1st Quarter - Report

AFL-CIO for AFL-CIO

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

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG JEFFERSON —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 3193 (113th)

Education EDU

Gainful Employment regulations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

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 US EU Trade Agreement (TTIP): opposition, labor, investment Colombia FTA/Labour Action Plan: support for worker rightsChina Bilateral Investment Treaty: opposition H.R. 4163, Trade Adjustment Assistance: renewal Trade in Services Agreement (TISA): public services Sweatfree Procurement: support Trade Advisory Committees: more transparency greater labor representation NAFTA: analysis of impact on workers Guatemala FTA Labor Complaint: support for advancement to dispute settlement H.R. 2052/S. 1022, global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2013: opposition to Senate version Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS): seek to amend Currency manipulation: enforcement

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

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Social Security Administration (SSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: S. 1022 (113th), H.R. 3830 (113th), H.R. 2052 (113th), H.R. 4163 (113th), S. 1900 (113th)

Defense DEF

DoD Design Teams: performance management Labor/Mangement Roundtable H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014: factory monitoring in supply chain H.R. 4257, REDUCE ActDoD Authorization National Nuclear Security Administration: worker health and safety

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

Contacted: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Social Security Administration (SSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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

Retirement RET

H. Con Res 34, Expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained consumer price index should not be used to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security or veterans benefits, or to increase the tax burden on low- and middle-income H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act: fiduciary rule H.R. 3118, Strenthening Social Security Act of 2013S. Con Res 15, A Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Chained Consumer Price Index should not be used to caluclate cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security or veterans benefits, or to increase the tax burder on low- and middle-income taxpayers; protecting Social Security from cuts MultiEmployer Pension Plans: funding Social Security: chained CPI, Proposals to expand benefits Pension Funding Reform IRA Fee Disclosure Act Social Security Disability: funding and administrative changes Pension Fiduciary Duty rules S. 1979, USA Retirement Funds Act: hybrid plans, pooled funds Social Security Administration: office closings and workforce reduction MyIRA H.R. 3547/S. 1284: Social Security, PBGC Pension Protection Act: Benefit restrictions Pension: participant assistance ERISa: excepted benefits, pension funding Retirement security

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GAIL DRATCH —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Social Security Administration (SSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 3547 (113th), S. 1979 (113th), H.R. 2374 (113th), H.R. 3118 (113th), S. 1284 (113th), H.Con.Res. 34 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

P.L 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation, state exchanges, provisions affecting multiemployer health plans, employer reporting, premium tax credits, fees, transitional reinsurance fee, multi-state plans, excise tax, high cost plans Preservation of the income tax exclusion for employer-provided benefits Preservation of Medicare: Medicare eligibility age cost-sharing requirementsP.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 210: implementation H.R. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013 Health coverage tax credit H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act of 2014: provisions related to increasing full-time under ACA to 40 years Medicare: post-acute care payment policy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAYMOND TOM LEIBFRIED —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Social Security Administration (SSA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2575 (113th), H.R. 2810 (113th)

Veterans VET

Veterans Issues 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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

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

Immigration IMM

Immigration: comprehensive immigration reform, worker protections, H1-B Reform, H2-B Reform, W-visas, labor recruiter protections, child tax credit H.R. 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act DHS: administration reliefH.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM SAMUEL —
ANDREA ZUNIGA —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Social Security Administration (SSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Minimum Wage: fair minimum wage act Equal pay: Paycheck Fairness Act; S. 84, H.R. 377 Employment Discrimination: ENDA, FBI background check H.R. 675, Part Time Worker Bill of Rights Act 2013: provisions related to a pro-rated penalty for workers under 30 hoursH.R. 1975, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act S. 942, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Labor Law Reform FLSA: companionship regulations Unemployment Insurance: S. 1845, extended unemployment compensation reauthorization, funding provisions OSHA enforcement and regulatory reform Workers' Rights in procurement NLRB: remedies Full employment economy Overtime rulemaking S. 665, Protection American Workers Act: whistleblowers

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —
GAIL DRATCH —
GREG JEFFERSON —
RAYMOND TOM LEIBFRIED —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: H.R. 377 (113th), S. 942 (113th), S. 84 (113th), S. 665 (113th), H.R. 675 (113th), S. 1845 (113th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

S. 1410, Smarter Sentencing Act Restoration of Voting Rights

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

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: S. 1410 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Social Security Administration Funding H.R. 3547, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 Better Off Budget

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
GAIL DRATCH —
GREG JEFFERSON —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 3547 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

EXPIRE Act: Sect. 181 of Tax Code

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG JEFFERSON —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Workforce Investment Act: re-authorization H.R. 2553/ S. 1716, , National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2013: funding, labor language Infrastructure: jobs, funding, policy H.R. 122, Creating Jobs from Innovation Small Business Act of 2013: Federal Accountability ActH.R. 2084/S. 1957, Partnership to Build American Act of 2013: funding Workforce policy: development P.L. 112-141, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act: jobs/funding

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

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Social Security Administration (SSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 122 (113th), S. 1957 (113th), H.R. 2553 (113th), S. 1716 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 2080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013: funding, jobs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Social Security Administration (SSA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2080 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

Nominations: Judicial Budget Process

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —
GREG JEFFERSON —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Social Security Administration (SSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy: jobs, funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Social Security Administration (SSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

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

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