AFL-CIO for AFL-CIO

Defense DEF

DoD Design Teams: performance management Buy America/Defense: potential legislation H.R 1960, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014: safety, Title XXXI

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Vice President of the U.S.; Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 1960 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Dodd-Frank: derviatives, systemic risks, implementation Financial Reform S. 410, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act H.R 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Improvement ActH.R 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act: Amendment to Title VII H.R 992, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act: Amendment to Title VII H.R 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 Title VII Dodd-Frank Implementation: cross border regulation Title VII Dodd-Frank Amendments H.R 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Independent Correction Act of 2013: amendments to Title VII S. 249, Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013: mortgage refinancing Proxy Advisory Firms: market power Systemic Risk Regulation: banks and non-banks SIFIs Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: housing, foreclosure, payday lending Student Loans Independent Agency Bill Houseing and Foreclosures Money Market Fund Regulation

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Vice President of the U.S.; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Social Security Administration (SSA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S. 410 (113th), H.R. 1341 (113th), H.R. 677 (113th), H.R. 1256 (113th), H.R. 992 (113th), S. 249 (113th), H.R. 1062 (113th), H.R. 742 (113th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Election Reform: Election Assistance Commission Voting Rights

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Transportation TRA

Transportation Committee Agenda

Contacted: Social Security Administration (SSA); White House Office; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Vice President of the U.S.; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Reform: manufacturing taxes, retirement savings

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Vice President of the U.S.; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Federal Reserve System; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Workforce Investment Act Infra bank: funding, labor language Infrastructure: jobs Fiscal PolicySequestration Currency Reform: impact on manufacturing H.R 122, Creating Jobs from Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2013: Federal Accountability Act H.R 2084, Partnership to Build America Act of 2013: jobs S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 Chained CPI OECD Guidelines: implementation and enforcement Insurance Products: consumer protections JOBS Act: implementation Monetary Policy and Labor Market Policy Market Policy H.R 2052, Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2013

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Vice President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 122 (113th), S. 743 (113th), H.R. 2052 (113th), H.R. 2084 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

P.L 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation of individual mandate, state exchanges, medical loss Preservation of the income tax exclusion for employer-provided healthcare benefits Preservation of Medicare: Medicare eligibility age cost-sharing requirements Taft Hartley Health PlansACA Implementation: conference call with agencies S. 408, Medicare Prescription Druge Savings Act of 2013 H.R 928, Medicare Prescription Druge Savings Act of 2013 H.R 261, Public Option Deficit Reduction Act H.R1406, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013: FLSA, home health care regs, comp time P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: implementation H.R 1907, Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2013: provisions related to required nurse-to-patient ratios and protections for workers in nursing S. 739, National Nurse Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act: provisions related to required nurse-to-patient ratios and protections for workers in nursing H.R 1200, American Health Security Act of 2013: provisions related to providing universal health care coverage S. 1198, Medicare Fair Share Act of 2013: provisions related to incoming-relating premiums for Medicare beneficiaries H.R 982, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2013 Affordable Care Act: premium tax credits, multi-state plans Wellness Programs Proposed Rule: call with OMB

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Energy, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 1198 (113th), H.R. 1406 (113th), H.R. 982 (113th), H.R. 261 (113th), H.R. 1907 (113th), S. 408 (113th), H.R. 928 (113th), S. 739 (113th), H.R. 1200 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Budget International Development: Appropriations Regulatory Reform Appropriations Requests/Labor and Foreign Ops: supportS. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023: fiduciary rule amendments H. Res. 122, Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 25) establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013: safety H.R 2216, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2014: Davis Bacon P.L. 112-25, Budget Control Act of 2011

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Vice President of the U.S.; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 25 (113th), H.R. 2216 (113th), S. 1029 (113th), H.Res. 122 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S. 601. Water Resources Development Act of 2013 Climate Change: discuss impacts Auto industry: clean car loans Infrastructure: building efficiency financingH.R 644, Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2013: Amendments to Title VII\ Ex-Im Ore Mining Project in Australia Opposition

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Vice President of the U.S.; Social Security Administration (SSA); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System

