2nd Quarter - Report

AFL-CIO for AFL-CIO

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$900,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

19 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement: labor, investment, rules of origin, manufacturing H.R. 3830/S. 1900, Trade Promotion Authority (Fast Track): opposition, procedure, reform US EU Trade Agreement (TTIP): opposition, labor, investment China Bilateral Investment Treaty: opposition H.R. 4163, Trade Adjustment Assistance: renewal Sweatfree Procurement: support Currency manipulation: enforcement Export-Import Bank: re authorization, domestic content Factor-less goods: opposition Manufacturing OECD Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) Colombia FTA: impact on workers NAFTA: Impact on workers Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS): Seek to amend

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
BRETT GIBSON —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 3830 (113th), S. 1900 (113th), H.R. 4163 (113th)

Defense DEF

DOD Design Teams: performance management Labor/Management Roundtable H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014: factor monitoring in supply chain H.R. 4257, REDUCE Act H.R. 3547: Defense Appropriations H.R. 4435: DOD re authorization, worker safety/funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Reserve System; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 4435 (113th), H.R. 3547 (113th), H.R. 4257 (113th), H.R. 1960 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S.2260, EXPIRE Act H.R. 2807, Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2014 H.R. 4619, Permanent IRA Charitable Contribution Act of 2014 H.R. 4719, America Gives More Act of 2014 H.R. 3134, Charitable Giving Extension Act H.R. 4691, Private Foundation Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2014 H.R. 4718, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 4438, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG JEFFERSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 4718 (113th), H.R. 3134 (113th), H.R. 4619 (113th), S. 2260 (113th), H.R. 4719 (113th), H.R. 4691 (113th), H.R. 4438 (113th), H.R. 2807 (113th)

Retirement RET

H.R. 3119, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013 Multiemployer Pension Plans: funding Social Security: Proposals to expand benefits (HR2100) IRA Free Disclosure Act Social Security Disability: funding and administrative changes Pension Fiduciary Duty rules S. 1979, USA Retirement Funds Act; hybrid plans, pooled funds, plan coverage, fiduciary Social Security Administration: office closings and workforce reduction, SSH operating expenditures in Labor & HHS appropriations Pension: 4062(e) legislation, recoupment, PBGC ERISA: excepted benefits, pension funding, investment advice 401k plans: simplification

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GAIL DRATCH —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)

Bills named: S. 1979 (113th), H.R. 3119 (113th), H.R. 2100 (113th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Infrastructure: jobs, funding H.R. 122, Creating Jobs from Innovation Small Business Act of 2013: Federal Accountability Act H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Economic Issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
GREG JEFFERSON —
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 803 (113th), H.R. 122 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

PL-111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Health Coverage Tax H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act Seasonal Worker ACA Fix Excepted Benefits Amendments S. 2253, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM SAMUEL —
ANDREA ZUNIGA —

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4414 (113th), S. 2253 (113th)

Veterans VET

H.R. Res. 243, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2216) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes H.R. 4134, America First Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2216 (113th), H.R. 4134 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy: jobs, funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 3547, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 4660, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4745, Transportation, HUD, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 2397, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
GREG JEFFERSON —
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)

Bills named: H.R. 2397 (113th), H.R. 4660 (113th), H.R. 4745 (113th), H.R. 3547 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

Nominations: Judicial, Social Security Advisory Board, NLRB, Federal Reserve Appointments

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —
GAIL DRATCH —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Immigration IMM

Immigration: Comprehensive Immigration Reform, worker protections, H1-B Reform, H2-B Reform, W-Visas, labor recruiter protections, child tax credit, deportations, unaccompanied minors H.R. 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act DHS: Administrative Relief Repatriation H.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 Deportation Funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM SAMUEL —
ANDREA ZUNIGA —

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 15 (113th), H.R. 3344 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S460, H.R.3746 Minimum Wage: fair minimum wage act Equal Pay: Paycheck Fairness Act: S.84, H.R. 377 Labor Law Reform FLSA: companionship regulations Unemployment Insurance: S. 1845, H.R. 3979, extended unemployment compensation re authorization, funding provisions OSHA enforcement issues Workers' Rights in procurement NLRB: remedies Overtime rulemaking H.R. 3999, FMLA Enhancement Act of 2014 S. 1542, RAISE Act Legislation to curtail political and collective bargaining activity among Administrative Law Judges Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships Failure to WARN Wal-Mart DOL Dust regulation: mine safety and health

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
CECELIE COUNTS —
GAIL DRATCH —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 377 (113th), S. 84 (113th), S. 1542 (113th), H.R. 3746 (113th), H.R. 3979 (113th), S. 1845 (113th), H.R. 3999 (113th)

Education EDU

Gainful Employment Regulations Student Debt

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, issues Dodd-Frank 953(b): pay ration disclosure Proxy Adviser legislation SEC

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG JEFFERSON —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 4413 (113th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Voting Rights: possible re authorization of VRA H.R. 3899/S. 1945, Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: S. 1945 (113th), H.R. 3899 (113th)

Transportation TRA

S. 2322, MAP-21 Re authorization Act, Highway Trust Fund; pension funding, jobs/funding Highway Bill: pension & disability provisions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GAIL DRATCH —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Reserve System; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S. 2322 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 2080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013: funding, jobs EPA Power plant Rule: jobs and pensions EPA Truck Regulations Carbon Capture Policy S. 1009, chemical safety improvement Act Climate Issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 2080 (113th), S. 1009 (113th)

Bankruptcy BNK

H.R. 1001/S.2418,2589, Protecting Employers and Retirees in Business Bankrupting Act of 2013

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG JEFFERSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: S. 2418 (113th), H.R. 1001 (113th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

S. 1410, Smarter Sentencing Act S. 2235/H.R. 4459, Democracy Restoration Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)

Bills named: S. 1410 (113th), S. 2235 (113th), H.R. 4459 (113th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.