Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017

H.R. 785, the Right to Work Act, would limit and further erode the rights of employees to negotiate with their employer over wages, hours and working conditions; H.R. 1180, the Working Families Flexibility Act, would allow employers in the private sector to replace overtime with compensatory time off; H.R. 1364, the Official Time Reform Act, would arbitrarily cap the amount of time that can be used per day for official time duties without any consideration for the needs and requirements of the agency; H.R. 4846/S. 2845, the the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, which would recognize the right of law enforcement and other public safety officers to bargain collectively with their employers; and Legislation which would weaken the overtime protections for law enforcement officers in current Federal regulations.

Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

Legislation related to FMLA and Sick Leave Reform. Legislation related to the minimum wage. Legislation and federal issues related to the Regulations on Overtime. Legislation and federal issues related to the Regulations on Joint Employer. H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017. Proposals to reform ADA Title III. Proposals regarding joint employers. H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017. H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act. Department of Labor policies on tip pooling and micro-unions. FLSA tip credit issues. H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act. S. 3345, Economic Security for New Parents 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)

S.537/H.R.1374, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2017, in opposition to forced arbitration provisions in consumer and employment contracts; S.801/H.R.1180, Working Families Flexibility Act, in opposition to faux flexibility through comp time without protections; S.819/H.R.1869, Paycheck Fairness Act, in support of prohibiting retaliation against workers who inquire about employers wage practices or disclose their own wages, creating incentives for employers to follow antidiscrimination laws, and empowering women to negotiate for equal pay, in favor of prohibiting the use of salary and benefit history screening for prospective employees; S.345/H.R.1890, Workplace Advancement Act, in opposition to weak protections against wage discrimination; S.636/H.R.1516, Healthy Families Act, in support of providing paid sick and safe days for all workers; S.337/H.R.947, FAMILY Act, in support of paid family and medical leave; S.1101/H.R.2417, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, in support of ensuring that pregnant workers are not fired or denied reasonable job modifications; H.R.1022, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017, in support of parental leave and flexible workplace policies for federal employees; H.R. 6275, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2018, in support of parental leave and flexible workplace policies for federal employees; H.R.2095, Fair Pay Act, in support of comparable worth; H.R.2418, Pay Equity for All Act, in support of prohibiting the use of salary and benefit history screening for prospective employees; S.1242/H.R.15, Raise the Wage Act, in support of increasing the federal minimum wage; S.1386/H.R.2942, Schedules That Work Act, in support of flexible work schedules without fear of retaliation; H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act, in opposition to faux paid leave policies that undermine state and local laws and remove existing workplace protections; H.R. 4924, Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act, in support of ending work place harassment and discrimination; H.Res. 724, In support of ending harassment and sexual assault in Congress; S. 2994/H.R. 6406, EMPOWER Act-Part I, in support of ending work place harassment; S. 2988, EMPOWER Act-Part II, in support of ending work place harassment; S. 3615/H.R. 7109, Reporting Justice for Workers Act, in support of prohibiting forced arbitration in employment disputes; In support of preserving funding for and moving forward with data collection to eliminate pay discrimination in the workplace including the EEO-1 Pay Data Collective; In opposition to Congressional efforts to block efforts to update and strengthen protections for retirement savers; In support of raising the salary threshold to increase eligibility to receive overtime pay; In opposition to the elimination of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and the Women's Bureau.

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

Issues Related to the National Labor Relations Board Repeal of the NLRB's 'Ambush' Election Rule NLRB & DOL-related amendments to the FY18/FY19 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (also GOV & BUD issue) NLRB Joint Employer Standard; Save Local Business Act (H.R.3441) The Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R.2776) Employee Privacy Protection Act (H.R.2775) Davis-Bacon Project Labor Agreements Right-to-Work Issues National Right-to-Work Act (H.R.785) Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs Executive Order (E.O.13771) (also a GOV issue) Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Clarification of Employer's OSHA Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica Final Rule (29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, and 1926; Docket No. OSHA-2010-0034; RIN 1218-AB70) Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 (H.R.1180) Fair and Open Competition Act (H.R.1552, also GOV issue) Rescission of Rule Interpreting Advice Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act - RIN 1245-AA07 General apprenticeship and job training issues (also EDU issue) Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (H.R.2353/S.3217) (also EDU issue) Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act Reauthorization (also EDU issue) Apprenticeship Programs; Equal Employment & Opportunity; NPRM (RIN 1235-AA13) Apprenticeship Enhancement Act of 2017 (S.1841) Presidential Executive Order Expanding Apprenticeships in America (E.O.13801) (also EDU issue) Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion (also EDU issue) 529 OPTIONS Act (H.R.3395) (also TAX issue) USA Workforce Tax Credit Act (H.R.5153) (also TAX issue) Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills (BUILDS Act, H.R.4942) Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act, 2018 (HH.R.1301) (Also HCR & TAX Issue) Workplace Democracy Act (H.R.5728/S.2810) Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 (H.R.6080/S.3064) Nomination of Mark Pearce to the National Labor Relations Board Issues related to the Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAP)

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

Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Education, Dept of, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office

H.R. 2353 - Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act S. 1217 / H.R. 2629 - Representation Fairness Restoration Act H.R. 1180 - Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017

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

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Efforts to mandate employment verification system for employers; Definition of independent contractor; Multi-employer Pension Reform; HR 1180/S. 801, Working Families Flexibility Act; Implementation of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Perkins Re-authorization; EEOC Transparency and Accountability; HR 1552/S. 622, Fair and Open Competition Act; Paid Leave, Joint Employer, Ambush Elections; HR 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; HR 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act; Save Local Business Act, H.R. 3441; Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, H.R. 2353; Jobs Act, S. 206; BUILDS Act, S. 1599; Apprenticeship Executive Order; Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC); GROW Act, HR 4997; Infrastructure Expansion Act, HR 3808; Accountability for Represented Workers Act, H.R. 5665; Worker centers; Apprenticeships in construction; Workplace Democracy Act, H.R. 5728, S. 2810; Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act, H.R. 6080, S. 3064; Qualified Business Income Deduction Proposed Regulation, Treasury/IRS

Client expense: $171,955 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2723, Employee Rights Act H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, including provisions relating to enhanced reporting requirements for DOD contractors H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act H.R. 4548, Workplace Action for a Growing Economy (WAGE) Act H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing H.R. 5665, Accountability for Represented Workers Act H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6544, The Employee Rights Act of 2018 S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including Scott Mugno Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board, including Mark Pearce Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2017) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division rulemaking on Regular Rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act, RIN 1235-AA24 National Labor Relations Board, Rulemaking on Joint Employer Status under the National Labor Relations Act, RIN 3142-AA13 Notice of proposed amendments extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017) Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 56,545 - 56,560, November 28, 2017) Proposed rule regarding tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494-36,507, July 30, 2018) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act; NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); current population survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Census joint program; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce

Client expense: $15,950,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S 795, Workforce Advance Act S 801/HR 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 HR 1118, Innocent Sellers Fairness Act HR 338, To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce HR 2353, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act

Client expense: $245,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S. 128 by GRAHAM (R-SC) legislation to protect certain individuals who came to the U.S. as children S. 615 by BENNET (D-CO) Higher Education Innovation Act S. 729 by DURBIN (D-IL) Fairness for Struggling Students Act S. 888 by GRASSLEY (R-IA) Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2017 S. 889 by GRASSLEY (R-IA) Net Price Calculator Improvement Act S. 1121 by HATCH (R-UT) College Transparency Act S. 1136 by HIRONO (D-HI) Pell Preservation and Expansion Act S. 1295 by CASEY (D-PA) RISE Act of 2017 S. 1615 by GRAHAM (R-SC) Dream Act of 2017 S. 1808 by BALDWIN (R-CA) Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017 S. 1939 by SHAHEEN (D-NH) Student Protection and Success Act S. 2007 by FLAKE (R-AZ) Upward Mobility Enhancement Act S. 2150 by GRASSLEY (R-IA) Net Price Calculator Improvement Act S. 2169 by WYDEN (D-OR) Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2017 S. 2228 by LEE (R-UT) Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2017 S. 2530 by CASEY (D-PA) the SECURE Act S. 2707 by SCOTT (R-SC) Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act S. 2986 by CASEY (D-PA) CREATE Act S. 3106 by CASEY (D-PA) Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2018 S. 3483 by GRASSLEY (R-IA) SUCCESS Act S. 3611 by ALEXANDER (R-TN) Faster Access to Federal Student Aid Act of 2018 S. 3777 - BOOZMAN (R-AR) Forever GI Bill Housing Payment Fulfillment Act H.R. 88 by BRADY (R-TX) The Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act and the Taxpayer First Act of 2018 H.R. 483 by HUNTER (R-CA) No Funding for Sanctuary Campuses Act H.R. 496 by COFFMAN (R-CO) legislation to protect certain individuals that came here as children H.R. 795 by DAVIS (R-IL) legislation to extend employer provided education assistance to employer provided loan repayment assistance H.R. 1180 by ROBY (R-AL) Working Families Flexibility Act H.R. 1434 by COURTNEY (D-CT) to amend HEA to provide for refinancing of certain Federal student loans H.R. 1485 by STEFANIK (R-NY) Flexible Pell Grant for 21st Century Students Act H.R. 1614 by POCAN (D-WI) Student Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 1635 by GUTHRIE (R-KY) Empowering Students through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act H.R. 1772 by ROE (R-TN) AIM HIGH ACT - Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education H.R. 2015 by DOGGETT (D-TX) Equitable Student Aid Access Act H.R. 2429 by McDERMOTT (D-WA) Student Loan Tax Debt Relief Act H.R. 2434 by MITCHELL (R-MI) College Transparency Act H.R. 2451 by DAVIS (D-CA) Pell Grant Preservation & Expansion Act H.R. 2477 by COURTNEY (D-CT) Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 2482 by STEFANIK (R-NY) Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 2521 by EDWARDS (D-MD) Restoring Education and Learning (REAL) Act H.R. 3432 by YOUNG (R-IN) Investing in Student Success Act H.R. 3440 by ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA) Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3581 by DESAULNIER (D-CA) The Pell Grant Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 3734 by MESSER (R-IN) Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2017 H.R. 4135 by SMITH (R-MO) Upward Mobility Enhancement Act H.R. 4119 by MESSER (R-IN) Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act H.R. 4272 by DESANTIS (R-FL) Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2017 H.R. 4336 by LEWIS (R-MN) College Completion and Success Act H.R. 4372 by FERGUSON (R-GA) Help Students Repay Act H.R. 4479 by HUNTER (R-CA) Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2017 H.R. 4491 by PRICE (D-NC) Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act H.R. 4508 by FOXX (R-NC) (PROSPER Act - HEA Reauthorization) Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform H.R. 4773 by WALBERG (R-MI) Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 5220 by DELANEY (D-MD) Dont Tax Higher Education Act H.R. 5384 by POCAN (D-WI) Debt-Free College Act H.R. 5528 by HECK (R-NV) Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act H.R. 5529 by HECK (R-NV) Accessing Higher Education Opportunity Act H.R. 5916 by REED (R-NY) REDUCE Act of 2018 H.R. 5928 by POLIS (D-CO) Students Over Special Interests Act H.R. 6094 by WALBERG (R-MI) Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act of 2016 H.R. 6352 by POLIS (D-CO) Know Before You Own Private Education Loan Act of 2018 H.R. 6473 by DELAURO (D-CT) Transparency in Student Loan Consultation Act of 2018 H.R. 6543 by SCOTT (D-VA) Aim Higher Act H.R. 6685 by BROWN (D-MD) Expanding Access to the Workforce through Dual Enrollment Act of 2018 H.R. 6947 by HIMES (D-CT) College Affordability and Innovation Act of 2018 H.R. 7303 by GRIJALVA (D-AZ) Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act of 2018 H.R. 7386 by WALBERG (R-MI) Faster Access to Federal Student Aid Act of 2018 H. Res. 307 by ROE (R-TN) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to protecting freedom of speech, thought, and expression at institutions of higher education

Client expense: $89,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

- Advocacy in support of Working Families Flexibility Act (HR 1180/ S. 801) - Advocacy in Support of Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (HR 2253) - Advocacy in support of the PROSPER Act (HR 4508)

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 1180 - Working Families Flexibility Act (Allows for compensable time off.) H.R. 2359 - FCRA Liability Harmonization Act (Fair Credit Reporting Act class action lawsuit cap.) H.R. 2533 - Working Parents Flexibility Act (Establish parental leave savings accounts.) H.R. 3441 - Save Local Business Act (Clarifying joint employer standard.) H.R. 4219 - Workflex in the 21st Century Act (Encouraging voluntary paid leave and workflex policies.) H.R. 6080 - Workers Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 (NLRA - card check, joint employer, excelsior list, arbitration, etc.) H.R. 947 / S. 397 - FAMILY Act (Mandating paid family leave insurance.) H.R. 1516 / S. 636 - Healthy Families Act (Mandating paid sick leave.) H.R. 5728 / S. 2810 - Workplace Democracy Act (NLRA - card check, joint employer, preempting right-to-work, etc.) S. 2994 / H.R. 6406 - Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting Act-Part I. (Prohibiting Non-disparagement and Nondisclosure Clauses for workplace harassment) S. 3345 - Economic Security for New Parents Act (Delay Social Security benefits for paid parental leave) Apprenticeships - House and Senate / DOL Apprenticeships and Training Programs - DOL / White House Voluntary Approaches to Paid Sick Leave - House and Senate / White House Voluntary Approaches to Paid Parental Leave - House and Senate / White House Representation Election Rules - NLRB Fair Labor Standards Act 541 Overtime Regulations - DOL / White House / SBA Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (E.O. 13673) - DOL / White House / SBA Paid Leave Executive Order (E.O. 13706) - DOL / White House Regulatory Relief to Help Hurricane and Other Disaster-Related Areas - SBA

Client expense: $445,840 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

HR 1180 Working Families Flexibility Act; HR 1313 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act; HR 1393/S 540- Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act; S. 345 - Workplace Advancement Act; S. 44 - End Pay Discrimination Through Information Act; HR 1516 - Healthy Families Act; HR 1869/S.819 Paycheck Fairness Act; S. 344 - Strong Families Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Efforts to mandate employment verification system for employers; Definition of independent contractor; Multi-employer Pension Reform; HR 1180/S. 801, Working Families Flexibility Act; Implementation of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Perkins Re-authorization; EEOC Transparency and Accountability; HR 1552/S. 622, Fair and Open Competition Act; Paid Leave, Joint Employer, Ambush Elections; HR 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; HR 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act; Save Local Business Act, H.R. 3441; Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, H.R. 2353; Jobs Act, S. 206; BUILDS Act, S. 1599; Apprenticeship Executive Order; Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC); GROW Act, HR 4997; Infrastructure Expansion Act, HR 3808; Accountability for Represented Workers Act, H.R. 5665; Worker centers; Apprenticeships in construction; Workplace Democracy Act, H.R. 5728, S. 2810; Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act, H.R. 6080, S. 3064; Qualified Business Income Deduction Proposed Regulation, Treasury/IRS

Client expense: $171,955 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 785, the Right to Work Act, would limit and further erode the rights of employees to negotiate with their employer over wages, hours and working conditions; H.R. 1180, the Working Families Flexibility Act, would allow employers in the private sector to replace overtime with compensatory time off; H.R. 1364, the Official Time Reform Act, would arbitrarily cap the amount of time that can be used per day for official time duties without any consideration for the needs and requirements of the agency; H.R. 4846/S. 2845, the the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, which would recognize the right of law enforcement and other public safety officers to bargain collectively with their employers; and Legislation which would weaken the overtime protections for law enforcement officers in current Federal regulations.

Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

Issues Related to the National Labor Relations Board Repeal of the NLRB's 'Ambush' Election Rule NLRB & DOL-related amendments to the FY18/FY19 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (also GOV & BUD issue) NLRB Joint Employer Standard; Save Local Business Act (H.R.3441) NLRB Request for Information Regarding Representation Election Regulations The Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R.2776) Employee Privacy Protection Act (H.R.2775) Nominees to the National Labor Relations Board (John Ring) Davis-Bacon Project Labor Agreements Right-to-Work Issues National Right-to-Work Act (H.R.785) Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs Executive Order (E.O.13771) (also a GOV issue) Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Clarification of Employer's OSHA Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica Final Rule (29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, and 1926; Docket No. OSHA-2010-0034; RIN 1218-AB70) Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 (H.R.1180) Fair and Open Competition Act (H.R.1552, also GOV issue) Rescission of Rule Interpreting Advice Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act - RIN 1245-AA07 General apprenticeship and job training issues (also EDU issue) Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (H.R.2353/S.3217) (also EDU issue) Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act Reauthorization (also EDU issue) Apprenticeship Programs; Equal Employment & Opportunity; NPRM (RIN 1235-AA13) Apprenticeship Enhancement Act of 2017 (S.1841) Presidential Executive Order Expanding Apprenticeships in America (E.O.13801) (also EDU issue) Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion (also EDU issue) 529 OPTIONS Act (H.R.3395) (also TAX issue) USA Workforce Tax Credit Act (H.R.5153) (also TAX issue) Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills (BUILDS Act, H.R.4942) Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act, 2018 (HH.R.1301) (Also HCR & TAX Issue) Workplace Democracy Act (H.R.5728/S.2810) Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 (H.R.6080/S.3064) Nomination of Mark Pearce to the National Labor Relations Board Issues related to the Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAP)

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

Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Education, Dept of, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office

