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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 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 S. 272 and H.R. 805 of the Industrial Agricultural Accountability Act of 2023 led by Sen. Booker and Rep. McGovern.

Lobbied for progressive, worker friendly provisions in the Farm Bill.

Lobbied against H.R. 4368, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024.

Specifically lobbied against amendments to H.R. 4368 that proposed to reduce the salaries of various Agriculture Department and FDA officials and to reduce funding for the Agricultural Research Service and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

Lobbied for a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.

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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

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

Opposed measures to cut federal employees pay and benefits in appropriations and the continuing resolution and against a government shutdown.

Lobbied for an 8.7% increase in federal by for 2024 in the FY 2024 Financial Services 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.

Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 5525, the Continuing Appropriations and Border Security Enhancement Act, 2024, legislation to implement arbitrary and harmful across-the-board cuts to most federal agencies and establish a fiscal commission that would likely recommend deep cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the federal civil service, and any number of other essential programs and services.

Lobbied in opposition to amendments to implement the Holman Rule to reduce salaries of several federal officers to $1, cut DEIA programs in federal agencies, reduce health and safety protections including mask mandates, and amendments to cut funding for several agencies to several appropriations bills:

H.R. 4820, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

H.R. 4821, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

H.R. 4394, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

H.R. 4367, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, 2024

H.R. 4665, the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024

H.R. 4365, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024

H.R. 4368, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

H.R. 4366, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

Lobbied in support of SA 1092 to the bill H.R. 4366 in the Senate

Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 5779, Fiscal Commission Act of 2023 and any other efforts to create a commission charged with cutting or eliminating benefits for federal employees.

Lobbied for a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.

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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), 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)

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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 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, 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.

Lobbied for a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.

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

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15. General issue area code DEF

16. Specific lobbying issues

Lobbied on the following issues in the H.R. 2670 Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Authorization in the House and S. 2226 Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act in the Senate:

Lobbied for defeat of an amendment offered to H.R. 2670 that would prohibit military commissaries and exchanges from selling Chinese-made good.

Lobbied for defeat of amendments offered to H.R. 2670 that would undermine the Defense Departments authority to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the civilian workforce.

Lobbied for defeat of an amendment offered to H.R. 2670 that would prohibit official time from being authorized for Department of Defense employees.

Lobbied for adoption of an amendment offered to H.R. 2670 that would direct the Defense Department to establish a safety performance rating system for prospective contractors based on their record of worker health and safety violations.

Lobbied for adoption of an amendment offered to H.R. 2670 that would lower the mandatory disclosure threshold for contractors to provide certified cost and pricing information from $2,000,000 to $750,000.

Lobbied for adoption of an amendment offered to H.R. 2670 that would reform and increase pay for federal wildland firefighters.

Lobbied for defeat of amendment offered to S. 2226 that would limit the authority of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to make decisions about its investment offerings.

Lobbied for defeat of amendments offered to S. 2226 that would restrict the use of official time by Defense Department employees engaged in workplace representation.

Sent numerous letters to Members of Congress expressing AFGEs views on H.R. 2670 and S. 2226.

Provided analysis and feedback to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on provisions in S. 2226 and H.R. 2670 affecting DoD civilian employees.

Provided input to a House inquiry concerning proposed changes to the Navys Fleet Readiness Centers aircraft maintenance protocols that would affect civilian employees.

Lobbied the House of Representatives on H.R. 4365, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024 that the House adopted in September:

Lobbied against amendments that would prohibit telework for Defense Department civilian employees, reduce the salaries of senior Defense Department officers, and prohibit diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.

Lobbied in support of an amendment that would restore language included in previous Defense Appropriations Acts prohibiting the Defense Department from reducing its civilian workforce absent the appropriate analysis of the effects of these reductions on Defense Department capabilities.

Sent numerous letters to House members expressing AFGEs views on H.R. 4365

Lobbied for a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.

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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

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, 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

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.

Lobbied for a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.

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

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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 S. 272 and H.R. 805 of the Industrial Agricultural Accountability Act of 2023 led by Sen. Booker and Rep. McGovern.

