1st Quarter - Report

UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE) for UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE)

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$3,674,521
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Retirement RET

- HR4444,S.2147 "Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act"MEPPRA Funding - advocate for multi-employer pension reform.

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 4444 (115th), S. 2147 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

- HR 4219 "Workflex in the 21st Century Act" - Educating internally and w/trade associations on legislation to develop UPS's legislative positions as it relates to overtime reform.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICOLE CLIFTON PIERRE —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4219 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

- HR1625, HR195 - "Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018"-work against proposed cuts to the International Affairs Budget. - HR3362,S1780 "FY18 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Act" regarding proposed budget cuts. - Advocate for NAFTA modernization, Trade in Services Agreement, WTO Trade facilitation implementation and general trade policy. - HR1057,S.372 "Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act" to ensure that merchandise arriving through the mail shall be subject to review by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and require the provision of advance electronic information on shipments.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARIA LUISA BOYCE —
LESLIE CAROL GRIFFIN —
ANNE POLICASTRO LAWRENCE —
HOUSTON MILLS New —
DONTAI L SMALLS —
JOHN VAN WALLAGHEN —

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3362 (115th), H.R. 1057 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), H.R. 195 (115th), S. 372 (115th)

Transportation TRA

- Advocate for surface transportation infrastructure funding.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARIA LUISA BOYCE —
THOMAS F JENSEN —
HOUSTON MILLS New —
DONTAI L SMALLS —

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R.1 "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" - Advocating for comprehensive tax reform.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL KIELY —
ANNE POLICASTRO LAWRENCE —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

- S.1405/HR2997 "FAA Reauthorization" work to achieve a multi-year bill which provides certainty and moves our aviation system towards modernization, limits unnecessary regulations, allows the system to accommodate expected growth, and improves safety and fuel efficiency. Advance air cargo priorities in air traffic control reform (no weight in user fees) and Air Traffic Control Funding System Privatization. - Harmonizing rules for air shipment of Lithium batteries. - Advance opportunities for unmanned aerial systems. - Oppose unnecessary and harmful amendments to apply flight and duty rules to cargo pilots. - Support for U.S. Open Skies

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS F JENSEN —
HOUSTON MILLS New —
DONTAI L SMALLS —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office

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

Postal POS

- HR756 "Postal Service Reform Act of 2017", understand the implications and advocate for inclusion of reform provisions. - S.372/HR1057 "Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act" - advocate for passage of legislation to prevent shipment of synthetic drugs from foreign posts.

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 1057 (115th), S. 372 (115th), H.R. 756 (115th)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

- S1885 "The AV START ACT" advocating the importance on including trucks in Senate autonomous vehicle legislation and regulatory framework. FY'18 Appropriations relating to commercial vehicle trailer length.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARCEL J DUBOIS —
THOMAS F JENSEN —
NICOLE CLIFTON PIERRE —
ROYAL ROTH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of

Homeland Security HOM

- HR2825 DHS Authorization regarding air cargo advanced screening and 3rd party canine screening. - Advocate for cargo security and screening, including data rules and screening processes. - Work on general customs modernization/trade facilitation policy to improve current regime. Customs parity regarding foreign posts, e-commerce policies.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DONTAI L SMALLS —
JOHN VAN WALLAGHEN —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2825 (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.