Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act

H.R. 1319 The American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 748 CARES Act H.R. 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, H.R. 4540

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1319 The American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 748 CARES Act H.R. 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, H.R. 4540

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1319 The American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 748 CARES Act H.R. 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, H.R. 4540

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1319 The American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 748 CARES Act H.R. 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, H.R. 4540

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 748/S. 684, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, which would repeal a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that imposes a 40% Cadillac tax on health care plans most likely to be used by law enforcement and other public safety officers; H.R. 141/S. 521, the Social Security Fairness Act, which would repeal both the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset in current Social Security law; H.R. 4540 (Neal, D-MA), the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, which would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and replace it with a more equitable and individualized calculation of Social Security benefits while ensuring that no workers will be negatively impacted by the new formula; H.R. 4897, the Public Safety Retirees Healthcare Protection Act, which would increase the pretax benefit from $3,000 to $6,000 for public safety employees to pay for premiums on health care and long-term care insurance; H.R. 5342, the Supporting Americas First Responders Act, which would establish a new above-the-line deduction for law enforcement and other public safety officers and which was incorporated into H.R. 5377, the Restoring Tax Fairness for State and Localities Act; and S. 710, the Social Security Fairness for Firefighters and Police Officers Act, which would repeal both the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset for those serving as law enforcement officers or firefighters.

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

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

Support for the Federal Retirement Fairness Act (H.R. 2478); support for the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act (H.R. 5690 / S. 3231); Support for the Equal COLA Act (H.R. 1254); Support for the Fair COLA for Seniors Act (H.R. 1553);Support for the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act (H.R. 3934 / S. 3401); Support for the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act (H.R. 4540); Support for Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 141 / S. 521); Support for the RECOVER Act (H.R. 3726); Support for the Federal Frontline Worker Leave Protection Act (H.R. 6733); Support for the FY 2021 NDAA (S. 4049), particularly sections 1111, 1107, 1105, and 1113; Support for the FY 2021 NDAA (H.R. 6395), particularly section 1101, 1102, 1106); Support for pay parity for federal employees with the uniformed military; Support for the Saving the Civil Service Act (H.R. 8687); Support for the Protecting Employees from Surprise Taxes Act of 2020 (H.R. 8629); Support for the Pandemic Federal Telework Act (S. 4518); Support for the Federal Labor-Management COVID Partnership Act (S. 4347); Support for legislation to help ensure that COVID-19 does not prevent disabled veterans from using the medical treatment leave to which such veterans are entitled, and for other purposes (H.R. 8541); Support for the Federal Worker Leave Fairness Act of 2020 (H.R. 8457 / S. 4777).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499 and S. 4986, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Emergency Social Security COLA. H.R. 8598, the Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act: To provide for a 3 percent cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries in calendar year 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (P.L. 116-260). Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830 and S. 4830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral.

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Support H.R. 141/S. 521, the Social Security Fairness Act, to repeal the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Support modifications to H.R. 860 in provide equitable tax treatment between Social Security benefits and Civil Service Retirement System annuities, to extend the adoption of the CPI-E for cost-of-living adjustments to all federal retirement programs (not just Social Security), and to include reform or repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). 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. 1553, the Fair COLAs for Seniors Act, to calculate cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) to federal civilian retirement benefits, military retirement benefits, and Social Security benefits using the CPI-E. 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. Support H.R. 3934, the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2019, which would reform the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Support H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, which would reform the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Support providing equitable relief to federal retirees (without Social Security) in any proposal to increase Social Security benefits as part of economic stimulus legislation. Oppose H.R. 5018/H.R. 6614/S.2791, the Taxpayers and Savers Protection Act, which would limit the investment options of the Thrift Savings Plan's International (I) Fund. Oppose administration attempts to pressure the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) to reverse its decision to expand I Fund investments. Support adequate vetting of new nominees to FRTIB, including referral to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and holding a hearing. Oppose language in draft Senate appropriations bill to restrict expansion of I Fund investments.

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)

H.R.878, Educators Expense Modernization Act, Teacher Tax Deductions related issues Monitor the following: H.R.6579, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain taxpayers a 2-year carryback of net operating losses and to restore and make permanent the limitation on excess business losses of non-corporate taxpayers, Entirety S.3640, CARES Windfall for the Wealthiest Repeal Act, Entirety 529 College Savings Plans, Allowable Uses H.R.5043/S.2809, Millionaires Surtax Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.5066, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.1516, Wall Street Tax Act, Entirety H.R.3157, Working Families Tax Relief Act, Entirety Save for Success Act, Entirety H.R.4857/S.309, For the 99.8% Act, Entirety H.R.3848/S.2155, Stop Wall Street Looting Act, Entirety H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, Entirety H.R.141, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.2624, SALT Relief and Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2019, Entirety Paid Family Leave, generally Teacher Tax Deductions

Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Multiemployer Pension Crisis, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation related issues Monitor the following: H.R.141/S.521, the Social Security Fairness Act, Entirety H.R.4540, Public Servants Protection & Fairness Act, Entirety H.R.860/S.269, Social Security 2100 Act, Entirety H.R.7370, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2020, Entirety Guaranteed Retirement Accounts/retirement security

Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499 and S. 4986, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Emergency Social Security COLA. H.R. 8598, the Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act: To provide for a 3 percent cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries in calendar year 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (P.L. 116-260). Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830 and S. 4830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of

Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499 and S. 4986, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Emergency Social Security COLA. H.R. 8598, the Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act: To provide for a 3 percent cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries in calendar year 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (P.L. 116-260). Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830 and S. 4830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral.

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

H.R. 4540-"Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act"-this legislation would amend the Social Security Act to provide an equitable Social Security formula for individuals affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision. The NRLCA supports this bill. S. 2791-"Taxpayers and Savers Protection Act", legislation that would ban the investment of Thrift Savings Plan funds into securities listed on mainland Chinese exchanges. The NRLCA opposes this bill.

Client expense: $125,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

Issues related to federal education policy. Social Security for Public Retirees, S.634 Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity. H.R. 3934 The Equal Treatment Of Public Servants Act H.R. 4540 The Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act H.R. 748 CARES Act - Coronavirus response stimulus

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Social Security legislation, H.R. 141, S. 521, H.R. 4540, H.R. 3934.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Social Security legislation, H.R. 141, S. 521, H.R. 4540. H.R. 3934, S. 3526, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2019.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Continued effort to include a repeal or revised formula for the Windfall Elimination Provision for non-covered retirees. Monitored H.R. 860, the Social Security 2100 Act." The bill would provide an across-the-board benefit increase equivalent to about 2 percent of the average Social Security benefit amd make other substantial changes. The bill, introduced by Rep. John Larson (D-CT) did not move in the session. The identical Senate bill is S. 269, introduced by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). It did not move either. Monitored S.521, the Social Security Fairness Act, was introduced by Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH). The bill would amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. H.R. 141, the companion bill, was introduced by Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) the Social Security Fairness Act of 2019 and it now has over 200 bipartisan cosponsors, including several members of the Ohio delegation. Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced H.R. 397, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act. It is important to distinguish private and public multiemployer pension plans. It amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund and to establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans. Chairman Neal introduced H.R. 4540 in 2019 to address the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Rep. Brady introduced his bill, H.R. 3934, at the end of July 2019 to address WEP. Monitored both bills and discussed the need for WEP reform with House and Senate Offices and Committee staff.

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

1. Proposals to change the Social Security annual Cost of Living Adjustment formula 2. Proposals to raise the Social Security normal retirement age 3. Proposals to "means test" Social Security benefits 4. Beneficiary information available through Social Security Administration field offices 5. Status of the Social Security Disability Insurance Trust Fund 6. Closing of Social Security Administration field offices 7. Implementation of the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 8. Status of Social Security Disability claims backlog 9. U.S. House and Senate Expand Social Security Caucuses 10. Social Security Administration online COLA notifications 11. Proposals for loan guarantees for multi-employer pension plans 12. Proposals for multiple employer retirement accounts 13. H.R. 860, Social Security Act 2100, entire bill 14. H.R. 1540, Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement (POWR) Act, entire bill 15. H.R. 1170, Social Security Expansion Act, entire bill 16. S. 478, Social Security Expansion Act, entire bill 17. Nominations for Social Security Public Trustees 18. H.R. 397, Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, entire bill 19. H.R. 2654, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2019, entire bill 20. H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, entire bill 21. Social Security Administration field office hours opening and closing 22. Electronic disclosure and notification of pension plan information 23. S. 2254, Butch Lewis Act of 2019, entire bill 24. H.R. 5306, Know Your Social Security Act, entire bill 25. S. 2989, Know Your Social Security Act, entire bill 26. H.R. 6356, Emergency Social Security Benefits Improvement Act, entire bill 27. Social Security Administration policy on benefits overpayments 28. H.R. 8171, Save our Social Security Now Act, entire bill 29. H.R. 141, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019, entire bill 30. U.S. Department of Labor proposed final fiduciary rule, June 29, 2020, entire rule 31. H.R. 8598,Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act, entire bill 32. H.R. 8171, Save Our Social Security Now Act, entire bill 33. S. 269, Social Security 2100 Act, entire bill 34. H.R. 4386, Stop the Wait Act, entire bill 35. S. 2496, Stop the Wait Act, entire bill

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)

