Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 7, 2019
Latest Action
February 7, 2019
Primary Sponsor
Gerald E. ConnollyDemocratic(VA)
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Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act or the FAIR Act This bill increases by 3.6% the rates of basic pay for federal employees under the statutory pay systems (i.e., the General Schedule, the Foreign Service Schedule, and various schedules related to the Veterans Health Administration) for calendar year 2020. Additionally, it increases by 3.6% the rates of basic pay for prevailing rate employees for FY2020.
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Support H.R. 588 / S. 72, the Federal Employees Civil Relief Act, which would temporarily suspend judicial and administrative proceedings and transactions that could adversely affect the rights of civilian federal workers during a government shutdown and the following 30 days. Support H.R.1073/S.426 the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, to increase the rates of basic pay for federal civilian employees for calendar year 2020 by 3.6 percent. Support H.R. 1254, The Equal COLA Act, which would provide Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) retirees with the same annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) as Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) employees. Support H.R. 1534/S.1174, the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act, to provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to a federal employee shall be paid leave. Support amendment to H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020, to incorporate the text of H.R. 1534 into the bill. Support a motion to instruct the Senate conferees on the NDAA to support inclusion of the House language. Support the final compromise, S. 1790, for its inclusion of language to provide 12 weeks of paid parental leave to federal workers in connection with the birth, adoption or foster placement of a new child. Support H.R. 2478, the Federal Retirement Fairness Act, which allows federal employees who started their careers in temporary positions before transitioning into permanent roles to retroactively contribute toward their retirement for the years they held a temporary position. Oppose proposed reorganization of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Support denying funds to carry out the reorganization (in the Financial Service and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2020 and for Fiscal Year 2021). Support amendment to H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, that would prevent reorganization. Support inclusion in the final NDAA (S. 1790) of compromise language preventing the elimination and reorganization of OPM at least until 180 days after the release of a report by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) on challenges facing OPM and recommended solutions. Oppose proposals included in the administrations' FY2021 budget request to Congress that would cut earned federal retirement benefits. Support including at least a 3.0 percent average increase to federal pay rates in the FY21 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, H.R. 5690/S.3231, to provide federal workers a 3.5 percent average pay raise in FY21. Support provisions of H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act, to do the following: - require FEHB plans to fully cover the cost of COVID-19 treatment, without any cost-sharing imposed on participants. - provide $10 billion in hazard premium pay for executive, legislative (excluding members of Congress and staff) and judicial branch employees working in public-facing positions or where both social distancing is not possible and preventative measures for COVID-19 exposure are unavailable at the worksite. - establish a presumption of eligibility for workers compensation for federal employees who are unable to work due to a COVID-19 infection and required to come into contact with patients, members of the public or coworkers. - extend provision of ten weeks of partially paid leave to federal workers unable to work due to the need to care for a child who school or child care provider is unavailable due to COVID-19. - require agencies to allow all eligible employees to telework through the end of 2020. Support including the following in COVID-19-related legislation: - requiring all Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program plans to cover the cost of telehealth services, where practicable. - giving federal and postal employees who are not currently enrolled in an FEHB plan the opportunity to enroll now by deeming a public health emergency (such as the COVID-19 outbreak) as a qualifying life event, permitting open enrollment and changes in coverage. - extend weather and safety leave to employees who cannot safely travel to their duty stations because of the coronavirus outbreak but who are not able to perform their duties remotely, and authorize the use of weather and safety leave to cover child and dependent care responsibilities arising from the pandemic. - provide adequate funding for and supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline and essential federal and postal workers. Support allowing federal employees to change their flexible spending account allocations in the middle of the plan year. Support expanding provisions in the FY20 NDAA that provided paid parental leave to federal employees to cover all federal and postal employees. Support consideration of the recommendations of the National Commission on Military, National and Public Service. Oppose mandatory application of payroll tax deferral to federal employees. Support providing federal employees choice as to whether to defer payroll taxes or not. Alternatively, support extending repayment period. Oppose implementation of Executive Order 13957, creating Schedule F in the excepted civil service. Support congressional efforts to block implementation of the order, including H.R. 8687, the Saving Our Civil Service Act, S. 4907, and efforts to include limitation of funds language in year-end appropriations. Support H.R. 9052, to impose limits on excepting positions from the competitive civil service.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Voting Rights; Legal Services; Judicial Nominees; For The People Act of 2019 (H.R.1); FAIR Act (H.R. 1073); Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 (H.R.4); HEALS Act; HEROES Act2.0 (H.R.925); Justice in Policing Act (H.R. 7120); Delivering for America Act (H.R.8015); nomination of Justice Amy Coney Barrett; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133)
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Support H.R. 588 / S. 72, the Federal Employees Civil Relief Act, which would temporarily suspend judicial and administrative proceedings and transactions that could adversely affect the rights of civilian federal workers during a government shutdown and the following 30 days. Support H.R.1073/S.426 the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, to increase the rates of basic pay for federal civilian employees for calendar year 2020 by 3.6 percent. Support H.R. 1254, The Equal COLA Act, which would provide Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) retirees with the same annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) as Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) employees. Support including at least a 3.1 percent average increase to federal pay rates in the FY20 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support the House version, H.R. 3351, which included a 2.6 percent across-the-board increase and 0.5 percent average increase to locality pay. Oppose the Senate version, S. 2524, which was silent on the issue. Support the minibus, H.R. 1158, which included the House language. Support H.R. 1534/S.1174, the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act, to provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to a federal employee shall be paid leave. Support amendment to H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020, to incorporate the text of H.R. 1534 into the bill. Support a motion to instruct the Senate conferees on the NDAA to support inclusion of the House language. Support the final compromise, S. 1790, for its inclusion of language to provide 12 weeks of paid parental leave to federal workers in connection with the birth, adoption or foster placement of a new child. Support H.R. 2478, the Federal Retirement Fairness Act, which allows federal employees who started their careers in temporary positions before transitioning into permanent roles to retroactively contribute toward their retirement for the years they held a temporary position. Oppose proposed reorganization of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Support denying funds to carry out the reorganization (in the Financial Service and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2020 and for Fiscal Year 2021). Support amendment to H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, that would prevent reorganization. Support inclusion in the final NDAA (S. 1790) of compromise language preventing the elimination and reorganization of OPM at least until 180 days after the release of a report by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) on challenges facing OPM and recommended solutions. Oppose proposals included in the administrations' FY2021 budget request to Congress that would cut earned federal retirement benefits. Support including at least a 3.0 percent average increase to federal pay rates in the FY21 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, H.R. 5690/S.3231, to provide federal workers a 3.5 percent average pay raise in FY21. Support provisions of H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act, to do the following: - require FEHB plans to fully cover the cost of COVID-19 treatment, without any cost-sharing imposed on participants. - provide $10 billion in hazard premium pay for executive, legislative (excluding members of Congress and staff) and judicial branch employees working in public-facing positions or where both social distancing is not possible and preventative measures for COVID-19 exposure are unavailable at the worksite. - establish a presumption of eligibility for workers compensation for federal employees who are unable to work due to a COVID-19 infection and required to come into contact with patients, members of the public or coworkers. - extend provision of ten weeks of partially paid leave to federal workers unable to work due to the need to care for a child who school or child care provider is unavailable due to COVID-19. - require agencies to allow all eligible employees to telework through the end of 2020. Support including the following in COVID-19-related legislation: - requiring all Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program plans to cover the cost of telehealth services, where practicable. - giving federal and postal employees who are not currently enrolled in an FEHB plan the opportunity to enroll now by deeming a public health emergency (such as the COVID-19 outbreak) as a qualifying life event, permitting open enrollment and changes in coverage. - extend weather and safety leave to employees who cannot safely travel to their duty stations because of the coronavirus outbreak but who are not able to perform their duties remotely, and authorize the use of weather and safety leave to cover child and dependent care responsibilities arising from the pandemic. - provide adequate funding for and supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline and essential federal and postal workers. Support allowing federal employees to change their flexible spending account allocations in the middle of the plan year. Support expanding provisions in the FY20 NDAA that provided paid parental leave to federal employees to cover all federal and postal employees. Support consideration of the recommendations of the National Commission on Military, National and Public Service. Oppose mandatory application of payroll tax deferral to federal employees. Support providing federal employees choice as to whether to defer payroll taxes or not.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Voting Rights; Legal Services; Judicial Nominees; For The People Act of 2019 (H.R.1); FAIR Act (H.R. 1073); Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 (H.R.4); HEALS Act; HEROES Act2.0 (H.R.925); Justice in Policing Act (H.R. 7120); Delivering for America Act (H.R.8015)
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Voting Rights; Legal Services; Judicial Nominees; For The People Act of 2019 (H.R.1); FAIR Act (H.R. 1073); Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 (H.R.4); Families First Coronavirus Response Act; Coronavirus Package 2; CARES Act; HEROES Act; Justice in Policing Act (H.R. 7120)
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Support H.R. 588 / S. 72, the Federal Employees Civil Relief Act, which would temporarily suspend judicial and administrative proceedings and transactions that could adversely affect the rights of civilian federal workers during a government shutdown and the following 30 days. Support H.R.1073/S.426 the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, to increase the rates of basic pay for federal civilian employees for calendar year 2020 by 3.6 percent. Support H.R. 1254, The Equal COLA Act, which would provide Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) retirees with the same annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) as Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) employees. Support including at least a 3.1 percent average increase to federal pay rates in the FY20 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support the House version, H.R. 3351, which included a 2.6 percent across-the-board increase and 0.5 percent average increase to locality pay. Oppose the Senate version, S. 2524, which was silent on the issue. Support the minibus, H.R. 1158, which included the House language. Support H.R. 1534/S.1174, the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act, to provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to a federal employee shall be paid leave. Support amendment to H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020, to incorporate the text of H.R. 1534 into the bill. Support a motion to instruct the Senate conferees on the NDAA to support inclusion of the House language. Support the final compromise, S. 1790, for its inclusion of language to provide 12 weeks of paid parental leave to federal workers in connection with the birth, adoption or foster placement of a new child. Support H.R. 2478, the Federal Retirement Fairness Act, which allows federal employees who started their careers in temporary positions before transitioning into permanent roles to retroactively contribute toward their retirement for the years they held a temporary position. Oppose proposed reorganization of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Support denying funds to carry out the reorganization (in the Financial Service and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2020 and for Fiscal Year 2021). Support amendment to H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, that would prevent reorganization. Support inclusion in the final NDAA (S. 1790) of compromise language preventing the elimination and reorganization of OPM at least until 180 days after the release of a report by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) on challenges facing OPM and recommended solutions. Oppose proposals included in the administrations' FY2021 budget request to Congress that would cut earned federal retirement benefits. Support including at least a 3.0 percent average increase to federal pay rates in the FY21 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, H.R. 5690/S.3231, to provide federal workers a 3.5 percent average pay raise in FY21. Support provisions of H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act, to do the following: - require FEHB plans to fully cover the cost of COVID-19 treatment, without any cost-sharing imposed on participants. - provide $10 billion in hazard premium pay for executive, legislative (excluding members of Congress and staff) and judicial branch employees working in public-facing positions or where both social distancing is not possible and preventative measures for COVID-19 exposure are unavailable at the worksite. - establish a presumption of eligibility for workers compensation for federal employees who are unable to work due to a COVID-19 infection and required to come into contact with patients, members of the public or coworkers. - extend provision of ten weeks of partially paid leave to federal workers unable to work due to the need to care for a child who school or child care provider is unavailable due to COVID-19. - require agencies to allow all eligible employees to telework through the end of 2020. Support including the following in COVID-19-related legislation: - requiring all Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program plans to cover the cost of telehealth services, where practicable. - giving federal and postal employees who are not currently enrolled in an FEHB plan the opportunity to enroll now by deeming a public health emergency (such as the COVID-19 outbreak) as a qualifying life event, permitting open enrollment and changes in coverage. - extend weather and safety leave to employees who cannot safely travel to their duty stations because of the coronavirus outbreak but who are not able to perform their duties remotely, and authorize the use of weather and safety leave to cover child and dependent care responsibilities arising from the pandemic. - provide adequate funding for and supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline and essential federal and postal workers. Support allowing federal employees to change their flexible spending account allocations in the middle of the plan year. Support expanding provisions in the FY20 NDAA that provided paid parental leave to federal employees to cover all federal and postal employees. Support consideration of the recommendations of the National Commission on Military, National and Public Service.
