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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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Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2023 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
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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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Dr. Everett B. Kelley |
Date | 7/18/2023 10:49:09 AM |
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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Lobbied to prevent new line speed waivers and reduce existing waivers to beef, poultry, or hog slaughter plants.
Lobbied against further expanding the program of putting plant employees, not inspectors, in charge of quality control and contamination.
Lobbied for an increase FSIS's budget for full-time employees in order to fill all current vacancies of Food Inspectors and Consumer Safety Inspectors. Lobbied against the contracting out of federal employee jobs.
Lobbied to fully fund the budgets of the Agriculture Research Service (ARS), Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute on Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
Lobbied to ensure USDA fixes critical health safety issues at its facilities in Beltsville, MD.
Lobbied in support of S. 272 and H.R. 805 the, "Industrial Agricultural Accountability Act of 2023" led by Sen. Booker and Rep. McGovern.
Lobbied for progressive, worker friendly provisions in the Farm Bill.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Liddell |
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Alana |
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Orlovich |
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Perpich |
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Kohrman |
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Pedreira |
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Schott |
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Harley |
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Muchowski |
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Keena |
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Cruz |
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Horowitz |
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Campisi |
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Julie |
Tippens |
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Benjamin |
King |
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Keith |
Abouchar |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Pursued requests for appropriations, report language and legislative language affecting the federal workforce in the following appropriations bills:
Agriculture
Commerce, Justice, Science
Defense
Energy and Water
Financial Services and General Government
Homeland Security
Interior, Environment
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs
State, Foreign Operations
Transportation-HUD
Lobbied for a clean increase to the federal debt ceiling to avoid a default; opposed measures to cut federal employees pay and benefits.
Lobbied against passage of H.R. 187 the, "Default Prevention Act," which in lieu of raising the debt ceiling would seek to avoid a default by creating a tiered payment system prioritizing Treasury payments to bondholders at the expense of federal employees, contractors, and others.
Lobbied for an 8.7% increase in federal pay for 2024 in the FY 2024 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill.
Lobbied for funds for hiring additional personnel at the Federal Labor Relations Authority in the FY 2024 Financial Services Appropriations bill.
Lobbied for additional funds for pay for Transportation Security Officers in the FY 2024 Homeland Security Appropriations bill.
Lobbied for additional funds for personnel in the Office of Principal Legal Advisor at Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the FY 2024 Homeland Security Appropriations bill.
Lobbied for personnel who conduct work in refugee, asylum and other humanitarian programs at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services be funded through appropriated funds rather than through fees for other CIS services in the FY 2024 Homeland Security Appropriations bill.
Lobbied for additional funds for more Railroad Safety Inspectors and better pay for existing inspectors at the Federal Railroad Administration in the FY 2024 Transportation-HUD Appropriations bill and in the Railway Safety Act (H.R. 1674/S. 576).
Lobbied to restore budget and personnel cuts at the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, funded through the State and Foreign Operations appropriations bill.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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), Energy - Dept of, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Education - Dept of, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Voice of America, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Liddell |
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Fiona |
Kohrman |
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Alana |
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Perpich |
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Elliot |
Friedman |
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Anderson |
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Schott |
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Harley |
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Muchowski |
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Herb |
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Keena |
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John |
Anderson |
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Cruz |
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Horowitz |
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Benjamin |
King |
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Lisa |
Swirsky |
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Keith |
Abouchar |
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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 CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Lobbied Congress to require Federal Bureau of Prisons to provide safe staffing and workplace safety measures for correctional officers.
Lobbied in opposition to augmentation and in support of full staffing, funding and workplace safety for correctional officers and all BOP staff.
Lobbied in support of time and a half true overtime for BOP nurses in the FY 2024 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations.
Lobbied 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.
Lobbied in support of H.R. 130/S. 459 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 S. 529, "Eric's Law" which would allow the empaneling of a new jury if a jury fails to reach a unanimous verdict in a trial involving the murder of a law enforcement officer.
Lobbied in support of reintroduction of the "One America Many Voices Act."
Lobbied in opposition to removing Puerto Rican holidays from SBA employees in Puerto Rico.
Lobbied in support of full multilingual opportunities and adequate compensation for employees at the Small Business Administration.
