3rd Quarter - Report

AFL-CIO for AFL-CIO

Period 3rd Quarter 2018 Filed Oct 22, 2018 Signed by Renata Strause

Official filing
Firm
AFL-CIO
Client
AFL-CIO
Income
—
Expenses
$520,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

-NAFTA re-negotiation, general -Outsourcing: keeping jobs in the US -Steel & Aluminum tariffs (Section 232 tariffs) -Section 301 tariffs -S. 3013/H.R. 6337: A bill to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security (opposition) -Mexico Labor Rights -Fast track reform & competitiveness agenda -Industrial policy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT GIBSON —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6337 (115th), S. 3013 (115th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

-SEC Regulation best interest -H.R. 6760: Protecting Family & Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 -H.R. 6258: Financial Services & General Government Appropriations Act of 2019 -H.R. 674: Federal Reserve Reform Act of 2018

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG JEFFERSON —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: H.R. 6760 (115th), H.R. 674 (115th), H.R. 6258 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

-H.R. 173/S.58: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 -Cap on tax exclusion for employer-based health insurance -prescription drugs-Affordability -H.R. 6: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (expanded funding for opioid treatment and prevention): Workplace advisory committee -S. 3120: HEAL Act of 2018 (provisions related to expanded funding for opioid treatment and prevention) -H.R. 6199: Restoring Access to Medication & Modernizing Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018 -Legislative proposal to repeal major portions of the ACA & implement state block grants -H.R. 3748: Medicare buy-in and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017: Employment based health plans -H.R. 6505: Medicare Negotiation & Competitive Licensing Act of 2018: prescription drug prices -NAFTA: patents, i.e. prescription drug prices -Pension benefit guaranty corporation Premiums -H.R. 184: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018: provisions related to expanding funding for opioid treatment & prevention services -H.R. 5788/S. 3057: STOP Act: Provisions related to civil penalties levied against postal service; advance electronic data requirements -H.R. 4616: Employer Relief Act -H.R. 6311: Increasing access to lower premium plans & expanding health savings accounts act of 2018 -H.R. 3798: Save American Workers Act of 2017: Provisions related to modifying the ACA shared responsibility requirements

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAYMOND TOM LEIBFRIED —
LAUREN ROTHFARB —

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6505 (115th), H.R. 173 (115th), H.R. 4616 (115th), H.R. 3798 (115th), S. 3120 (115th), H.R. 6 (115th), H.R. 6199 (115th), H.R. 3748 (115th), H.R. 6311 (115th), H.R. 5788 (115th), H.R. 184 (115th), S. 58 (115th), S. 3057 (115th)

Veterans VET

-HR 1461: VET protection act of 2017 -S.1094: VA Accountability Act -Veteran issues -H.R. 1364: Official Time Reform Act of 2017: veterans issues, official time -H.R. 2723: Employee Rights Act: veterans issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: H.R. 2723 (115th), S. 1094 (115th), H.R. 1461 (115th), H.R. 1364 (115th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

-H.R. 2997: 21st Century AIRR Act - jobs & safety -S. 1405: Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 - jobs & safety

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM SAMUEL —
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2997 (115th), S. 1405 (115th)

Roads/Highway ROD

-infrastructure: jobs, funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE

Energy/Nuclear ENG

-Energy, CCS: jobs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Immigration IMM

Immigration

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Government Issues GOV

-Nominations -Federal Labor Relations Authority: district office closure -SCOTUS nomination: safety & health issues -H.R. 4809: GOOD Act-Government oversight & reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BYRON W CHARLTON —
CECELIE COUNTS —
WILLIAM SAMUEL —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 4809 (115th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

-Voting Rights

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CECELIE COUNTS —

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Retirement RET

-Multiemployer pension plans: solvency -Social Security: expansion -H.R. 4523: Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017 -H.R. 4524: Retirement Plan Simplification & Enhancement Act of 2017 -H.R. 5282: Retirement Enhancement & Savings Act of 2018 -H.R. 4444: Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act -H.R. 6757: Family Savings Act of 2018 -H.R. 444/S. 2147: Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAUREN ROTHFARB —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: H.R. 444 (115th), H.R. 4444 (115th), H.R. 6757 (115th), S. 2147 (115th), H.R. 4524 (115th), H.R. 5282 (115th), H.R. 4523 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

-Labor's Agenda -Regulatory issues: worker protections -Labor law: H.R. 4548 WAGE Act: worker rights -workplace violence -H.R. 6157: Department of Defense & Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act

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

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: H.R. 6157 (115th), H.R. 4548 (115th)

Natural Resources NAT

- H.R.8/S. 2800: Water Resources Development Act of 2018/America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018: jobs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS W TROTTER —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2800 (115th), H.R. 8 (115th)

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.