Federal Employee Phased Retirement Act

H.R. 828, To Provide that Persons with Delinquent Tax Debts Shall be Ineligible for Federal Employment S. 376, To Provide that Persons with Delinquent Tax Debts Shall be Ineligible for Federal Employment S. 743, The Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011 S. 2038, STOCK Act H.R. 616, the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2011 H.R. 270, to Mandate Two Weeks of Furlough for Federal Employees H.R. 657, Federal Hiring Freeze S. 644, to Eliminate Defined Contribution under FERS H.R. 235, CUTS Act H.R. 1949, CLEAN-UP Act S. 991, CLEAN-UP Act S. 772, SECURE Facilities Act of 2011 H.R. 327, Law Enforcement Officers Retirement Equity for Revenue Officers at the IRS S. 985, Law Enforcement Officers Retirement Equity for Revenue Officers at the IRS H.R. 1470, requiring mandatory two year probationary period for federal employees H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, Putting Our Resources toward Security (PORTS) Act S. 951, the Hiring Heroes Act H.R. 1941, the Hiring Heroes Act H.R. 87, Repeal Consumer Protection S. 712, Repeal Consumer Protection H.R. 2114, Reducing the Size of the Federal Government through Attrition Act of 2011 H.R. 1492, Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2011 S. 790, Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2011 H.R. 1779, Federal Hiring Freeze Act of 2011 H.R. 1586, Security Enhancement and Jobs Act of 2011 S. 1476, Federal Workforce Reduction and Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 3064, Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1628, Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 3028, Federal Employees Leave Transfer Act of 2011 H.R. 2958, the Federal Employees Short-term Disability Act of 2011 H.R. 3116, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 S. 1546, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2011 S. 1673, Safeguarding American Agriculture Act of 2011 S. 1444, Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2011 H.R. 2412, the "Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2011" S. 1034, the "Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2011" H.R. 1332, Repeal of the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision S. 2010, Repeal of the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision H.R. 3289, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act S. 1917, Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 H.R. 3029, Reducing the Size of the Federal Government Through Attrition Act of 2011 S. 1813, the "Moving Ahead for Progress for the 21st Century Act" H.R. 2980, Legislation that would Cap the Salaries Government Contractors can Earn S. 2198, Legislation that would Cap the Salaries Government Contractors can Earn H.R. 4219, "Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act or SMART Port Security Act S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in 21st Century Act H.R. 3835, to Extend Pay Limitation for Members and Federal Employees H.R. 3813, Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act of 2012 H.R. 3662, Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2011 S. 1936, Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2011 S. 2065, Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2012 S. 1611, Reducing the Size of the Federal Government through Attrition Act H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 S. 2079, Pay Limitation for Members of Congress and Federal Employees H.R. 3844, Honest Budget Act of 2012 S. 178, Spending Reduction Act of 2011 H.R. 408, Spending Reduction Act of 2011 H.R. 3662, Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2011 H.R. 3487, Job Creation Act of 2011 H.R. 3494, Restoring America's Faith and Trust Act H.R. 538, the Government Customer Service Improvement Act H.R. 4363, Federal Employees Phased Retirement Act H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 H.R. 4005, Port Security Gaps Report Act H.R. 4251, Port Security Programs Reauthorization S. 832, Port Security Programs Reauthorization S. 3279, CBP Reimbursable Fee Agreements for Land Ports H.R. 5964, CBP Reimbursable Fee Agreements for Land Ports H.R. 6055, CBP Reimbursable Fee Agreements for Air, Sea, and Land Ports H.R. 4375, the "Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights of 2012" S. 2291, the "Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights of 2012" H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2013 S. 3473, Sequestration Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 6389, Sequestration Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 6315, Realign and Eliminate Duplicative Unnecessary Costly Excess in Government Act H.R. 4365, to Amend Title 5 to Clarify TSP is subject to certain tax levies H.R. 3289, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act Senate National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 S. 3521, the "Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012" S. 3175, the Save More Tomorrow Act of 2012

Client expense: $174,096 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Election Commission (FEC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