Lobbied for a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.

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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

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.

Lobbied against the use of generative AI voices at the USAGM.

Lobbied for a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.

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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 lncome 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 bills 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.

Lobbied for passage of S. ____, the Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act

Lobbied against FY 2024 appropriations amendments to require excessive reporting on telework and remote work, ban mask mandates, and reduce federal spending below Fiscal Responsibility Act targets

Lobbied for changes to Telework Reform Act of 2023 to protect competitive service hiring.

Provided technical assistance to House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce for its September 14, 2023 hearing: Oversight of Federal Agencies Post-Pandemic Telework Policies.
Lobbied against Senate proposal to expand excepted hiring in the Defense Departments Artificial Intelligence Office.

Lobbied for expansion of FMLA eligibility expansion to credit military service.

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

Lobbied for a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.

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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

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. Pointed out threats to federal employee health benefits should a fiscal commission be allowed to consider this as a source for deficit control.

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.

Lobbied for a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.

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

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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 including workforce language to make sure that bargaining unit employees retain their rights during a transition in a bill that would remove the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), returning it to being an independent agency.
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 and in the National Defense 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 for reauthorization of the CFATS program (H.R. 4470)
Lobbied for Menendez amendment to H.R. 4367, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, to support CFATS inspector training.
Lobbied for inclusion of CFATS reauthorization in Murray ANS to H.R. 3935, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act.
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.

Lobbied for a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.

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

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15. General issue area code HOU

16. Specific lobbying issues

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.

Lobbied for a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.

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

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16. Specific lobbying issues

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 a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.

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

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16. Specific lobbying issues

Lobbied for Cathy Harris to serve as a member of and Chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board.

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 and her ultimate confirmation on July 14, 2023.

Lobbied in support ofH.R. 536/S. 124, the "Federal Adjustment oflncome Rates" (FAIR) Act to increase pay for federal employees by 8.7%.


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.

Urged Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to move with all due consideration and speed to confirm nominees to the Federal Labor Relations Authority when nominations are received from the Administration.

Lobbied for a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.

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

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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 strong DEIA protections in EPA bargaining contract and comprehensive scientific integrity in the labor contract to ensure that employees can perform the mission of the agency with dignity and respect. Lobbied in support of 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 oflnterior (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.

Lobbied for a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.

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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

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.

Lobbied for changes to H.R. 3738, a bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes.

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 ofGS-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 (TB!), 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.

Lobbied in support of S. 2718, the Medical Disability Exam Improvement Act of 2023.
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 VA's 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 VA's own staffing and infrastructure.

Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3520, the Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023, H.R. 1315, the Health Act and S. 2649, Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act.

Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 3146, the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act. , which would codify community care access standards that create a bias toward referral to community care over VA's 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:

Statements and Correspondence:

Sent letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for its July 12, 2023, legislative hearing.

Sent letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Health for its July 18, 2023 markup.

Sent letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for its July 19, 2023, markup.

Sent a joint union letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee for its July 26, 2023, markup.
Submitted a Statement for the Record to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee July 26, 2023 hearing titled Implementing the PACT Act: One Year Later.

Submitted a Statement for the Record to the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee July 26, 2023 hearing titled VA Disability Exams: Are Veterans Receiving Quality Services?

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 of2023." 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 YA community living centers. Also lobbied for specific changes to the bill related to the inclusion of YA 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 for changes to S. 2679, the VA LEAD Act of 2023.

Lobbied in opposition H.R. 3520, the Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023.

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 Ace, 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 YA 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."

Lobbied in support of S. 2718, the Medical Disability Exam Improvement Act of 2023.

Lobbied for changes to H.R. 3738, a bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes.

Lobbied for a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.

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15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

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 in support of H.R. 4963 and S. 738, the Tax Fairness for Workers Act.

Lobbied for H.R. 4535 and S. 1174, a bill to ensure the wealthiest Americans contribute their fair share to Americas social insurance programs, known as the Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act.

Lobbied for a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.

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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.

Lobbied for a clean appropriations bill or CR covering these issues that does not cut federal pay or benefits.

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ISSUE UPDATE

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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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