2020 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Support H.R. 588 / S. 72, the Federal Employees Civil Relief Act, which would temporarily suspend judicial and administrative proceedings and transactions that could adversely affect the rights of civilian federal workers during a government shutdown and the following 30 days. Support H.R.1073/S.426 the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, to increase the rates of basic pay for federal civilian employees for calendar year 2020 by 3.6 percent. Support H.R. 1254, The Equal COLA Act, which would provide Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) retirees with the same annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) as Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) employees. Support including at least a 3.1 percent average increase to federal pay rates in the FY20 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support the House version, H.R. 3351, which included a 2.6 percent across-the-board increase and 0.5 percent average increase to locality pay. Oppose the Senate version, S. 2524, which was silent on the issue. Support the minibus, H.R. 1158, which included the House language. Support H.R. 1534/S.1174, the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act, to provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to a federal employee shall be paid leave. Support amendment to H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020, to incorporate the text of H.R. 1534 into the bill. Support a motion to instruct the Senate conferees on the NDAA to support inclusion of the House language. Support the final compromise, S. 1790, for its inclusion of language to provide 12 weeks of paid parental leave to federal workers in connection with the birth, adoption or foster placement of a new child. Support H.R. 2478, the Federal Retirement Fairness Act, which allows federal employees who started their careers in temporary positions before transitioning into permanent roles to retroactively contribute toward their retirement for the years they held a temporary position. Oppose proposed reorganization of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Support denying funds to carry out the reorganization (in the Financial Service and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2020). Support amendment to H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, that would prevent reorganization. Support inclusion in the final NDAA (S. 1790) of compromise language preventing the elimination and reorganization of OPM at least until 180 days after the release of a report by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) on challenges facing OPM and recommended solutions. Oppose proposals included in the administrations' FY2021 budget request to Congress that would cut earned federal retirement benefits. Support including at least a 3.0 percent average increase to federal pay rates in the FY21 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, H.R. 5690/S.3231, to provide federal workers a 3.5 percent average pay raise in FY21.
2020 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Voting Rights; Legal Services; Judicial Nominees; For The People Act of 2019 (H.R.1); FAIR Act (H.R. 1073); Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 (H.R.4); Families First Coronavirus Response Act; Coronavirus Package 2; CARES Act
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2019 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
FY 2020 THUD Appropriations; Military Construction and Veterans Appropriations; Energy and Water Appropriations; Financial Services Appropriations; and Interior and Environmental Appropriations--Lobbied for report language in FY 2020 Mil-Con VA to direct the VA Secretary to use appropriated funds to hire new employees to fill vacancies. Lobbied against the confirmations of Andrew Maunz and Dennis Dean Kirk for the position so Vice Chairman and Chair, respectively, for the MSPB. Lobbied for nomination of Julia Clarke for a position on the Board. Lobbied against any attempts the expand the Department of Veterans Affairs' Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act government-wide. Lobbied in support of HR 1254, the Equal COLA Act, to achieve parity between the cost of living adjustment to an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System and an annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System. Lobbied in support of S 165, the Federal Unemployment Compensation Equality Act of 2019, to amend current law to clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation. Lobbied in support of S 222, to require payment of interest on back pay for employees affected by a lapse in appropriations. Lobbied in support of HR 953, to help prevent negative credit reporting due to a government shutdown. Lobbied in support of S 464, Protecting Employees' Security Clearances Act (PESCA), which requires consideration of a lapse in appropriations as a mitigating condition when assessing financial consideration for security clearances. Lobbied in support of S 426 and HR 1073, Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, to provide federal employees with a 3.6% salary adjustment in 2020. Lobbied in support of S 521 and HR 141, Social Security Fairness Act, to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Lobbied in support of S 530 and HR 1316, Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act, to establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council. Lobbied in support of S. 24, Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, so employees of the federal government or a District of Columbia public employer who are furloughed or required to work during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2018, to be compensated for the period of the lapse. Lobbied in support of H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. Lobbied against H.R. 605, Official Time Reporting Act, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by Federal employees. Lobbied for H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, to require DOL to address workplace violence in the health care and social service sectors Lobbied for H.R. 790/S. 262, Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019, to increases by 2.6% the rates of basic pay for most federal civilian employees for 2019. Lobbied for H.R. 582, Raise the Wage Act, to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4328, the Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by the Shutdown Act of 2019. Lobbied Education and Labor Committee on collective bargaining contract effects on the Education workforce and Secretary's actions to alter the Department's work on student loans and civil rights enforcement.
2019 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
FY 2020 THUD Appropriations; Military Construction and Veterans Appropriations; Energy and Water Appropriations; Financial Services Appropriations; and Interior and Environmental Appropriations--Lobbied for report language in FY 2020 Mil-Con VA to direct the VA Secretary to use appropriated funds to hire new employees to fill vacancies. Lobbied in support of Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) Temporary Term Extension Act, to allow the term of the current and only MSPB member to be extended and avoid having a vacant Board. Lobbied against the confirmations of Andrew Maunz and Dennis Dean Kirk for the position so Vice Chairman and Chair, respectively, for the MSPB. Lobbied for nomination of Julia Clarke for a position on the Board. Lobbied against any attempts the expand the Department of Veterans Affairs' Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act government-wide. Lobbied in support of HR 1254, the Equal COLA Act, to achieve parity between the cost of living adjustment to an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System and an annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System. Lobbied in support of S 165, the Federal Unemployment Compensation Equality Act of 2019, to amend current law to clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation. Lobbied in support of S 222, to require payment of interest on back pay for employees affected by a lapse in appropriations. Lobbied in support of HR 953, to help prevent negative credit reporting due to a government shutdown. Lobbied in support of S 464, Protecting Employees' Security Clearances Act (PESCA), which requires consideration of a lapse in appropriations as a mitigating condition when assessing financial consideration for security clearances. Lobbied in support of S 426 and HR 1073, Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, to provide federal employees with a 3.6% salary adjustment in 2020. Lobbied in support of S 521 and HR 141, Social Security Fairness Act, to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Lobbied in support of S 530 and HR 1316, Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act, to establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council.
2019 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
FY 2020 THUD Appropriations; Military Construction and Veterans Appropriations; Energy and Water Appropriations; Financial Services Appropriations; and Interior and Environmental Appropriations--Lobbied for report language in FY 2020 Mil-Con VA to direct the VA Secretary to use appropriated funds to hire new employees to fill vacancies. Lobbied against the confirmations of Andrew Maunz and Dennis Dean Kirk for the position so Vice Chairman and Chair, respectively, for the MSPB. Lobbied for nomination of Julia Clarke for a position on the Board. Lobbied against any attempts the expand the Department of Veterans Affairs' Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act government-wide. Lobbied in support of HR 1254, the Equal COLA Act, to achieve parity between the cost of living adjustment to an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System and an annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System. Lobbied in support of S 165, the Federal Unemployment Compensation Equality Act of 2019, to amend current law to clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation. Lobbied in support of S 222, to require payment of interest on back pay for employees affected by a lapse in appropriations. Lobbied in support of HR 953, to help prevent negative credit reporting due to a government shutdown. Lobbied in support of S 464, Protecting Employees' Security Clearances Act (PESCA), which requires consideration of a lapse in appropriations as a mitigating condition when assessing financial consideration for security clearances. Lobbied in support of S 426 and HR 1073, Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, to provide federal employees with a 3.6% salary adjustment in 2020. Lobbied in support of S 521 and HR 141, Social Security Fairness Act, to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Lobbied in support of S 530 and HR 1316, Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act, to establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council. Lobbied in support of S. 24, Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, so employees of the federal government or a District of Columbia public employer who are furloughed or required to work during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2018, to be compensated for the period of the lapse. Lobbied in support of H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. Lobbied against H.R. 605, Official Time Reporting Act, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by Federal employees. Lobbied for H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, to require DOL to address workplace violence in the health care and social service sectors Lobbied for H.R. 790/S. 262, Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019, to increases by 2.6% the rates of basic pay for most federal civilian employees for 2019. Lobbied for H.R. 582, Raise the Wage Act, to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4328, the Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by the Shutdown Act of 2019. Lobbied Education and Labor Committee on collective bargaining contract effects on the Education workforce and Secretary's actions to alter the Department's work on student loans and civil rights enforcement.
2019 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
FY 2020 THUD Appropriations; Military Construction and Veterans Appropriations; Energy and Water Appropriations; Financial Services Appropriations; and Interior and Environmental Appropriations--Lobbied for report language in FY 2020 Mil-Con VA to direct the VA Secretary to use appropriated funds to hire new employees to fill vacancies. Lobbied on the confirmations of Chad Bungard, Dennis Dean Kirk, and Julia Clark to serve on the MSPB. Lobbied against confirmation of Catherine Bird to be General Counsel of FLRA. Lobbied against confirmation of David Black to be Deputy Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Lobbied against any attempts the expand the Department of Veterans Affairs' Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act government-wide. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1254, the "Equal COLA Act," to achieve parity between the cost of living adjustment to an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System and an annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System. Lobbied in support of S. 165, the "Federal Unemployment Compensation Equality Act of 2019," to amend current law to clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation. Lobbied in support of S. 222, to require payment of interest on back pay for employees affected by a lapse in appropriations. Lobbied in support of H.R. 953, to help prevent negative credit reporting due to a government shutdown. Lobbied in support of S. 464, Protecting Employees' Security Clearances Act (PESCA), which requires consideration of a lapse in appropriations as a mitigating condition when assessing financial consideration for security clearances. Lobbied in support of S. 426 and H.R. 1073, Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, to provide federal employees with a 3.6% salary adjustment in 2020. Lobbied in support of S. 521 and H.R. 141, Social Security Fairness Act, to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Lobbied in support of S. 530 and H.R. 1316, the "Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act," to establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council. Lobbied in support of S. 24, Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, so employees of the federal government or a District of Columbia public employer who are furloughed or required to work during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2018, to be compensated for the period of the lapse. Lobbied in support of H.R. 7, the "Paycheck Fairness Act," To amend the "Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938" to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. Lobbied against H.R. 605, Official Time Reporting Act, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by Federal employees. Lobbied for H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, to require DOL to address workplace violence in the health care and social service sectors Lobbied for H.R. 790/S. 262, Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019, to increases by 2.6% the rates of basic pay for most federal civilian employees for 2019. Lobbied for H.R. 582, Raise the Wage Act, to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4328, the "Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by the Shutdown Act of 2019." Lobbied Education and Labor Committee on collective bargaining contract effects on the Education workforce and Secretary's actions to alter the Department's work on student loans and civil rights enforcement.
