4th 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
$740,000
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
4th Quarter - Report (this page) Jan 20, 2016 $740,000 Replaced
4th Quarter - Amendment Apr 19, 2016 $740,000 Replaced
4th Quarter - Amendment Mar 13, 2017 $740,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Government Issues GOV

Nominations, judicial

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Telecom; Lifeline

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Social Security Administration (SSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement:opposition, labor, ISDS, Rule of origin, currency, transparency US EU Trade Agreement (TTIP) H.R. 644/H.R. 1907/S. 1269 Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015; oppose particular provisions H.R. 820/S433: Currency Reform for Trade Act, support Bangladesh: worker rights, support Labor Rights Enforcement under Trade Agreements

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
CELESTE DRAKE —
BRETT GIBSON —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Bills named: H.R. 820 (114th), H.R. 644 (114th), H.R. 1907 (114th), S. 1269 (114th)

Defense DEF

Labor Management Roundtable DoD Roundtable Veterans Issues Performance Management Roundtable PDI Design Team L/M Roundtable H.R. 4038: American Security Against Foreign enemies Act of 2015; oppose

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
JOLEEN RIVERA New —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Social Security Administration (SSA); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 4038 (114th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 381: Return to prudent banking act of 2015 Financial Reform H.R. 22: Fast Act; jobs/funding H.R. 3118; Section 956-Dodd-Frank Act; Implementation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Social Security Administration (SSA); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 22 (114th), H.R. 3118 (114th), H.R. 381 (114th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Voting Rights: restoration, reauthorization of voting Rights Act H.R. 885 Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2015 S. 1659 Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Social Security Administration (SSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 885 (114th), S. 1659 (114th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 3763: Surface Transportation Reauthorization & Reformation Act of 2015: jobs, funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Social Security Administration (SSA); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3763 (114th)

Retirement RET

H. Res 393:Social Security Expansion/Resolution H.R. 3967: Student Debt/social security: garnished wage S. 2090/H.R. 3621: Social security Earned Payment Act S. 1922/H.R. 2136: Improving the quality of DI Act S. 2251/H.R. 4144: SAVE Benefits Act H.R. 3747: Social Security garnishment modernization Budget Bill; social security disability insurance S. 2387: Protection of Social Security benefits Restoration Act Social Security Administration Community Outreach S. 2293: RAISE Act S. 753: Social Security and Marriage Equity Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GAIL DRATCH —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 2090 (114th), S. 753 (114th), H.R. 3621 (114th), S. 1922 (114th), S. 2251 (114th), H.R. 3747 (114th), H.R. 3967 (114th), H.R. 4144 (114th), S. 2293 (114th), H.Res. 393 (114th), H.R. 2136 (114th), S. 2387 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

P.L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Employer responsibility requirements premium and cost sharing subsidies, treatment of excepted benefits P.L. 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Employer responsibility requirements premium and cost sharing subsidies, treatment of excepted benefits H.R. 3999 FMLA 2014, FMLA Enhancement Act of 2014 H.R. 1786/S.928 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act: coverage, funding H.R.2050/S. 2045 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015: Provisions repealing the tax on high cost health care plans H.R.30/ S. 30 Save American Workers Act of 2015: Change of hours threshold from 30 to 40 for required offer of health coverage by employer S.1083/ H.R. 2005 Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2015: Provisions that would apply the Medicaid drug rebate to drugs for Medicare LIS beneficiaries H.R.2712 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015: Provisions reducing employers' requirements to report compliance with the ACA employer responsibility requirement H.R. 879 Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act S. 2075: American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 OSHA enforcement policies and programs H.R. 1314: Provisions preventing large increases in the Medicare Part B Health Insurance Premium Tax H.R. 2090: Excise Tax (Code 49801 Repeal) ACA: Implementation OSHA Injury tracking rule

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

Contacted: White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Election Assistance Commission (EAC); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Social Security Administration (SSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Bills named: H.R. 879 (114th), S. 1083 (114th), H.R. 2090 (114th), H.R. 2005 (114th), H.R. 3999 (114th), S. 30 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th), H.R. 1786 (114th), S. 2075 (114th), S. 928 (114th), H.R. 1314 (114th), S. 2045 (114th), H.R. 2050 (114th), H.R. 2712 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Labor Law reform S.2042/H.R.3514: WAGE Act FLSA: companionship regulations, overtime, minimum wage H.R. 511/S. 248 Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015: tribal labor, worker rights S. 862: Paycheck Fairness Act-equal pay Labor agenda DOL proposed Fiduciary rule; H.R. 1090: opposed any weakening or delaying efforts, supported rulemaking; opposed H.R. 4293, H.R. 4294: opposed Omnibus spending bill rider to block or delay the rule Regulatory; safety and health/jobs Infrastructure; jobs/funding Energy: jobs, funding Union Health & safety issues & communication with agency On-demand economy Information on portable benefits for workers Injury tracking rulemaking S. 1501: American Job Creation & Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2015: Worker Protections Employment Discrimination, Anti-discrimination Regs, guidance H.R. 5697: Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act Joint Employer S. 221: Pregnancy assistance fund expansion act: worker protections Multiple Employer Plans (MEP's) Jobs to move America Regulatory Reform Legislation: S. 1817, S. 1818, S. 1820, S. 708, S. 1607 9/11 Health & Compensation Reauthorization-H.R. 1786, S. 1695 DOL's efforts to expand apprenticeship & training opportunities

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —
GAIL DRATCH —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1090 (114th), H.R. 4294 (114th), S. 248 (114th), S. 1607 (114th), S. 1817 (114th), S. 708 (114th), S. 1501 (114th), H.R. 3514 (114th), H.R. 5697 (114th), S. 1695 (114th), H.R. 4293 (114th), S. 221 (114th), S. 1818 (114th), S. 1820 (114th), H.R. 1786 (114th), S. 2042 (114th), H.R. 511 (114th), S. 862 (114th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

S.1410 Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014 S.675 Redeem Act S. 2123: Criminal Justice Reform, executive orders

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 2123 (114th), S. 675 (114th), S. 1410 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S. 1695 Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: amendments, riders, funding, OSHA, MSHA, and NIOSH funding Puerto Rico debt crisis Currency H.R. 2029: Omnibus Appropriations & Tax extenders bill; DOL Agencies funding & riders H.R. 3725: Puerto Rico Financial Improvement & Bond Guarantee Act of 2015

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG JEFFERSON —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 2029 (114th), S. 1695 (114th), H.R. 3725 (114th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration: enforcement, worksite enforcement Immigration Appropriations: H-2B EB-5 Investor Visas: reauthorization/appropriations S.2266: H-1B & L-1 Visa Reform Labor Protections of 2015: Worker protections Ruprecht Co., Temporary Immigration Relief H-1B Reform: worker protections Immigration/Tax extenderse: EITC/CTC

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOLEEN RIVERA New —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Bills named: S. 2266 (114th)

Education EDU

Gainful Employment Regulations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Election Assistance Commission (EAC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Social Security Administration (SSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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.