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Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act
Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 11, 2021
Latest Action
February 11, 2021
Primary Sponsor
Bill Pascrell, Jr.Democratic(NJ)
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Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act This bill expands the definition of law enforcement officer under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). Specifically, the bill expands the definition to include (1) federal employees whose duties encompass the investigation or apprehension of suspected or convicted criminals and who are authorized to carry a firearm; (2) Internal Revenue Service employees whose duties are primarily the collection of delinquent taxes and the securing of delinquent returns; (3) U.S. Postal Inspection Service employees; (4) Department of Veterans Affairs police officers; and (5) certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who are seized-property specialists with duties relating to custody, management, and disposition of seized and forfeited property. The bill deems service performed by an incumbent law enforcement officer on or after the enactment date of this bill to be service performed as a law enforcement officer for retirement purposes. The past service of such incumbents shall be treated as service performed by a law enforcement officer for retirement purposes only if a written election is submitted to the Office of Personnel Management within five years after the enactment of this bill or before separation from government service, whichever is earlier. An incumbent who makes an election before the enactment of this bill may pay a deposit into the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund to cover prior service. A law enforcement officer shall not be subject to mandatory separation during the three-year period beginning on the enactment of this bill.
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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2022 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 521/S. 129 the "Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (RETIRE) Act," which would allow Federal law enforcement officers, who were severely injured in the line of duty, to maintain their 6(c) early retirement if they take a civil service position after their injury; H.R. 962/S. 1888 the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which would expand the definition of "law enforcement officer" for salary and retirement benefits to include all Federal law enforcement officers; H.R. 4148/S. 2236 the Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act, which would allow first responders to buy into Medicare beginning at the age of 50, and; H.R. 7203 the Wally Bunker Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Retirees Act, which would allow all retired public employees take advantage of a modest tax benefit, which they earned through their service to our communities, and increase the pre-tax amount from $3,000 to $6,000 per year
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbied in support of HR 903, the Rights for Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act, which would provide Title V rights to Transportation Security Officers and put them into the General Schedule pay scale. Lobbied to defund the Veterans Affairs Assett and Infrastructure Review Commission and prevent the implementation of its recommendations. Lobbied in support of HR 962, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which seeks to provide equal pay and retirement benefits to all federal law enforcement officers.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
Lobbied in support of HR 903, the Rights for Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act, which would provide Title V rights to Transportation Security Officers and put them into the General Schedule pay scale. Lobbied in support of HR 962, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which seeks to provide equal pay and retirement benefits to all federal law enforcement officers.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
Lobbied for changes to and oversight of Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) employee performance standards. Lobbied for increased oversight and changes to performance standards for Legal Administrative Assistants in the VBA National Call Centers. Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied to require the VA to include VA employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury, and catastrophic injury claims. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied for changes to the Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act that improperly authorizes an agency IG to issue testimonial subpoenas to former employees and others without the safeguards provided to current employees. Lobbied in support of the A.N.S. to H.R. 8510, the "Strengthening Whistleblower Protections at the Department of Veterans Affairs Act" to remove provisions that would improperly expand the Office of Special Counsel's authority at the expense of the neutral Merit Systems Protection Board and afford overly broad protections to SES members. C&P Exams: Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA. Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible (or will likely soon be eligible) to pursue toxic exposure claims. Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned. Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make C&P Exams available in every VA Medical Center. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied for H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the "VA Accountability Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771, the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of the implementation of the withdrawal of President Trump's May 2018 Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839. Lobbied in support of the implementation of President Biden's January 202 l Executive Order 14003: "Protecting the Federal Workforce in a timely fashion." Lobbied for oversight of the Biden Administration's implementation of Executive Order 4003. VA HR Modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 304/S. 4221 "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act as it pertains to VA Police Officers. Lobbied in support of and for changes to S. 4156, the VA Workforce Improvement, Support, and Expansion (WISE) Act of 2022. Lobbied for increased compensation for mid-grade Title 38 employees in positions covered by the "VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act." Lobbied for the increased use of Market Pay Surveys for Title 38 employees, and for Congress to perform oversight over the VA to ensure these surveys are being completed regularly and accurately. VA Asset Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act Lobbied to block the confirmation of the AIR Commission members and prevent implementation of recommendations to close facilities and reduce patient capacity. Lobbied to repeal the AIR Act and in support of S. 4297, the "Elimination of the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission Act of 2022", a draft House companion bill, and a proposed amendment to H.R. 7900, the "National Defense Authorization Act", substantially similar to S. 4297. Lobbied to amend H.R. 8238, the "Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2023" and parallel draft Senate legislation to prohibit closure of VA health care facilities based on certain VA recommendations to the AIR Commission. Lobbied for the VA to hire staff to fill its tens of thousands of vacancies. Lobbied for the inclusion of Questions for the Record to the VA Secretary on AIR Commission market assessment data transparency. Lobbied in support new legislation, existing legislation, and amendments to repeal the AIR Commission. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters: Provided a Statement for the Record for the House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing Fulfilling our Pact: Ensuring Effective Implementation of Toxic Exposure Legislation on December 7, 2022. Provided questions to committee members for the House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing Fulfilling our Pact: Ensuring Effective Implementation of Toxic Exposure Legislation on December 7, 2022. SFR for December 13, 2022 HVAC hearing on Review of the Role of the VA's Fourth Mission and Pandemic Response. Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771, the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888, the "Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act" and the importance of this bill to the VA Police Force. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the "VA CPE Modernization Act," and its amended version. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of S. 4156, the "VA Workforce Improvement, Support, and Expansion (WISE) Act of 2022. Also lobbied for specific changes to the bill related to VA Police Pensions, Continuing Professional Education Benefits, Performance Pay, Collective Bargaining Rights for Title 38 Employees, and changes for protections for former federal employees in relation to IG investigations. Lobbied in support of H.R. 304/S. 4221, the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to amend parts of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4673, the "Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition Act" or "EVEST Act. Lobbied in support of S. 3372, to amend title 38, United States Code, to strengthen benefits for children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of S. 3548, the "Veterans Hearing Benefits Act of 2022." Lobbied in support of S. 4141, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs as Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of S. 4308, the "Veterans Marriage Recognition Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 8888, the Food Security for All Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 2800, the "Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act" or the "WINGMAN Act." Lobbied for changes to and supported H.R. 8510, the "Strengthening Whistleblower Protections at the Department of Veterans Affairs" as amended. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6823, the "Elizabeth Dole Home and Community Based Service for Veterans and Caregivers Act of 2022" as amended. Lobbied in support of H.R. 8260, the "Faster Payments to Veterans' Survivors Act of 2022." Lobbied in support of H.R. 5776, the "Serving Our LGBTQ Veterans Act." Lobbied for in support of and for technical changes to H.R. 8003, the "Restore Veterans Dignity Act of 2022." Lobbied in support of the amended version of H.R. 8313, the "House Every Veterans Act." Lobbied in opposition to the amended version of H.R. 291 the "COST SAVINGS Enhancement Act." Made comments on H.R. 6647, a bill to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 7188, the "Modernizing Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Benefit Questionnaires Act." Lobbied for oversight of the "Honoring the PACT Act." Lobbied in support of report language related to Department of Veterans affairs in H.R. 2617, the "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023," Including: - Support for the Cleland Dole Act and preferred changes to certain provisions. - Support for report language related to the VBA National Work Queue and performance standards for VBA Claims processors. - Support for report language exploring expanded dental coverage for eligible veterans. - Support for the filling of vacancies throughout the department. - Support for funding for the implementation of the "PACT Act" and the Toxic Exposure Fund.
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2022 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
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Res. 766, Recognizing law enforcement officers who have tragically passed away from COVID-19 pandemic H. Res. 937, Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to preserve liberty by operating within the enumerated powers in the Constitution of the United States and its founding principles H. Res. 1367, Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 82) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions H.R. 5, Equality Act S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 25, Fair Tax Act of 2021 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act S. 51, Washington, D.C. 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Security Mentor-Protege Program Act of 2021 H.R. 490, DHS MORALE Act H.R. 521, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 129, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 531, ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act H.R. 564, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act S. 1158, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act H.R. 916, REDUCE Act H.R. 938, Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act S. 1221, Wildland Firefighters Recognition Act H.R. 962, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 1888, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 967, Federal Skills Act H.R. 978, Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2021 S. 2343, Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2021 H.R. 8466, Chai Suthammanout Remembrance Act of 2022 H.R. 1136, Federal Jobs Act H.R. 1200, Stop CHEATERS Act S. 1857, Stop CHEATERS Act H.R. 1224, Merit Systems Protections Board Empowerment Act of 2021 H.R. 1272, COST of Relocation Act S. 392, COST of Relocations Act H.R. 1459, Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2021 S. 510, 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Leave Modernization Act S. 1185, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act H.R. 2617, Performance Enhancement Reform Act H.R. 2744, Hazardous Duty Pay for Frontline Workers Act H.R. 2776, Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Amendments Act of 2021 H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021 H.R. 2988, Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 3000, Inspire to Serve Act of 2021 H.R. 3028, LPOE Modernization Trust Fund Act H.R. 3040, Pandemic Leave Extension Act H.R. 3045, No Regulation Through Litigation Act of 2021 H.R. 3050, Kenneth Meisel Public Servants' Claimant Fairness Act H.R. 3070, COPS Counseling Act H.R. 3079, Protect and Serve Act of 2021 S. 774, Protect and Serve Act of 2021 H.R. 3080, Back the Blue Act of 2021 S. 1599, Back the Blue Act of 2021 H.R. 3086, Locality Pay Equity Act of 2021 S. 1561, Locality Pay Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 3096, Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act S. 4150, Federal Law Enforcement Service Weapon Purchase Act H.R. 3172, HELPER Act of 2021 S. 2981, HELPER Act of 2021 H.R. 3179, Stop CRT Act H.R. 3235, To restrict executive agencies from acting in contravention of Executive Order 13950 H.R. 3249, Contents of Our Character Act of 2021 H.R. 3295, Prohibiting TSP Investment in China Act S. 1665, Prohibiting TSP Investment in China Act H.R. 3338, Enhanced Whistleblower Engagement Act H.R. 3351, To amend title 5, United States Code, to correct a legislative drafting error in such title, to eliminate the reduction in pay of a Federal employee or D.C. employee as a result of such employee serving as a member of the National Guard of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes H.R. 3367, Gold Star Children Act H.R. 3499, MERIT Act H.R. 3533, To establish occupational series for Federal positions in software development, software engineering, data science, and data management, and for other purposes H.R. 3553, TSP Act S. 1742, TSP Act H.R. 3557, Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R. 3609, Trust in Public Service Act S. 1934, Trust in Public Service Act H.R. 3610, Flexibility in Working Families Act H.R. 3768, Federal Employee Disclosure (FED) Transparency Act H.R. 3924, U.S. Park Police Modernization Act H.R. 4031, Retain Skilled Veterans Act S. 2161, Retain Skilled Veterans Act H.R. 4094, One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021 H.R. 4105, Restoring Northern Border Travel Act H.R. 4138, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 4268, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 4274, Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act H.R. 4315, Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2021 H.R. 4349, Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Act H.R. 4357, DHS Reform Act of 2021 H.R. 4389, New Collar Jobs Act of 2021 H.R. 4396, Holding SSA Employees Accountable Act H.R. 4448, Administrative Law Judges Competitive Service Restoration Act H.R. 4576, Support Through Loss Act S. 2390, Support Through Loss Act H.R. 4594, Restoring Brand USA Act S. 2424, Restoring Brand USA Act H.R. 4604, 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. 4666, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Modernization Act H.R. 4688, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2021 S. 671, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2021 H.R. 4724, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act S. 2478, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act H.R. 4725, No Student Loan Interest Act H.R. 4728, Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act H.R. 4773, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 4788, Wellbeing for Every Public Servant Act of 2021 H.R. 4818, National Digital Reserve Corps Act H.R. 4840, End Misleading Cultural Exchanges Act H.R. 4884, Employee Rights and Freedoms Act H.R. 4934, Equal Pay for Equal Work Act S. 2591, Equal Pay for Equal Work Enforcement Act H.R. 5031, Sarah Grace-Farley-Klinger Act H.R. 5057, Return Act S. 2681, Return Act H.R. 5092, To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring any citizen to be vaccinated, including Federal agencies from requiring its employees to take any vaccination, without the citizen being fully advised in writing of all known potential risks from the vaccine and consultation with a physician followed by the voluntary informed consent of the citizen, and for other purposes H.R. 5106, To prohibit an entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief packages from mandating employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes H.R. 5113, REMEDI Act H.R. 5138, Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act S. 2274, Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act H.R. 5206, To require the Internal Revenue Service to issue a report on the tax gap, to establish a fellowship program within the Internal Revenue Service to recruit mid-career tax professionals to create and participate in an audit task force, and for other purposes 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Civil Relief Act S. 2900, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act H.R. 5464, No Taxation Without Congressional Consent Act H.R. 5477, Federal Agency Climate PREP Act S. 3156, Federal Agency Climate PREP Act of 2021 H.R. 5494, Protect Peaceful Protests Act H.R. 5513, No Clearance for Terrorists Act H.R. 5585, Advanced Research Project Agency-Health Act H.R. 5590, Natural Immunity is Real Act H.R. 5592, FREEDOM Act H.R. 5613, Let Me Travel America Act S. 2847, Let Me Travel America Act H.R. 5616, DHS Basic Training Accreditation Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5631, Tim Hart Wildland Firefighter Classification and Pay Parity Act H.R. 5637, Meeting our Seniors' Social Security Needs Act H.R. 5642, Follow Accepted Science Together Act of 2021 H.R. 5662, SWAMP Act H.R. 5682, CBP Donations Acceptance Program Reauthorization Act H.R. 5683, Department of Homeland Security Border Support Services Contracts Review Act H.R. 5686, Don't Jab Me Act S. 2840, Don't Jab Me Act H.R. 5687, Backing the Independent Decisions of Employees against Nefarious Mandates Act of 2021 H.R. 5712, Drain the Swamp Act of 2021 H.R. 5717, Stop the SURGE Act H.R. 5723, Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust S. 3071, Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust H.R. 5737, Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2021 H.R. 5741, Options Over Terminations Act H.R. 5744, Customer Non-Discrimination Act H.R. 5811, No Vaccine Mandate Act H.R. 5816, National Informed Consent Exemption (NICE) Act H.R. 5824, Mandating Responsibility Act H.R. 5829, COVID-19 Individual Liberty Act of 2021 H.R. 5834, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2021 H.R. 5835, Defund Federal Vaccine Mandates Act H.R. 5842, Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting Act H.R. 5860, Keeping Our COVID-19 Heroes Employed Act S. 3079, Keeping Our COVID-19 Heroes Employed Act H.R. 5866, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act S. 3177, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act H.R. 5903, HERD Act S. 3095, HERD Act of 2021 H.R. 5908, Stop Vaccine Mandates Act S. 2879, Stop Vaccine Mandates Act H.R. 5927, Veterans' Preference Parity Act H.R. 5978, Exemptions for Critical Workers Act H.R. 5994, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act S. 3219, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act H.R. 6009, Pandemic Cessation Act H.R. 6031, HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act S. 3253, HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act H.R. 6062, Hatch Act Accountability Act H.R. 6066, Strengthening the Office of Personnel Management Act H.R. 6085, Fair Pay for All Act of 2021 H.R. 6087, Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act H.R. 6104, Building the Next Generation of Federal Employees Act H.R. 6105, To terminate the public health emergency with respect to COVID-19 on December 25, 2021 H.R. 6107, Stop Corporate Capture Act H.R. 6113, Employee Privacy Act H.R. 6170, No COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate Act of 2021 H.R. 6185, Bivens Act of 2021 S. 3343, Bivens Act of 2021 H.R. 6212, Taiwan Preclearance Act S. 3312, Taiwan Preclearance Act H.R. 6223, BASE Act H.R. 6257, SAFER Travel Act H.R. 6264, POLICE Act of 2021 H.R. 6275, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to officers and employees of the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or certain Department of the Interior officers and employees or require that such officers and employees receive a vaccine as a condition of employment H.R. 6288, To establish certain protections for members of the Armed Forces who refuse to receive vaccinations against COVID-19 H.R. 6304, Stop Federal Vaccine Mandates for Employees Act H.R. 6327, Constitutional Accountability Act S. 3415, Constitutional Accountability Act H.R. 6333, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to establish, or support any national database identifying individuals as having received or not received any vaccine H.R. 6395, No Mandates Act H.R. 6398, FAIR Act S. 3518, FAIR Act H.R. 6409, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1090, Repeal CFPB Act H.R. 6492, Climate Resilience Workforce Act H.R. 6502, Religious Freedom Over Mandates Act H.R. 6579, Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 2022 S. 3585, Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 2022 H.R. 6581, Bipartisan Social Security Commission Act of 2022 H.R. 6590, Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act H.R. 6594, Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2022 H.R. 6609, FACE Act H.R. 6670, Schedules That Work Act S. 3642, Schedules That Work Act H.R. 6674, To prohibit Internal Revenue Service from requiring individuals to submit biometric information or geolocation information to access online services, and for other purposes H.R. 6694, STOCK Act 2.0 S. 3612, STOCK Act 2.0 H.R. 6733, Ban IRS Biometrics Act S. 3599, Ban IRS Biometrics Act H.R. 6800, IRS PRIORITIES Act of 2022 H.R. 6837, No TikTok on Department of Homeland Security Devices Act H.R. 6844, Restoring Trust in Public Servants Act H.R. 6924, Pandemic Payroll Tax Suspension Act H.R. 6932, Federal Employees Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2022 H.R. 6938, Job Protection Act S. 3748, Job Protection Act H.R. 6941, Territorial Representation in the Senate Act H.R. 6957, To expand opportunities for employment of recent graduates in Federal Government positions, and for other purposes H.R. 6966, Better Service for Taxpayers Act H.R. 6967, Chance to Compete Act of 2022 S. 3423, Chance to Compete Act of 2021 H.R. 7036, Preventing Abusive Government Efforts Act H.R. 7113, TSP Act of 2022 H.R. 7134, Taxpayers DIME Act of 2022 H.R. 7260, Comprehensive Southern Border Strategy Act H.R. 7287, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 7365, Flexibility for Workers Education Act H.R. 7376, Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act S. 3474, Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act S. 3487, Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act H.R. 7423, America Reopens Act H.R. 7459, DHS Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy Act of 2022 H.R. 7465, PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act H.R. 7485, Simplify, Don't Amplify the IRS Act H.R. 7489, Time Off to Vote Act H.R. 7530, Student Loan Borrower Relief Act H.R. 7540, Safe Workplaces Act H.R. 7557, Department of the Treasury Officer Protection Act of 2022 H.R. 7567, 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. 7657, RECOVER Act of 2022 H.R. 7720, SWAMP Act S. 4197, SWAMP Act of 2022 H.R. 7723, To amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to extend the availability of paid leave for Federal employees for purposes relating to COVID-19, and for other purposes H.R. 7770, Life Saving Leave Act H.R. 7799, Public Servant Protection Act of 2022 H.R. 7804, Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Security Act of 2022 H.R. 7835, SHOW UP Act of 2022 H.R. 7852, Federal Employees Sustainable Investment Act H.R. 7896, No ESG at TSP Act S. 5000, No ESG at TSP Act H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 S. 4543, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 7951, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act H.R. 8040, People Over Pentagon Act of 2022 H.R. 8086, Conservation Jobs Act of 2022 H.R. 8087, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2022 H.R. 8098, To limit eligibility for public service loan forgiveness to borrowers of Federal student loans with incomes below a certain maximum threshold, and for other purposes H.R. 8212, To rescind the Executive Order on Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals, and for other purposes H.R. 8283, Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act H.R. 8330, Strengthening and Improving Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act of 2022 H.R. 8368, Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2022 S. 4508, Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2022 H.R. 8464, To require certain agencies in the executive branch of the Federal government to conduct a study on duplicative functions, and for other purposes H.R. 8550, Public Service Reform Act H.R. 8610, Health Security and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act S. 4465, Offices of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Health Security Act of 2022 H.R. 8640, To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance and repair projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement activities, and for other purposes S. 3903, A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities H.R. 8742, RETURN Act S. 3727, RETURN Act H.R. 8759, Bureaucrats to the Border Act H.R. 8763, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Inspector General Act of 2022 H.R. 8772, Block the Tok Act H.R. 9054, End Lockdowns and Vaccine Mandates Act H.R. 9065, Student Loan Earned Relief Act H.R. 9097, Public Service Reward Act H.R. 9125, Safe Leave for Victims of Domestic Violence Act H.R. 9189, Border Airport Enhancement Act of 2022 H.R. 9216, PORTFOLIO Act H.R. 9233, Trust in Government Act of 2022 H.R. 9253, GORAC Act H.R. 9341, IRS Funding Accountability Act S. 5100, IRS Funding Accountability Act H.R. 9351, NRC Survey Act H.R. 9389, To amend title 10, United States Code, to restrict the Secretary of Defense from paying or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services H.R. 9390, Stop Corporate Capture Act H.R. 9398, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Behavioral Health Act H.R. 9406, Customs and Border Protection Crisis Hardship and Incentive Pay Act of 2022 H.R. 9409, MERIT Act of 2022 H.R. 9465, Civil Service Federal Employee Serving Overseas Pay Equity Act H.R. 9473, To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to regularly review and update policies and manuals related to inspections at ports of entry H.R. 9514, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for the inclusion of additional expenses in dependent care FSAs, and for other purposes H.R. 9550, TAPS Act H.R. 9613, Preventing Improper Payments Act H.R. 9628, PEACE Act of 2022 S. 5309, PEACE Act of 2022 S. Res. 334, A resolution memorializing those impacted by and lost to the COVID-19 virus. S. Res. 828, A resolution recognizing the end of the COVID-19 pandemic for Federal employees, servicemembers, and contractors S. 191, FALSE Act S. 489, Federal Employees and Retirees with Delinquent Tax Debt Initiative (FERDI) Act S. 1227, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2021 S. 1257, AI Scholarship-for-Service Act S. 1324, Civilian Cyber Security Reserve Act S. 1330, Facilitating Federal Employee Reskilling Act S. 1528, Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act S. 1650, Protect Our Heroes Act of 2021 S. 1745, GENE Act S. 1934, Trust in Public Service Act S. 1993, TSP Fiduciary Security Act S. 2160, RECAL Act of 2012 S. 2196, Restoring Northern Border Travel Act S. 2221, END CRT Act S. 2222, Protect Taxpayers' Privacy Act S. 2225, Federal Skills Act S. 2247, A bill to protect Federal judges, Federal prosecutors, and Federal law enforcement officers from violence and doxing. S. 2248, A bill to increase the penalties for making personal information about a Federal law enforcement officer or other Federal officer available to the public S. 2252, A bill to increase the penalties for ambushing a law enforcement officer S. 2253, A bill to establish a separate criminal offense for targeting an individual based on their status as law enforcement officer S. 2260, A bill to increase the maximum penalties for assaulting Federal officers by 50 percent S. 2282, Unity through Service Act of 2021 S. 2346, Stop CRT Act S. 2527, Disclose Government Censorship Act S. 2532, Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2021 S. 2551, AI Training Act S. 2773, Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2021 S. 2782, Acting on the Annual Duplication Report Act of 2021 S. 2848, Your Health Comes First Act S. 2849, Prohibiting Forced Vaccination for COVID-19 Act S. 2850, Biden Can't Force Me Act S. 2888, U.S. Air Travel Public Safety Act S. 2895, Prevent Unconstitutional Vaccine Mandates for Interstate Commerce Act S. 2935, Parental Bereavement Act of 2021 S. 2955, Department of Defense Improved Hiring Act S. 2987, Denying Pensions to Convicted Child Molesters Act of 2021 S. 3070, Safeguarding American Families and Expanding Social Security Act of 2021 S. 3076, Ban Conflicted Trading at the Fed Act S. 3081, Tax Free Education Act of 2021 S. 3160, Border Accountability, Oversight, and Community Engagement Act S. 3190, Judgment Fund Accountability Act of 2021 S. 3243, Protecting Our Federal Workforce from Forced COVID-19 Vaccination Act S. 3378, Congressional Review of Agency Legal Settlements Act of 2021 S. 3659, Supporting Essential Workers in Retirement Act S. 3668, No Facial Recognition at the IRS Act S. 3694, Continuing Safe Essential Travel Across our Border Act of 2022 S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act S. 3819, ARPA-H Act S. 3850, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act S. 3868, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act S. 4027, Inspired to Serve Hiring Improvements Act S. 4199, Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act S. 4253, Student Loan Accountability Act S. 4342, ASAP Forgiveness Act S. 4345, Simplifying and Strengthening Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act S. 4427, Checks and Balances Act S. 4518, Solving the Border Crisis Act S. 4572, Non-Intrusive Inspection Expansion Act S. 4828, Governmentwide Executive Councils Administration and Performance Improvement Act S. 4832, Increase Reliable Services Now S. 4894, Improving Government Efficiency and Workforce Development through Federal Executive Boards Act of 2022 S. 4910, Federal Human Capital Transparency Act S. 4911, Hiring Proven Performers to the Civil Service Act S. 5114, PREVENT Act of 2022 S. 5136, Protecting Family Caregivers from Discrimination Act of 2022 S. 5311, IRS Customer Service and Transformation Act of 2022
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, 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), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), 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, White House Office
2022 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 302, the "Preventing a Patronage System Act," a bill to impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the competitive service; entire bill. H.R. 521, the "First Responder Fair RETIRE Act," a bill to permit disabled federal law enforcement officers and other public safety employees to receive retirement benefits in the same manner as if they had not been disabled; entire bill. H.R. 903, the "Rights for TSA Workforce Act of 2021," legislation to apply the personnel system under Title 5, U.S. Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA); provisions related to ensuring that TSA law enforcement personnel do not receive a reduction in pay as a result of the transition to Title 5 and the General Schedule. H.R. 962, "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act," a bill to include certain federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2023; Division T, Sec. 329 "Modification of Eligible Age for Exemption From Early Withdrawal Penalty"; amendment proposal to allow for a waiver of the annual cap on premium pay for U.S. Marshals Service personnel assigned to judicial protection activities (no amendment introduced). H.R. 7900, the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023," a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, and to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year; Title LVIII, Subtitle B, "Rights for the TSA Workforce Act"; Sec. 1103, Standardized credentials for law enforcement officers of the Department of Defense; S. Amdt. 5886, limitations on exception of competitive service positions; S. Amdt. 6184, "First Responder Fair Retirement; S. Amdt. 6228, Increase of Death Gratuities and Funeral Allowances for Federal Employees; amendment proposal to require the TSA Administrator to establish a mental health and wellness program for Federal Air Marshal Service personnel (no amendment introduced). H.R. 7900, the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023," a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, and to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year; Title LVIII, Subtitle B, "Rights for the TSA Workforce Act"; Sec. 1103, Standardized credentials for law enforcement officers of the Department of Defense; S. Amdt. 5886, limitations on exception of competitive service positions; S. Amdt. 6184, "First Responder Fair Retirement"; S. Amdt. 6228, Increase of Death Gratuities and Funeral Allowances for Federal Employees; amendment proposal to require the TSA Administrator to establish a mental health and wellness program for Federal Air Marshal Service personnel (no amendment introduced). S. 1116, the "Federal Firefighters Fairness Act," a bill to amend the Federal Employees Compensation Act to create a presumption that a disability or death of a federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employees duty; proposed amendment to ensure the inclusion of federal law enforcement officers (no amendment introduced). S. 3487, the "Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act," legislation to amend title 5, United States Code, to increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for federal employees; entire bill. S. 5103, the "Recruit and Retain Act," a bill to authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants for recruitment activities; Sec. 6, requiring a GAO study on federal, state, and local law enforcement agency recruitment and retention rates. Legislative proposal to provide for coverage under the Federal Employees Compensation Act for federal law enforcement officers exposed to toxins from military burn pits while assigned outside of the United States (no bill introduced).
