Postal Reform Act of 2013

Issues related to postal rates and the efficient operation of the US Postal Service including the following legislation: Postal Reform Act of 2013 (HR 2748/S 1486); The Providing Opportunities for Savings, Transactions and Lending Act (POSTAL Act) (HR 5179)

Client expense: $920,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.Res.30: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service. H.R.2748: Postal Reform Act 2013: Amends provisions of federal law relating to the governance, workforce, and financing of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS. H.R.1486: Postal Reform Act of 2013: Amends provisions of federal law relating to the funding of the U.S. Postal Services (USPS) retirement and health care systems, operations, revenue, and governance. H.R.630 and 316: Postal Service Protection Act of 2013: Sets forth rules for the recalculation of annuities for employees of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and for the redetermination of surplus or supplemental liabilities under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). Prescribes the "average pay" to be used in calculating annuities and surplus amounts. H.R.961: United States Postal Service Stabilization Act of 2013: Amends provisions concerning the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), with respect to employees of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), to: (1) Provide a new formula for calculating employee pension contribution using the normal-cost percentage method multiplied by the aggregate amount of basic pay payable to employees of USPS and the Postal Regulatory Commission, and (2) Provide for the use of excess FERS contributions to pay USPS debt I obligation and make pension contribution to. H.R.2690: Innovate to Deliver Act of 2013: Establishes in the U.S. Postal Services (USPS) the position of Chief Innovation Officer, who shall manage the development and implementation of innovative postal and non-postal products and services. Requires: (1) The Postmaster General, not later than 12 months after the designation of a Chief Innovation Officer, to submit to Congress a comprehensive strategy for maximizing revenues through innovative postal and non-postal products and services; and (2) The Comptroller General (GAO) to study and report on the implementation of the USPS innovation strategy. H.R.4670: Secure Delivery for Americans of 2014: Requires the Postal Service to eliminate door delivery for 15 million addresses by forcing 1.5. million households and businesses to convent from door delivery to curbside or cluster boxes every year over the next 10 year. H.R.5445-Postal jobs protection Act of 2014:Delays implementation of 82 plant closures until December 2015. H.R.5179-Providing opportunities for savings, transaction and lending act: Allows USPS to offer basic financial services and partner with private banks to offer these services. H.Res.711-Door delivery resolution: Expressing sense of House that all appropriate measure to maintain and preserve door delivery.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2748, S. 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2013, all provisions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $220,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.Res.30: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service. H.R.2748: Postal Reform Act 2013: Amends provisions of federal law relating to the governance, workforce, and financing of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS. H.R.1486: Postal Reform Act of 2013: Amends provisions of federal law relating to the funding of the U.S. Postal Services (USPS) retirement and health care systems, operations, revenue, and governance. H.R.630 and 316: Postal Service Protection Act of 2013: Sets forth rules for the recalculation of annuities for employees of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and for the redetermination of surplus or supplemental liabilities under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). Prescribes the "average pay" to be used in calculating annuities and surplus amounts. H.R.961: United States Postal Service Stabilization Act of 2013: Amends provisions concerning the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), with respect to employees of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), to: (1) Provide a new formula for calculating employee pension contribution using the normal-cost percentage method multiplied by the aggregate amount of basic pay payable to employees of USPS and the Postal Regulatory Commission, and (2) Provide for the use of excess FERS contributions to pay USPS debt I obligation and make pension contribution to. H.R.2690: Innovate to Deliver Act of 2013: Establishes in the U.S. Postal Services (USPS) the position of Chief Innovation Officer, who shall manage the development and implementation of innovative postal and non-postal products and services. Requires: (1) The Postmaster General, not later than 12 months after the designation of a Chief Innovation Officer, to submit to Congress a comprehensive strategy for maximizing revenues through innovative postal and non-postal products and services; and (2) The Comptroller General (GAO) to study and report on the implementation of the USPS innovation strategy. H.R.4670: Secure Delivery for Americans of 2014: Requires the Postal Service to eliminate door delivery for 15 million addresses by forcing 1.5. million households and businesses to convent from door delivery to curbside or cluster boxes every year over the next 10 year. H.R.2291- Designates the Facility of the United States Postal Service located at 450 Lexington Avenue in New York, New York, at the Vincent R. Sombrotto Post Office. H.R.5445-Postal jobs protection Act of 2014:Delays implementation of 82 plant closures until December 2015. H.R.5179-Providing opportunities for savings, transaction and lending act: Allows USPS to offer basic financial services and partner with private banks to offer these services. H.Res.711-Door delivery resolution: Expressing sense of House that all appropriate measure to maintain and preserve door delivery.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Rebalance for an Effective Defense Uniform and Civilian Employees Act (HR 4257), (REDUCE Act) - calls for cutting nearly 115,000 civilian jobs from the Department of Defense (DoD). Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act (H.R. 4306) - legislation to provide federal workers with a 3.3 percent pay adjustment in 2015. Postal Reform Postal Reform Act of 2014 (S 1486) Postal Reform Postal Reform Act of 2014 (HR 2748) Equal Healthcare Access Act (HR 3319) Health Care Regulator Accountability Act (HR 3170) Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act (HR 1362) Law Enforcement Officers Retirement Equity Act of 2013 (S 1172) - Law Enforcement Officers Retirement Equity Act of 2013 - Amends the definition of the term "law enforcement officer" under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). HR 273 - Bill would eliminate federal pay adjustment. Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2013 (HR 249) - would provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for federal employment. Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2013 (S 1045) - Would provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for federal employment. Federal Hiring Freeze Act of 2013 (HR 237) - Would reduce the number of civil service positions within the executive branch. Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2013 (HR 107) - would limit the circumstances in which official time may be used by a federal employee. Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2013 (S 1312) - would limit the circumstances in which official time may be used by a federal employee. Public-Private Employee Retirement Parity Act (S 1678) - would make new federal employees ineligible for the defined benefit pension portion of the Federal Employees Retirement System. Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2013 (S 1529) - would provide benefits to domestic partners of federal employees HR 1795 - would amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. S 896 - would amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2013 (HR 3135) - Amends provisions of federal civil service law to extend employment-related and retirement benefits to domestic partners of federal employees. Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2013 (S 1529) - Amends provisions of federal civil service law to extend employment-related and retirement benefits to domestic partners of federal employees. Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act (HR 471) - Includes in the determination of a federal firefighter's average pay for purposes of computing retirement and annuity benefits one-half of a firefighter's basic hourly rate times the number of overtime hours included in such firefighter's regular tour of duty for a year. Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act (HR 1141) - Requires disregard of any hours worked by a firefighter under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement for purposes of any determination relating to federal eligibility for or the amount of any overtime pay. Federal Firefighters Fairness Act (HR 3718) - Provides that: (1) specified diseases, including heart disease, lung disease, tuberculosis, hepatitis, human immunodeficiency virus, and specified cancers, of federal employees in fire protection activities shall be presumed to be proximately caused by such employment if the employee is diagnosed with the disease within 10 years of the last active date of employment in fire protection activities; (2) the disability or death of such an employee due to such a disease shall be presumed to result from personal injury sustained while in the performance of duty; and (3) such presumptions may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence. Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (HR 533) - Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act - Makes an employee of a land management agency who served under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service eligible to compete for a permanent appointment in the agency if the original appointment was competitive, totaled a period of at least 24 months, and the employee's performance was at an acceptable level. Requires such an employee's appointment to a full-time position, if such a position is offered and the employee agrees to such employment, if the original position stated that there was the potential for the position to become permanent. Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (S 1120) - Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act - Makes an employee of a land management agency who served under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service eligible to compete for a permanent appointment in the agency if the original appointment was competitive, totaled a period of at least 24 months, and the employee's performance was at an acceptable level. Requires such an employee's appointment to a full-time position, if such a position is offered and the employee agrees to such employment, if the original position stated that there was the potential for the position to become permanent. Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2013 (HR 517) - To provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes. S 1556 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration. Improving Clinical Care Workforce for Our Vets Act (HR 4580) - Repeals provisions excluding any matter or question concerning professional conduct or competence, peer review, or the establishment, determination, or adjustment of employee compensation from the applicability of collective bargaining rights for Veterans Health Administration employees. Let Me Google That For You Act (S 2206) - Repeals the National Technical Information Act of 1988, effective one year after the enactment of this Act (thus abolishes the National Technical Information Service [NTIS]). Let Me Google That For You Act Companion (HR 4382) - Repeals the National Technical Information Act of 1988, effective one year after the enactment of this Act (thus abolishes the National Technical Information Service [NTIS]).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Rebalance for an Effective Defense Uniform and Civilian Employees Act (HR 4257), (REDUCE Act) - calls for cutting nearly 115,000 civilian jobs from the Department of Defense (DoD). Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act (H.R. 4306) - legislation to provide federal workers with a 3.3 percent pay adjustment in 2015. Postal Reform Postal Reform Act of 2014 (S 1486) Postal Reform Postal Reform Act of 2014 (HR 2748) Equal Healthcare Access Act (HR 3319) Health Care Regulator Accountability Act (HR 3170) Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act (HR 1362) Law Enforcement Officers Retirement Equity Act of 2013 (S 1172) - Law Enforcement Officers Retirement Equity Act of 2013 - Amends the definition of the term "law enforcement officer" under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). HR 273 - Bill would eliminate federal pay adjustment. Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2013 (HR 249) - would provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for federal employment. Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2013 (S 1045) - Would provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for federal employment. Federal Hiring Freeze Act of 2013 (HR 237) - Would reduce the number of civil service positions within the executive branch. Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2013 (HR 107) - would limit the circumstances in which official time may be used by a federal employee. Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2013 (S 1312) - would limit the circumstances in which official time may be used by a federal employee. Public-Private Employee Retirement Parity Act (S 1678) - would make new federal employees ineligible for the defined benefit pension portion of the Federal Employees Retirement System. Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2013 (S 1529) - would provide benefits to domestic partners of federal employees HR 1795 - would amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. S 896 - would amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2013 (HR 3135) - Amends provisions of federal civil service law to extend employment-related and retirement benefits to domestic partners of federal employees. Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2013 (S 1529) - Amends provisions of federal civil service law to extend employment-related and retirement benefits to domestic partners of federal employees. Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act (HR 471) - Includes in the determination of a federal firefighter's average pay for purposes of computing retirement and annuity benefits one-half of a firefighter's basic hourly rate times the number of overtime hours included in such firefighter's regular tour of duty for a year. Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act (HR 1141) - Requires disregard of any hours worked by a firefighter under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement for purposes of any determination relating to federal eligibility for or the amount of any overtime pay. Federal Firefighters Fairness Act (HR 3718) - Provides that: (1) specified diseases, including heart disease, lung disease, tuberculosis, hepatitis, human immunodeficiency virus, and specified cancers, of federal employees in fire protection activities shall be presumed to be proximately caused by such employment if the employee is diagnosed with the disease within 10 years of the last active date of employment in fire protection activities; (2) the disability or death of such an employee due to such a disease shall be presumed to result from personal injury sustained while in the performance of duty; and (3) such presumptions may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence. Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (HR 533) - Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act - Makes an employee of a land management agency who served under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service eligible to compete for a permanent appointment in the agency if the original appointment was competitive, totaled a period of at least 24 months, and the employee's performance was at an acceptable level. Requires such an employee's appointment to a full-time position, if such a position is offered and the employee agrees to such employment, if the original position stated that there was the potential for the position to become permanent. Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (S 1120) - Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act - Makes an employee of a land management agency who served under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service eligible to compete for a permanent appointment in the agency if the original appointment was competitive, totaled a period of at least 24 months, and the employee's performance was at an acceptable level. Requires such an employee's appointment to a full-time position, if such a position is offered and the employee agrees to such employment, if the original position stated that there was the potential for the position to become permanent. Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2013 (HR 517) - To provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes. S 1556 - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration. Improving Clinical Care Workforce for Our Vets Act (HR 4580) - Repeals provisions excluding any matter or question concerning professional conduct or competence, peer review, or the establishment, determination, or adjustment of employee compensation from the applicability of collective bargaining rights for Veterans Health Administration employees. Let Me Google That For You Act (S 2206) - Repeals the National Technical Information Act of 1988, effective one year after the enactment of this Act (thus abolishes the National Technical Information Service [NTIS]). Let Me Google That For You Act Companion (HR 4382) - Repeals the National Technical Information Act of 1988, effective one year after the enactment of this Act (thus abolishes the National Technical Information Service [NTIS]).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR2748/S1486 Postal Reform Act 2014 Legislation re postal reform and connsolidations of processing facitlities; S316/HR630 Postal Svc Protect Act Provisions addressing review process for postal processing facility consolidations HR5445 Postal Jobs Protection Act of 2014 Cretes moratorium on postal processing facility consolidations