2019 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
FY 2020 THUD Appropriations; Military Construction and Veterans Appropriations; Energy and Water Appropriations; Financial Services Appropriations; and Interior and Environmental Appropriations--Lobbied for report language in FY 2020 Mil-Con VA to direct the VA Secretary to use appropriated funds to hire new employees to fill vacancies. Lobbied in support of Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) Temporary Term Extension Act, to allow the term of the current and only MSPB member to be extended and avoid having a vacant Board. Lobbied against the confirmations of Andrew Maunz and Dennis Dean Kirk for the position so Vice Chairman and Chair, respectively, for the MSPB. Lobbied for nomination of Julia Clarke for a position on the Board. Lobbied against any attempts the expand the Department of Veterans Affairs' Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act government-wide. Lobbied in support of HR 1254, the Equal COLA Act, to achieve parity between the cost of living adjustment to an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System and an annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System. Lobbied in support of S 165, the Federal Unemployment Compensation Equality Act of 2019, to amend current law to clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation. Lobbied in support of S 222, to require payment of interest on back pay for employees affected by a lapse in appropriations. Lobbied in support of HR 953, to help prevent negative credit reporting due to a government shutdown. Lobbied in support of S 464, Protecting Employees' Security Clearances Act (PESCA), which requires consideration of a lapse in appropriations as a mitigating condition when assessing financial consideration for security clearances. Lobbied in support of S 426 and HR 1073, Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, to provide federal employees with a 3.6% salary adjustment in 2020. Lobbied in support of S 521 and HR 141, Social Security Fairness Act, to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Lobbied in support of S 530 and HR 1316, Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act, to establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council.
2019 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
FY 2020 THUD Appropriations; Military Construction and Veterans Appropriations; Energy and Water Appropriations; Financial Services Appropriations; and Interior and Environmental Appropriations--Lobbied for report language in FY 2020 Mil-Con VA to direct the VA Secretary to use appropriated funds to hire new employees to fill vacancies. Lobbied on the confirmations of Chad Bungard, Dennis Dean Kirk, and Julia Clark to serve on the MSPB. Lobbied against confirmation of Catherine Bird to be General Counsel of FLRA. Lobbied against confirmation of David Black to be Deputy Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Lobbied against any attempts the expand the Department of Veterans Affairs' Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act government-wide. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1254, the "Equal COLA Act," to achieve parity between the cost of living adjustment to an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System and an annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System. Lobbied in support of S. 165, the "Federal Unemployment Compensation Equality Act of 2019," to amend current law to clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation. Lobbied in support of S. 222, to require payment of interest on back pay for employees affected by a lapse in appropriations. Lobbied in support of H.R. 953, to help prevent negative credit reporting due to a government shutdown. Lobbied in support of S. 464, Protecting Employees' Security Clearances Act (PESCA), which requires consideration of a lapse in appropriations as a mitigating condition when assessing financial consideration for security clearances. Lobbied in support of S. 426 and H.R. 1073, Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, to provide federal employees with a 3.6% salary adjustment in 2020. Lobbied in support of S. 521 and H.R. 141, Social Security Fairness Act, to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Lobbied in support of S. 530 and H.R. 1316, the "Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act," to establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council. Lobbied in support of S. 24, Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, so employees of the federal government or a District of Columbia public employer who are furloughed or required to work during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2018, to be compensated for the period of the lapse. Lobbied in support of H.R. 7, the "Paycheck Fairness Act," To amend the "Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938" to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. Lobbied against H.R. 605, Official Time Reporting Act, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by Federal employees. Lobbied for H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, to require DOL to address workplace violence in the health care and social service sectors Lobbied for H.R. 790/S. 262, Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019, to increases by 2.6% the rates of basic pay for most federal civilian employees for 2019. Lobbied for H.R. 582, Raise the Wage Act, to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4328, the "Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by the Shutdown Act of 2019." Lobbied Education and Labor Committee on collective bargaining contract effects on the Education workforce and Secretary's actions to alter the Department's work on student loans and civil rights enforcement.
2019 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Voting Rights; Legal Services; Judicial Nominees; For The People Act of 2019 (H.R.1); FAIR Act (H.R. 1073); Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 (H.R.4)
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2019 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Support H.R. 588 / S. 72, the Federal Employees Civil Relief Act, which would temporarily suspend judicial and administrative proceedings and transactions that could adversely affect the rights of civilian federal workers during a government shutdown and the following 30 days. Support H.R.1073/S.426 the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, to increase the rates of basic pay for federal civilian employees for calendar year 2020 by 3.6 percent. Support H.R. 1254, The Equal COLA Act, which would provide Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) retirees with the same annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) as Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) employees. Support including at least a 3.1 percent average increase to federal pay rates in the FY20 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support the House version, H.R. 3351, which included a 2.6 percent across-the-board increase and 0.5 percent average increase to locality pay. Oppose the Senate version, S. 2524, which was silent on the issue. Support the minibus, H.R. 1158, which included the House language. Support H.R. 1534/S.1174, the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act, to provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to a federal employee shall be paid leave. Support amendment to H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020, to incorporate the text of H.R. 1534 into the bill. Support a motion to instruct the Senate conferees on the NDAA to support inclusion of the House language. Support the final compromise, S. 1790, for its inclusion of language to provide 12 weeks of paid parental leave to federal workers in connection with the birth, adoption or foster placement of a new child. Support H.R. 2478, the Federal Retirement Fairness Act, which allows federal employees who started their careers in temporary positions before transitioning into permanent roles to retroactively contribute toward their retirement for the years they held a temporary position. Oppose proposed reorganization of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Support denying funds to carry out the reorganization (in the Financial Service and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2020). Support amendment to H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, that would prevent reorganization. Support inclusion in the final NDAA (S. 1790) of compromise language preventing the elimination and reorganization of OPM at least until 180 days after the release of a report by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) on challenges facing OPM and recommended solutions.
2019 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 1309, S 851- Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Rep. Byrne amendment in the nature of workplace violence as a substitute for HR 1309 HR 3- Lowering Prescription Drug Prices Home Care Volunteers Improving retirement and security of home care workers HR 1603- Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 HR 3463, S 1970- Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act HR 1230- Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (POWADA) HR 2474- Protecting Right to Organize Act (PRO) HR 582- Raise the Wage Act HR 7- Paycheck Fairness Act HR 2694- Pregnant Workers Fairness Act The Dept. of Labor's (DOL) proposed Wagner-Peyser Act Staffing Flexibility Rule HR 1073, S 426- Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act HR 1458- Keep Community Service Local Act HR 1534, S 1174- Federal Employee Paid Leave Act HR 2500, S 1790- National Defense Authorization Act, paid FMLA leave and paid parental FMLA leave HR 3551- Federal Service Impasses Panel Rider in FSGG FY 2020 Appropriations Bill
Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H. Con. Res. 59, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Black women in comparison to men H. Res. 77, Expressing the sense of Congress that financial institutions and other entities should work proactively with their customers affected by the shutdown of the Federal Government who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness through no fault of their own H. Res. 79, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Government shutdowns are detrimental to the Nation and should not occur H. Res. 84, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must amend the United States Code to prevent any future lapse in appropriations, and to permanently end government shutdowns H. Res. 170, Supporting the men and women who carry out the essential mission of the U.S. Border Patrol, the Office of Field Operations, and Air and Marine Operations of the Department of Homeland Security H. Res. 369, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 39, Federal Sunset Act of 2019 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 67, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act H.R. 135, Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019 H.R. 136, Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 164, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 191, EPIC Act S. 438, EPIC Act H.R. 271, No Work Without Pay Act H.R. 294, Election Day Holiday Act of 2019 H.R. 301, Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act H.R. 338, Essential Employees Pay Certainty Act H.R. 354, FEAA H.R. 371, Pay our Protectors Act H.R. 392, Secure Federal Buildings from Espionage Act of 2019 H.R. 454, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 H.R. 544, Continuing Federal Employee Leave Policy Act of 2019 H.R. 545, Financial Relief for Feds Act H.R. 588, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act S. 72, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act H.R. 657, Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 672, To provide deferment for student loans during shutdown H.R. 673, Shutdown Relief Act H.R. 710, Never Again Act H.R. 720, To deem Federal Employees excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2019 be eligible for unemployment compensation H.R. 725, Pay Federal Workers Act H.R. 750, Fairness to Essential Workers Act H.R. 760, Protect Unpaid Workers Act H.R. 765, Serve the People, not the Swamp Act H.R. 766, To allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts for those affected by the shutdown H.R. 780, Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 781, Student Loan Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 782, Federal Employee Compensation Act H.R. 799, Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 800, Federal Workers Banking Assistance Act H.R. 814, To provide a bonus to any federal employee excepted from furlough during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018 and for other purposes H.R. 815, Pay our Homeland Heroes Act H.R. 819, Protecting Families from Government Shutdowns Act H.R. 850, Agency Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 953, To prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 1016, Pay Workers What They've Earned Act H.R. 1028, RIGHT Act of 2019 H.R. 1051, Back Pay Fairness Act S. 222, Back Pay Fairness Act H.R. 1064, To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients H.R. 1073, FAIR Act S. 426, FAIR Act H.R. 1076, Fair Chance Act S. 387, Fair Chance Act H.R. 1117, Shutdown Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S.473, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 1203, Anti-Deficiency Reform and Enforcement Act of 2019 H.R. 1225, Restore our Parks and Public Lands H.R. 1235, MSPB Temporary Term Extension Act H.R. 1254, Equal COLA Act H.R. 1256, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 531, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 1286, Federal Employee Credit Score Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 1427, To provide for priority for lodging expenses for federal employees where people are protected from human trafficking H.R. 1433, Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2019 H.R. 1463, Taxpayer's DIME Act H.R. 1534, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act S. 1174, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act H.R. 1553, Fair COLA for Seniors Act H.R. 1598, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy of 2019 H.R. 1609, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 1639, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 1701, To establish a commission to study the relocation of select executive agencies or divisions of such agencies outside the Washington metropolitan area, to make recommendations to Congress on appropriate findings, and for other purposes H.R. 1957, the Taxpayer First Act of 2019 S. 928, the Taxpayer First Act of 2019 H.R. 2028, Make Our Government Safe Act H.R. 2039, Fair Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 2083, Homeland Procurement Reform Act H.R. 2101, To provide for restrictions on recently appointed Federal employees and recently separated Federal employees with respect to lobbying activities, and for other purposes H.R. 2148, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act S. 1082, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act H.R. 2190, Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R. 2265, Relocation Expense Parity Act S.841, Relocation Expense Parity Act H.R. 2290, To require the Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging financial institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 2478, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2478, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 2544, To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify that during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after October 1, 2020, positions relating to providing services for paying or reimbursing Federal employees for official travel are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2586, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 S. 