AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES for AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES

Postal POS

Tracked legislation to reform the U.S. Postal Service's business model, with intent on preserving favored postal rates for nonprofit mailers. (S. 1486)

Contacted: SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Government Ethics (OGE); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 1486 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Advocated as part of a coalition in favor of retaining the deduction for charitable contributions as part of any overhaul of the tax code.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Government Ethics (OGE); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Health Issues HCR

Continued to track implementation of the Affordable Care Act, including open enrollment in federal and state health insurance exchanges and provisions impacting associations as employers.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Government Ethics (OGE); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Government Issues GOV

Advocated against IRS proposal to expand proposed rules on 501(c)(4) political activity to trade associations and unions.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Government Ethics (OGE); SENATE

Travel/Tourism TOU

Advocated against restrictions on government employees attending outside meetings and conferences. Specifically advocated against S. 1347 introduced by Sen. Coburn that would allow agencies to expend funds on one conference per year for each outside group.

Contacted: Office of Government Ethics (OGE); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1347 (113th)