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Bureau of Reclamation, Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office

Support for retention of USPS service standards and suspension of planned consolidation of USPS processing facilities Opposition to reductions in postal employee retirement and health benefits Support for H. Res. 30, endorsing the continuation of 6-day mail delivery service Support for S. 316 and H.R. 630, The Postal Service Protection Act of 2013 Support for H.R. 961, United States Postal Service Stabilization Act of 2013 Opposition to H.R. 2748, Postal Reform Act of 2013 Support for H.R. 1431 and S. 686, Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act of 2013 S. 1486 Postal Reform Act of 2013

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE

S. 1486; H.R. 2748; H.R. 4670; H.R. 5179 - Discussed issues related to U.S. Postal Service modernization.

Client expense: $1,520,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Postal Reform, S. 1486- Postal Reform Act of 2013, H.R. 2748- Postal Reform Act of 2013

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 2748 & S. 1486 - Postal Reform Act of 2014

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $6,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Issues related to nonprofit postal rates including H.R.2748 Postal Reform Act of 2013; S. 1486 Postal Reform Act of 2013; H.R.3801 To repeal the reductions in military retirement benefits made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 and to authorize the United States Postal Service to implement a modified Saturday delivery schedule; H.R.4670 Secure Delivery for America Act of 2014;

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 961 United States Postal Service Stabilization Act of 2013; H.R. 933, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013; S. 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2013; H.R. 2748, Postal Reform Act of 2013; S. 316, Postal Service Protection Act of 2013; H.R. 2690, Innovate to Deliver Act; H.R. 4670, Secure Delivery for America Act of 2014, for all bills provisions related to rates and governance.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation to reform and modernize the operations of the US Postal Service, postal rates, including the Postal Reform Act of 2013 (S. 1486 and HR 2748).

Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S.1486: Postal Reform Act of 2013, SEC 303 - Shipping of wine, beer and distilled spirits. H.R.2748: Postal Reform Act of 2013 - Education about the importance of state-based regulation of alcohol.

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2748 - Postal Reform Act of 2013. S. 1486 - Postal Reform Act of 2013.

Client expense: $890,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S. 1486, the Postal Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 2748, the Postal Reform Act of 2013