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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Livingston |
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Liddell |
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Kohrman |
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Schott |
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Harley |
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Muchowski |
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Cruz |
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Horowitz |
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Abouchar |
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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
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
AFGE lobbied on the following issues in the Defense Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2024:
1.Carrying forward section 8012 of Pub. L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Division C (Dec. 29, 2022) without alteration in opposition to proposal of House Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittee Chair Ken Calvert (R-CA41) to establish an arbitrary backfill ratio based on attrition to reduce Department of Defense (DoD) civilian workforce.
2.Adding a new provision that would require that contract services comply with budgetary requirements of section 4506 of title 10 to produce funding tables for contracted services in the same appropriations for which funding tables are currently displayed in the Defense Appropriation for DoD civilian employees.
AFGE also provided questions for the record to House and Senate Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittees on total force management, DoD civilian hiring and talent management, and the Defense Health Activity reorganization.
Lobbied on the following issues in the Financial Services General Government Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2024:
1.Carrying forward section 741 from of Pub. L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Division E (Dec. 29, 2022) that would prohibit public-private competitions pursuant to OMB Circular A-76.
2.Modifying section 737 from Pub. L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division E (Dec. 29, 2022) by raising the cap on Wage Grade pay increases so that hourly workers get the prevailing rates they are meant to receive while maintaining the floor so that every Wage Grade employee gets at least the average General Schedule raise in the locality where they work.
Lobbied on the following issues in the H.R. 2670 Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Authorization in the House and the yet to be numbered Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act in the Senate:
1.Proposed markup amendment to strengthen total force management through amendment of section 129a of title 10. The proposal would amend subsection (b) to clarify the process for documenting DoD civilian workforce sizing decisions. The proposal further amends subsection (c) clarifying responsibilities of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness). The proposal amends subsection (d) to improve the completeness of the contractor inventory. The proposal would add a new subsection (f) that would require the Department of Defense to brief Congress in each budget submission with specific data analytics linking the DoD civilian workforce to readiness, lethality and stress on the force metrics. The proposal would add a new subsection (g) that would require service contracts be subjected to the same workload validation and prioritization requirements currently applied to military and civilian force structure; and finally, the proposal would add a new subsection (h) that would require funding tables for services contracts similar to the funding tables in each National Defense Authorization Act and Defense Appropriation for the DoD civilian workforce.
2.Proposed consideration of a floor amendment for H.R. 1322 and S. 1888, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, currently re-introduced as H.R. 1322, after its markup in the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
3.Proposed converting Department of Defense Non-Appropriated Fund Child Care workforce to appropriated fund and raising their pay; commented on a Department of the Army proposal that would allow Non-Appropriated Fund personnel to take on more than one job.
4.Proposed a scholarship program for the medical workforce similar to section 1535 of the H.R. 1776, the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.
5.Lobbied for a repeal or waiver of section 865 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) pertaining to the presumptions on Research, Development, Test and Evaluation expenditures by the government versus the private sector for weapon systems relevant to negotiations for access to intellectual property.
6.Lobbied for repeal or waiver of the definition of commercial item in section 103 and 103a of title 41 for sole-source non-competitive procurements of weapon systems.
7.Lobbied for ceasing use of arbitrary time limits on depot carryover.
8.Lobbied for the Department of Defense to use Section 1108, Eligibility of Department of Defense employees in time-limited appointments to compete for permanent appointments to convert term appointments to permanent positions in the ammunition plants, Anniston Army depot and throughout the organic defense industrial base.
9.Lobbied for the Department of Defense to improve its compliance with sections 2464 (core logistics rule), 2466 (50-50 rule) and 2476 (capitol investment requirements for depots) of title 10.
10.Lobbied for the Department of Defense to support amendment of section 737 of the Financial Services General Government (FSGG) appropriation by raising the cap on Wage Grade pay while retaining the floor to improve recruitment and retention of Department of Defense civilian workforce within the organic industrial base.
11.Lobbied the Department of Defense and Congress to increase its use of the organic industrial base to address ammunition, missile, artillery, armored vehicle shortfalls in Ukraine and replenish shortages needed to deter China and other threats to national security.
