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Economics/Economic Development ECN

Economic Issues

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); President of the U.S.; Vice President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

S.1410 Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014 S.675 Redeem Act H.R. 2504: Control Unlawful Fugitive Act of 2015 (CUFF)

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); President of the U.S.; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 675 (114th), S. 1410 (114th), H.R. 2504 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement: auto rule of origin US EU Trade Agreement (TTIP) Columbia FTA Labor Rights: general H.R. 644/H.R. 1907/S. 1269 Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015; support H.R. 820/S433: Currency Reform for Trade Act, Currency Undervaluation Investigation Act Trade enforcement Bangladesh: worker rights, worker safety, GSP Worker rights in Honduras, capacity building grant CAFTA-Honduras labor rights complaint; support Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Trade Promoted Authority China Monitoring and Enforcement of Labor Rights

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Vice President of the U.S.; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Energy, Dept of; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); President of the U.S.; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Bills named: H.R. 820 (114th), H.R. 644 (114th), H.R. 1907 (114th), S. 1269 (114th)

Defense DEF

Labor Management Roundtable DoD Roundtable Veterans Issues Performance Management Roundtable PDI

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Federal Reserve System; President of the U.S.; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Vice President of the United States; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Federal Reserve, discussion, Yellen hearing; raise of interest rates Federal Reserve Discussion: Wage growth, monetary policy International Tax Reform; Senators Schumer, Menendez, and Brown H.R. 414: Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act; opposed H.R. 1529: Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 2354: Streamlining excessive and costly regulations review act H.R. 3065: Financial services conflict of interest act H.R. 1266: Financial product safety commission act S. 1686: Carried Interest fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 1480: SAFE Act

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Vice President of the U.S.; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); President of the U.S.; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 414 (114th), H.R. 1266 (114th), S. 1686 (114th), H.R. 2354 (114th), H.R. 1480 (114th), H.R. 1529 (114th), H.R. 3065 (114th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Voting Rights: reauthorization of voting Rights Act S.457 Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act H.R. 885 Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2015 S. 1659 Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1659 (114th), H.R. 885 (114th), S. 457 (114th)

Transportation TRA

S. 1647 DRIVE ACT: Map-21 re authorization, infrastructure, jobs, funding Highway bill, funding, federal employers pensions

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); President of the U.S.; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1647 (114th)

Retirement RET

Social Security Disability: reallocation ERISA: investment advice, fiduciary duty, pension funding DOL Conflict of Interest Rule H. Res 393:Social Security Solvency/Expansion Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations: Fiduciary Rule Rider H.R. 711 Social Security GPO/WEP Retirement issues H.R. 3351: CPI-E Bill H.R. 3150: One Social Security Act, social security and disability trust S. 199/H.R. 2136: Improving the Quality of Disability Decisions Act of 2015; Disability anti-fraud H.R. 1419: Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2015 Student Debt/garnished social security

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Vice President of the U.S.; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; Federal Reserve System; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 711 (114th), H.Res. 393 (114th), H.R. 1419 (114th), H.R. 3150 (114th), H.R. 2136 (114th), S. 199 (114th), H.R. 3351 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

P.L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Employer responsibility requirements, treatment of excepted benefits P.L. 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Employer responsibility requirements, treatment of excepted benefits H.R. 3999 FMLA 2014, FMLA Enhancement Act of 2014; comp time, overtime H.R. 1786/S.928 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act: coverage, funding H.R.2050/S. 2045 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015: Provisions repealing the tax on high cost health care plans H.R.30/ S. 30 Save American Workers Act of 2015: Change of hours threshold from 30 to 40 for required offer of health coverage by employer S.568 Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2015: Provisions related to extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit S.1005 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for health insurance costs of certain eligible individuals, and for other purposes: Provisions related to extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit S.1083/ H.R. 2005 Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2015: Provisions that would apply the Medicaid drug rebate to drugs for Medicare LIS beneficiaries H.R.2712 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015: Provisions reducing employers' requirements to report compliance with the ACA employer responsibility requirement H.R.1974 HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2015: Provisions expanding Medicaid and ACA premium subsidy eligibility for immigrants S. 1817/S. 1818/S. 708/S. 1607: Regulatory Reform legislation Medicare: premiums ACA Excise tax on high-cost health plans, meeting prep call, implementation H.R. 879 Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act S. 2075: American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 Medicare part B premium and deductible; provisions preventing high premium and deductible increases for beneficiaries OSHA enforcement policies and programs

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Vice President of the U.S.; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 1607 (114th), S. 2045 (114th), H.R. 1974 (114th), S. 1083 (114th), S. 708 (114th), S. 1005 (114th), H.R. 1786 (114th), H.R. 879 (114th), S. 1817 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th), S. 30 (114th), H.R. 2050 (114th), H.R. 2005 (114th), H.R. 3999 (114th), S. 2075 (114th), S. 568 (114th), H.R. 2712 (114th), S. 1818 (114th), S. 928 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Appropriations Committee Meetings: 2016 approps process-general H.R. 1735 National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2016: riders S. 1695 Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: amendments, riders, funding, OSHA, MSHA, and NIOSH funding P.L. 113-76: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, Fiscal 2016 budget deal House appropriation riders Puerto Rico debt crisis H.R. 719 CR: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 DHS Approps Bill, Immigration and labor riders, House Appropriations committee

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Vice President of the U.S.; Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; President of the U.S.; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 719 (114th), H.R. 1735 (114th), S. 1695 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Labor Law reform, Senate HELP committee S.2042/H.R.3514: WAGE Act FLSA: companionship regulations, overtime, minimum wage Collective Bargaining issues, economy H.R. 511/S. 248 Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015: tribal gaming, NLRB worker coverage, tribal labor S. 862: Paycheck Fairness Act-equal pay Survey of employer training Labor agenda Enforcement strategy, union involvement DOL proposed Fiduciary rule Regulatory; safety and health/jobs Infrastructure; jobs/funding S.1772/H.R. 3071: Schedules that Work Act

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Vice President of the U.S.; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Federal Reserve System; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); President of the U.S.

Bills named: S. 1772 (114th), H.R. 3514 (114th), S. 2042 (114th), H.R. 511 (114th), H.R. 3071 (114th), S. 862 (114th), S. 248 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

Nominations, judicial

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Energy, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); President of the U.S.; Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Election Assistance Commission (EAC)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

PACE Act Jobs, CCS, Regulations H.R. 2576, S. 697: TSCA Modernization Act of 2015; coverage, funding

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Vice President of the U.S.; President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2576 (114th), S. 697 (114th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration: family detention, oppose guest worker expansion, birthright citizenship, enforcement, state immigration enforcement Comprehensive immigration reform Immigration Appropriations: H-1B, H-2B GC Policy on Immigrant Workers, temporary immigration relief Interagency working group on immigrant workers; deconfliction policies EB-5 Investor Visas

Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Vice President of the U.S.; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Education EDU

Gainful Employment Regulations Potential amendment, Pell Grant and technical education training

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Vice President of the U.S.; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Telecom; Lifeline

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; Vice President of the U.S.; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Election Assistance Commission (EAC); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Defense, Dept of (DOD)