1275, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 H.R. 2612, Federal Employees Disclosure Transparency Act H.R. 2828, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2019 H.R. 2903, Blocking Investment in Our Adversaries Act H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act H.R. 3096, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act H.R. 3118, Clean Up Congress Act H.R. 3197, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 3219, U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3260, No Raise for Congress Act H.R. 3271, No Health Care, No Raise Act H.R. 3326, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act H.R. 3348, MERIT Act of 2019 S. 1898, MERIT Act of 2019 H.R. 3357, Merit System Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3440, Do Your Job Act H.R. 3458, Recreation Not Red Tape Act S. 1967, Recreation Not Red Tape Act H.R. 3468, Fair Pay for All Act of 2019 H.R. 3499, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes H.R. 3719, CT-PAT Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3735, Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act H.R. 3816, No Pensions for Pedophiles Act H.R. 3838, Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act H.R. 3851, Brand USA Extension Act S. 2203, Brand USA Extension Act H.R. 4015, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 S. 2272, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4020, Checkpoint Safety Act of 2019 H.R. 4072, To deem officers and employees of the United States Government excepted from furlough during a government shutdown in FY 2020 to be eligible for unemployment compensation, and for other purposes H.R. 4102, Screening All Fentanyl-Enhanced Mail Act of 2019 H.R. 4149, REGION Act H.R. 4202, SCREEN Act of 2019 H.R. 4276, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 S. 2444, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 H.R. 4328, Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by a Shutdown Act H.R. 4382, Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 4403, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 S. 2516, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 H.R. 4440, Deadly Force Independent Review Act of 2019 H.R. 4452, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 4482, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 S. 2107, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act H.R. 4595, Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2019 H.R. 4645, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2019 H.R. 4660, National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act H.R. 4738, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 4739, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act H.R. 4755, To Establish the Food Safety Administration H.R. 4761, DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019 H.R. 4774, Internet of Things Cybersecurity Training for Federal Employees H.R. 4789, To allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons and for other purposes H.R. 4883, Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team Authorization Act H.R. 4892, Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act H.R. 4895, CFTC Reauthorization H.R. 5004, Schedules That Work Act H.R. 5018, Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act S. 2791, Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act H.R. 5064, Animal Disease Surveillance and Detection Act of 2019 H.R. 5075, Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act H.R. 5096, Cruise Passenger Protection Act H.R. 5099, Federal Employee Recruitment and Retention Plan Act of 2019 H.R. 5214, Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 H.R. 5273, Securing America's Ports Act H.R. 5329, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2019 S. 2990, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2019 H.R. 5331, Fairness for All Act H.R. 5389, Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 H.R. 5456, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act S. 3071, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act H.R. 5468, Border Workforce Efficiency Act S. Res. 66, A resolution rejecting the use of Government shutdowns S. Res. 280, A resolution commending the officers and personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for their work during the crisis at the Southern border S. 111, Pay our Protectors Act of 2019 S. 113, Shutdown Policy Fairness Act S. 165, Federal Unemployment Compensation Equity Act of 2019 S. 204, Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2019 S. 214, A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal and other government employees affected by the current lapse in appropriations S. 386, To waive penalties for withdrawals from retirement plans for federal employees and contractors affected by the shutdown S. 396, A bill to amend section 1202 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the continuation of service provision for members of the Merit Systems Protection Board S. 404, Remote Areas Border Security Enhancements Act S. 406, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2019 S. 414, Trade Facilitation and Security Enhancement Act S. 429, Cyber Security Exchange Act S. 439, End Plush Retirements Act S. 493, Decentralize Regulatory Agencies, Include the Nation Act of 2019 or the "DRAIN Act" S. 497, National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2019 S. 531, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 535, Protect Federal Workers Credit Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 1004, Safeguarding America's Ports Act S. 1131, A bill to establish family and medical leave banks to provide paid leave for employees of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes S. 1175, PSLF Technical Corrections Act of 2019 S. 1314, Stop Silencing Victims Act S. 1335, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1349, Secure Traveler Act S. 1430, Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 S. 1432, Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act S. 1521, To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response system task forces may include Federal employees S. 1559, Fly Smart Act S. 1753, Take Care Act S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1869, Secure Federal Leases from Espionage and Suspicious Entanglements Act S. 1990, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes S. 2119, Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act S. 2135, Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Custom and Border Protection Custody Act S. 2219, A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement S. 2269, SWAMP Act S. 2323, SAFE Mail Act S. 2485, HOTEL Act S. 2618, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 S. 2647, Compulsory Requirement to Eliminate Employees who are Perpetrators of Sexual Assault Act of 2019 S. 2691, A bill to establish the position of Ombudsman for Border and Immigration Enforcement Related Concerns in the Department of Homeland Security S. 2694, A bill to place restrictions on searches and seizures of electronic devices at the border S. 2798, Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 S. 2813, CBP Hiring and Retention Innovation Act S. 2987, Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 S. 3002, U.S. Technical Assistance for Mexican Labor Capacity Building Act S. 3104, a bill to make technical corrections relating to parental leave for federal employees
2019 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Support for the Federal Retirement Fairness Act (H.R. 2478); support for the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act (H.R. 1534); Opposition to Section 1102 of the House FY2020 NDAA (H.R. 2500); support for federal employee provisions in the FY2020 NDAA (S. 1790); support for FY2020 Appropriations bills (H.R. 1158 and H.R. 1865); support for the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 (S. 24); Support for Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2019 (S. 204); Support for a pay raise for federal employees in 2019 (S. 262 / H.R. 790); Support for the FAIR Act (H.R. 1073 / S. 426); Support for the TRICARE Reserve Improvement Act (H.R. 613 / S. 164); Support for Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 141 / S. 521); Support for bills to establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council (H.R. 1316 / S. 530); Support for the First Responder Fair RETIRE Act (S. 531 / H.R. 1256); Support for the Equal COLA Act (H.R. 1254); Support for the Fair COLA for Seniors Act (H.R. 1553; Support for the Protecting Employees' Security Clearances Act (S. 464).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Support H.R. 588 / S. 72, the Federal Employees Civil Relief Act, which would temporarily suspend judicial and administrative proceedings and transactions that could adversely affect the rights of civilian federal workers during a government shutdown and the following 30 days. Support H.R.1073/S.426 the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, to increase the rates of basic pay for federal civilian employees for calendar year 2020 by 3.6 percent. Support H.R. 1254, The Equal COLA Act, which would provide Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) retirees with the same annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) as Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) employees. Support including at least a 3.1 percent average increase to federal pay rates in the FY20 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support H.R. 1534/S.1174, the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act, to provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to a federal employee shall be paid leave. Support amendment to H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, to incorporate the text of H.R. 1534 into the bill. Support H.R. 2478, the Federal Retirement Fairness Act, which allows federal employees who started their careers in temporary positions before transitioning into permanent roles to retroactively contribute toward their retirement for the years they held a temporary position. Oppose proposed reorganization of the Office of Personnel Management. Support denying funds to carry out the reorganization. Support amendment to H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, that would prevent reorganization.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Support for the Federal Retirement Fairness Act (H.R. 2478); support for the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act (H.R. 1534); Opposition to Section 1102 of the House FY2020 NDAA (H.R. 2500); support for the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 (S. 24); Support for Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2019 (S. 204); Support for a pay raise for federal employees in 2019 (S. 262 / H.R. 790); Support for the FAIR Act (H.R. 1073 / S. 426); Support for the TRICARE Reserve Improvement Act (H.R. 613 / S. 164); Support for Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 141 / S. 521); Support for bills to establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council (H.R. 1316 / S. 530); Support for the First Responder Fair RETIRE Act (S. 531 / H.R. 1256); Support for the Equal COLA Act (H.R. 1254); Support for the Fair COLA for Seniors Act (H.R. 1553; Support for the Protecting Employees' Security Clearances Act (S. 464).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H. Con. Res. 59, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Black women in comparison to men H. Res. 77, Expressing the sense of Congress that financial institutions and other entities should work proactively with their customers affected by the shutdown of the Federal Government who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness through no fault of their own H. Res. 79, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Government shutdowns are detrimental to the Nation and should not occur H. Res. 84, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must amend the United States Code to prevent any future lapse in appropriations, and to permanently end government shutdowns H. Res. 170, Supporting the men and women who carry out the essential mission of the U.S. Border Patrol, the Office of Field Operations, and Air and Marine Operations of the Department of Homeland Security H. Res. 353, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States during Public Service Recognition Week, the week of May 5 through 12, 2019 S. Res. 180, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that, during Public Service Recognition Week, public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States H. Res. 369, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 39, Federal Sunset Act of 2019 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 67, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act H.R. 135, Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019 H.R. 136, Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 164, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 191, EPIC Act S. 438, EPIC Act H.R. 271, No Work Without Pay Act H.R. 294, Election Day Holiday Act of 2019 H.R. 301, Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act H.R. 338, Essential Employees Pay Certainty Act H.R. 354, FEAA H.R. 371, Pay our Protectors Act H.R. 392, Secure Federal Buildings from Espionage Act of 2019 H.R. 454, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 H.R. 544, Continuing Federal Employee Leave Policy Act of 2019 H.R. 545, Financial Relief for Feds Act H.R. 588, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act S. 72, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act H.R. 639, To Allow Federal Employees to be on National Urban Search and Rescue Response Systems Task Forces H.R. 657, Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 672, To provide deferment for student loans during shutdown H.R. 673, Shutdown Relief Act H.R. 710, Never Again Act H.R. 720, To deem Federal Employees excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2019 be eligible for unemployment compensation H.R. 725, Pay Federal Workers Act H.R. 750, Fairness to Essential Workers Act H.R. 760, Protect Unpaid Workers Act H.R. 765, Serve the People, not the Swamp Act H.R. 766, To allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts for those affected by the shutdown H.R. 780, Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 781, Student Loan Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 782, Federal Employee Compensation Act H.R. 790, Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act S. 262, Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act H.R. 799, Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 800, Federal Workers Banking Assistance Act H.R. 814, To provide a bonus to any federal employee excepted from furlough during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018 and for other purposes H.R. 815, Pay our Homeland Heroes Act H.R. 819, Protecting Families from Government Shutdowns Act H.R. 850, Agency Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 953, To prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 1016, Pay Workers What They've Earned Act H.R. 1028, RIGHT Act of 2019 H.R. 1051, Back Pay Fairness Act S. 222, Back Pay Fairness Act H.R. 1064, To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients H.R. 1073, FAIR Act S. 426, FAIR Act H.R. 1076, Fair Chance Act S. 387, Fair Chance Act H.R. 1117, Shutdown Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S.473, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 1203, Anti-Deficiency Reform and Enforcement Act of 2019 H.R. 1225, Restore our Parks and Public Lands H.R. 1235, MSPB Temporary Term Extension Act H.R. 1254, Equal COLA Act H.R. 1256, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 531, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 1286, Federal Employee Credit Score Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 1327, Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez. Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act S. 546, Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez. Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act H.R. 1427, To provide for priority for lodging expenses for federal employees where people are protected from human trafficking H.R. 1433, Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2019 H.R. 1463, Taxpayer's DIME Act H.R. 1534, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act S. 1174, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act H.R. 1553, Fair COLA for Seniors Act H.R. 1598, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy of 2019 H.R. 1609, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 1639, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 1701, To establish a commission to study the relocation of select executive agencies or divisions of such agencies outside the Washington metropolitan area, to make recommendations to Congress on appropriate findings, and for other purposes H.R. 1957, the Taxpayer First Act of 2019 S. 928, the Taxpayer First Act of 2019 H.R. 2028, Make Our Government Safe Act H.R. 2039, Fair Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 2083, Homeland Procurement Reform Act H.R. 2101, To provide for restrictions on recently appointed Federal employees and recently separated Federal employees with respect to lobbying activities, and for other purposes H.R. 2148, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act S. 1082, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act H.R. 2190, Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R. 2265, Relocation Expense Parity Act S.841, Relocation Expense Parity Act H.R. 2290, To require the Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging financial institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 2478, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2478, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 2544, To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify that during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after October 1, 2020, positions relating to providing services for paying or reimbursing Federal employees for official travel are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2586, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 S. 1275, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 H.R. 2612, Federal Employees Disclosure Transparency Act H.R. 2828, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2019 H.R. 2903, Blocking Investment in Our Adversaries Act H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act H.R. 3096, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act H.R. 3118, Clean Up Congress Act H.R. 3151, Taxpayer First Act H.R. 3197, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 3219, U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3260, No Raise for Congress Act H.R. 3271, No Health Care, No Raise Act H.R. 3326, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act H.R. 3348, MERIT Act of 2019 S. 1898, MERIT Act of 2019 H.R. 3357, Merit System Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3440, Do Your Job Act H.R. 3458, Recreation Not Red Tape Act S. 1967, Recreation Not Red Tape Act H.R. 3468, Fair Pay for All Act of 2019 H.R. 3499, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes H.R. 3719, CT-PAT Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3735, Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act H.R. 3816, No Pensions for Pedophiles Act H.R. 3838, Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act H.R. 3851, Brand USA Extension Act S. 2203, Brand USA Extension Act H.R. 4015, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 S. 2272, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4072, To deem officers and employees of the United States Government excepted from furlough during a government shutdown in FY 2020 to be eligible for unemployment compensation, and for other purposes H.R. 4102, Screening All Fentanyl-Enhanced Mail Act of 2019 H.R. 4149, REGION Act H.R. 4202, SCREEN Act of 2019 H.R. 4276, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 S. 2444, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 H.R. 4403, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 S. 2516, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 H.R. 4328, Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by a Shutdown Act H.R. 4382, Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 4403, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 S. 2516, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 H.R. 4440, Deadly Force Independent Review Act of 2019 H.R. 4452, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 4482, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 S. 2107, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act S. Res. 66, A resolution rejecting the use of Government shutdowns S. Res. 280, A resolution commending the officers and personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for their work during the crisis at the Southern border S. 111, Pay our Protectors Act of 2019 S. 113, Shutdown Policy Fairness Act S. 165, Federal Unemployment Compensation Equity Act of 2019 S. 204, Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2019 S. 214, A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal and other government employees affected by the current lapse in appropriations S. 386, To waive penalties for withdrawals from retirement plans for federal employees and contractors affected by the shutdown S. 396, A bill to amend section 1202 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the continuation of service provision for members of the Merit Systems Protection Board S. 404, Remote Areas Border Security Enhancements Act S. 406, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2019 S. 414, Trade Facilitation and Security Enhancement Act S. 429, Cyber Security Exchange Act S. 439, End Plush Retirements Act S. 493, Decentralize Regulatory Agencies, Include the Nation Act of 2019 or the "DRAIN Act" S. 497, National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2019 S. 531, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 535, Protect Federal Workers Credit Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 1004, Safeguarding America's Ports Act S. 1131, A bill to establish family and medical leave banks to provide paid leave for employees of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes S. 1175, PSLF Technical Corrections Act of 2019 S. 1314, Stop Silencing Victims Act S. 1335, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1430, Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 S. 1432, Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act S. 1521, To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response system task forces may include Federal employees S. 1559, Fly Smart Act S. 1753, Take Care Act S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1869, Secure Federal Leases from Espionage and Suspicious Entanglements Act S. 1990, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes S. 2119, Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act S. 2135, Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Custom and Border Protection Custody Act S. 2219, A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement S. 2269, SWAMP Act S. 2323, SAFE Mail Act S. 2485, HOTEL Act
2019 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R.2211, STURDY Act H.R.3169, FASTER Act H.R.3170, Safe Cribs Act of 2019 H.R.3172, Safe Sleep Act of 2019 H.R.1423, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act H.R.1618, Nicholas and Zachary Burt Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2019 H.R.806, Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2019 H.R.2647/S.1341, SOFFA Act H.R.3593, Hot Cars Act of 2019 H.R.1073, FAIR Act S.1601, Helping Overcome Trauma for Children Alone in Rear Seats Act of 2019 S.1858, CPSC CIO Parity Act S.1902, Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act Issues related to Consumer Product Safety Commission oversight Issues related to auto safety Issues related to suncreen, ride share safety defects, and infant inclined sleep products
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 1309, S 851- Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act HR 3- Lowering Prescription Drug Prices Home Care Volunteers HR 3463, S 1970- Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, labor rights HR 3760, S 2112- Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Impact of Hospital Outsourcing of Support Services Improving retirement and security of home care workers HR 4397- Direct CARE Opportunity Act HR 582- Raise the Wage Act of 2019 Employment Service Privatization Proposal from Labor Dept. Secretary of Labor nomination HR 2474- Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO) HR 7- Paycheck Fairness Act HR 1073, S 426- Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act HR 1458- Keep Community Service Local Act HR 1534, S 1174, and provision in HR 2500- Federal Employee Paid Leave Act S 2457- Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act
Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
PN1099, Eugene Scalia -- Labor Secretary, N/A H.R. 1073, FAIR Act, Full Bill H.R. 1076, Fair Chance Act, Full Bill H.R. 2474, PRO Act, Full Bill H.R. 582, Raise the Wage Act, Full Bill
Client expense: $2,740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2019 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
FY 2020 THUD Appropriations; Military Construction and Veterans Appropriations; Energy and Water Appropriations; Financial Services Appropriations; and Interior and Environmental Appropriations--Lobbied for report language in FY 2020 Mil-Con VA to direct the VA Secretary to use appropriated funds to hire new employees to fill vacancies. Lobbied in support of Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) Temporary Term Extension Act, to allow the term of the current and only MSPB member to be extended and avoid having a vacant Board. Lobbied against the confirmations of Andrew Maunz and Dennis Dean Kirk for the position so Vice Chairman and Chair, respectively, for the MSPB. Lobbied for nomination of Julia Clarke for a position on the Board. Lobbied against any attempts the expand the Department of Veterans Affairs' Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act government-wide. Lobbied in support of HR 1254, the Equal COLA Act, to achieve parity between the cost of living adjustment to an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System and an annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System. Lobbied in support of S 165, the Federal Unemployment Compensation Equality Act of 2019, to amend current law to clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation. Lobbied in support of S 222, to require payment of interest on back pay for employees affected by a lapse in appropriations. Lobbied in support of HR 953, to help prevent negative credit reporting due to a government shutdown. Lobbied in support of S 464, Protecting Employees' Security Clearances Act (PESCA), which requires consideration of a lapse in appropriations as a mitigating condition when assessing financial consideration for security clearances. Lobbied in support of S 426 and HR 1073, Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, to provide federal employees with a 3.6% salary adjustment in 2020. Lobbied in support of S 521 and HR 141, Social Security Fairness Act, to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Lobbied in support of S 530 and HR 1316, Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act, to establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council. Lobbied in support of S. 24, Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, so employees of the federal government or a District of Columbia public employer who are furloughed or required to work during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2018, to be compensated for the period of the lapse. Lobbied in support of H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. Lobbied against H.R. 605, Official Time Reporting Act, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by Federal employees. Lobbied for H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, to require DOL to address workplace violence in the health care and social service sectors Lobbied for H.R. 790/S. 262, Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019, to increases by 2.6% the rates of basic pay for most federal civilian employees for 2019. Lobbied for H.R. 582, Raise the Wage Act, to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. Lobbied for H.R. 1235 MSPB, the Temporary Term Extension Act, to extend the term of office for currently serving members of the merit systems protection board by 1 year.
2019 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
FY 2020 THUD Appropriations; Military Construction and Veterans Appropriations; Energy and Water Appropriations; Financial Services Appropriations; and Interior and Environmental Appropriations--Lobbied for report language in FY 2020 Mil-Con VA to direct the VA Secretary to use appropriated funds to hire new employees to fill vacancies. Lobbied against the confirmations of Andrew Maunz and Dennis Dean Kirk for the position so Vice Chairman and Chair, respectively, for the MSPB. Lobbied for nomination of Julia Clarke for a position on the Board. Lobbied against any attempts the expand the Department of Veterans Affairs' Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act government-wide. Lobbied in support of HR 1254, the Equal COLA Act, to achieve parity between the cost of living adjustment to an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System and an annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System. Lobbied in support of S 165, the Federal Unemployment Compensation Equality Act of 2019, to amend current law to clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation. Lobbied in support of S 222, to require payment of interest on back pay for employees affected by a lapse in appropriations. Lobbied in support of HR 953, to help prevent negative credit reporting due to a government shutdown. Lobbied in support of S 464, Protecting Employees' Security Clearances Act (PESCA), which requires consideration of a lapse in appropriations as a mitigating condition when assessing financial consideration for security clearances. Lobbied in support of S 426 and HR 1073, Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, to provide federal employees with a 3.6% salary adjustment in 2020. Lobbied in support of S 521 and HR 141, Social Security Fairness Act, to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Lobbied in support of S 530 and HR 1316, Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act, to establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council. Lobbied in support of S. 24, Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, so employees of the federal government or a District of Columbia public employer who are furloughed or required to work during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2018, to be compensated for the period of the lapse. Lobbied in support of H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. Lobbied against H.R. 605, Official Time Reporting Act, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by Federal employees. Lobbied for H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, to require DOL to address workplace violence in the health care and social service sectors Lobbied for H.R. 790/S. 262, Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019, to increases by 2.6% the rates of basic pay for most federal civilian employees for 2019. Lobbied for H.R. 582, Raise the Wage Act, to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4328, the Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by the Shutdown Act of 2019. Lobbied Education and Labor Committee on collective bargaining contract effects on the Education workforce and Secretary's actions to alter the Department's work on student loans and civil rights enforcement.
