AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES for AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

Agriculture AGR

Child Nutrition Act Reauthorization

Contacted: Education, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Unemployment UNM

HR 3548 - Unemployment Insurance

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 3548 (111th)

Retirement RET

Public Pensions

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Pharmacy PHA

HR 3200, S 1679 - Health Care Reform

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3200 (111th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

HR 3269, HR 3126 - Financial services regulation and reform HR 1664, HR 3269 - Executive Compensation

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3269 (111th), H.R. 1664 (111th), H.R. 3126 (111th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Sonia Sotomayor Nomination S 1102, HR 2517 - Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009, all provisions

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2517 (111th)

Transportation TRA

HR 2881 - FAA Reauthorization HR 6327 - FAA extension HR 3288 - Transportation appropriations Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2009 HR 2746 - Transit Operating Assistance bill HR 2104 - Safety, Efficiency and Accountability in Transportation Projects Through Public Inspection Act

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2104 (111th), H.R. 6327 (111th), H.R. 3288 (111th), H.R. 2746 (111th), H.R. 2881 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 3200, S 1679 - Health Care Reform, support for public plan option; oppose taxation of benefits and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program benefits; support employer mandate Home care and direct service workers S 722 - Estate Tax Reform Streamlined Sales Tax HR 1083 - Business Activity Tax Cell Phone tax S 1023 - The Tourism Promotion Act / On-line Travel Collection

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 1083 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Pandemic Influenza and emergency preparedness

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Economic Recovery legislation

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; SENATE; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

HR 3200, S 1679 - Health Care Reform, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009; support for public plan option; oppose taxation of benefits; oppose taxation of Federal Employees Health Benefits Program benefits; Revenues and Federal Income Tax Surcharge; Affordability Subsidies; Employer Shared Responsibility requirements apply to state and government employers/employees; DSH funding Pandemic Influenza and emergency preparedness HR 1721, S 697 - Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (CLASS Act) Patient Safety and Injury Prevention Home care and direct service workers HR 2273 - Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Act HR 847, S 1334 - James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1721 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th), H.R. 2273 (111th), H.R. 847 (111th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

HR 3200, S 1679 - Health Care Reform Patient Safety and Injury Prevention Home care and direct service workers HR 2273 - Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Act S 1111, HR 2849 - Special Disability Workload Liability Resolution Act of 2009

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2849 (111th), H.R. 2273 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S 1679, HR 3200 - Health Care Reform Homeland Security appropriations - oppose reauthorization of E-Verify program Commerce, Justice & Science appropriations - all funds relating to law enforcement and prison Statutory PAYGO HR 3293 - FY 2010 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations HR 2847 - FY 2010 Commerce-Justice-State appropriations HR 2892 - FY 2010 Homeland Security appropriations HR 3288 - FY 2010 Transportation and HUD appropriations HR 2918 - continuing resolution HConRes 85 - concurrent resolution on the budget for 2010 FY 2011 funding for child care and Head Start

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2847 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th), H.R. 3288 (111th), H.R. 2918 (111th), H.R. 3293 (111th), H.R. 2892 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th)

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

Child Support Enforcement funding restoration/privatization HR 1723 - Paid Family and Medical Leave bill HR 2460, S 1152 - Healthy Families Act HR 2339 - FIRST Act S 1000 - Starting Early, Starting Right Act

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2460 (111th), H.R. 2339 (111th), H.R. 1723 (111th)

Insurance INS

HR 3200 - Health Care Reform

Contacted: White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3200 (111th)

Government Issues GOV

S 354, HR 626 - Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave, all provisions S 1102, HR 2517 - Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009, all provisions Copyright Office - backlog crisis, support catalogers, oppose Siebel system Health Care Reform -oppose taxation of Federal Employee Health Benefits Program benefits Regulatory Reform Procurement Reform

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 626 (111th), H.R. 2517 (111th)

Immigration IMM

Comprehensive immigration reform, oppose reauthorization and expansion of E-Verify program; support H-2B visa reform Homeland Security appropriations, oppose reauthorization of E-Verify program

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office

Education EDU

HR 3221 - Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, Student Loan reform, Higher Education Act amendments HR 3287 - Criminal Background Checks on Child Care Workers

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3287 (111th), H.R. 3221 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

HR 3200, S 1679 - Health Care Reform Pandemic Influenza and emergency preparedness Patient Safety and Injury Prevention Home care and direct service workers HR 2273 - Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Act More Constructive Dialogue between Resurrection Health care and its staff S 354, HR 626 - Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave, all provisions HR 413, S 1611 - Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Action, all provisions S 560, HR 1409 - Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions FLRA, support nomination of Ernie DuBester to be Member and Julia Clark to be General Counsel HR 3548 - Unemployment Extension Workforce Investment Act, job training

Contacted: White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3548 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th), H.R. 2273 (111th), H.R. 626 (111th), H.R. 1409 (111th), H.R. 413 (111th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations - all funds related to law enforcement and prison HR 413, S 1611 - Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, all provisions S 251 - Safe Prisons Communications Act, all provisions US Dept. of Justice, support nomination of Laurie Robinson to be Assistant Attorney General for Office of Justice Programs S 1039 - Protect Those Who Serve Act, all provisions

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 413 (111th)