2022 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA. Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible (or will likely soon be eligible) to pursue toxic exposure claims. Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned. Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make C&P Exams available in every VA Medical Center. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe,M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Lobbied for H.R. 6682, the Protecting VA Employees Act; to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771, the VA Employee Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of changes made to H.R. 1948, the VA Employee Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of the implementation of the withdrawal of President Trump's May 2018 Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839. Lobbied in support of the implementation of President Biden's January 2021 Executive Order 14003: Protecting the Federal Workforce in a timely fashion. Lobbied for oversight of the Biden Administration's implementation of Executive Order 4003. Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the VA CPE Modernization Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act as it pertains to VA Police Officers. Lobbied in support of and for changes to S. 4156, the VA Workforce Improvement, Support, and Expansion (WISE) Act of 2022. Lobbied for increased compensation for mid-grade Title 38 employees in positions covered by the VA Nurse and PA RAISE Act. Lobbied for the increased use of market pay and locality pay surveys for Title employees and for Congress to perform oversight over the GA to ensure that these surveys are being completed regularly and accurately. Lobbied to prevent the implementation of recommendations of the VA Asset Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act to close facilities and reduce patient capacity. Lobbied for the VA to hire staff to fill its tens of thousands of vacancies. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters: Provided a Statement for the Record for the House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing Fulfilling Our Pact: Ensuring Effective Implementation of Toxic Exposure Legislation on December 7, 2022. Provided questions to committee members for the House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing Fulfilling our Pact: Ensuring Effective Implementation of Toxic Exposure Legislation on December 7,2022. Provided questions to members of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee for hearing on "Fulfilling our Pact: Ensuring Effective Implementation of Toxic Exposure Legislation" on December 7, 2022. Provided a Statement for the Record for the House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing, "Review of the Role of VA's Fourth Mission and Pandemic Response" on December 13, 2022. Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771, the VA Employee Fairness Act; Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888, the Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act and the importance of this bill to the VA Police Force. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the VA CPE Modernization Act and its amended version. Lobbied in support of S. 4156, the VA Workforce Improvement, Support, and Expansion (WISE) Act of 2022; Also lobbied for specific changes to the bill related to VA Police Pensions, Continuing Professional Education Benefits, Performance Pay, Collective Bargaining Rights for Title 38 Employees, and changes for protections for former federal employees in relation to IG investigations. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6682, Protecting VA Employees Act to amend parts of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4673, Ensuring Veterans Smooth Transition (EVEST) Act. Lobbied in support of S. 3548, the Veterans Hearing Benefits Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of S. 4308, the Veterans Marriage Recognition Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 8888, the Food Security for All Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 2800, the Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now (WINGMAN) Act; Lobbied for changes to and supported H.R. 8510, the Strengthening Whistleblower Protections at the Department of Veterans Affairs as amended. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6823, the Elizabeth Dole Home and Community Based Service for Veterans and Caregivers Act of 2022, as amended. Lobbied in support of H.R. 8260, the Faster Payments to Veterans' Survivors Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of H.R. 5776, the Serving Our LGBTQ Veterans Act. Lobbied for in support of and for technical changes to H.R. 8003, the Restore Veterans Dignity Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of the amended version of H.R. 8313, the House Every Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to the amended version of H.R. 291 the COST SAVINGS Enhancement Act. Made comments on H.R. 6647, a bill to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes. Lobbied for oversight of the Honoring the PACT Act. Lobbied in support of report language related to Department of Veterans affairs in H.R. 2617 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Including: Support for the Cleland Dole Act and preferred changes to certain provisions; Support for report language exploring expanded dental coverage for eligible veterans; Support for the filling of vacancies throughout the department; Support for funding for the implementation of the PACT Act and the Toxic Exposure Fund.
2022 · third_quarter · Veterans
Lobbied for changes to Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) employee performance standards. Lobbied for increased oversight and changes to performance standards for Legal Administrative Assistants in the VBA National Call Centers. Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied to require the VA to include VA employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied for reimbursement for bar membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied for changes to the Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act that improperly authorizes an agency IG to issue testimonial subpoenas to former employees and others without the safeguards provided to current employees. Lobbied for changes to prior to the introduction of H.R. 8510, the Strengthening Whistleblower Protections at the Department of Veterans Affairs Act to remove provisions that would improperly expand the Office of Special Counsel's authority at the expense of the neutral Merit Systems Protection Board and afford overly broad protections to SES members. C&P Exams: Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA. Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible (or will likely soon be eligible) to pursue toxic exposure claims. Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned. Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied for H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771, the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of the implementation of the withdrawal of President Trump's May 2018 Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839. Lobbied in support of the implementation of President Biden's January 2021 Executive Order 14003: "Protecting the Federal Workforce in a timely fashion." Lobbied for oversight into the Biden Administration's implementation of Executive Order 4003. VA Infrastructure: VA HR Modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 304/S. 4221 "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied for the need for increased compensation for mid-grade Title 38 employees in positions covered by the "VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act." Lobbied for the increase use of market pay surveys for Title 38 employees, and for Congress to perform oversight over the VA to ensure these surveys are being completed regularly and accurately. VA Asset Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act: Lobbied to block the confirmation of the AIR Commission members and prevent implementation of recommendations to close facilities and reduce patient capacity. Lobbied to repeal the AIR Act and in support of S. 4297, the "Elimination of the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission Act of 2022", a draft House companion bill, and a proposed amendment to H.R. 7900, the "National Defense Authorization Act", substantially similar to S. 4297. Lobbied to amend H.R. 8238, the "Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2023" and parallel draft Senate legislation to prohibit closure of VA health care facilities based on certain VA recommendations to the AIR Commission. Lobbied for the VA to hire staff to fill its tens of thousands of vacancies. Lobbied for the inclusion of Questions for the Record to the VA Secretary on AIR Commission market assessment data transparency. Lobbied in support introduction of legislation, existing legislation, and amendments to repeal the AIR Commission. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters: Letter to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee for a Legislative Hearing on July 13, 2022 Letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee for a Markup on July 19, 2022. Provided questions to members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee for a hearing on July 27, 2022. Letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee for a Markup on September 21, 2022. Provided questions to members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee for a hearing on September 21, 2022. Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771, the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888, the "Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act" and the importance of this bill to the VA Police Force. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the "VA CPE Modernization Act," and its amended version. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of S. 4156, the VA Workforce Improvement, Support, and Expansion (WISE) Act of 2022. Also lobbied for specific changes to the bill related to VA Police Pensions, Continuing Professional Education Benefits, Performance Pay, Collective Bargaining Rights for Title 38 Employees, and changes for protections for former federal employees in relation to IG investigations. H.R. 304/S. 4221, the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to amend parts of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4673, the "Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition Act" or "EVEST Act Lobbied in support of S. 3372, To amend title 38, United States Code, to strengthen benefits for children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of S. 3548, the Veterans Hearing Benefits Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of S. 4141, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs as Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of S. 4308, the Veterans Marriage Recognition Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 8888, the Food Security for All Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 2800, the Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act or the WINGMAN Act Lobbied for changes to and supported H.R. 8510, the Strengthening Whistleblower Protections at the Department of Veterans Affairs as amended. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6823, the Elizabeth Dole Home and Community Based Service for Veterans and Caregivers Act of 2022 as amended. Lobbied in support of H.R. 8260, the Faster Payments to Veterans Survivors Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of H.R. 5776, the Serving Our LGBTQ Veterans Act Lobbied for in support of and for technical changes to H.R. 8003, the Restore Veterans Dignity Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of the amended version of H.R. 8313, the House Every Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to the amended version of H.R. 291 the COST SAVINGS Enhancement Act Made comments on H.R. 6647, a bill to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 7188, the Modernizing Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Benefit Questionnaires Act. Lobbied in support of S. 3373, the "Honoring the PACT Act," Lobbied against SA 5185 (Blackburn) to S. 3373 Lobbied against SA 5186 (Toomey) to S. 373
2022 · third_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 521/S. 129 the "Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (RETIRE) Act," which would allow Federal law enforcement officers, who were severely injured in the line of duty, to maintain their 6(c) early retirement if they take a civil service position after their injury; H.R. 962/S. 1888 the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which would expand the definition of "law enforcement officer" for salary and retirement benefits to include all Federal law enforcement officers; H.R. 4148/S. 2236 the Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act, which would allow first responders to buy into Medicare beginning at the age of 50, and; H.R. 7203 the Wally Bunker Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Retirees Act, which would allow all retired public employees take advantage of a modest tax benefit, which they earned through their service to our communities, and increase the pre-tax amount from $3,000 to $6,000 per year
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbied in support of HR 903, the Rights for Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act, which would provide Title V rights to Transportation Security Officers and put them into the General Schedule pay scale. Lobbied in support of HR 962, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which seeks to provide equal pay and retirement benefits to all federal law enforcement officers.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
Lobbied in support of HR 903, the Rights for Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act, which would provide Title V rights to Transportation Security Officers and put them into the General Schedule pay scale. Lobbied in support of HR 962, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which seeks to provide equal pay and retirement benefits to all federal law enforcement officers.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Veterans
Lobbied for changes to Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) employee performance standards. Lobbied for increased oversight and changes to performance standards for Legal Administrative Assistants in the VBA National Call Centers. Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied to require the VA to include VA employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied for changes to the Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act that improperly authorizes an agency IG to issue testimonial subpoenas to former employees and others without the safeguards provided to current employees. Lobbied for changes prior to the introduction of H.R. 8510, the Strengthening Whistleblower Protections at the Department of Veterans Affairs Act to remove provisions that would improperly expand the Office of Special Counsel's authority at the expense of the neutral Merit Systems Protection Board and afford overly broad protections to SES members. C&P Exams: Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA. Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible (or will likely soon be eligible) to pursue toxic exposure claims. Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned. Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied for H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771, the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of the implementation of the withdrawal of President Trump's May 2018 Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839. Lobbied in support of the implementation of President Biden's January 2021 Executive Order 14003: "Protecting the Federal Workforce in a timely fashion." Lobbied for oversight of the Biden Administration's implementation of Executive Order 4003. VA HR Modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 304/S. 4221 "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the "VA CPE Modernization Act." Lobbied for increased compensation for mid-grade Title 38 employees in positions covered by the "VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act." Lobbied for the increased use of Market Pay Surveys for Title 38 employees, and for Congress to perform oversight over the VA to ensure these surveys are being completed regularly and accurately. VA Asset Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act Lobbied to block the confirmation of the AIR Commission members and prevent implementation of recommendations to close facilities and reduce patient capacity. Lobbied to repeal the AIR Act and in support of S. 4297, the "Elimination of the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission Act of 2022", a draft House companion bill, and a proposed amendment to H.R. 7900, the "National Defense Authorization Act", substantially similar to S. 4297. Lobbied to amend H.R. 8238, the "Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2023" and parallel draft Senate legislation to prohibit closure of VA health care facilities based on certain VA recommendations to the AIR Commission. Lobbied for the VA to hire staff to fill its tens of thousands of vacancies. Lobbied for the inclusion of Questions for the Record to the VA Secretary on AIR Commission market assessment data transparency. Lobbied in support new legislation, existing legislation, and amendments to repeal the AIR Commission. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters: (Add Apostrophe after Veterans for both committees) Letter to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee for a Legislative Hearing on July 13, 2022. Letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee for a Markup on July 19, 2022. Provided questions to members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee for a hearing on July 27, 2022. Letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee for a Markup on September 21, 2022. Provided questions to members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee for a hearing on September 21, 2022. Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771, the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888, the "Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act" and the importance of this bill to the VA Police Force. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the "VA CPE Modernization Act," and its amended version. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of S. 4156, the VA Workforce Improvement, Support, and Expansion (WISE) Act of 2022. Also lobbied for specific changes to the bill related to VA Police Pensions, Continuing Professional Education Benefits, Performance Pay, Collective Bargaining Rights for Title 38 Employees, and changes for protections for former federal employees in relation to IG investigations. Lobbied in support of H.R. 304/S. 4221, the "Equal COLA Act" to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to amend parts of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4673, the "Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition Act" or "EVEST Act Lobbied in support of S. 3372, To amend title 38, United States Code, to strengthen benefits for children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of S. 3548, the Veterans Hearing Benefits Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of S. 4141, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs as Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of S. 4308, the Veterans Marriage Recognition Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 8888, the Food Security for All Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 2800, the Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act or the WINGMAN Act. Lobbied for changes to and supported H.R. 8510, the Strengthening Whistleblower Protections at the Department of Veterans Affairs as amended. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6823, the Elizabeth Dole Home and Community Based Service for Veterans and Caregivers Act of 2022 as amended. Lobbied in support of H.R. 8260, the Faster Payments to Veterans Survivors Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of H.R. 5776, the Serving Our LGBTQ Veterans Act. Lobbied for in support of and for technical changes to H.R. 8003, the Restore Veterans Dignity Act of 2022. Lobbied in support of the amended version of H.R. 8313, the House Every Veterans Act. Lobbied in opposition to the amended version of H.R. 291 the COST SAVINGS Enhancement Act. Made comments on H.R. 6647, a bill to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 7188, the Modernizing Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Benefit Questionnaires Act. Lobbied in support of S. 3373, the "Honoring the PACT Act." Lobbied against SA 5185 (Blackburn) to S. 3373. Lobbied against SA 5186 (Toomey) to S. 373.
2022 · third_quarter · Government Issues
H.J. Res. 19, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United State to repeal the twenty-third article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States S.J. Res. 18, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-third article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States H. Res. 370, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce H. Res. 544, Acknowledging and apologizing for the mistreatment of, and discrimination against, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who served the United States in the armed Forces, the Foreign Service, and the Federal civil service S. Res. 275, A resolution acknowledging and apologizing for the mistreatment of, and discrimination against, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who served the United States in the Armed Forces, the Foreign Service, and the Federal civil service H. Res. 766, Recognizing law enforcement officers who have tragically passed away from COVID-19 pandemic H. Res. 787, 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 the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51 and S. 51), particularly in light of the service of District of Columbia veterans in every American war H. Res. 937, Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to preserve liberty by operating within the enumerated powers in the Constitution of the United States and its founding principles H. Res. 1301, Expressing support for the designation of July 30, 2022, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day" S. Res. 723, A resolution designating July 30, 2022, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day" H. Res. 1367, Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 82) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions H.R. 5, Equality Act S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 25, Fair Tax Act of 2021 H.R. 27, Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2021 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act S. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 75, No Pay Raise for Congress Act H.R. 82, Social Security Fairness Act of 2021 S. 1302, Social Security Fairness Act H.R. 101, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 103, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2021 H.R. 111, Federal Sunset Act of 2021 H.R. 150, Workers' Memorial Day H.R. 178, No Budget, No Pay Act H.R. 179, No Congressional First Class Flights Act H.R. 180, Inaction Has Consequences Act H.R. 212, COVID PREPARE Act of 2021 H.R. 221, To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the oath of office taken by individuals in the civil service or uniformed services, and for other purposes H.R. 222, Election Day Holiday Act of 2021 H.R. 236, To nullify the effect of Executive Order 13950 relating to combating race and sex stereotyping H.R. 244, Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act H.R. 269, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 302, PPSA Act S. 4702, PPSA Act of 2022 H.R. 304, Equal COLA Act S. 4221, Equal COLA Act H.R. 326, Saving the Civil Service Act H.R. 348, Wear Your Mask Act H.R. 353, Security Clearance Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 356, Federal HIRE Act H.R. 375, No Mask Mandates Act H.R. 393, Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act H.R. 408, Department of Homeland Security Mentor-Protege Program Act of 2021 H.R. 490, DHS MORALE Act H.R. 521, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 129, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 531, ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act H.R. 564, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act S. 1158, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act H.R. 916, REDUCE Act H.R. 938, Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act S. 1221, Wildland Firefighters Recognition Act H.R. 962, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 1888, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 967, Federal Skills Act H.R. 978, Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2021 S. 2343, Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2021 H.R. 8466, Chai Suthammanout Remembrance Act of 2022 H.R. 1136, Federal Jobs Act H.R. 1200, Stop CHEATERS Act S. 1857, Stop CHEATERS Act H.R. 1224, Merit Systems Protections Board Empowerment Act of 2021 H.R. 1272, COST of Relocation Act S. 392, COST of Relocations Act H.R. 1459, Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2021 S. 510, Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2021 H.R. 1468, Securities and Exchange Commission Real Estate Leasing Authority Revocation Act H.R. 1481, Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2021 S. 540, Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2021 H.R. 1690, Defending Our Defenders Act H.R. 1922, Merit Systems Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2021 H.R. 2042, Federal Employee Access to Information Act S. 845, Federal Employee Access to information Act H.R. 2104, RECAL Act H.R. 2199, Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act of 2021 H.R. 2231, Shielding All Federal Employees and Consumers from Actionable Recall Situations Act of 2021 H.R. 2337, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021 H.R. 2345, Federal Government Decentralization Commission Act H.R. 2414, Keep Vaccines Voluntary Act H.R. 2499, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2021 S. 1116, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2021 H.R. 2566, No TikTok on Government Devices Act S. 1143, No TikTok on Government Devices Act H.R. 2589, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act S. 1185, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act H.R. 2617, Performance Enhancement Reform Act H.R. 2708, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2021 S. 1247, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2021 H.R. 2731, Endless Frontier Act S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2744, Hazardous Duty Pay for Frontline Workers Act H.R. 2776, Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Amendments Act of 2021 H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021 H.R. 2988, Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 3000, Inspire to Serve Act of 2021 H.R. 3028, LPOE Modernization Trust Fund Act H.R. 3040, Pandemic Leave Extension Act H.R. 3045, No Regulation Through Litigation Act of 2021 H.R. 3050, Kenneth Meisel Public Servants' Claimant Fairness Act H.R. 3070, COPS Counseling Act H.R. 3079, Protect and Serve Act of 2021 S. 774, Protect and Serve Act of 2021 H.R. 3080, Back the Blue Act of 2021 S. 1599, Back the Blue Act of 2021 H.R. 3086, Locality Pay Equity Act of 2021 S. 1561, Locality Pay Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 3096, Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act S. 4150, Federal Law Enforcement Service Weapon Purchase Act H.R. 3172, HELPER Act of 2021 S. 2981, HELPER Act of 2021 H.R. 3179, Stop CRT Act H.R. 3235, To restrict executive agencies from acting in contravention of Executive Order 13950 H.R. 3249, Contents of Our Character Act of 2021 H.R. 3295, Prohibiting TSP Investment in China Act S. 1665, Prohibiting TSP Investment in China Act H.R. 3338, Enhanced Whistleblower Engagement Act H.R. 3351, To amend title 5, United States Code, to correct a legislative drafting error in such title, to eliminate the reduction in pay of a Federal employee or D.C. employee as a result of such employee serving as a member of the National Guard of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes H.R. 3367, Gold Star Children Act H.R. 3499, MERIT Act H.R. 3533, To establish occupational series for Federal positions in software development, software engineering, data science, and data management, and for other purposes H.R. 3553, TSP Act S. 1742, TSP Act H.R. 3557, Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R. 3609, Trust in Public Service Act S. 1934, Trust in Public Service Act H.R. 3610, Flexibility in Working Families Act H.R. 3768, Federal Employee Disclosure (FED) Transparency Act H.R. 3924, U.S. Park Police Modernization Act H.R. 4031, Retain Skilled Veterans Act S. 2161, Retain Skilled Veterans Act H.R. 4094, One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021 H.R. 4105, Restoring Northern Border Travel Act H.R. 4138, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 4268, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 4274, Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act H.R. 4315, Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2021 H.R. 4349, Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Act H.R. 4357, DHS Reform Act of 2021 H.R. 4389, New Collar Jobs Act of 2021 H.R. 4396, Holding SSA Employees Accountable Act H.R. 4448, Administrative Law Judges Competitive Service Restoration Act H.R. 4576, Support Through Loss Act S. 2390, Support Through Loss Act H.R. 4594, Restoring Brand USA Act S. 2424, Restoring Brand USA Act H.R. 4604, 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. 4666, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Modernization Act H.R. 4688, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2021 S. 671, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2021 H.R. 4724, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act S. 2478, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act H.R. 4725, No Student Loan Interest Act H.R. 4728, Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act H.R. 4773, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 4788, Wellbeing for Every Public Servant Act of 2021 H.R. 4818, National Digital Reserve Corps Act H.R. 4840, End Misleading Cultural Exchanges Act H.R. 4884, Employee Rights and Freedoms Act H.R. 4934, Equal Pay for Equal Work Act S. 2591, Equal Pay for Equal Work Enforcement Act H.R. 5031, Sarah Grace-Farley-Klinger Act H.R. 5057, Return Act S. 2681, Return Act H.R. 5092, To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring any citizen to be vaccinated, including Federal agencies from requiring its employees to take any vaccination, without the citizen being fully advised in writing of all known potential risks from the vaccine and consultation with a physician followed by the voluntary informed consent of the citizen, and for other purposes H.R. 5106, To prohibit an entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief packages from mandating employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes H.R. 5111, To amend section 6103 of title 5, United States code, to establish Rosa Parks Day as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes H.R. 5113, REMEDI Act H.R. 5138, Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act S. 2274, Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act H.R. 5206, To require the Internal Revenue Service to issue a report on the tax gap, to establish a fellowship program within the Internal Revenue Service to recruit mid-career tax professionals to create and participate in an audit task force, and for other purposes S. 2721, To require the Internal Revenue Service to issue a report on the tax gap, to establish a fellowship program within the Internal Revenue Service to recruit mid-career tax professionals to create and participate in an audit task force, and for other purposes H.R. 5238, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 5274, PREVENT ACT of 2021 H.R. 5282, Care for our Firefighters Act H.R. 5283, Housing for our Firefighters Act H.R. 5287, COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act H.R. 5303, September 11 Day of Remembrance Act S. 2735, September 11 Day of Remembrance Act H.R. 5314, Protecting Our Democracy Act H.R. 5360, Freedom from Mandates act H.R. 5364, Protect Taxpayers' Privacy Act H.R. 5408, A bill for the relief of Michael Janssen and Steven Passantino S. 3442, A bill for the relief of Michael Janssen and Steven Passantino H.R. 5450, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement or enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, and for other purposes H.R. 5456, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act S. 2900, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act H.R. 5464, No Taxation Without Congressional Consent Act H.R. 5477, Federal Agency Climate PREP Act S. 3156, Federal Agency Climate PREP Act of 2021 H.R. 5494, Protect Peaceful Protests Act H.R. 5513, No Clearance for Terrorists Act H.R. 5585, Advanced Research Project Agency-Health Act H.R. 5590, Natural Immunity is Real Act H.R. 5592, FREEDOM Act H.R. 5613, Let Me Travel America Act S. 2847, Let Me Travel America Act H.R. 5616, DHS Basic Training Accreditation Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5631, Tim Hart Wildland Firefighter Classification and Pay Parity Act H.R. 5637, Meeting our Seniors' Social Security Needs Act H.R. 5642, Follow Accepted Science Together Act of 2021 H.R. 5647, SCRAP Act H.R. 5662, SWAMP Act H.R. 5682, CBP Donations Acceptance Program Reauthorization Act H.R. 5683, Department of Homeland Security Border Support Services Contracts Review Act H.R. 5686, Don't Jab Me Act S. 2840, Don't Jab Me Act H.R. 5687, Backing the Independent Decisions of Employees against Nefarious Mandates Act of 2021 H.R. 5712, Drain the Swamp Act of 2021 H.R. 5717, Stop the SURGE Act H.R. 5723, Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust S. 3071, Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust H.R. 5737, Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2021 H.R. 5741, Options Over Terminations Act H.R. 5744, Customer Non-Discrimination Act H.R. 5761, Pay Our Correctional Officers Fairly Act H.R. 5811, No Vaccine Mandate Act H.R. 5816, National Informed Consent Exemption (NICE) Act H.R. 5824, Mandating Responsibility Act H.R. 5829, COVID-19 Individual Liberty Act of 2021 H.R. 5834, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2021 H.R. 5835, Defund Federal Vaccine Mandates Act H.R. 5842, Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting Act H.R. 5860, Keeping Our COVID-19 Heroes Employed Act S. 3079, Keeping Our COVID-19 Heroes Employed Act H.R. 5866, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act S. 3177, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act H.R. 5903, HERD Act S. 3095, HERD Act of 2021 H.R. 5908, Stop Vaccine Mandates Act S. 2879, Stop Vaccine Mandates Act H.R. 5927, Veterans' Preference Parity Act H.R. 5978, Exemptions for Critical Workers Act H.R. 5994, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act S. 3219, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act H.R. 6009, Pandemic Cessation Act H.R. 6031, HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act S. 3253, HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act H.R. 6062, Hatch Act Accountability Act H.R. 6066, Strengthening the Office of Personnel Management Act H.R. 6085, Fair Pay for All Act of 2021 H.R. 6087, Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act H.R. 6104, Building the Next Generation of Federal Employees Act H.R. 6105, To terminate the public health emergency with respect to COVID-19 on December 25, 2021 H.R. 6107, Stop Corporate Capture Act H.R. 6113, Employee Privacy Act H.R. 6170, No COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate Act of 2021 H.R. 6185, Bivens Act of 2021 S. 3343, Bivens Act of 2021 H.R. 6212, Taiwan Preclearance Act S. 3312, Taiwan Preclearance Act H.R. 6223, BASE Act H.R. 6257, SAFER Travel Act H.R. 6264, POLICE Act of 2021 H.R. 6275, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to officers and employees of the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or certain Department of the Interior officers and employees or require that such officers and employees receive a vaccine as a condition of employment H.R. 6288, To establish certain protections for members of the Armed Forces who refuse to receive vaccinations against COVID-19 H.R. 6304, Stop Federal Vaccine Mandates for Employees Act H.R. 6327, Constitutional Accountability Act S. 3415, Constitutional Accountability Act H.R. 6333, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to establish, or support any national database identifying individuals as having received or not received any vaccine H.R. 6395, No Mandates Act H.R. 6398, FAIR Act S. 3518, FAIR Act H.R. 6409, Repeal CFPB Act H.R. 6492, Climate Resilience Workforce Act H.R. 6502, Religious Freedom Over Mandates Act H.R. 6579, Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 2022 S. 3585, Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 2022 H.R. 6581, Bipartisan Social Security Commission Act of 2022 H.R. 6590, Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act H.R. 6594, Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2022 H.R. 6609, FACE Act H.R. 6670, Schedules That Work Act S. 3642, Schedules That Work Act H.R. 6674, To prohibit Internal Revenue Service from requiring individuals to submit biometric information or geolocation information to access online services, and for other purposes H.R. 6694, STOCK Act 2.0 S. 3612, STOCK Act 2.0 H.R. 6733, Ban IRS Biometrics Act S. 3599, Ban IRS Biometrics Act H.R. 6800, IRS PRIORITIES Act of 2022 H.R. 6837, No TikTok on Department of Homeland Security Devices Act H.R. 6844, Restoring Trust in Public Servants Act H.R. 6924, Pandemic Payroll Tax Suspension Act H.R. 6932, Federal Employees Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2022 H.R. 6938, Job Protection Act S. 3748, Job Protection Act H.R. 6941, Territorial Representation in the Senate Act H.R. 6957, To expand opportunities for employment of recent graduates in Federal Government positions, and for other purposes H.R. 6966, Better Service for Taxpayers Act H.R. 6967, Chance to Compete Act of 2022 S. 3423, Chance to Compete Act of 2021 H.R. 7013, Harriet Tubman Day Act H.R. 7036, Preventing Abusive Government Efforts Act H.R. 7113, TSP Act of 2022 H.R. 7134, Taxpayers DIME Act of 2022 H.R. 7136, No Flights Act H.R. 7260, Comprehensive Southern Border Strategy Act H.R. 7287, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 7365, Flexibility for Workers Education Act H.R. 7376, Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act S. 3474, Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act S. 3487, Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act H.R. 7423, America Reopens Act H.R. 7459, DHS Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy Act of 2022 H.R. 7465, PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act H.R. 7489, Time Off to Vote Act H.R. 7530, Student Loan Borrower Relief Act H.R. 7540, Safe Workplaces Act H.R. 7557, Department of the Treasury Officer Protection Act of 2022 H.R. 7567, 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. 