1st Quarter - Report

STRATEGIC ORGANIZING CENTER for STRATEGIC ORGANIZING CENTER

Period 1st Quarter 2010 Filed Apr 20, 2010 Signed by Deborah Chalfie, Director of Policy and Legislation

Official filing
Firm
STRATEGIC ORGANIZING CENTER
Client
STRATEGIC ORGANIZING CENTER
Income
—
Expenses
$270,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Local Jobs for America Act (H.R. 4812) - Supported enactment of bill to create one million jobs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH CHALFIE —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Vice President of the U.S.; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 4812 (111th)

Pharmacy PHA

No specific legislation Urged reform of current practices and greater transparency in drug benefit contracting by federal government.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASMIN WEAVER —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 (H.R. 5019, S. 3177) - Supported passage of bills to create rebate program for residential energy efficiency retrofits.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER CHAFE —
KEVIN PRANIS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Vice President of the U.S.; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; SENATE; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5019 (111th), S. 3177 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

FEHBP Prescription Drug Integrity, Transparency, and Cost Savings Act (H.R. 4489) - Supported introduction and passage.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASMIN WEAVER —

Contacted: Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Bills named: H.R. 4489 (111th)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Urged introduction of legislative changes to permit publicly owned ports to implement and enforce programs to improve environmental conditions, safety, security, and congestion.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DOUGLAS BLOCH —
NICHOLAS WEINER —

Contacted: Vice President of the U.S.; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act (H.R. 3408 and S. 2882) - Support for legislation to narrow safe harbor for misclassification of employees as independent contractors.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH CHALFIE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 2882 (111th), H.R. 3408 (111th)

Unemployment UNM

Supported repeated extensions of Unemployment Insurance benefits and COBRA premium assistance.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH CHALFIE —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Urged introduction of legislation making misclassification of employees as independent contractors a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Urged support for Administration budget proposals/appropriations for enforcement efforts aimed at misclassification.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEBORAH CHALFIE —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.