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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 19822-12
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Austin Keyser |
Date | 10/20/2020 5:38:50 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of the rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions provisions to be included in pandemic response legislation; text similar to Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (H.R. 397) and the Butch Lewis Act (S. 2254) would provide long-term, low-interest loans to distressed multiemployer defined pension plans. The intended effect of this legislation is to protect the defined pensions of over one million retirees and active workers in the United States and maintaining the long-term solvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). The IBEW is the sponsor of the second-largest multiemployer defined benefit pension plan in the United States, the National Electrical Benefit Fund.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied against the inclusion of the Giving Retirement Options to Workers (GROW) Act in COVID-19 response legislation. The GROW Act would allow for the creation of new composite pension plans that would weaken the multiemployer pension system. Composite plans would allow for employers to withdraw from the pension system without playing liability, result in cuts to multi-employer pension benefits, and are exempt from paying Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums. The GROW Act was included in H.R.6800 - The Heroes Act.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in opposition to the Giving Retirement Options to Workers (GROW) Act. While the legislation was not introduced as an individual bill, it was included in the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800). The GROW Act would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize a new composite multiemployer pension plan design.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Espinosa |
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Danielle |
Eckert |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
The IBEW supports the enactment of the Nuclear Energy Leadership Act (H.R. 3306/S. 903), which would create federal policies to support nuclear power research and deployment. This would include the establishment of a domestic market for advanced nuclear generation, ensure the availability of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), support the construction of demonstration projects and support training for the next generation of nuclear sector workers. Federal support for advanced nuclear generation could potentially provide thousands of jobs to current and future IBEW members once the technology is commercially deployed.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Espinosa |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)supports the passage of the Good Jobs for 21st Century Energy Act (S. 2185). This legislation would create a 10 percent tax credit for the construction of clean energy projects that meet certain labor standards. This legislation has the potential to provide employers with a significant incentive to employ thousands of IBEW members in building out low and zero-carbon energy projects around the United States.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) supports passage of the
Nuclear Powers America Act (H.R. 2314/S. 1134). This legislation would support the
work of over 15,000 IBEW members by providing an investment tax credit for existing
nuclear generation.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Sergio |
Espinosa |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of a comprehensive direct investment in the United States transportation sector. This approach must be prioritized to meet the infrastructure needs of the United States, especially following the economic impact of the novel Coronavirus. The inclusion of labor protections such as the Davis-Bacon Act and Buy America is imperative to the creation of jobs and stability in the American economy.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied in support of (H.R.) 8337 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act. (H.R. 8337) included a emergency one-year extension for surface transportation programs that expired with the FAST Act on September 30, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant shortfalls in funding for surface transportation construction projects, allowing the surface transportation authorization to expire would have further aggravated a alarming situation for a critical sector of the US economy.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied a against an amendment that was included in the Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2) that would prohibit DOT funds for purchasing rolling stock from the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) and Build Your Dreams (BYD) under the FTA title of the Moving Forward Act. The IBEW has membership that is employed at CRRC manufacturing facilities. Additionally, IBEW electricians have been awarded contracts to for the construction and maintenance at BYD facilities.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) lobbied a against an amendment submitted in the T-HUD Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 7617) that would prohibit any funds for purchasing rolling stock from the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) The IBEW has membership that employed in CRRC manufacturing facilities that would be negatively impacted by any prohibition of funds to the company.
The IBEW supports the multi-year reauthorization of federal surface transportation programs, including the federal highway trust fund and federal programs supporting transit systems, and the inclusion of policies that will create well-paying, family-sustaining jobs while lowering carbon emissions in the transportation sector. Many of these policy objectives were includes in the Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2), which passed the U.S. House of Representatives in July 2020.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Danielle |
Eckert |
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Sergio |
Espinosa |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
The IBEW lobbied for the consistent funding of two Virginia class submarines per year. This year the presidential budget outlined a decrease in the Virginia class submarine budget reducing the funds to one. The William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) and the Defense Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 7617) would authorize and appropriate the amount needed for the construction of the second Virginia class submarine. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049) only authorizes enough to procure materials for the submarine and stops short of fully funding the project. The IBEW represents thousands of members who work under collective bargaining agreements with commercial shipping companies, which include Electric Boat in New London, Connecticut and Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi; securing full funding of the Virginia class submarine would ensure stability in the industry.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code RRR
16. Specific lobbying issues
The IBEW, which represents employees in AMTRAK and Freight railroad sectors lobbied for AMTRAK to use COVID-19 supplemental funding and any additional funding above normal appropriations amounts to retain its workforce during the pandemic.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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