H. Con. Res. 59, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Black women in comparison to men H. Con. Res. 112, Abolish the Last Great Plantation in America Resolution H. J. Res. 94, Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, relating to "Relief with Respect to Employment Tax Deadlines Applicable to Employers Affected by the Ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disease 2019 Pandemic" 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. Res. 913, Expressing support for frontline workers of the COVID-19 pandemic. H. Res. 1210, Recognizing the service of all District of Columbia veterans, condemning the denial of voting representation in Congress and full local self-government for veterans and their families who are District of Columbia residents, and calling for statehood for the District of Columbia through the enactment of H.R. 51, particularly in light of the service of District of Columbia veterans in every American war H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 25, Fair Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 39, Federal Sunset Act of 2019 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission 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. 266, Paycheck Protection Program Health Care Enhancement 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. 925, The Heroes Act 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. 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. 1709, Scientific Integrity Act S. 775, Scientific Integrity Act 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. 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. 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. 3675, Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2019 H.R. 3719, CT-PAT Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3816, No Pensions for Pedophiles Act H.R. 3838, Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces 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. 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, Safe Food Act of 2019 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 S. 3706, 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. 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. 5431, FAA Family and Medical Leave Act H.R. 5456, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act S. 3071, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act H.R. 5468, Border Workforce Efficiency Act H.R. 5560, To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes H.R. 5581, Access to Counsel Act of 2020 H.R. 5690, FAIR Act S. 3231, FAIR Act H.R. 5755, No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act of 2020 H.R. 5803, Washington, D.C. Admissions Act H.R. 5838, Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act H.R. 5885, Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Correction Act S. 3104, Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Corrections Act H.R. 5942, DHS Cybersecurity On-the-job-Training and Employment Apprentice Program Act H.R. 5980, No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions to Incarcerated Officials Now Act H.R. 5991, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2020 H.R. 5993, VAlue FAAmily Act H.R. 6036, VA Family Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness Response Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 6076, IRS Enhancement and Tax Gap Reduction Act of 2020 H.R. 6087, Public Service Appreciation Through Loan Forgiveness Act H.R. 6091, Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act H.R. 6108, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act S. 3428, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 6150, Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act S. 3415, Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act H.R. 6189, To limit employers from requiring employees to use vacation leave before using sick leave, and for other purposes H.R. 6197, CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 6198, Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6220, Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act H.R. 6221, Paid Sick Leave Credit Act of 2020 H.R. 6230, PSLF Administrative Improvements Act H.R. 6240, Federal Jobs Act H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6395, William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6397, Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 6413, To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including any adverse item of information on the consumer report of an individual with respect to debt related to a COVID-19 related illness, and for other purposes H.R. 6414, TSP Act H.R. 6415, Inspire to Serve Act of 2020 H.R. 6433, HEROES Act of 2020 H.R. 6442, Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020 S. 3513, Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6559, COVID-19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020 H.R. 6655, Hazardous Duty Pay for Frontline Federal Workers Act H.R. 6733, Federal Frontline Workers Leave Protection Act H.R. 6759, Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act H.R. 6812, Emergency Limitation Periods Extensions for Workers Act H.R. 6896, No Tik-Tok on Government Devices S. 3455, No Tik-Tok on Government Devices H.R. 6909, Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act of 2020 H.R. 6958, COVID-19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020 S. 3972, COVID-19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020 H.R. 6995, To prohibit the Administrator of General Services from setting Continental United States (CONUS) per diem-reimbursements rates below a certain level, and for other purposes H.R. 7107, PLUM Act of 2020 S. 3896, PLUM Act of 2020 H.R. 7120, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 S. 3912, Justice in Policing Act of 2020 H.R. 7134, Bend Toward Justice Act of 2020 H.R. 7153, Law Enforcement Identification Act S. 3909, Law Enforcement Identification Act H.R. 7226, Federal Agency Sunset Act H.R. 7322, Restore Integrity of Special Prosecutors Act S. 4056, Restore Integrity of Special Prosecutors Act H.R. 7327, Child Care for Economic Recovery Act H.R. 7340, To ensure that personal protective equipment and other equipment and supplies needed to fight coronavirus are provided to