Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act

Oppose H. Con. Res. 25, Fiscal year 2014 Budget Resolution - assumes reduction of federal workforce by 10 percent and an increase in federal employee contributions toward retirementS. Con. Res. 8, Senate Budget Resolution Support H.R. 26, Deferred Benefits Adjustment Act of 2013 Oppose H.R. 249, the Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2013 Support H.R. 517, a bill to provide that four of the 12 weeks of parental leave available to a federal employee shall be paid leave. Support H.R. 1367, FEHBP Prescription Drug Integrity, Transparency, and Cost Savings Act. Oppose H.R. 1780, a bill that would remove federal employees from the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), instead only allowing the provision of health benefits through state-based insurance exchanges. Support H.R. 1795, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2013, & S. 896, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2013. Both bills repeal both the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Oppose H.R. 1541, the Common Sense in Compensation Act Oppose H.R. 1660, the Government Customer Service Improvement Act Oppose H.R. 2009, Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Oppose H.R. 2565, the Stop Targeting Our Politics IRS Act Oppose H.R. 2579, the Government Employee Accountability Act Oppose H.R. 2711, the Citizen Empowerment Act Oppose H.R. 2879, the Stop Government Abuse Act Support H.R. 3201, Pay Our Military Act Support Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act, S. 1567/H.R. 3223. Support H.Res. 388, in support of federal employees. Support H.R. 3310, the ASSURE Act, to protect federal retirees from predatory lending practices. Support H.R. 3744, the Federal Employee Pay Restoration Act. Support H.R. 4193, Smart Savings Act. Support H.R. 4202, the CPI-E Act of 2014 Support H.ZR. 4306, FAIR Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FY 2015 Budget Resolution - provisions to increase the Department of Veterans Affairs health care budget with regard to budget reconciliation, legislation, blue collar pay, white collar pay, minimum wage, retirement, part-time annuity computations, and compensatory time.FY 2015 Budget Resolution - conference agreement providing for an increase for veterans health care programs. HR 3223, lobbied for this legislation which would make whole federal employees who were furloughed because of the lapse in appropriations. S 1567, lobbied for Sen Cardins legislation to provide backpay for civil servants furloughed because of budgetary disagreement. HJ Res 89, the Federal Worker Pay Fairness Act, to pay federal employees who were required to work without waiting for the government to reopen. HR 3273, lobbied against the Bicameral Working Group on Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth, whose failure to reach agreement resulted in imposition of sequestration. As a result, Federal agencies furloughed hundreds of thousands of federal employees for over a week. FY 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations - provisions on funding for Customs and Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Citizenship and Immigration Services, and Federal Emergency Management Agency. DHS Personnel Plan - provisions to halt the Administration's plan to reduce the Federal Protective Service workforce. Retention of longstanding prohibitions against the use of the OMB Circular A-76 process in the Coast Guard's National Vessel Documentation Center (NVDC) and on certain positions in the Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) related to investigation and adjudication of immigration rights and benefits. FY 2015 Military Quality of Life/Veterans Affairs Appropriations - provisions to provide funding for VA health and benefits programs, and contracting out. FY 2015 Interior and Environmental Appropriations - provisions on contracting out of federal employee jobs. FY 2015 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations - provisions on contracting out, cuts in funding for job training and employment services, college aid for students, rural health care services, funding for the National Institutes of Health and contracting out at NIH, and the increase in Social Security Administration's administrative budget to ease processing backlog of more than 600,000 disability claims. FY 2015 Financial Services Appropriations - contractor compensation provisions to make the A-76 process less unfair to federal employees and more accountable to taxpayers, establish a reliable contractor inventory, and promote insourcing. Lobbying to ensure A-76 prohibitions and the DoD cost comparison requirement retained in the comparable Senate bills as well as in the ultimate conference reports. HR 2786 and exclusion of the government-wide prohibition on new A-76 studies. FY 2015 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations - amendment to prohibit funds from being used to close or consolidate any EEOC office or make any reductions in force stemming from workforce repositioning, restructuring, or organizing of the EEOC; provision preventing use of CJS funds for A-76 competition for BOP/FPI work; and funding for BOP "Salaries and Expenses" as it relates to prison inmate overcrowding; correctional understaffing; and the ever increasing prison inmate assaults showing the need to improve safety and security at BOP institutions. FY 2015 Agriculture Appropriations - provisions on contracting out of federal employee jobs and funding cuts for the Food Safety and Inspection Service. FY 2015 Defense Appropriations - Floor amendments to arbitrarily downsize the civilian workforce. Lobbied against legislation introduced by Rep Calvert, the REDUCE Act, that would arbitrarily slash the size of DoD's civilian workforce. Since this legislation also imposed no cuts in service contract spending, contractor spending would increase in FY 2015.Kilmer Amendment to stop DoD from denying someone a security clearance because they had fallen into financial hardship due to sequester furloughs. Lobbying in opposition to inclusion of "special rule relating to DoD purchases of Federal Prisons Industry textile and apparel products." FY 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations -- proposed reorganization of HUD office or multifamily housing

