2nd Quarter - Report

AFL-CIO for AFL-CIO

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$840,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Vice President of the U.S.; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Veterans Employment & Training Service; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Reserve System; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Treasury, Dept of; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 3261 (112th)

Veterans VET

Veterans issues: healthcare, education, pensions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Vice President of the U.S.; Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; Veterans Employment & Training Service; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans-Pacific Partnership: labor, investment, procurement, services, jobs impact, general Columbia FTA: labor Russia PNTR: policy, analysis Honduras/CAFTA Complaint: Labor violations, workers' rights, support Peru FTA: labor rights Outsourcing: policy Outsourcing/Offshoring: jobs International Trade and Currency legislation: china currency subsidies Trade and International Policy: UN Sustainability Conference statement Columbia FTA & Labor Action Plan: entry into the force, analysis Bangladesh Workers' Rights: Murder of Aminul Islam General Trade Issues: 301s, FTA Model Guatamala CAFTA Complaint: support General Trade model: analysis China trade: analysis H.R. 4041, Export Promotion Reform Act: general Labor rights in FTAs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT GIBSON —

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Veterans Employment & Training Service; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Vice President of the U.S.; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 4041 (112th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 5652, Sequestration Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012 S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012: conservation bills, NLRA amendments, subsidies

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

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Vice President of the U.S.; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Employment & Training Service; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 3240 (112th), H.R. 5652 (112th)

Transportation TRA

S. 876, Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act H.R. 4348, MAP-21: surface transportation, transportation infrastructure, pension funding, PBGC premium increase S. 1813, MAP-21

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

Contacted: Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Vice President of the U.S.; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Veterans Employment & Training Service; Energy, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 876 (112th), H.R. 4348 (112th), S. 1813 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Reform: tax favored retirement accounts S. 2230, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012 H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act Child Tax Credit Financial Transaction Tax P.L-107-16, Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001: Bush tax cuts P.L-108-27, Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003: Bush tax cuts

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GAIL DRATCH —
GREG JEFFERSON —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —
ANDREA ZUNIGA —

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Veterans Employment & Training Service; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 9 (112th), S. 2230 (112th)

Unemployment UNM

Unemployment Insurance: Demonstration projects

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
N/A N/A —

Contacted: Veterans Employment & Training Service; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Treasury, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Economic policy H.R. 4297, Workforce Investment Act of 2012: status of legislation, analysis of bill H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act: tax Buy America: policy, support H.R. 5442, Bring Jobs Home Act: provisions to disincentivize companies from moving jobs S. 2884, Bring Jobs Home Act: provisions to disincentivize companies from moving jobs H.R. 4227, Workforce Investment Act of 2012: analysis of bill H.R. 3336, Small Business Credit Availability Act Infrastructure and Economic Policy Infrastructure Projects

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

Contacted: Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Veterans Employment & Training Service; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Vice President of the U.S.; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 5442 (112th), H.R. 3606 (112th), H.R. 4297 (112th), H.R. 4227 (112th), H.R. 3336 (112th), S. 2884 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

S. 915, American Health Security Act of 2011 - single payer health plan P.L 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Implementation H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: provisions eliminating the Independent Payment Advisory Board H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act of 2011: provisions establishing a single payer health plan H.R. 1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011 - provisions allowing for insurance brokers to be exempted H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act of 2011: provisions that would repeal medical loss ration requirements for insurers Medicare Rules Preservation of the income tax exclusion for employer-provided healthcare benefits Deficit Reduction Packages: provisions that would reduce Medicare and Medicaid spending Preservation of Medicare benefits Restructuring of Medicaid financing for deficit reduction S. Amdt. 2111, to provide substantial savings in health care costs to the federal government and consumers by fostering competition among generic pharmaceutical manufacturers Infectious Disease standard (non-bill matter)

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

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Vice President of the U.S.; Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Veterans Employment & Training Service

Bills named: H.R. 1206 (112th), H.R. 2077 (112th), S. 915 (112th), H.R. 1200 (112th), H.R. 5 (112th)

Postal POS

S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012: healthcare, pensions, employment DeMint Amendment to Postal Reform Bill

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Vice President of the U.S.; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Veterans Employment & Training Service; Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1789 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H. Con. Res. 112, Ryan Budget: child tax credit H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2013: A-76 process, reduction of civilian workforce, inventory contractor work S. 2079, Federal Employee Pay Freeze: Extended Federal Pay Freeze through 2013 HHS Appropriations Bill Budget Student loans, budgets and taxes P.L-112-25, Budget Control Act of 2011: sequestration H.R. 5854, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013: PLA, Davis Bacon, NLRB Amendments H.R. 5325, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013: PLA, Davis Bacon, NLRB Amendments H.R. 5326, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013: PLA, Davis Bacon, NLRB Amendments Interior Appropriations: Buy America Amendment Regulatory Reform H.R. 1540, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012: energy workers' safety and health

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

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; Veterans Employment & Training Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Vice President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 5325 (112th), H.R. 5326 (112th), H.R. 5854 (112th), H.R. 1540 (112th), H.R. 4310 (112th), S. 2079 (112th), H.Con.Res. 112 (112th)

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition FIR

H.R. 58, Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act: provisions requiring adequate nursing staff levels