7657, RECOVER Act of 2022 H.R. 7720, SWAMP Act S. 4197, SWAMP Act of 2022 H.R. 7723, To amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to extend the availability of paid leave for Federal employees for purposes relating to COVID-19, and for other purposes H.R. 7770, Life Saving Leave Act H.R. 7799, Public Servant Protection Act of 2022 H.R. 7804, Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Security Act of 2022 H.R. 7835, SHOW UP Act of 2022 H.R. 7852, Federal Employees Sustainable Investment Act H.R. 7896, No ESG at TSP Act S. 5000, No ESG at TSP Act H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 S. 4543, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 7951, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act H.R. 8040, People Over Pentagon Act of 2022 H.R. 8086, Conservation Jobs Act of 2022 H.R. 8087, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2022 H.R. 8098, To limit eligibility for public service loan forgiveness to borrowers of Federal student loans with incomes below a certain maximum threshold, and for other purposes H.R. 8212, To rescind the Executive Order on Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals, and for other purposes H.R. 8283, Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act H.R. 8330, Strengthening and Improving Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act of 2022 H.R. 8368, Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2022 S. 4508, Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2022 H.R. 8464, To require certain agencies in the executive branch of the Federal government to conduct a study on duplicative functions, and for other purposes H.R. 8550, Public Service Reform Act H.R. 8610, Health Security and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act S. 4465, Offices of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Health Security Act of 2022 H.R. 8640, To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance and repair projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement activities, and for other purposes S. 3903, A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities H.R. 8742, RETURN Act S. 3727, RETURN Act H.R. 8759, Bureaucrats to the Border Act H.R. 8763, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Inspector General Act of 2022 H.R. 8772, Block the Tok Act H.R. 9054, To end COVID-19 lockdowns and COVID-19 vaccine mandates H.R. 9065, To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide interest relief under the public service loan forgiveness program, and for other purposes H.R. 9097, To expand and improve the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, and for other purposes S. Res. 334, A resolution memorializing those impacted by and lost to the COVID-19 virus. S. 55, A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustment for Members of congress S. 191, FALSE Act S. 489, Federal Employees and Retirees with Delinquent Tax Debt Initiative (FERDI) Act S. 1090, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1227, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2021 S. 1257, AI Scholarship-for-Service Act S. 1324, Civilian Cyber Security Reserve Act S. 1330, Facilitating Federal Employee Reskilling Act S. 1528, Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act S. 1650, Protect Our Heroes Act of 2021 S. 1745, GENE Act S. 1934, Trust in Public Service Act S. 1993, TSP Fiduciary Security Act S. 2160, RECAL Act of 2012 S. 2196, Restoring Northern Border Travel Act S. 2221, END CRT Act S. 2222, Protect Taxpayers' Privacy Act S. 2225, Federal Skills Act S. 2247, A bill to protect Federal judges, Federal prosecutors, and Federal law enforcement officers from violence and doxing. S. 2248, A bill to increase the penalties for making personal information about a Federal law enforcement officer or other Federal officer available to the public S. 2252, A bill to increase the penalties for ambushing a law enforcement officer S. 2253, A bill to establish a separate criminal offense for targeting an individual based on their status as law enforcement officer S. 2260, A bill to increase the maximum penalties for assaulting Federal officers by 50 percent S. 2282, Unity through Service Act of 2021 S. 2346, Stop CRT Act S. 2527, Disclose Government Censorship Act S. 2532, Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2021 S. 2551, AI Training Act S. 2773, Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2021 S. 2782, Acting on the Annual Duplication Report Act of 2021 S. 2848, Your Health Comes First Act S. 2849, Prohibiting Forced Vaccination for COVID-19 Act S. 2850, Biden Can't Force Me Act S. 2888, U.S. Air Travel Public Safety Act S. 2895, Prevent Unconstitutional Vaccine Mandates for Interstate Commerce Act S. 2935, Parental Bereavement Act of 2021 S. 2955, Department of Defense Improved Hiring Act S. 2987, Denying Pensions to Convicted Child Molesters Act of 2021 S. 3070, Safeguarding American Families and Expanding Social Security Act of 2021 S. 3076, Ban Conflicted Trading at the Fed Act S. 3081, Tax Free Education Act of 2021 S. 3160, Border Accountability, Oversight, and Community Engagement Act S. 3190, Judgment Fund Accountability Act of 2021 S. 3243, Protecting Our Federal Workforce from Forced COVID-19 Vaccination Act S. 3378, Congressional Review of Agency Legal Settlements Act of 2021 S. 3659, Supporting Essential Workers in Retirement Act S. 3668, No Facial Recognition at the IRS Act S. 3694, Continuing Safe Essential Travel Across our Border Act of 2022 S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act S. 3819, ARPA-H Act S. 3850, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act S. 3868, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act S. 4027, Inspired to Serve Hiring Improvements Act S. 4199, Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act S. 4253, Student Loan Accountability Act S. 4342, ASAP Forgiveness Act S. 4345, Simplifying and Strengthening Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act S. 4427, Checks and Balances Act S. 4518, Solving the Border Crisis Act S. 4572, Non-Intrusive Inspection Expansion Act S. 4828, Governmentwide Executive Councils Administration and Performance Improvement Act S. 4832, Increase Reliable Services Now S. 4894, Improving Government Efficiency and Workforce Development through Federal Executive Boards Act of 2022 S. 4910, Federal Human Capital Transparency Act S. 4911, Hiring Proven Performers to the Civil Service Act
2022 · second_quarter · Veterans
C&P Exams: Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA. Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible (or will likely soon be eligible) to pursue toxic exposure claims. Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned. Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied for the introduction of H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771, the VA Employee Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of the implementation of the withdrawal of President Trump's May 2018 Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839. Lobbied in support of the implementation of President Biden's January 2021 Executive Order 14003: "Protecting the Federal Workforce in a timely fashion." Lobbied for oversight into the Biden Administration's implementation of Executive Order 4003. VA Infrastructure: VA HR Modernization:Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 304/S. 4221 Equal COLA Act to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the VA CPE Modernization Act. Lobbied for the need for increased compensation for mid-grade Title 38 employees in positions covered by the "VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act." Lobbied for the increase use of Market Pay Surveys for Title 38 employees, and for Congress to perform oversight over the VA to ensure these surveys are being completed regularly and accurately. VA Asset Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act Lobbied to block the confirmation of the AIR Commission members and prevent implementation of recommendations to close facilities and reduce patient capacity. Lobbied to repeal the AIR Act and in support of S. 4297, the Elimination of the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission Act of 2022, a draft House companion bill, and a proposed amendment to H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act, substantially similar to S. 4297. Lobbied to amend H.R. 8238, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2023 and parallel draft Senate legislation to prohibit closure of VA health care facilities based on certain VA recommendations to the AIR Commission. Lobbied for the VA to hire staff to fill its tens of thousands of vacancies. Lobbied for the inclusion of Questions for the Record to the VA Secretary on AIR Commission market assessment data transparency. Lobbied in support introduction of legislation, existing legislation, and amendments to repeal the AIR Commission. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters: House Veterans Affairs Committee Markup on Pending Legislation (April 6, 2022). Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing on The VA Workforce: Assessing Ways To Bolster Recruitment And Retention (May 3, 2022). Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing on Pending Legislation (Hearing postponed, statement submitted for the record) (May 24, 2022). Letter to all Senators with vote recommendations on the "Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act of 2021," and potential floor amendments. House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Health Hearing on Pending Legislation (June 22, 2022). Letter to Appropriations Committees of the House and Senate in support of amendment to VA appropriations to prohibit the closure of VA health care facilities based on certain VA recommendations to the AIR Commission. Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771 the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888 the "Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act" and the importance of this bill to the VA Police Force. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the "VA CPE Modernization Act," and its importance to VA Clinicians. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 304/S. 4221 Equal COLA Act to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to amend parts of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4673, the "Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition Act" or "EVEST Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 6411, the "Support The Resiliency of Our Nation's Great Veterans Act of 2022" or the "STRONG Veterans Act of 2022" Lobbied in support of H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act of 2021. Lobbied to repeal the AIR Act and in support of S. 4297, the Elimination of the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission Act of 2022, a draft House companion bill, and a proposed amendment to H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act, substantially similar to S. 4297. Lobbied to amend H.R. 8238, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2023 and parallel draft Senate legislation to prohibit closure of VA health care facilities based on certain VA recommendations to the AIR Commission. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5051 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5063 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5064 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5071 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5075 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in support of S. 3017, the "Veterans Dental Enhancement and Expansion Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 5738, the Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 7335, the Improving Military Sexual Trauma Claims Coordination Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 2428, the VA OIG Testimonial Subpoena Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. H.R. 7158, the Long Term Care Veterans Choice Act Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7153, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Principles of Benefits Automation Act." Lobbied in support of S. 4156, the VA Workforce Improvement, Support, and Expansion (WISE) Act of 2022. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 291, the COST SAVINGS Enhancement Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 1216, the Modernizing Veterans Health Care Eligibility Act. Lobbied for oversight of H.R. 6273, the VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1957, the Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of H.R. 345, the Reproductive Health Information for Veterans Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6422, the VA STRONG Act.
2022 · first_quarter · Veterans
Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA. Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible (or will likely soon be eligible) to pursue toxic exposure claims. Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned. Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Lobbied for the introduction of H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied in support of the implementation of the withdrawal of President Trump's May 2018 Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839. Lobbied in support of the implementation of President Biden's January 2021 Executive Order 14003: "Protecting the Federal Workforce in a timely fashion." Lobbied for oversight into the Biden Administration's implementation of Executive Order 14003. VA Infrastructure: VA HR Modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied for the need for increased compensation for mid-grade Title 38 employees in positions covered by the "VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act." Lobbied on VA Asset Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act to block the confirmation of the AIR Commission members and prevent implementation of recommendations to close facilities and reduce patient capacity. Lobbied for the VA to hire staff to fill its tens of thousands of vacancies. Lobbied for the inclusion of Questions for the Record to the VA Secretary on AIR Commission market assessment data transparency. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters: House Veterans' Affairs Committee Hearing titled "Building A Better VA: Addressing Healthcare Workforce Recruitment And Retention Challenges," Testimony of Ms. MJ Burke, AFGE NVAC 1st Executive Vice President (March 17, 2022). Letter to every representative in support of final passage of H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act of 2021," (PACT Act)" (March 2, 2022). Letter to the House Rules Committee for a hearing on H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act of 2021," (PACT Act)" (February 28, 2022). Letter to House Veterans' Affairs Committee for a Markup (February 2, 2022). Letter to every representative in support of final passage of H.R. 4673, the "Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition Act" or "EVEST Act." (January 12, 2022). Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771 the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888 the "Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act" and the importance of this bill to the VA Police Force. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the "VA CPE Modernization Act," and its importance to VA Clinicians. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to amend parts of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4673, the "Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition Act" or "EVEST Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 6411, the "Support The Resiliency of Our Nation's Great Veterans Act of 2022" or the "STRONG Veterans Act of 2022" Lobbied in support of H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act of 2021," Provided Comments on the A.N.S. to H.R. 5575, the "VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act." Lobbied in support of S. 3017, the "Veterans Dental Enhancement and Expansion Act." Lobbied for changes to H.R. 5575, the "VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act."
2022 · second_quarter · Homeland Security
Lobbied in support of HR 903, the Rights for Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act, which would provide Title V rights to Transportation Security Officers and put them into the General Schedule pay scale. Lobbied in support of HR 1813, the Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act, to ensure revenues generated from aviation security fees are spent on aviation security measures. Lobbied in support of HR 962, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which seeks to provide equal pay and retirement benefits to all federal law enforcement officers. Lobbied in support of HR 2616, the Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act, which would provide Public Safety Officer Benefits to TSOs when they become permanently disabled and to their families when they are killed in the line of duty.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbied in support of HR 903, the Rights for Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act, which would provide Title V rights to Transportation Security Officers and put them into the General Schedule pay scale. Lobbied in support of HR 1813, the Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act, to ensure revenues generated from aviation security fees are spent on aviation security measures. Lobbied in support of HR 962, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which seeks to provide equal pay and retirement benefits to all federal law enforcement officers. Lobbied in support of HR 2616, the Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act, which would provide Public Safety Officer Benefits to TSOs when they become permanently disabled and to their families when they are killed in the line of duty.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Veterans
Lobbied for changes to Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) employee performance standards. Lobbied for increased oversight and changes to performance standards for Legal Administrative Assistants in the VBA National Call Centers. Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied to require the VA to include VA Employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injury. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied for the creation of a Journeyman GS-15 Attorney position at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied against provisions of S. 2687, the Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act that would improperly authorize an agency IG to issue testimonial subpoenas to former employees and others without the safeguards provided to current employees. Lobbied against provisions of draft VA whistleblower legislation that would improperly expand the Office of Special Counsels authority at the expense of the neutral Merit Systems Protection Board and afford overly broad protections to SES members. Lobbied against provisions of H.R. 3967, the Honoring the PACT Act, that would unnecessarily expand direct hire authority at the VA. C&P Exams: Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA. Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible (or will likely soon be eligible) to pursue toxic exposure claims. Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned. Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied for the introduction of H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771, the VA Employee Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of the implementation of the withdrawal of President Trump's May 2018 Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839. Lobbied in support of the implementation of President Biden's January 2021 Executive Order 14003: "Protecting the Federal Workforce in a timely fashion." Lobbied for oversight into the Biden Administration's implementation of Executive Order 4003. VA Infrastructure: VA HR Modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 304/S. 4221 Equal COLA Act to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the VA CPE Modernization Act. Lobbied for changes to a Draft Bill to make certain improvements to the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Lobbied for the need for increased compensation for mid-grade Title 38 employees in positions covered by the "VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act." Lobbied for the increase use of Marked Pay Surveys for Title 38 employees, and for Congress to perform oversight over the VA to ensure these surveys are being completed regularly and accurately. VA Asset Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act Lobbied to block the confirmation of the AIR Commission members and prevent implementation of recommendations to close facilities and reduce patient capacity. Lobbied to repeal the AIR Act and in support of S. 4297, the Elimination of the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission Act of 2022, a draft House companion bill, and a proposed amendment to H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act, substantially similar to S. 4297. Lobbied to amend H.R. 8238, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2023 and parallel draft Senate legislation to prohibit closure of VA health care facilities based on certain VA recommendations to the AIR Commission. Lobbied for the VA to hire staff to fill its tens of thousands of vacancies. Lobbied for the inclusion of Questions for the Record to the VA Secretary on AIR Commission market assessment data transparency. Lobbied in support introduction of legislation, existing legislation, and amendments to repeal the AIR Commission. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters: House Veterans Affairs Committee Markup on Pending Legislation (April 6, 2022). Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing on The VA Workforce: Assessing Ways To Bolster Recruitment And Retention (May 3, 2022). Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing on Pending Legislation (Hearing postponed, statement submitted for the record) (May 24, 2022). Letter to all Senators with vote recommendations on the "Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act of 2021," and potential floor amendments. House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Health Hearing on Pending Legislation (June 22, 2022). Letter to Appropriations Committees of the House and Senate in support of amendment to VA appropriations to prohibit the closure of VA health care facilities based on certain VA recommendations to the AIR Commission. Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771, the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888, the "Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act" and the importance of this bill to the VA Police Force. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the "VA CPE Modernization Act," and its importance to VA Clinicians. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 304/S. 4221, the Equal COLA Act to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to amend parts of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4673, the "Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition Act" or "EVEST Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 6411, the "Support The Resiliency of Our Nation's Great Veterans Act of 2022" or the "STRONG Veterans Act of 2022" Lobbied in support of H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act of 2021. Lobbied to repeal the AIR Act and in support of S. 4297, the Elimination of the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission Act of 2022, a draft House companion bill, and a proposed amendment to H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act, substantially similar to S. 4297. Lobbied to amend H.R. 8238, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2023 and parallel draft Senate legislation to prohibit closure of VA health care facilities based on certain VA recommendations to the AIR Commission. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5051 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5063 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5064 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5071 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5075 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in support of S. 3017, the "Veterans Dental Enhancement and Expansion Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 5738, the Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 7335, the Improving Military Sexual Trauma Claims Coordination Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 2428, the VA OIG Testimonial Subpoena Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. H.R. 7158, the Long Term Care Veterans Choice Act Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7153, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Principles of Benefits Automation Act." Lobbied in support of S. 4156, the VA Workforce Improvement, Support, and Expansion (WISE) Act of 2022. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 291, the COST SAVINGS Enhancement Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 1216, the Modernizing Veterans Health Care Eligibility Act. Lobbied for oversight of H.R. 6273, the VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1957, the Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of H.R. 345, the Reproductive Health Information for Veterans Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6422, the VA STRONG Act. Lobbied for changes to a Draft Bill to make certain improvements to the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Government Funding: Lobbied for provisions in FY 2023 Military Construction, VA appropriations bill, H.R. 8238 to address the needs of the federal workforce and for timely action throughout the appropriations process to avert the need for continuing resolutions or a government shutdown.
2022 · second_quarter · Defense
Defense Appropriations Lobbied on the following issues H.R. 8236, the Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Appropriations Act: 1.Supported retaining section 8012 language that clearly prohibits using appropriated funds to arbitrarily constrain the DoD civilian workforce to Full Time Equivalent personnel caps, End Strength, or maximum number of employees. Provision also prohibits arbitrary reductions of the programmed civilian full-time equivalents projected over the Future Years Defense Program years absent an appropriate analysis of the impacts on readiness, lethality, stress on the force, operational effectiveness, military force structure, workload and fully burdened costs. Opposed Administration proposal from the Presidents Budget to strike this provision and replace with a section 8008 that would permit the Department of Defense to constrain the civilian workforce to arbitrary personnel caps and arbitrarily reduce it for any reason. 2.Supported inclusion in section 8012 additional language prohibiting use of appropriated funds for term or temporary hiring for enduring functions. 3.Supported inclusion of language in the FY 2023 Defense Appropriations bill that mandates compliance with contract service planning, programming, and budgeting statutory requirements and Total Force Management statutory limitations on privatization (including compliance with the public-private competition moratorium). National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Lobbied on the following issues for H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 2023 NDAA) both in the House Armed Services Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee Members based on Member Requests proposals for Amendments for committee and subcommittee markup on the following issues (Senate bill number not assigned yet). 1.Inclusion of language in the FY 2023 NDAA that would strengthen total force management within the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution system of the DoD: a.By reviving the Enterprise Contractor Manpower Reporting Application process for collecting fully burdened cost data from contractors; b.By ensuring near- and long-term strategic readiness includes data analytics for identifying DoD civilian contributions to readiness, leveraging Center for Naval Analysis study previously asked for in the Fiscal Year 2020 NDAA. c.By strengthening and clarifying statutory framework to ensure program and budget reviews challenge, compete, and prioritize contract services requirements instead of the default practice of cutting the DoD civilian workforce. 2.Inclusion of language in the FY2023 NDAA to repeal the remaining arbitrary personnel caps on headquarters functions in sections 143, 155, 194, 7014, 8014 and 9014 of title 10. 3.Continuation of the public-private competition moratorium on OMB Circular A-76. Inclusion of language strengthening implementation of section 815 of the Fiscal Year 2023 NDAA depending on the Departments implementation of those provisions to enforce compliance with existing statutory restrictions on converting civilian positions to contract performance and to ensure the Department is complying with statutory requirements to consider civilian employees for performance of closely associated with inherently governmental and critical functions. 4.Inclusion of language in the FY2023 NDAA that continues the prohibition of another round of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC). 5.Inclusion of language in the FY2023 NDAA encouraging the DoD to hire civilian backfills when converting military medical structure to operational requirements in the Military Medical Treatment Facilities. 6.Inclusion of language in the FY2023 NDAA encouraging Commissaries to address food insecurity among military families by ending variable pricing and establishing specific pilot programs to provide free produce to eligible military families. 7.Inclusion of language in FY2023 NDAA to improve sustainment planning for major weapon system acquisitions by re-establishing the manpower estimate report process prior to milestone B and C decision on the appropriate mix between Active Component and Reserve Component military. civilian employees, host nation and contract support for operating, training and maintaining major weapon systems. This became section 804. 8.Inclusion of language in FY2023 NDAA terminating authority for alternative compensation frameworks by repealing authority for the Acquisition Demo project which has been documented as discriminatory to women and minorities. 9.Inclusion of language in FY2023 NDAA prohibiting the misuse of term and temporary hiring authorities for enduring missions. 10.Inclusion in the FY2023 NDAA H.R. 903, The Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2021, as reported in the House Homeland Security Committee. 11.Inclusion of H.R. 962 and S. 1888, The Law Enforcement Equity Act, in the FY2023 NDAA. 12.Inclusion of H.R. 2499 and S. 1116, The Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, in the FY20223 NDAA. 13.Inclusion of H.R. 6967 and S. 3423, Chance to Compete Act of 2022, in the FY2023 NDAA. 14.Inclusion of directive report language in the FY2023 NDAA requesting an Administrative Conference of United States review of the efficiency, effectiveness, and fairness from a due process perspective of DoD and government security clearance determinations, as well as a Federally Funded Research and Development demographic survey on whether security clearance adjudications within DoD and other federal agencies have been applied in a discriminatory manner against protected Civil Rights categories and in favor of certain hate groups. 15.Consideration of the adverse effects of limited access to technical data in the organic industrial base and limits to governmental access to certified cost and pricing data under the Truth in Negotiations Act resulting from recent expansions of commercial items and services definitions through the NDADA to sole source procurements that have contributed to escalating sustainment costs and cybersecurity risks for DoD weapon systems. 16.Inclusion of H.R. 3086 and S. 1561, the Locality Pay Equity Act of 2021, in the FY2023 NDAA. Provided input to Rep. Norcross staff on potential floor amendment that would request a GAO review addressing this issue in the shipyards. Recommended expanding amendment to include depots, arsenals and Defense Logistics Agency sites. 17.Inclusion of H.R. 8007 and S. 4374, Stop Price Gauging the Military Act, in the FY2023 NDAA. 18.Clarification of the calculation of deport workload carryover calculations in Readiness subcommittee mark. This became section 367. 19.Opposed inclusion of Rep. Green (R-TN) language prohibiting Commissaries and Exchanges from selling Chinese-manufactured goods because of its impact on 40K Non-Appropriated Fund workers when no such restriction was being proposed for private sector competitors. This became section 631. 20.Clarification of the increase of minimum capital investment in depots from 6 percent to 8 percent in section 363. 21.Opposed inclusion of Air Force proposal entitled, Improvement to use of Cyber and Information Technology Workforce for Enterprise Information Technology, a proposal essentially to exempt the Cyber and IT workforce from the public-private competition moratorium and the underlying requirement to perform public-private competitions. 22.Discussed with Senator Shaheen staff the possibility of language that would help DoD civilian employees and their families, along with military, to take leave to get abortions. 23.Supported Amendment Number 5 proposed by Rep. Norton (D-D.C.) and Rep. Brown (D.-MD) to give the Mayor of the District of Columbia the same authority over the National Guard (NG) that the governors of states and territories have. 24.Supported Amendment Number 11 proposed by Rep. Brownley (D-CA) that would allow FAA Air Traffic Controllers to work at Contract Tower facilities without losing federal retirement benefits. 25.Supported Amendment Number 23 proposed by Rep. Cicilline (D-RI) that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to evaluate productivity expectations for readjustment counselors of Vet Centers, including by gaining feedback from counselors that must be audited annually for five years by the Government Accountability Office. This amendment would also require the VA to develop and implement a staffing model for Vet Centers, standardize position description responsibilities, and award grants to address food insecurity among veterans and family members of veterans who receive services through Vet Centers or other VA facilities. 26.Supported Amendment Number 28 proposed by Rep. Kilmer (D-WA) that would remove the 180 day waiting period for hiring retired members of Armed Forces into military health system positions. 27.Supported Amendment Number 113 proposed by Rep. Correa (D-CA) that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit an annual report on women veterans access to gender specific services under arrangements entered into by the VA with non-VA medical providers for the provision of hospital care or medical services. 28.Opposed the following amendments proposed by Rep. Gaetz (R-FL), such as amendment number 2 that combating extremism in the ranks should not be a priority of the Department of Defense; amendment number 3 disparaging the Secretary of Defense; amendment number 7 that would weaken compliance of military members with the vaccine mandate; amendment number 8 that would impede DoD from making PCS moves when the reason for the PCS move is a military members disagreement with state or local law. 29.Opposed the amendment number 9 proposed by Rep. Van Duyne (R-TX) that would permanently suspend the vaccine mandate for DoD contractors. AFGE sent the following letters to Congress and the Department of Defense in connection with FY2023 NDAA: 1.AFGE Legislative Department Letter to House Appropriations Committee, Defense Subcommittee and Senate Appropriations Committee, Defense Subcommittee, on Defense Appropriation Member Request Priorities dated April 26, 2022. 2.AFGE Legislative Department Letter to House Appropriations Committee, Financial Services General Government Subcommittee and Senate Appropriations Committee, Financial Services General Government Subcommittee, on FSGG Appropriation Member Request Priorities dated April 26, 2022. Two issues related to carrying forward section 741 language continuing the government-wide public-private competition moratorium and proposing new language prohibiting the use of appropriated funds to interfere with collective bargaining agreements. 3.AFGE Legislative Department Letter to House Appropriations Committee, Defense Subcommittee and Senate Appropriations Committee, Defense Subcommittee, copied to Office of Management and Budget and Secretary of Defense, and dated May 23, 2022, strongly opposing Administration proposal to replace section 8012 with section 8008, reinstituting arbitrary personnel caps. Interviewed on Federal News Network about letter and provided interview to Congress, DoD and OMB. 4.AFGE Legislative Department Letter to Defense Business Board dated May 27, 2022, on Upgrading DoD Civilian Talent Management. Letter copied to Congress. 5.AFGE Legislative Department Letter to House Armed Services Committee pertaining to FY2023 NDAA markup dated June 12, 2022. 6.AFGE Legislative Department Letter to House Rules Committee on H.R. 7900 Amendments dated July, 2022. Other NDAA related activities: Provided several questions for record to SASC Personnel Subcommittee Hearing on April 27, 2022, regarding military and civilian workforce programs in the Department of Defense. The questions for record were submitted by Senator Tillis related to the USD (P&R) total force management responsibilities and how increased use of the civilian workforce could reduce stress on the militarys high demand low density military occupational specialties when insufficient accessions were occurring resulting in military end strength reductions. The questions for record on the Departments plans to program and budget for services contracts and implement standard total force management guidelines to improve compliance with statutory privatization limitations were submitted by Senator Warren. There were later re-packaged for HAC-D Defense Budget Hearing to counter Ranking Member Calverts suggestion that the civilian workforce should be proportionately reduced with military end strength reductions. Government Funding: Lobbied for provisions in FY 2023 Defense Appropriations bill to address the needs of the federal workforce and for timely action throughout the appropriations process to avert the need for continuing resolutions or a government shutdown.