employees required to return to Federal offices, and for other purposes H.R. 7341, To provide support and flexibility for the Federal workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes H.R. 7438, Duplication Scoring Act of 2020 H.R. 7448, Telework for U.S. Innovation Act S. 4138, Telework for U.S. Innovation Act H.R. 7471, SAFE While Traveling Act H.R. 7478, COST of Relocations Act S. 4136, COST of Relocations Act H.R. 7496, COVID PREPARE Act of 2020 H.R. 7524, Wear Your Mask Act S. 4610, Wear Your Mask Act H.R. 7864, Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act of 2020 H.R. 7901, ANTI Viruses Act H.R. 7935, Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2020 H.R. 7936, Federal Employee Access to Information Act S. 4438, Federal Employee Access to Information Act H.R. 7944, Southwest Border Security Technology Improvement Act of 2020 S. 4224, Southwest Border Security Technology Improvement Act of 2020 H.R. 8111, RNC Act H.R. 8170, Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act H.R. 8171, Save our Social Security Now Act H.R. 8191, CHARGE Act H.R. 8228, Our Lawn Act H.R. 8381, To prohibit employers from asking the age or date of birth of an individual before the completion and submission of an application for employment by such individual H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act H.R. 8457, To restore leave lost by Federal employees during certain public health emergencies, and for other purposes S. 4777, A bill to restore leave lost by Federal employees during certain public health emergencies, and for other purposes H.R. 8501, To establish minimum competency standards for tax return preparers H.R. 8554, To establish the Federal Sunset Commission H.R. 8567, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase to 75 the required beginning date age for mandatory retirement distributions and to exempt from such distribution rules individuals with lower account balances H.R. 8595, To nullify the effect of Executive Order 13950 relating to combating race and sex stereotyping H.R. 8629, Protecting Employees from Surprise Taxes Act of 2020 S. 4810, Protecting Employees from Surprise Taxes Act of 2020 H.R. 8679, To allow certain individuals with prior service under the District of Columbia retirement system to make deposits towards annuities under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System, and for other purposes H.R. 8687, Saving the Civil Service Act H.R. 8703, Federal Skills Act H.R. 8711, Federal Workforce Accountability and Modernization Act H.R. 8720, To provide greater flexibility to agencies to make appointments to positions for which there is a severe shortage of candidates, and for other purposes H.R. 8734, A bill to amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to prohibit the imposition of a nondisclosure agreement as a condition of the payment of any award or settlement in connection with a violation of such Act H.R. 8800, American Financial Markets Integrity and Security Act H.R. 8806, Rise Act of 2020 S. 1460, Rise Act of 2020 H.R. 8855, HERCULES Act H.R. 8952, CFTC Consumer Protection Fund S. 4995, CFTC Consumer Protection Fund H.R. 9001, Prohibiting Annuities for Sexual Abusers in Congress Act H.R. 9029, To improve the anti-corruption and public integrity laws, and for other purposes S. 5070, To improve the anti-corruption and public integrity laws, and for other purposes H.R. 9052, To impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the competitive service, and for other purposes 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. Res. 668, A resolution commemorating the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center's 50th Anniversary 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. 473, Law Enforcement Officers Equity 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. 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. 3079, FAA and TSA Family and Medical Leave Act S. 3184, Federal employees and Retirees with Delinquent tax Debt Initiatives (FERDI Act) S. 3199, Border Patrol Pay Security Act of 2020 S. 3234, Social Security Solvency and Sustainability Act S. 3250, DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2020 S. 3345, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act S. 3368, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2020 S. 3401, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2020 S. 3508, Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act of 2020 S. 3527, A bill to waive required minimum distribution rules for retirement plans in 2020 S. 3535, Tax Filing Relief for America Act S. 3553, A bill to modify the schedule for estimated tax payments for 2020 S. 3556, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for deferral of loan repayment for graduates during the period of the coronavirus S. 3557, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate required minimum distributions under tax-favored retirement plans S. 3561, Emergency Telework Act of 2020 S. 3567, A bill to provide State funding to ensure that essential workers can access child care S. 3586, a bill to reduce Federal spending and fund the acquisition of unexpired personal protection equipment (including face masks) for the strategic national stockpile by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns S. 3708, Agency Accountability Act S. 3910, COVID-19 as a Presumptive Disease in Wildland Firefighters Act S. 3985, JUSTICE Act S. 3990, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2020 S. 4136, COST of Relocations Act S. 4138, Telework for U.S. Innovation Act S. 4323, TRUST Act of 2020 S. 4372, Dependent Care Expense Relief Act of 2020 S. 4374, Federal Jobs Act S. 4476, Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2020 S. 4518, Pandemic Federal Telework Act of 2020 S. 4638, Science and Transparency Over Politics Act S. 4766, A bill to ensure that personal protective equipment and other equipment and supplies needed to fight coronavirus are provided to employees required to return to Federal offices, and for other purposes S. 4800, The Heroes Act S. 4907, A bill to nullify Executive Order 13957, entitled "Creating Schedule F in The Excepted Service" S. 4965, Public Servant Protection Act of 2020 S. 4977, Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act

