What was lobbied
14 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Short Time or Shared Work Compensation; UI solvency legislation; Exclusion of EUC and EB programs; UI "reforce" in President's American Jobs Act.
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
Buy American provisions; American Jobs Act (S. 1547).
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
Bills named:
S. 1547 (112th)
ACA implementation; Medicare improvements; Reduction of hospital acquired infections among medicare patients; Improving health care quality among Medicare recipients; Block granting of Medicaid; Accountable care organizations; Retiree health care; Medicare eligibility age increase.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| SYLVIA JOHNSON |
Legislative Representative |
Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
US-Korea FTA; Colombia FTA; Exchange rates/currency intervention; Trade law enforcement; Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization; Trans-Pacific Partnership; Russia NTR.
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Consumer Finance Protection Agency; Mortgage assistance for unemployed workers; Protecting home modification program.
Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
FY2012 Defense Authorization Legislation; FY2012 Defense Appropriations Legislation: Joint Striker Fighter Alternative Engine; Humvee; Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle; Abrams military tank.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| BARBARA SOMSON |
Legislative Director |
Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of
Fair paycheck legislation; Judicial nominations.
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program; 2017-2025 light duty vehicle CAFE standards; medium- and heavy duty truck CAFE standards; EPA authority to regulate green house gases.
Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Health Care Reform Implementation; Early retiree reinsurance program; Medical loss ratio; State exchanges structure.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| SYLVIA JOHNSON |
Legislative Representative |
Contacted: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations FY 2012 (Legal Services Corp.); Labor-HHS Appropriations (NLRB, OSHA, Labor Dept., Job Training Programs) FY 2012; Social Security; Budget Deficit and Revenue options; Balanced Budget Amendment.
Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of
Foreign students; DREAM Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| BARBARA SOMSON |
Legislative Director |
Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Labor organizing issues; Regulatory Review - OSHA; REINS Act; TRAIN
Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; SENATE
Employer-sponsored health care credit and tax exclusion; Repatriation tax holiday; Continuation of payroll tax holiday; Debt ceiling.
Contacted: SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Natl Economic Council (NEC)
Pension Funding legislation; PBGC issues; Social Security benefits: chained CPI and raising cap on income
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC)
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