Client expense: $2,418,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Opposition to reductions in postal employee retirement and health benefits Support for H. Res. 30, endorsing the continuation of 6-day mail delivery service Support for S. 316 and H.R. 630, The Postal Service Protection Act of 2013 Support for H.R. 961, United States Postal Service Stabilization Act of 2013 Opposition to H.R. 2748, Postal Reform Act of 2013 Support for H.R. 1431 and S. 686, Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act of 2013 S. 1486 Postal Reform Act of 2013 The Government Shutdown of October, 2013 Support generally for maintaining the delivery standard of the USPS. Support generally for maintaining the current operating level of postal processing facilities. Support generally for comprehensive postal reform.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.R.1396, California Federal Milk Marketing Order Act. S.10, Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013.S.141, to make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance for FY 2012 and 2013. S.281, Farm Program Integrity Act of 2013. S.345, Sugar Reform Act of 2013. S.605, Dairy Income Fairness Act of 2013. S.663, California Milk Marketing Order Act. H.R.1407, Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2013 H.R.1408, Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2013 H.R.1414, Local Farms, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R.1607, Livestock Disaster Protection Act H.R.1610, Farming Flexibility Act of 2013 H.R.1644, to limit crop insurance premiums paid by FCIC and other purposes H.R.1727, Beginning Farmers and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013 H.R.1731, Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2013 H.R.1741, Dairy Freedom Act H.R.1932, Farm Program Integrity Act of 2013 H.R.1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R.2498, Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 S.670, Dairy Pricing Reform Act of 2013 S.677, Crop Insurance Improvement Act of 2013 S.679, Local Farms, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 S.746, to amend the 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act, to set a market-driven inventory system S.751, Farming Flexibility Act of 2013 S.784, Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans Act S.820, Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2013 S.837, Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013 S.954, to permanently suspend application of certain agricultural price support authority. H.R.2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013. H.R.2748, Postal Reform Act of 2013, including rural community mail service. S.1486, Postal Reform Act of 2013, including rural community mail service. H.R.3695, to extend temporarily the 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act. H.Res.379, to express sense of House regarding Senate crop insurance amendment to H.R.2642. H.R.4157, the Farmer Identity Protection Act.H.R.4413, Customer Protection and end User Relief Act. H.R. 4423, Acre in, Acre Out Act. H.R.4956, American Energy Opportunity Act of 2014. H.R.4992, Refueling Assistance Act of 2014. S.2201, to limit Federal Crop Insurance Corporation subsidy to agricultural producers. S.2330, End-User Protection Act of 2014. H.R.5392, Fairness for Farmers Act of 2014. H.R.5542, Farm Protection Act of 2014. H.R.5616, to promote and enhance urban agricultural production and agricultural research. H.R.5634, to amend the Federal crop Insurance Act. S.2764, American Livestock Protection and Ranching Opportunity Act of 2014. S.2815, Farmer Flexibility Act of 2014. S.CON.RES.39, supports voluntary, incentive-based private land conservation through local districts. Issues other than legislation: Farm Service Agency personnel levels. USDA agricultural credit availability. Reform of the Federal Milk Marketing Order. Establishment of a farmer-owned grain reserve. Distribution of farm program benefits. Expansion and improvement of Federal Crop Insurance programs. Review of Packers and Stockyards Act effectiveness in enhancing competitive practices in the livestock industry. Mandatory livestock price reporting. Contract production of agricultural commodities. Long-term domestic agricultural policy. Commodity loan rate adjustments. Facility loan programs for commodity storage. Natural disaster assistance for farmers and ranchers. Regulations of the agriculture futures industry. Farm bill implementation. Indemnity payments to dairy producers. Agricultural conservation programs. Funding and implementation of rural development programs. Funding for farmer-owned cooperatives. Balancing supply and demand. Natural resources. Real estate, land use, public lands, conservation. Small business. Agroterrorism. Grain standards, reauthorization. Veterinary sciences. Postal service reform, including rural community service

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Postal reform, general USPS Reduced Delivery Schedule HR 2748, the Postal Reform Act of 2013 S 1486, the Postal Reform Act of 2013

Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to postal rates and the efficient operation of the US Postal Service including the following legislation: Postal Reform Act of 2013 (HR 2748/S 1486); The Providing Opportunities for Savings, Transactions and Lending Act (POSTAL Act) (HR 5179)

Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2748, Postal Reform Act, issues related to postal reform.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 630: Postal Service Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 961: United States Postal Service Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 2748: Postal Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 2459: Protect Overnight Delivery Act S. 1486: The Postal Reform Act of 2013 S. 316: Postal Service Protection Act of 2013