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

Support for the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, H.R. 4540, H.R. 3934 (the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act)H.R. 141, S 521 (the Social Security Fairness Act of 2019)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support for enactment of HR. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, legislation to fix the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) for future retirees and provide meaningful relief to current WEP retirees.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE

H.R. 748/S. 684, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, which would repeal a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that imposes a 40% Cadillac tax on health care plans most likely to be used by law enforcement and other public safety officers; H.R. 141/S. 521, the Social Security Fairness Act, which would repeal both the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset in current Social Security law; H.R. 4540 (Neal, D-MA), the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, which would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and replace it with a more equitable and individualized calculation of Social Security benefits while ensuring that no workers will be negatively impacted by the new formula; H.R. 4897, the Public Safety Retirees Healthcare Protection Act, which would increase the pretax benefit from $3,000 to $6,000 for public safety employees to pay for premiums on health care and long-term care insurance; H.R. 5342, the Supporting Americas First Responders Act, which would establish a new above-the-line deduction for law enforcement and other public safety officers and which was incorporated into H.R. 5377, the Restoring Tax Fairness for State and Localities Act; and S. 710, the Social Security Fairness for Firefighters and Police Officers Act, which would repeal both the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset for those serving as law enforcement officers or firefighters.

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

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

Support for the Federal Retirement Fairness Act (H.R. 2478); support for the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act (H.R. 5690 / S. 3231); Support for the Equal COLA Act (H.R. 1254); Support for the Fair COLA for Seniors Act (H.R. 1553);Support for the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act (H.R. 3934 / S. 3401); Support for the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act (H.R. 4540); Support for Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 141 / S. 521); Support for the RECOVER Act (H.R. 3726); Support for the Federal Frontline Worker Leave Protection Act (H.R. 6733); Support for the FY 2021 NDAA (S. 4049), particularly sections 1111, 1107, 1105, and 1113; Support for the FY 2021 NDAA (H.R. 6395), particularly section 1101, 1102, 1106); Support for pay parity for federal employees with the uniformed military.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Continued effort to include a repeal or revised formula for the Windfall Elimination Provision for non-covered retirees. Monitored H.R. 860, the Social Security 2100 Act." The bill would provide an across-the-board benefit increase equivalent to about 2 percent of the average Social Security benefit amd make other substantial changes. The bill, introduced by Rep. John Larson (D-CT) is still pending. The identical Senate bill is S. 269, introduced by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). Monitored S.521, the Social Security Fairness Act, was introduced by Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH). The bill would amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. H.R. 141, the companion bill, was introduced by Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) the Social Security Fairness Act of 2019 and it now has over 200 bipartisan cosponsors, including several members of the Ohio delegation. Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced H.R. 397, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act. It is important to distinguish private and public multiemployer pension plans. It amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund and to establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans. Chairman Neal introduced H.R. 4540 in 2019 to address the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Rep. Brady introduced his bill, H.R. 3934, at the end of July 2019 to address WEP. Monitored both bills and discussed the need for WEP reform with House and Senate Offices and Committee staff.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $9,999

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Support H.R. 141/S. 521, the Social Security Fairness Act, to repeal the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Support modifications to H.R. 860 in provide equitable tax treatment between Social Security benefits and Civil Service Retirement System annuities, to extend the adoption of the CPI-E for cost-of-living adjustments to all federal retirement programs (not just Social Security), and to include reform or repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). 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. 1553, the Fair COLAs for Seniors Act, to calculate cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) to federal civilian retirement benefits, military retirement benefits, and Social Security benefits using the CPI-E. 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. Support H.R. 3934, the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2019, which would reform the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Support H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, which would reform the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Support providing equitable relief to federal retirees (without Social Security) in any proposal to increase Social Security benefits as part of economic stimulus legislation. Oppose H.R. 5018/H.R. 6614/S.2791, the Taxpayers and Savers Protection Act, which would limit the investment options of the Thrift Savings Plan's International (I) Fund. Oppose administration attempts to pressure the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) to reverse its decision to expand I Fund investments. Support adequate vetting of new nominees to FRTIB, including referral to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and holding a hearing.

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)

H.R.6579, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain taxpayers a 2-year carryback of net operating losses and to restore and make permanent the limitation on excess business losses of non-corporate taxpayers, Entirety S.3640, CARES Windfall for the Wealthiest Repeal Act, Entirety 529 College Savings Plans, Allowable Uses H.R.878, Educators Expense Modernization Act, Teacher Tax Deductions related issues Monitor the following: H.R.5043/S.2809, Millionaires Surtax Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.5066, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.1516, Wall Street Tax Act, Entirety H.R.3157, Working Families Tax Relief Act, Entirety Save for Success Act, Entirety H.R.4857/S.309, For the 99.8% Act, Entirety H.R.3848/S.2155, Stop Wall Street Looting Act, Entirety H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, Entirety H.R.141, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.2624, SALT Relief and Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2019, Entirety Paid Family Leave, generally Teacher Tax Deductions

Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE

H.R.141/S.521, the Social Security Fairness Act, Entirety H.R.4540, Public Servants Protection & Fairness Act, Entirety H.R.860/S.269, Social Security 2100 Act, Entirety H.R.7370, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2020, Entirety Monitor Guaranteed Retirement Accounts/retirement security

Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE

Issues related to federal education policy. Social Security for Public Retirees, S.634 Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity. H.R. 3934 The Equal Treatment Of Public Servants Act H.R. 4540 The Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act H.R. 748 CARES Act - Coronavirus response stimulus

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

1. Proposals to change the Social Security annual Cost of Living Adjustment formula 2. Proposals to raise the Social Security normal retirement age 3. Proposals to "means test" Social Security benefits 4. Beneficiary information available through Social Security Administration field offices 5. Status of the Social Security Disability Insurance Trust Fund 6. Closing of Social Security Administration field offices 7. Implementation of the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 8. Status of Social Security Disability claims backlog 9. U.S. House and Senate Expand Social Security Caucuses 10. Social Security Administration online COLA notifications 11. Proposals for loan guarantees for multi-employer pension plans 12. Proposals for multiple employer retirement accounts 13. H.R. 860, Social Security Act 2100, entire bill 14. H.R. 1540, Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement (POWR) Act, entire bill 15. H.R. 1170, Social Security Expansion Act, entire bill 16. S. 478, Social Security Expansion Act, entire bill 17. Nominations for Social Security Public Trustees 18. H.R. 397, Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act, entire bill 19. H.R. 2654, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2019, entire bill 20. H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, entire bill 21. Social Security Administration field office hours opening and closing 22. Electronic disclosure and notification of pension plan information 23. S. 2254, Butch Lewis Act of 2019, entire bill 24. H.R. 5306, Know Your Social Security Act, entire bill 25. S. 2989, Know Your Social Security Act, entire bill 26. H.R. 6356, Emergency Social Security Benefits Improvement Act, entire bill 27. Social Security Administration policy on benefits overpayments 28. H.R. 8171, Save our Social Security Now Act, entire bill 29. H.R. 141, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019, entire bill 30. U.S. Department of Labor proposed final fiduciary rule, June 29, 2020, entire rule

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)