2022 · second_quarter · Defense
Defense Appropriations Lobbied on the following issues H.R. 8236, the Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Appropriations Act: 1.Supported retaining section 8012 language that clearly prohibits using appropriated funds to arbitrarily constrain the DoD civilian workforce to Full Time Equivalent personnel caps, End Strength, or maximum number of employees. Provision also prohibits arbitrary reductions of the programmed civilian full-time equivalents projected over the Future Years Defense Program years absent an appropriate analysis of the impacts on readiness, lethality, stress on the force, operational effectiveness, military force structure, workload and fully burdened costs. Opposed Administration proposal from the Presidents Budget to strike this provision and replace with a section 8008 that would permit the Department of Defense to constrain the civilian workforce to arbitrary personnel caps and arbitrarily reduce it for any reason. 2.Supported inclusion in section 8012 additional language prohibiting use of appropriated funds for term or temporary hiring for enduring functions. 3.Supported inclusion of language in the FY 2023 Defense Appropriations bill that mandates compliance with contract service planning, programming, and budgeting statutory requirements and Total Force Management statutory limitations on privatization (including compliance with the public-private competition moratorium). National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Lobbied on the following issues for H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 2023 NDAA) both in the House Armed Services Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee Members based on Member Requests proposals for Amendments for committee and subcommittee markup on the following issues (Senate bill number not assigned yet). 1.Inclusion of language in the FY 2023 NDAA that would strengthen total force management within the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution system of the DoD: a.By reviving the Enterprise Contractor Manpower Reporting Application process for collecting fully burdened cost data from contractors; b.By ensuring near- and long-term strategic readiness includes data analytics for identifying DoD civilian contributions to readiness, leveraging Center for Naval Analysis study previously asked for in the Fiscal Year 2020 NDAA. c.By strengthening and clarifying statutory framework to ensure program and budget reviews challenge, compete, and prioritize contract services requirements instead of the default practice of cutting the DoD civilian workforce. 2.Inclusion of language in the FY2023 NDAA to repeal the remaining arbitrary personnel caps on headquarters functions in sections 143, 155, 194, 7014, 8014 and 9014 of title 10. 3.Continuation of the public-private competition moratorium on OMB Circular A-76. Inclusion of language strengthening implementation of section 815 of the Fiscal Year 2023 NDAA depending on the Departments implementation of those provisions to enforce compliance with existing statutory restrictions on converting civilian positions to contract performance and to ensure the Department is complying with statutory requirements to consider civilian employees for performance of closely associated with inherently governmental and critical functions. 4.Inclusion of language in the FY2023 NDAA that continues the prohibition of another round of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC). 5.Inclusion of language in the FY2023 NDAA encouraging the DoD to hire civilian backfills when converting military medical structure to operational requirements in the Military Medical Treatment Facilities. 6.Inclusion of language in the FY2023 NDAA encouraging Commissaries to address food insecurity among military families by ending variable pricing and establishing specific pilot programs to provide free produce to eligible military families. 7.Inclusion of language in FY2023 NDAA to improve sustainment planning for major weapon system acquisitions by re-establishing the manpower estimate report process prior to milestone B and C decision on the appropriate mix between Active Component and Reserve Component military. civilian employees, host nation and contract support for operating, training and maintaining major weapon systems. This became section 804. 8.Inclusion of language in FY2023 NDAA terminating authority for alternative compensation frameworks by repealing authority for the Acquisition Demo project which has been documented as discriminatory to women and minorities. 9.Inclusion of language in FY2023 NDAA prohibiting the misuse of term and temporary hiring authorities for enduring missions. 10.Inclusion in the FY2023 NDAA H.R. 903, The Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2021, as reported in the House Homeland Security Committee. 11.Inclusion of H.R. 962 and S. 1888, The Law Enforcement Equity Act, in the FY2023 NDAA. 12.Inclusion of H.R. 2499 and S. 1116, The Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, in the FY20223 NDAA. 13.Inclusion of H.R. 6967 and S. 3423, Chance to Compete Act of 2022, in the FY2023 NDAA. 14.Inclusion of directive report language in the FY2023 NDAA requesting an Administrative Conference of United States review of the efficiency, effectiveness, and fairness from a due process perspective of DoD and government security clearance determinations, as well as a Federally Funded Research and Development demographic survey on whether security clearance adjudications within DoD and other federal agencies have been applied in a discriminatory manner against protected Civil Rights categories and in favor of certain hate groups. 15.Consideration of the adverse effects of limited access to technical data in the organic industrial base and limits to governmental access to certified cost and pricing data under the Truth in Negotiations Act resulting from recent expansions of commercial items and services definitions through the NDADA to sole source procurements that have contributed to escalating sustainment costs and cybersecurity risks for DoD weapon systems. 16.Inclusion of H.R. 3086 and S. 1561, the Locality Pay Equity Act of 2021, in the FY2023 NDAA. Provided input to Rep. Norcross staff on potential floor amendment that would request a GAO review addressing this issue in the shipyards. Recommended expanding amendment to include depots, arsenals and Defense Logistics Agency sites. 17.Inclusion of H.R. 8007 and S. 4374, Stop Price Gauging the Military Act, in the FY2023 NDAA. 18.Clarification of the calculation of deport workload carryover calculations in Readiness subcommittee mark. This became section 367. 19.Opposed inclusion of Rep. Green (R-TN) language prohibiting Commissaries and Exchanges from selling Chinese-manufactured goods because of its impact on 40K Non-Appropriated Fund workers when no such restriction was being proposed for private sector competitors. This became section 631. 20.Clarification of the increase of minimum capital investment in depots from 6 percent to 8 percent in section 363. 21.Opposed inclusion of Air Force proposal entitled, Improvement to use of Cyber and Information Technology Workforce for Enterprise Information Technology, a proposal essentially to exempt the Cyber and IT workforce from the public-private competition moratorium and the underlying requirement to perform public-private competitions. 22.Discussed with Senator Shaheen staff the possibility of language that would help DoD civilian employees and their families, along with military, to take leave to get abortions. 23.Supported Amendment Number 5 proposed by Rep. Norton (D-D.C.) and Rep. Brown (D.-MD) to give the Mayor of the District of Columbia the same authority over the National Guard (NG) that the governors of states and territories have. 24.Supported Amendment Number 11 proposed by Rep. Brownley (D-CA) that would allow FAA Air Traffic Controllers to work at Contract Tower facilities without losing federal retirement benefits. 25.Supported Amendment Number 23 proposed by Rep. Cicilline (D-RI) that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to evaluate productivity expectations for readjustment counselors of Vet Centers, including by gaining feedback from counselors that must be audited annually for five years by the Government Accountability Office. This amendment would also require the VA to develop and implement a staffing model for Vet Centers, standardize position description responsibilities, and award grants to address food insecurity among veterans and family members of veterans who receive services through Vet Centers or other VA facilities. 26.Supported Amendment Number 28 proposed by Rep. Kilmer (D-WA) that would remove the 180 day waiting period for hiring retired members of Armed Forces into military health system positions. 27.Supported Amendment Number 113 proposed by Rep. Correa (D-CA) that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit an annual report on women veterans access to gender specific services under arrangements entered into by the VA with non-VA medical providers for the provision of hospital care or medical services. 28.Opposed the following amendments proposed by Rep. Gaetz (R-FL), such as amendment number 2 that combating extremism in the ranks should not be a priority of the Department of Defense; amendment number 3 disparaging the Secretary of Defense; amendment number 7 that would weaken compliance of military members with the vaccine mandate; amendment number 8 that would impede DoD from making PCS moves when the reason for the PCS move is a military members disagreement with state or local law. 29.Opposed the amendment number 9 proposed by Rep. Van Duyne (R-TX) that would permanently suspend the vaccine mandate for DoD contractors. AFGE sent the following letters to Congress and the Department of Defense in connection with FY2023 NDAA: 1.AFGE Legislative Department Letter to House Appropriations Committee, Defense Subcommittee and Senate Appropriations Committee, Defense Subcommittee, on Defense Appropriation Member Request Priorities dated April 26, 2022. 2.AFGE Legislative Department Letter to House Appropriations Committee, Financial Services General Government Subcommittee and Senate Appropriations Committee, Financial Services General Government Subcommittee, on FSGG Appropriation Member Request Priorities dated April 26, 2022. Two issues related to carrying forward section 741 language continuing the government-wide public-private competition moratorium and proposing new language prohibiting the use of appropriated funds to interfere with collective bargaining agreements. 3.AFGE Legislative Department Letter to House Appropriations Committee, Defense Subcommittee and Senate Appropriations Committee, Defense Subcommittee, copied to Office of Management and Budget and Secretary of Defense, and dated May 23, 2022, strongly opposing Administration proposal to replace section 8012 with section 8008, reinstituting arbitrary personnel caps. Interviewed on Federal News Network about letter and provided interview to Congress, DoD and OMB. 4.AFGE Legislative Department Letter to Defense Business Board dated May 27, 2022, on Upgrading DoD Civilian Talent Management. Letter copied to Congress. 5.AFGE Legislative Department Letter to House Armed Services Committee pertaining to FY2023 NDAA markup dated June 12, 2022. 6.AFGE Legislative Department Letter to House Rules Committee on H.R. 7900 Amendments dated July, 2022. Other NDAA related activities: Provided several questions for record to SASC Personnel Subcommittee Hearing on April 27, 2022, regarding military and civilian workforce programs in the Department of Defense. The questions for record were submitted by Senator Tillis related to the USD (P&R) total force management responsibilities and how increased use of the civilian workforce could reduce stress on the militarys high demand low density military occupational specialties when insufficient accessions were occurring resulting in military end strength reductions. The questions for record on the Departments plans to program and budget for services contracts and implement standard total force management guidelines to improve compliance with statutory privatization limitations were submitted by Senator Warren. There were later re-packaged for HAC-D Defense Budget Hearing to counter Ranking Member Calverts suggestion that the civilian workforce should be proportionately reduced with military end strength reductions. Government Funding: Lobbied for provisions in FY 2023 Defense Appropriations bill to address the needs of the federal workforce and for timely action throughout the appropriations process to avert the need for continuing resolutions or a government shutdown.
2022 · second_quarter · Veterans
Lobbied for changes to Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) employee performance standards. Lobbied for increased oversight and changes to performance standards for Legal Administrative Assistants in the VBA National Call Centers. Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied to require the VA to include VA Employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injury. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied for the creation of a Journeyman GS-15 Attorney position at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied against provisions of S. 2687, the Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act that would improperly authorize an agency IG to issue testimonial subpoenas to former employees and others without the safeguards provided to current employees. Lobbied against provisions of draft VA whistleblower legislation that would improperly expand the Office of Special Counsels authority at the expense of the neutral Merit Systems Protection Board and afford overly broad protections to SES members. Lobbied against provisions of H.R. 3967, the Honoring the PACT Act, that would unnecessarily expand direct hire authority at the VA. C&P Exams: Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA. Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible (or will likely soon be eligible) to pursue toxic exposure claims. Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned. Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied for the introduction of H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771, the VA Employee Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of the implementation of the withdrawal of President Trump's May 2018 Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839. Lobbied in support of the implementation of President Biden's January 2021 Executive Order 14003: "Protecting the Federal Workforce in a timely fashion." Lobbied for oversight into the Biden Administration's implementation of Executive Order 4003. VA Infrastructure: VA HR Modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 304/S. 4221 Equal COLA Act to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the VA CPE Modernization Act. Lobbied for changes to a Draft Bill to make certain improvements to the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Lobbied for the need for increased compensation for mid-grade Title 38 employees in positions covered by the "VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act." Lobbied for the increase use of Marked Pay Surveys for Title 38 employees, and for Congress to perform oversight over the VA to ensure these surveys are being completed regularly and accurately. VA Asset Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act Lobbied to block the confirmation of the AIR Commission members and prevent implementation of recommendations to close facilities and reduce patient capacity. Lobbied to repeal the AIR Act and in support of S. 4297, the Elimination of the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission Act of 2022, a draft House companion bill, and a proposed amendment to H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act, substantially similar to S. 4297. Lobbied to amend H.R. 8238, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2023 and parallel draft Senate legislation to prohibit closure of VA health care facilities based on certain VA recommendations to the AIR Commission. Lobbied for the VA to hire staff to fill its tens of thousands of vacancies. Lobbied for the inclusion of Questions for the Record to the VA Secretary on AIR Commission market assessment data transparency. Lobbied in support introduction of legislation, existing legislation, and amendments to repeal the AIR Commission. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters: House Veterans Affairs Committee Markup on Pending Legislation (April 6, 2022). Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing on The VA Workforce: Assessing Ways To Bolster Recruitment And Retention (May 3, 2022). Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing on Pending Legislation (Hearing postponed, statement submitted for the record) (May 24, 2022). Letter to all Senators with vote recommendations on the "Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act of 2021," and potential floor amendments. House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Health Hearing on Pending Legislation (June 22, 2022). Letter to Appropriations Committees of the House and Senate in support of amendment to VA appropriations to prohibit the closure of VA health care facilities based on certain VA recommendations to the AIR Commission. Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771, the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888, the "Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act" and the importance of this bill to the VA Police Force. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the "VA CPE Modernization Act," and its importance to VA Clinicians. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 304/S. 4221, the Equal COLA Act to protect VA employees in FERS. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6682, the "Protecting VA Employees Act" to amend parts of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4673, the "Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition Act" or "EVEST Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 6411, the "Support The Resiliency of Our Nation's Great Veterans Act of 2022" or the "STRONG Veterans Act of 2022" Lobbied in support of H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act of 2021. Lobbied to repeal the AIR Act and in support of S. 4297, the Elimination of the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission Act of 2022, a draft House companion bill, and a proposed amendment to H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act, substantially similar to S. 4297. Lobbied to amend H.R. 8238, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2023 and parallel draft Senate legislation to prohibit closure of VA health care facilities based on certain VA recommendations to the AIR Commission. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5051 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5063 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5064 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5071 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in opposition to SA 5075 to H.R. 3697, the "Honoring our PACT Act. Lobbied in support of S. 3017, the "Veterans Dental Enhancement and Expansion Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 5738, the Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 7335, the Improving Military Sexual Trauma Claims Coordination Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 2428, the VA OIG Testimonial Subpoena Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. H.R. 7158, the Long Term Care Veterans Choice Act Lobbied for changes to H.R. 7153, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Principles of Benefits Automation Act." Lobbied in support of S. 4156, the VA Workforce Improvement, Support, and Expansion (WISE) Act of 2022. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 291, the COST SAVINGS Enhancement Act. Lobbied in opposition to H.R. 1216, the Modernizing Veterans Health Care Eligibility Act. Lobbied for oversight of H.R. 6273, the VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1957, the Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of H.R. 345, the Reproductive Health Information for Veterans Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6422, the VA STRONG Act. Lobbied for changes to a Draft Bill to make certain improvements to the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Government Funding: Lobbied for provisions in FY 2023 Military Construction, VA appropriations bill, H.R. 8238 to address the needs of the federal workforce and for timely action throughout the appropriations process to avert the need for continuing resolutions or a government shutdown.
2022 · second_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 521/S. 129 the "Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (RETIRE) Act," which would allow Federal law enforcement officers, who were severely injured in the line of duty, to maintain their 6(c) early retirement if they take a civil service position after their injury; H.R. 962/S. 1888 the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which would expand the definition of "law enforcement officer" for salary and retirement benefits to include all Federal law enforcement officers; H.R. 4148/S. 2236 the Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act, which would allow first responders to buy into Medicare beginning at the age of 50, and; H.R. 7203 the Wally Bunker Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Retirees Act, which would allow all retired public employees take advantage of a modest tax benefit, which they earned through their service to our communities, and increase the pre-tax amount from $3,000 to $6,000 per year
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Executive Order 14074, "Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices To Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety," provisions related to addressing recruitment, retention, and pay issues impacting federal law enforcement personnel. H.R. 521, the "First Responder Fair RETIRE Act," a bill to permit disabled federal law enforcement officers and other public safety employees to receive retirement benefits in the same manner as if they had not been disabled; entire bill. S. 129, the "First Responder Fair RETIRE Act," a bill to permit disabled federal law enforcement officers and other public safety employees to receive retirement benefits in the same manner as if they had not been disabled; entire bill. H.R. 7376, the "Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act," a bill to amend Title 5, United States Code, to increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for Federal employees; entire bill. S. 3487, the "Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act," a bill to amend Title 5, United States Code, to increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for Federal employees; entire bill. H.R. 8087, the "Law Enforcement Officer Fair Retirement Act," a bill to amend Title 5, United States Code, to provide that for purposes of computing the annuity of certain law enforcement officers, any hours worked in excess of the limitation applicable to law enforcement premium pay shall be included in such computation; entire bill. H.R. 903, the "Rights for TSA Workforce Act of 2021," legislation to apply the personnel system under Title 5, U.S. Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA); provisions related to ensuring that TSA law enforcement personnel do not receive a reduction in pay as a result of the transition to Title 5 and the General Schedule. S. 1856, the "Rights for TSA Workforce Act of 2021," legislation to apply the personnel system under Title 5, U.S. Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA); provisions related to ensuring that TSA law enforcement personnel do not receive a reduction in pay as a result of the transition to Title 5 and the General Schedule. H.R. 962, the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act," a bill to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. S. 1116, the "Federal Firefighters Fairness Act," a bill to amend the Federal Employees Compensation Act to create a presumption that a disability or death of a federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employees duty; proposed amendment to ensure the inclusion of federal law enforcement officers (no amendment introduced). S. 4199, the "Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act," a bill to amend Title 5, United States Code, to require that a court decree, court order, or other similar process expressly provides for an annuity supplement payment; entire bill. Legislative proposal to amend Title 5, United States Code, to provide that for purposes of computing the annuity of certain law enforcement officers, any hours worked in excess of the limitation applicable to law enforcement premium pay shall be included in such computation (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to direct the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to request additional resources for U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officers and to require a GAO study on the workforce and staffing needs of U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officers (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to provide appropriate standards for the inclusion of a term of supervised release after imprisonment; provisions related to providing overtime pay to U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officers (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to raise the annual cap on premium pay for federal law enforcement personnel (no bill introduced).
2022 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Executive Order 14074, "Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices To Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety," provisions related to addressing recruitment, retention, and pay issues impacting federal law enforcement personnel. H.R. 521, the "First Responder Fair RETIRE Act," a bill to permit disabled federal law enforcement officers and other public safety employees to receive retirement benefits in the same manner as if they had not been disabled; entire bill. S. 129, the "First Responder Fair RETIRE Act," a bill to permit disabled federal law enforcement officers and other public safety employees to receive retirement benefits in the same manner as if they had not been disabled; entire bill. H.R. 7376, the "Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act," a bill to amend Title 5, United States Code, to increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for Federal employees; entire bill. S. 3487, the "Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act," a bill to amend Title 5, United States Code, to increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for Federal employees; entire bill. H.R. 8087, the "Law Enforcement Officer Fair Retirement Act," a bill to amend Title 5, United States Code, to provide that for purposes of computing the annuity of certain law enforcement officers, any hours worked in excess of the limitation applicable to law enforcement premium pay shall be included in such computation; entire bill. H.R. 903, the "Rights for TSA Workforce Act of 2021," legislation to apply the personnel system under Title 5, U.S. Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA); provisions related to ensuring that TSA law enforcement personnel do not receive a reduction in pay as a result of the transition to Title 5 and the General Schedule. S. 1856, the "Rights for TSA Workforce Act of 2021," legislation to apply the personnel system under Title 5, U.S. Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA); provisions related to ensuring that TSA law enforcement personnel do not receive a reduction in pay as a result of the transition to Title 5 and the General Schedule. H.R. 962, the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act," a bill to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. S. 1116, the "Federal Firefighters Fairness Act," a bill to amend the Federal Employees Compensation Act to create a presumption that a disability or death of a federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employees duty; proposed amendment to ensure the inclusion of federal law enforcement officers (no amendment introduced). S. 4199, the "Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act," a bill to amend Title 5, United States Code, to require that a court decree, court order, or other similar process expressly provides for an annuity supplement payment; entire bill. Legislative proposal to amend Title 5, United States Code, to provide that for purposes of computing the annuity of certain law enforcement officers, any hours worked in excess of the limitation applicable to law enforcement premium pay shall be included in such computation (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to direct the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to request additional resources for U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officers and to require a GAO study on the workforce and staffing needs of U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officers (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to provide appropriate standards for the inclusion of a term of supervised release after imprisonment; provisions related to providing overtime pay to U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officers (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to raise the annual cap on premium pay for federal law enforcement personnel (no bill introduced).
2022 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Draft Senate "Build Back Better Act" Draft Senate National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H. Con. Res. 46, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women S. Con. Res. 12, A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women H. Con. Res. 55, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men. H.J. Res. 19, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United State to repeal the twenty-third article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States S.J. Res. 18, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-third article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States H. Res. 370, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce H. Res. 544, Acknowledging and apologizing for the mistreatment of, and discrimination against, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who served the United States in the armed Forces, the Foreign Service, and the Federal civil service S. Res. 275, A resolution acknowledging and apologizing for the mistreatment of, and discrimination against, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who served the United States in the Armed Forces, the Foreign Service, and the Federal civil service H. Res. 644, Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents relating to the operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection H. Res. 766, Recognizing law enforcement officers who have tragically passed away from COVID-19 pandemic H. Res. 787, 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 the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51 and S. 51), particularly in light of the service of District of Columbia veterans in every American war H. Res. 937, Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to preserve liberty by operating within the enumerated powers in the Constitution of the United States and its founding principles H. Res. 1084, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States during Public Service Recognition Week S. Res. 619, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States during Public Service Recognition Week H.R. 5, Equality Act S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 25, Fair Tax Act of 2021 H.R. 27, Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2021 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act S. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 75, No Pay Raise for Congress Act H.R. 82, Social Security Fairness Act of 2021 S. 1302, Social Security Fairness Act H.R. 101, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 103, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2021 H.R. 111, Federal Sunset Act of 2021 H.R. 150, Workers' Memorial Day H.R. 178, No Budget, No Pay Act H.R. 179, No Congressional First Class Flights Act H.R. 180, Inaction Has Consequences Act H.R. 212, COVID PREPARE Act of 2021 H.R. 221, To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the oath of office taken by individuals in the civil service or uniformed services, and for other purposes H.R. 222, Election Day Holiday Act of 2021 H.R. 230, Coach-Only Airfare for Capitol Hill Act of 2021 H.R. 236, To nullify the effect of Executive Order 13950 relating to combating race and sex stereotyping H.R. 244, Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act H.R. 269, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 302, PPSA Act H.R. 304, Equal COLA Act S. 4221, Equal COLA Act H.R. 326, Saving the Civil Service Act H.R. 348, Wear Your Mask Act H.R. 353, Security Clearance Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 356, Federal HIRE Act H.R. 375, No Mask Mandates Act H.R. 393, Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act H.R. 408, Department of Homeland Security Mentor-Protege Program Act of 2021 H.R. 490, DHS MORALE Act H.R. 521, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 129, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 531, ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act H.R. 564, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act S. 1158, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act H.R. 916, REDUCE Act H.R. 938, Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act S. 1221, Wildland Firefighters Recognition Act H.R. 962, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 1888, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 967, Federal Skills Act H.R. 978, Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2021 S. 2343, Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2021 H.R. 1136, Federal Jobs Act H.R. 1200, Stop CHEATERS Act S. 1857, Stop CHEATERS Act H.R. 1224, Merit Systems Protections Board Empowerment Act of 2021 H.R. 1272, COST of Relocation Act S. 392, COST of Relocations Act H.R. 1459, Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2021 S. 510, Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2021 H.R. 1468, Securities and Exchange Commission Real Estate Leasing Authority Revocation Act H.R. 1481, Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2021 S. 540, Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2021 H.R. 1690, Defending Our Defenders Act H.R. 1922, Merit Systems Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2021 H.R. 2042, Federal Employee Access to Information Act S. 845, Federal Employee Access to information Act H.R. 2104, RECAL Act H.R. 2199, Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act of 2021 H.R. 2231, Shielding All Federal Employees and Consumers from Actionable Recall Situations Act of 2021 H.R. 2337, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021 H.R. 2345, Federal Government Decentralization Commission Act H.R. 2414, Keep Vaccines Voluntary Act H.R. 2499, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2021 S. 1116, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2021 H.R. 2566, No TikTok on Government Devices Act S. 1143, No TikTok on Government Devices Act H.R. 2589, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act S. 1185, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act H.R. 2617, Performance Enhancement Reform Act H.R. 2708, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2021 S. 1247, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2021 H.R. 2731, Endless Frontier Act S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2744, Hazardous Duty Pay for Frontline Workers Act H.R. 2776, Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Amendments Act of 2021 H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021 H.R. 2988, Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 3000, Inspire to Serve Act of 2021 H.R. 3028, LPOE Modernization Trust Fund Act H.R. 3040, Pandemic Leave Extension Act H.R. 3045, No Regulation Through Litigation Act of 2021 H.R. 3050, Kenneth Meisel Public Servants' Claimant Fairness Act H.R. 3070, COPS Counseling Act H.R. 3079, Protect and Serve Act of 2021 S. 774, Protect and Serve Act of 2021 H.R. 3080, Back the Blue Act of 2021 S. 1599, Back the Blue Act of 2021 H.R. 3086, Locality Pay Equity Act of 2021 S. 1561, Locality Pay Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 3096, Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act S. 4150, Federal Law Enforcement Service Weapon Purchase Act H.R. 3172, HELPER Act of 2021 S. 2981, HELPER Act of 2021 H.R. 3179, Stop CRT Act H.R. 3235, To restrict executive agencies from acting in contravention of Executive Order 13950 H.R. 3249, Contents of Our Character Act of 2021 H.R. 3295, Prohibiting TSP Investment in China Act S. 1665, Prohibiting TSP Investment in China Act H.R. 3338, Enhanced Whistleblower Engagement Act H.R. 3351, To amend title 5, United States Code, to correct a legislative drafting error in such title, to eliminate the reduction in pay of a Federal employee or D.C. employee as a result of such employee serving as a member of the National Guard of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes H.R. 3367, Gold Star Children Act H.R. 3499, MERIT Act H.R. 3533, To establish occupational series for Federal positions in software development, software engineering, data science, and data management, and for other purposes H.R. 3553, TSP Act S. 1742, TSP Act H.R. 3557, Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R. 3599, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2021 S. 1097, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2021 H.R. 3609, Trust in Public Service Act S. 1934, Trust in Public Service Act H.R. 3610, Flexibility in Working Families Act H.R. 3768, Federal Employee Disclosure (FED) Transparency Act H.R. 3924, U.S. Park Police Modernization Act H.R. 4031, Retain Skilled Veterans Act S. 2161, Retain Skilled Veterans Act H.R. 4094, One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021 H.R. 4105, Restoring Northern Border Travel Act H.R. 4138, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 4268, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 4274, Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act H.R. 4315, Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2021 H.R. 4349, Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Act H.R. 4357, DHS Reform Act of 2021 H.R. 4389, New Collar Jobs Act of 2021 H.R. 4396, Holding SSA Employees Accountable Act H.R. 4448, Administrative Law Judges Competitive Service Restoration Act H.R. 4576, Support Through Loss Act S. 2390, Support Through Loss Act H.R. 4594, Restoring Brand USA Act S. 2424, Restoring Brand USA Act H.R. 4604, 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. 4666, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Modernization Act H.R. 4688, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2021 S. 671, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2021 H.R. 4724, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act S. 2478, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act H.R. 4725, No Student Loan Interest Act H.R. 4728, Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act H.R. 4773, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 4788, Wellbeing for Every Public Servant Act of 2021 H.R. 4818, National Digital Reserve Corps Act H.R. 4840, End Misleading Cultural Exchanges Act H.R. 4884, Employee Rights and Freedoms Act H.R. 4934, Equal Pay for Equal Work Act S. 2591, Equal Pay for Equal Work Enforcement Act H.R. 5031, Sarah Grace-Farley-Klinger Act H.R. 5057, Return Act S. 2681, Return Act H.R. 5092, To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring any citizen to be vaccinated, including Federal agencies from requiring its employees to take any vaccination, without the citizen being fully advised in writing of all known potential risks from the vaccine and consultation with a physician followed by the voluntary informed consent of the citizen, and for other purposes H.R. 5106, To prohibit an entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief packages from mandating employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes H.R. 5111, To amend section 6103 of title 5, United States code, to establish Rosa Parks Day as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes H.R. 5113, REMEDI Act H.R. 5138, Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act S. 2274, Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act H.R. 5206, To require the Internal Revenue Service to issue a report on the tax gap, to establish a fellowship program within the Internal Revenue Service to recruit mid-career tax professionals to create and participate in an audit task force, and for other purposes S. 2721, To require the Internal Revenue Service to issue a report on the tax gap, to establish a fellowship program within the Internal Revenue Service to recruit mid-career tax professionals to create and participate in an audit task force, and for other purposes H.R. 5238, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 5274, PREVENT ACT of 2021 H.R. 5282, Care for our Firefighters Act H.R. 5283, Housing for our Firefighters Act H.R. 5287, COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act H.R. 5303, September 11 Day of Remembrance Act S. 2735, September 11 Day of Remembrance Act H.R. 5314, Protecting Our Democracy Act H.R. 5360, Freedom from Mandates act H.R. 5364, Protect Taxpayers' Privacy Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 5408, A bill for the relief of Michael Janssen and Steven Passantino S. 3442, A bill for the relief of Michael Janssen and Steven Passantino H.R. 5450, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement or enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, and for other purposes H.R. 5456, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act S. 2900, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act H.R. 5464, No Taxation Without Congressional Consent Act H.R. 5477, Federal Agency Climate PREP Act S. 3156, Federal Agency Climate PREP Act of 2021 H.R. 5494, Protect Peaceful Protests Act H.R. 5513, No Clearance for Terrorists Act H.R. 5585, Advanced Research Project Agency-Health Act H.R. 5590, Natural Immunity is Real Act H.R. 5592, FREEDOM Act H.R. 5613, Let Me Travel America Act S. 2847, Let Me Travel America Act H.R. 5616, DHS Basic Training Accreditation Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5631, Tim Hart Wildland Firefighter Classification and Pay Parity Act H.R. 5637, Meeting our Seniors' Social Security Needs Act H.R. 5642, Follow Accepted Science Together Act of 2021 H.R. 5647, SCRAP Act H.R. 5662, SWAMP Act H.R. 5682, CBP Donations Acceptance Program Reauthorization Act H.R. 5683, Department of Homeland Security Border Support Services Contracts Review Act H.R. 5686, Don't Jab Me Act S. 2840, Don't Jab Me Act H.R. 5687, Backing the Independent Decisions of Employees against Nefarious Mandates Act of 2021 H.R. 5712, Drain the Swamp Act of 2021 H.R. 5717, Stop the SURGE Act H.R. 5723, Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust S. 3071, Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust H.R. 5737, Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2021 H.R. 5741, Options Over Terminations Act H.R. 5744, Customer Non-Discrimination Act H.R. 5761, Pay Our Correctional Officers Fairly Act H.R. 5811, No Vaccine Mandate Act H.R. 5816, National Informed Consent Exemption (NICE) Act H.R. 5824, Mandating Responsibility Act H.R. 5829, COVID-19 Individual Liberty Act of 2021 H.R. 5834, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2021 H.R. 5835, Defund Federal Vaccine Mandates Act H.R. 5842, Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting Act H.R. 5860, Keeping Our COVID-19 Heroes Employed Act S. 3079, Keeping Our COVID-19 Heroes Employed Act H.R. 5866, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act S. 3177, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act H.R. 5903, HERD Act S. 3095, HERD Act of 2021 H.R. 5904, Deepavali Day Act H.R. 5908, Stop Vaccine Mandates Act S. 2879, Stop Vaccine Mandates Act H.R. 5927, Veterans' Preference Parity Act H.R. 5978, Exemptions for Critical Workers Act H.R. 5994, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act S. 3219, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act H.R. 6009, Pandemic Cessation Act H.R. 6016, Fairness for Federal Contractors Act of 2021 H.R. 6031, HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act S. 3253, HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act H.R. 6062, Hatch Act Accountability Act H.R. 6066, Strengthening the Office of Personnel Management Act H.R. 6085, Fair Pay for All Act of 2021 H.R. 6087, Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act H.R. 6104, Building the Next Generation of Federal Employees Act H.R. 6105, To terminate the public health emergency with respect to COVID-19 on December 25, 2021 H.R. 6107, Stop Corporate Capture Act H.R. 6113, Employee Privacy Act H.R. 6170, No COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate Act of 2021 H.R. 6185, Bivens Act of 2021 S. 3343, Bivens Act of 2021 H.R. 6212, Taiwan Preclearance Act S. 3312, Taiwan Preclearance Act H.R. 6223, BASE Act H.R. 6257, SAFER Travel Act H.R. 6264, POLICE Act of 2021 H.R. 6275, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to officers and employees of the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or certain Department of the Interior officers and employees or require that such officers and employees receive a vaccine as a condition of employment H.R. 6285, Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act H.R. 6288, To establish certain protections for members of the Armed Forces who refuse to receive vaccinations against COVID-19 H.R. 6304, Stop Federal Vaccine Mandates for Employees Act H.R. 6327, Constitutional Accountability Act S. 3415, Constitutional Accountability Act H.R. 6333, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to establish, or support any national database identifying individuals as having received or not received any vaccine H.R. 6395, No Mandates Act H.R. 6398, FAIR Act S. 3518, FAIR Act H.R. 6409, Repeal CFPB Act H.R. 6492, Climate Resilience Workforce Act H.R. 6502, Religious Freedom Over Mandates Act H.R. 6525, Lunar New Year Day Act H.R. 6579, Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 2022 S. 3585, Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 2022 H.R. 6581, Bipartisan Social Security Commission Act of 2022 H.R. 6590, Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act H.R. 6594, Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2022 H.R. 6609, FACE Act H.R. 6670, Schedules That Work Act S. 3642, Schedules That Work Act H.R. 6674, To prohibit Internal Revenue Service from requiring individuals to submit biometric information or geolocation information to access online services, and for other purposes H.R. 6682, Protecting VA Employees Act H.R. 6694, STOCK Act 2.0 S. 3612, STOCK Act 2.0 H.R. 6726, Congress LEADS Act H.R. 6733, Ban IRS Biometrics Act S. 3599, Ban IRS Biometrics Act H.R. 6800, IRS PRIORITIES Act of 2022 H.R. 6837, No TikTok on Department of Homeland Security Devices Act H.R. 6844, Restoring Trust in Public Servants Act H.R. 6924, Pandemic Payroll Tax Suspension Act H.R. 6932, Federal Employees Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2022 H.R. 6938, Job Protection Act S. 3748, Job Protection Act H.R. 6941, Territorial Representation in the Senate Act H.R. 6957, To expand opportunities for employment of recent graduates in Federal Government positions, and for other purposes H.R. 6966, Better Service for Taxpayers Act H.R. 6967, Chance to Compete Act of 2022 S. 3423, Chance to Compete Act of 2021 H.R. 7013, Harriet Tubman Day Act H.R. 7036, Preventing Abusive Government Efforts Act H.R. 7113, TSP Act of 2022 H.R. 7134, Taxpayers DIME Act of 2022 H.R. 7136, No Flights Act H.R. 7260, Comprehensive Southern Border Strategy Act H.R. 7287, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act H.R. 7365, Flexibility for Workers Education Act H.R. 7376, Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act S. 3474, Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act S. 3487, Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act H.R. 7423, America Reopens Act H.R. 7459, DHS Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy Act of 2022 H.R. 7465, PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act H.R. 7489, Time Off to Vote Act H.R. 7530, Student Loan Borrower Relief Act H.R. 7540, Safe Workplaces Act H.R. 7557, Department of the Treasury Officer Protection Act of 2022 H.R. 7567, 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. 7657, RECOVER Act of 2022 H.R. 7720, SWAMP Act S. 4197, SWAMP Act of 2022 H.R. 7723, To amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to extend the availability of paid leave for Federal employees for purposes relating to COVID-19, and for other purposes H.R. 7770, Life Saving Leave Act H.R. 7799, Public Servant Protection Act of 2022 H.R. 7804, Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Security Act of 2022 H.R. 7835, SHOW UP Act of 2022 H.R. 7852, Federal Employees Sustainable Investment Act H.R. 7883, No Pay Until Peace Act H.R. 7896, No ESG at TSP Act H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 7951, Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act H.R. 8040, People Over Pentagon Act of 2022 H.R. 8086, Conservation Jobs Act of 2022 H.R. 8087, LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2022 H.R. 8098, To limit eligibility for public service loan forgiveness to borrowers of Federal student loans with incomes below a certain maximum threshold, and for other purposes H.R. 8212, To rescind the Executive Order on Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals, and for other purposes S. Res. 334, A resolution memorializing those impacted by and lost to the COVID-19 virus. S. 55, A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustment for Members of congress S. 191, FALSE Act S. 489, Federal Employees and Retirees with Delinquent Tax Debt Initiative (FERDI) Act S. 1090, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1227, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2021 S. 1257, AI Scholarship-for-Service Act S. 1324, Civilian Cyber Security Reserve Act S. 1330, Facilitating Federal Employee Reskilling Act S. 1528, Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act S. 1650, Protect Our Heroes Act of 2021 S. 1745, GENE Act S. 1934, Trust in Public Service Act S. 1993, TSP Fiduciary Security Act S. 2160, RECAL Act of 2012 S. 2196, Restoring Northern Border Travel Act S. 2221, END CRT Act S. 2222, Protect Taxpayers' Privacy Act S. 2225, Federal Skills Act S. 2247, A bill to protect Federal judges, Federal prosecutors, and Federal law enforcement officers from violence and doxing. S. 2248, A bill to increase the penalties for making personal information about a Federal law enforcement officer or other Federal officer available to the public S. 2252, A bill to increase the penalties for ambushing a law enforcement officer S. 2253, A bill to establish a separate criminal offense for targeting an individual based on their status as law enforcement officer S. 2260, A bill to increase the maximum penalties for assaulting Federal officers by 50 percent S. 2282, Unity through Service Act of 2021 S. 2346, Stop CRT Act S. 2527, Disclose Government Censorship Act S. 2532, Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2021 S. 2551, AI Training Act S. 2773, Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2021 S. 2782, Acting on the Annual Duplication Report Act of 2021 S. 2848, Your Health Comes First Act S. 2849, Prohibiting Forced Vaccination for COVID-19 Act S. 2850, Biden Can't Force Me Act S. 2888, U.S. Air Travel Public Safety Act S. 2895, Prevent Unconstitutional Vaccine Mandates for Interstate Commerce Act S. 2935, Parental Bereavement Act of 2021 S. 2955, Department of Defense Improved Hiring Act S. 2987, Denying Pensions to Convicted Child Molesters Act of 2021 S. 3070, Safeguarding American Families and Expanding Social Security Act of 2021 S. 3076, Ban Conflicted Trading at the Fed Act S. 3081, Tax Free Education Act of 2021 S. 3160, Border Accountability, Oversight, and Community Engagement Act S. 3190, Judgment Fund Accountability Act of 2021 S. 3243, Protecting Our Federal Workforce from Forced COVID-19 Vaccination Act S. 3378, Congressional Review of Agency Legal Settlements Act of 2021 S. 3659, Supporting Essential Workers in Retirement Act S. 3668, No Facial Recognition at the IRS Act S. 3694, Continuing Safe Essential Travel Across our Border Act of 2022 S. 3727, RETURN Act S. 3734, Gold Star Families Day Act S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act S. 3819, ARPA-H Act S. 3850, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act S. 3868, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act S. 3903, A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities S. 4027, Inspired to Serve Hiring Improvements Act S. 4199, Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act S. 4253, Student Loan Accountability Act S. 4342, ASAP Forgiveness Act S. 4345, Simplifying and Strengthening Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act S. 4427, Checks and Balances Act
2022 · first_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 521/S. 129 the "Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (RETIRE) Act," which would allow Federal law enforcement officers, who were severely injured in the line of duty, to maintain their 6(c) early retirement if they take a civil service position after their injury; H.R. 962/S. 1888 the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which would expand the definition of "law enforcement officer" for salary and retirement benefits to include all Federal law enforcement officers; H.R. 4148/S. 2236 the Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act, which would allow first responders to buy into Medicare beginning at the age of 50, and; H.R. 7203 the Wally Bunker Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Retirees Act, which would allow all retired public employees take advantage of a modest tax benefit, which they earned through their service to our communities, and increase the pre-tax amount from $3,000 to $6,000 per year
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · first_quarter · Veterans
Lobbied for changes to Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) employee performance standards. Lobbied for increased oversight and changes to performance standards for Legal Administrative Assistants in the VBA National Call Centers. Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied to require the VA to include VA Employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injury. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Lobbied for the creation of a Journeyman GS-15 Attorney position at the Board of Veterans' Appeals. C&P Exams: Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA. Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible (or will likely soon be eligible) to pursue toxic exposure claims. Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned. Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied for the introduction of H.R. 6682, the Protecting VA Employees Act to repeal parts of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied in support of the implementation of the withdrawal of President Trump's May 2018 Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839. Lobbied in support of the implementation of President Biden's January 2021 Executive Order 14003: "Protecting the Federal Workforce in a timely fashion." Lobbied for oversight into the Biden Administration's implementation of Executive Order 14003. VA Infrastructure: VA HR Modernization: Lobbied to address problems created by VA reorganization of its human resources processes including centralization and implementation of new information technology systems, and practices and policies related to filling and posting unfilled positions. VA Compensation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied for the need for increased compensation for mid-grade Title 38 employees in positions covered by the "VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act." VA Asset Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act Lobbied AIR to block the confirmation of the AIR Commission members and prevent implementation of recommendations to close facilities and reduce patient capacity. Lobbied for the VA to hire staff to fill its tens of thousands of vacancies. Lobbied for the inclusion of Questions for the Record to the VA Secretary on AIR Commission market assessment data transparency. Testimony, Statements for the Record, and Letters: House Veterans' Affairs Committee Hearing titled Building A Better VA: Addressing Healthcare Workforce Recruitment And Retention Challenges, Testimony of Ms. MJ Burke, AFGE NVAC 1st Executive Vice President (March 17, 2022). Letter to every representative in support of final passage of H.R. 3697, the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act of 2021, (PACT Act) (March 2, 2022). Letter to the House Rules Committee for a hearing on H.R. 3697, the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act of 2021, (PACT Act) (February 28, 2022). House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Hearing titled Honoring Our Promise: Reviewing the Effectiveness Of Services For Dependents And Survivors, Statement for the Record (February 8, 2022). Letter to House Veterans' Affairs Committee for a Markup (February 2, 2022). Letter to every representative in support of final passage of H.R. 4673, the Ensuring Veterans Smooth Transition Act or EVEST Act. (January 12, 2022). Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771 the "VA Employee Fairness Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888 the "Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act" and the importance of this bill to the VA Police Force. Lobbied in support of H.R. 3693, the "VA CPE Modernization Act," and its importance to VA Clinicians. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6398/S. 3518, the "FAIR Act" to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6682, the Protecting VA Employees Act to amend parts of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 4673, the Ensuring Veterans Smooth Transition Act or EVEST Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 6411, the Support The Resiliency of Our Nations Great Veterans Act of 2022 or the STRONG Veterans Act of 2022 Lobbied in support of H.R. 3697, the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act of 2021, Provided Comments on the A.N.S. to H.R. 5575, the VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act. Lobbied in support of S. 3017, the "Veterans Dental Enhancement and Expansion Act." Lobbied for changes to H.R. 5575, the "VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act." Lobbied for changes to draft legislation (now H.R. 7153), the Department of Veterans Affairs Principles of Benefits Automation Act. Government Funding: Lobbied for passage of a full-year omnibus appropriations bill (H.R. 2471) and against a year-long continuing resolution for FY 2022. Supported an additional continuing resolution (H.J.Res. 75) as a means of achieving the full-year omnibus passage. Lobbied on the effects and costs to the public of government shutdowns and extended delays to programmatic changes.
2022 · first_quarter · Defense
Lobbied on the following issues H.R. 2471, the Fiscal Year 2022 OMNIBUS Subdivision C pertaining to the Defense Appropriation, and continued lobbying on these issues for the Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Appropriation: 1. Supported House section 8012 markup language that clearly prohibited using appropriated funds to arbitrarily constrain the DoD civilian workforce to Full Time Equivalent personnel caps, an End Strength, or maximum number of employees, leveraging the good outcome in section 902 of the S. 1605 Fiscal Year 2022 NDAA to strengthen the case for the House language. 2. Supported House version of section 8012 that would also prohibit the use of appropriated funds for term or temporary hiring for enduring functions. This provision did not make it into final bill and submitted member request for the fiscal year 2023 Defense Appropriation on this issue to Rep. Barbara McCollum (D-MN), Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI). 3. Supported inclusion of language in the FY 2022 Defense Appropriations bill that mandates compliance with contract service planning, programming, and budgeting statutory requirements and Total Force Management statutory limitations on privatization (including compliance with the public-private competition moratorium). Leveraged S. 1605 FY2022 NDAA language to strengthen the case for this added proposed rider. This provision did not make it into final bill and submitted member request for the fiscal year 2023 Defense Appropriation on this issue to Rep. Barbara McCollum (D-MN), Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI). 4. Lobbied Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ) staff about a rider for the government-wide section of the Financial Services and General Government appropriation that would prohibit overriding collective bargaining agreements. 5. Lobbied Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D=MD) staff on carrying forward of the public-private competition moratorium language in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2023, separately submitting member request to each office on this issue. National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Lobbied on the following issues for [Bill number not assigned yet] the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 2023 NDAA) both in the House Armed Services Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee Members based on Member Requests proposals for Amendments for committee and subcommittee markup on the following issues. (While every member of the House Armed Services Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee was specifically lobbied, separate member requests were submitted to the following members: Rep. Anthony Brown (D-MD), Salud Carbajal (D CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Joe Morelle (D-NY), Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Blake Moore (R-UT), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Liz Cheney (R-CO); Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK); Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CN), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Sen. Joe Manchin (D. WV), Sen Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ). 1. Inclusion of language in the FY 2023 NDAA that would strengthen total force management within the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution system of the DoD: a. By reviving the Enterprise Contractor Manpower Reporting Application process for collecting fully burdened cost data from contractors; b. By ensuring near and long term strategic readiness includes data analytics for identifying DoD civilian contributions to readiness, leveraging Center for Naval Analysis study previously asked for in the Fiscal Year 2020 NDAA. c. By strengthening and clarifying statutory framework to ensure program and budget reviews challenge, compete, and prioritize contract services requirements instead of the default practice of cutting the DoD civilian workforce. 2.Inclusion of language in the FY2023 NDAA by repealing the remaining arbitrary personnel caps on headquarters functions in sections 143, 155, 194, 7014, 8014 and 9014 of title 10. 3.Continuation of the public-private competition moratorium on OMB Circular A-76. 4.Inclusion of language strengthening implementation of section 815 of the Fiscal Year 2023 NDAA depending on the Departments implementation of those provisions to enforce compliance with existing statutory restrictions on converting civilian positions to contract performance and to ensure the Department is complying with statutory requirements to consider civilian employees for performance of closely associated with inherently governmental and critical functions. 5. Inclusion of language in the FY2023 NDAA that continues the prohibition of another round of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC). 6. Inclusion of language in the FY2023 NDAA encouraging the DoD to hire civilian backfills when converting military medical structure to operational requirements in the Military Medical Treatment Facilities. 7. Inclusion of language in the FY20223 NDAA encouraging Commissaries to address food insecurity among military families by ending variable pricing and establishing specific pilot programs to provide free produce to eligible military families. 8. Inclusion of language in FY2023 NDAA to improve sustainment planning for major weapon system acquisitions by re-establishing the manpower estimate report process prior to milestone b and C decision on the appropriate mix between Active Component and Reserve Component military. civilian employees, host nation and contract support for operating, training and maintaining major weapon systems. 9. Inclusion of language in FY2023 NDAA terminating authority for alternative compensation frameworks by repealing authority for the Acquisition Demo project which has been documented as discriminatory to women and minorities. 10. Inclusion of language in FY2023 NDAA prohibiting the misuse of term and temporary hiring authorities for enduring missions. 11. Inclusion in the FY2023 NDAA H.R. 903, The Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2021, as reported in the House Homeland Security Committee. 12. Inclusion of H.R. 962 and S. 1888, The Law Enforcement Equity Act, in the FY2023 NDAA. 13. Inclusion of H.R. 2499 and S. 1116, The Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, in the FY20223 NDAA. 14. Inclusion of H.R. 6967 and S. 3423, Chance to Compete Act of 2022, in the FY2023 NDAA. 15. Inclusion of directive report language in the FY2023 NDAA requesting an Administrative Conference of United States review of the efficiency, effectiveness, and fairness from a due process perspective of DoD and government security clearance determinations, as well as a Federally Funded Research and Development demographic survey on whether security clearance adjudications within DoD and other federal agencies have been applied in a discriminatory manner against protected Civil Rights categories and in favor of certain hate groups. 16. Consideration of the adverse effects of limited access to technical data in the organic industrial base and limits to governmental access to certified cost and pricing data under the Truth in Negotiations Act resulting from recent expansions of commercial items and services definitions through the NDADA to sole source procurements that have contributed to escalating sustainment costs and cybersecurity risks for DoD weapon systems. 17. Inclusion of H.R. 3086 and S. 1561, the Locality Pay Equity Act of 2021, in the FY20223 NDAA. AFGE National President sent following letters to Congress and the Department of Defense in connection with FY2023 NDAA: 1. AFGE NP Everett Kelley Letter to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, copied to Congressional Committees, on the Planning, Programing, Budgeting and Execution System Reform Commission, dated January 21, 2022. 2. AFGE NP Everett Kelley Letter Assistant Secretary of Defense Shawn Skelly, copied to Congressional Committees, on identifying metrics for linking the DoD civilian workforce to readiness, dated January 31, 2022. 3. AFGE NP Everett Kelley Letter to Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney and Ranking Member James Comer on January 19, 2022 Hearing on Price Gauging in Military Contracts, dated February 2, 2022. 4. AFGE Testimony For the Record provided to House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Military Personnel on Military Personnel Talent Management Modernization and the Effects of Legacy Processes, on February 8, 2022. Testimony focused on the importance of the DoD civilian workforce to DoDs missions and DoD civilian development, talent management and hiring. 5. AFGE Letter to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, copied to Congressional Committee on commercial items and competition issues, dated March 1, 2022. Other NDAA related activities: Provided talking points for use of HASC Chairman Adam Smith in meeting with the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) Gil Cisneros on Congressional oversight of FY2023 NDAA issues (of interest to AFGE). Met with Senator Bernie Sanders staff (D-VT) and Matt Williams, analyst for Congressional Budget Office, on capturing services contract fully burdened costs when developing budget costing models for Defense Budget. Met with Senator Bob Caseys staff (D-PA) on wage grade locality and the separate issue of fully burdened costs for contractors in Pennsylvania. Met with Karen Thornton (House Armed Services Committee Counsel), Melanie Harris (House Armed Services Committee Readiness Subcommittee Counsel, Ian Bennit (House Armed Services Committee Professional Staff Member) and Kyle Noyes (House Armed Services Professional Staff Member) on all our member requests. Met with Karen Thornton about privatization report language on cloud computing and provided edits to the report language that required compliance with risk assessments for closely associated with inherently governmental functions and critical functions, as well as changing language so that vendors were not directing Department of Defense on what its requirements should be. Met with Melanie Harris on the PB-22 Report for headquarters, showing that military pay and contract services spending were not included in the report, and only spending for civilian compensation. Met with Jonathan Clark, (Professional Staff Member for Senate Armed Services Committee) and Sean OKeefe (Professional Staff Member for Senate Armed Services Committee) on all member requests for the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization bill. Provided suggested language to Mandy Smithburger, personal staff for Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on proposals for capping contract services spending, with pros and cons on different approaches. Prepared and submitted questions for record for hearing before House Armed Services Committee on the Defense Budget by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley on April 6, 2022. Government Funding: Lobbied for passage of a full-year omnibus appropriations bill (H.R. 2471) and against a year-long continuing resolution for FY 2022. Supported an additional continuing resolution (H.J.Res. 75) as a means of achieving the full-year omnibus passage. Lobbied on the effects and costs to the public of government shutdowns and extended delays to programmatic changes.