H.R.5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 To reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 8 - Water Resources Development Act of 2018 H.R. 8 authorizes Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) civil works activities and builds on previous reform efforts to ensure improvements are made to the Nations ports, inland waterways, locks, dams, flood protection, ecosystem restoration, and other water resources infrastructure. NSBA supports. H.R. 10 - The Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 Bill repeals provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, aims to eliminate red tape to increase access to capital and credit and create opportunities for investors, consumers and entrepreneurs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 25 - The Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports H.R. 33 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act This bill modifies the rulemaking requirements and procedures of federal agencies (excluding Congress, U.S. courts, U.S. territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia) under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA). NSBA supports. H.R.76 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports. H.R. 79 - Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act The legislation will make it easier for businesses to notify potential investors of their offerings as well as provide a statutory definition for angel investor group. Additionally, it would require the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise the Regulation D rules regarding general solicitation. NSBA supports. H.R. 184 -- Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the excise tax on the sale of a medical device by the manufacturer, producer, or importer. NSBA supports. H.R. 198 -- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 477 - Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales & Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 The bill alleviates costs to small-business owners by simplifying the securities registration system for mergers and acquisition brokers who help transfer the ownership of small, privately held companies. It also disqualifies bad actors from utilizing the simplified process and does not allow transactions involving shell companies. NSBA supports. H.R. 561 - Small Business Job Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to redefine "applicable large employer," for purposes of the mandate requiring employers to provide health insurance for their employees, to mean an employer with at least 100 full-time employees (currently, 50). NSBA supports. H.R. 631 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. H.R. 1105 - Stop WOTUS Act To repeal the rule entitled "Clean Water Rule: Definition of 'Waters of the United States. NSBA supports H.R.1180 - Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize employers to provide compensatory time off to private employees at a rate of not less than 1 1/2 hours for each hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required, but only if it is in accordance with an applicable collective bargaining agreement or, in the absence of such an agreement, an agreement between the employer and employee. NSBA supports. H.R. 1314 - Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act The bill would remove the renewable fuel standard. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1339 - Freedom from Government Competition Act Legislation that would require federal agencies to rely on the private sector when providing goods and services that are readily available. NSBA supports. H.R. 1585 - Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act It modernizes the definition of accredited investor so those who do not have a high income or high net worth but do have the education and job experience to evaluate investment risks and merits can participate in the growth of promising companies. NSBA supports. H.R. 1680 - Womens Business Centers Improvements Act The bill revises the duties of the Office of Women's Business Ownership and declares it is the Office's mission to assist women entrepreneurs to start, grow, and compete in global markets by providing quality support with access to capital, access to markets, job creation, growth, and counseling. NSBA supports. H.R. 1702 - Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act This bill amends the Small Business Act with respect to the authority of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to use certain SBA programs, including the small business development center (SBDC) program, to provide grants, financial assistance, loans, export assistance, and subcontracting opportunities on federal contracts to specified small businesses, organizations, state governments, universities, companies, and other entities that assist smaller enterprises. NSBA supports. H.R. 1773 - The Clarity for Americas Small Contractors Act of 2017 Amends the Small Business Act to improve reporting on small business goals, achieve uniformity in procurement terminology, clarify the role of small business advocates, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 1774 - The Developing the Next Generation of Small Business Act of 2017 Amends the Small Business Act to provide for improvements to small business development centers, the women's business center program, the SCORE program, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 2364 - The Investing in Main Street Act H.R. 2364 increases the amount of capital and surplus that a financial institution and federal savings association can invest in a SBIC from 5 percent to 15 percent in order to assist small businesses in obtaining venture capital and private equity. NSBA supports. H.R. 3170 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 3717 - the Small Business Owners Tax Simplification Act H.R 3717 introduces a number of provisions to benefit small businesses, such as aligning estimated payment deadlines and tax filing thresholds, as well as tackling inconsistencies in reporting requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 3972 - Family Office Technical Correction Act The bill clarifies that family offices and family clients, as defined in section 275.202(a)(11)(G)-1 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, are accredited investors under Regulation D of the Securities and Exchange Commission. NSBA supports. H.R. 3798 -- Save American Workers Act It delays the ACAs employer mandate, further postpones the so-called Cadillac tax on high-cost health plans and changes the definition of a full-time worker to someone employed 40 hours a week, up from 30 hours. In a win for the sun-tanning lobby, it would repeal ACAs 10 percent tax on indoor tanning salons. NSBA supports. H.R. 4111 - Spurring Business in Communities Act This bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to: require the Small Business Administration (SBA), in reviewing and processing a small business investment company's (SBIC's) application, to give first priority to an SBIC applicant located in an underlicensed state (i.e., a state in which the number of licensees per capita is less than the median number of licensees per capita for all states) with below median financing; and exempt applicants in underlicensed states from certain SBA capital requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 4616 - Employer Relief Act of 2018 It provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate until Jan. 1, 2019 and delay for one year- until after Dec. 31, 2020-the implementation of the Cadillac Tax. NSBA supports. H.R. 4754 - Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act Amend the Small Business Act to provide prospective construction contractors with information about an agency's policies on the administration of change orders to allow such contractors to make informed business decisions regarding the pricing of bids or proposals, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 4886 - Permanent Tax Cuts for Americans Act This bill makes permanent the provisions of subtitle A (Individual Tax Reform) and subtitle B (Alternative Minimum Tax) of P.L. 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) that are currently scheduled to terminate on December 31, 2025. NSBA supports. H.R. 5236 - Main Street Employee Ownership Act Expands opportunities available to employee-owned business concerns through Small Business Administration loan programs, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 5340 - Support Technology & Research for Our Nations Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act The STRONGER Patents Act would restore patents as property rights, make standards of protections in courts uniform, and protect start-ups from being out-resourced by technology incumbents. NSBA supports. H.R. 5515 -John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 The bill authorizes FY2019 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. NSBA supports the small business contracting provisions. H.R. 5660 - The Small Business Credit Card Act The measure provides small-business owners the same consumer protections as individual credit card holders, by protecting small-business owners credit cards from unfair and deceptive practices of credit card companies. NSBA supports. H.R. 5728 - The Workplace Democracy Act The bill narrows who can lawfully be classified an independent contractor, nullify state right-to-work laws, and allow workers to vote in a union campaign through the informal method of card check instead of a secret-ballot vote. NSBA opposes. H.R. 6199 -- Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2018 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). The bill also allows the accounts to be used for menstrual care products. NSBA supports. H.R. 6264 - Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act Bill offers various reforms and other improvements to the current U.S. patent system and helps to reverse prior bills discouraging innovation in the U.S. by weakening patents. NSBA supports. H.R. 6301 - Promoting High-Value Health Care Through Flexibility for High Deductible Health Plans Act of 2018 It expands access and enhances the utility of HSAs by offering health plans a certain amount of flexibility in their plan design while still maintaining eligibility for HSA contributions. This flexibility will allow insurers to offer coverage for high-value, low-cost services like telehealth, chronic disease management (e.g. diabetic testing strips), or primary care visits below the deductible. NSBA supports. H.R. 6305 - Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 The bill would allow eligible individuals to make HSA contributions if a spouse has a flexible spending account and permit flexible spending accounts and health reimbursement account terminations or conversions to fund HSAs. NSBA supports. H.R. 6306 - Health Care Security Act of 2018 It expands access and enhances the utility of HSAs by: (1) increasing the contributions limits for HSAs; (2) permitting spousal catch-up contributions into the same account; and (3) creating a grace period for medical expenses incurred before the establishment of an HSA. NSBA supports. H.R. 6311 - The Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act The bill expands access and use of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and lowers premiums on health care plans. NSBA supports. H.R. 6314 - Health Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 6314 expands eligibility and access to HSAs by allowing plans categorized as catastrophic and bronze in the individual and small group markets to qualify for HSA contributions. NSBA supports. H.R. 6316 - Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2018 H.R. 6316 allows the SBA Office of Advocacy to examine the role of small business in international economies and to represent small business views before foreign governments and international entities. NSBA supports. H.R. 6321 - Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act The legislation directs the SEC to consider alternative methods for businesses or organizations to qualify as a small business or small organization for the purposes of assessing the regulatory impact on investment advisors. NSBA supports. H.R. 6330 - Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018 H.R. 6330 modifies SBAs size calculation to provide small businesses with more time to be considered small for the purposes of SBAs small business programs. NSBA supports. H.R. 6347 - 7 (a) Real Estate Harmonization Act H.R. 6347 updates SBAs 7(a) Loan Programs commercial real estate appraisal threshold. NSBA supports. H.R. 6348 - Small Business Access to Capital and Efficiency (ACE) Act H.R. 6348 reduces burdens and conflicting regulations for small businesses by updating the Small Business Administrations 504/Certified Development Company Loan Programs commercial real estate appraisal threshold. NSBA supports. H.R. 6367 - Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting H.R. 6367 allows large prime contractors to take credit for subcontracting to small businesses at lower tiers, provided that prime contractors keep records substantiating subcontracting credit claimed at lower tiers, and creates a new dispute process for small subcontractors to bring nonpayment issues to the agencys small business advocate (Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization). NSBA supports. H.R. 6368 - Encouraging Small Business Innovators Act H.R. 6368 makes a series of changes to the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, making them easier for small firms to use. NSBA supports. H.R. 6369 - Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2018 H.R. 6369 increases the size of sole source contract awards for women owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, and socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses, and implements a new eligibility determination process to ensure sole source awards are made to eligible firms. NSBA supports. H.R. 6382 -Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2018 H.R. 6382 requires the SBA to report federal spending made through designated best-in-class vehicles, and to report on the dollars spent through these vehicles awarded to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 6446 - White House Conference on Small Business Act of 2018 It reauthorizes, and amends, the White House Conference on Small Business Authorization Act from the early 1990s, which is Public Law 101-409. The bill requires the state conferences, regional conferences and the National Conference to occur no earlier than December 31, 2018 and no later than December 1, 2019. NSBA supports. H.R. 6695 -The Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2018 The bill clarifies that licensing trademarks, and controlling or exercising those trademarks, do not create an employment relationship. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6757 - The Family Savings Act of 2018 It includes a variety of provisions aimed at making it easier for smaller businesses to offer tax-qualified retirement savings plans to their employees, encouraging individuals to participate in retirement plans, and promoting savings for nonretirement expenses. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 6756 - The American Innovation Act of 2018 It includes two provisions intended to boost innovation by allowing new businesses to write off larger amounts of their costs up front as well as allowing a corporation that buys a start-up to retain some of the acquired entitys net operating losses or other tax attributes, like research and development tax credits. NSBA supports. H.R. 6760 - the Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 Bill would make permanent provisions from the 2017 tax law such as the lower individual income tax rates, the higher standard deduction, the increased and modified child tax credit, the increased exemption and phase-out threshold for the individual alternative minimum tax, the increased estate and gift tax exemption, and the 20 percent deduction for certain passthrough income, all of which are currently set to expire after 2025. NSBA supports. S. 18 - the Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports S. 21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act The REINS Act seeks to restore authority to Congress by allowing lawmakers to have final say on regulations with an estimated economic impact of more than $100 million. NSBA supports. S. 34 - Midnight Rule Relief Act The bill would prevent agencies from proposing or finalizing regulations from the day after elections to the day of the next presidential inauguration. NSBA supports S. 205 -- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill also provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. S. 584 - The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act To require federal agencies to analyze the full impact of a proposed regulation on small businesses during the rulemaking process. NSBA supports. S.770 - NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S.791 - Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017 To amend the Small Business Act to expand intellectual property education and training for small businesses, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 951 - the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) This bill codifies and revises notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures to require federal agencies to consider: (1) whether a rulemaking is required by statute or is within the discretion of the agency, (2) whether existing federal laws or rules could be amended or rescinded to address the problem, and (3) reasonable alternatives for a new rule. NSBA supports. S.1390 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 The STRONGER Patents Act takes critical steps to improve the patent system. It treats patents like any other property, permitting injunctions to protect patent owners against infringement during and after court cases. It ensures fairness in Patent Office administrative proceedings, limiting repetitive and harassing challenges against inventors and it ends the diversion of patent application fees to other government spending, ensuring the Patent Office has the funding needed to grant high-quality patents without harmful delay. NSBA supports. S.2108 - The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 Trims the duties on more than 1,800 imports deemed to not pose a competitive threat to U.S. producers. NSBA supports. S.2283 - The Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018 Amends the Small Business Act to strengthen the Office of Credit Risk Management within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S.2708 - Choose Medicare Act Bill creates a Medicare health plan for all ages that would be offered in state and federal health exchanges, as well as the employer-sponsored market. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2800 - Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 2810 - The Workplace Democracy Act The bill narrows who can lawfully be classified an independent contractor, nullify state right-to-work laws, and allow workers to vote in a union campaign through the informal method of card check instead of a secret-ballot vote. NSBA opposes. S. 3345 - Economic Security for New Parents Act Bill allows those who choose to withdraw from their Social Security benefits early will be able to get at least two months of leave after the arrival of a child by birth or adoption. NSBA is monitoring.

