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Immigration IMM

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

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

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade Promotion Authority ("Fast Track"); Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Negotiations; Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership; DeLauro- Miller "Dear Colleague" letter on Fast Track. Jones "Dear Colleague" letter on Fast Track.

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

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; Dairy Security Act

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

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

Transportation TRA

Federal Transit Administration Grants Under Section 13(c) protections. HR 2084, The Partnership to Build America Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2084 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Independent contractors and taxation: worker misclassification; tax exclusion for employer sponsored health insurance plans. Tax Expenditures & Tax Reform. Deficit reduction & revenue raisers. S. 410/ H.R 880, the Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act. Corporate Tax Reform. Repatriation Issue. H.R. 2084, the Partnership to Build America Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2084 (113th), H.R. 880 (113th), S. 410 (113th)

Retirement RET

Calculation of Social Security Benefits-- Chained CPI

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

Health Issues HCR

Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Affordable Care Act: qualified health plan issue; reinsurance tax; exchanges.

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

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Truck Size and Weight. Mexican Truck Pilot Program. H.R. 3095/ S. 1537, to ensure rulemaking process for sleep apnea.

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

Bills named: H.R. 3095 (113th), S. 1537 (113th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare (proposed changes regarding: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing). Restructuring Medicare/ Medicaid and deficit reduction; S. 740/ H.R. 1588, Medicare Drug Saving Act of 2013. Medicare Reform Proposals.

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

Bills named: S. 740 (113th), H.R. 1588 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Deficit Reduction/ Sequestration. S.1284, 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. Graham Amendment to prohibit implementation of NLRB election rule. Graham amendment to prohibit litigation against states regarding state election rules prohibiting majority sign-ups.Graham amendment to prohibit use of funds to implement NLRB "specialty health care" decisions. Graham amendment to prohibit NLRB from enforcing decisions until final court decision on Noel Canning case. Johanns Amendment to reduce NLRB funding to $256 million. Amendment to prohibit OSHA "walk around" rule. Amendment to block DOL rule to provide wage and hour protections to home care workers. Amendment to block DOL proposal to require reparting on use of labor- managment consultants. H.J. Res 59, joint resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014. Reid amendment 1974 to H. J. Res. 59 (perfecting amendment). H.R. 2609, Energy- water appropriations for fiscal year 2014. Prevailing wage issues. Issues related to debt ceiling increase. H.R. 2610/ S. 1243, FY 2014 Transportation HUD Appropriations (Provisions affecting Hours of Service, 34-hour restart, rest breaks; Cochran-Wicker MS weight exemption, Baldwin, WI weight exemption)

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

Bills named: H.J.Res. 59 (113th), S. 1284 (113th), H.R. 2609 (113th), H.R. 2610 (113th), S. 1243 (113th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Nomination of Richard Cordray to Direct the CFPB

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

Government Issues GOV

Nomination of Davita Vance Cooks to the position of U.S. Public Printer

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

Homeland Security HOM

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS)- Background checks for workers. Opposition to TSA proposal to allow knives on planes. 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; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act, Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act section 935b. S. 1476 Stop Subsidizing Multi-Million Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 1135 (113th), S. 1476 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. Con. Res. 21: sense of congress that construction of Keystone XL Pipeline and federal approvals required therefore are in the national interest of the U.S.

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

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 21 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Wage & Hour enforcement; worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements; prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. National Labor Relations Act nominations/ confirmation (Mark Gaston Pearce, Nancy Schiffer, Kent Hirozawa).Nomination/ confirmation of Thomas Perez, U.S. secretary of Labor. S. 84/ H.R. 377, Paycheck Fairness Act. DOL proposal to provide FLSA minimum wage and overtime protections to home care workers. Sanders proposal for executive order to give major preference in awarding federal contracts to (federal contractors) companies that pay minimum wage of no less than $10.10/ hr. H.R. 1000, Humphrey- Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2013. Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act. McKesson contract.

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

Bills named: H.R. 377 (113th), S. 84 (113th), H.R. 1000 (113th)