2022 · first_quarter · Government Issues
Draft Senate "Build Back Better Act" H. Con. Res. 46, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women S. Con. Res. 12, A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women H. Con. Res. 55, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men. H.J. Res. 19, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United State to repeal the twenty-third article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States S.J. Res. 18, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-third article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States H.J. Res. 62, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the interim final rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard" H.J. Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard" S.J. Res. 29, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard" H. Res. 370, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce H. Res. 544, Acknowledging and apologizing for the mistreatment of, and discrimination against, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who served the United States in the armed Forces, the Foreign Service, and the Federal civil service S. Res. 275, A resolution acknowledging and apologizing for the mistreatment of, and discrimination against, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who served the United States in the Armed Forces, the Foreign Service, and the Federal civil service H. Res. 644, Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents relating to the operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection H. Res. 766, Recognizing law enforcement officers who have tragically passed away from COVID-19 pandemic H. Res. 779, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress disapproves of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Vaccine Mandate H. Res. 787, 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 the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51 and S. 51), particularly in light of the service of District of Columbia veterans in every American war H. Res. 859, Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 65), Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard". H. Res. 937, Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to preserve liberty by operating within the enumerated powers in the Constitution of the United States and its founding principles H.R. 5, Equality Act S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 25, Fair Tax Act of 2021 H.R. 27, Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2021 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act S. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 75, No Pay Raise for Congress Act H.R. 82, Social Security Fairness Act of 2021 S. 1302, Social Security Fairness Act H.R. 101, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 103, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2021 H.R. 111, Federal Sunset Act of 2021 H.R. 150, Workers' Memorial Day H.R. 178, No Budget, No Pay Act H.R. 179, No Congressional First Class Flights Act H.R. 180, Inaction Has Consequences Act H.R. 212, COVID PREPARE Act of 2021 H.R. 221, To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the oath of office taken by individuals in the civil service or uniformed services, and for other purposes H.R. 222, Election Day Holiday Act of 2021 H.R. 230, Coach-Only Airfare for Capitol Hill Act of 2021 H.R. 236, To nullify the effect of Executive Order 13950 relating to combating race and sex stereotyping H.R. 244, Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act H.R. 269, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 302, PPSA Act H.R. 304, Equal COLA Act H.R. 326, Saving the Civil Service Act H.R. 348, Wear Your Mask Act H.R. 353, Security Clearance Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 356, Federal HIRE Act H.R. 375, No Mask Mandates Act H.R. 392, FAIR Act S. 561, FAIR Act H.R. 393, Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act H.R. 408, Department of Homeland Security Mentor-Protege Program Act of 2021 H.R. 490, DHS MORALE Act H.R. 521, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 129, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 531, ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act H.R. 564, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act S. 1158, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act H.R. 916, REDUCE Act H.R. 938, Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act S. 1221, Wildland Firefighters Recognition Act H.R. 962, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 1888, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 967, Federal Skills Act H.R. 978, Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2021 S. 2343, Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2021 H.R. 1136, Federal Jobs Act H.R. 1200, Stop CHEATERS Act S. 1857, Stop CHEATERS Act H.R. 1224, Merit Systems Protections Board Empowerment Act of 2021 H.R. 1272, COST of Relocation Act S. 392, COST of Relocations Act H.R. 1459, Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2021 S. 510, Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2021 H.R. 1468, Securities and Exchange Commission Real Estate Leasing Authority Revocation Act H.R. 1481, Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2021 S. 540, Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2021 H.R. 1690, Defending Our Defenders Act H.R. 1922, Merit Systems Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2021 H.R. 2042, Federal Employee Access to Information Act S. 845, Federal Employee Access to information Act H.R. 2104, RECAL Act H.R. 2199, Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act of 2021 H.R. 2231, Shielding All Federal Employees and Consumers from Actionable Recall Situations Act of 2021 H.R. 2337, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021 H.R. 2345, Federal Government Decentralization Commission Act H.R. 2414, Keep Vaccines Voluntary Act H.R. 2499, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2021 S. 1116, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2021 H.R. 2566, No TikTok on Government Devices Act S. 1143, No TikTok on Government Devices Act H.R. 2589, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act S. 1185, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act H.R. 2617, Performance Enhancement Reform Act H.R. 2708, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2021 S. 1247, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2021 H.R. 2731, Endless Frontier Act S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2744, Hazardous Duty Pay for Frontline Workers Act H.R. 2776, Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Amendments Act of 2021 H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021 H.R. 2988, Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 3000, Inspire to Serve Act of 2021 H.R. 3028, LPOE Modernization Trust Fund Act H.R. 3040, Pandemic Leave Extension Act H.R. 3045, No Regulation Through Litigation Act of 2021 H.R. 3050, Kenneth Meisel Public Servants' Claimant Fairness Act H.R. 3070, COPS Counseling Act H.R. 3076, Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 S. 1720, Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 H.R. 3079, Protect and Serve Act of 2021 S. 774, Protect and Serve Act of 2021 H.R. 3080, Back the Blue Act of 2021 S. 1599, Back the Blue Act of 2021 H.R. 3086, Locality Pay Equity Act of 2021 S. 1561, Locality Pay Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 3096, Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act H.R. 3172, HELPER Act of 2021 S. 2981, HELPER Act of 2021 H.R. 3179, Stop CRT Act H.R. 3235, To restrict executive agencies from acting in contravention of Executive Order 13950 H.R. 3249, Contents of Our Character Act of 2021 H.R. 3295, Prohibiting TSP Investment in China Act S. 1665, Prohibiting TSP Investment in China Act H.R. 3338, Enhanced Whistleblower Engagement Act H.R. 3351, To amend title 5, United States Code, to correct a legislative drafting error in such title, to eliminate the reduction in pay of a Federal employee or D.C. employee as a result of such employee serving as a member of the National Guard of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes H.R. 3367, Gold Star Children Act H.R. 3499, MERIT Act H.R. 3533, To establish occupational series for Federal positions in software development, software engineering, data science, and data management, and for other purposes H.R. 3553, TSP Act S. 1742, TSP Act H.R. 3557, Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R. 3599, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2021 S. 1097, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2021 H.R. 3609, Trust in Public Service Act S. 1934, Trust in Public Service Act H.R. 3610, Flexibility in Working Families Act H.R. 3768, Federal Employee Disclosure (FED) Transparency Act H.R. 3924, U.S. Park Police Modernization Act H.R. 4031, Retain Skilled Veterans Act S. 2161, Retain Skilled Veterans Act H.R. 4094, One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021 H.R. 4105, Restoring Northern Border Travel Act H.R. 4138, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 4268, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 4274, Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act H.R. 4315, Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2021 H.R. 4349, Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Act H.R. 4357, DHS Reform Act of 2021 H.R. 4389, New Collar Jobs Act of 2021 H.R. 4396, Holding SSA Employees Accountable Act H.R. 4448, Administrative Law Judges Competitive Service Restoration Act H.R. 4576, Support Through Loss Act S. 2390, Support Through Loss Act H.R. 4594, Restoring Brand USA Act S. 2424, Restoring Brand USA Act H.R. 4604, 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. 4666, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Modernization Act H.R. 4688, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2021 S. 671, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2021 H.R. 4724, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act S. 2478, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act H.R. 4725, No Student Loan Interest Act H.R. 4728, Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act H.R. 4773, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 4788, Wellbeing for Every Public Servant Act of 2021 H.R. 4818, National Digital Reserve Corps Act H.R. 4840, End Misleading Cultural Exchanges Act H.R. 4884, Employee Rights and Freedoms Act H.R. 4934, Equal Pay for Equal Work Act S. 2591, Equal Pay for Equal Work Enforcement Act H.R. 5031, Sarah Grace-Farley-Klinger Act H.R. 5057, Return Act S. 2681, Return Act H.R. 5092, To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring any citizen to be vaccinated, including Federal agencies from requiring its employees to take any vaccination, without the citizen being fully advised in writing of all known potential risks from the vaccine and consultation with a physician followed by the voluntary informed consent of the citizen, and for other purposes H.R. 5106, To prohibit an entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief packages from mandating employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes H.R. 5111, To amend section 6103 of title 5, United States code, to establish Rosa Parks Day as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes H.R. 5113, REMEDI Act H.R. 5138, Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act S. 2274, Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act H.R. 5206, To require the Internal Revenue Service to issue a report on the tax gap, to establish a fellowship program within the Internal Revenue Service to recruit mid-career tax professionals to create and participate in an audit task force, and for other purposes S. 2721, To require the Internal Revenue Service to issue a report on the tax gap, to establish a fellowship program within the Internal Revenue Service to recruit mid-career tax professionals to create and participate in an audit task force, and for other purposes H.R. 5238, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 5274, PREVENT ACT of 2021 H.R. 5282, Care for our Firefighters Act H.R. 5283, Housing for our Firefighters Act H.R. 5287, COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act H.R. 5303, September 11 Day of Remembrance Act S. 2735, September 11 Day of Remembrance Act H.R. 5314, Protecting Our Democracy Act H.R. 5360, Freedom from Mandates act H.R. 5364, Protect Taxpayers' Privacy Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 5408, A bill for the relief of Michael Janssen and Steven Passantino S. 3442, A bill for the relief of Michael Janssen and Steven Passantino H.R. 5418, To prohibit the Department of Transportation and other agencies from promulgating rules requiring a person to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination in order to engage in interstate commerce, and for other purposes H.R. 5450, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement or enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, and for other purposes H.R. 5456, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act S. 2900, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act H.R. 5464, No Taxation Without Congressional Consent Act H.R. 5471, Health Freedom for All Act H.R. 5477, Federal Agency Climate PREP Act S. 3156, Federal Agency Climate PREP Act of 2021 H.R. 5494, Protect Peaceful Protests Act H.R. 5513, No Clearance for Terrorists Act H.R. 5585, Advanced Research Project Agency-Health Act H.R. 5590, Natural Immunity is Real Act H.R. 5592, FREEDOM Act H.R. 5613, Let Me Travel America Act S. 2847, Let Me Travel America Act H.R. 5616, DHS Basic Training Accreditation Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5631, Tim Hart Wildland Firefighter Classification and Pay Parity Act H.R. 5637, Meeting our Seniors' Social Security Needs Act H.R. 5642, Follow Accepted Science Together Act of 2021 H.R. 5647, SCRAP Act H.R. 5662, SWAMP Act H.R. 5682, CBP Donations Acceptance Program Reauthorization Act H.R. 5683, Department of Homeland Security Border Support Services Contracts Review Act H.R. 5686, Don't Jab Me Act S. 2840, Don't Jab Me Act H.R. 5687, Backing the Independent Decisions of Employees against Nefarious Mandates Act of 2021 H.R. 5702, Preventing the Loss of American Jobs due to Unjust Mandates Act H.R. 5712, Drain the Swamp Act of 2021 H.R. 5717, Stop the SURGE Act H.R. 5723, Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust S. 3071, Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust H.R. 5728, Justice for All Businesses Act H.R. 5737, Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2021 H.R. 5741, Options Over Terminations Act H.R. 5744, Customer Non-Discrimination Act H.R. 5761, Pay Our Correctional Officers Fairly Act H.R. 5811, No Vaccine Mandate Act H.R 5813, NOSHA Act H.R. 5816, National Informed Consent Exemption (NICE) Act H.R. 5820, To prohibit the use of certain Federal funds to facilitate mandatory vaccination programs, and for other purposes H.R. 5824, Mandating Responsibility Act H.R. 5829, COVID-19 Individual Liberty Act of 2021 H.R. 5834, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2021 H.R. 5835, Defund Federal Vaccine Mandates Act H.R. 5842, Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting Act H.R. 5860, Keeping Our COVID-19 Heroes Employed Act S. 3079, Keeping Our COVID-19 Heroes Employed Act H.R. 5866, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act S. 3177, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act H.R. 5903, HERD Act S. 3095, HERD Act of 2021 H.R. 5904, Deepavali Day Act H.R. 5908, Stop Vaccine Mandates Act S. 2879, Stop Vaccine Mandates Act H.R. 5927, Veterans' Preference Parity Act H.R. 5978, Exemptions for Critical Workers Act H.R. 5994, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act S. 3219, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act H.R. 6009, Pandemic Cessation Act H.R. 6016, Fairness for Federal Contractors Act of 2021 H.R. 6031, HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act S. 3253, HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act H.R. 6062, Hatch Act Accountability Act H.R. 6066, Strengthening the Office of Personnel Management Act H.R. 6085, Fair Pay for All Act of 2021 H.R. 6087, Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act H.R. 6104, Building the Next Generation of Federal Employees Act H.R. 6105, To terminate the public health emergency with respect to COVID-19 on December 25, 2021 H.R. 6107, Stop Corporate Capture Act H.R. 6113, Employee Privacy Act H.R. 6170, No COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate Act of 2021 H.R. 6178, To prohibit the Department of Defense from Discharging or withholding pay or benefits from members of the National Guard based on COVID-19 vaccination status S. 3299, A bill to prohibit the Department of Defense from discharging or withholding pay or benefits from members of the National Guard based on COVID-19 vaccination status H.R. 6185, Bivens Act of 2021 S. 3343, Bivens Act of 2021 H.R. 6212, Taiwan Preclearance Act S. 3312, Taiwan Preclearance Act H.R. 6223, BASE Act H.R. 6257, SAFER Travel Act H.R. 6264, POLICE Act of 2021 H.R. 6275, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to officers and employees of the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or certain Department of the Interior officers and employees or require that such officers and employees receive a vaccine as a condition of employment H.R. 6285, Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act H.R. 6288, To establish certain protections for members of the Armed Forces who refuse to receive vaccinations against COVID-19 H.R. 6304, Stop Federal Vaccine Mandates for Employees Act H.R. 6321, Answer COVID FOIAs Now Act H.R. 6327, Constitutional Accountability Act S. 3415, Constitutional Accountability Act H.R. 6333, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to establish, or support any national database identifying individuals as having received or not received any vaccine H.R. 6395, No Mandates Act H.R. 6398, FAIR Act S. 3518, FAIR Act H.R. 6409, Repeal CFPB Act H.R. 6492, Climate Resilience Workforce Act H.R. 6502, Religious Freedom Over Mandates Act H.R. 6525, Lunar New Year Day Act H.R. 6579, Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 2022 S. 3585, Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 2022 H.R. 6581, Bipartisan Social Security Commission Act of 2022 H.R. 6590, Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act H.R. 6594, Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2022 H.R. 6609, FACE Act H.R. 6670, Schedules That Work Act S. 3642, Schedules That Work Act H.R. 6674, To prohibit Internal Revenue Service from requiring individuals to submit biometric information or geolocation information to access online services, and for other purposes H.R. 6682, Protecting VA Employees Act H.R. 6694, STOCK Act 2.0 S. 3612, STOCK Act 2.0 H.R. 6726, Congress LEADS Act H.R. 6733, Ban IRS Biometrics Act S. 3599, Ban IRS Biometrics Act H.R. 6800, IRS PRIORITIES Act of 2022 H.R. 6837, No TikTok on Department of Homeland Security Devices Act H.R. 6844, Restoring Trust in Public Servants Act H.R. 6924, Pandemic Payroll Tax Suspension Act H.R. 6932, Federal Employees Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2022 H.R. 6938, Job Protection Act S. 3748, Job Protection Act H.R. 6941, Territorial Representation in the Senate Act H.R. 6957, To expand opportunities for employment of recent graduates in Federal Government positions, and for other purposes H.R. 6966, Better Service for Taxpayers Act H.R. 6967, Chance to Compete Act of 2022 S. 3423, Chance to Compete Act of 2021 H.R. 7013, Harriet Tubman Day Act H.R. 7036, Preventing Abusive Government Efforts Act H.R. 7113, TSP Act of 2022 H.R. 7134, Taxpayers DIME Act of 2022 H.R. 7136, No Flights Act H.R. 7260, Comprehensive Southern Border Strategy Act H.R. 7281, REVERSE OSHA Mandates Act H.R. 7287, Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act S. Res. 334, A resolution memorializing those impacted by and lost to the COVID-19 virus. S. 55, A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustment for Members of congress S. 191, FALSE Act S. 489, Federal Employees and Retirees with Delinquent Tax Debt Initiative (FERDI) Act S. 1090, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1227, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2021 S. 1257, AI Scholarship-for-Service Act S. 1324, Civilian Cyber Security Reserve Act S. 1330, Facilitating Federal Employee Reskilling Act S. 1528, Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act S. 1650, Protect Our Heroes Act of 2021 S. 1745, GENE Act S. 1934, Trust in Public Service Act S. 1993, TSP Fiduciary Security Act S. 2160, RECAL Act of 2012 S. 2196, Restoring Northern Border Travel Act S. 2221, END CRT Act S. 2222, Protect Taxpayers' Privacy Act S. 2225, Federal Skills Act S. 2247, A bill to protect Federal judges, Federal prosecutors, and Federal law enforcement officers from violence and doxing. S. 2248, A bill to increase the penalties for making personal information about a Federal law enforcement officer or other Federal officer available to the public S. 2252, A bill to increase the penalties for ambushing a law enforcement officer S. 2253, A bill to establish a separate criminal offense for targeting an individual based on their status as law enforcement officer S. 2260, A bill to increase the maximum penalties for assaulting Federal officers by 50 percent S. 2282, Unity through Service Act of 2021 S. 2346, Stop CRT Act S. 2527, Disclose Government Censorship Act S. 2532, Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2021 S. 2551, AI Training Act S. 2773, Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2021 S. 2782, Acting on the Annual Duplication Report Act of 2021 S. 2848, Your Health Comes First Act S. 2849, Prohibiting Forced Vaccination for COVID-19 Act S. 2850, Biden Can't Force Me Act S. 2888, U.S. Air Travel Public Safety Act S. 2895, Prevent Unconstitutional Vaccine Mandates for Interstate Commerce Act S. 2935, Parental Bereavement Act of 2021 S. 2955, Department of Defense Improved Hiring Act S. 2987, Denying Pensions to Convicted Child Molesters Act of 2021 S. 3070, Safeguarding American Families and Expanding Social Security Act of 2021 S. 3076, Ban Conflicted Trading at the Fed Act S. 3081, Tax Free Education Act of 2021 S. 3160, Border Accountability, Oversight, and Community Engagement Act S. 3190, Judgment Fund Accountability Act of 2021 S. 3243, Protecting Our Federal Workforce from Forced COVID-19 Vaccination Act S. 3378, Congressional Review of Agency Legal Settlements Act of 2021 S. 3474, Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act S. 3487, Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act S. 3659, Supporting Essential Workers in Retirement Act S. 3668, No Facial Recognition at the IRS Act S. 3694, Continuing Safe Essential Travel Across our Border Act of 2022 S. 3727, RETURN Act S. 3734, Gold Star Families Day Act S. 3799, PREVENT Pandemics Act S. 3819, ARPA-H Act S. 3850, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act S. 3868, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act S. 3903, A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities
2022 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbied in support of HR 903, the Rights for Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act, which would provide Title V rights to Transportation Security Officers and put them into the General Schedule pay scale. Lobbied in support of HR 1813, the Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act, to ensure revenues generated from aviation security fees are spent on aviation security measures. Lobbied in support of HR 962, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which seeks to provide equal pay and retirement benefits to all federal law enforcement officers. Lobbied in support of HR 2616, the Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act, which would provide Public Safety Officer Benefits to TSOs when they become permanently disabled and to their families when they are killed in the line of duty.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Homeland Security
Lobbied in support of HR 903, the Rights for Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act, which would provide Title V rights to Transportation Security Officers and put them into the General Schedule pay scale. Lobbied in support of HR 1813, the Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act, to ensure revenues generated from aviation security fees are spent on aviation security measures. Lobbied in support of HR 962, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which seeks to provide equal pay and retirement benefits to all federal law enforcement officers. Lobbied in support of HR 2616, the Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act, which would provide Public Safety Officer Benefits to TSOs when they become permanently disabled and to their families when they are killed in the line of duty.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 521, the "First Responder Fair RETIRE Act," a bill to permit disabled federal law enforcement officers and other public safety employees to receive retirement benefits in the same manner as if they had not been disabled; entire bill. S. 129, the "First Responder Fair RETIRE Act," a bill to permit disabled federal law enforcement officers and other public safety employees to receive retirement benefits in the same manner as if they had not been disabled; entire bill. H.R. 903, the "Rights for TSA Workforce Act of 2021," legislation to apply the personnel system under Title 5, U.S. Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA); provisions related to ensuring that TSA law enforcement personnel do not receive a reduction in pay as a result of the transition to Title 5 and the General Schedule. H.R. 962, the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act," a bill to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. S. 1888, the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act," a bill to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes; entire bill. H.R. 3076, the "Postal Service Reform Act," a bill to reform the U.S. Postal Service; Title I, Section 101, "Postal Service Health Benefits Program." S. 3487, the "Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act," a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for Federal employees; entire bill. Legislative proposal to raise the annual cap on premium pay for federal law enforcement personnel (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to direct the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to request additional resources for U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officers and to require a GAO study on the workforce and staffing needs of U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officers (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to provide increased funding and support in fiscal year 2023 for U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officers and to extend Law Enforcement Availability Pay to such officers (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to address the revised policy of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to take retroactive and prospective assessments from a retiree's retirement annuity supplement in those cases where a Federal Employees Retirement System annuity is divided between the retiree and a former spouse (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that for purposes of computing the annuity of certain law enforcement officers, any hours worked in excess of the limitation applicable to law enforcement premium pay shall be included in such computation (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for federal employees (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to provide appropriate standards for the inclusion of a term of supervised release after imprisonment; provisions related to providing overtime pay to U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officers (no bill introduced). Legislative proposal to codify a rescission of federal employee classification system Schedule F (no bill introduced). Proposed Executive Order on policing; necessity of addressing recruitment, retention, and pay issues impacting federal law enforcement personnel (no Executive Order issued).
2021 · fourth_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 521/S. 129 the "Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (RETIRE) Act," which would allow Federal law enforcement officers, who were severely injured in the line of duty, to maintain their 6(c) early retirement if they take a civil service position after their injury; H.R. 962/S. 1888 the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which would expand the definition of "law enforcement officer" for salary and retirement benefits to include all Federal law enforcement officers; H.R. 4148/S. 2236 the Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act, which would allow first responders to buy into Medicare beginning at the age of 50;
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
Lobbied in favor of HR 903, the Rights for Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act, which would provide Title V rights to Transportation Security Officers and put them into the General Schedule pay scale. Lobbied in support of HR 1813, the Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act, to ensure revenues generated from aviation security fees are spent on aviation security measures. Lobbied in support of HR 962, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which seeks to provide equal pay and retirement benefits to all federal law enforcement officers. Lobbied in support of HR 2616, the Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act, which would provide Public Safety Officer Benefits to TSOs when they become permanently disabled and to their families when they are killed in the line of duty.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbied in favor of HR 903, the Rights for Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act, which would provide Title V rights to Transportation Security Officers and put them into the General Schedule pay scale. Lobbied in support of HR 1813, the Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act, to ensure revenues generated from aviation security fees are spent on aviation security measures. Lobbied in support of HR 962, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which seeks to provide equal pay and retirement benefits to all federal law enforcement officers. Lobbied in support of HR 2616, the Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act, which would provide Public Safety Officer Benefits to TSOs when they become permanently disabled and to their families when they are killed in the line of duty.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Draft Senate "Build Back Better Act" H. Con. Res. 46, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women H. Con. Res. 55, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men S. Con. Res. 12, A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women H.J. Res. 19, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-third article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States H.J. Res. 62, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the interim final rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard" H.J. Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard" S.J. Res. 29, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard" H. Res. 370, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce H. Res. 544, Acknowledging and apologizing for the mistreatment of, and discrimination against, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who served the United States in the Armed Forces, the Foreign Service, and the Federal civil service S. Res. 275, A resolution acknowledging and apologizing for the mistreatment of, and discrimination against, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who served the United States in the Armed Forces, the Foreign Service, and the Federal civil service H. Res. 620, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding legislative provisions in the Protecting the Right to Organize Act and American Jobs Act to void the State right-to-work laws that protect workers from being required to join and pay forced dues to a union to get or keep a job H. Res. 644, Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents relating to the operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection H.Res. 766, Recognizing law enforcement officers who have tragically passed away from COVID-19 pandemic H.Res. 774, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5376) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S.Con.Res. 14; and for other purposes H.Res. 779, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress disapproves of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Vaccine Mandate H.Res. 787, Recognizing the service of all District of Columbia veterans, condemning the denial 0f 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 the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51 and s. 51), particularly in light of the service of District of Columbia veterans in every American war. H.Res. 803, Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 5376) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S.Con.Res. 14. H.Res. 838, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5314) to protect our democracy by preventing abuses of power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1605) to designate the National Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange Avenue in Orlando, Florida, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 610) to address behavioral health and well-being among health care professionals. H.Res. 859, Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J.Res. 65), Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J.Res. 65), Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard". H.J.Res. 62, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code of the interim final rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard". H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard". S.J.Res. 29, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard". H.R. 5, Equality Act S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 25, Fair Tax Act of 2021 H.R. 27, Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2021 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act S. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 75, No Pay Raise for Congress Act H.R. 82, Social Security Fairness Act of 2021 S. 1302, Social Security Fairness Act H.R. 101, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 103, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2021 H.R. 111, Federal Sunset Act of 2021 H.R. 150, Workers' Memorial Day H.R. 178, No Budget, No Pay Act H.R. 179, No Congressional First Class Flights Act H.R. 180, Inaction Has Consequences Act H.R. 212, COVID PREPARE Act of 2021 H.R. 221, To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the oath of office taken by individuals in the civil service or uniformed services, and for other purposes. H.R. 222, Election Day Holiday Act of 2021 H.R. 230, Coach-Only Airfare for Capitol Hill Act of 2021 H.R. 231, Public Service Spending Integrity Act H.R. 236, To nullify the effect of Executive Order 13950 relating to combating race and sex stereotyping. H.R. 244, Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act H.R. 269, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 302, PPSA Act H.R. 304, Equal COLA Act H.R. 326, Saving the Civil Service Act H.R. 348, Wear Your Mask Act H.R. 353, Security Clearance Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 356, Federal HIRE Act H.R. 375, No Mask Mandates Act H.R. 392, FAIR Act S. 561, FAIR Act H.R. 393, Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act H.R. 408, Department of Homeland Security Mentor-Protege Program Act of 2021 H.R. 490, DHS MORALE Act H.R. 521, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 129, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 531, ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act H.R. 564, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act H.R. 916, REDUCE Act H.R. 938, Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act S. 1221, Wildland Firefighters Recognition Act H.R. 962, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 1888, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 967, Federal Skills Act H.R. 978, Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2021 S. 2343, Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2021 H.R. 1136, Federal Jobs Act H.R. 1200, Stop CHEATERS Act S. 1857, Stop CHEATERS Act H.R. 1224, Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act of 2021 H.R. 1272, COST of Relocations Act S. 392, COST of Relocations Act H.R. 1459, Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2021 S. 510, Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2021 H.R. 1468, Securities and Exchange Commission Real Estate Leasing Authority Revocation Act H.R. 1481, Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2021 S. 540, Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2021 H.R. 1690, Defending our Defenders Act H.R. 1922, Merit Systems Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2021 H.R. 2042, Federal Employee Access to Information Act S. 845, Federal Employee Access to Information Act H.R. 2043, PLUM Act S. 857, PLUM Act H.R. 2104, RECAL Act H.R. 2137, Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act S. 921, Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act H.R. 2199, Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act of 2021 H.R. 2231, Shielding All Federal Employees and Consumers from Actionable Recall Situations Act of 2021 H.R. 2337, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021 H.R. 2345, Federal Government Decentralization Commission Act H.R. 2351, 911 SAVES Act H.R. 2414, Keep Vaccines Voluntary Act H.R. 2499, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2021 S. 1116, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2021 H.R. 2566, No TikTok on Government Devices Act S. 1143, No Tiktok on Government Devices Act H.R. 2589, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act S. 1185, Family Medical leave Modernization Act H.R. 2617, Performance Enhancement Reform Act H.R. 2662, IG Independence and Empowerment Act H.R. 2681, Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2021 H.R. 2708, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2021 S. 1247, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2021 H.R. 2731, Endless Frontier Act H.R. 2744, Hazardous Duty Pay for Frontline Federal Workers Act H.R. 2776, Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Amendments Act of 2021 H.R. 2988, Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 2994, Accountability for Acting Officials Act H.R. 3000, Inspire to Serve Act of 2021 H.R. 3028, LPOE Modernization Trust Fund Act H.R. 3040, Pandemic Leave Extension Act H.R. 3045, No Regulation Through Litigation Act of 2021 H.R. 3050, Kenneth Meisel Public Servants' Claimant Fairness Act H.R. 3070, COPS Counseling Act H.R. 3076, Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 S. 1720, Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 H.R. 3079, Protect and Serve Act of 2021 S. 774, Protect and Serve Act of 2021 H.R. 3080, Back the Blue Act of 2021 S. 1599, Back the Blue Act of 2021 H.R. 3086, Locality Pay Equity Act of 2021 S. 1561, Locality Pay Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 3096, Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act H.R. 3172, HELPER Act of 2021 S. 2981, HELPER Act of 2021 H.R. 3179, Stop CRT Act H.R. 3235, To restrict executive agencies from acting in contravention of Executive Order 13950 H.R. 3249, Contents of Our Character Act of 2021 H.R. 3295, Prohibiting TSP Investment in China Act S. 1665, Prohibiting TSP Investment in China Act H.R. 3338, Enhanced Whistleblower Engagement Act H.R. 3351, To amend title 5, United States Code, to correct a legislative drafting error in such title, to eliminate the reduction in pay of a Federal employee or D.C. employee as a result of such employee serving as a member of the National Guard of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes H.R. 3367, Gold Star Children Act H.R. 3499, MERIT Act H.R. 3533, To establish occupational series for Federal positions in software development, software engineering, data science, and data management, and for other purposes. H.R. 3553, TSP Act S. 1742, TSP Act H.R. 3557, Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R. 3599, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2021 S. 1097, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2021 H.R. 3609, Trust in Public Service Act S. 1934, Trust in Public Service Act H.R. 3610, Flexibility for Working Families Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3768, Federal Employee Disclosure (FED) Transparency Act H.R. 3924, U.S. Park Police Modernization Act H.R. 4031, Retain Skilled Veterans Act S. 2161, Retain Skilled Veterans Act H.R. 4094, One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021 H.R. 4105, Restoring Northern Border Travel Act H.R. 4138, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 4268, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 4274, Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act H.R. 4315, Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2021 H.R. 4349, Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 S. 2792, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 S. 1605, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4357, DHS Reform Act of 2021 H.R. 4389, New Collar Jobs Act of 2021 H.R. 4396, Holding SSA Employees Accountable Act H.R. 4448, Administrative Law Judges Competitive Service Restoration Act H.R. 4576, Support Through Loss Act S. 2390, Support Through Loss Act H.R. 4594, Restoring Brand USA Act S. 2424, Restoring Brand USA Act H.R. 4604, 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. 