Client expense: $27,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S.537/H.R.1374, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2017, in opposition to forced arbitration provisions in consumer and employment contracts; S.801/H.R.1180, Working Families Flexibility Act, in opposition to faux flexibility through comp time without protections; S.819/H.R.1869, Paycheck Fairness Act, in support of prohibiting retaliation against workers who inquire about employers wage practices or disclose their own wages, creating incentives for employers to follow antidiscrimination laws, and empowering women to negotiate for equal pay, in favor of prohibiting the use of salary and benefit history screening for prospective employees; S.345/H.R.1890, Workplace Advancement Act, in opposition to weak protections against wage discrimination; S.636/H.R.1516, Healthy Families Act, in support of providing paid sick and safe days for all workers; S.337/H.R.947, FAMILY Act, in support of paid family and medical leave; S.1101/H.R.2417, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, in support of ensuring that pregnant workers are not fired or denied reasonable job modifications; H.R.1022, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017, in support of parental leave and flexible workplace policies for federal employees; H.R. 6275, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2018, in support of parental leave and flexible workplace policies for federal employees; H.R.2095, Fair Pay Act, in support of comparable worth; H.R.2418, Pay Equity for All Act, in support of prohibiting the use of salary and benefit history screening for prospective employees; S.1242/H.R.15, Raise the Wage Act, in support of increasing the federal minimum wage; S.1386/H.R.2942, Schedules That Work Act, in support of flexible work schedules without fear of retaliation; H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act, in opposition to faux paid leave policies that undermine state and local laws and remove existing workplace protections; H.R. 4924, Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act, in support of ending work place harassment and discrimination; H.Res. 724, in support of ending harassment and sexual assault in Congress; S. 2994/H.R. 6406, EMPOWER Act-Part I, in support of ending work place harassment; S. 2988, EMPOWER Act-Part II, in support of ending work place harassment; In support of preserving funding for and moving forward with data collection to eliminate pay discrimination in the workplace including the EEO-1 Pay Data Collective; In opposition to Congressional efforts to block efforts to update and strengthen protections for retirement savers; In support of raising the salary threshold to increase eligibility to receive overtime pay; In opposition to the elimination of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and the Women's Bureau.

Client expense: $45,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE

H.R. 1180 - Working Families Flexibility Act (Allows for compensable time off.) H.R. 2359 - FCRA Liability Harmonization Act (Fair Credit Reporting Act class action lawsuit cap.) H.R. 2533 - Working Parents Flexibility Act (Establish parental leave savings accounts.) H.R. 3441 - Save Local Business Act (Clarifying joint employer standard.) H.R. 4219 - Workflex in the 21st Century Act (Encouraging voluntary paid leave and workflex policies.) H.R. 6080 - Workers Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 (NLRA - card check, joint employer, excelsior list, arbitration, etc.) H.R. 947 / S. 397 - FAMILY Act (Mandating paid family leave insurance.) H.R. 1516 / S. 636 - Healthy Families Act (Mandating paid sick leave.) H.R. 5728 / S. 2810 - Workplace Democracy Act (NLRA - card check, joint employer, preempting right-to-work, etc.) S. 2994 / H.R. 6406 - Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting Act-Part I. (Prohibiting Non-disparagement and Nondisclosure Clauses for workplace harassment) S. 3345 - Economic Security for New Parents Act (Delay Social Security benefits for paid parental leave) Apprenticeships - House and Senate / DOL Apprenticeships and Training Programs - DOL / White House Voluntary Approaches to Paid Sick Leave - House and Senate / White House Voluntary Approaches to Paid Parental Leave - House and Senate / White House Representation Election Rules - NLRB Fair Labor Standards Act 541 Overtime Regulations - DOL / White House / SBA Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (E.O. 13673) - DOL / White House / SBA Paid Leave Executive Order (E.O. 13706) - DOL / White House Regulatory Relief to Help Hurricane and Other Disaster-Related Areas - SBA

Client expense: $723,049 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office

Legislation related to FMLA and Sick Leave Reform. Legislation related to the minimum wage. Legislation and federal issues related to the Regulations on Overtime. Legislation and federal issues related to the Regulations on Joint Employer. H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017. Proposals to reform ADA Title III. Proposals regarding joint employers. H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017. H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act. Department of Labor policies on tip pooling and micro-unions. FLSA tip credit issues. H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act. S. 3345, Economic Security for New Parents Act.

Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 2723, Employee Rights Act H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 including provisions relating to enhanced reporting requirements for DOD contractors H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act H.R. 4548, Workplace Action for a Growing Economy (WAGE) Act H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing H.R. 5665, Accountability for Represented Workers Act H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board H.R. 6544, The Employee Rights Act of 2018 S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including Scott Mugno Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board, including John Ring and Mark Pearce Nomination of General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Deputy Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (82 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2017) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017) Proposed regulations on the definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Health Plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division rulemaking on Regular Rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act, RIN 1235-AA24 National Labor Relations Board, Rulemaking on Joint Employer Status under the National Labor Relations Act, RIN 3142-AA13 Notice of proposed amendments extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017) Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545 - 56,560, November 28, 2017) Proposed rule regarding tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (83 FR 36,494-36,507, July 30, 2018) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); sexual harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act; NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); current population survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Census joint program; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce

Client expense: $17,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S 795, Workforce Advance Act S 801/HR 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 HR 1118, Innocent Sellers Fairness Act HR 338, To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce HR 2353, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

- Advocacy in support of Working Families Flexibility Act (HR 1180/ S. 801) - Advocacy in Support of Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (HR 2253) - Advocacy in support of the PROSPER Act (HR 4508)

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Efforts to mandate employment verification system for employers; Definition of independent contractor; Multi-employer Pension Reform; HR 1180/S. 801, Working Families Flexibility Act; Implementation of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Perkins Re-authorization; EEOC Transparency and Accountability; HR 1552/S. 622, Fair and Open Competition Act; Paid Leave, Joint Employer, Ambush Elections; HR 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; HR 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act; Save Local Business Act, H.R. 3441; Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, H.R. 2353; Jobs Act, S. 206; BUILDS Act, S. 1599; Apprenticeship Executive Order; Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC); GROW Act, HR 4997; Infrastructure Expansion Act, HR 3808; Accountability for Represented Workers Act, H.R. 5665; Worker centers; Apprenticeships in construction; Workplace Democracy Act, H.R. 5728, S. 2810; Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act, H.R. 6080, S. 3064; Qualified Business Income Deduction Proposed Regulation, Treasury/IRS

Client expense: $171,956 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S. 128 by GRAHAM (R-SC) legislation to protect certain individuals who came to the U.S. as children S. 615 by BENNET (D-CO) Higher Education Innovation Act S. 729 by DURBIN (D-IL) Fairness for Struggling Students Act S. 888 by GRASSLEY (R-IA) Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2017 S. 889 by GRASSLEY (R-IA) Net Price Calculator Improvement Act S. 1121 by HATCH (R-UT) College Transparency Act S. 1136 by HIRONO (D-HI) Pell Preservation and Expansion Act S. 1295 by CASEY (D-PA) RISE Act of 2017 S. 1615 by GRAHAM (R-SC) Dream Act of 2017 S. 1771 BLUNT (R-MO) FY18 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations S. 1808 by BALDWIN (R-CA) Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017 S. 1939 by SHAHEEN (D-NH) Student Protection and Success Act S. 2007 by FLAKE (R-AZ) Upward Mobility Enhancement Act S. 2150 by GRASSLEY (R-IA) Net Price Calculator Improvement Act S. 2169 by WYDEN (D-OR) Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2017 S. 2228 by LEE (R-UT) Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2017 S. 2530 by CASEY (D-PA) the SECURE Act S. 2707 by SCOTT (R-SC) Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act S. 2986 by CASEY (D-PA) CREATE Act S. 3106 by CASEY (D-PA) Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2018 S. 3158 by BLUNT (R-MO) FY 2019 Labor-HHS Appropriations S. 3483 by GRASSLEY (R-IA) SUCCESS Act H.R. 483 by HUNTER (R-CA) No Funding for Sanctuary Campuses Act H.R. 496 by COFFMAN (R-CO) legislation to protect certain individuals that came here as children H.R. 795 by DAVIS (R-IL) legislation to extend employer provided education assistance to employer provided loan repayment assistance H.R. 1180 by ROBY (R-AL) Working Families Flexibility Act H.R. 1301 by FRELINGHUYSEN (R-NJ) Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act of 2018 H.R. 1434 by COURTNEY (D-CT) to amend HEA to provide for refinancing of certain Federal student loans H.R. 1485 by STEFANIK (R-NY) Flexible Pell Grant for 21st Century Students Act H.R. 1614 by POCAN (D-WI) Student Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 1635 by GUTHRIE (R-KY) Empowering Students through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act H.R. 1772 by ROE (R-TN) AIM HIGH ACT - Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education H.R. 2015 by DOGGETT (D-TX) Equitable Student Aid Access Act H.R. 2429 by McDERMOTT (D-WA) Student Loan Tax Debt Relief Act H.R. 2434 by MITCHELL (R-MI) College Transparency Act H.R. 2451 by DAVIS (D-CA) Pell Grant Preservation & Expansion Act H.R. 2477 by COURTNEY (D-CT) Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 2482 by STEFANIK (R-NY) Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 2521 by EDWARDS (D-MD) Restoring Education and Learning (REAL) Act H.R. 3432 by YOUNG (R-IN) Investing in Student Success Act H.R. 3440 by ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA) Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3581 by DESAULNIER (D-CA) The Pell Grant Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 3734 by MESSER (R-IN) Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2017 H.R. 4135 by SMITH (R-MO) Upward Mobility Enhancement Act H.R. 4119 by MESSER (R-IN) Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act H.R. 4272 by DESANTIS (R-FL) Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2017 H.R. 4336 by LEWIS (R-MN) College Completion and Success Act H.R. 4372 by FERGUSON (R-GA) Help Students Repay Act H.R. 4479 by HUNTER (R-CA) Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2017 H.R. 4491 by PRICE (D-NC) Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act H.R. 4508 by FOXX (R-NC) (PROSPER Act - HEA Reauthorization) Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform H.R. 4773 by WALBERG (R-MI) Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 5220 by DELANEY (D-MD) Dont Tax Higher Education Act H,R. 5384 by POCAN (D-WI) Debt-Free College Act H.R. 5528 by HECK (R-NV) Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act H.R. 5529 by HECK (R-NV) Accessing Higher Education Opportunity Act H.R. 5916 by REED (R-NY) REDUCE Act of 2018 H.R. 5928 by POLIS (D-CO) Students Over Special Interests Act H.R. 6157 by GRANGER (R-TX) Final Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6352 by POLIS (D-CO) Know Before You Own Private Education Loan Act of 2018 H.R. 6470 by COLE (R-OK) FY 2019 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations H.R. 6473 by DELAURO (D-CT) Transparency in Student Loan Consultation Act of 2018 H.R. 6543 by SCOTT (D-VA) Aim Higher Act H.R. 6094 by WALBERG (R-MI) Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act of 2016 H. Res. 307 by ROE (R-TN) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to protecting freedom of speech, thought, and expression at institutions of higher education