HR 3573 - To ensure that the percentage increase in rates of basic pay for prevailing wage employees shall be equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality, and for other purposes. 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. Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act (HR 3223) 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.

S 739 - National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act Improving home care through training Improving the stability of the home care workforce HR 2288 - Commuter Parity ActHR 3515 - Wage Grade Employee Parity Act HR 3830 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act HR 3223, S 1567 - Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act HR 1010, HR 3746, HR 3939, S 460, S 1737 - Fair Minimum Wage Act S 2133 - Fair Employment Protection Act S 1845, S 1931, S 2148, HR 3546, HR 3885, HR 3979 - Unemployment Benefits Extension S 815 - Employee Non-Discrimination Act S 84 - Paycheck Fairness Act

Client expense: $680,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 3573 - To ensure that the percentage increase in rates of basic pay for prevailing wage employees shall be equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality, and for other purposes. Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act (HR 3223) 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.

HR 3573 - To ensure that the percentage increase in rates of basic pay for prevailing wage employees shall be equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality, and for other purposes. Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act (HR 3223) 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 the quality of home care Appropriations and DOL rulemaking HR 982 - Asbestos Claims Transparency Act HR 3223, S 1567 - Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness ActHR 1010, S 460 - Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 HR 3573 - Wage Grade Employee Parity Act HR 2288 - Commuter Parity Act HR 1120 - Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor Management Relations Act HR 107 - Federal Employee Accountability Act (official time) S 815 - Employee Nondiscrimination Act

Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

FY 2014 Budget Resolution - provisions to increase the Department of Veterans Affairs health care budget with regard to budget reconciliation, legislation, blue collar pay, white collar pay, minimum wage, retirement, part-time annuity computations and compensatory time.FY 2014 Senate Budget Resolution - Medicaid cuts that would adversely affect health care and result in the cost of uncompensated health care being shifted to employer-sponsored health care plans. FY 2014 Budget Resolution - conference agreement providing for an increase for veterans health are programs. HR 3223, lobbied for this legislation which would make whole federal employees who were furloughed because of the lapse in appropriations. S 1567, lobbied for Sen Cardins legislation to provide backpay for civil servants furloughed because of budgetary disagreement. HJ Res 89, the Federal Worker Pay Fairness Act, to pay federal employees who were required to work without waiting for the government to reopen. HR 3273, lobbied against the Bicameral Working Group on Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth, whose failure to reach agreement resulted in imposition of sequestration. As a result, Federal agencies furloughed hundreds of thousands of federal employees for over a week. FY 2014 Homeland Security Appropriations - provisions on funding for Customs and Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Citizenship and Immigration Services, and Federal Emergency Management Agency. DHS Personnel Plan - provisions to halt the Administration's plan to reduce the Federal Protective Service workforce. Amendments to mitigate statutory changes to the Screening Partnership Program. FY 2014 Military Quality of Life/Veterans Affairs Appropriations - provisions to provide funding for VA health and benefits programs, and contracting out. FY 2014 Interior and Environmental Appropriations - provisions on contracting out of federal employee jobs. FY 2014 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations - provisions on contracting out, cuts in funding for job training and employment services, college aid for students, rural health care services, funding for the National Institutes of Health and contracting out at NIH, and the increase in Social Security Administration's administrative budget to ease processing backlog of more than 600,000 disability claims. FY 2014 Financial Services Appropriations - contractor compensation provisions to make the A-76 process less unfair to federal employees and more accountable to taxpayers, establish a reliable contractor inventory, and promote insourcing. Lobbying to ensure A-76 prohibitions and the DoD cost comparison requirement retained in the comparable Senate bills as well as in the ultimate conference reports. HR 2786 and exclusion of the government-wide prohibition on new A-76 studies. FY 2014 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations - amendment to prohibit funds from being used to close or consolidate any EEOC office or make any reductions in force stemming from workforce repositioning, restructuring, or organizing of the EEOC; provision preventing use of CJS funds for A-76 competition for BOP/FPI work; and funding for BOP "Salaries and Expenses" as it relates to prison inmate overcrowding; correctional understaffing; and the ever increasing prison inmate assaults showing the need to improve safety and security at BOP institutions. FY 2014 Agriculture Appropriations - provisions on contracting out of federal employee jobs and funding cuts for the Food Safety and Inspection Service. FY 2014 Defense Appropriations - Lamborn floor amendment to eliminate or significantly restrict DoD's discretion to impose furloughs. Other provisions on contracting out of federal employee jobs, furloughs, and sourcing and workforce management issues concerning DoD civilian employees, in particular, the Pentagon's use and spending on service contractors regardless of cost of legal requirements making even inherently governmental functions difficult to insource.Kilmer Amendment to stop DoD from denying someone a security clearance because they had fallen into financial hardship due to sequester furloughs. Lobbying in opposition to inclusion of "special rule relating to DoD purchases of Federal Prisons Industry textile and apparel products."

Oppose H. Con. Res. 25, Fiscal year 2014 Budget Resolution - assumes reduction of federal workforce by 10 percent and an increase in federal employee contributions toward retirementS. Con. Res. 8, Senate Budget Resolution Support H.R. 26, Deferred Benefits Adjustment Act of 2013 Oppose H.R. 249, the Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2013 Support H.R. 517, a bill to provide that four of the 12 weeks of parental leave available to a federal employee shall be paid leave. Support H.R. 1367, FEHBP Prescription Drug Integrity, Transparency, and Cost Savings Act. Oppose H.R. 1780, a bill that would remove federal employees from the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), instead only allowing the provision of health benefits through state-based insurance exchanges. Support H.R. 1795, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2013, & S. 896, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2013. Both bills repeal both the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Oppose H.R. 1541, the Common Sense in Compensation Act Oppose H.R. 1660, the Government Customer Service Improvement Act Oppose H.R. 2009, Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Oppose H.R. 2565, the Stop Targeting Our Politics IRS Act Oppose H.R. 2579, the Government Employee Accountability Act Oppose H.R. 2711, the Citizen Empowerment Act Oppose H.R. 2879, the Stop Government Abuse Act Support H.R. 3201, Pay Our Military Act Oppose H.J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution 2014. Support Senate-amended versions to keep government operating, no strings attached. Oppose amended versions attempting to deprive legislative branch employees and executive branch political appointeees of an employer contribution for health benefits. Advocate for amendments to proposed rule by the Office of Personnel Management regarding health benefits for legislative branch employees to ensure health insurance coverage in retirement. Oppose proposals to separate executive branch employees (such as political appointees) from FEHBP. Support Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act, S. 1567/H.R. 3223. Support final version of H.R. 2775, ending the government shutdown by providing appropriations through January 15, 2014. Support H.Res. 388, in support of federal employees. Support H.R. 3310, the ASSURE Act, to protect federal retirees from predatory lending practices. Support H.R. 3744, the Federal Employee Pay Restoration Act. Oppose provision of H.J. Res. 59 that increased retirement contributions for future federal employees.