Bills named: S. 601 (113th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration: comprehensive immigration reform, worker protections, DREAM Act, E-Verify, H1-B Reform, H2-B Reform, border, W-visas, healthcare eligibility for benefits S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act: social security provisions, provisions related to providing health benefits to immigrants provided provisional legal status, tax, worker protections, immigrant visasImmigration Reform: provisions related to providing health benefits to immigrants provided provisional legal status H.R 1772, Legal Workfoce Act: E-verify Immigration Legislation: worker protections, non-immigrant visas

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Social Security Administration (SSA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 744 (113th), H.R. 1772 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

NLRB H.R 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor Management Relations Act Minimum Wage: fair minimum wage act Equal PayPaid Sick Leave FMLA: paid leave proposals Employment Discrimination: ENDA, FBI background check H.R 675, Part Time Worker Bill of Rights Act 2013: provisions related to a pro-rated penalty for workers under 30 hours H.R 1286, Healthy Families Act: paid sick days S. 631, Healthy Families Act: paid sick days Safety and Health enforcement Safety and Health Regulation: Silica standard, hazard communication, enforcement H.R 1975, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act S. 942, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Family Act: paid family leave DoL Agenda Abandoned Plan Proposed Rule

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; Social Security Administration (SSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1286 (113th), H.R. 675 (113th), S. 631 (113th), H.R. 1120 (113th), S. 942 (113th), H.R. 1975 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

Nominations: Judicial, DOL, NLRB S. 1173, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2013 Regional Federal Reserve Board Appointments Richard Cordray nominationCorporate Political Contribution Disclosure

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Vice President of the U.S.; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 1173 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans-Pacific Partnership: labor, investment, procurement, services, FTA Bangladesh Labor Rights & General System of Preference Benefits: support for AFL-CIO petition, adequate funding, trade sanctions, labor rights, safety Trade Policy: trans-Pacific partnership, labor, investmentTrade Promotion Authority (Fast Track): drafting new version Trade in International Services Agreement: labor, e-commerce H.R 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act: support for IP protections US EU Trade Agreement (TTIP) Trade and Taxes H.R 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Tax: currency, support S. 622, Trade Faciliation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013: enforcement International Labor: development assistance S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 Bangladesh Labor issues: worker safety Foreign Direct investment: drafting Guatemala FTA/Labor: oversight, support for complaint, analysis Cuba policy Columbia Labour Rights/Labour Action Plan: oversight, compliance Bahrain FTA/Labour Rights: support for consultation process Trade Advisory Committees: reform China currency

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 22 (113th), S. 718 (113th), H.R. 1276 (113th), S. 622 (113th)

Manufacturing MAN

Manufacturing Policy: Investment, tax policy, currency Manufacturing: clean energy studies

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Vice President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Social Security Administration (SSA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Education EDU

Education Policy

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Vice President of the U.S.

Retirement RET

Social Security: stopping benefit cuts, cost of living adjustment Pension "De-Risking": participant protections ERISA: pre-emption Retirement USA Draft: pension reform proposalPension Funding Relief: participant protections S. 308, Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Begiah/Deutch, protecting social security from cuts H.R 649, Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Begiah/Deutch, protecting social security from cuts Social Security Commission Pension and Retirement Tax Reform Issues: participant and retiree Fiduciary Rule Proposal: retirement investment H.R 1374, Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2013: strengthening Social Security Administration Budget: retirement security provisions Social Security Solvency Commission H. Con Res 34, Expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained consumer price index should not be used to calculate cost-of-living for Social Security benefits: protecting Social Security from cuts S. Con Res 15, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Chained Consumer Price Index should not be used to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security or veterans benefits, or to increase the tax burden on low- and middle-income taxpayers: protecting social security from cuts H.R 2347, Retail Investor Protection Act: preventing protection of Retirement, ERISA Social Security Trustees Report: status of Social Security funding Retirement security

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Vice President of the U.S.; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Energy, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 649 (113th), H.R. 1374 (113th), S. 308 (113th), S.Con.Res. 15 (113th), H.R. 2347 (113th), H.Con.Res. 34 (113th)

Foreign Relations FOR

ILO meeting: Geneva ILCA prep

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Vice President of the U.S.; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Energy, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy/Climate: jobs Energy Legislation

Contacted: Vice President of the U.S.; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD)