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Seniors' Access to Social Security Act of 2014
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2014 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
FY 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations - amendment to prohibit bill from being used to implement the pro-contractor revision of OMB Circular A-76; Civil Service Reform; contracting out; blue collar pay; minimum wage; federal retirement systems; union representation; and contractor compensation caps.HR 3278 and S 1809, bills to overturn the Conyers decision on the due process of federal employees holding sensitive positions. Lobbied to gain cosponsors for both bills. S 1276 -- Security Clearance Oversight and Reform Enhancement Act (SCORE) providing oversight on use of funds OPM uses to fund security clearance background investigations and requirement that OPM fire any federal worker who engaged in misconduct while conducting background investigations with no appeal rights. S 47 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 - provisions aimed to reduce funding levels and lessen protections for victims of domestic violence. S 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2014, lobbied in support of Tester Amendment #2, to strike Title V of S 1486, the title relating to FECA; and Tester Amendment #3, to apply the Title V changes to FECA only to federal employees hired after the date of enactment of S 1486. HR 4306, the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act - to provide both General Schedule and wage-grade federal employees a 3.3% pay raise in 2015. HR 2450, the Locality Pay Equity Act - to prohibit OPM from defining more than one local wage area for prevailing rate (blue collar) employees within a General Schedule pay locality. HR 4964, the Senior Access to Social Security Act of 2014 - lobbied in support of Social Security Administration continuing to provide Social Security number print outs and continue to provide benefit verification forms. H. Res 97, lobbied that the government should preserve paper-based services for millions of Americans who cannot access technology or don't like it, thereby preserving the right of Americans to receive paper information and services unless they choose the digital option. HR 3997, SSA Accountability Act of 2014, lobbied to keep the SSA field offices and trained in-person staff available to respond to the needs of beneficiaries and not having to go online as the only means of service. HR 3382, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014 - lobbied to curb the explosive growth of the BOP prison population by helping to reduce lengthy sentences for those convicted of non-violent drug offenses thereby making it safer and more secure workplace. HR 5106, lobbied against Meadows Amendment to prohibit payroll deduction of union dues for federal employees who are already members. Letter to Senate in support of the nomination of Carolyn Colvin as Commissioner of Social Security Administration.
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Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. S. 308, Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 3118, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013: 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. (No bill.) Proposals that a chained Consumer Price Index 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 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. 567, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013; H.R. 5024, Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2014: 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, Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2013: 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. S. 2305, Social Security and Marriage Equality Act; H.R. 5182, Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2014: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Benefits Termination. H.R. 5739, No Social Security for Nazis Act: provisions to terminate the payment of Social Security benefits to individuals who, during their application for U.S. citizenship, concealed or misrepresentation their participation in World War II Nazi persecution. 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, Social Security Commission Act of 2014: 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. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, Improving Access to Social Security Services Act; H.R. 4964, Seniors Access to Social Security Act of 2014: 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, 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. S. 1562, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2014: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
2014 · third_quarter · Government Issues
FY 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations - amendment to prohibit bill from being used to implement the pro-contractor revision of OMB Circular A-76; Civil Service Reform; contracting out; blue collar pay; minimum wage; federal retirement systems; union representation; and contractor compensation caps.HR 3278 and S 1809, bills to overturn the Conyers decision on the due process of federal employees holding sensitive positions. Lobbied to gain cosponsors for both bills. S 1276 -- Security Clearance Oversight and Reform Enhancement Act (SCORE) providing oversight on use of funds OPM uses to fund security clearance background investigations and requirement that OPM fire any federal worker who engaged in misconduct while conducting background investigations with no appeal rights. S 47 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 - provisions aimed to reduce funding levels and lessen protections for victims of domestic violence. S 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2014, lobbied in support of Tester Amendment #2, to strike Title V of S 1486, the title relating to FECA; and Tester Amendment #3, to apply the Title V changes to FECA only to federal employees hired after the date of enactment of S 1486. HR 4306, the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act - to provide both General Schedule and wage-grade federal employees a 3.3% pay raise in 2015. HR 2450, the Locality Pay Equity Act - to prohibit OPM from defining more than one local wage area for prevailing rate (blue collar) employees within a General Schedule pay locality. HR 4964, the Senior Access to Social Security Act of 2014 - lobbied in support of Social Security Administration continuing to provide Social Security number print outs and continue to provide benefit verification forms. H. Res 97, lobbied that the government should preserve paper-based services for millions of Americans who cannot access technology or don't like it, thereby preserving the right of Americans to receive paper information and services unless they choose the digital option. HR 3997, SSA Accountability Act of 2014, lobbied to keep the SSA field offices and trained in-person staff available to respond to the needs of beneficiaries and not having to go online as the only means of service. HR 3382, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014 - lobbied to curb the explosive growth of the BOP prison population by helping to reduce lengthy sentences for those convicted of non-violent drug offenses thereby making it safer and more secure workplace. HR 5106, lobbied against Meadows Amendment to prohibit payroll deduction of union dues for federal employees who are already members.