possible reintroduction of Federal Supervisor Training Act -- entire billcontacts related to proposed legislation 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. 273, H. Res. 66 -- To eliminate the 2013 statutory pay adjustment for Federal employees H.R. 824 -- Federal Workforce Reduction Through Attrition Act -- entire bill H.R. 237 -- Federal Hiring Freeze Act of 2013 -- entire bill H.R. 313, H. Rept. 113-183 -- Government Spending Accountability Act of 2013 -- provisions related to federal agency spending on training and possible impact on the Social Security Administration S. 1347 -- Conference Accountability Act of 2013 -- provisions related to federal agency spending on training and possible impact on the Social Security Administration H.R. 2696 -- To increase transparency of agencies by requiring a report describing any proposed conference -- provisions related to federal agency spending on training and possible impact on the Social Security Administration H.R. 4348, P.L. 112-141 -- MAP-21 -- Subtitle C-Offsets, Sec. 100121. Phased retirement authority. S. 744, S. Rept. 113-40 -- Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act -- provisions related to E-Verify and possible impact on the Social Security Administration H.R. 2879 -- Stop Government Abuse Act -- entire bill H.R. 2579, S. 1378, H. Rept. 113-186 -- Government Employee Accountability Act -- entire bill H.R. 2711, S. 1377, H. Rept. 113-184 -- Citizen Empowerment Act -- entire bill H.R. 3223 -- Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act -- entire bill

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $25,000

Opposition to sequestration; opposition to the partial government shutdown; opposition to the extension of the federal pay freeze, increases to federal employee retirement contributions, and cuts to the federal workforce; support of a "Self Plus One" option within the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan (FEHBP); support of the Wage Grade Employee Parity Act (H.R. 3573); support of H.J. Res. 59, providing funding for the federal government for the remainder of FY14 and FY15; support of the Federal EmployeeRetroactive Pay Fairness Act (H.R. 3223/S.1567); support of providing back pay to those furloughed due to sequestration (H.R. 3744); opposition to across the board cuts for conference and travel spending; and, support of reinstating managers' eligibity for Department of Army Group Award Program (GAP) financial awards.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.1243 & H.R.2610, Transportation, Housing & Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 2014.H.R.243, Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America's Debt Act. H.R.273, To eliminate the 2013 statutory pay adjustment for Federal employees. H.R.472, Federal Cost Reduction Act of 2013. H.R.699, Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act. H.R.816, Sequestration Flexibility Act of 2013. H.R.900, Cancel the Sequester Act of 2013. H.R.2775, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014. H.R.3223 & S.1567, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act. H.Con.Res.25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023. S.18, Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act of 2013. S.83, Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2013. S.30, Congressional Pay Freeze Act of 2013. S.278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013. S.724, Essential Services Act of 2013. S.1017, To permit flexibility in the application of the budget sequester by Federal agencies. S.Con.Res.8, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023. H.J.Res.59, Fiscal Year 2014 Continuing Resolution.