12.Lobbied Congress and the Department of Defense for repeal or amendment of section 1595 of title 10 to afford faculty at the Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) worker protections under title 5. Additionally lobbied to modify section 1595 of title 10 to require strategic human capital risk assessments by restricting the use of annual renewable term appointments for enduring functions of the Future Years Defense. Requested a study to determine whether DLIFLC was handicapped in the program and budget process by having the Army as its Executive Agent; proposed additional funds and Full Time Equivalents to retain Pashtu faculty to avoid under-execution.
13.Lobbied Congress against the DoD legislative proposal, Application of Acquisition Demonstration Project to Department of Air Force Employees Assigned to Support United States Strategic Command and United States Space Command Enterprises; further lobbied Congress to discontinue the Acquisition Demonstration pay-for-performance system.
14.Lobbied Congress to support the DoD legislative proposal for One Year Extension of Temporary Authority to Grant Allowances, Benefits and Gratuities to Civilian Personnel on Official Duty in a Combat Zone.
15.Lobbied Congress to support the DoD legislative proposal for One year extension of Authority to Waive Annual Limitation on Premium Pay and Aggregate Limitations on Pay for Federal Civilian Employees working Overseas.
16.Lobbied to place limitations on the DoD legislative proposal for Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense, amending section 9905 of title 5 related to (1) support operations positions, and (2) positions in support of public safety, law enforcement, and first response.
17.Lobbied against the DoD legislative proposal, Improvements to Use of Cyber and Information Technology Workforce for Enterprise Information Technology, unless conditions laid out in the Strengthening Force Management amendment proposal are enacted and implemented.
18.Lobbied in support of the DoD legislative proposal, Removal of Washington Headquarters Service Direct Support From Personnel Limitation on the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
19.Lobbied to retain limitations on the DoD legislative proposal for Consolidation of Direct Hire Authorities for Candidates with Specified Degrees at Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories.
20.Lobbied on the DoD legislative proposal for Authority to Provide for Increased Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay for Civilian Employees of the Department of Defense.
21.Provided general arguments against direct hire authority proposals of the Department of Defense and with respect to the Cyber Excepted Service.
22.Lobbied against an Air Force proposal to provide authority for Department of Defense Service Secretaries to establish classification, qualification and pay setting standards for occupations designated as Mission Critical Occupational Series.
23.Lobbied the Defense Business Board on civilian talent management and on behalf of AFGE Local 1263 relating to faculty at Defense Language Institute.
24.Commented on a proposed amendment from Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) that would establish a temporary Cyber Reserve pilot program, limited to 50 personnel, to urge public disclosure of conflicts of interest. Also expressed concerns with an alternative Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) markup amendment that would establish a permanent government-wide Digital Reserve run out of the General Services Administration.
25.Lobbied against privatization of Navy and Air Force lodging.
26.Lobbied against renewal of a proposal to restrict Military Exchanges from selling goods with any component parts manufactured in China.
27.Lobbied for supplementing the Non-Appropriated Fund workforce with Appropriated Funds in response to inflationary impacts.
28.Lobbied against amendment that would limit the investments in the Thrift Savings Plan that would limit investment in issuers where 50 percent or more of their revenue came from countries listed as National Security risks.
29.Lobbied against amendment that targeted the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Director for reduction through a manpower study targeting the DoD civilian workforce,
30.Lobbied against amendment that proposed eliminating the Director Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.
31.Lobbied against Navy proposals to privatize Department of Defense civilian employees currently supporting Program Executive Officer for Nuclear-Powered General Purpose Attack Submarines program.
In addition, AFGE legislative staff:
1.Provided questions for the record to Senate Armed Services Committee and House Armed Services Committee hearings related to the Cyber Excepted Service, Artificial Intelligence, Commercial Technologies, Contract Services, Total Force Management, Talent Management, Hiring Reform, Competitive Service, Stealth Privatization, Child Development Centers and Child Care Workforce, Defense Health Activity Reorganization, and the 4th Estate.
2.Provided input to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) discrediting a 2013 McKinsey Study claiming $125 billion in savings from cutting 4th estate DoD organizations that was resurrected during an April 26, 2023, House hearing. GAO will be responding to question for the record on that study.
3.Provided input to the Congressional Budget Office concerning covering all services contracts in Future Years Defense Program analyses.
AFGE sent letters to Congress and the Department of Defense opposing proposed DoD civilian workforce reductions, improving civilian talent management, opposing improper use of term and temporary hiring, and supporting the organic industrial base.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Schott |
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Muchowski |
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Cruz |
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Horowitz |
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King |
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Abouchar |
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Mungo |
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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 DOC
16. Specific lobbying issues
Lobbied in support of the DC Admissions Act, H.R. 51 and S. 51 to make the D.C. a state.
Lobbied against resolutions of disapproval to overturn DC Laws.
Government Funding: Lobbied for provisions in FY 2024 Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill, and its provisions addressing the District of Columbia workforce and for timely action throughout the appropriations process to avert the need for continuing resolutions or a government shutdown.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Horowitz |
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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 FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY 2024 Agriculture Appropriations - Lobbied against 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 for an increase FSIS's budget for full-time employees in order to fill all current vacancies of Food Inspectors and Consumer Safety Inspectors.
Lobbied to fully fund the budgets of the Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute on Food and Agriculture (NIFA) for full-time employees in order to fill all current vacancies and return ERS and NIFA to a full staffing complement.
Lobbied to prohibit funds from being spent to create a modernized beef slaughter inspection system or issue line speed waivers to beef, poultry, or hog slaughter plants.
Lobbied for reintroduction of the "Safe Line Speeds in COVID-19 Act."
Lobbied for USDA to improve conditions for workers at the Beltsville Agriculture Research Center.
Lobbied in support of S. 272 and H.R. 805 the, "Industrial Agricultural Accountability Act of 2023" led by Sen. Booker and Rep. McGovern.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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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 FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY 2024 Foreign Operations Appropriations --lobbied on the provisions related to the pay, benefits, staffing levels, and job security of Department of State employees and the funding level for the Office of Cuba Broadcasting.
Lobbied to prevent a Reduction in Force (RIF) at the Office of Cuba Broadcasting.
Lobbied for the State Department to remove an employee hosting and writing hate content on an extreme hate website.
Lobbied for the Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to have more employee input on their reorganization proposal and to have increased oversight of hiring practices and improved whistleblower protections.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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15. General issue area code GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Lobbied against passage of H.R. 139, the SHOW UP Act and its provisions that would abrogate collective bargaining agreements. Lobbied to explain the benefits of telework and remote work for federal employees, for the economy and the environment.
Lobbied for an 8.7% increase in federal by for 2024 in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill.
Lobbied in support of the FAIR (Federal Adjustment of Income Rates) Act, H.R. 536 and S. 124 to provide an 8.7% increase in federal employees pay in 2024.
Lobbied against cutting services at federal agencies, pay and benefits of federal employees, Social Security and Medicare as a precondition of raising the debt ceiling.
Lobbied against enactment of new excepted service and direct-hire authorities proposed in various bill including the NDAA.
Lobbied for greater ethics disclosures for contractors working within the federal government, e.g., within the Cyber Reserve service.
Lobbied in favor of higher bonuses for federal workers who recommend cost-saving improvements in their agencies.
Lobbied against passage of H.R. 140, the "Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act;" lobbied to limit the definition of censorship, to reduce or eliminate penalties for rank-and-file government workers, and to defeat the Perry amendment related to use of union official time.
Lobbied in support of the "DC Admissions Act," H.R. 51 and S. 51 to make the D.C. a state.
Lobbied against resolutions of disapproval to overturn DC Laws, including H.J. Res. 24, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 and H.J. Res. 26, Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.
Lobbied in support of the joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, S.J. Res. 4.
Lobbied in support of inclusion of public financial disclosure provisions in S. 885, the "Department of Homeland Security Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve Act."
Lobbied in support to H.R. 866, the "Equal COLA Act" for Federal Employee Retirement System beneficiaries cost-of-living adjustment to be the same as Civil Service Retirement System benefits rather than arbitrarily cut by one full percentage point.
Lobbied for passage of H.R. 159 / S. 59, the "Chance to Compete Act of 2023," and lobbied against proposed changes to weaken provisions of the bill by providing opt-outs, delaying implementation, and eliminating the passing score requirement.
Lobbied on behalf of Social Security workforce on agency funding, the collective bargaining agreement, telework, and recruitment and retention benefits.
Lobbied in support of S. 393, the "Social Security Expansion Act" to expand Social Security benefits, improve solvency and repeal GPO and WEP.