H. Con. Res. 34: FY2012 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget. H.R. 657: Federal Workforce Reduction Act of 2011: To reduce the number of civil service employees in the executive branch. (opposed) H.R. 828: Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2011. To make an individual who has a seriously delinquent tax debt ineligible to be appointed, or to continue serving, as a federal employee. (opposed) H.R. 1332: Social Security Fairness Act of 2011: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. (supported) H.R. 1470: To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the probationary period applicable to appointments in the civil service. (opposed) H.R. 1779: Federal Hiring Freeze Act of 2011: To reduce the number of civil service employees in the executive branch. (opposed) H.R. 2061: Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2011: To authorize the presentation of a United States flag at the funeral of Federal civilian employees who are killed while performing official duties or because of their status as a Federal employee. (supported) H.R. 2114: Reducing the Size of the Federal Government Through Attrition Act of 2011. (oppposed) H.R. 2465: Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act of 2011. (supported) H.R. 3630: Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011. Opposed increases in employee contributions to the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and to the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS); reduced annuities for newly-hired federal employees; elimination of FERS annuity supplement; extension of federal employee pay freeze. (opposed) S. 261: Federal Employees' Compensation Reform Act of 2011. Requires federal employees, including postal employees, who are receiving total or partial disability benefits under the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) to convert to the federal retirement system when such employees reach retirement age as defined by the Social Security Act and are otherwise eligible for an annuity under the the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). (opposed) S. 644: Public-Private Employee Retirement Parity Act. Terminates defined benefit annuities under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) for new hires starting in 2013. (opposed) S. 1931: Temporary Tax Holiday and Government Reduction Act. Prohibits a head of a federal agency from hiring more than 1 employee for every 3 full-time employees who leave employment in such agency until OMB and OPM make a determination that the number of full-time federal employees is 10% less than the initial level determined by OMB and OPM. Extends the freeze on the pay of federal employees through 2015. (opposed) H.R. 3813, Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act of 2012. Opposed increases in employee contributions to the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and to the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS); reduced annuities for newly-hired federal employees; elimination of FERS annuity supplement. (opposed) Opposed combining provisions of H.R. 3813 with H.R. 7 (surface transportation funding bill) to offset costs of surface transportation spending with increased retirement contributions by federal employees and reduced annuities for future federal retirees. H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation, National Flood Insurance, Student Loan Rate Extension - opposed using federal employee offsets for unrelated spending; supported phased retirement program for federal employees. Supported amendments to S. 1789: 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011, to prevent reductions in federal workers' compensation benefits, changes to postal employee and retiree health benefits programs, and agency reporting of processing of federal retirement processing applications. H.R. 3835, to extend the pay limitation for members of Congress and federal employees (opposed) H. Con. Res. 112, Fiscal Year 2013 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget. (opposed) Opposed amendment to S. 1813 to offset costs of surface transportation funding with federal employee pay freeze. H.R. 4363, Federal Employee Phased Retirement Act (supported) H.R. 4152, Hatch Act Modernization Act (supported). S. 2170, Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012 (supported). Opposed amendments to the Hatch Act further restricting the political activity of federal employees. H.R. 5652 - Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012 (opposed)