Social Security legislation, H.R. 141, S. 521, H.R. 4540, H.R. 3934.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Social Security legislation, H.R. 141, S. 521, H.R. 4540. H.R. 3934, S. 3526, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2019.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H. Con. Res. 59, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Black women in comparison to men H. Con. Res. 112, Abolish the Last Great Plantation in America Resolution H. J. Res. 94, Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, relating to "Relief with Respect to Employment Tax Deadlines Applicable to Employers Affected by the Ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disease 2019 Pandemic" 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. Res. 913, Expressing support for frontline workers of the COVID-19 pandemic 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. 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. 925, The Heroes Act 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. 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. 1709, Scientific Integrity Act S. 775, Scientific Integrity Act 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. 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. 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. 3675, Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2019 H.R. 3719, CT-PAT Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 3816, No Pensions for Pedophiles Act H.R. 3838, Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces 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. 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, Safe Food Act of 2019 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 S. 3706, 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. 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. 5431, FAA Family and Medical Leave Act H.R. 5456, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act S. 3071, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act H.R. 5468, Border Workforce Efficiency Act H.R. 5560, To amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify certain due process rights of Federal employees serving in sensitive positions, and for other purposes H.R. 5581, Access to Counsel Act of 2020 H.R. 5690, FAIR Act S. 3231, FAIR Act H.R. 5755, No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act of 2020 H.R. 5803, Washington, D.C. Admissions Act H.R. 5838, Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act H.R. 5885, Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Correction Act S. 3104, Federal Employee Parental Leave Technical Corrections Act H.R. 5942, DHS Cybersecurity On-the-job-Training and Employment Apprentice Program Act H.R. 5980, No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions to Incarcerated Officials Now Act H.R. 5991, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2020 H.R. 5993, VAlue FAAmily Act H.R. 6036, VA Family Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6076, IRS Enhancement and Tax Gap Reduction Act of 2020 H.R. 6087, Public Service Appreciation Through Loan Forgiveness Act H.R. 6091, Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act H.R. 6108, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act S. 3428, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act H.R. 6116, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 6150, Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act S. 3415, Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act H.R. 6189, To limit employers from requiring employees to use vacation leave before using sick leave, and for other purposes H.R. 6197, CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 6198, Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6220, Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act H.R. 6221, Paid Sick Leave Credit Act of 2020 H.R. 6230, PSLF Administrative Improvements Act H.R. 6240, Federal Jobs Act H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act H.R. 6395, William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6397, Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act H.R. 6413, To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including any adverse item of information on the consumer report of an individual with respect to debt related to a COVID-19 related illness, and for other purposes H.R. 6414, TSP Act H.R. 6415, Inspire to Serve Act of 2020 H.R. 6433, HEROES Act of 2020 H.R. 6442, Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020 S. 3513, Providing Americans Insured Days of Leave Act of 2020 H.R. 6559, COVID-19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020 H.R. 6655, Hazardous Duty Pay for Frontline Federal Workers Act H.R. 6733, Federal Frontline Workers Leave Protection Act H.R. 6759, Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act H.R. 6812, Emergency Limitation Periods Extensions for Workers Act H.R. 6896, No Tik-Tok on Government Devices S. 3455, No Tik-Tok on Government Devices H.R. 6909, Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act of 2020 H.R. 6958, COVID-19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020 S. 3972, COVID-19 Dependent Care Flexible Spending Arrangement Rollover Act of 2020 H.R. 6995, To prohibit the Administrator of General Services from setting Continental United States (CONUS) per diem-reimbursements rates below a certain level, and for other purposes H.R. 7107, PLUM Act of 2020 S. 3896, PLUM Act of 2020 H.R. 7120, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 S. 3912, Justice in Policing Act of 2020 H.R. 7134, Bend Toward Justice Act of 2020 H.R. 7153, Law Enforcement Identification Act S. 3909, Law Enforcement Identification Act H.R. 7226, Federal Agency Sunset Act H.R. 7322, Restore Integrity of Special Prosecutors Act S. 4056, Restore Integrity of Special Prosecutors Act H.R. 7327, Child Care for Economic Recovery Act H.R. 7340, To ensure that personal protective equipment and other equipment and supplies needed to fight coronavirus are provided to employees required to return to Federal offices, and for other purposes H.R. 7341, To provide support and flexibility for the Federal workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes H.R. 7438, Duplication Scoring Act of 2020 H.R. 7448, Telework for U.S. Innovation Act S. 4138, Telework for U.S. Innovation Act H.R. 7471, SAFE While Traveling Act H.R. 7478, COST of Relocations Act S. 4136, COST of Relocations Act H.R. 7496, COVID PREPARE Act of 2020 H.R. 7524, Wear Your Mask Act S. 4610, Wear Your Mask Act H.R. 7864, Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act of 2020 H.R. 7901, ANTI Viruses Act H.R. 7935, Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2020 H.R. 7936, Federal Employee Access to Information Act S. 4438, Federal Employee Access to Information Act H.R. 7944, Southwest Border Security Technology Improvement Act of 2020 S. 4224, Southwest Border Security Technology Improvement Act of 2020 H.R. 8111, RNC Act H.R. 8170, Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act H.R. 8171, Save our Social Security Now Act H.R. 8191, CHARGE Act H.R. 8228, Our Lawn Act H.R. 8381, To prohibit employers from asking the age or date of birth of an individual before the completion and submission of an application for employment by such individual H.R. 8406, The Heroes Act H.R. 8457, To restore leave lost by Federal employees during certain public health emergencies, and for other purposes S. 4777, A bill to restore leave lost by Federal employees during certain public health emergencies, and for other purposes 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. Res. 668, A resolution commemorating the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center's 50th Anniversary 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. 473, Law Enforcement Officers Equity 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. 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. 3079, FAA and TSA Family and Medical Leave Act S. 3184, Federal employees and Retirees with Delinquent tax Debt Initiatives (FERDI Act) S. 3199, Border Patrol Pay Security Act of 2020 S. 3234, Social Security Solvency and Sustainability Act S. 3250, DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2020 S. 3345, Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act S. 3368, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2020 S. 3401, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2020 S. 3508, Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act of 2020 S. 3527, A bill to waive required minimum distribution rules for retirement plans in 2020 S. 3535, Tax Filing Relief for America Act S. 3553, A bill to modify the schedule for estimated tax payments for 2020 S. 3556, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for deferral of loan repayment for graduates during the period of the coronavirus S. 3557, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate required minimum distributions under tax-favored retirement plans S. 3561, Emergency Telework Act of 2020 S. 3567, A bill to provide State funding to ensure that essential workers can access child care S. 3586, a bill to reduce Federal spending and fund the acquisition of unexpired personal protection equipment (including face masks) for the strategic national stockpile by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns S. 3708, Agency Accountability Act S. 3910, COVID-19 as a Presumptive Disease in Wildland Firefighters Act S. 3985, JUSTICE Act S. 3990, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2020 S. 4136, COST of Relocations Act S. 4138, Telework for U.S. Innovation Act S. 4323, TRUST Act of 2020 S. 4372, Dependent Care Expense Relief Act of 2020 S. 4374, Federal Jobs Act S. 4476, Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2020 S. 4518, Pandemic Federal Telework Act of 2020 S. 4638, Science and Transparency Over Politics Act S. 4766, A bill to ensure that personal protective equipment and other equipment and supplies needed to fight coronavirus are provided to employees required to return to Federal offices, and for other purposes

Client expense: $280,000 · 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

Support for enactment of HR. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, legislation to fix the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) for future retirees and provide meaningful relief to current WEP retirees.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE

H.R. 4540-"Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act"-this legislation would amend the Social Security Act to provide an equitable Social Security formula for individuals affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision. The NRLCA supports this bill. S. 2791-"Taxpayers and Savers Protection Act", legislation that would ban the investment of Thrift Savings Plan funds into securities listed on mainland Chinese exchanges. The NRLCA opposes this bill.

Client expense: $125,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

Support for the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, H.R. 4540, H.R. 3934 (the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act)H.R. 141, S 521 (the Social Security Fairness Act of 2019)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support for the Federal Retirement Fairness Act (H.R. 2478); support for the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act (H.R. 5690 / S. 3231); Support for the Equal COLA Act (H.R. 1254); Support for the Fair COLA for Seniors Act (H.R. 1553);Support for the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act (H.R. 3934 / S. 3401); Support for the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act (H.R. 4540); Support for Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 141 / S. 521); Support for the RECOVER Act (H.R. 3726); Support for the Federal Frontline Worker Leave Protection Act (H.R. 6733); Support for the FY 2021 NDAA (S. 4049), particularly sections 1111, 1107, 1105, and 1113; Support for the FY 2021 NDAA (H.R. 6395), particularly section 1101, 1102, 1106); Support for pay parity for federal employees with the uniformed military.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 748/S. 684, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, which would repeal a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that imposes a 40% Cadillac tax on health care plans most likely to be used by law enforcement and other public safety officers; H.R. 141/S. 521, the Social Security Fairness Act, which would repeal both the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset in current Social Security law; H.R. 4540 (Neal, D-MA), the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, which would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and replace it with a more equitable and individualized calculation of Social Security benefits while ensuring that no workers will be negatively impacted by the new formula; H.R. 4897, the Public Safety Retirees Healthcare Protection Act, which would increase the pretax benefit from $3,000 to $6,000 for public safety employees to pay for premiums on health care and long-term care insurance; H.R. 5342, the Supporting Americas First Responders Act, which would establish a new above-the-line deduction for law enforcement and other public safety officers and which was incorporated into H.R. 5377, the Restoring Tax Fairness for State and Localities Act; and S. 710, the Social Security Fairness for Firefighters and Police Officers Act, which would repeal both the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset for those serving as law enforcement officers or firefighters.

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

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

Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of

H.R.6579, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain taxpayers a 2-year carryback of net operating losses and to restore and make permanent the limitation on excess business losses of non-corporate taxpayers, Entirety S.3640, CARES Windfall for the Wealthiest Repeal Act, Entirety 529 College Savings Plans, Allowable Uses Monitor the following: H.R.5043/S.2809, Millionaires Surtax Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.5066, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.1516, Wall Street Tax Act, Entirety H.R.3157, Working Families Tax Relief Act, Entirety Save for Success Act, Entirety H.R.4857/S.309, For the 99.8% Act, Entirety H.R.3848/S.2155, Stop Wall Street Looting Act, Entirety H.R. 4540, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act, Entirety H.R.141, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019, Entirety H.R.2624, SALT Relief and Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2019, Entirety Paid Family Leave, generally

Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

H.R.141/S.521, the Social Security Fairness Act, Entirety H.R.4540, Public Servants Protection & Fairness Act, Entirety Monitor the following: Guaranteed Retirement Accounts/retirement security H.R.860/S.269, Social Security 2100 Act, Entirety

Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Continued effort to include a repeal or revised formula for the Windfall Elimination Provision for non-covered retirees. Monitored H.R. 860, the Social Security 2100 Act." The bill would provide an across-the-board benefit increase equivalent to about 2 percent of the average Social Security benefit amd make other substantial changes. The bill, introduced by Rep. John Larson (D-CT) is still pending. The identical Senate bill is S. 269, introduced by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). Monitored S.521, the Social Security Fairness Act, was introduced by Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH). The bill would amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. H.R. 141, the companion bill, was introduced by Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) the Social Security Fairness Act of 2019 and it now has over 200 bipartisan cosponsors, including several members of the Ohio delegation. Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced H.R. 397, the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act. It is important to distinguish private and public multiemployer pension plans. It amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund and to establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans. Chairman Neal introduced H.R. 4540 in 2019 to address the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Rep. Brady introduced his bill, H.R. 3934, at the end of July 2019 to address WEP. Monitored both bills and discussed the need for WEP reform with House and Senate Offices and Committee staff.

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE

Issues related to federal education policy. Social Security for Public Retirees, S.634 Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity. H.R. 3934 The Equal Treatment Of Public Servants Act H.R. 4540 The Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act H.R. 748 CARES Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Social Security legislation, H.R. 141, S. 521, H.R. 4540, H.R. 3934.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE