3rd Quarter - Report

AFL-CIO for AFL-CIO

Period 3rd Quarter 2017 Filed Oct 20, 2017 Signed by Renata Strause

Official filing
Firm
AFL-CIO
Client
AFL-CIO
Income
—
Expenses
$660,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Immigration IMM

Immigration -S.180: H-1B & L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office

Bills named: S. 180 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

-Trade priorities for 2017: support -NAFTA re-negotiation: developing priorities, labor chapter -Currency reform -Guatemala labor rights/labor provisions of free trade agreements -Buy American: draft letters & bills -H.R. 3721: Labor, Human & Civil Rights Trade Policy Act -International Labor Rights under FTAs, GSP & AGOA: general -US/global economy -Outsourcing: keeping jobs in the US -Jones Act: jobs

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

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3721 (115th)

Defense DEF

-L/M Roundtable -National Defense Re-authorization Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

-Securities Regulation: Fiduciary Duty -Corporate Bankruptcy: Protecting Pensions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAUREN ROTHFARB —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

-Tax reform: working families

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG JEFFERSON —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Retirement RET

-Social Security Expansion Legislation (no bill) -Retirement Savings: workplace coverage -Tax bill: potential implications on pensions -Social security: disability program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAUREN ROTHFARB —

Contacted: SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Health Issues HCR

-Affordable Care Act: Taxes -Children's health insurance program: need to extend the authorization for funding of the program -Medicare -Cap on tax exclusion for employer-based health insurance -H.R. 173/S.58: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 -H.R. 1628: American Health Care Act of 2017 -S. 974: CREATES Act: provisions related to misuse of REMS safety protocols Better Care Reconciliation Act: provisions related to loss of insurance coverage and reduced Medicaid funding and coverage -H.R. 1620: Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act -H.R. 1628: American Healthcare Act of 2017: Provisions -Marketplace stabilization proposal

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAYMOND TOM LEIBFRIED —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1620 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), S. 58 (115th), S. 974 (115th), H.R. 173 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

-S.771, FY 2018 Labor HHS, Education Appropriations -FY 2018 Budget (H. Con. Res. 71): cuts to Medicare & Federal employee pensions -H.R. 601: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 -H.R. 3219: Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 -H.R. 3354: Appropriations budget: Potential Fiduciary rule rider, Labor agency funding -Appropriation riders: labor standards and worker protections

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG JEFFERSON —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 3354 (115th), H.Con.Res. 71 (115th), H.R. 3219 (115th), S. 771 (115th), H.R. 601 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

-DOL Fiduciary rule: opposing delay in implementation -HR 986/S. 63: Tribal labor sovereignty act -Labor's Agenda -S. 951/HR 5: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 -Employment discrimination: EEOC -NLRB nomimations -Overtime -Worker rights legislation: mandatory arbitration & Murphy Oil case -Briefing on NLRB issues -Joint Employer legislation -Meeting with Secretary Acosta -Nabisco/BCTGM Organizing Campaign -H.R. 15: Raise the Wage Act and overtime -H.R. 3358 FY 2018: Labor-HHS Appropriations: Labor agency funding -Regulatory issues: worker protections

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

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 951 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th), H.R. 986 (115th), H.R. 15 (115th), S. 63 (115th), H.R. 3358 (115th)

Roads/Highway ROD

-infrastructure: jobs, funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Voting Rights

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

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 -H.R. 2723: Employee Rights Act: veterans issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

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

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

-H.R. 2997, S. 1405: Jobs & safety

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

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

Government Issues GOV

-Nominations -Congressional Progressive caucus: agenda

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear ENG

-Energy, CCS: jobs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of

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