H.R. 1492, S. 790 -- Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2011 -- entire bill H.R. 1470, H. Rept. 112-116 -- to amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the probationary period applicable to appointments in the civil service, and for other purposes -- entire bill Contacts related to proposed pay cut or freeze or benefit changes for federal employees including: H.R. 2114 -- Reducing the Size of the Federal Government Through Attrition Act of 2011 S. 1476 -- Federal Workforce Reduction and Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 3029, H. Rept. 112-334 -- Reducing the Size of the Federal Government Through Attrition Act of 2011 S. 1611 -- Reducing the Size of the Federal Government Through Attrition Act of 2011 S. 1789 -- 21st Century Postal Reform Act of 2011 -- FECA provisions H.R. 4348, P.L. 112-141 -- MAP-21 -- Subtitle C-Offsets, Sec. 100121. Phased retirement authority. H.R. 4363, H. Rept. 112-535 -- Federal Employee Phased Retirement Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 828, To Provide that Persons with Delinquent Tax Debts Shall be Ineligible for Federal Employment S. 376, To Provide that Persons with Delinquent Tax Debts Shall be Ineligible for Federal Employment S. 743, The Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011 S. 2038, STOCK Act H.R. 616, the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2011 H.R. 270, to Mandate Two Weeks of Furlough for Federal Employees H.R. 657, Federal Hiring Freeze S. 644, to Eliminate Defined Contribution under FERS H.R. 235, CUTS Act H.R. 1949, CLEAN-UP Act S. 991, CLEAN-UP Act S. 772, SECURE Facilities Act of 2011 H.R. 327, Law Enforcement Officers Retirement Equity for Revenue Officers at the IRS S. 985, Law Enforcement Officers Retirement Equity for Revenue Officers at the IRS H.R. 1470, requiring mandatory two year probationary period for federal employees H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, Putting Our Resources toward Security (PORTS) Act S. 951, the Hiring Heroes Act H.R. 1941, the Hiring Heroes Act H.R. 87, Repeal Consumer Protection S. 712, Repeal Consumer Protection H.R. 2114, Reducing the Size of the Federal Government through Attrition Act of 2011 H.R. 1492, Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2011 S. 790, Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2011 H.R. 1779, Federal Hiring Freeze Act of 2011 H.R. 1586, Security Enhancement and Jobs Act of 2011 S. 1476, Federal Workforce Reduction and Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 3064, Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1628, Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 3028, Federal Employees Leave Transfer Act of 2011 H.R. 2958, the Federal Employees Short-term Disability Act of 2011 H.R. 3116, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 S. 1546, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2011 S. 1673, Safeguarding American Agriculture Act of 2011 S. 1444, Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2011 H.R. 2412, the "Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2011" S. 1034, the "Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2011" H.R. 1332, Repeal of the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision S. 2010, Repeal of the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision H.R. 3289, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 S. 1931, Temporary Tax Holiday and Government Reduction Act S. 1917, Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 H.R. 3029, Reducing the Size of the Federal Government Through Attrition Act of 2011 S. 1813, the "Moving Ahead for Progress for the 21st Century Act" H.R. 2980, Legislation that would Cap the Salaries Government Contractors can Earn S. 2198, Legislation that would Cap the Salaries Government Contractors can Earn H.R. 4219, "Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act or SMART Port Security Act S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in 21st Century Act H.R. 3835, to Extend Pay Limitation for Members and Federal Employees H.R. 3813, Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act of 2012 H.R. 3662, Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2011 S. 1936, Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2011 S. 2065, Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2012 S. 1611, Reducing the Size of the Federal Government through Attrition Act H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 S. 2079, Pay Limitation for Members of Congress and Federal Employees H.R. 3844, Honest Budget Act of 2012 S. 178, Spending Reduction Act of 2011 H.R. 408, Spending Reduction Act of 2011 H.R. 3662, Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2011 H.R. 3487, Job Creation Act of 2011 H.R. 3494, Restoring America's Faith and Trust Act H.R. 538, the Government Customer Service Improvement Act H.R. 4363, Federal Employees Phased Retirement Act H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 H.R. 4005, Port Security Gaps Report Act H.R. 4251, Port Security Programs Reauthorization S. 832, Port Security Programs Reauthorization S. 3279, CBP Reimbursable Fee Agreements for Land Ports H.R. 5964, CBP Reimbursable Fee Agreements for Land Ports H.R. 6055, CBP Reimbursable Fee Agreements for Air, Sea, and Land Ports H.R. 4375, the "Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights of 2012" S. 2291, the "Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights of 2012" H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2013 H.R. 828, requiring the federal government to fire federal workers who owe back taxes S. 376, requiring the federal government to fire federal workers who owe back taxes