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15. General issue area code AGR

16. Specific lobbying issues

FY 2020 Agriculture Appropriations--provisions relating to pay, benefits, staffing levels, and job security of USDA employees. Lobbied for language prohibiting any funds from being spent to reorganize or relocate the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Lobbied to prohibit funds from being spent to finalize or implement the New Swine Inspection System. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1221 and S. 1637 the "Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019."

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)

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15. General issue area code BUD

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FY 2020 Budget Resolution--lobbied against the President's FY 2020 budget. Lobbied in Senate and House to oppose any cuts to federal employee pay and benefits to offset increased defense spending.

Lobbied against negative impact on federal employees' retirement by requiring employees pay additional salary towards retirement, privatizing of airport screening jobs, and reduction in benefits for on-the-job injuries.

FY 2020 Homeland Security Appropriations--Lobbied for H.R. 3931, S. 2582, H.R. 1158 Consolidated Appropriations in support for additional funding of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Coast Guard (USCG), Federal Protective Service (FPS), and Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Specifically, lobbied for retention of prohibitions against the OMB Circular A-76 process in the Coast Guard's National Vessel Documentation Center (NVDC) and on certain positions in CIS related to investigating and adjudicating immigration rights benefits. Lobbied for funding to increase number of Transportation Security Officer (TSO) full time equivalents (FTEs) and other personnel issues.

FY2020 Defense Appropriations-Lobbied for H.R. 2968, S. 2474, H.R. 2740 Consolidated Appropriations, H.R. 1158 Consolidated Appropriations in support of limitations on use of appropriated funds for service contracts unless their planning, programming and budgeting is incompliance with section 2329 of title 10 and related total force management statues. House directive report language (pp. 12-13)

FY 2020 Military Quality of Life/Veterans Affairs Appropriations--Lobbied for H.R. 2745, H.R. 3055 Consolidated Appropriations, H.R. 1865 Consolidated Appropriations in support for funding to hire new employees to fill vacancies; provisions to provide adequate funding for VA health and benefits programs and against further contracting out. Lobbied for the inclusion of language to prevent unilateral implementation of collective bargaining agreements.

FY 2020 Interior and Environmental Appropriations--Lobbied for H.R. 3052, S. 2580, H.R. 3055 Consolidated Appropriations, H.R. 1865 Consolidation Appropriations on contracting out, pay, and working conditions of federal employee jobs and proposed EPA spending cuts. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3582, the Recognizing the Environmental Gains in Overcoming Negligence Act (REGION Act) to ensure that no EPA office be closed, consolidated, or eliminated using funds made available in any appropriation act for any fiscal year.

FY 2020 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations-Lobbied for H.R. 2740, H.R. 1865 Consolidated Appropriations on contracting out, funding cuts to services such as college aid for students, rural health care services, and funding the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and status of collective bargaining. Lobbied against Administration proposal to close and transfer Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers. Lobbied for increased Social Security Administration funding and status of collective bargaining. Lobbied to restore adequate funding to the Social Security Administration.

FY 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations--Lobbied for H.R. 3351, S. 2524, H.R. 1158 to continue the government-wide moratorium against public-private competitions and to clarify that the moratorium also applies to any conversion of federal government employee jobs to contract performance, including through privatization o facilities and infrastructure, and is not just limited to prohibiting public-private competitions pursuant to OMB Circular A-76. Lobbied to continue public-private competition moratorium.

FY 2020 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations--Lobbied for H.R. 3055, S.2584, H.R. 3055 Consolidated Appropriations, H.R. 1158 Consolidated Appropriations for higher funding levels for Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and continued prohibition of closure of minimum security camps; lobbied for funding to hire adequate numbers of correctional staff; end the use of augmentation to compensate for lack of hiring correctional officer positions; alleviating overcrowding at high-security institutions; need to increase unit officer staff at high security institutions; and reduce the use of BOP contract prisons.

FY 2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations--Lobbied for H.R. 2163, S. 2520, H.R. 3055 Consolidated Appropriations, H.R. 1865 Consolidated Appropriations on contracting out, pay, benefits, and working conditions of federal employees.

FY 2020 Agriculture Appropriations-Lobbied for H.R. 3164, S. 2522, H.R. 3055 Consolidated Appropriations, H.R. 1865 Consolidated Appropriations on provisions on contracting out of federal employee jobs and funding cuts to the Food Safety and Inspection Service. Lobbied against Administration's proposal to relocate and reorganize the Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Lobbied against Administrations proposal to implement the New Swine Inspection System.

FY 2020 Energy and Water Appropriations--Lobbied against H.R. 2960, S. 2470, H.R. 1865 Consolidated Appropriations and against any cuts in funding for fossil fuel research conducted at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL).

Lobbied against any limitation or elimination of official time to all appropriations bills.

Lobbied for prohibition of realigning the Army Civilian Works program from Corps of engineers to Department of transportation and Department of Interior.

FY2020 Legislative Branch Appropriations-Lobbied for H.R. 2779, S.2581, H.R. 1865 Consolidated Appropriations for passage of bill providing funds for the legislative branch.

FY2020 State Foreign Operations-Lobbied for H.R. 2839, S. 2582, H.R. Consolidated Appropriations, H.R. 1865 Consolidated Appropriations for passage of bill to provide funding for the State Department and foreign operations.

Lobbied in support of H.R. 3351, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, to provide FY 2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies, including Treasury, Executive office of the President, the Judiciary, DC, and several independent agencies.

Lobbied in H.R. 3351 to prohibit the merger of OPM and GSA.

Lobbied in support of H.R. 2740, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Legislative Branch, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, providing FY 2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 4 of the 12 regular FY 2020 appropriations bills

Lobbied in support of H.R. 3055, the Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, providing FY 2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 5 of the 12 regular FY 2020 appropriations bills.

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army - Dept of (Other), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)

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15. General issue area code CIV

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FY 2020 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations-lobbied on proposals to compromise the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions (EEOC) ability to protect employees from employment discrimination, including staffing cuts and contracting out.

Lobbied in support of increasing BOP funding levels language to end augmentation of corrections workers, hire more correctional officers, and phase out the use of private prisons. Lobbied in support of H.R. 99/S. 1508, the "Thin Blue Line Act" which would make murdering a law enforcement officer an aggravated factor in sentencing for a capital crime.

Lobbied in support of H.R. 1, the "For the People Act," in particular it provision to expand the participation of eligible voters in elections and end voter suppression.

Lobbied in support of H.R. 5, the "Equality Act," which prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in a wide variety of areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system.

Lobbied in support of H.R. 3980 and S. 2264 "Eric's Law," to require that crimes punishable death receive a unanimous jury verdict or a new jury be impaneled.

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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15. General issue area code DEF

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Lobbied against Senator Inhofe proposed skinny NDAA.

H.R. 2500/S. 1790--Lobbied in support of the "National Defense Authorization Act for FY2020.

Lobbied to exclude anti-labor and anti-title 5 civilian at will personnel authorities in Space Force provisions.

Lobbied to repeal Defense Agency targets, which was rejected in Conference.

Lobbied to support 12 weeks of paid family leave which became 12 weeks of paid parental leave in Conference.

Lobbied to repeal civilian personnel full time equivalent caps and requirements to offset any civilian employee growth with arbitrary reductions in section 1103.

Lobbied for reduction of probationary period to one year; lobbied for compromise report language on demographic impacts of extended probationary period in section 1102.

Lobbied in support of continuation of annual pay authorities in combat zone and overseas in section 1104 and 1105.

Lobbied to clarify limitations on converting civilian positions to military in section 1106.

Lobbied to limit expansion of direct hire authorities and for federally funded research and development center study on hiring process in section 1109.

