4th Quarter - Report

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

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$390,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Google Settlement/Digitalization

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SYLVIA JOHNSON New Legislative Representative
ALAN REUTHER New Legislative Director

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Legal Services Corporation; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Education EDU

Student Loans

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALAN REUTHER Legislative Director
DARIUS D SIVIN Legislative Representative
BARBARA SOMSON Deputy Legislative Director

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Legal Services Corporation; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Shield Law

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SYLVIA JOHNSON New Legislative Representative
ALAN REUTHER New Legislative Director

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Legal Services Corporation; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Voting Rights; Employment Nondiscrimination Act; Hate Crimes Prevention; Census Count

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SYLVIA JOHNSON Legislative Representative
ALAN REUTHER Legislative Director
BARBARA SOMSON Deputy Legislative Director

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Legal Services Corporation; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Unemployment UNM

UI Extension and Expansion of Benefits; Reauthorization of UI provisions in ARRA.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALAN REUTHER Legislative Director
BARBARA SOMSON Deputy Legislative Director

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Legal Services Corporation; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Korea and China Auto Trade; US-Korea FTA; Exchange rates/currency intervention; Colombia FTA; WTO Doha Negotiations; Trade Law Enforcement.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALAN REUTHER Legislative Director
BARBARA SOMSON Deputy Legislative Director

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Legal Services Corporation; White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Defense DEF

FY2010 Defense Authorization Legislation; FY2010 Defense Appropriations Legislation; C-17 Aircraft; Joint Striker Fighter Alternative Engine; Humvee.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALAN REUTHER Legislative Director
BARBARA SOMSON Deputy Legislative Director

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Legal Services Corporation; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Immigration IMM

Legal immigration - H-1B program; H-2A program; other guest worker programs; Legalization Programs; foreign students; K-2 Age Out Fix.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALAN REUTHER Legislative Director
DARIUS D SIVIN Legislative Representative
BARBARA SOMSON Deputy Legislative Director

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Legal Services Corporation; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

FMLA regulations; Employee Free Choice Act (S. 560; H.R. 1409); Brown University Fix; WARN Act Legislation; Regulatory Review - OSHA; California Post Doc Scholars; Harrah's Casino Organizing.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALAN REUTHER Legislative Director
DARIUS D SIVIN Legislative Representative
BARBARA SOMSON Deputy Legislative Director

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Legal Services Corporation; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 560 (111th), H.R. 1409 (111th)

Telecommunications TEC

Net Neutrality; Universal Service Reform; Reverse Morris Trust Issue.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALAN REUTHER Legislative Director
DARIUS D SIVIN New Legislative Representative

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Legal Services Corporation; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Buy American Provisions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALAN REUTHER Legislative Director
DARIUS D SIVIN Legislative Representtive

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Legal Services Corporation; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Banking BAN

Consumer financial issues; Mortgage Crisis (Housing) Legislation; Consumer Credit Protection Act; Mortage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Legislation; Consumer Finance Protection Agency.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SYLVIA JOHNSON Legislative Representative
ALAN REUTHER Legislative Director
BARBARA SOMSON Deputy Legislative Director

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Legal Services Corporation; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Automotive Industry AUT

Climate Change Legislation; Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program; Auto Restructuring; Green Jobs Initiative.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SYLVIA JOHNSON Legislative Representative
ALAN REUTHER Legislative Director
DARIUS D SIVIN Legislative Representative
BARBARA SOMSON Deputy Legislative Director

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Legal Services Corporation; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Energy Tax Provisions; Tax Exemption for Legal Services

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALAN REUTHER Legislative Director
DARIUS D SIVIN New Legislative Representative

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Legal Services Corporation; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Retirement RET

401(K) Transparency Legislation; Pension Funding Relief.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALAN REUTHER Legislative Director
BARBARA SOMSON Deputy Legislative Director

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Legal Services Corporation; Treasury, Dept of

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations; (Legal Services Corp.) FY 2010; Transportation Appropriations FY 2010; Labor-HHS Appropriations (NLRB, OSHA, Labor Dept., Training Programs) FY 2010; Child Care Appropriations FY 2010.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALAN REUTHER Legislative Director
BARBARA SOMSON Deputy Legislative Director

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Legal Services Corporation; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Health Issues HCR

Health Care for retirees; Health Care Reform; Safe Patient Lifting; Pandemic Flu; Healthy Families Act; ESRD.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SYLVIA JOHNSON Legislative Representative
ALAN REUTHER Legislative Director

Contacted: White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Legal Services Corporation; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare Prescription Drug law-modifications; Medicare Advantage.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SYLVIA JOHNSON Legislative Representative
ALAN REUTHER Legislative Director

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Legal Services Corporation; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bankruptcy BNK

Corporate Bankruptcy Reforms

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALAN REUTHER Legislative Director
DARIUS D SIVIN Legislative Representative

Contacted: Legal Services Corporation; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Chemical Security; Toxic Substances Control Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALAN REUTHER Legislative Director
DARIUS D SIVIN Legislative Representative

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Legal Services Corporation; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office

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