3rd Quarter - Report — UNITE HERE! for UNITE HERE! (2012)

Firm

UNITE HERE!

Client

UNITE HERE!

Income

—

Expenses

$26,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Monitoring implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), specifically the Collins Amendment codified at 12 USC 5371 which addresses financial institutions' capital requirements.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TIMOTHY BARNES	Legislative Representative

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Transportation TRA

Monitoring legislation affecting the operation and administration of food and beverage service aboard Amtrak trains, specifically provision Section 8106 in H.R.7 and monitoring legislation and oversight of the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (MWAA)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TIMOTHY BARNES	Legislative Representative

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 7 (112th)

Gaming/Gambling/Casino GAM

Monitoring various internet gaming legislation, specifically H.R. 2366 and H.R. 1174

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TIMOTHY BARNES	Legislative Representative

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1174 (112th), H.R. 2366 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Lobbying in support of the DREAM Act (S.952, H.R. 1842) as well as any legislation that seeks comprehensive immigration reform. Monitoring legislation affecting implementation of H2-B regulations. Monitoring "Legal Workforce Act" (H.R. 2885) commonly referred to as "E-Verify".

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TIMOTHY BARNES	Legislative Representative

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 1842 (112th), S. 952 (112th), H.R. 2885 (112th)

Defense DEF

Lobbied in support of the Kingston/McCollum Amendment to H.R. 5856 which would have reduced the amount of Defense Department for professional sports sponsorships by $72,300,000 and applied the savings to the spending reduction account.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TIMOTHY BARNES	Legislative Representative

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 5856 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

Monitoring implementation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) with particular emphasis on elimination or amelioration of taxation of employee health care benefits resulting in a middle class tax increase.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TIMOTHY BARNES	Leglislative Representative

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

Lobbying on issues and legislation relating to Indian Gaming, specifically NLRA jurisdictional issues and and legislation granting the Secretary of the Interior Department the authority to take land into trust for tribes recognized after 1934. Bills monitored include: H.R. 2335, H.R. 1234, H.R. 1291, S.676, and S.771

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TIMOTHY BARNES	Legislative Representative

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: S. 771 (112th), H.R. 1291 (112th), H.R. 2335 (112th), S. 676 (112th), H.R. 1234 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

OSHA reform, specifically addressing ergonomic risks faced by hotel housekeepers

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TIMOTHY BARNES	Leglislative Representative

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE

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.