UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS for UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Employer-sponsored health care credit and tax exclusion; deficit reduction tax proposals; CUT Loopholes Act (S. 268); Bring Jobs Home Act, (S. 337) & (H.R. 851).

Contacted: Education, Dept of; SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 851 (113th), S. 337 (113th), S. 268 (113th)

Retirement RET

Pension Funding legislation; PBGC issues; Social Security benefits: chained CPI and raising cap on income.

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Buy American provisions; Workforce Training/Skills Act (H.R. 803).

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 803 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

Health care reform implementation; State exchanges structure; Medicare; Medicaid; MedPAC Medigap Surrcharge; Repealing the Affordable Care Act; Medicare Perscription Drug Price Negotiations Act (S. 113); Rep. Paul Ryan Budget (H. Con. Res. 25).

Contacted: Education, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 113 (113th), H.Con.Res. 25 (113th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

ACA implementation; Medicare improvements; Block granting of Medicaid; Retiree health care; Medicare eligibility age increase; Dual eligibles and managed care proposals; Privitizing Medicare; MedPAC Medigap Surcharge.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations FY 2013 (Legal Services Corp.); Labor-HHS Appropriations (NLRB, OSHA, Labor Dept., Job Training Programs) FY 2013; DOD Appropriations FY 2013; Social Security; Budget Deficit and Revenue options; Mikulski Appropriations Bill (S. 388); Murray Budget (S. Con. Res. 8); Brown/Blunt Amendment to (S. Con. Res. 8); Rep. Paul Ryan Budget (H. Con. Res. 25) and Rep Van Hollen Amendment (H. Amdt. 36 to H. Con. Res. 25).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 388 (113th), H.Con.Res. 25 (113th), S.Con.Res. 8 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Labor organizing issues; Independent Regulatory Analysis Act (S. 3468); Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1120 (113th), S. 3468 (113th)

Unemployment UNM

UI solvency legislation; Reauthorization of EUC and EB programs; UI "reforms."

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Government Issues GOV

Senate Rules Reform; Filibuster Reform (S. Res 4) and (S. Res 5).

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S.Res. 5 (113th), S.Res. 4 (113th)

Immigration IMM

Comprehensive Reform; I-Squared Act of 2013 (S. 169).

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 169 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP); US Japan Trade and Fast Track Authority.

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Defense DEF

FY2013 Defense Authorization Legislation; FY2013 Defense Appropriations Legislation: Humvee; Tank Production; Submarine.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Education, Dept of; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Automotive Industry AUT

ATVM, Tier 3: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 (S. 488) & (H.R. 1027).

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 488 (113th), H.R. 1027 (113th)