Client expense: $78,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

HR 1180 Working Families Flexibility Act; HR 1313 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act; HR 1393/S 540- Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act; S. 345 - Workplace Advancement Act; S. 44 - End Pay Discrimination Through Information Act; HR 1516 - Healthy Families Act; HR 1869/S.819 Paycheck Fairness Act; S. 344 - Strong Families Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

H.R. 2353 - Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act S. 1217 / H.R. 2629 - Representation Fairness Restoration Act H.R. 1180 - Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017

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

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Issues Related to the National Labor Relations Board Repeal of the NLRB's 'Ambush' Election Rule NLRB & DOL-related amendments to the FY18/FY19 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (also GOV & BUD issue) NLRB Joint Employer Standard; Save Local Business Act (H.R.3441) NLRB Request for Information Regarding Representation Election Regulations The Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R.2776) Employee Privacy Protection Act (H.R.2775) Nominees to the National Labor Relations Board (John Ring) Davis-Bacon Project Labor Agreements Right-to-Work Issues National Right-to-Work Act (H.R.785) Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs Executive Order (E.O.13771) (also a GOV issue) Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Clarification of Employer's OSHA Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica Final Rule (29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, and 1926; Docket No. OSHA-2010-0034; RIN 1218-AB70) Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 (H.R.1180) Fair and Open Competition Act (H.R.1552, also GOV issue) Rescission of Rule Interpreting Advice Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act - RIN 1245-AA07 General apprenticeship and job training issues (also EDU issue) Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (H.R.2353/S.3217) (also EDU issue) Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act Reauthorization (also EDU issue) Apprenticeship Programs; Equal Employment & Opportunity; NPRM (RIN 1235-AA13) Apprenticeship Enhancement Act of 2017 (S.1841) Presidential Executive Order Expanding Apprenticeships in America (E.O.13801) (also EDU issue) Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion (also EDU issue) 529 OPTIONS Act (H.R.3395) (also TAX issue) USA Workforce Tax Credit Act (H.R.5153) (also TAX issue) Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills (BUILDS Act, H.R.4942) Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act, 2018 (HH.R.1301) (Also HCR & TAX Issue) Workplace Democracy Act (H.R.5728/S.2810) Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 (H.R.6080/S.3064)

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

Government targets: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Education, Dept of, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office

H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Bill makes widespread changes to the Internal Revenue Code. NSBA supports. H.R.5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 To reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 8 - Water Resources Development Act of 2018 H.R. 8 authorizes Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) civil works activities and builds on previous reform efforts to ensure improvements are made to the Nations ports, inland waterways, locks, dams, flood protection, ecosystem restoration, and other water resources infrastructure. NSBA supports. H.R. 10 - The Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 Bill repeals provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, aims to eliminate red tape to increase access to capital and credit and create opportunities for investors, consumers and entrepreneurs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 25 - The Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports H.R. 33 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act This bill modifies the rulemaking requirements and procedures of federal agencies (excluding Congress, U.S. courts, U.S. territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia) under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA). NSBA supports. H.R.76 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports. H.R. 79 - Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act The legislation will make it easier for businesses to notify potential investors of their offerings as well as provide a statutory definition for angel investor group. Additionally, it would require the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise the Regulation D rules regarding general solicitation. NSBA supports. H.R. 184 -- Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the excise tax on the sale of a medical device by the manufacturer, producer, or importer. NSBA supports. H.R. 198 -- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 477 - Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales & Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 The bill alleviates costs to small-business owners by simplifying the securities registration system for mergers and acquisition brokers who help transfer the ownership of small, privately held companies. It also disqualifies bad actors from utilizing the simplified process and does not allow transactions involving shell companies. NSBA supports. H.R. 561 - Small Business Job Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to redefine "applicable large employer," for purposes of the mandate requiring employers to provide health insurance for their employees, to mean an employer with at least 100 full-time employees (currently, 50). NSBA supports. H.R. 631 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. H.R. 1105 - Stop WOTUS Act To repeal the rule entitled "Clean Water Rule: Definition of 'Waters of the United States. NSBA supports H.R.1180 - Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize employers to provide compensatory time off to private employees at a rate of not less than 1 1/2 hours for each hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required, but only if it is in accordance with an applicable collective bargaining agreement or, in the absence of such an agreement, an agreement between the employer and employee. NSBA supports. H.R. 1314 - Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act The bill would remove the renewable fuel standard. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1339 - Freedom from Government Competition Act Legislation that would require federal agencies to rely on the private sector when providing goods and services that are readily available. NSBA supports. H.R. 1585 - Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act It modernizes the definition of accredited investor so those who do not have a high income or high net worth but do have the education and job experience to evaluate investment risks and merits can participate in the growth of promising companies. NSBA supports. H.R. 1680 - Womens Business Centers Improvements Act The bill revises the duties of the Office of Women's Business Ownership and declares it is the Office's mission to assist women entrepreneurs to start, grow, and compete in global markets by providing quality support with access to capital, access to markets, job creation, growth, and counseling. NSBA supports. H.R. 1702 - Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act This bill amends the Small Business Act with respect to the authority of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to use certain SBA programs, including the small business development center (SBDC) program, to provide grants, financial assistance, loans, export assistance, and subcontracting opportunities on federal contracts to specified small businesses, organizations, state governments, universities, companies, and other entities that assist smaller enterprises. NSBA supports. H.R. 1773 - The Clarity for Americas Small Contractors Act of 2017 Amends the Small Business Act to improve reporting on small business goals, achieve uniformity in procurement terminology, clarify the role of small business advocates, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 1774 - The Developing the Next Generation of Small Business Act of 2017 Amends the Small Business Act to provide for improvements to small business development centers, the women's business center program, the SCORE program, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 2333 - The Small Business Investment Opportunity Act Bill will increase the individual leverage limit within the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program. NSBA supports. H.R. 2364 - The Investing in Main Street Act H.R. 2364 increases the amount of capital and surplus that a financial institution and federal savings association can invest in a SBIC from 5 percent to 15 percent in order to assist small businesses in obtaining venture capital and private equity. NSBA supports. H.R. 3170 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 3717 - the Small Business Owners Tax Simplification Act H.R 3717 introduces a number of provisions to benefit small businesses, such as aligning estimated payment deadlines and tax filing thresholds, as well as tackling inconsistencies in reporting requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 3972 - Family Office Technical Correction Act The bill clarifies that family offices and family clients, as defined in section 275.202(a)(11)(G)-1 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, are accredited investors under Regulation D of the Securities and Exchange Commission. NSBA supports. H.R. 4111 - Spurring Business in Communities Act This bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to: require the Small Business Administration (SBA), in reviewing and processing a small business investment company's (SBIC's) application, to give first priority to an SBIC applicant located in an underlicensed state (i.e., a state in which the number of licensees per capita is less than the median number of licensees per capita for all states) with below median financing; and exempt applicants in underlicensed states from certain SBA capital requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 4616 -To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage It provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate until Jan. 1, 2019 and delay for one year- until after Dec. 31, 2020-the implementation of the Cadillac Tax. NSBA supports. H.R. 4743 - Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight and Reform Act of 2018 Amends the Small Business Act to strengthen the Office of Credit Risk Management within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 4754 - Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act Amend the Small Business Act to provide prospective construction contractors with information about an agency's policies on the administration of change orders to allow such contractors to make informed business decisions regarding the pricing of bids or proposals, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 4886 - Permanent Tax Cuts for Americans Act This bill makes permanent the provisions of subtitle A (Individual Tax Reform) and subtitle B (Alternative Minimum Tax) of P.L. 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) that are currently scheduled to terminate on December 31, 2025. NSBA supports. H.R. 5236 - Main Street Employee Ownership Act Expands opportunities available to employee-owned business concerns through Small Business Administration loan programs, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 5340 - Support Technology & Research for Our Nations Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act The STRONGER Patents Act would restore patents as property rights, make standards of protections in courts uniform, and protect start-ups from being out-resourced by technology incumbents. NSBA supports. H.R. 5515 -John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 The bill authorizes FY2019 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. NSBA supports the small business contracting provisions. H.R. 5660 - The Small Business Credit Card Act The measure provides small-business owners the same consumer protections as individual credit card holders, by protecting small-business owners credit cards from unfair and deceptive practices of credit card companies. NSBA supports. H.R. 5728 - The Workplace Democracy Act The bill narrows who can lawfully be classified an independent contractor, nullify state right-to-work laws, and allow workers to vote in a union campaign through the informal method of card check instead of a secret-ballot vote. NSBA opposes. H.R. 6199 -- Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2018 This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs). The bill also allows the accounts to be used for menstrual care products. NSBA supports. H.R. 6264 - Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act Bill offers various reforms and other improvements to the current U.S. patent system and helps to reverse prior bills discouraging innovation in the U.S. by weakening patents. NSBA supports. H.R. 6301 - Promoting High-Value Health Care Through Flexibility for High Deductible Health Plans Act of 2018 It expands access and enhances the utility of HSAs by offering health plans a certain amount of flexibility in their plan design while still maintaining eligibility for HSA contributions. This flexibility will allow insurers to offer coverage for high-value, low-cost services like telehealth, chronic disease management (e.g. diabetic testing strips), or primary care visits below the deductible. NSBA supports. H.R. 6305 - Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 The bill would allow eligible individuals to make HSA contributions if a spouse has a flexible spending account and permit flexible spending accounts and health reimbursement account terminations or conversions to fund HSAs. NSBA supports. H.R. 6306 - Health Care Security Act of 2018 It expands access and enhances the utility of HSAs by: (1) increasing the contributions limits for HSAs; (2) permitting spousal catch-up contributions into the same account; and (3) creating a grace period for medical expenses incurred before the establishment of an HSA. NSBA supports. H.R. 6311 - The Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act The bill expands access and use of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and lowers premiums on health care plans. NSBA supports. H.R. 6314 - Health Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 6314 expands eligibility and access to HSAs by allowing plans categorized as catastrophic and bronze in the individual and small group markets to qualify for HSA contributions. NSBA supports. H.R. 6321 - Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act The legislation directs the SEC to consider alternative methods for businesses or organizations to qualify as a small business or small organization for the purposes of assessing the regulatory impact on investment advisors. NSBA supports. H.R. 6446 - White House Conference on Small Business Act of 2018 It reauthorizes, and amends, the White House Conference on Small Business Authorization Act from the early 1990s, which is Public Law 101-409. The bill requires the state conferences, regional conferences and the National Conference to occur no earlier than December 31, 2018 and no later than December 1, 2019. NSBA supports. S. 18 - the Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports S. 21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act The REINS Act seeks to restore authority to Congress by allowing lawmakers to have final say on regulations with an estimated economic impact of more than $100 million. NSBA supports. S. 34 - Midnight Rule Relief Act The bill would prevent agencies from proposing or finalizing regulations from the day after elections to the day of the next presidential inauguration. NSBA supports S. 205 -- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill also provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. S. 584 - The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act To require federal agencies to analyze the full impact of a proposed regulation on small businesses during the rulemaking process. NSBA supports. S.770 - MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S.791 - Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017 To amend the Small Business Act to expand intellectual property education and training for small businesses, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 951 - the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) This bill codifies and revises notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures to require federal agencies to consider: (1) whether a rulemaking is required by statute or is within the discretion of the agency, (2) whether existing federal laws or rules could be amended or rescinded to address the problem, and (3) reasonable alternatives for a new rule. NSBA supports. S.1390 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 The STRONGER Patents Act takes critical steps to improve the patent system. It treats patents like any other property, permitting injunctions to protect patent owners against infringement during and after court cases. It ensures fairness in Patent Office administrative proceedings, limiting repetitive and harassing challenges against inventors and it ends the diversion of patent application fees to other government spending, ensuring the Patent Office has the funding needed to grant high-quality patents without harmful delay. NSBA supports. S.2108 - The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 Trims the duties on more than 1,800 imports deemed to not pose a competitive threat to U.S. producers. NSBA supports. S. 2155 - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Bill would scale back key rules from the 2010 Dodd-Frank law to the benefit of the nation's lenders. NSBA is monitoring. S.2283 - The Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018 Amends the Small Business Act to strengthen the Office of Credit Risk Management within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S.2708 - Choose Medicare Act Bill creates a Medicare health plan for all ages that would be offered in state and federal health exchanges, as well as the employer-sponsored market. NSBA is monitoring. S. 2800 - Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 2810 - The Workplace Democracy Act The bill narrows who can lawfully be classified an independent contractor, nullify state right-to-work laws, and allow workers to vote in a union campaign through the informal method of card check instead of a secret-ballot vote. NSBA opposes.

