3rd Quarter - Report

AFL-CIO for AFL-CIO

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,040,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
3rd Quarter - Report (this page) Oct 21, 2013 $1,040,000 Replaced
3rd Quarter - Report Jan 22, 2014 $800,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Manufacturing MAN

Manufacturing Policy Conditions in supply chain: Factory monitoring

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT GIBSON —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans-Pacific Partnership: labor, investment, procurement, services Bangladesh Labor Rights & General System of Preference Benefits: support for AFL-CIO petition, adequate funding, trade sanctions, labor rights, safety Trade Promotion Authority (Fast Track): drafting a new version, oppositionUS EU Trade Agreement (TTIP) H.R 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Tax: currency, support International Labor: development assistance Guatemala FTA/Labor: oversight, analysis Columbia Labour Rights/Labour Action Plan: oversight, compliance Roy Hill Iron Ore Ex-Im Project: opposition H.R 2052, Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2013: analysis, revision Korea FTA: trade deficit China Bilateral Investment Treaty: opposition Trade Adjustment Assistance: support and desire not to tie to Trade Promotion Authority Chile FTA/Labor: support for complaints Fiji General System of Preference Benefits: support S. 1023, Global Investment in American Jobs Acto of 2013: Opposition to current Senate version Domestic Content requirments at Ex-Im Bank: support

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

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 1276 (113th), H.R. 2052 (113th), S. 1023 (113th)

Defense DEF

DoD Design Teams: performance management S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014: Section 842, DoD authorization Labor/Management Roundtable H.R 1960, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014: factory monitoring in supply chain

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
GAIL DRATCH —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —

Contacted: White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bills named: H.R. 1960 (113th), S. 1197 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Dodd-Frank: derviatives, systemic risks, implemntation H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Improvement Act Student Loans

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG JEFFERSON —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: H.R. 1256 (113th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Election Reform: Election Assistance Commission Voting Rights

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Retirement RET

Pension "De-Risking": participant protections Fiduciary Rule Proposal: retirement investment 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 taxpayers;protecting Social Security from cuts S. Con Res 15, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of 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 missle-income taxpayers; protecting Social Security from cuts H.R 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act: preventing protection of Retirement, ERISA, fiduciary rule Pension Guarantee Programs: multiemployer plans FASB Accounting Rules: relation to pension funding Pension Reform: broadening pension coverage H.R 3118, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013 Defined Benefit Funding and Accounting Rules

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GAIL DRATCH —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 34 (113th), H.R. 2374 (113th), H.R. 3118 (113th), S.Con.Res. 15 (113th)

Transportation TRA

Pipeline Safety

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREA ZUNIGA —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Reform: provisions that would impose taxes on employer-provided health benefits S. 1533, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act

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

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Bills named: S. 1533 (113th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

H.R 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R 2553, 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 ActS. 1226, SECTORS Act of 2013 Workforce Policy Maker Movement

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

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 2553 (113th), H.R. 122 (113th), H.R. 798 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013 H.R 2080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013: funding, jobs Climate Change: discuss impacts, negotiations Auto industry: auto emissionsGreenhouse gas emissions: powerplant rules

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: S. 601 (113th), H.R. 2080 (113th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration: comprehensive immigration reform, worker protections, DREAM Act, H1-B Reform, H2-B Reform, border, W-visas, healthcare eligibility for benefits, family reunification S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act: social security provisions, provisions related to providing health benefits to immigrants provided provisional legal status, tax, worker protections, immigrant visasH.R 1772, Legal Workforce Act: E-verify H.R 2131, SKILLS Visa Act: H1-B H.R 2278, SAFE Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANA AVENDANO —
RAYMOND TOM LEIBFRIED —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —
ANDREA ZUNIGA —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2131 (113th), S. 744 (113th), H.R. 2278 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

NLRB Minimum Wage: fair minimum wage act Equal pay: Paycheck Fairness Act Paid Sick LeaveFMLA: paid leave proposals 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 hours H.R 1286, Healthy Families Act: paid sick days S. 631, Healthy Families Act: paid sick days Safety and Health Regulation: Silica standard H.R 1975, Pregant Workers Fairness Act S. 942, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations: DOL rulemaking H.R 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 Home Health Care Regulations Labor Law Reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —
GAIL DRATCH —
RAYMOND TOM LEIBFRIED —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 631 (113th), H.R. 675 (113th), H.R. 1406 (113th), H.R. 1975 (113th), S. 942 (113th), H.R. 1286 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

Nominations: Judicial, DOL, NLRB, SEC S. 1173, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2013 Corporate Political Contribution Disclosure H. R. 367, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013S. 1029, Regulation Accountability Act of 2013 OIRA policies and procedures

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 1173 (113th), H.R. 367 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy: jobs, funding Energy Legislation and Policy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM SAMUEL —
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Education EDU

Education Policy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; State, Dept of (DOS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Health Issues HCR

P.L 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation of individual mandate, state exchanges, provisions affecting multiemployer health plans, Health care.gov launch, employer reporting, premium tax credits, fees Preservation of the income tax exclusion for employer-provided benefits Preservation of Medicare: Medicare eligibility age cost-sharing requirementsTaft Hartley Health Plans S. 408, Medicare Prescription Drugs Savings Act of 2013 H.R 928, Medicare Prescription Drugs Savings Act of 2013 H.R 261, Public Option Deficit Reduction Act P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: implementation H.R 1907, Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2013: provisions related to required nurse-to-patient ratios and protections for workers in nursing S. 739, National Nurse Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act: provisions related to required nurse-to-patient ratios and protections for workers in nursing Affordable Care Act: premium tax credits Medicaid: premium assistance Medicare Sustainable Growth Medicare physician fee system

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

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Bills named: H.R. 261 (113th), H.R. 1907 (113th), S. 739 (113th), S. 408 (113th), H.R. 928 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Budget P.L. 112-25, Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 1243, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, 2014: jobs, funding H.J. Res. 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG JEFFERSON —
RAYMOND TOM LEIBFRIED —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 59 (113th), S. 1243 (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.