Client expense: $7,700 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues Pertaining to the regulation and restructuring of the US Postal Service HR 2748, Postal Reform Act of 2013 S. 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2014

Client expense: $405,479 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Monitor legislative and administrative action on federal postal reform. H.R. 2748, Postal Reform Act of 2013. S. 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2013.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitor legislative and administrative action on federal postal reform. H.R. 2748, Postal Reform Act of 2013. S. 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2013.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Policies affecting U.S. Mail and parcel service to multifamily housing communities H.R. 2748 Postal Reform Act of 2013 S. 1486 Postal Reform Act of 2013; President Obamas FY 2015 budget proposal for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Client expense: $430,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

USPS reform HR 2748 Postal Reform Act of 2013 S 1486 Postal Reform Act of 2013

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Monitor postal reform legislation S. 1486 Postal Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 2748 Postal Reform Act of 2013

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Economic Development Administration, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Support H.R. 630, the Postal Service Protection Act. Support S. 316, the Postal Service Protection Act. Support H.R. 961, the United States Postal Service Stabilization Act of 2013 Oppose H.R. 2748, the Postal Reform Act of 2013 Oppose S. 1486, the Postal Reform Act of 2013. Support amendment to remove provisions related to Federal Employees Compensation Act revisions. Oppose draft bill representing the President's postal reform proposals. Oppose H.R. 4670, the "Secure Delivery for America Act."

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Postal Reform Act (S. 1486, H.R. 2748); Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 (H.R. 5016); Discussion draft to amend title 39, United States code, to implement the Postal Service reform proposals contained in President's budget for FY 2015; House Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service (H.Res. 30); Any legislation pertaining to nonprofit postal rates; Any appropriations legislation pertaining to USPS funding and services.

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), White House Office

H. Res. 30-House resolution expressing the sense of the House that 6-day mail delivery by maintained, support S. 316-Senate postal legislation that would maintain 6-day mail delivery, modernize the USPS, support legislation S. 1486-Senate postal legislation that would eliminate 6-day mail delivery, impact collective bargaining, oppose bill H.R. 630-House postal legislation that would maintain 6-day mail delivery, modernize USPS, support bill H.R. 961-Legislation that would recalculate the USPS FERS surplus using postal specific assumptions, returns surplus, support H.R. 2748-House postal bill that eliminates 6-day mail delivery, impacts collective bargaining, oppose bill H.R. 3963-FLEET Act, requires the USPS to modernize vehicle fleet

Client expense: $125,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Pursuing financial and structural reforms of the Postal Service HR 2748 S 1486

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Pursuing financial and structural reforms of the Postal Service HR 2748 S 1486

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Postal legislative issues including H.R.2748, S. 1486 and similar legislation

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2748 S. 1486 and similar legislation

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Postal legislative issues including H.R. 2748, S.1486 and similar legislation

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Pursuing financial and structural change for the Postal Service HR 2748 S 1486

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

H.R. 2748, S. 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2013, all provisions.

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Pursuing financial and structural reforms to the Postal Service HR2748 S1486

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Pursuing financial and structural reforms of the Postal Service HR 2748 S 1486

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

H.R. 2748, S. 1486

Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

All matters pertaining to reform of the United States Postal Service; All matters pertaining to mail service frequency; H.R. 2748, Postal Reform Act of 2013; S. 1486, A Bill to Improve, Sustain and Transform the USPS; H.R. 4670 Secure Delivery

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, U.S. Secret Service

All matters pertaining to reform of the United States Postal Service; All matters pertaining to the delivery frequency of mail; H.R. 2748, Postal Reform Act of 2013; S. 1486, A Bill to Improve, Sustain and Transform the USPS.; H.R. 4670, Secure Delivery

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Postal-related issues. S. 1486 and H.R. 2748, Postal Reform Act of 2013.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE