AFL-CIO for AFL-CIO

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

-Judicial nominations -S. 2747 - Freedom to Vote (Election reform) -John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act- S.4 (voting rights) -H.R. 5994/S. 3219 - BE HEARD ACT -H.R. 1620 - Violence Against Women Act - Advocacy (Anti-violence) -Paycheck Fairness Act - Advocacy

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 4 (117th), H.R. 1620 (117th), S. 2747 (117th), S. 3219 (117th), H.R. 5994 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

-Federal regulations related to implementation of the surprise billing law: analyzed arbitration provisions, transparency and reporting provisions -H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act: Prescription drug pricing, Affordable Care Act premium credits, Medicare hearing coverage, Medicaid home- and community- based services, Health Coverage Tax Credit -H.R. 1065/S. 1486 - Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: General Advocacy -H.R. 3755/S. 1975 - Research

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1486 (117th), H.R. 3755 (117th), S. 1975 (117th), H.R. 1065 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

-S. 420 (PRO Act): Conversations with congressional offices related to PRO Act passage -Build Back Better Act S. Con. Res. 14: Collective bargaining related provisions -H.R. 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Worker protections -H.R. 5727 - Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2021: Informing congressional offices about -H.R. 5727 - Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2021 -OSHA COVID-19 ETS: Advocating for preservation of COVID-19 workplace protections -Unemployment insurance (House) -H.R. 5376 - Build Back better Act -H.R. 842/S. 420 - PRO Act -H.R. 5376 - Build Back better Act: Paid Leave, Child tax credit extension, child care, universal pre-k (Women's Economic Agenda) -COVID-19 standard for health care: Urging federal government make it stronger and to make it permanent, to not allow health care workers protections from COVID-19 to lapse (Workplace safety and health (COVID-19 exposures)) -Tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses: Urging the government to release the proposed rule (Workplace safety and health) --OSHA COVID Emergency Temporary Standard for Health Care Workers: Continuation of standard to protect health care workers (Safety and Health) -OSHA COVID Emergency Temporary Standard on Vaccines and Testing: Standard issuance and implementation issues (Safety and Health) -Injury Tracking: Rulemaking to reinstate workplace injury tracking provisions for large employers (Safety and Health) -OSHA Enforcement: General improvements to OSHA enforcement (Safety and Health) -Ban Asbestos Now Legislation (ARBAN, not introduced): Bill language for reintroduction (Safety and Health) -Toxic Substances Control Act (passed in 2016): Implementation through rulemakings/risk evaluation and management rules (Workplace safety and health (exposure to chemicals)) -Toxic Chemicals: EPA approach to protecting workers from exposure to toxic chemicals (Safety and Health) -Workplace exposure to asbestos: EPA approaches to evaluating and managing worker exposures to asbestos (Safety and Health)

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 14 (117th), H.R. 3684 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), H.R. 842 (117th), S. 420 (117th), H.R. 5727 (117th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

-S. 1260 US Innovation and Competitiveness Act (Competitiveness) -Digital Trade Issues (Digital) -H.R. 3975 (Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)) -Tariffs (Tariffs) -Supply Chains (Resiliency) -US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (Labor) -S. 1854/H.R. 6329 (National Critical Capabilities Defense Act)

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 1854 (117th), H.R. 3975 (117th), S. 1260 (117th), H.R. 6329 (117th)

Roads/Highway ROD

-H.R. 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 3684 (117th)

Immigration IMM

-DHS H1B visa policy -H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better (Immigration) -Employment visas (programmatic reform)

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

-Build Back Better (corporate minimum tax)

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Retirement RET

-DOL Fiduciary Rule (forthcoming) -EGG DOL Rule -Social Security-- Social Security 2100 Act -SECURE ACT -- forthcoming Senate bill (Arbitration provisions) -Pension De-risking (regulatory)

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)