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 249, Requiring the Federal Government to Fire Federal Workers who owe Back Taxes H.R. 273, Eliminate the 2013 Pay Adjustment for Federal Employees S. 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 237, Federal Hiring Freeze Act of 2013H.R. 950, Protecting America's Civilian Employees Act H.R. 243, Bowles Simpson Plan of Lowering America's Debt Act H.R. 593, Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2013 S. 263, Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2013 H.R. 824, Federal Workforce Reduction Through Attrition Act H.R. 1541, to Establish Limits on Awards Paid to Federal Employees in FY '13, FY '14, and FY '15 H.Res. 102, Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal Workforce H.R. 517, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2013 H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013 S. 683, Border Security Results Act of 2013 S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (Comprehensive Immigration Reform) S. 1172, Legislation that would provide Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) Retirement Benefits to Revenue Officers at the IRS H.R. 1362, Legislation that would provide Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) Retirement Benefits to Revenue Officers at the IRS S. 1192, Legislation that would cap the salary Government Contractors can earn from Taxpayers H.R. 2444, Legislation that would cap the salary Government Contractors can earn from Taxpayers S. 1045, Requiring the Federal Government to Fire Workers who owe back Taxes S. 954, the "Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013" S. 744, the "Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Act" S. 941, the "Taxpayer Non-Discrimination and Protection Act of 2013" H.R. 1950, the "Taxpayer Non-Discrimination and Protection Act of 2013" S. 1116, the "Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2013" H.R. 2288, the "Commuter Parity Act of 2013" H.R. 2530, A Bill to Improve Transparency and Efficiency with respect to audits and communications between Taxpayers and the IRS H.R. 2531, A Bill to Prohibit the IRS from asking Taxpayers Questions regarding Religious, Political, or Social Beliefs H.R. 2532, A Bill to Provide for the Establishment of New Procedures at the IRS H.R. 2533, A Bill to Impose a Moratorium on Conferences Held by the IRS H.R. 2557, A Bill to Make Imprisonment Mandatory for Unauthorized Disclosure or Inspection of Returns and Return Information by Officers and Employees of the U.S. H.R. 2565, A Bill to Provide for the Termination of Employment of Employees of the IRS who take certain Official Actions for Political Purposes H.Res. 280, A Resolution Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives regarding a Taxpayer Bill of Rights H.R. 2458, to Terminate a Federal Employee who Refuses to Answer Congressional Questions. H.R. 1660, the Government Customer Service Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 2559, Flexibility for Working Families Act S. 1248, Flexibility for Working Families Act S. 760, Government Customer Service Improvement Act H.R. 1536, Safeguarding American Commerce and Agriculture Act of 2013 H.R. 2675, Government Transformation Act S. 1297, Government Transformation Act H.R. 2698, Federal Employee Short Term Disability Act H.R. 2879, Stop Government Abuse Act H.R. 1297, Government Transformation Act H.R. 2711, Allowing individuals to record telephone and in-person conversations with federal employees acting in their official capacity without the employees' knowledge H.R. 2579, To eliminate existing due process protections for members of the Senior Executive Service H.R. 1541, To cap the total amount of monetary awards that executive branch employees can earn in a year when sequestration is in effect, at 5% H.R. 922, Northern Border Regional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2013H.R. 3278, Bills to Clarify Certain Due Process Rights of Federal Employees Serving in "sensitive" Positions S. 1809, Bills to Clarify Certain Due Process Rights of Federal Employees Serving in "sensitive" Positions H.R. 2385, Bill to Cut Pay for Employees at CFPB H.R. 3223, the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act S. 1567, the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act H.R. 1423, the Taxpayers Right to Know Act H.R. 2748, Postal Reform Act H.R. 313, the Government Spending Accountability Act S. 1464, Preserving American Access to Information Act S. 1276, the Security Clearance Oversight and Reform Enhancement Act H.R. 3141, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3519, Bill to Spend Taxpayer Dollars to Finance CFPB H.R. 3739, to Provide Permanent Parity between the Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits S. 1859, "Tax Extenders Act of 2013" H.R. 3753, Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013 S. 1812, Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013 H.R. 3558, Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2013 H.R. 3744, Federal Employee Pay Restoration Act H.R. 3235, Compensation of Employees due to Furloughs S. 1678, Public - Private Employee Retirement Parity Act H.R. 3639, Common Defense Act of 2013 (eliminates FERS Supplement) H.R. 2450, Locality Pay Equity Act H.R. 2222, Prohibits Performance Awards for SES during Sequestration H.R. 3523, IRS Accountability Act H.R. 3573, Wage Grade Pay Act H.R. 3304, National Defense Authorization Act of 2014

S. 1045-Senate Legislation that would terminate federal and postal employees who are delinquent on their taxes, oppose H.R. 249- House legislation that would terminate federal and postal employees who are delinquent on their taxes, oppose H.R. 3223- Legislation that would retroactively pay furloughed employees

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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE