AFL-CIO for AFL-CIO

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

-corporate bankruptcy reform -financial services agenda -Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Public Law 115-97

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Retirement RET

-Multiemployer pension plans: rescue package -Retirement savings plan legislation -H.R. 860: Social Security 2100 Act -S. 521: Social Security Fairness Act -PBGC Multiemployer Guaranty Fund (projected shortfall) -Social Security benefit expansion -Saving for the Future Act (no bill number yet)

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE

Bills named: S. 521 (116th), H.R. 860 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

-Energy (jobs, climate)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Veterans VET

-Veterans appropriations -S. 1094: VA Accountability Act -Veterans' issues -H.R. 1364: Official Time Reform Act of 2017 (veterans' issues, official time)

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 1094 (116th), H.R. 1364 (116th)

Government Issues GOV

-Nominations -H.R. 1327: Never Forget Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (victims support) -H.J. Res 31: Continuing Appropriations -H.J. Res 1: Continuing Appropriations for DHS -H.R. 266: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2019 -H.R. 648: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 1 (116th), H.R. 266 (116th), H.R. 648 (116th), H.J.Res. 31 (116th), H.R. 1327 (116th)

Immigration IMM

-Immigration

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

-Labor's agenda 2019 -Labor law reform -Regulatory reform legislation -ILO consultative meeting (prep for governing body meeting) (DOL) -H.R. 1: For the People Act of 2019 -H.R. 824: Fairness for Federal Contractors Act of 2019 -H.R. 582: Raise the Wage Act -S. 1091: Small Business Reorganization Act -Corporate governance (review legislative ideas) -H.R. 1309: Workplace Violence Prevention for Healthcare and Social Service Workers Act (workplace safety) -Protect the Right to Organize Act (no bill number) (organizing) -H.R. 1074: Protecting America's Workers Act -HHS appropriations (no bill number) (safety and health programs) -Workers' compensation bill (no bill number) -Equal pay (paycheck fairness)

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 824 (116th), H.R. 1 (116th), H.R. 1309 (116th), S. 1091 (116th), H.R. 1074 (116th), H.R. 582 (116th)

Defense DEF

-H.R. 695: Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2018

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 695 (116th)

Roads/Highway ROD

-infrastructure (jobs, funding)

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

-Voting rights

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

-NAFTA (renegotiation) -Outsourcing (U.S. manufacturing) -trade -Steel & aluminum tariffs (Section 232 tariffs) -Thailand Labor Rights (support for GSP action) -Brazil human rights and labor rights (support Dear Colleague letters) -Mexico labor rights (NAALC petition) -GSP reauthorization and trade and gender issues (development) -development of independent Labor Secretariat

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

-Prescription drugs: prices -NAFTA: two provisions affecting prescription drug prices -H.R. 748/S. 684: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 (repeal of the excise tax on high-premium health care plans) -H.R. 1384: Medicare for All Act of 2019 (expansion of coverage to all U.S. residents; provisions affecting emp. based coverage) -Medicaid payment policy for certified community behavioral health centers (H.R. 1839: Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019) -funding treatment for opioid use disorder -S. 470: Medicare at 50 Act (expansion of Medicare coverage) -H.R. 1425: State of Health Care Premium Reduction Act (provisions related to the funding of reinsurance programs) -Provisions to end surprise medical bills: prohibiting Med. providers from balance billing a consumer for out-of-network charges when the consumer was seen in an in-network health care setting -H.R. 1884: Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions and Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2019 (provisions allowing dependents to access premium tax credits when employer coverage is expensive; increasing amount of premium tax credits)

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1425 (116th), H.R. 1884 (116th), S. 470 (116th), H.R. 1839 (116th), H.R. 1384 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), S. 684 (116th)