2019 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Voting Rights; Legal Services; Judicial Nominees; For The People Act of 2019 (H.R.1); FAIR Act (H.R. 1073)
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2019 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H. Con. Res. 59, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Black women in comparison to men H. Res. 77, Expressing the sense of Congress that financial institutions and other entities should work proactively with their customers affected by the shutdown of the Federal Government who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness through no fault of their own H. Res. 79, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Government shutdowns are detrimental to the Nation and should not occur H. Res. 84, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must amend the United States Code to prevent any future lapse in appropriations, and to permanently end government shutdowns H. Res. 170, Supporting the men and women who carry out the essential mission of the U.S. Border Patrol, the Office of Field Operations, and Air and Marine Operations of the Department of Homeland Security H. Res. 353, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States during Public Service Recognition Week, the week of May 5 through 12, 2019 S. Res. 180, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that, during Public Service Recognition Week, public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States H. Res. 369, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 39, Federal Sunset Act of 2019 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 67, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act H.R. 135, Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019 H.R. 136, Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 164, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 191, EPIC Act S. 438, EPIC Act H.R. 271, No Work Without Pay Act H.R. 294, Election Day Holiday Act of 2019 H.R. 301, Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act H.R. 338, Essential Employees Pay Certainty Act H.R. 354, FEAA H.R. 371, Pay our Protectors Act H.R. 392, Secure Federal Buildings from Espionage Act of 2019 H.R. 454, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 H.R. 544, Continuing Federal Employee Leave Policy Act of 2019 H.R. 545, Financial Relief for Feds Act H.R. 588, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act S. 72, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act H.R. 639, To Allow Federal Employees to be on National Urban Search and Rescue Response Systems Task Forces H.R. 657, Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 672, To provide deferment for student loans during shutdown H.R. 673, Shutdown Relief Act H.R. 710, Never Again Act H.R. 720, To deem Federal Employees excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2019 be eligible for unemployment compensation H.R. 725, Pay Federal Workers Act H.R. 750, Fairness to Essential Workers Act H.R. 760, Protect Unpaid Workers Act H.R. 765, Serve the People, not the Swamp Act H.R. 766, To allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts for those affected by the shutdown H.R. 780, Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 781, Student Loan Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 782, Federal Employee Compensation Act H.R. 790, Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act S. 262, Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act H.R. 799, Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 800, Federal Workers Banking Assistance Act H.R. 814, To provide a bonus to any federal employee excepted from furlough during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018 and for other purposes H.R. 815, Pay our Homeland Heroes Act H.R. 819, Protecting Families from Government Shutdowns Act H.R. 850, Agency Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 953, To prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 1016, Pay Workers What They've Earned Act H.R. 1028, RIGHT Act of 2019 H.R. 1051, Back Pay Fairness Act S. 222, Back Pay Fairness Act H.R. 1064, To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients H.R. 1073, FAIR Act S. 426, FAIR Act H.R. 1076, Fair Chance Act S. 387, Fair Chance Act H.R. 1117, Shutdown Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S.473, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 1203, Anti-Deficiency Reform and Enforcement Act of 2019 H.R. 1225, Restore our Parks and Public Lands H.R. 1235, MSPB Temporary Term Extension Act H.R. 1254, Equal COLA Act H.R. 1256, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 531, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 1286, Federal Employee Credit Score Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 1327, Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez. Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act S. 546, Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez. Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act H.R. 1427, To provide for priority for lodging expenses for federal employees where people are protected from human trafficking H.R. 1433, Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2019 H.R. 1463, Taxpayer's DIME Act H.R. 1534, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act S. 1174, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act H.R. 1553, Fair COLA for Seniors Act H.R. 1598, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy of 2019 H.R. 1609, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 1639, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 1701, To establish a commission to study the relocation of select executive agencies or divisions of such agencies outside the Washington metropolitan area, to make recommendations to Congress on appropriate findings, and for other purposes H.R. 1957, the Taxpayer First Act of 2019 S. 928, the Taxpayer First Act of 2019 H.R. 2028, Make Our Government Safe Act H.R. 2039, Fair Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 2083, Homeland Procurement Reform Act H.R. 2101, To provide for restrictions on recently appointed Federal employees and recently separated Federal employees with respect to lobbying activities, and for other purposes H.R. 2148, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act S. 1082, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act H.R. 2190, Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R. 2265, Relocation Expense Parity Act S.841, Relocation Expense Parity Act H.R. 2290, To require the Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging financial institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 2478, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2478, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 2544, To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify that during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after October 1, 2020, positions relating to providing services for paying or reimbursing Federal employees for official travel are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2586, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 S. 1275, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 H.R. 2612, Federal Employees Disclosure Transparency Act H.R. 2828, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2019 H.R. 2903, Blocking Investment in Our Adversaries Act H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act H.R. 3096, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act H.R. 3118, Clean Up Congress Act H.R. 3151, Taxpayer First Act H.R. 3197, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 3219, U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3260, No Raise for Congress Act H.R. 3271, No Health Care, No Raise Act H.R. 3326, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act H.R. 3348, MERIT Act of 2019 S. 1898, MERIT Act of 2019 H.R. 3357, Merit System Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3440, Do Your Job Act H.R. 3458, Recreation Not Red Tape Act S. 1967, Recreation Not Red Tape Act H.R. 3468, Fair Pay for All Act of 2019 H.R. 3499, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes H.R. 3719, CT-PAT Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3735, Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act H.R. 3816, No Pensions for Pedophiles Act H.R. 3838, Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act H.R. 3851, Brand USA Extension Act S. 2203, Brand USA Extension Act H.R. 4015, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 S. 2272, Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 4072, To deem officers and employees of the United States Government excepted from furlough during a government shutdown in FY 2020 to be eligible for unemployment compensation, and for other purposes H.R. 4102, Screening All Fentanyl-Enhanced Mail Act of 2019 H.R. 4149, REGION Act H.R. 4202, SCREEN Act of 2019 H.R. 4276, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 S. 2444, Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 H.R. 4403, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 S. 2516, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 H.R. 4328, Protecting Innocent Consumers Affected by a Shutdown Act H.R. 4382, Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 4403, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 S. 2516, Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019 H.R. 4440, Deadly Force Independent Review Act of 2019 H.R. 4452, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 4482, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 S. 2107, Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act S. Res. 66, A resolution rejecting the use of Government shutdowns S. Res. 280, A resolution commending the officers and personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for their work during the crisis at the Southern border S. 111, Pay our Protectors Act of 2019 S. 113, Shutdown Policy Fairness Act S. 165, Federal Unemployment Compensation Equity Act of 2019 S. 204, Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2019 S. 214, A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal and other government employees affected by the current lapse in appropriations S. 386, To waive penalties for withdrawals from retirement plans for federal employees and contractors affected by the shutdown S. 396, A bill to amend section 1202 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the continuation of service provision for members of the Merit Systems Protection Board S. 404, Remote Areas Border Security Enhancements Act S. 406, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2019 S. 414, Trade Facilitation and Security Enhancement Act S. 429, Cyber Security Exchange Act S. 439, End Plush Retirements Act S. 493, Decentralize Regulatory Agencies, Include the Nation Act of 2019 or the "DRAIN Act" S. 497, National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2019 S. 531, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 535, Protect Federal Workers Credit Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 1004, Safeguarding America's Ports Act S. 1131, A bill to establish family and medical leave banks to provide paid leave for employees of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes S. 1175, PSLF Technical Corrections Act of 2019 S. 1314, Stop Silencing Victims Act S. 1335, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1430, Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 S. 1432, Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act S. 1521, To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response system task forces may include Federal employees S. 1559, Fly Smart Act S. 1753, Take Care Act S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1869, Secure Federal Leases from Espionage and Suspicious Entanglements Act S. 1990, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes S. 2119, Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act S. 2135, Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Custom and Border Protection Custody Act S. 2219, A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement S. 2269, SWAMP Act S. 2323, SAFE Mail Act S. 2485, HOTEL Act
2019 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Support for the Federal Retirement Fairness Act (H.R. 2478); support for the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act (H.R. 1534); Opposition to Section 1102 of the House FY2020 NDAA (H.R. 2500); support for the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 (S. 24); Support for Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2019 (S. 204); Support for a pay raise for federal employees in 2019 (S. 262 / H.R. 790); Support for the FAIR Act (H.R. 1073 / S. 426); Support for the TRICARE Reserve Improvement Act (H.R. 613 / S. 164); Support for Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 141 / S. 521); Support for bills to establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council (H.R. 1316 / S. 530); Support for the First Responder Fair RETIRE Act (S. 531 / H.R. 1256); Support for the Equal COLA Act (H.R. 1254); Support for the Fair COLA for Seniors Act (H.R. 1553; Support for the Protecting Employees' Security Clearances Act (S. 464).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 2740- Loan Repayment for Substance Use Disorder Workforce; Protecting the rights of Homecare workers HR 1309, S 851- Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Recognition of National Library Workers Day HR 965, 985, 1499, 987, 3630- Lowering Prescription Drug Prices HR 1629- 911 EMS SAVES Act HR 3463, S 1970- Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, Collective Bargaining HR 2474- Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO) HR 582- Raise the Wage Act HR 7- Paycheck Fairness Act S 1920- Long-term Unemployment Elimination Act HR 1073, S 426- Federal Adjusment of Income Rates Act HR 1458- Keep Community Service Local Act HR 1534- Federal Employee Paid Leave Act Government using new technologies to ensure government funds are used effectively and efficiently and not diverted by contractor overbilling nor inefficiencies CNCS plans to close state offices
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · second_quarter · Government Issues
H. Res. 77, Expressing the sense of Congress that financial institutions and other entities should work proactively with their customers affected by the shutdown of the Federal Government who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness through no fault of their own H. Res. 79, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Government shutdowns are detrimental to the Nation and should not occur H. Res. 84, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must amend the United States Code to prevent any future lapse in appropriations, and to permanently end government shutdowns H. Res. 170, Supporting the men and women who carry out the essential mission of the U.S. Border Patrol, the Office of Field Operations, and Air and Marine Operations of the Department of Homeland Security H. Res. 353, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States during Public Service Recognition Week, the week of May 5 through 12, 2019 S. Res. 180, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that, during Public Service Recognition Week, public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States H. Res. 369, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 39, Federal Sunset Act of 2019 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 67, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act H.R. 135, Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019 H.R. 136, Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 164, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 191, EPIC Act S. 438, EPIC Act H.R. 271, No Work Without Pay Act H.R. 294, Election Day Holiday Act of 2019 H.R. 301, Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act H.R. 338, Essential Employees Pay Certainty Act H.R. 354, FEAA H.R. 371, Pay our Protectors Act H.R. 392, Secure Federal Buildings from Espionage Act of 2019 H.R. 454, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 H.R. 544, Continuing Federal Employee Leave Policy Act of 2019 H.R. 545, Financial Relief for Feds Act H.R. 588, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act S. 72, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act H.R. 639, To Allow Federal Employees to be on National Urban Search and Rescue Response Systems Task Forces H.R. 657, Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 672, To provide deferment for student loans during shutdown H.R. 673, Shutdown Relief Act H.R. 710, Never Again Act H.R. 720, To deem Federal Employees excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2019 be eligible for unemployment compensation H.R. 725, Pay Federal Workers Act H.R. 750, Fairness to Essential Workers Act H.R. 760, Protect Unpaid Workers Act H.R. 765, Serve the People, not the Swamp Act H.R. 766, To allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts for those