2nd Quarter - Report

AFL-CIO for AFL-CIO

Period 2nd Quarter 2022 Filed Jul 20, 2022 Signed by Craig Becker

Official filing
Firm
AFL-CIO
Client
AFL-CIO
Income
—
Expenses
$720,000
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.

Health Issues HCR

-H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act (Prescription drug pricing provisions, ACA premium tax credits, Medicare hearing benefits, PBM transparency provisions, behavioral health parity penalties) - The Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act (No bill #) -- Section 420 Transfers (funding of retiree health and life insurance benefits with surplus pension assets); Refundability of Savers' Credit -S. 4353 - RISE & SHINE Act of 2022 (Section 420 Transfers) -H.R. 4373 - Bipartisan COVID Supplemental Approps Act (all) -S. 4182 - Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (all) -Surprise billing (regulations implementing the No Surprises Act) -H.R. 7666 - Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well - Being Act (Provisions related to behavioral health insurance parity and funding for community-based behavioral health programs)

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

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 7666 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), H.R. 4373 (117th), S. 4182 (117th), S. 4353 (117th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

-S. 1260 - USICA (Manufacturing/Trade) -H.R. 4521 - COMPETES ACT (Manufacturing/Trade) -National Critical Capabilities Defense Act (as contained in H.R. 4521) (All) -301 Tariffs (Tariffs) -Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (All) -USMCA (Labor) -Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (Trade)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT GIBSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 4521 (117th), S. 1260 (117th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

-S. 420/H.R. 842 - PRO Act : Conversations with congressional offices related to PRO Act passage -S. 4182 - Workplace Violence (All) -H.R. 5727 - Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act (All) -Baseball antitrust exemption (All) -H.R. 915 - Protecting Congressional Workers Right to Organize Act (All) -H.R. 903 - Rights for the Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act -Rights for Transportation Security Administration Workforce Employees H.R. 903 (draft policy letter) -Paid Leave (Reconciliation)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM SAMUEL —
BART SHEARD —
CHARITY WILSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 915 (117th), S. 4182 (117th), H.R. 5727 (117th), H.R. 903 (117th), H.R. 842 (117th), S. 420 (117th)

Retirement RET

-H.R. 5723 - Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust -SSA Appropriations (All) -H.R. 7740 - ERISA Arbitration - The Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAUREN ROTHFARB —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5723 (117th), H.R. 7740 (117th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

-Appropriations (All) -Flag of convenience (All) -H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act -FY 2023 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (All)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG JEFFERSON —
BART SHEARD —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

Manufacturing MAN

-H.R. 4521 - Bipartisan Innovation Act COMPETES and USICA (All)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 4521 (117th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

-H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

-S. 2938 - Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (Provisions related to Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAYMOND TOM LEIBFRIED —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 2938 (117th)

Immigration IMM

-H.R. 7549 - Seasonal Worker Solidarity Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 7549 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

-S. 4192 - No Tax Breaks For Union Busting (All)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BART SHEARD —

Contacted: SENATE

Bills named: S. 4192 (117th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

-S. 205 - Working with coalitions -Gender-Based Violence at Work (Work with coalitions)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHARITY WILSON —

Contacted: SENATE

Bills named: S. 205 (117th)

Government Issues GOV

-H.R. 7900 - National Defense Authorization Act (TSA workplace rights/VA AIR Commission)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHARITY WILSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 7900 (117th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

-Child Care - Reconciliation proposals to provide assistance to working families and raise the pay of caregivers and teachers. (women's economics)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHARITY WILSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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.