Client expense: $27,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Legislation related to FMLA and Sick Leave Reform. Legislation related to the minimum wage. Legislation and federal issues related to the Regulations on Overtime. Legislation and federal issues related to the Regulations on Joint Employer. H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017. Proposals to reform ADA Title III. Proposals regarding joint employers. H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017. H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act. Department of Labor policies on tip pooling and micro-unions. FLSA tip credit issues.

Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

HR 1180 Working Families Flexibility Act; HR 1313 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act; HR 1393/S 540- Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act; S. 345 - Workplace Advancement Act; S. 44 - End Pay Discrimination Through Information Act; HR 1516 - Healthy Families Act; HR 1869/S.819 Paycheck Fairness Act; S. 344 - Strong Families Act

Client expense: $18,992 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

H.R. 1180 - Working Families Flexibility Act (Allows for compensable time off.) H.R. 2359 - FCRA Liability Harmonization Act (Fair Credit Reporting Act class action lawsuit cap.) H.R. 2533 - Working Parents Flexibility Act (Establish parental leave savings accounts.) H.R. 3441 - Save Local Business Act (Clarifying joint employer standard.) H.R. 4219 - Workflex in the 21st Century Act (Encouraging volutary paid leave and workflex policies.) H.R. 6080 - Workers Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 (NLRA - card check, joint employer, excelsior list, arbitration, etc.) H.R. 947 / S. 397 - FAMILY Act (Mandating paid family leave insurance.) H.R. 1516 / S. 636 - Healthy Families Act (Mandating paid sick leave.) H.R. 5728 / S. 2810 - Workplace Democracy Act (NLRA - card check, joint employer, preempting right-to-work, etc.) Apprenticeships - House and Senate / DOL Apprenticeships and Training Programs - DOL / White House Voluntary Approaches to Paid Sick Leave - House and Senate / White House Voluntary Approaches to Paid Parental Leave - House and Senate / White House Representation Election Rules - NLRB Fair Labor Standards Act 541 Overtime Regulations - DOL / White House / SBA Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (E.O. 13673) - DOL / White House / SBA Paid Leave Executive Order (E.O. 13706) - DOL / White House Regulatory Relief to Help Hurricane and Other Disaster-Related Areas - SBA

Client expense: $586,124 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office

- Advocacy in support of Working Families Flexibility Act (HR 1180/ S. 801) - Advocacy in Support of Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (HR 2253) - Advocacy in support of the PROSPER Act (HR 4508)

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S.537/H.R.1374, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2017, in opposition to forced arbitration provisions in consumer and employment contracts; S.801/H.R.1180, Working Families Flexibility Act, in opposition to faux flexibility through comp time without protections; S.819/H.R.1869, Paycheck Fairness Act, in support of prohibiting retaliation against workers who inquire about employers wage practices or disclose their own wages, creating incentives for employers to follow antidiscrimination laws, and empowering women to negotiate for equal pay, in favor of prohibiting the use of salary and benefit history screening for prospective employees; S.345/H.R.1890, Workplace Advancement Act, in opposition to weak protections against wage discrimination; S.636/H.R.1516, Healthy Families Act, in support of providing paid sick and safe days for all workers; S.337/H.R.947, FAMILY Act, in support of paid family and medical leave; H.R.1022, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017, in support of parental leave and flexible workplace policies for federal employees; H.R.2095, Fair Pay Act, in support of comparable worth; H.R.2418, Pay Equity for All Act, in support of prohibiting the use of salary and benefit history screening for prospective employees; S.1242/H.R.15, Raise the Wage Act, in support of increasing the federal minimum wage; S.1386/H.R.2942, Schedules That Work Act, in support of flexible work schedules without fear of retaliation; H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act, in opposition to faux paid leave policies that undermine state and local laws and remove existing workplace protections; H.R. 4924, Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act, in support of ending work place harassment and discrimination; H.Res. 724, in support of ending harassment and sexual assault in Congress; S. 2994/H.R. 6406, EMPOWER Act-Part I, in support of ending work place harassment; S. 2988, EMPOWER Act-Part II, in support of ending work place harassment; In support of preserving funding for and moving forward with data collection to eliminate pay discrimination in the workplace including the EEO-1 Pay Data collection; In opposition to Congressional efforts to block efforts to update and strengthen protections for retirement savers; In support of raising the salary threshold to increase eligibility to receive overtime pay; In opposition to the elimination of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and the Women's Bureau.