Lobbied in support of the President's FY 2024 budget request for GS-level pay for Transportation Security Officers and an end to the diversion of the passenger security fee and lobbied this issue in the FY 2024 Homeland Security Appropriations bill.
Lobbied in support of the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act," H.R. 871, granting public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty.
Lobbied against expansion of a GAO study on remote work considered as an amendment to S. 349, the "Military Spouse Employment Act."
Lobbied for passage of H.R. 82 and S. 597, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 to fully repeal GPO and WEP.
Submitted requests for appropriations, report language and legislative language affecting the federal workforce in the following appropriations bills:
Agriculture
Commerce, Justice, Science
Defense
Energy and Water
Financial Services and General Government
Homeland Security
Interior, Environment
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs
State, Foreign Operations
Transportation-HUD
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15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Lobbied to protect the Federal Employee Health Benefits Plan and against any premium increases, or any changes to FEHB retiree benefits. Opposed efforts to increase employee contributions to FEHB.
Lobbied in support of protecting federal employees' right to use existing paid sick leave policies to travel across state lines for medical care, including to get an abortion or other reproductive health services. Lobbied in opposition to provisions to limit federal employees' ability to use existing paid sick leave to access certain types of healthcare services including abortion and other reproductive healthcare services. Lobbied to remove barriers to contraception.
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15. General issue area code HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY 2024 Homeland Security Appropriations - Lobbied on provisions on the pay, benefits, contracting out, staffing levels, funding, and job security of DHS employees in CIS, ICE-Professionals, CIS, FEMA, FPS, USCG, and TSA.
Lobbied for full funding for FEMA and adequate numbers of full time FEMA employees.
Lobbied in support of inclusion of title 5 collective bargaining rights and GS pay for Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) in the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act.
Lobbied in support of the President's FY 2024 budget request for GS-level pay for Transportation Security Officers and an end to the diversion of the passenger security fee.
Lobbied to encourage cosponsors of H.R. 871, the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Heroes Act," ensuring public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty.
Lobbied in support of H.R. 3394, the Fund the TSA Act to end the diversion of the passenger security fee to non-aviation security purposes, increase the fee and index it to inflation, and designation a portion of the proceeds to pay and bargaining rights for Transportation Security Officers as well as for important technology investments.
Lobbied for additional positions at the Office of Principal Legal Advisory (OPLA) at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency to provide parity in legal teams with immigration judges at the Department of Justice. Lobbied for OPLA attorneys Public Liability Insurance to be paid by the agency.
Lobbied in support of changes to the Department of Homeland Security's Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program during its next reauthorization, including improved training for inspectors, cyber-attack preparation.
Lobbied Senate staff engaged in immigration and homeland security matters to raise awareness about the impact of the Department of Homeland Securitys Circumvention of Lawful Pathways Final Rule on USCIS asylum and refugee officers.
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15. General issue area code HOU
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FY 2024 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.
Lobbied to prevent the aggressive expansion of AI in the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and ensure there is adequate oversight over existing AI use.
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Lobbied to raise awareness among House and Senate staff engaged in immigration and homeland security matters about the impact of the Department of Homeland Securitys Circumvention of Lawful Pathways Final Rule on USCIS asylum and refugee officers.
Lobbied for provisions in FY 2024 Homeland Security appropriations bill to fund humanitarian services at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration services including refugee and asylum applications through appropriations rather than through fees for other services.
Lobbied for appropriated funds for USCIS Fraud Detection and National Security in place of funding these services through fees because this function is vital to the legal immigration system and border security.
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15. General issue area code LBR
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Lobbied for Cathy Harris to serve as a member of and Chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Lobbied in support of Nancy Anderson Speight to be a Member and Chair of the Federal Labor Relations Authority and Suzanne Elizabeth Summerlin to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
Lobbied for confirmation of Julie Su to serve as Secretary of the Department of Labor.
Lobbied for confirmation Kalpana Kotagal to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Lobbied in support of H.R. 536/S. 124, the "Federal Adjustment of Income Rates" (FAIR) Act to increase pay for federal employees by 8.7%.
Lobbied in support of extending the COVID presumption of workplace exposure for eligibility for FECA from the year 2030 to a later date to allow all eligible recipients to receive the benefit for longer period.