Lobbied to prohibit reorganization of office of personnel management pending an independent report by NAPA in section 1112.

Lobbied in support of service contract planning, programming and budgeting responsibility clarification in section 817.

Lobbied in support of limiting reorganization of Defense Media activities pending Congressional report in section 922.

Lobbied in support of section 375 directing GAO review of personal property movements management.

Lobbied in support of section 413 limitations on involuntary conversions of dual status military technicians to Active Guard Reserve status, with provision of authority to increase military technician end strength if there are insufficient voluntary conversions.

Lobbied in support of Defense Resale governance provisions in section 631 and for prohibition of merger of Commissaries with Exchanges pending acceptance of a GAO review in section 633.

Lobbied in support of following studies and audits in HASC report language: Optimizing Total Force Management (p. 254); audit of readiness impact of borrowed military manpower (p. 255); audit on misuses of term and temporary hiring authorities (p. 255-6); review of conflicts of interest in organization analysis of DoD (pp. 267-8).

Lobbied in support of moratorium on privatized lodging, rejected in Conference, but GAO review of privatized lodging retained (see. Pp. 360-1).

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Air Force - Dept of, Army - Dept of (Other), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Navy - Dept of, U.S. Marines, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

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15. General issue area code DOC

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Budget allocations involving the pay, benefits, staffing levels, and job security of DC Government employees.

Lobbied in support of H.R. 1, the "For the People Act, in particular its provision in support of statehood for the District of Columbia.

Lobbied in support of H.R. 51 the "Washington, D.C. Admission Act."

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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15. General issue area code FOO

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FY 2020 Agriculture Appropriations--lobbied on the contracting out of federal employee jobs and potential food and public risks. Lobbied against funding cuts of the meat and poultry inspection program. Lobbied against further expanding the program of putting plant employees, not inspectors, in charge of quality control and contamination.

Lobbied against USDA's plan to relocate and reorganize the Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).

Continued participation with coalition of labor and consumer groups to oppose the Food Safety and Inspection Services' (FSIS) proposed rule on hog slaughter to eliminate hundreds of FSIS online inspector positions and transfer their responsibilities to rank and file hog company employees.

Lobbied in support of H.R. 1221 and S. 1637 the "Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019."

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)

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15. General issue area code FOR

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FY 2020 Foreign Operations Appropriations--lobbied on the provisions related to the pay, benefits, staffing levels, and job security of Department of State employees.

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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15. General issue area code GOV

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FY 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations--Lobbied against implementation of pro-contractor revision of OMB Circular A-76, contracting out, and contractor compensation. Lobbied for protection of blue collar pay, white collar pay, minimum wage, federal retirement systems, and union representation.

H.R. 3055--FY 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations--Lobbied in support of protecting federal employee collective bargaining rights.

H.R. 3055--FY 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations--Lobbied in support of a 3.1% pay increase for federal workers.

Lobbied in support of S. 944, the "Strengthening American Transportation Security Act," which would grant Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) rights under Title 5 of the U.S. code and H.R. 1140, the Rights for TSA Officers Act.

Lobbied in support of H.R. 1534, the "Federal Employee Paid Leave Act" that would grant federal workers 12 weeks of paid FMLA.

Lobbied in support of H.R. 372, the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act," granting public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty.

Lobbied in support of H.R. 1174/S. 1942, the "Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2019," to amend chapter 81 of title 5, creating a presumption that a disability or death of a federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty.

Lobbied in support of H.R. 1255, the "Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act," to provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits for federal firefighters.

Lobbied in support of S. 858, the "Protecting Military Firefighters from PFAS Act," requiring the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for firefighters in the Department of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Lobbied in support of H.R. 1195/S. 473, the "Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act," to include certain federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes.

Lobbied for H.R. 748, the "Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019," to the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans).

Lobbied for H.R. 860, Social Security 2100 Act, to increases various Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits and related taxes.