affected by the shutdown H.R. 780, Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 781, Student Loan Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 782, Federal Employee Compensation Act H.R. 790, Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act S. 262, Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act H.R. 799, Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 800, Federal Workers Banking Assistance Act H.R. 814, To provide a bonus to any federal employee excepted from furlough during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018 and for other purposes H.R. 815, Pay our Homeland Heroes Act H.R. 819, Protecting Families from Government Shutdowns Act H.R. 850, Agency Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 953, To prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 1016, Pay Workers What They've Earned Act H.R. 1028, RIGHT Act of 2019 H.R. 1051, Back Pay Fairness Act S. 222, Back Pay Fairness Act H.R. 1064, To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients H.R. 1073, FAIR Act S. 426, FAIR Act H.R. 1076, Fair Chance Act S. 387, Fair Chance Act H.R. 1117, Shutdown Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S.473, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 1203, Anti-Deficiency Reform and Enforcement Act of 2019 H.R. 1225, Restore our Parks and Public Lands H.R. 1235, MSPB Temporary Term Extension Act H.R. 1254, Equal COLA Act H.R. 1256, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 531, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 1286, Federal Employee Credit Score Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 1427, To provide for priority for lodging expenses for federal employees where people are protected from human trafficking H.R. 1433, Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2019 H.R. 1463, Taxpayer's DIME Act H.R. 1534, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act S. 1174, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act H.R. 1553, Fair COLA for Senior Act H.R. 1598, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy of 2019 H.R. 1609, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 1639, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 1701, To establish a commission to study the relocation of select executive agencies or divisions of such agencies outside the Washington metropolitan area, to make recommendations to Congress on appropriate findings, and for other purposes H.R. 1957, the Taxpayer First Act of 2019 S. 928, the Taxpayer First Act of 2019 H.R. 2028, Make Our Government Safe Act H.R. 2039, Fair Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 2083, Homeland Procurement Reform Act H.R. 2101, To provide for restrictions on recently appointed Federal employees and recently separated Federal employees with respect to lobbying activities, and for other purposes H.R. 2148, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act S. 1082, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act H.R. 2190, Department of Labor Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 2265, Relocation Expense Parity Act S.841, Relocation Expense Parity Act H.R. 2290, To require the Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging financial institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 2478, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2478, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 2544, To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify that during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after October 1, 2020, positions relating to providing services for paying or reimbursing Federal employees for official travel are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2586, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 S. 1275, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2019 H.R. 2612, Federal Employees Disclosure Transparency Act H.R. 2828, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2019 H.R. 2903, Blocking Investment in Our Adversaries Act H.R. 3078, Expanding Access to Retirement Savings for Caregivers Act H.R. 3096, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act H.R. 3118, Clean Up Congress Act H.R. 3151, Taxpayer First Act H.R. 3197, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 3219, U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3260, No Raise for Congress Act H.R. 3271, No Health Care, No Raise Act H.R. 3326, End the Congressional Revolving Door Act H.R. 3348, MERIT Act of 2019 S. 1898, MERIT Act of 2019 H.R. 3357, Merit System Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3440, Do Your Job Act H.R. 3458, Recreation Not Red Tape Act S. 1967, Recreation Not Red Tape Act H.R. 3468, Fair Pay for All Act of 2019 H.R. 3499, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes S. 1990, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional authority to the Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes S. Res. 66, A resolution rejecting the use of Government shutdowns S. 111, Pay our Protectors Act of 2019 S. 113, Shutdown Policy Fairness Act S. 165, Federal Unemployment Compensation Equity Act of 2019 S. 204, Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2019 S. 214, A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal and other government employees affected by the current lapse in appropriations S. 386, To waive penalties for withdrawals from retirement plans for federal employees and contractors affected by the shutdown S. 396, A bill to amend section 1202 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the continuation of service provision for members of the Merit Systems Protection Board S. 404, Remote Areas Border Security Enhancements Act S. 406, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2019 S. 414, Trade Facilitation and Security Enhancement Act S. 429, Cyber Security Exchange Act S. 439, End Plush Retirements Act S. 493, Decentralize Regulatory Agencies, Include the Nation Act of 2019 or the "DRAIN Act" S. 497, National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2019 S. 531, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 535, Protect Federal Workers Credit Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 1004, Safeguarding America's Ports Act S. 1131, A bill to establish family and medical leave banks to provide paid leave for employees of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes S. 1175, PSLF Technical Corrections Act of 2019 S. 1314, Stop Silencing Victims Act S. 1335, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1430, Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 S. 1431, Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2019 S. 1432, Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act S. 1521, To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response system task forces may include Federal employees S. 1559, Fly Smart Act S. 1753, Take Care Act S. 1786, Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2019 S. 1869, Secure Federal Leases from Espionage and Suspicious Entanglements Act
2019 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
FY 2020 THUD Appropriations; Military Construction and Veterans Appropriations; Energy and Water Appropriations; Financial Services Appropriations; and Interior and Environmental Appropriations--Lobbied for report language in FY 2020 Mil-Con VA to direct the VA Secretary to use appropriated funds to hire new employees to fill vacancies. Lobbied in support of Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) Temporary Term Extension Act, to allow the term of the current and only MSPB member to be extended and avoid having a vacant Board. Lobbied against the confirmations of Andrew Maunz and Dennis Dean Kirk for the position so Vice Chairman and Chair, respectively, for the MSPB. Lobbied for nomination of Julia Clarke for a position on the Board. Lobbied against any attempts the expand the Department of Veterans Affairs' Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act government-wide. Lobbied in support of HR 1254, the Equal COLA Act, to achieve parity between the cost of living adjustment to an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System and an annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System. Lobbied in support of S 165, the Federal Unemployment Compensation Equality Act of 2019, to amend current law to clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation. Lobbied in support of S 222, to require payment of interest on back pay for employees affected by a lapse in appropriations. Lobbied in support of HR 953, to help prevent negative credit reporting due to a government shutdown. Lobbied in support of S 464, Protecting Employees' Security Clearances Act (PESCA), which requires consideration of a lapse in appropriations as a mitigating condition when assessing financial consideration for security clearances. Lobbied in support of S 426 and HR 1073, Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, to provide federal employees with a 3.6% salary adjustment in 2020. Lobbied in support of S 521 and HR 141, Social Security Fairness Act, to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Lobbied in support of S 530 and HR 1316, Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act, to establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council. Lobbied in support of S. 24, Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, so employees of the federal government or a District of Columbia public employer who are furloughed or required to work during a lapse in appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2018, to be compensated for the period of the lapse. Lobbied in support of H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. Lobbied against H.R. 605, Official Time Reporting Act, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by Federal employees. Lobbied for H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, to require DOL to address workplace violence in the health care and social service sectors Lobbied for H.R. 790/S. 262, Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019, to increases by 2.6% the rates of basic pay for most federal civilian employees for 2019. Lobbied for H.R. 582, Raise the Wage Act, to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. Lobbied for H.R. 1235 MSPB, the Temporary Term Extension Act, to extend the term of office for currently serving members of the merit systems protection board by 1 year.
2019 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Support H.R. 21, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019, to fund (and reopen) federal departments and agencies affected by a lapse in appropriations, provide back pay to furloughed federal employees and increase federal pay rates by 1.9 percent on average for calendar year 2019. Support H.J.Res. 1, to provide short-term funding for the Department of Homeland Security, ending the lapse the in appropriations. Support H.R. 264, to fund (and reopen) some federal departments and agencies affected by a lapse in appropriations, provide back pay to furloughed federal employees and increase federal pay rates by 1.9 percent on average for calendar year 2019. Support S. 24, the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, to provide back pay to federal workers furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations, and to ensure all federal employees are paid as soon as possible following the end of a lapse in appropriations. Support H.R. 67, the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act, to provide back pay to federal workers furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations. Support amending bill to conform with S. 24, applying to future shutdowns. Support H.R. 588 / S. 72, the Federal Employees Civil Relief Act, which would temporarily suspend judicial and administrative proceedings and transactions that could adversely affect the rights of civilian federal workers during a government shutdown and the following 30 days. Support H.J.Res. 27, to provide short-term funding to end the government shutdown. Support H.R. 648, to fund (and reopen) federal departments and agencies affected by a lapse in appropriations, provide back pay to furloughed federal employees and increase federal pay rates by 1.9 percent on average for calendar year 2019. Support H.J.Res. 28, to end the 35-day government shutdown. Support H.J.Res. 31, to prevent another government shutdown, and increase federal pay rates by 1.9 percent on average for calendar year 2019. Support H.R. 790, the Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Fairness Act of 2019, to increase the rates of basic pay for federal civilian employees for 2019 by 2.6 percent. Support H.R.1073/S.426 the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, to increase the rates of basic pay for federal civilian employees for calendar year 2020 by 3.6 percent. Support H.R. 1254, The Equal COLA Act, which would provide Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) retirees with the same annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) as Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) employees. Support including at least a 3.1 percent average increase to federal pay rates in the FY20 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support H.R. 1534, the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act, to provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to a federal employee shall be paid leave.
2019 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Support H.R. 588 / S. 72, the Federal Employees Civil Relief Act, which would temporarily suspend judicial and administrative proceedings and transactions that could adversely affect the rights of civilian federal workers during a government shutdown and the following 30 days. Support H.R.1073/S.426 the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, to increase the rates of basic pay for federal civilian employees for calendar year 2020 by 3.6 percent. Support H.R. 1254, The Equal COLA Act, which would provide Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) retirees with the same annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) as Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) employees. Support including at least a 3.1 percent average increase to federal pay rates in the FY20 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support H.R. 1534/S.1174, the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act, to provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to a federal employee shall be paid leave. Support amendment to H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, to incorporate the text of H.R> 1534 into the bill. Oppose proposed reorganization of the Office of Personnel Management. Support denying funds to carry out the reorganization.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
FY 2020 THUD Appropriations; Military Construction and Veterans Appropriations; Energy and Water Appropriations; Financial Services Appropriations; and Interior and Environmental Appropriations--Lobbied for report language in FY 2020 Mil-Con VA to direct the VA Secretary to use appropriated funds to hire new employees to fill vacancies. Lobbied in support of Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) Temporary Term Extension Act, to allow the term of the current and only MSPB member to be extended and avoid having a vacant Board. Lobbied against the confirmations of Andrew Maunz and Dennis Dean Kirk for the position so Vice Chairman and Chair, respectively, for the MSPB. Lobbied for nomination of Julia Clarke for a position on the Board. Lobbied against any attempts the expand the Department of Veterans Affairs' Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act government-wide. Lobbied in support of HR 1254, the Equal COLA Act, to achieve parity between the cost of living adjustment to an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System and an annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System. Lobbied in support of S 165, the Federal Unemployment Compensation Equality Act of 2019, to amend current law to clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation. Lobbied in support of S 222, to require payment of interest on back pay for employees affected by a lapse in appropriations. Lobbied in support of HR 953, to help prevent negative credit reporting due to a government shutdown. Lobbied in support of S 464, Protecting Employees' Security Clearances Act (PESCA), which requires consideration of a lapse in appropriations as a mitigating condition when assessing financial consideration for security clearances. Lobbied in support of S 426 and HR 1073, Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, to provide federal employees with a 3.6% salary adjustment in 2020. Lobbied in support of S 521 and HR 141, Social Security Fairness Act, to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Lobbied in support of S 530 and HR 1316, Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act, to establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council.