Lobbied in support of H.R. 856/S. 274, the "Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act" to give federal employees twelve weeks of paid leave for instances covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
Lobbied in support of full funding and staffing at the Department of Labor including at OSHA and MSHA.
Lobbied for an increase in pay and staffing of the Office of Civil Rights at the Department of Education.
Lobbied in support of good faith bargaining and strong union role in return to work bargaining for EEOC employees.
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15. General issue area code NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Lobbied in support of a strong collective bargaining agreement with full rights and protections for EPA workers.
Lobbied in support of diverse workforce at EPA and strong protections for all employees including transgender employees
FY 2024 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.
Lobbied on provisions relating to full funding and staffing, preventing the relocation, consolidation or closure of any EPA facility, and adequate health and safety protocols.
Lobbied in support of full funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
FY 2024 Energy and Water Appropriations Lobbied on provisions relating to consolidation or closure of any National Energy Technology Laboratories (NETL) facilities, human capital authority at NETL and cuts in funding for fossil fuel research conducted at NETL.
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15. General issue area code VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Veterans Benefits Administration:
Lobbied for changes to and oversight of Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) employee performance standards.
Lobbied for increased oversight and changes to performance standards for Legal Administrative Assistants in the VBA National Call Centers.
Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue.
Lobbied to require the VA to include VA employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors.
Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury, and catastrophic injury claims.
Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases.
Board of Veterans Appeals:
Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
Lobbied for the re-instatement of GS-14 career ladder position.
Lobbied for the creation of a journeyman GS-15 position.
Lobbied for the re-instatement of experience requirements for Board of Veterans Appeals Members (Veterans Law Judgements).
Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R.1378, the Veterans Appeals Backlog Improvement Act.
Lobbied for additional oversight at the Board of Veterans Appeals.
C&P Exams:
Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA.
Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible to pursue toxic exposure claims.
Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned.
Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA.
Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams.
Lobbied to make C&P Exams available in every VA Medical Center.
Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020.
Collective Bargaining Rights:
Lobbied for the reintroduction of the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act.
Lobbied for the reintroduction of the "VA Employee Fairness Act."
Lobbied to amend 38 USC 7422.
Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 4278 / S.2158, the Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act.
VA HR Modernization:
Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions.
Lobbied to have Congress require the VA to return the HR functions back to VA facilities and to appropriate funding for it.
VA Compensation:
Lobbied in support of H.R. 536/S. 124, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA.
Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. (pending reintroduction) the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS.
Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the Social Security Fairness Act to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO).
Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act."
Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322 the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act and S. 1658, the Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act as it pertains to VA Police Officers.
VA Infrastructure:
Lobbied for restriction on VAs authority to close or reduce services at rural healthcare facilities in the 2024 VA Military Construction appropriations bill.
Privatization:
Lobbied against continued increased spending on community care at the expense of VAs own staffing and infrastructure.
Lobbied against H.R. 3520, the Veteran Improvement Act, S 1315, Veterans HEALTH Act of 2023, and the Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act (not introduced as of 7-14-23), which would codify community care access standards that create a bias toward referral to community care over VAs own healthcare.
Lobbied against potential closure or privatization of services at VA Medical Centers in Philadelphia and Coatesville, PA.
Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters:
Sent a letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee for an April 28, 2023, Committee Markup.
Provided a Statement for the Record for the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs hearing titled Reviewing VAs Implementation of the PACT Act on May 16, 2023.
Submitted Testimony on behalf of MJ Burke, First Executive Vice President, National VA Council, AFGE who testified at a House Veterans Affairs Committee joint subcommittees on Health and Oversight and Investigation hearing, VHA Recruitment and Retention: Is Bureaucracy Holding Back a Quality Workforce? on May 17, 2023.
Submitted Testimony on behalf of AFGE Member David Bump, who testified on behalf of AFGE at a House Veterans Affairs Committee joint subcommittees on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs and Technology Modernization hearing titled From Months to Hours: The Future of VA Benefits Claim Processing on June 6, 2023.
Sent a Letter to the House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees calling for additional oversight at the Board of Veterans Appeals on May 22, 2023.
Sent a letter to Senate Veterans Affairs Committee commenting on bills under consideration at the July 12, 2023, legislative hearing.