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

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE

S. 128 by GRAHAM (R-SC) legislation to protect certain individuals who came to the U.S. as children S. 615 by BENNET (D-CO) Higher Education Innovation Act S. 729 by DURBIN (D-IL) Fairness for Struggling Students Act S. 888 by GRASSLEY (R-IA) Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2017 S. 889 by GRASSLEY (R-IA) Net Price Calculator Improvement Act S. 1121 by HATCH (R-UT) College Transparency Act S. 1136 by HIRONO (D-HI) Pell Preservation and Expansion Act S. 1615 by GRAHAM (R-SC) Dream Act of 2017 S. 1771 BLUNT (R-MO) FY18 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations S. 1808 by BALDWIN (R-CA) Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017 S. 1939 by SHAHEEN (D-NH) Student Protection and Success Act S. 2007 by FLAKE (R-AZ) Upward Mobility Enhancement Act S. 2150 by GRASSLEY (R-IA) Net Price Calculator Improvement Act S. 2169 by WYDEN (D-OR) Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2017 S. 2228 by LEE (R-UT) Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2017 S. 2707 by SCOTT (R-SC) Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 483 by HUNTER (R-CA) No Funding for Sanctuary Campuses Act H.R. 496 by COFFMAN (R-CO) legislation to protect certain individuals that came here as children H.R. 795 by DAVIS (R-IL) legislation to extend employer provided education assistance to employer provided loan repayment assistance H.R. 1180 by ROBY (R-AL) Working Families Flexibility Act H.R. 1301 by FRELINGHUYSEN (R-NJ) Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act of 2018 H.R. 1434 by COURTNEY (D-CT) to amend HEA to provide for refinancing of certain Federal student loans H.R. 1485 by STEFANIK (R-NY) Flexible Pell Grant for 21st Century Students Act H.R. 1614 by POCAN (D-WI) Student Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 1635 by GUTHRIE (R-KY) Empowering Students through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act H.R. 1772 by ROE (R-TN) AIM HIGH ACT - Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education H.R. 2015 by DOGGETT (D-TX) Equitable Student Aid Access Act H.R. 2429 by McDERMOTT (D-WA) Student Loan Tax Debt Relief Act H.R. 2434 by MITCHELL (R-MI) College Transparency Act H.R. 2451 by DAVIS (D-CA) Pell Grant Preservation & Expansion Act H.R. 2477 by COURTNEY (D-CT) Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 2482 by STEFANIK (R-NY) Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 2521 by EDWARDS (D-MD) Restoring Education and Learning (REAL) Act H.R. 3432 by YOUNG (R-IN) Investing in Student Success Act H.R. 3440 by ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA) Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3581 by DESAULNIER (D-CA) The Pell Grant Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 3734 by MESSER (R-IN) Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2017 H.R. 4135 by SMITH (R-MO) Upward Mobility Enhancement Act H.R. 4119 by MESSER (R-IN) Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act H.R. 4272 by DESANTIS (R-FL) Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2017 H.R. 4336 by LEWIS (R-MN) College Completion and Success Act H.R. 4372 by FERGUSON (R-GA) Help Students Repay Act H.R. 4479 by HUNTER (R-CA) Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2017 H.R. 4491 by PRICE (D-NC) Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act H.R. 4508 by FOXX (R-NC) (PROSPER Act - HEA Reauthorization) Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform H.R. 4773 by WALBERG (R-MI) Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 5220 by DELANEY (D-MD) Dont Tax Higher Education Act H,R. 5384 by POCAN (D-WI) Debt-Free College Act H.R. 5528 by HECK (R-NV) Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act H.R. 5529 by HECK (R-NV) Accessing Higher Education Opportunity Act H.R. 5916 by REED (R-NY) REDUCE Act of 2018 H.R. 5928 by POLIS (D-CO) Students Over Special Interests Act H.R. 6094 by WALBERG (R-MI) Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act of 2016 H. Res. 307 by ROE (R-TN) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to protecting freedom of speech, thought, and expression at institutions of higher education

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 986/S. 63, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 including provisions relating to enhanced reporting requirements for DOD contractors H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing H.R. 5665, Accountability for Represented Workers Act H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act S. 140, A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act Fiscal Year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including Scott Mugno Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board, including John Ring Nomination of General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Deputy Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286-16,890, March 25, 2016) as corrected (81 Fed. Reg. 60,272-60,274, September 1, 2016) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to extend deadline for reporting (82 Fed. Reg. 29,261, June 28, 2017) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,945-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium (82 Fed. Reg. 2,470-2,757, January 9, 2017) Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017) Proposed regulations on the definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Health Plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division rulemaking on Regular Rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act, RIN 1235-AA24 National Labor Relations Board, Rulemaking on Joint Employer Status under the National Labor Relations Act, RIN 3142-AA13 Notice of proposed amendments extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017) Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545 - 56,560, November 28, 2017) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); sexual harassment; contractor blacklisting; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act; NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); current population survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Census joint program; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce

Client expense: $15,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office

H.R. 2353 - Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act S. 1217 / H.R. 2629 - Representation Fairness Restoration Act H.R. 1180 - Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017

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

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Efforts to mandate employment verification system for employers; Definition of independent contractor; Multi-employer Pension Reform; HR 1180/S. 801, Working Families Flexibility Act; Implementation of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Perkins Re-authorization; EEOC Transparency and Accountability; HR 1552/S. 622, Fair and Open Competition Act; Paid Leave, Joint Employer, Ambush Elections; HR 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; HR 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act; Save Local Business Act, H.R. 3441; Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, H.R. 2353; Jobs Act, S. 206; BUILDS Act, S. 1599; Apprenticeship Executive Order; Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC); GROW Act, HR 4997; Infrastructure Expansion Act, HR 3808; Accountability for Represented Workers Act, H.R. 5665; Worker centers; Apprenticeships in construction; Workplace Democracy Act, H.R. 5728, S. 2810; Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act, H.R. 6080, S. 3064

Client expense: $112,972 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 785, the Right to Work Act, would limit and further erode the rights of employees to negotiate with their employer over wages, hours and working conditions; H.R. 1180, the Working Families Flexibility Act, would allow employers in the private sector to replace overtime with compensatory time off; H.R. 1364, the Official Time Reform Act, would arbitrarily cap the amount of time that can be used per day for official time duties without any consideration for the needs and requirements of the agency; H.R. 4846/S. 2845, the the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, which would recognize the right of law enforcement and other public safety officers to bargain collectively with their employers; and Legislation which would weaken the overtime protections for law enforcement officers in current Federal regulations.

Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

S 795, Workforce Advance Act S 801/HR 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 HR 1118, Innocent Sellers Fairness Act HR 338, To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce HR 2353, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act

Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

H.R. 785, the Right to Work Act, would limit and further erode the rights of employees to negotiate with their employer over wages, hours and working conditions; H.R. 1180, the Working Families Flexibility Act, would allow employers in the private sector to replace overtime with compensatory time off; H.R. 1364, the Official Time Reform Act would arbitrarily cap the amount of time that can be used per day for official time duties without any consideration for the needs and requirements of the agency; H.R. 4846, the the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, which would recognize the right of law enforcement and other public safety officers to bargain collectively with their employers; and Legislation which would weaken the overtime protections for law enforcement officers in current Federal regulations.

Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

H.R.5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 To reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 10 - The Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 Bill repeals provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, aims to eliminate red tape to increase access to capital and credit and create opportunities for investors, consumers and entrepreneurs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 21 - the Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends the Congressional Review Act to allow Congress to consider a joint resolution to disapprove multiple regulations that federal agencies have submitted for congressional review within the last 60 legislative days of a session of Congress during the final year of a President's term. NSBA supports. H.R. 25 - The Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports H.R. 26 - The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 This bill states that its purpose is to increase accountability for and transparency in the federal regulatory process by requiring Congress to approve all new major regulations. NSBA supports. H.R. 33 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act This bill modifies the rulemaking requirements and procedures of federal agencies (excluding Congress, U.S. courts, U.S. territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia) under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA). NSBA supports. H.R.76 - Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. NSBA supports. H.R. 79 - Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act The legislation will make it easier for businesses to notify potential investors of their offerings as well as provide a statutory definition for angel investor group. Additionally, it would require the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise the Regulation D rules regarding general solicitation. NSBA supports. H.R. 198 -- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. NSBA supports. H.R. 277 - American Health Care Reform Act of 2017 This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective January 1, 2018. The bill restores provisions amended by the repealed provisions. NSBA is monitoring. H.R.561 - Small Business Job Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to redefine "applicable large employer," for purposes of the mandate requiring employers to provide health insurance for their employees, to mean an employer with at least 100 full-time employees (currently, 50). NSBA supports. H.R. 631 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. H.R. 998 -- Searching for and Cutting Regulations That Are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act (SCRUB Act) Bill would establish a temporary commission of nine people, picked by the president and confirmed by the Senate, to review rules 15 years and older that are outdated, unnecessary or otherwise ripe for repeal. NSBA supports. H.R. 1004 - The Regulatory Integrity Act The Regulatory Integrity Act would require agencies to disclose actions about pending rules along with their public communications about those rules. NSBA supports. HR. 1009 - The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Insight, Reform and Accountability Act Bill seeks to put OIRA, an agency in the White House Office of Management and Budget, under congressional oversight. It would require a report on proposed rules and retrospective reviews to eliminate outdated standards. NSBA supports. H.R. 1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for the establishment and governance of association health plans (AHPs), which are group health plans sponsored by business associations. NSBA opposes. H.R. 1105 - Stop WOTUS Act To repeal the rule entitled "Clean Water Rule: Definition of 'Waters of the United States. NSBA supports H.R.1180 - Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize employers to provide compensatory time off to private employees at a rate of not less than 1 1/2 hours for each hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required, but only if it is in accordance with an applicable collective bargaining agreement or, in the absence of such an agreement, an agreement between the employer and employee. NSBA supports. H.R. 1314 - Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act The bill would remove the renewable fuel standard. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1339 - Freedom from Government Competition Act Legislation that would require federal agencies to rely on the private sector when providing goods and services that are readily available. NSBA supports. H.R. 1628 - The American Health Care Act of 2017 The AHCA would repeal the parts of the Affordable Care Act within the scope of the federal budget, including provisions contained within the Internal Revenue Code such as the individual and employer mandates and various taxes, and also modifications to the federal Medicaid program. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 1680 - Womens Business Centers Improvements Act The bill revises the duties of the Office of Women's Business Ownership and declares it is the Office's mission to assist women entrepreneurs to start, grow, and compete in global markets by providing quality support with access to capital, access to markets, job creation, growth, and counseling. NSBA supports. H.R. 1702 - Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act This bill amends the Small Business Act with respect to the authority of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to use certain SBA programs, including the small business development center (SBDC) program, to provide grants, financial assistance, loans, export assistance, and subcontracting opportunities on federal contracts to specified small businesses, organizations, state governments, universities, companies, and other entities that assist smaller enterprises. NSBA supports. H.R. 1773 - The Clarity for Americas Small Contractors Act of 2017 Amends the Small Business Act to improve reporting on small business goals, achieve uniformity in procurement terminology, clarify the role of small business advocates, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 1774 - The Developing the Next Generation of Small Business Act of 2017 Amends the Small Business Act to provide for improvements to small business development centers, the women's business center program, the SCORE program, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 2056 - The Microloan Modernization Act H.R. 2056 modernizes the Small Business Administrations (SBA) Microloan program, which offers small businesses microloans of $50,000 or less through nonprofit lending intermediaries. In addition to providing lending services, the intermediary is also required to provide technical assistance and training to their borrowers and prospective borrowers. H.R. 2056 raises the total limit on outstanding loans held by microloan intermediaries from $5 million to $6 million. NSBA supports. H.R. 2105 - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 Bill amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to consider small businesses when it facilitates and supports the development of voluntary, consensus-based, industry-led guidelines and procedures to cost-effectively reduce cyber risks to critical infrastructure. NSBA supports. H.R. 2201 - Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2201 brings clarity to the Securities Act of 1933. By defining what qualifies under the non-public offering exemption, this legislation will provide certainty to small-business owners and entrepreneurs as they work to startup or grow their businesses. This legislation requires three specific criteria to be met simultaneously in order to trigger a safe harbor exemption for a security offering. NSBA supports H.R. 2333 - The Small Business Investment Opportunity Act Bill will increase the individual leverage limit within the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program. NSBA supports. H.R. 2364 - The Investing in Main Street Act H.R. 2364 increases the amount of capital and surplus that a financial institution and federal savings association can invest in a SBIC from 5 percent to 15 percent in order to assist small businesses in obtaining venture capital and private equity. NSBA supports. H.R. 2763 - Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017 Bill would siphon off $100 million in small business/university team R&D funding over five years to give to university R&D and commercialization programs. NSBA opposes. H.R. 2810 - The FY2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) This bill authorizes FY2018 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. NSBA supports the small business contracting provisions in the NDAA. H.R. 3170 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 3717 - the Small Business Owners Tax Simplification Act H.R 3717 introduces a number of provisions to benefit small businesses, such as aligning estimated payment deadlines and tax filing thresholds, as well as tackling inconsistencies in reporting requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 4111 - Spurring Business in Communities Act This bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to: require the Small Business Administration (SBA), in reviewing and processing a small business investment company's (SBIC's) application, to give first priority to an SBIC applicant located in an underlicensed state (i.e., a state in which the number of licensees per capita is less than the median number of licensees per capita for all states) with below median financing; and exempt applicants in underlicensed states from certain SBA capital requirements. NSBA supports. H.R. 4318 - The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act Trims the duties on more than 1,800 imports deemed to not pose a competitive threat to U.S. producers. NSBA supports. H.R. 4743 - Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight and Reform Act of 2018 Amends the Small Business Act to strengthen the Office of Credit Risk Management within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 4754 - Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act Amend the Small Business Act to provide prospective construction contractors with information about an agency's policies on the administration of change orders to allow such contractors to make informed business decisions regarding the pricing of bids or proposals, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 4886 - Permanent Tax Cuts for Americans Act This bill makes permanent the provisions of subtitle A (Individual Tax Reform) and subtitle B (Alternative Minimum Tax) of P.L. 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) that are currently scheduled to terminate on December 31, 2025. NSBA supports. H.R. 5236 - Main Street Employee Ownership Act Expands opportunities available to employee-owned business concerns through Small Business Administration loan programs, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. H.R. 5340 - Support Technology & Research for Our Nations Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act The STRONGER Patents Act would restore patents as property rights, make standards of protections in courts uniform, and protect start-ups from being out-resourced by technology incumbents. NSBA supports. H.R. 5660 - The Small Business Credit Card Act The measure provides small-business owners the same consumer protections as individual credit card holders, by protecting small-business owners credit cards from unfair and deceptive practices of credit card companies. NSBA supports. H.R.____ -- the Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Of particular concern to NSBA is section 9 of this bill, titled Transparent Incorporation Practices, which is directed squarely at the smallest businesses - specifically, those firms with 20 or fewer employees would be subject to the rules. NSBA is monitoring. S. 18 - the Fair Tax Act To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports S. 21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act The REINS Act seeks to restore authority to Congress by allowing lawmakers to have final say on regulations with an estimated economic impact of more than $100 million. NSBA supports. S. 34 - Midnight Rule Relief Act The bill would prevent agencies from proposing or finalizing regulations from the day after elections to the day of the next presidential inauguration. NSBA supports S. 205 -- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill also provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount. NSBA supports. S. 584 - The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act To require federal agencies to analyze the full impact of a proposed regulation on small businesses during the rulemaking process. NSBA supports. S.770 - MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S.791 - Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017 To amend the Small Business Act to expand intellectual property education and training for small businesses, and for other purposes. NSBA supports. S. 951 - the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) This bill codifies and revises notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures to require federal agencies to consider: (1) whether a rulemaking is required by statute or is within the discretion of the agency, (2) whether existing federal laws or rules could be amended or rescinded to address the problem, and (3) reasonable alternatives for a new rule. NSBA supports. S.1390 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 The STRONGER Patents Act takes critical steps to improve the patent system. It treats patents like any other property, permitting injunctions to protect patent owners against infringement during and after court cases. It ensures fairness in Patent Office administrative proceedings, limiting repetitive and harassing challenges against inventors and it ends the diversion of patent application fees to other government spending, ensuring the Patent Office has the funding needed to grant high-quality patents without harmful delay. NSBA supports. S.2108 - The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 Trims the duties on more than 1,800 imports deemed to not pose a competitive threat to U.S. producers. NSBA supports. S. 2155 - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Bill would scale back key rules from the 2010 Dodd-Frank law to the benefit of the nation's lenders. NSBA is monitoring. S.2283 - The Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018 Amends the Small Business Act to strengthen the Office of Credit Risk Management within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. NSBA supports.

Client expense: $27,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Monitor legislation related to FMLA and Sick Leave Reform. Monitor legislation related to the minimum wage. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to the Regulations on Overtime. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to the Regulations on Joint Employer. H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017. Proposals to reform ADA Title III. Proposals regarding joint employers. H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017. H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act. Visa worker programs. Department of Labor policies on tip pooling and micro-unions.

Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

H.R. 1180 - Working Families Flexibility Act (Allows for compensable time off.) H.R. 2359 - FCRA Liability Harmonization Act (Fair Credit Reporting Act class action lawsuit cap.) H.R. 2533 - Working Parents Flexibility Act (Establish parental leave savings accounts.) H.R. 3441 - Save Local Business Act (Clarifying joint employer standard.) H.R. 4219 - Workflex in the 21st Century Act (Encouraging volutary paid leave and workflex policies.) H.R. 947 / S.397 - FAMILY Act (Mandating paid family leave insurance.) H.R. 1516 / S. 636 - Healthy Families Act (Mandating paid sick leave.) Apprenticeships - House and Senate / DOL Apprenticeships and Training Programs - DOL / White House Voluntary Approaches to Paid Leave - House and Senate / White House Representation Election Rules - NLRB Fair Labor Standards Act 541 Overtime Regulations - DOL / White House / SBA Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (E.O. 13673) - DOL / White House / SBA Paid Leave Executive Order (E.O. 13706) - DOL / White House Regulatory Relief to Help Hurricane and Other Disaster-Related Areas - SBA

Client expense: $698,489 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office

S 795, Workforce Advance Act S 801/HR 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 HR 1118, Innocent Sellers Fairness Act HR 338, To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce HR 2353, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

S.537/H.R.1374, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2017, in opposition to forced arbitration provisions in consumer and employment contracts; S.801/H.R.1180, Working Families Flexibility Act, in opposition to faux flexibility through comp time without protections; S.819/H.R.1869, Paycheck Fairness Act, in support of prohibiting retaliation against workers who inquire about employers wage practices or disclose their own wages, creating incentives for employers to follow antidiscrimination laws, and empowering women to negotiate for equal pay, in favor of prohibiting the use of salary and benefit history screening for prospective employees; S.345/H.R.1890, Workplace Advancement Act, in opposition to weak protections against wage discrimination; S.636/H.R.1516, Healthy Families Act, in support of providing paid sick and safe days for all workers; S.337/H.R.947, FAMILY Act, in support of paid family and medical leave; H.R.1022, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017, in support of parental leave and flexible workplace policies for federal employees; H.R.2095, Fair Pay Act, in support of comparable worth; H.R.2418, Pay Equity for All Act, in support of prohibiting the use of salary and benefit history screening for prospective employees; S.1242/H.R.15, Raise the Wage Act, in support of increasing the federal minimum wage; S.1386/H.R.2942, Schedules That Work Act, in support of flexible work schedules without fear of retaliation; H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act; in opposition to faux paid leave policies that undermine state and local laws and remove existing workplace protections; H.R. 4924, Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act, in support of ending work place harassment and discrimination; H.Res. 724, Requiring each employing office of the House of Representatives to adopt an anti-harassment and anti discrimination policy for the office's workplace, establishing the Office of Employee Advocacy to provide legal assistance and consultation to employees of the House regarding procedures and proceedings under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, and for other purposes, in support of ending harassment and sexual assault in Congress; In support of preserving funding for and moving forward with data collection to eliminate pay discrimination in the workplace, including the EEO-1 Pay Data Collection; In support of equal access to high-skilled, high-wage jobs; In opposition to Congressional efforts to block efforts to update and strengthen protections for retirement savers; In support of raising the salary threshold to increase eligibility to receive overtime pay; In opposition to the elimination of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and the Women's Bureau.

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE