1st Quarter - Report — DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES,… for DEPARTMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES A… (2012)

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.

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

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act, H.R. 1864. Marketplace Fairness Act, H.R. 1832.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID J COHEN	Executive Director

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1832 (112th), H.R. 1864 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Computer Professionals Update Act, S. 1747. RESPECT Act, S. 2168.

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

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 1747 (112th), S. 2168 (112th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Antibiotics research and development.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID J COHEN	Executive Director

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Government action against digital theft and product counterfeiting. (Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator). Internet policy. PROTECT IP Act, S. 968. Stop Online Piracy Act, H.R. 3261. Audiovisual performances treaty (U.S. Trade Representative).

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

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 3261 (112th), S. 968 (112th)

Immigration IMM

L, O, and P visas. High-tech immigration and visas.

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

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.