weight, weight exemptions for WI, ID, and MS, Hours-of-Service restart and rest provisions (Booker and Daines amendments regarding funding limitation for motor carrier/ motor coach insurance minimums). Funding for Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MOX). FY 15 Energy-Water appropriations bill: MOX funding, King(IA) amendment to prohibit use of funds to enforce Davis-Bacon wage rates; DeLauro Amendment to prohibit use of funds to enter into contracts with an entity incorporated or chartered in Bermuda or the Caymen Islands. H.R. 5016, FY 2015 financial services and general government appropriations: DeLauro Amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enter into contracts with an entity incorporated or chartered in Bermuda or the Caymen Islands. H.J. Res. 124, Continuing appropriations for FY 2015

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

Bills named: H.R. 4745 (113th), H.J.Res. 124 (113th), H.R. 5016 (113th)

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

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