Sent a letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee, Health Subcommittee commenting on bills under consideration at the June 21, 2023, legislative hearing.
Specific Legislation:
Lobbied for reintroduction of the "VA Employee Fairness Act."
Lobbied in support of H.R. 536/S. 124, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA.
Lobbied in support of H.R. 866/S. (pending reintroduction) "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS.
Lobbied in support of H.R. 82/S. 597, the "Social Security Fairness Act to protect VA employees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO).
Lobbied in support of H.R. 543, the "VA CPE Modernization Act."
Lobbied in support of H.R. 1322 the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act and S. 1658, the Law Enforcement Officers Parity Act as it pertains to VA Police Officers.
Lobbied in support of and for changes to H.R. 1378, the Veterans Appeals Backlog Improvement Act.
Lobbied for changes to S. 10 the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of 2023. Lobbied for changes to S. 10, the "VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act related to market pay, performance pay, cost of living adjustments, licensure and certification reimbursement, covid leave flexibility, and recruitment and retention at VA community living centers. Also lobbied for specific changes to the bill related to the inclusion of VA Police Pensions, Continuing Professional Education Benefits, and Collective Bargaining Rights for Title 38 Employees.
Lobbied to renew a defunded corpsmen and medic vocational education and training program Grow Our Own.
Lobbied for the reintroduction of the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to amend parts of the "VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act."
Lobbied for oversight of the "Honoring Our PACT Act."
Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 4278 / S.2158, the Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act."
Lobbied in support of H.R. 366, Korean American VALOR Act.
Lobbied for changes to H.R. 1089, the VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act.
Lobbied in support of H.R. 1530, the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2023.
Lobbied in support of H.R. 3504, the VA Medical Center Security Report Act.
Lobbied in support of, S. 1951, the Department of Veterans Affairs Income Eligibility Standardization Act, which would eliminate subcategories of priority for enrollment to make more veterans eligible for enrollment in VA health care.
Lobbied in support of the, S. 1954, the Improving Whole Health for Veterans with Chronic Conditions Act, which would create a pilot to provide dental benefits to veterans with diabetes and ischemic heart disease.
Lobbied in opposition to S. 1545, Veterans Health Care Freedom Act, which would set up a pilot program to allow veterans to choose community providers at their preference without the need for referral by the VA.
Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 754, Modernizing Veterans Health Care Eligibility Acc, which establishes the Commission on Eligibility (staffed with bipartisan congressional and presidential appointees) to examine veterans' eligibility for health care from the VA.
Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 41, VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2023, which requires the VA to ensure that when a veteran enrolled in the VA health care system contacts the VA by telephone to schedule an appointment for care or services at a VA facility, the appointment must be scheduled on that same call.
Lobbied in support of S. 1113, the Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act, which would set minimum nurse-patient staffing requirements for public and private health care systems, including VA and Department of Defense medical facilities.
Lobbied in support of H.R. 542, the "Elizabeth Dole Home-and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act."
Brown staffing ratio bill.
Same day scheduling bill.
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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
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Lobbied to ensure the wealthiest American individuals and companies pay their fair share of taxes.
Lobbied to increase funding for the IRS and better target IRS tax enforcement.
Lobbied for H.R. 884 and S. 357, a bill to end offshore corporate tax avoidance, and for other purposes, known as the "No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act."
Lobbied for S. 638, the "Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act," require large, publicly traded corporations to disclose high‐level financial information (i.e., profits, revenues, taxes, number of employees, and assets) on a country-by-country basis to shine a spotlight on tax avoidance strategies and contribute to a fair and transparent tax system.
Lobbied to ensure workers at the U.S. Mint have a safe workplace where they are treated equitably and fairly.
Lobbied against IRS funds being reduced as part of a debt ceiling deal.
Lobbied in support of the Worker Tax Fairness Act.
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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
Lobbied for inclusion of collective bargaining rights and the GS pay scale for Transportation Security Officers and the Transportation Security Agency in the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization.
Lobbied for higher classifications of Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Railroad Safety Inspectors to be competitive with private industry in the Railway Safety Act (H.R. 1674/S. 567).
Lobbied for additional Railroad Safety Inspectors at the FRA to be able to keep up with significant demands during a time of increased derailments, hazardous materials release and other safety threats.
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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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