1st Quarter - Report — DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES,… for DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES A… (2013)

Firm

DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO

Client

DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO

Income

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Expenses

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No amount is shown when the filer reports less than $5,000 for the period, which the form does not ask them to state.

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans-Pacific Partnership. International Services Agreement.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL E ALMEIDA	President
DAVID J COHEN	Executive Director

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Natl Endowment for the Arts; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Government action against digital theft and product counterfeiting. Performance rights.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL E ALMEIDA	President
DAVID J COHEN	Executive Director

Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Endowment for the Arts; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Budget priorities and sequestration.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL E ALMEIDA	President
DAVID J COHEN	Executive Director

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Endowment for the Arts; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (S. 336, H.R. 684).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID J COHEN	Executive Director

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Endowment for the Arts; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Bills named: H.R. 684 (113th), S. 336 (113th)

Immigration IMM

High-tech immigration and visas. Immigration Innovation Act of 2013 (I-Squared - S. 169). Whether the International Services Agreement sets immigration policy.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL E ALMEIDA	President
DAVID J COHEN	Executive Director

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Endowment for the Arts

Bills named: S. 169 (113th)

Arts/Entertainment ART

Research on the economic impact of the arts, entertainment, and media.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL E ALMEIDA	President
DAVID J COHEN	Executive Director

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Endowment for the Arts; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

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.