1st Quarter - Report

AFL-CIO for AFL-CIO

Period 1st Quarter 2018 Filed Apr 20, 2018 Signed by Renata Strause

Official filing
Firm
AFL-CIO
Client
AFL-CIO
Income
—
Expenses
$680,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

-Energy, CCS: jobs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Immigration IMM

Immigration

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Voting Rights

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Retirement RET

-Multiemployer pension plans -Social Security -H.R. 3596: The Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act -S.2147: Butch Lewis Act: pensions -HR 4444: Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAUREN ROTHFARB —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2147 (115th), H.R. 4444 (115th), H.R. 3596 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

-H.R. 173/S.58: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 -HHS nomination (Azar) -Cap on tax exclusion for employer-based health insurance -S. 1835: Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017: provisions establishing a reinsurance program for health plans in the ACA marketplaces -S1827/HR3921: need to extend funding authorization for CHIP -Bipartisan Healthcare Stabilization Act: providing insurer cost-sharing reduction payments in the ACA exchanges and allowing states to waive insurance requirements -ACA: market stabilization and reforms -H.R. 4666 - Premium Relief Act of 2017 - reinsurance -S. 1835 - Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 -H.R. 2575/S. 1909 BENES Act of 2017: provisions related to late enrollment penalties for Medicare -H.R. 2582 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018: provisions related to requirements for employment-based health plans -S. 2456 - CARA 2.0 Act of 2018: provisions related to expansion of opioid treatment -H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018: provisions related to stabilization of individual health insurance markets -Medicare expansion

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAYMOND TOM LEIBFRIED —

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 1835 (115th), S. 1909 (115th), H.R. 2575 (115th), H.R. 173 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), S. 58 (115th), H.R. 4666 (115th), H.R. 2582 (115th), S. 2456 (115th), H.R. 3921 (115th)

Veterans VET

-HR 1461: VET protection act of 2017 -S.1094: VA Accountability Act -Veteran issues -H.R. 1364: Official Time Reform Act of 2017: veterans issues, official time -H.R. 2723: Employee Rights Act: veterans issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 1364 (115th), H.R. 1461 (115th), S. 1094 (115th), H.R. 2723 (115th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

-Puerto Rico Disaster Relief -Hurricane relief: funding and protections

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG JEFFERSON —
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Government Issues GOV

-Nominations -Federal Labor Relations Authority: district office closure -H.R. 4809: GOOD Act

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

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4809 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

-HR 986/S. 63: Tribal labor sovereignty act: job standards, worker protections -Labor's Agenda -Regulatory issues: worker protections -Labor law: H.R. 4548 WAGE Act -OSHA oversight hearing -Appropriation riders: Labor standards and worker protections -Better Deal agenda -Labor law reform -H.R. 195: CR FY 2018 -EPA new chemicals - TSCA implementation -FY 2019 budget: labor-related agency appropriations -Workers compensation bill: minimum standards -Asbestos Regulation (TSCA): worker exposures to legacy asbestos

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM SAMUEL —
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 63 (115th), H.R. 4548 (115th), H.R. 195 (115th), H.R. 986 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

-NAFTA re-negotiation -Currency reform -Outsourcing: keeping jobs in the US -Jones Act: jobs -Buy American: draft letters & bills -North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation petition: Mexico labor rights -progressive trade agenda: drafting -Steel & Aluminum tariffs/"232s": talking points in support

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT GIBSON —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

-Fiduciary rule -S. 2155: Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act -Mnuchin nomination -Mulvaney nomination -Consolidated Appropriations Act -H.R. 4771: Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act -H.R. 3978: TRID Improvement Act of 2017 -H.R. 1153: Mortgage Choice Act -CFIUS reform -Investor protection -carbon emissions disclosure

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG JEFFERSON —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1153 (115th), H.R. 3978 (115th), S. 2155 (115th), H.R. 4771 (115th)

Roads/Highway ROD

-infrastructure: jobs, funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

-H.R. 2997: 21st Century AIRR Act - jobs & safety -S. 1405: Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 - jobs & safety

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 2997 (115th), S. 1405 (115th)

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.