Social Security and Marriage Equality Act

Social Security, Cost of Living Adjustments, Medicare, Medicaid, Chained CPI, HR900, Medicare Eligibility, Targeted Social Security Benefit Improvements, Social Security Administrative Funding & Staffing, SSI, SSDI, S.308, S.567, S.500, S. Amdt 198, S. Amdt 213, S. Amdt 407, HR 649, HR1374, H.Amdt.34, HR 3118, H.Con.Res. 34, S.Con.Res. 15, HR 3547 and HR 1029, S 2089, HR 1601, the SSI restoration act bills, S. 2382, H.R. 5306, S. 1810, H.R. 3712, S. 2455, S. 2305, H.R. 4664, H.R. 5024, S. 2742, Social Security Administration Commissioner Nomination and Confirmation, and Social Security Administration Service Cuts (Benefit Verifications/NUMILITES)

Client expense: $12,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), White House Office

Domestic Partners Benefits and Obligations Act (HR 3135, S 1529); Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act (HR 1751; S 857); Family Leave Insurance Act; Workplace Religious Freedom Act; Employment Non-Discrimination Act (HR 1755; S 815); Charitable Choice Issues; Judicial Nominations; Respect for Marriage Act (HR 2523; S 1236); Marriage Protection Act; Marriage Protection Amendment (HJ Res 51); Resolution Regarding Defense of DOMA; Concurrent Resolution Expressing the Sense of Congress for the Defense of DOMA; Every Child Deserves a Family Act (HR 2028; S 1069); Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act (H.R. 2479; S. 1242); Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act (HR 2364; S 1159); Housing Nondiscrimination Act; Fair and Inclusive Housing Rights Act; We the People Act; Workplace Protections for Federal Contractors; Ensuring Fair Access to Disaster Relief for LGBT Families; Implementation of Supreme Court DOMA ruling; Marriage and Religious Freedom Act (H.R. 3133; S. 1808); Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 717); Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act (HR 3712; S 1810); State Marriage Defense Act (HR 3829; S 2024); Religious Liberty Issues; Copyright and Marriage Equality Act (H.R. 5617); Social Security adn Marriage Equality Act (H.R. 4664; S. 2305).

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

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, H.R. 1374, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to the requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118, H.R. 5024: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664, H.R. 5182: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1562: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Domestic Partners Benefits and Obligations Act (H.R. 3135; S. 1529); Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act (H.R. 1751; S. 857); Family Leave Insurance Act; Workplace Religious Freedom Act; Employment Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1755; S. 815); Charitable Choice Issues; Judicial Nominations; Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 2523; S. 1236); Marriage Protection Act ; Marriage Protection Amendment (H.J. Res. 51); Resolution Regarding Defense of DOMA Concurrent Resolution Expressing the Sense of Congress for the Defense of DOMA ; Every Child Deserves a Family Act (H.R. 2028; S. 1069); Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act (H.R. 2479; S. 1242); Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act (H.R. 2364; S. 1159) Housing Nondiscrimination Act; Fair and Inclusive Housing Rights Act; We the People Act Workplace Protections for Federal Contractors; Ensuring Fair Access to Disaster Relief for LGBT Families; Implementation of Supreme Court DOMA ruling ; Marriage and Religious Freedom Act (H.R. 3133; S. 1808); Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 717); Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act (H.R. 3712; S. 1810); State Marriage Defense Act (H.R. 3829; S. 2024); Religious Liberty Issues; Social Security and Marriage Equality Act H.R. 4664 S.2305

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

Domestic Partners Benefits and Obligations Act (H.R. 3135; S. 1529); Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act (H.R. 1751; S. 857); Family Leave Insurance Act; Workplace Religious Freedom Act; Employment Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 1755; S. 815); Charitable Choice Issues; Judicial Nominations; Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 2523; S. 1236); Marriage Protection Act ; Marriage Protection Amendment (H.J. Res. 51); Resolution Regarding Defense of DOMA Concurrent Resolution Expressing the Sense of Congress for the Defense of DOMA ; Every Child Deserves a Family Act (H.R. 2028; S. 1069); Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act (H.R. 2479; S. 1242); Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act (H.R. 2364; S. 1159) Housing Nondiscrimination Act; Fair and Inclusive Housing Rights Act; We the People Act Workplace Protections for Federal Contractors; Ensuring Fair Access to Disaster Relief for LGBT Families; Implementation of Supreme Court DOMA ruling ; Marriage and Religious Freedom Act (H.R. 3133; S. 1808); Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 717); Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act (H.R. 3712; S. 1810); State Marriage Defense Act (H.R. 3829; S. 2024); Religious Liberty Issues; Social Security and Marriage Equality Act H.R. 4664 S.2305

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

H.R. 4664 H.R.1795 - Social Security Fairness Act of 2013 S. 2305 S.1270 - SAFE Retirement Act of 2013 S.2089 - Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2014 S.2305 - Social Security and Marriage Equality Act S.567 - Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013 S.896 - Social Security Fairness Act of 2013 Social Security Pensions Social Security/GPO-WEP

Client expense: $594,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits.Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Proposal for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals to safeguard and improve benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.