What was lobbied
18 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement: labor, investment, rules of origin, manufacturing Trade Promotion Authority (Fast Track): drafting a new version, opposition US EU Trade Agreement (TTIP) H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Tax: currency, supportColombia FTA/Labour Action Plan: support for worker rights Colombia Labour Rights/Labour Action Plan: oversight, compliance China Bilateral Investment Treaty: opposition Trade Adjustment Assistance: renewal Domestic Content requirements at Ex-Im Bank: support Trade in Services Agreement (TISA): public services World Trade Organization: services, investment Sweatfree Procurement: support S. 1801, Leveling the Playing Field in Global Trade Act of 2013: drafting Workers' rights globally: right to organize Guatemala labor rights: enforcement action Vietnam labor rights: compliance China trade: labor rights, trade G-20 and economic policy
Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of the Vice President of the United States
Bills named:
S. 1801 (113th), H.R. 1276 (113th)
Tax Reform: provisions that would impose taxes on employer-provided health benefits, manufacturing taxes, corporate tax, including international S. 1476, Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act
Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Bills named:
S. 1476 (113th)
DoD Design Teams: performance management S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014: Section 842, DoD authoriation, DoE labs Labor/Mangement Roundtable H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014: factory monitoring in supply chain
Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Bills named:
H.R. 1960 (113th), S. 1197 (113th)
Dodd-Frank Student Loans H.R. 992, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation ActSAFE Banking Act FACT Act: regulatory
Contacted: White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
Bills named:
H.R. 992 (113th), H.R. 1105 (113th)
Voting rights: possible reauthorization of VRA
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Farm Bill
Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
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 adjustments for Social Security or veterans benefits, or to increase the tax burden on low- and middle-income Protecting Social Security from cutsS. Con Res 15, A Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Chained Consumer Price Index should not be used to caluclate cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security or veterans benefits, or to increase the tax burder on low- and middle-income taxpayers; protecting Social Security from cuts H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act: fiduciary rule H.R. 3118, Strenthening Social Security Act of 2013 Continuing Resolution/Budget: Pension stabilization, pension funding provision, federal employee pension MultiEmployer Pension Plans Family Act: Social Security Funding mechanism Social Security: chained CPI Social Security Solvency Pension Funding Reform USA Retirement Funds IRA Fee Disclosure Act Murray-Ryan Budget: PBGC premium increase Social Security Disability: funding and administrative changes H.J. Res 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution 2014: PBGC premium State Retirement Proposals Pension Fiduciary Duty rules Retirement Savings Reform: coverage, preemption, IRA's
Contacted: Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Bills named:
H.Con.Res. 34 (113th), H.R. 3118 (113th), H.J.Res. 59 (113th), H.R. 2374 (113th)
P.L 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation, state exchanges, provisions affecting multiemployer health plans, Healthcare.gov launch, employer reporting, premium tax credits, fees, transitional reinsurance fee Preservation of the income tax exclusion for employer-provided benefits Preservation of Medicare: Medicare eligibility age cost-sharing requirementsP.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 210: 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. 2810, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Bills named:
S. 739 (113th), H.R. 1907 (113th), H.R. 2810 (113th)
S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013 H.R. 2080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013: funding, jobs Climate Treaty
Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Bills named:
S. 601 (113th), H.R. 2080 (113th)
Nominations: Judicial, NLRB, SEC, HUD Senate Rules Change Regulatory reform legislation: strengthening regulatory enforcement and criminal enforcement
Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Immigration: comprehensive immigration reform, worker protections, H1-B Reform, H2-B Reform, W-visas, labor recruiter reform S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act: provisions related to providing health benefits to immigrants provided provisional legal status H.R. 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Bills named:
S. 744 (113th), H.R. 15 (113th)
Minimum Wage: fair minimum wage act Equal pay: Paycheck Fairness Act; S. 84, H.R. 377 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 hoursH.R. 1975, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act S. 942, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Labor Law Reform FLSA: companionship regulations Unemployment Insurance: extended unemployment compensation reauthorization Worker Misclassification OSHA enforcement and regulatory reform
Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Bills named:
H.R. 377 (113th), S. 84 (113th), H.R. 675 (113th), S. 942 (113th)
Manufacturing Policy: training programs, general
Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
Budget 2014: conference H.J. Res. 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 Social Security Administration Funding S. 1569, Default Prevention Act of 2013H.R. 2775, Continuing Appropriations Act of 2014
Contacted: White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
Bills named:
S. 1569 (113th), H.J.Res. 59 (113th)
S. 1410, Smarter Sentencing Act
Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Bills named:
S. 1410 (113th)
S. 1356, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 2553, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2013: funding, labor language Infrastructure: jobs, funding, policy H.R. 122, Creating Jobs from Innovation Small Business Act of 2013: Federal Accountability ActH.R. 2084, Partnership to Build American Act of 2013: funding Skills training: apprenticeship programs, manufacturing skills certification Workforce policy: development
Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Security Council (NSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office
Bills named:
H.R. 122 (113th), H.R. 2553 (113th), S. 1356 (113th)
Veterans Issues
Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE
Energy: jobs, funding Energy Legislation and Policy
Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
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