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAYMOND TOM LEIBFRIED —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Employment & Training Service; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Reserve System; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 58 (112th)

Bankruptcy BNK

H.R. 6117, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2012 Corporate Bankruptcy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG JEFFERSON —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; Energy, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Veterans Employment & Training Service

Bills named: H.R. 6117 (112th)

Government Issues GOV

Nominations: Executive and Judicial S. 1606, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011: regulatory provisions Regulatory Reform Legislation S. 2219, DISCLOSE Act/Campaign Finance Reform H.R. 4607, Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012 H.R 5893, Startup Act 2.0: Regulatory/cost-benefit provisions S. 3217, Startup Act 2.0: Regulatory/cost-benefit provisions

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

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Vice President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Employment & Training Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Reserve System

Bills named: S. 1606 (112th), H.R. 5893 (112th), S. 3217 (112th), S. 2219 (112th), H.R. 4607 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Comprehensive Immigration Reform H-2B: prevailing wage rule H-2B Comprehensive Rule DOL memo of understanding with ICE: as applied to union-related labor disputes Prosecutorial discretion H.R. 1842, DREAM Act S. 952, DREAM Act Secure Communities S. 1925, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011: immigration S. 1384, HARVEST Act of 2011: immigration Immigration: temporary work visas Victim's Memo: as applied to immigrant workers involved in labor disputes Immigration related issues in enforcement of NLRA

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREA ZUNIGA —

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Employment & Training Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Vice President of the U.S.; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 1925 (112th), S. 1384 (112th), S. 952 (112th), H.R. 1842 (112th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Election Reform/Voting Rights: Voter ID

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; Veterans Employment & Training Service; Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of

Manufacturing MAN

Manufacturing Policy: Investment, trade, currency, tax policy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT GIBSON —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Vice President of the U.S.; Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; Veterans Employment & Training Service; Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Reserve System; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Defense DEF

DoD Design Teams: performance management, workplace incentives, hiring flexibilities

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Veterans Employment & Training Service; Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Vice President of the U.S.; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

P.L. 111-15, Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act of 2009: Implementation of Individual mandate, state exchanges, medical loss Regulation of Fiduciaries Definition of Fiduciary (proposed regulation) H.R. 3313, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act

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

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Veterans Employment & Training Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Vice President of the U.S.; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Reserve System; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 3313 (112th)

Retirement RET

PGGC: premium increase proposals Social Security: FICA tax holiday, opposing benefit cuts, improving benefits Harkin pension proposal Pension reform: alternatives to defined benefit pension plans Electronic disclosure of materials related to retirement benefits Pension Protection Act: benefit restrictions Highway Bill: provisions related to defined benefit pension plans UAW pension protection amendment benefit restrictions MedPAC-- Medicare Benefit Redesign PPACA Implementation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GAIL DRATCH —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Veterans Employment & Training Service; Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of

Foreign Relations FOR

H.R. 4405, Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012: support, analysis H.R. 4173, Prevent Iran from Acquiring Nuclear Weapons and Stop War Through Diplomacy Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
N/A N/A —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Veterans Employment & Training Service; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Vice President of the U.S.; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 4173 (112th), H.R. 4405 (112th)

Housing HOU

Foreclosure Crisis

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
N/A N/A —

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Veterans Employment & Training Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Vice President of the U.S.; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of

Environment/Superfund ENV

Carbon nanotube protections Enhanced Oil Recovery: tax policy Energy Policy: Hydraulic Fracturing, Enhanced Oil Recovery

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
N/A N/A —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Veterans Employment & Training Service; Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

P.L 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: implementation H.R. 2779, To exempt inner affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Consumer Protection Issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG JEFFERSON —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Veterans Employment & Training Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 2779 (112th)

Education EDU

Higher education- For profit colleges S. 2343, Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012 Student Loan Bill: funding off-sets Education: Background checks

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —
GAIL DRATCH —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Veterans Employment & Training Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Vice President of the U.S.; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service

Bills named: S. 2343 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Fair Labor Standards Act- minimum wage increase, companionship regulation, paid sick leave FMLA: paid leave S. 1747, Computer Professionals Update Act: Computer Professional/IT Exemption policy analysis H.R 2341, Direct Job Quality Improvement Act of 2011: provisions improving Fair Labor Standards Act protections for direct care OSHA standards and enforcement S.J. Res. 36, NLRB: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5 United States Code of The rule submitted by the NLRB relating to representation election procedures S. 3221, RAISE Act: NLRA changes H.R. 5647, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: employment rights Hydraulic Fracturing: worker safety, regulations OSHA: worker safety Labor law compliance for food providers Employment law: criminal background check guidance H.R. 4078, Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act OSHA Whistleblower Program: enforcement issues Whistleblower/retaliation policy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
CECELIE COUNTS —
BRETT GIBSON —
RAYMOND TOM LEIBFRIED —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —
THOMAS W TROTTER —
ANDREA ZUNIGA —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Vice President of the U.S.; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Employment & Training Service; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service

Bills named: S. 3221 (112th), H.R. 2341 (112th), S. 1747 (112th), H.R. 4078 (112th), H.R. 5647 (112th), S.J.Res. 36 (112th)

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