4666, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Modernization Act H.R. 4688, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2021 S. 671, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2021 H.R. 4724, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act S. 2478, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act H.R. 4725, No Student Loan Interest Act H.R. 4728, Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act H.R. 4773, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 4788, Wellbeing for Every Public Servant Act of 2021 H.R. 4818, National Digital Reserve Corps Act H.R. 4840, End Misleading Cultural Exchanges Act H.R. 4884, Employee Rights and Freedoms Act H.R. 4934, Equal Pay for Equal Work Act S. 2591, Equal Pay for Equal Work Enforcement Act H.R. 5031, Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act H.R. 5057, Return Act S. 2681, Return Act H.R. 5092, To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring any citizen to be vaccinated, including Federal agencies from requiring its employees to take any vaccination, without the citizen being fully advised in writing of all known potential risks from the vaccine and consultation with a physician followed by the voluntary informed consent of the citizen, and for other purposes H.R. 5106, To prohibit an entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief packages from mandating employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes H.R. 5111, To amend section 6103 of title 5, United States Code, to establish Rosa Parks Day as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes H.R. 5113, REMEDI Act H.R. 5138, Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act S. 2274, Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act H.R. 5206, To require the Internal Revenue Service to issue a report on the tax gap, to establish a fellowship program within the Internal Revenue Service to recruit mid-career tax professionals to create and participate in an audit task force, and for other purposes S. 2721 To require the Internal Revenue Service to issue a report on the tax gap, to establish a fellowship program within the Internal Revenue Service to recruit mid-career tax professionals to create and participate in an audit task force, and for other purposes H.R. 5238, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 5274, PREVENT ACT of 2021 H.R. 5282, Care for our Firefighters Act H.R. 5283, Housing for our Firefighters Act H.R. 5287, COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act H.R. 5303, September 11 Day of Remembrance Act S. 2735, September 11 Day of Remembrance Act H.R. 5314, Protecting Our Democracy Act H.R. 5360, Freedom from Mandates Act H.R. 5362, Stop Foreign Payoffs Act H.R. 5364, Protect Taxpayers' Privacy Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 5408, For the relief of Michael Janssen and Steven Passantino H.R. 5418, To prohibit the Department of Transportation and other agencies from promulgating rules requiring a person to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination in order to engage in interstate commerce, and for other purposes H.R. 5450, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement or enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, and for other purposes H.R. 5456, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act S. 2900, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act H.R. 5464, No Taxation Without Congressional Consent Act H.R. 5471, Health Freedom for All Act H.R. 5477, Federal Agency Climate PREP Act S. 3156, Federal Agency Climate PREP Act of 2021 H.R. 5494, Protect Peaceful Protests Act H.R. 5513, No Clearance for Terrorists Act H.R. 5585, Advanced Research Project Agency-Health Act H.R. 5590, Natural Immunity is Real Act H.R. 5592, FREEDOM Act H.R. 5613, Let Me Travel America Act H.R. 5616, DHS Basic Training Accreditation Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 5631, Tim Hart Wildland Firefighter Classification and Pay Parity Act H.R. 5637, Meeting our Seniors' Social Security Needs Act H.R. 5642, Follow Accepted Science Together Act of 2021 H.R. 5647, SCRAP Act H.R. 5662, SWAMP Act H.R. 5682, CBP Donations Acceptance Program Reauthorization Act H.R. 5683, Department of Homeland Security Border Support Services Contracts Review Act H.R. 5686, Don't Jab Me Act H.R. 5687, Backing the Independent Decisions of Employees against Nefarious Mandates Act of 2021 H.R. 5702, Preventing the Loss of American Jobs due to Unjust Mandates Act H.R. 5712, Drain the Swamp Act of 2021 H.R. 5717, Stop the SURGE Act H.R. 5723, Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust S. 3071, Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust H.R. 5728, Justice for All Businesses Act H.R. 5737, Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2021 H.R. 5741, Options Over Terminations Act H.R. 5744, Customer Non-Discrimination Act H.R. 5761, Pay Our Correctional Officers Fairly Act H.R. 5811, No Vaccine Mandate Act H.R. 5813, NOSHA Act H.R. 5816, National Informed Consent Exemption (NICE) Act H.R. 5820, To prohibit the use of certain Federal funds to facilitate mandatory vaccination programs, and for other purposes H.R. 5824, Mandating Responsibility Act H.R. 5829, COVID-19 Individual Liberty Act of 2021 H.R. 5834, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2021 H.R. 5835, Defund Federal Vaccine Mandates Act H.R. 5842, Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting Act H.R. 5860, Keeping Our COVID-19 Heroes Employed Act S. 3079, Keeping Our COVID-19 Heroes Employed Act H.R. 5866, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act S. 3177, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act H.R. 5903, HERD Act S. 3095, HERD Act of 2021 H.R. 5904, Deepavali Day Act H.R. 5908, Stop Vaccine Mandates Act S. 2879, Stop Vaccine Mandates Act H.R. 5927, Veterans' Preference Parity Act H.R. 5961, To make revisions in title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make technical amendments to improve the United States code H.R. 5978, Exemptions for Critical Workers Act H.R. 5994, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act S. 3219, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act H.R. 6009, Pandemic Cessation Act H.R. 6016, Fairness for Federal Contractors Act of 2021 H.R. 6031, HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act S. 3253, HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act H.R. 6062, Hatch Act Accountability Act H.R. 6066, Strengthening the Office of Personnel Management Act H.R. 6085, Fair Pay for All Act of 2021 H.R. 6087, Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act H.R. 6104, Building the Next Generation of Federal Employees Act H.R. 6105, To terminate the public health emergency with respect to COVID-19 on December 25, 2021 H.R. 6107, Stop Corporate Capture Act H.R. 6113, Employee Privacy Act H.R. 6116, Our Lawn Act H.R. 6170, No COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate Act of 2021 H.R. 6178, To prohibit the Department of Defense from Discharging or withholding pay or benefits from members of the National Guard based on COVID-19 vaccination status S. 3299, A bill to prohibit the Department of Defense from discharging or withholding pay or benefits from members of the National Guard based on COVID-19 vaccination status H.R. 6185, Bivens Act of 2021 S. 3343, Bivens Act of 2021 H.R. 6212, Taiwan Preclearance Act S. 3312, Taiwan Preclearance Act H.R. 6223, BASE Act H.R. 6257, SAFER Travel Act H.R. 6264, POLICE Act of 2021 H.R. 6275, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to officers and employees of the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or certain Department of the Interior officers and employees or require that such officers and employees receive a vaccine as a condition of employment H.R. 6285, Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act H.R. 6288, To establish certain protections for members of the Armed Forces who refuse to receive vaccinations against COVID-J19 H.R. 6304, Stop Federal Vaccine Mandates for Employees Act H.R. 6321, Answer COVID FOIAs Now Act H.R. 6327, Constitutional Accountability Act S. 3415, Constitutional Accountability Act H.R. 6333, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to establish, maintain, or support any national database identifying individuals as having received or not received any vaccine S. Res. 334, A resolution memorializing those impacted by and lost to the COVID-19 virus S.J. Res. 18, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-third article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States S. 55, A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress S. 191, FALSE Act S. 489, Federal Employees and Retirees with Delinquent Tax Debt Initiative (FERDI) Act S. 610, Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act S. 1090, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1158, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act S. 1227, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2021 S. 1257, AI Scholarship-for-Service Act S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1324, Civilian Cyber Security Reserve Act S. 1330, Facilitating Federal Employee Reskilling Act S. 1528, Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act S. 1650, Protect Our Heroes Act of 2021 S. 1745, GENE Act S. 1934, Trust in Public Service Act S. 1993, TSP Fiduciary Security Act S. 2160, RECAL Act of 2021 S. 2196, Restoring Northern Border Travel Act S. 2221, END CRT Act S. 2222, Protect Taxpayers' Privacy Act S. 2225, Federal Skills Act S. 2247, A bill to protect Federal judges, Federal prosecutors, and Federal law enforcement officers from violence and doxing. S. 2248, A bill to increase the penalties for making personal information about a Federal law enforcement officer or other Federal officer available to the public. S. 2252, A bill to increase the penalties for ambushing a law enforcement officer. S. 2253, A bill to establish a separate criminal offense for targeting an individual based on their status as law enforcement officer. S. 2260, A bill to increase the maximum penalties for assaulting Federal officers by 50 percent. S. 2282, Unity through Service Act of 2021 S. 2346, Stop CRT Act S. 2424, Restoring Brand USA Act S. 2527, Disclose Government Censorship Act S. 2532, Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2021 S. 2551, AI Training Act S. 2681, Restrict Telework S. 2773, Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2021 S. 2782, Acting on the Annual Duplication Report Act of 2021 S. 2838, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act S. 2840, Don't Jab Me Act S. 2847, Let Me Travel America Act S. 2848, Your Health Comes First Act S. 2849, Prohibiting Forced Vaccination for COVID-19 Act S. 2850, Biden Can't Force Me Act S. 2888, U.S. Air Travel Public Safety Act S. 2895, Prevent Unconstitutional Vaccine Mandates for Interstate Commerce Act S. 2935, Parental Bereavement Act of 2021 S. 2955, Department of Defense Improved Hiring Act S. 2987, Denying Pensions to Convicted Child Molesters Act of 2021 S. 3070, Safeguarding American Families and Expanding Social Security Act of 2021 S. 3076, Ban Conflicted Trading at the Fed Act S. 3081, Tax Free Education Act of 2021 S. 3148, Inspector General Report Modernization Act of 2021 S. 3160, Border Accountability, Oversight, and Community Engagement Act S. 3190, Judgment Fund Accountability Act of 2021 S. 3243, Protecting Our Federal Workforce from Forced COVID-19 Vaccination Act S. 3378, Congressional Review of Agency Legal Settlements Act of 2021 S. 3423, Chance to Compete Act of 2021
2021 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Lobbied for House passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act to protect the right to vote, especially its inclusion of the Time Off to Vote Act and District of Columbia Statehood. Lobbied on behalf of Social Security workforce on agency funding, the collective bargaining agreement, telework, Covid response and return to office space. Lobbied for H.R. 302, Preventing a Patronage System Act or the PPSA Act. Lobbied for H.R. 326, Saving the Civil Service Act. Lobbied for H.R. 1272 and S. 392, the COST of Relocations Act. Lobbied in support of reintroduction of the "Federal Firefighters Fairness Act" to amend chapter 81 of title 5, creating a presumption that a disability or death of a federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty. Lobbied in support of H.R. 393, the "Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act," to provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits for federal firefighters. Lobbied in support of H.R. 521 / S. 129, the First Responder Fair RETIRE Act, to ensure federal firefighters, law enforcement officials, Border Patrol officers, and other federal first responders qualify for full retirement benefits if they are injured on the job. Lobbied in support of H.R. 938, the Wildland Firefighter Classification bill, to require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to create a classification that more accurately reflects the vital role of wildland firefighters. Lobbied in support of S. 231, the PFAS bill, which directs FEMA to train employees on PFAS cancer causing chemicals in firefighting foam materials. Lobbied in support of H.R. 962 and S. 1888, the "Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act," to include certain federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes. Lobbied on effects on workforce of proposed Sustainability Awareness Act. Lobbied in support of the "Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 603, the "Raise the Wage Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 842, the "Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019." Lobbied against H.R. 1902 the "Do Your Job Act of 2019." Lobbied in support of H.R. 564, the "Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act," that would grant federal workers 12 weeks of paid FMLA and AFGE President Kelley testified at hearing entitled, Leading by Example: The Need for Comprehensive Paid Leave for the Federal Workforce and Beyond on Thursday, June 24, 2021. Lobbied for increased funding for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency and the Pretrial Services Agency to help them deal with the surge in offenders they have to supervise as a result of the near total shutdown of the courts in D.C. during the pandemic. Lobbied in support of an emergency temporary standard that requires certain employers to develop and implement a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect employees in the health care sectors and other employees at elevated risk from exposure to SARS- CoV-2. Lobbied in support of H.R. 900 the Essential Worker Pandemic Compensation Act of 2020, that would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a program of death and hospitalization benefits for essential workers who die as a result of COVID-19 or related complications. Lobbied in support of reintroduction of the Federal Labor-Management COVID Partnership Act. Lobbied in support of a presumption of worksite illness for employees who apply for workers comp who get COVID-19. Lobbied in support of H.R. 249, the Protecting Federal Workers Act, To provide that certain Executive orders with respect to Federal employee collective bargaining and workplace rights shall have no force or effect. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1357 / S. 476, the Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act. Lobbied in support of introduction of the Fair and Accurate Information Reporting (FAIR) Act to assist consumers with their credit reports during pandemic job loss. Lobbied in support of restoration of annual leave lost by certain Federal employees due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lobbied in support of maximum telework benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1065, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of restoration of leave that is lost by federal employees during a public health emergency relating to a pandemic. Specifically, restoration of leave for employees of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government that was lost because the employee's accumulated leave exceeded the maximum amount that is otherwise allowable. Lobbied in support of H.R. 978, the Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act 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. Lobbied in support of H.R. 212, the COVID PREPARE Act, to require Federal agencies to submit plans for responding to any resurgence of COVID-19. Lobbied in support of H.R. 348, the Wear Your Mask Act, to require face masks in Federal facilities to prevent the transmission of SARS- CoV-2. Lobbied in support of reintroduction of the Federal Labor-Management COVID Partnership Act, to establish a Coronavirus Rapid Response Federal Labor-Management Task Force, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of increasing the amount available under the "Defense Production Act of 1950," to respond to the coronavirus epidemic and expedited procurement of equipment needed to combat COVID-19 under the "Defense Production Act of 1950. Lobbied in support of a flexible award for front line health care workers who have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic that can be used to pay off existing student loans, to obtain further education or to establish a savings account. Lobbied in support of a program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers. Lobbied in support of providing Americans with paid sick time and paid leave so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Lobbied against forced retirement or termination of federal employees who have been injured on the job and have had their medical treatment delayed because of COVID-19. Lobbied on the following issues with the House and Senate Appropriations Committee Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee Members to submit amendments on the following issues for the Fiscal Year 2022 FSGG Appropriation (H.R. 4345): 1. Inclusion of language in the FY 2022 FSGG Appropriations bill that adjusts federal employee pay by 3.2 percent. 2. Inclusion of language in the FY 2022 FSGG Appropriations bill that upholds the Public-Private competition moratorium from Section 742 of the FY 2021 FSGG Appropriations bill. 3. Inclusion of language in the FY 2022 FSGG bill that aligns Federal Wage System Areas with General Schedule Locality Pay Areas. 4. Inclusion of language in the FY 2022 FSGG bill that prohibits any limitation of, reduction of, constraint to, or interference with official time in representing federal employees with respect to workplace discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. 5. Inclusion of language in the FY 2022 FSGG bill for additional funds for the Office of Personnel Management to allow OPM to increase staffing, invest in information technology, improve overall human capital services, and shift away from the fee-for-service model. Lobbied in support of H.R. 392 / S. 561, the "Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act," to increase pay for federal employees by 3.2%. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 2062 / S. 880 the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2021, revising the evidentiary standard for age discrimination by establishing an unlawful employment practice when the complaining party demonstrates that age was a motivating factor allowing for a mixed motive claim. Lobbied to address direct hire and employee rights concerns in H.R. 2225, the National Science Foundation for the Future Act and S. 1260, the Endless Frontier Act. Lobbied in support of S. 1097, the Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act. Lobbied in support of S. 1330, the Facilitating Federal Employee Reskilling Act. Lobbied in support of S. 1324, the Civilian Cyber Security Reserve Act. Lobbied in support of S. 407, the Air America Act. Lobbied on behalf of Social Security workforce on agency funding, the collective bargaining agreement, telework, Covid response and return to office space. Lobbied for the dismissal of SSA Commissioner Andrew Saul and Deputy Commissioner David Black. Lobbied in support of H.R. 903 and S. 1856, the "Rights for the Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act," which would grant Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) rights under Title 5 of the U.S. code. Lobbied in support of the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act," H.R. 2616, granting public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty. Lobbied for lawmakers to support efforts to restart collective bargaining with Department of Education employees and provide adequate funding and oversight of the Departments mission, including protecting students civil rights and fairly and equitably provide student loans. Provided technical background and comment on S. 1097 - Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act, S. 1330 - Facilitating Federal Employee Reskilling Act, S. 1324 (Rosen) - Civilian Cyber Security Reserve Act, and S. 407 the Air America Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 2337, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021 and H.R. 82 / S. 1302 would fully repeal GPO and WEP. Provided technical background and comment on H.R. 5314, the Protecting Our Democracy Act and specifically its Hatch Act provisions. Provided comment on a proposal to increase special pay for employees of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Urged confirmation of nominees to the Federal Labor Relations Authority and its General Counsel. Continuing Resolution: Lobbied for passage of the CR to fund the federal government until February 18, 2022 and avert federal employee furloughs. Lobbied against allowing the surface transportation authorization to lapse a second time, the first of which resulted in furloughs of 3,700 employees at the U.S. Department of Transportation. Build Back Better: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - including paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees and supporting the bills provisions for universal pre-K, extension of the child tax credit, home health care and Medicare provision of hearing loss care.
2021 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Lobbied for changes to Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) employee performance standards. Lobbied for increased oversight and changes to performance standards for Legal Administrative Assistants in the VBA National Call Centers. Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied to require the VA to include VA Employee input when making changes to the claims process, employee performance standards, and training for claims processors. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injury. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership dues for attorneys working at the Board of Veterans Appeals. Lobbied for the creation of a Journeyman GS-15 Attorney position at the Board of Veterans Appeals. C&P Exams: Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA. Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible (or will likely soon be eligible) to pursue toxic exposure claims. Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned. Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA. Lobbied for the continued oversight of contract C&P Exams. Lobbied to make sure the VA is in compliance with Section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. Collective Bargaining Rights: Lobbied for the introduction of legislation that would make changes to the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied in support of the implementation of the withdrawal of President Trumps May 2018 Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839. Lobbied in support of the implementation of President Bidens January 2021 Executive Order 14003: Protecting the Federal Workforce in a timely fashion. Lobbied for oversight into the Biden Administrations implementation of Executive Order 14003. VA Infrastructure: Lobbied for Asset Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act repeal. Lobbied for the VA to hire staff to fill its tens of thousands of vacancies. Lobbied for the nomination of Mr. Richard C. Loeb as a nominee for the VA AIR Commission. Lobbied for the inclusion of Questions for the Record to the VA Secretary on AIR Commission market assessment data transparency. Reconciliation: Supported the $18 billion investment in VA infrastructure as part of FY 22 reconciliation. Military Construction-VA Appropriations (H.R. 4355) Lobbied MilCon-VA for staffing language to address vacancies. Lobbied Milcon-VA for language to defund the VA AIR Commission. Lobbied Milcon-VA for specific funding related to the Veteran Benefits Administration to hire additional staff, pay for additional overtime, fix technological issues, expand telework, and restore the pre-decisional review process. Lobbied the VA Committee to insert language into Milcon-VA to limit the contracting out of specialty C&P Exams. AFGE Submitted Testimony, Statements for the Record, letters, or Questions for the Record for the following hearings: House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Health Legislative Hearing (October 13, 2021). House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs titled Supporting Survivors: Assessing VA's Military Sexual Trauma Programs" (November 17, 2021). Senate Veterans Affairs Committee An End-Of-Year Look at the State of VA (December 1, 2021). Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Markup (December 15, 2021). Comments for the Federal Register on VA MISSION Act access standards (December 6, 2021). Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771 the VA Employee Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888 the Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act and the importance of this bill to the VA Police Force. Lobbied for H.R. 3693, the VA CPE Modernization Act, and its importance to VA Clinicians. Lobbied against S. 2041, the VA Provider Accountability Act. Lobbied for H.R. 392/S. 561, the FAIR Act to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied for H.R. 5562, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care from the Department of Veterans Affairs to include veterans of World War II. Lobbied in support of S. 1664, the Department of Veterans Affairs Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Processing Claims Improvement Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of S. 1944, the Vet Center Improvement Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of S. 3293, the Post-9/11 Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of S. 3025, the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2021. Lobbied in support of S. 3163, the RURAL Exams Act of 2021. Lobbied against Draft Legislation to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on substance use and alcohol use disorder recovery for homeless veterans, and for other purposes. Lobbied for changes to Draft Legislation to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on grants for care for elderly homeless veterans, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of S. 3017, the Veterans Dental Enhancement and Expansion Act. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 5575, the VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act. Lobbied in support of prior changes made to S. 1093, To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes. Lobbied against H.R. 4626, the VA AIM Act. Lobbied for changes to S. 2041, the Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Accountability Act. Lobbied against S. 1863, the Guaranteeing Healthcare Access to Personnel Who Served Act. Build Back Better: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - including paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees and supporting the bills provisions for universal pre-K, extension of the child tax credit, home health care and Medicare provision of hearing loss care.
2021 · third_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 521/S. 129 the "Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (RETIRE) Act," which would allow Federal law enforcement officers, who were severely injured in the line of duty, to maintain their 6(c) early retirement if they take a civil service position after their injury; H.R. 962/S. 1888 the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which would expand the definition of "law enforcement officer" for salary and retirement benefits to include all Federal law enforcement officers; H.R. 4148/S. 2236 the Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act, which would allow first responders to buy into Medicare beginning at the age of 50;
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Federal employees; employee and workplace safety and security; workforce; hiring, retention, and staffing; support personnel staffing; compensation, duty and leave administration; approved duties while receiving premium pay; pay and benefits; training: (H.R.962 - Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act & H.R.5360 - Freedom from Mandates Act). Oversight of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) management, operations, training and standards.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Lobbied for H.R. 302, Preventing a Patronage System Act or the PPSA Act. Lobbied for H.R. 326, Saving the Civil Service Act. Lobbied for H.R. 1272 and S. 392, the COST of Relocations Act. Lobbied in support of reintroduction of the "Federal Firefighters Fairness Act" to amend chapter 81 of title 5, creating a presumption that a disability or death of a federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty. Lobbied in support of H.R. 393, the "Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act," to provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits for federal fire fighters. Lobbied in support of H. R. 521 / S. 129, the First Responder Fair RETIRE Act, to ensure federal firefighters, law enforcement officials, Border Patrol officers, and other federal first responders qualify for full retirement benefits if they are injured on the job. Lobbied in support of H.R. 938, the Wildland Firefighter Classification bill, to require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to create a classification that more accurately reflects the vital role of wildland firefighters. Lobbied in support of S. 231, the PFAS bill, which directs FEMA to train employees on PFAS cancer causing chemicals in firefighting foam materials. Lobbied in support of H.R. 962 and S. 1888, the "Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act," to include certain federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes. Lobbied on effects on workforce of proposed Sustainability Awareness Act. Lobbied in support of the "Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 603, the "Raise the Wage Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 842, the "Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019." Lobbied against H.R. 1902 the "Do Your Job Act of 2019." Lobbied in support of H.R. 564, the "Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act," that would grant federal workers 12 weeks of paid FMLA and AFGE President Kelley testified at hearing entitled, Leading by Example: The Need for Comprehensive Paid Leave for the Federal Workforce and Beyond on Thursday, June 24, 2021. Lobbied for increased funding for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency and the Pretrial Services Agency to help them deal with the surge in offenders they have to supervise as a result of the near total shutdown of the courts in D.C. during the pandemic. Lobbied in support of an emergency temporary standard that requires certain employers to develop and implement a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect employees in the health care sectors and other employees at elevated risk from exposure to SARS- CoV-2. Lobbied in support of H.R. 900 the Essential Worker Pandemic Compensation Act of 2020, that would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a program of death and hospitalization benefits for essential workers who die as a result of COVID-19 or related complications. Lobbied in support of reintroduction of the Federal Labor-Management COVID Partnership Act. Lobbied in support of a presumption of worksite illness for employees who apply for workers comp who get COVID-19. Lobbied in support of H.R. 249, the Protecting Federal Workers Act, To provide that certain Executive orders with respect to Federal employee collective bargaining and workplace rights shall have no force or effect. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1357 / S. 476, the Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act. Lobbied in support of introduction of the Fair and Accurate Information Reporting (FAIR) Act to assist consumers with their credit reports during pandemic job loss. Lobbied in support of restoration of annual leave lost by certain Federal employees due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lobbied in support of maximum telework benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1065, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of restoration of leave that is lost by federal employees during a public health emergency relating to a pandemic. Specifically, restoration of leave for employees of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government that was lost because the employee's accumulated leave exceeded the maximum amount that is otherwise allowable. Lobbied in support of H.R. 978, the Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act 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. Lobbied in support of H.R. 212, the COVID PREPARE Act, to require Federal agencies to submit plans for responding to any resurgence of COVID-19. Lobbied in support of H.R. 348, the Wear Your Mask Act, to require face masks in Federal facilities to prevent the transmission of SARS- CoV-2. Lobbied in support of reintroduction of the Federal Labor-Management COVID Partnership Act, to establish a Coronavirus Rapid Response Federal Labor-Management Task Force, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of increasing the amount available under the "Defense Production Act of 1950," to respond to the coronavirus epidemic and expedited procurement of equipment needed to combat COVID-19 under the "Defense Production Act of 1950. Lobbied in support of a flexible award for front line health care workers who have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic that can be used to pay off existing student loans, to obtain further education or to establish a savings account. Lobbied in support of a program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers. Lobbied in support of providing Americans with paid sick time and paid leave so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Lobbied against forced retirement or termination of federal employees who have been injured on the job and have had their medical treatment delayed because of COVID-19. Lobbied on the following issues with the House and Senate Appropriations Committee Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee Members to submit amendments on the following issues for the Fiscal Year 2022 FSGG Appropriation (H.R. 4345): 1. Inclusion of language in the FY 2022 FSGG Appropriations bill that adjusts federal employee pay by 3.2 percent. 2. Inclusion of language in the FY 2022 FSGG Appropriations bill that upholds the Public-Private competition moratorium from Section 742 of the FY 2021 FSGG Appropriations bill. 3. Inclusion of language in the FY 2022 FSGG bill that aligns Federal Wage System Areas with General Schedule Locality Pay Areas. 4. Inclusion of language in the FY 2022 FSGG bill that prohibits any limitation of, reduction of, constraint to, or interference with official time in representing federal employees with respect to workplace discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. 5. Inclusion of language in the FY 2022 FSGG bill for additional funds for the Office of Personnel Management to allow OPM to increase staffing, invest in information technology, improve overall human capital services, and shift away from the fee-for-service model. Lobbied in support of H.R. 392 / S. 561, the "Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act," to increase pay for federal employees by 3.2%. Lobbied for passage of H.R. 2062 / S. 880 the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2021, revising the evidentiary standard for age discrimination by establishing an unlawful employment practice when the complaining party demonstrates that age was a motivating factor allowing for a mixed motive claim. Lobbied to address direct hire and employee rights concerns in H.R. 2225, the National Science Foundation for the Future Act and S. 1260, the Endless Frontier Act. Lobbied in support of S. 1097, the Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act. Lobbied in support of S. 1330, the Facilitating Federal Employee Reskilling Act. Lobbied in support of S. 1324, the Civilian Cyber Security Reserve Act. Lobbied in support of S. 407, the Air America Act. Lobbied on behalf of Social Security workforce on agency funding, the collective bargaining agreement, telework, Covid response and return to office space. Lobbied for the dismissal of SSA Commissioner Andrew Saul and Deputy Commissioner David Black. Lobbied in support of H.R. 903 and S. 1856, the "Rights for the Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act," which would grant Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) rights under Title 5 of the U.S. code. Lobbied in support of the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act," H.R. 2616, granting public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty. Lobbied for lawmakers to support efforts to restart collective bargaining with Department of Education employees and provide adequate funding and oversight of the Departments mission, including protecting students civil rights and fairly and equitably provide student loans. Provided technical background and comment on S. 1097 - Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act, S. 1330 - Facilitating Federal Employee Reskilling Act, S. 1324 (Rosen) - Civilian Cyber Security Reserve Act, and S. 407 the Air America Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 2337, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021 and H.R. 82 / S. 1302 would fully repeal GPO and WEP. Continuing Resolution: Lobbied for passage of the CR to fund the federal government until December 3, 2021 and avert federal employee furloughs. Lobbied against allowing the surface transportation authorization to lapse, which resulted in furloughs of 3,700 employees at the U.S. Department of Transportation. Build Back Better: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - title 5 rights for Transportation Security Officers, paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees.
2021 · third_quarter · Veterans
Lobbied for changes to Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) employee performance standards. Lobbied for increased oversight and changes to performance standards for Legal Administrative Assistants in the VBA National Call Centers. Lobbied for comprehensive changes to internal VBA processes for claims, including changes to the VBA National Work Queue. Lobbied on the processing of complex claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration, including how it relates to Military Sexual Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injury. Lobbied for the specialization of claims processing for highly complex cases. Lobbied for reimbursement for Bar Membership attorneys working at the Board of Veterans Appeals. C&P Exams: Lobbied against contracting out of Compensation and Pension (C&P) Exams and bringing those exams back into the VA. Lobbied to keep all specialty C&P Exams including but not limited to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), veterans who served as Prisoners of War (POWs), veterans who suffered catastrophic injuries, and veterans who are currently eligible (or will likely soon be eligible) to pursue toxic exposure claims. Lobbied for the VA to utilize more internal C&P Providers by hiring more staff and returning staff to C&P positions who had previously been reassigned. Lobbied to keep Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Exams within the VA. Collective Bargaining Rights: Shared proposals for a bill to eliminate two provisions of the VA Accountability Act. Lobbied for the withdrawal of President Trumps May 2018 Executive Orders 13836, 13837, and 13839. Lobbied in support of the implementation of President Bidens January 2021 Executive Order 14003: Protecting the Federal Workforce in a timely fashion. Lobbied for oversight into the Biden Administrations implementation of Executive Order 14003. Lobbied for the introduction of the VA Employee Fairness Act H.R. 1948/S. 771 VA Infrastructure: Lobbied for Asset Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act repeal. Lobbied for the VA to hire staff to fill its tens of thousands of vacancies. Lobbied for the nomination of Mr. Richard C. Loeb as a nominee for the VA AIR Commission VA Budget: Reconciliation: Supported the $18 billion investment in VA infrastructure as part of FY 22 reconciliation. Military Construction-VA Appropriations (H.R. 4355) Lobbied MilCon-VA for staffing language to address vacancies. Lobbied Milcon-VA for language to defund the VA AIR Commission. Lobbied Milcon-VA for specific funding related to the Veteran Benefits Administration to hire additional staff, pay for additional overtime, fix technological issues, expand telework, and restore the pre-decisional review process. Lobbied the VA Committee to insert language into Milcon-VA to limit the contracting out of specialty C&P Exams. National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4350): Advocated in support of the Newman (D-IL) Amendment that Directs the Department of Defense to conduct a study on herbicide agent exposure, such as Agent Orange and Agent Purple in the Panama Canal Zone between January 1, 1958 - December 31, 1999, or the day in which a member of armed services departed from official duty in the Panama Canal Zone. Advocated in support of the Lynch (D-MA) and Green (R-TX) Amendment that establishes a presumption of service connection for veterans with diseases associated with toxic exposure, during deployments for support missions into Afghanistan between 2001 to 2005, to substances found at Karshi-Khanabad (K2) Air Base in Uzbekistan. Advocated in support of the Meng (D-NY) Amendment that Includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll between January 1, 1977 and December 31, 1980 as radiation-exposed under the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers, which would allow these veterans to be awarded health care benefits and disability compensation for conditions that are presumed to be caused by circumstances of military service in the Enewetak Atoll. AFGE Submitted Testimony, Statements for the Record, or letters for the following hearings: House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs titled VA Appeals Program: Examining the State of Modernization Efforts." Gillian Slovick, a member of AFGE Local 17, testified on AFGEs behalf during this hearing (July 13, 2021). House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations titled Modernizing the VA Police Force: Ensuring Accountability. (July 13, 2021). House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Health Legislative Hearing (July 14, 2021). Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Markup (June 23, 2021). Specific Legislation: Lobbied in support of H.R. 1948/S. 771 the VA Employee Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 962/S. 1888 the Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act and the importance of this bill to the VA Police Force. Lobbied in support of certain provisions of H.R. 2429, the VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act. Lobbied for H.R. 3693, the VA CPE Modernization Act, and its importance to VA Clinicians. Lobbied against S. 2041, the VA Provider Accountability Act. Lobbied for S. 458, the Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2021. Lobbied for small changes to S. 1031, To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Lobbied for H.R. 392/S. 561, the FAIR Act to raise pay for federal employees at the VA. Lobbied against S. 1071, the VA AID Act of 2021. Lobbied for changes to H.R. 5575, the VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act. Lobbied in support of prior changes made to S. 1093, To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes. Lobbied against H.R. 4626, the VA AIM Act. Lobbied for changes to S. 2041, the Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Accountability Act. Lobbied against S. 1863, the Guaranteeing Healthcare Access to Personnel Who Served Act. Local Issues: Lobbied Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Representative Jason Smith (R-MO) on mold issues at the Poplar Bluff, MO VA Medical Center. Lobbied Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) on reported suicides at the Seattle, WA VBA Regional Office. Build Back Better: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - title 5 rights for Transportation Security Officers, paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees.
