3rd Quarter - Report

AFL-CIO for AFL-CIO

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$800,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
3rd Quarter - Report Oct 21, 2013 $1,040,000 Replaced
3rd Quarter - Report (this page) Jan 22, 2014 $800,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Veterans VET

Veterans Issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT GIBSON —
RAYMOND TOM LEIBFRIED —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bills named: S. 1801 (113th), H.R. 1276 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GAIL DRATCH —
GREG JEFFERSON —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 992 (113th), H.R. 1105 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAYMOND TOM LEIBFRIED —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 1476 (113th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); State, Dept of (DOS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Bills named: H.R. 122 (113th), H.R. 2553 (113th), S. 1356 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAYMOND TOM LEIBFRIED —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE

Bills named: S. 739 (113th), H.R. 1907 (113th), H.R. 2810 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GAIL DRATCH —
RAYMOND TOM LEIBFRIED —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1569 (113th), H.J.Res. 59 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013 H.R. 2080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013: funding, jobs Climate Treaty

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 601 (113th), H.R. 2080 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

Nominations: Judicial, NLRB, SEC, HUD Senate Rules Change Regulatory reform legislation: strengthening regulatory enforcement and criminal enforcement

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —
GREG JEFFERSON —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy: jobs, funding Energy Legislation and Policy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Immigration IMM

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAYMOND TOM LEIBFRIED —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —
ANDREA ZUNIGA —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); White House Office; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: S. 744 (113th), H.R. 15 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —
RAYMOND TOM LEIBFRIED —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 84 (113th), H.R. 675 (113th), S. 942 (113th), H.R. 377 (113th)

Manufacturing MAN

Manufacturing Policy: training programs, general

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT GIBSON —

Contacted: White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Defense DEF

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1960 (113th), S. 1197 (113th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Voting rights: possible reauthorization of VRA

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

S. 1410, Smarter Sentencing Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: S. 1410 (113th)

Agriculture AGR

Farm Bill

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Retirement RET

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GAIL DRATCH —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 34 (113th), H.R. 2374 (113th), H.J.Res. 59 (113th), H.R. 3118 (113th)

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