2019 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Support H.R. 21, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019, to fund (and reopen) federal departments and agencies affected by a lapse in appropriations, provide back pay to furloughed federal employees and increase federal pay rates by 1.9 percent on average for calendar year 2019. Support H.J.Res. 1, to provide short-term funding for the Department of Homeland Security, ending the lapse the in appropriations. Support H.R. 264, to fund (and reopen) some federal departments and agencies affected by a lapse in appropriations, provide back pay to furloughed federal employees and increase federal pay rates by 1.9 percent on average for calendar year 2019. Support S. 24, the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, to provide back pay to federal workers furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations, and to ensure all federal employees are paid as soon as possible following the end of a lapse in appropriations. Support H.R. 67, the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act, to provide back pay to federal workers furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations. Support amending bill to conform with S. 24, applying to future shutdowns. Support H.R. 588 / S. 72, the Federal Employees Civil Relief Act, which would temporarily suspend judicial and administrative proceedings and transactions that could adversely affect the rights of civilian federal workers during a government shutdown and the following 30 days. Support H.J.Res. 27, to provide short-term funding to end the government shutdown. Support H.R. 648, to fund (and reopen) federal departments and agencies affected by a lapse in appropriations, provide back pay to furloughed federal employees and increase federal pay rates by 1.9 percent on average for calendar year 2019. Support H.J.Res. 28, to end the 35-day government shutdown. Support H.J.Res. 31, to prevent another government shutdown, and increase federal pay rates by 1.9 percent on average for calendar year 2019. Support H.R. 790, the Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Fairness Act of 2019, to increase the rates of basic pay for federal civilian employees for 2019 by 2.6 percent. Support H.R.1073/S.426 the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, to increase the rates of basic pay for federal civilian employees for calendar year 2020 by 3.6 percent. Support H.R. 1254, The Equal COLA Act, which would provide Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) retirees with the same annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) as Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) employees. Support including at least a 3.1 percent average increase to federal pay rates in the FY20 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. Support H.R. 1534, the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act, to provide that 12 weeks of family leave made available to a federal employee shall be paid leave.
2019 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Loan Repayment for Substance Use Disorder Workforce Mental Health and Substance use treatment workers HR 1309, S 851- Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Protecting the rights of Homecare workers Library Workers HR 965, HR 985, HR 1499- Lowering Prescription Drug Prices Assistance for Puerto Rico/PROMESA Oversight Board negotiations HR 1629- Supporting Accurate Views of Emergency Services Act of 2019 HR 7- Paycheck Fairness Act (PFA) HR 1185- FAMILY Act HR 582- Raise the Wage Act Labor Rights HR 790, S 262- Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019 HR 1073, S 426- Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act HR 1458- Keep Community Service Local Act HR 1534- Federal Employee Paid Leave Act CNCS plan to close state offices
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · first_quarter · Government Issues
H. Res. 77, Expressing the sense of Congress that financial institutions and other entities should work proactively with their customers affected by the shutdown of the Federal Government who may be facing short-term financial hardship and long-term damage to their creditworthiness through no fault of their own H. Res. 79, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Government shutdowns are detrimental to the Nation and should not occur H. Res. 84, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must amend the United States Code to prevent any future lapse in appropriations, and to permanently end government shutdowns H. Res. 170, Supporting the men and women who carry out the essential mission of the U.S. Border Patrol, the Office of Field Operations, and Air and Marine Operations of the Department of Homeland Security H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 39, Federal Sunset Act of 2019 H.R. 67, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act H.R. 135, Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019 H.R. 136, Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 164, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 191, EPIC Act S. 438, EPIC Act H.R. 271, No Work Without Pay Act H.R. 294, Election Day Holiday Act of 2019 H.R. 301, Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act H.R. 338, Essential Employees Pay Certainty Act H.R. 354, FEAA H.R. 371, Pay our Protectors Act H.R. 392, Secure Federal Buildings from Espionage Act of 2019 H.R. 454, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2019 H.R. 544, Continuing Federal Employee Leave Policy Act of 2019 H.R. 545, Financial Relief for Feds Act H.R. 588, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act S. 72, Federal Employee Civil Relief Act H.R. 639, To Allow Federal Employees to be on National Urban Search and Rescue Response Systems Task Forces H.R. 657, Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 672, To provide deferment for student loans during shutdown H.R. 673, Shutdown Relief Act H.R. 710, Never Again Act H.R. 720, To deem Federal Employees excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2019 be eligible for unemployment compensation H.R. 725, Pay Federal Workers Act H.R. 750, Fairness to Essential Workers Act H.R. 760, Protect Unpaid Workers Act H.R. 765, Serve the People, not the Swamp Act H.R. 766, To allow penalty-free distributions from retirement accounts for those affected by the shutdown H.R. 780, Federal Worker Childcare Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 781, Student Loan Relief for Federal Employees Act H.R. 782, Federal Employee Compensation Act H.R. 790, Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act S. 262, Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act H.R. 799, Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 800, Federal Workers Banking Assistance Act H.R. 814, To provide a bonus to any federal employee excepted from furlough during the lapse in appropriations beginning on or about December 22, 2018 and for other purposes H.R. 815, Pay our Homeland Heroes Act H.R. 819, Protecting Families from Government Shutdowns Act H.R. 850, Agency Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 953, To prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including adverse information in certain consumer reports, and from making adverse determinations relating to security clearances, with respect to certain individuals affected by the government shutdown, and for other purposes H.R. 1016, Pay Workers What They've Earned Act H.R. 1028, RIGHT Act of 2019 H.R. 1051, Back Pay Fairness Act S. 222, Back Pay Fairness Act H.R. 1064, To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients H.R. 1073, FAIR Act S. 426, FAIR Act H.R. 1076, Fair Chance Act S. 387, Fair Chance Act H.R. 1117, Shutdown Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S.473, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 1203, Anti-Deficiency Reform and Enforcement Act of 2019 H.R. 1235, MSPB Temporary Term Extension Act H.R. 1254, Equal COLA Act H.R. 1256, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 531, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 1286, Federal Employee Credit Score Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 1427, To provide for priority for lodging expenses for federal employees where people are protected from human trafficking H.R. 1433, Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2019 H.R. 1463, Taxpayer's DIME Act H.R. 1534, Federal Employee Paid Leave Act H.R. 1553, Fair COLA for Senior Act H.R. 1598, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy of 2019 H.R. 1609, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. 731, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 1639, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 1701, To establish a commission to study the relocation of select executive agencies or divisions of such agencies outside the Washington metropolitan area, to make recommendations to Congress on appropriate findings, and for other purposes H.R. 2083, Homeland Procurement Reform Act H.R. 2290, To require the Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging financial institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes S. Res. 66, A resolution rejecting the use of Government shutdowns S. 24, Government Employee Fair Treatment Act S. 111, Pay our Protectors Act of 2019 S. 113, Shutdown Policy Fairness Act S. 165, Federal Unemployment Compensation Equity Act of 2019 S. 204, Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2019 S. 214, A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal and other government employees affected by the current lapse in appropriations S. 386, To waive penalties for withdrawals from retirement plans for federal employees and contractors affected by the shutdown S. 396, A bill to amend section 1202 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the continuation of service provision for members of the Merit Systems Protection Board S. 404, Remote Areas Border Security Enhancements Act S. 406, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2019 S. 414, Trade Facilitation and Security Enhancement Act S. 429, Cyber Security Exchange Act S. 439, End Plush Retirements Act S. 493, Decentralize Regulatory Agencies, Include the "Nation Act of 2019" or the "DRAIN Act" S. 497, National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2019 S. 531, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 535, Protect Federal Workers Credit Act S. 841, Relocation Expense Parity Act S. 1004, Safeguarding America's Ports Act
2019 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Support for all measures to end the partial government shutdown, including H.R. 267, H.J. Res 28, H.J. Res 31, and H.R. 648; support for the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 (S. 24); Support for Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act of 2019 (S. 204); Support for a pay raise for federal employees in 2019 (S. 262 / H.R. 790); Support for the FAIR Act (H.R. 1073 / S. 426); Support for the MSPB Temporary Term Extension Act (H.R. 1235); Support for the TRICARE Reserve Improvement Act (H.R. 613 / S. 164); Support for Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 141 / S. 521); Support for bills to establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council (H.R. 1316 / S. 530); Support for the First Responder Fair RETIRE Act (S. 531 / H.R. 1256); Support for the Equal COLA Act (H.R. 1254); Support for the Fair COLA for Seniors Act (H.R. 1553; Support for the Protecting Exmployees' Security Clearances Act (S. 464)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Democratic |
| MD |
| Ben Ray Luján | Democratic | NM |
| Brad Sherman | Democratic | CA |
| Brian Higgins | Democratic | NY |
| Chellie Pingree | Democratic | ME |
| Chris Pappas | Democratic | NH |
| Danny K. Davis | Democratic | IL |
| David E. Price | Democratic | NC |
| David J. Trone | Democratic | MD |
| Debra A. Haaland | Democratic | NM |
| Derek Kilmer | Democratic | WA |
| Dina Titus | Democratic | NV |
| Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | VA |
| Ed Perlmutter | Democratic | CO |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Emanuel Cleaver | Democratic | MO |
| Filemon Vela | Democratic | TX |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Grace Meng | Democratic | NY |
| Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Democratic | MP |
| Gwen Moore | Democratic | WI |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| Jamie Raskin | Democratic | MD |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jared Huffman | Democratic | CA |
| Jerry McNerney | Democratic | CA |
| Joe Courtney | Democratic | CT |
| John Garamendi | Democratic | CA |
| John P. Sarbanes | Democratic | MD |
| Joseph P. Kennedy III | Democratic | MA |
| Kathleen M. Rice | Democratic | NY |
| Katie Hill | Democratic | CA |
| Lori Trahan | Democratic | MA |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | CA |
| Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | OH |
| Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | CA |
| Mark Pocan | Democratic | WI |
| Maxine Waters | Democratic | CA |
| Peter A. DeFazio | Democratic | OR |
| Ro Khanna | Democratic | CA |
| Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | VA |
| Rosa L. DeLauro | Democratic | CT |
| Scott H. Peters | Democratic | CA |
| Stephen F. Lynch | Democratic | MA |
| Steven Horsford | Democratic | NV |
| Susie Lee | Democratic | NV |
| Suzan K. DelBene | Democratic | WA |
| Wm. Lacy Clay | Democratic | MO |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |
| HR 782 |
116th |
| Related bill |
| HR 5690 | 116th | Related bill |
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Client expense: $487,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $487,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $427,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $412,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Special Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Special Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $467,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Special Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Special Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Special Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection