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Environment/Superfund ENV

EPA Carbon Pollution Guidelines

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); President of the U.S.; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Insurance INS

S. 2244, Extend Termination Date of Risk Terrorism Insurance

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; President of the U.S.; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Bills named: S. 2244 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Independent contractors and taxation: worker misclassification. S. 1706, Fair Playing Field Act of 2013. Tax exclusion for employer sponsored health insurance plans. Corporate tax reform. Repatriation Issue. S. 1533, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act. Tax Extenders; S. 2260, EXPIRE Act Excise tax on high value employer sponsored health care plans. S. 2360/ H.R. 4679, Stop Corporate Inversion Act. H.R. 647, ABLE Act offsets. H.R. 5771, Tax increase Prevention Act (extension of certain expiring tax provisions). Financial Transaction Taxes

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); President of the U.S.; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 2260 (113th), S. 2360 (113th), H.R. 5771 (113th), S. 1706 (113th), H.R. 647 (113th), S. 1533 (113th), H.R. 4679 (113th)

Retirement RET

Proposals to amend ERISA with respect to multi-employer pension plans: amend ERISA anti-cutback rules. PBGC authority and funding. Kline-Miller amendment to FY 2015 Omnibus and Further Continuing Appropriations Act.

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); President of the U.S.; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; SENATE

Health Issues HCR

Taft-Hartley multi-employer health care plans & implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Affordable Care Act: qualified health plans and exchanges. S.2253/ H.R. 4735, Health Care Fairness and Stability Act H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act. S. 701/S. 1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2013. ACA: excise tax on high value multi-employer health care plans. ERISA: revocation or cancellation of health insurance coverage. 5213/ S. 2881, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act 2014

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); President of the U.S.; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1188 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), S. 2253 (113th), S. 701 (113th), H.R. 4735 (113th), S. 2881 (113th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare proposed changes: eligibility, benefits, reimbursement, financing.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); President of the U.S.; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations for Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies: Funding for Wage and Hour division, DOL Unemployment Insurance worker misclassification project, OSHA, National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board. President's budget proposal for TVA. Infrastructure Budget. Funding for Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MOX). FY 15 Energy-Water appropriations bill: MOX funding, King(IA) amendment to prohibit use of funds to enforce Davis-Bacon wage rates; DeLauro Amendment to prohibit use of funds to enter into contracts with an entity incorporated or chartered in Bermuda or the Caymen Islands. H.R. 5016, FY 2015 financial services and general government appropriations: DeLauro Amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enter into contracts with an entity incorporated or chartered in Bermuda or the Caymen Islands. H.R. 83, FY 2015 Omnibus and Continuing Appropriations Act: Hours-of-service restart and rest provision, truck size and weight exemptions, multi-employer pension plan provisions

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); President of the U.S.; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 5016 (113th), H.R. 83 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

S.J. Res. 19, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; President of the U.S.; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S.J.Res. 19 (113th)

Immigration IMM

S. 744, The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act H.R. 1773, Agricultural Guest Worker Act. H.R. 15, The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Act.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); President of the U.S.; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 15 (113th), S. 744 (113th), H.R. 1773 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 4007, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). DHS Risk-Based Performance Standards. Port Security and Defense. Law Enforcement Equipment Issues:DOD 1033 Program, body cameras,training and Safety.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 4007 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

S.1900/ H.R. 3830, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014. Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade negotiations. Trans-Atlantic Trade & Investment Partnership negotiations.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

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

Defense DEF

H.R. 4217/ S. 2075, Military Commissary Sustainment Act. H.R. 1960/ S. 2410 National Defense Reauthorization Act.

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 4217 (113th), H.R. 1960 (113th), S. 2410 (113th), S. 2075 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

S. 1476/ H.R. 3970 Stop Subsidizing Multi-Million Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act. S. 1282, 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act. Nominees to the Federal Reserve Board.

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1282 (113th), S. 1476 (113th), H.R. 3970 (113th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 3040, Safe Freight Act. H.R. 1906, Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act of 2013. Drone Safety, security, privacy and job creation issues.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 3040 (113th), H.R. 1906 (113th)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Truck size and weight. Mexican Truck Pilot Program. H.R. 3403/ S. 1625, Drug Free Commercial Driver Act of 2013. H.R. 3413, TRUE Safety Act. Department of Transportation's Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study. H.R. 4727, to enhance interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers. H.R. 2730, Safe Haul Act of 2013. Minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers. Detention pay. Hours-of-service restart and rest periods. Natural gas engines: excess weight/ braking. Hair testing for commercial motor vehicle drivers. Liability limits for shippers/ brokers. Sleep Apnea Regulations.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); President of the U.S.; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 1625 (113th), H.R. 3403 (113th), H.R. 4727 (113th), H.R. 2730 (113th), H.R. 3413 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H. Res. 748, Rule regarding consideration of H.R. 5862 to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. H.R. 5682, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. S. 2280, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); President of the U.S.; SENATE; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S. 2280 (113th), H.Res. 748 (113th), H.R. 5682 (113th), H.R. 5862 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Wage & Hour enforcement: worker misclassification & independent contractors. S. 1687/H.R. 4611, Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2013. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. S. 1706, Fair Playing Field Act of 2013. H.R. 3712, FAMILY Act. S. 84/S. 2199/ H.R. 377, Paycheck Fairness Act. S.1737/ S. 2223/ H.R.1010, Minimum Wage Fairness Act. Status of OSHA rule re: crane operators; injury and illness rules. Nomination of Lauren McFerran to National Labor Relations Board Port Worker Safety: Misclassification H.R.5159/ S.2642, Schedules that Work Act Sysco-U.S. Foods Merger Executive Order on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Education Worker Background Check Legislation

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.

Bills named: S. 2223 (113th), H.R. 1010 (113th), H.R. 377 (113th), H.R. 4611 (113th), S. 2642 (113th), S. 1706 (113th), S. 2199 (113th), S. 84 (113th), S. 1687 (113th), H.R. 3712 (113th), H.R. 5159 (113th), S. 1737 (113th)