Client expense: $402,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2014 · third_quarter · Retirement
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.
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
2014 · second_quarter · Government Issues
FY 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations - amendment to prohibit bill from being used to implement the pro-contractor revision of OMB Circular A-76; Civil Service Reform; contracting out; blue collar pay; minimum wage; federal retirement systems; union representation; and contractor compensation caps.HR 3278 and S 1809, bills to overturn the Conyers decision on the due process of federal employees holding sensitive positions. Lobbied to gain cosponsors for both bills. S 1276 -- Security Clearance Oversight and Reform Enhancement Act (SCORE) providing oversight on use of funds OPM uses to fund security clearance background investigations and requirement that OPM fire any federal worker who engaged in misconduct while conducting background investigations with no appeal rights. S 47 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 - provisions aimed to reduce funding levels and lessen protections for victims of domestic violence. S 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2014, lobbied in support of Tester Amendment #2, to strike Title V of S 1486, the title relating to FECA; and Tester Amendment #3, to apply the Title V changes to FECA only to federal employees hired after the date of enactment of S 1486. HR 4306, the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act - to provide both General Schedule and wage-grade federal employees a 3.3% pay raise in 2015. HR 2450, the Locality Pay Equity Act - to prohibit OPM from defining more than one local wage area for prevailing rate (blue collar) employees within a General Schedule pay locality. HR 4964, the Senior Access to Social Security Act of 2014 - lobbied in support of Social Security Administration continuing to provide Social Security number print outs and continue to provide benefit verification forms. H. Res 97, lobbied that the government should preserve paper-based services for millions of Americans who cannot access technology or don't like it, thereby preserving the right of Americans to receive paper information and services unless they choose the digital option. HR 39976, SSA Accountability Act of 2014, lobbied to keep the SSA field offices and trained in-person staff available to respond to the needs of beneficiaries and not a computer system as the only means of service. HR 3382, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014 - lobbied to curb the explosive growth of the BOP prison population by helping to reduce lengthy sentences for those convicted of non-violent drug offenses thereby making it safer and more secure workplace.
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2014 · second_quarter · Retirement
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.
| Democratic |
| IL |
| David Loebsack | Democratic | IA |
| Derek Kilmer | Democratic | WA |
| Don Young | Republican | AK |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| G. K. Butterfield | Democratic | NC |
| Gloria Negrete McLeod | Democratic | CA |
| Hakeem S. Jeffries | Democratic | NY |
| Jim McDermott | Democratic | WA |
| John F. Tierney | Democratic | MA |
| John Garamendi | Democratic | CA |
| Joyce Beatty | Democratic | OH |
| Juan Vargas | Democratic | CA |
| Lois Frankel | Democratic | FL |
| Mark Pocan | Democratic | WI |
| Matt Cartwright | Democratic | PA |
| Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | NM |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | AZ |
| Ron Kind | Democratic | WI |
| Sam Farr | Democratic | CA |
| Suzan K. DelBene | Democratic | WA |
| Tim Ryan | Democratic | OH |
| William L. Enyart | Democratic | IL |
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.