Lobbied to support S. 478 and H.R. 1170, Social Security Expansion Act, to enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program

Lobbied against executive appointees at the Office of Personnel Management, Federal Labor Relations Authority, and Social Security Administration.

Lobbied in support of S. 2525, guaranteeing the "Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act."

Lobbied in support of H.R. 482, the "Raise the Wage Act."

Lobbied in support of H.R. 2474, the "Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019."

Lobbied against H.R. 4090, the "Do Your Job Act of 2019."

Lobbied in support of H.R. 3607, the "Fossil Energy Research and Development Act."

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)

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15. General issue area code HCR

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Lobbied to increase the federal government's share of health benefits for its employees and retirees.

Lobbied against Senate FY 2020 Budget Resolution proposal to increase Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP)employee premiums.

Lobbied in support of H.R. 748 the "Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019."

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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15. General issue area code HOM

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FY 2020 Homeland Security Appropriations--lobbied on provisions on the pay, benefits, contracting out, staffing levels, funding, and job security of DHS employees in CIS, ICE, CIS, FEMA, FPS, USCG, and TSA.

Lobbied in support of S. 944, the "Strengthening American Transportation Security Act," which would grant Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) rights under Title 5 of the U.S. code and H.R. 1140, the Rights for TSA Officers Act.

Lobbied in support of H.R. 372, Honoring Our Fallen TSA Heroes Act, ensuring public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty.

Lobbied against ending the full-time health care subsidy for new part-time TSOs.

Lobbied against transferring airport exit lane monitoring responsibilities to airports.

Lobbied in support of increased funding for TSO staffing.

Lobbied in support of increased funding for TSO compensation.

Lobbied in support of collective bargaining protections.

Lobbied in support of H.R. 1433, DHS MORALE Act, to address workforce morale at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Lobbied in support of H.R. 1171/S. 472, the "Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act," to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.

Lobbied in support of reauthorizing the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program and for changes to address workforce needs.

Lobbied against Ready Reserve Corps in the Public Health Service.

Lobbied in support of H.R. 4020 the "Checkpoint Safety Act," to require armed law enforcement at checkpoints in large airports.

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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15. General issue area code HOU

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FY 2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations--lobbied on contracting out, pay, benefits, and working conditions of federal employees in the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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FY 2020 Homeland Security Appropriations--lobbied on provisions on CPB, CIS, and ICE relating to contracting out, pay, benefits, staffing levels, safety, and job security of these DHS employees.

Lobbied to prevent further closure of USCIS international field offices.

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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FY 2020 THUD Appropriations; Military Construction and Veterans Appropriations; Energy and Water Appropriations; Financial Services Appropriations; and Interior and Environmental Appropriations--Lobbied for report language in FY 2020 Mil-Con VA to direct the VA Secretary to use appropriated funds to hire new employees to fill vacancies.

Lobbied on the confirmations of Chad Bungard, Dennis Dean Kirk, and Julia Clark to serve on the MSPB.

Lobbied against confirmation of Catherine Bird to be General Counsel of FLRA.

Lobbied against confirmation of David Black to be Deputy Commissioner of the Social Security Administration.

Lobbied against any attempts the expand the Department of Veterans Affairs' Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act government-wide.

Lobbied in support of H.R. 1254, the "Equal COLA Act," to achieve parity between the cost of living adjustment to an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System and an annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System.

Lobbied in support of S. 165, the "Federal Unemployment Compensation Equality Act of 2019," to amend current law to clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation.

Lobbied in support of S. 222, to require payment of interest on back pay for employees affected by a lapse in appropriations.

Lobbied in support of H.R. 953, to help prevent negative credit reporting due to a government shutdown.

Lobbied in support of S. 464, Protecting Employees' Security Clearances Act (PESCA), which requires consideration of a lapse in appropriations as a mitigating condition when assessing financial consideration for security clearances.

Lobbied in support of S. 426 and H.R. 1073, Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, to provide federal employees with a 3.6% salary adjustment in 2020.

Lobbied in support of S. 521 and H.R. 141, Social Security Fairness Act, to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.

Lobbied in support of S. 530 and H.R. 1316, the "Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act," to establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council.

Lobbied in support of S. 24, Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, so employees of the federal government or a District of Columbia public employer who are furloughed or required to work during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2018, to be compensated for the period of the lapse.

Lobbied in support of H.R. 7, the "Paycheck Fairness Act," To amend the "Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938" to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.

Lobbied against H.R. 605, Official Time Reporting Act, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by Federal employees.

Lobbied for H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, to require DOL to address workplace violence in the health care and social service sectors

Lobbied for H.R. 790/S. 262, Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019, to increases by 2.6% the rates of basic pay for most federal civilian employees for 2019.

Lobbied for H.R. 582, Raise the Wage Act, to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old.

Lobbied in support of H.R. 4328, the "Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by the Shutdown Act of 2019."

Lobbied Education and Labor Committee on collective bargaining contract effects on the Education workforce and Secretary's actions to alter the Department's work on student loans and civil rights enforcement.

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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15. General issue area code NAT

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FY 2020 Interior and Environmental Appropriations--lobbied on provisions relating to the pay, benefits, staffing levels, job security, and contracting out of Department of Interior (DOI) employees.

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

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15. General issue area code VET

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Lobbied against the Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) decision to change standards for Veterans Service Representatives and potentially dismiss employees.

Lobbied against the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) decision to change standards for attorneys and potentially dismiss employees. Lobbied against contracting out of Paralegals at BVA.

Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue.

Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension Exam positions.

Lobbied against the severe reduction of "excluded time" proposed by the VA in the "#bestyearever" plan.

Submitted written statements/recommendation to the VA on walk-in clinic use and access standards as they begin the regulation writing process for the "VA MISSION Act."

Lobbied in support of H.R. 1133 and S. 462 to restore full Title 38 collective bargaining rights.

Lobbied for AIR Act funding moratorium.

Lobbied MilCon-VA for staffing language to address vacancies.

Lobbied on the implementation of the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019.

Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injury.

Lobbied on the Reassignment of RVSRs from the Philadelphia, PA Pension Management Center.

Lobbied on the ongoing negotiations of the VA Employee Contract.

Lobbied for Congressional oversight on the VAs behavior during the negotiation of a new collective bargaining agreement.

Lobbied against Section 501 of S. 785 that would convert VA psychologists from hybrid Title 38 to full Title 38.

Lobbied to change Section 601 of S. 785 to outsourcing of telehealth.

Lobbied to improve S. 221 because original bill would eliminate right of every VA employee to obtain clear record agreements and would report VA Providers to state licensing boards and National Practitioner Data Bank for minor infractions. Lobbied to improve H.R. 3530, the "Improving Confidence in Veterans' Care Act." Specifically sections on clinician reporting and clear record agreements.

Lobbied against the elimination of Claims Assistant positions across the VBA.

Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases.

Lobbied against S. 1906/H.R. 3495, the "Improve Well-being for Veterans Act" to provide grants to outside groups to provide mental health treatment referrals for mental health treatment and wraparound services to veterans. Lobbied for Representative Takano's "Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 3495"

Lobbied against S. 221, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Accountability Act" to report every Title 38 clinician adverse action to national practitioner data bank and state licensing board and prohibit every VA employee from entering into a clear record agreement.

Lobbied for H.R. 3224, the "Deborah Sampson Act" a bill to increase health care access for women veterans. Lobbied against Representative Dunn Amendment to H.R. 3224 that would accelerate the Mission Act BRAC process.

Lobbied against H.R. 3996, the "VA Design Build Construction Enhancement Act of 2019" that would force the VA to use the designed build process.

Lobbied against H.R. 3995, the "Veterans, Employees, and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2019."

Lobbied against S. 1101, the "Better Examiner Standards and Transparency for Veterans Act of 2019."

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

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ISSUE UPDATE

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

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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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