2021 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
Lobbied in favor of HR 903, the Rights for Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act, which would provide Title V rights to Transportation Security Officers and put them into the General Schedule pay scale. Lobbied in support of HR 1813, the Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act, to ensure revenues generated from aviation security fees are spent on aviation security measures. Lobbied in support of HR 962, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which seeks to provide equal pay and retirement benefits to all federal law enforcement officers. Lobbied in support of HR 2616, the Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act, which would provide Public Safety Officer Benefits to TSOs when they become permanently disabled and to their families when they are killed in the line of duty.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbied in favor of HR 903, the Rights for Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act, which would provide Title V rights to Transportation Security Officers and put them into the General Schedule pay scale. Lobbied in support of HR 1813, the Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act, to ensure revenues generated from aviation security fees are spent on aviation security measures. Lobbied in support of HR 962, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which seeks to provide equal pay and retirement benefits to all federal law enforcement officers. Lobbied in support of HR 2616, the Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act, which would provide Public Safety Officer Benefits to TSOs when they become permanently disabled and to their families when they are killed in the line of duty.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Draft Senate "Build Back Better Act" H. Con Res. 46, Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women S. Con. Res. 12, A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women H.J. Res. 19, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-third article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States H. Res. 370, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce H. Res. 544, Acknowledging and apologizing for the mistreatment of, and discrimination against, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who served the United States in the Armed Forces, the Foreign Service, and the Federal civil service S. Res. 275, A resolution acknowledging and apologizing for the mistreatment of, and discrimination against, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who served the United States in the Armed Forces, the Foreign Service, and the Federal civil service H. Res. 578, Expressing support for the designation of July 30, 2021, as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day S. Res. 324, A resolution designating July 30, 2021, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day" H. Res. 620, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding legislative provisions in the Protecting the Right to Organize Act and American Jobs Act to void the State right-to-work laws that protect workers from being required to join and pay forced dues to a union to get or keep a job H. Res. 644, Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents relating to the operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection H.R. 5, Equality Act S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 25, Fair Tax Act of 2021 H.R. 27, Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2021 H.R. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act S. 51, Washington, D.C. Admission Act H.R. 75, No Pay Raise for Congress Act H.R. 82, Social Security Fairness Act of 2021 S. 1302, Social Security Fairness Act H.R. 101, CLEAN Public Service Act H.R. 103, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2021 H.R. 111, Federal Sunset Act of 2021 H.R. 150, Workers' Memorial Day H.R. 178, No Budget, No Pay Act H.R. 179, No Congressional First Class Flights Act H.R. 180, Inaction Has Consequences Act H.R. 212, COVID PREPARE Act of 2021 H.R. 221, To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the oath of office taken by individuals in the civil service or uniformed services, and for other purposes. H.R. 222, Election Day Holiday Act of 2021 H.R. 230, Coach-Only Airfare for Capitol Hill Act of 2021 H.R. 231, Public Service Spending Integrity Act H.R. 236, To nullify the effect of Executive Order 13950 relating to combating race and sex stereotyping. H.R. 244, Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act H.R. 269, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 302, PPSA Act H.R. 304, Equal COLA Act H.R. 326, Saving the Civil Service Act H.R. 348, Wear Your Mask Act H.R. 353, Security Clearance Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 356, Federal HIRE Act H.R. 375, No Mask Mandates Act H.R. 392, FAIR Act S. 561, FAIR Act H.R. 393, Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act H.R. 408, Department of Homeland Security Mentor-Protege Program Act of 2021 H.R. 490, DHS MORALE Act H.R. 521, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act S. 129, First Responder Fair RETIRE Act H.R. 531, ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act H.R. 564, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act H.R. 916, REDUCE Act H.R. 938, Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act S. 1221, Wildland Firefighters Recognition Act H.R. 962, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act S. 1888, Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act H.R. 967, Federal Skills Act H.R. 978, Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2021 S. 2343, Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2021 H.R. 1136, Federal Jobs Act H.R. 1200, Stop CHEATERS Act S. 1857, Stop CHEATERS Act H.R. 1224, Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act of 2021 H.R. 1272, COST of Relocations Act S. 392, COST of Relocations Act H.R. 1459, Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2021 S. 510, Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2021 H.R. 1468, Securities and Exchange Commission Real Estate Leasing Authority Revocation Act H.R. 1481, Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2021 S. 540, Cost of Police Misconduct Act of 2021 H.R. 1690, Defending our Defenders Act H.R. 1922, Merit Systems Protection Board Reauthorization Act of 2021 H.R. 2042, Federal Employee Access to Information Act S. 845, Federal Employee Access to Information Act H.R. 2043, PLUM Act S. 857, PLUM Act H.R. 2104, RECAL Act H.R. 2137, Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act H.R. 2199, Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act of 2021 H.R. 2231, Shielding All Federal Employees and Consumers from Actionable Recall Situations Act of 2021 H.R. 2337, Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021 H.R. 2345, Federal Government Decentralization Commission Act H.R. 2351, 911 SAVES Act H.R. 2414, Keep Vaccines Voluntary Act H.R. 2499, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2021 S. 1116, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2021 H.R. 2566, No TikTok on Government Devices Act S. 1143, No Tiktok on Government Devices Act H.R. 2589, Family Medical Leave Modernization Act S. 1185, Family Medical leave Modernization Act H.R. 2617, Performance Enhancement Reform Act H.R. 2662, IG Independence and Empowerment Act H.R. 2681, Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2021 H.R. 2708, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2021 S. 1247, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2021 H.R. 2731, Endless Frontier Act H.R. 2744, Hazardous Duty Pay for Frontline Federal Workers Act H.R. 2776, Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Amendments Act of 2021 H.R. 2988, Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2021 H.R. 2994, Accountability for Acting Officials Act H.R. 3000, Inspire to Serve Act of 2021 H.R. 3028, LPOE Modernization Trust Fund Act H.R. 3040, Pandemic Leave Extension Act H.R. 3045, No Regulation Through Litigation Act of 2021 H.R. 3050, Kenneth Meisel Public Servants' Claimant Fairness Act H.R. 3070, COPS Counseling Act H.R. 3076, Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 S. 1720, Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 H.R. 3079, Protect and Serve Act of 2021 S. 774, Protect and Serve Act of 2021 H.R. 3080, Back the Blue Act of 2021 S. 1599, Back the Blue Act of 2021 H.R. 3086, Locality Pay Equity Act of 2021 S. 1561, Locality Pay Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 3096, Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act H.R. 3179, Stop CRT Act H.R. 3235, To restrict executive agencies from acting in contravention of Executive Order 13950 H.R. 3249, Contents of Our Character Act of 2021 H.R. 3295, Prohibiting TSP Investment in China Act S. 1665, Prohibiting TSP Investment in China Act H.R. 3338, Enhanced Whistleblower Engagement Act H.R. 3351, To amend title 5, United States Code, to correct a legislative drafting error in such title, to eliminate the reduction in pay of a Federal employee or D.C. employee as a result of such employee serving as a member of the National Guard of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes H.R. 3367, Gold Star Children Act H.R. 3499, MERIT Act H.R. 3533, To establish occupational series for Federal positions in software development, software engineering, data science, and data management, and for other purposes. H.R. 3553, TSP Act S. 1742, TSP Act H.R. 3557, Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R. 3599, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2021 S. 1097, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2021 H.R. 3609, Trust in Public Service Act S. 1934, Trust in Public Service Act H.R. 3610, Flexibility for Working Families Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3768, Federal Employee Disclosure (FED) Transparency Act H.R. 3924, U.S. Park Police Modernization Act H.R. 4031, Retain Skilled Veterans Act S. 2161, Retain Skilled Veterans Act H.R. 4094, One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021 H.R. 4105, Restoring Northern Border Travel Act H.R. 4138, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act H.R. 4268, Federal Retirement Fairness Act H.R. 4274, Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act H.R. 4315, Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2021 H.R. 4349, Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 S. 2792, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4357, DHS Reform Act of 2021 H.R. 4389, New Collar Jobs Act of 2021 H.R. 4396, Holding SSA Employees Accountable Act H.R. 4448, Administrative Law Judges Competitive Service Restoration Act H.R. 4576, Support Through Loss Act S. 2390, Support Through Loss Act H.R. 4604, 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. 4666, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Modernization Act H.R. 4688, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2021 S. 671, Federal Agency Customer Experience Act of 2021 H.R. 4724, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act S. 2478, Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act H.R. 4725, No Student Loan Interest Act H.R. 4728, Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act H.R. 4773, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 4788, Wellbeing for Every Public Servant Act of 2021 H.R. 4818, National Digital Reserve Corps Act H.R. 4840, End Misleading Cultural Exchanges Act H.R. 4884, Employee Rights and Freedoms Act H.R. 4934, Equal Pay for Equal Work Act S. 2591, Equal Pay for Equal Work Enforcement Act H.R. 5031, Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act H.R. 5057, Return Act S. 2681, Return Act H.R. 5092, To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring any citizen to be vaccinated, including Federal agencies from requiring its employees to take any vaccination, without the citizen being fully advised in writing of all known potential risks from the vaccine and consultation with a physician followed by the voluntary informed consent of the citizen, and for other purposes H.R. 5106, To prohibit an entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief packages from mandating employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes H.R. 5111, To amend section 6103 of title 5, United States Code, to establish Rosa Parks Day as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes H.R. 5113, REMEDI Act H.R. 5138, Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act S. 2274, Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act H.R. 5206, To require the Internal Revenue Service to issue a report on the tax gap, to establish a fellowship program within the Internal Revenue Service to recruit mid-career tax professionals to create and participate in an audit task force, and for other purposes S. 2721 To require the Internal Revenue Service to issue a report on the tax gap, to establish a fellowship program within the Internal Revenue Service to recruit mid-career tax professionals to create and participate in an audit task force, and for other purposes H.R. 5238, Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act H.R. 5274, PREVENT ACT of 2021 H.R. 5282, Care for our Firefighters Act H.R. 5283, Housing for our Firefighters Act H.R. 5287, COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act H.R. 5303, September 11 Day of Remembrance Act S. 2735, September 11 Day of Remembrance Act H.R. 5360, Freedom from Mandates Act H.R. 5362, Stop Foreign Payoffs Act H.R. 5364, Protect Taxpayers' Privacy Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 5408, For the relief of Michael Janssen and Steven Passantino H.R. 5418, To prohibit the Department of Transportation and other agencies from promulgating rules requiring a person to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination in order to engage in interstate commerce, and for other purposes H.R. 5450, To prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement or enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, and for other purposes H.R. 5456, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act S. 2900, Federal Employees Civil Relief Act H.R. 5464, To prohibit the imposition of a fine, fee, or taxation on any person for violation of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or any other executive agency, and for other purposes H.R. 5471, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from issuing a temporary standard with respect to COVID-19 vaccination or testing, and for other purposes. S. Res. 334, A resolution memorializing those impacted by and lost to the COVID-19 virus S.J. Res. 18, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-third article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States S. 55, A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress S. 191, FALSE Act S. 489, Federal Employees and Retirees with Delinquent Tax Debt Initiative (FERDI) Act S. 1090, Repeal CFPB Act S. 1158, Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act S. 1227, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2021 S. 1257, AI Scholarship-for-Service Act S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1324, Civilian Cyber Security Reserve Act S. 1330, Facilitating Federal Employee Reskilling Act S. 1528, Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act S. 1650, Protect Our Heroes Act of 2021 S. 1745, GENE Act S. 1934, Trust in Public Service Act S. 1993, TSP Fiduciary Security Act S. 2160, RECAL Act of 2021 S. 2196, Restoring Northern Border Travel Act S. 2221, END CRT Act S. 2222, Protect Taxpayers' Privacy Act S. 2225, Federal Skills Act S. 2247, A bill to protect Federal judges, Federal prosecutors, and Federal law enforcement officers from violence and doxing. S. 2248, A bill to increase the penalties for making personal information about a Federal law enforcement officer or other Federal officer available to the public. S. 2252, A bill to increase the penalties for ambushing a law enforcement officer. S. 2253, A bill to establish a separate criminal offense for targeting an individual based on their status as law enforcement officer. S. 2260, A bill to increase the maximum penalties for assaulting Federal officers by 50 percent. S. 2282, Unity through Service Act of 2021 S. 2346, Stop CRT Act S. 2424, Restoring Brand USA Act S. 2527, Disclose Government Censorship Act S. 2532, Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2021 S. 2551, AI Training Act S. 2681, Restrict Telework S. 2773, Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2021 S. 2782, Acting on the Annual Duplication Report Act of 2021 S. 2838, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act S. 2840, Don't Jab Me Act S. 2847, Let Me Travel America Act S. 2848, Your Health Comes First Act S. 2849, Prohibiting Forced Vaccination for COVID-19 Act S. 2850, Biden Can't Force Me Act S. 2879, Stop Vaccine Mandates Act S. 2888, U.S. Air Travel Public Safety Act S. 2895, Prevent Unconstitutional Vaccine Mandates for Interstate Commerce Act
2021 · second_quarter · Retirement
H.R. 521/S. 129 the "Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (RETIRE) Act," which would allow Federal law enforcement officers, who were severely injured in the line of duty, to maintain their 6(c) early retirement if they take a civil service position after their injury; H.R. 962/S. 1888 the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which would expand the definition of "law enforcement officer" for salary and retirement benefits to include all Federal law enforcement officers; H.R. 4148/S. 2236 the Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act, which would allow first responders to buy into Medicare beginning at the age of 50;
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Federal employees; employee and workplace safety and security; workforce; hiring, retention, and staffing; support personnel staffing; compensation, duty and leave administration; approved duties while receiving premium pay; pay and benefits: (H.R.962 - Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act). Oversight of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) management and operations.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · second_quarter · Homeland Security
Lobbied in favor of HR 903, the Rights for Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act, which would provide Title V rights to Transportation Security Officers and put them into the General Schedule pay scale. Lobbied in support of HR 1813, the Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act, to ensure revenues generated from aviation security fees are spent on aviation security measures. Lobbied in support of HR 962, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which seeks to provide equal pay and retirement benefits to all federal law enforcement officers. Lobbied in support of HR 2616, the Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act, which would provide Public Safety Officer Benefits to TSOs when they become permanently disabled and to their families when they are killed in the line of duty.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbied in favor of HR 903, the Rights for Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act, which would provide Title V rights to Transportation Security Officers and put them into the General Schedule pay scale. Lobbied in support of HR 1813, the Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act, to ensure revenues generated from aviation security fees are spent on aviation security measures. Lobbied in support of HR 962, the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act, which seeks to provide equal pay and retirement benefits to all federal law enforcement officers. Lobbied in support of HR 2616, the Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act, which would provide Public Safety Officer Benefits to TSOs when they become permanently disabled and to their families when they are killed in the line of duty.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Lobbied for House passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act to protect the right to vote. Lobbied for H.R. 302, Preventing a Patronage System Act or the PPSA Act. Lobbied for H.R. 326, Saving the Civil Service Act. Lobbied for H.R. 1272 and S. 392, the COST of Relocations Act. Lobbied in support of reintroduction of the "Federal Firefighters Fairness Act" to amend chapter 81 of title 5, creating a presumption that a disability or death of a federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty. Lobbied in support of H.R. 393, the "Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act," to provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits for federal firefighters. Lobbied in support of H. R. 521 / S. 129, the First Responder Fair RETIRE Act, to ensure federal firefighters, law enforcement officials, Border Patrol officers, and other federal first responders qualify for full retirement benefits if they are injured on the job. Lobbied in support of H.R. 938, the Wildland Firefighter Classification bill, to require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to create a classification that more accurately reflects the vital role of wildland firefighters. Lobbied in support of S. 231, the PFAS bill, which directs FEMA to train employees on PFAS cancer causing chemicals in firefighting foam materials. Lobbied in support of H.R. 962 and S. 1888, the "Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act," to include certain federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes. Lobbied on effects on workforce of proposed Sustainability Awareness Act. Lobbied in support of the "Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 603, the "Raise the Wage Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 842, the "Protecting the Right to Organize Act." Lobbied against H.R. 1902 the "Do Your Job Act." Lobbied in support of H.R. 564/S. 1158, the "Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act," that would grant federal workers 12 weeks of paid FMLA and AFGE President Kelley testified at a hearing entitled, Leading by Example: The Need for Comprehensive Paid Leave for the Federal Workforce and Beyond on Thursday, June 24, 2021. Lobbied in support of an emergency temporary standard that requires certain employers to develop and implement a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect employees in the health care sectors and other employees at elevated risk from exposure to SARS- CoV-2. Lobbied in support of H.R. 900 the Essential Worker Pandemic Compensation Act of 2020, that would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a program of death and hospitalization benefits for essential workers who die as a result of COVID-19 or related complications. Lobbied in support of reintroduction of the Federal Labor-Management COVID Partnership Act. Lobbied in support of a presumption of worksite illness for employees who apply for workers comp who get COVID-19. Lobbied in support of H.R. 249, the Protecting Federal Workers Act, To provide that certain Executive orders with respect to Federal employee collective bargaining and workplace rights shall have no force or effect. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1357 / S. 476, the Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act. Lobbied in support of introduction of the Fair and Accurate Information Reporting (FAIR) Act to assist consumers with their credit reports during pandemic job loss. Lobbied in support of restoration of annual leave lost by certain Federal employees due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lobbied in support of maximum telework benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1065, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Lobbied in support of restoration of leave that is lost by federal employees during a public health emergency relating to a pandemic. Specifically, restoration of leave for employees of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government that was lost because the employee's accumulated leave exceeded the maximum amount that is otherwise allowable. Lobbied in support of H.R. 978, the Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act 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. Lobbied in support of H.R. 212, the COVID PREPARE Act, to require Federal agencies to submit plans for responding to any resurgence of COVID-19. Lobbied in support of H.R. 348, the Wear Your Mask Act, to require face masks in Federal facilities to prevent the transmission of SARS- CoV-2. Lobbied in support of reintroduction of the Federal Labor-Management COVID Partnership Act, to establish a Coronavirus Rapid Response Federal Labor-Management Task Force, and for other purposes. Lobbied in support of increasing the amount available under the "Defense Production Act of 1950," to respond to the coronavirus epidemic and expedited procurement of equipment needed to combat COVID-19 under the "Defense Production Act of 1950. Lobbied in support of a flexible award for front line health care workers who have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic that can be used to pay off existing student loans, to obtain further education or to establish a savings account LD2. Lobbied in support of directing the President to use existing authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 with respect to the production of ventilators, N-95 respirator masks, and specified personal protective equipment to address COVID-19. Lobbied in support of a program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers. Lobbied in support of providing Americans with paid sick time and paid leave so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Lobbied in support of a congressional resolution recognizing COVID-19 frontline workers. Lobbied for legislation to make the payroll tax deferral optional for federal employees. Lobbied against forced retirement or termination of federal employees who have been injured on the job and have had their medical treatment delayed because of COVID-19. Lobbied for lawmakers to support efforts to restart collective bargaining with Department of Education employees and provide adequate funding and oversight of the Departments mission, including protecting students civil rights and fairly and equitably provide student loans. Lobbied on behalf of Social Security workforce on agency funding, the collective bargaining agreement, telework, Covid response and return to office space. Lobbied for the dismissal of SSA Commissioner Andrew Saul and Deputy Commissioner David Black. Lobbied on the following issues with the House and Senate Appropriations Committee Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee Members to submit amendments on the following issues for the Fiscal Year 2022 FSGG Appropriation: 1.Inclusion of language in the FY 2022 FSGG Appropriations bill that adjusts federal employee pay by 3.2 percent. 2.Inclusion of language in the FY 2022 FSGG Appropriations bill that upholds the Public-Private competition moratorium from Section 742 of the FY 2021 FSGG Appropriations bill. 3.Inclusion of language in the FY 2022 FSGG bill that aligns Federal Wage System Areas with General Schedule Locality Pay Areas. 4.Inclusion of language in the FY 2022 FSGG bill that prohibits any limitation of, reduction of, constraint to, or interference with official time in representing federal employees with respect to workplace discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information. 5.Inclusion of language in the FY 2022 FSGG bill for additional funds for the Office of Personnel Management to allow OPM to increase staffing, invest in information technology, improve overall human capital services and shift away from the fee-for-service model. Lobbied in support of H.R. 392 /S. 561, the "Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act," to increase pay for federal employees by 3.2%. Lobbied in support of H.R. 903 and S. 1856, the "Rights for the Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act," which would grant Transportation Security Officers (TSOs)rights under Title 5 of the U.S. code. Lobbied in support of the "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act," H.R. 2616, granting public safety officer benefits to TSOs killed or injured in the line of duty. Assisted Local 2814 in provision of a statement on Railroad Safety Inspectors needs before the Federal Railroad Administrations Railroad Safety Advisory Committee, April 16, 2021. Lobbied for lawmakers to support efforts to restart collective bargaining with Department of Education employees and provide adequate funding and oversight of the Departments mission, including protecting students civil rights and fairly and equitably provide student loans. Lobbied for confirmation of Kiran Ahuja to be director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Lobbied for passage of H.R. 2062, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2021 Lobbied to address direct hire and employee rights concerns in H.R. 2225, the National Science Foundation for the Future Act and S. 1260, the Endless Frontier Act. Provided technical background and comment on S. 1097 - Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act, S. 1330 - Facilitating Federal Employee Reskilling Act, S. 1324 - Civilian Cyber Security Reserve Act, and S. 407 the Air America Act. Lobbied in support of H.R. 2337, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021 and H.R. 82 / S. 1302 to would fully repeal GPO and WEP. American Jobs Plan: Lobbied for inclusion of federal employee priorities - title 5 rights for Transportation Security Officers, paid family and medical leave for federal employees, less restrictive student loan forgiveness, equalizing locality pay boundaries for wage-grade employees, and restoring the employee contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System to 0.8% for all federal employees.
| Republican |
| NY |
| André Carson | Democratic | IN |
| Andy Barr | Republican | KY |
| Andy Kim | Democratic | NJ |
| Angie Craig | Democratic | MN |
| Anthony G. Brown | Democratic | MD |
| Antonio Delgado | Democratic | NY |
| Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Republican | AS |
| Betty McCollum | Democratic | MN |
| Bill Johnson | Republican | OH |
| Bill Posey | Republican | FL |
| Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | NJ |
| Bradley Scott Schneider | Democratic | IL |
| Brendan F. Boyle | Democratic | PA |
| Brian Higgins | Democratic | NY |
| Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Republican | PA |
| C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | MD |
| Charlie Crist | Democratic | FL |
| Chellie Pingree | Democratic | ME |
| Chris Pappas | Democratic | NH |
| Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic | PA |
| Christopher H. Smith | Republican | NJ |
| Colin Z. Allred | Democratic | TX |
| Conor Lamb | Democratic | PA |
| Daniel T. Kildee | Democratic | MI |
| Darren Soto | Democratic | FL |
| David B. McKinley | Republican | WV |
| David J. Trone | Democratic | MD |
| David P. Joyce | Republican | OH |
| Dean Phillips | Democratic | MN |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | FL |
| Derek Kilmer | Democratic | WA |
| Don Bacon | Republican | NE |
| Don Young | Republican | AK |
| Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Donald Norcross | Democratic | NJ |
| Dwight Evans | Democratic | PA |
| Elaine G. Luria | Democratic | VA |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Elise M. Stefanik | Republican | NY |
| Frank J. Mrvan | Democratic | IN |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Fred Upton | Republican | MI |
| Gerald E. Connolly | Democratic | VA |
| Grace Meng | Democratic | NY |
| Henry Cuellar | Democratic | TX |
| J. Luis Correa | Democratic | CA |
| Jamie Raskin | Democratic | MD |
| Jared F. Golden | Democratic | ME |
| Jefferson Van Drew | Republican | NJ |
| Jennifer Wexton | Democratic | VA |
| Jenniffer González-Colón | Republican | PR |
| Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | CA |
| John H. Rutherford | Republican | FL |
| John Katko | Republican | NY |
| John P. Sarbanes | Democratic | MD |
| Joseph D. Morelle | Democratic | NY |
| Josh Gottheimer | Democratic | NJ |
| Josh Harder | Democratic | CA |
| Joyce Beatty | Democratic | OH |
| Julia Brownley | Democratic | CA |
| Kaiali’i Kahele | Democratic | HI |
| Katie Porter | Democratic | CA |
| Kweisi Mfume | Democratic | MD |
| Lizzie Fletcher | Democratic | TX |
| Lois Frankel | Democratic | FL |
| Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | OH |
| Marie Newman | Democratic | IL |
| Mark Pocan | Democratic | WI |
| Mark Takano | Democratic | CA |
| Matt Cartwright | Democratic | PA |
| Melanie A. Stansbury | Democratic | NM |
| Michael F. Doyle | Democratic | PA |
| Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Democratic | GU |
| Mike Bost | Republican | IL |
| Mike Levin | Democratic | CA |
| Mike Quigley | Democratic | IL |
| Mike Rogers | Republican | AL |
| Mike Thompson | Democratic | CA |
| Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | NJ |
| Nicole Malliotakis | Republican | NY |
| Pete Stauber | Republican | MN |
| Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | IL |
| Randy Feenstra | Republican | IA |
| Raul Ruiz | Democratic | CA |
| Rick Larsen | Democratic | WA |
| Robin L. Kelly | Democratic | IL |
| Salud O. Carbajal | Democratic | CA |
| Scott H. Peters | Democratic | CA |
| Sean Patrick Maloney | Democratic | NY |
| Stephanie N. Murphy | Democratic | FL |
| Stephen F. Lynch | Democratic | MA |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Steven Horsford | Democratic | NV |
| Susan Wild | Democratic | PA |
| Thomas R. Suozzi | Democratic | NY |
| Tim Ryan | Democratic | OH |
| Tom Cole | Republican | OK |
| Tom Malinowski | Democratic | NJ |
| Tom O’Halleran | Democratic | AZ |
| Tracey Mann | Republican | KS |
| Val Butler Demings | Democratic | FL |
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, U.S. Marshals Service
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $7,425
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $9,856
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, 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), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), 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, White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $36,845
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $58,371
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Navy, Dept of, SENATE, U.S. Marines
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Navy, Dept of, SENATE, U.S. Marines
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, 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), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), 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, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Navy, Dept of, SENATE, U.S. Marines
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, 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), Merit Systems Protection Board, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), 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, White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, 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 Credit Union Administration (NCUA), 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, White House Office
Client expense: $392,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America
Client expense: $392,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, 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 Credit Union Administration (NCUA), 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, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America