Stop the Raid on Social Security Act of 2005

H.R.8 – to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent H.R.25 - to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States. H.R.51 - to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee. H.R.64 – to repeal the Federal death tax, including the estate and gift taxes and the tax on generation-skipping transfers. H.R.183 – to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent. H.R. 809 -- To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends. H.R. 819 – Retirement Security for Life Act of 2005. H.R.1040 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system. H.R. 1417 – To permanently extend the Subpart F exemption for active financing. H.R.1560 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax to $7,500,000 and to establish a flat estate tax rate. H.R.1568 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently reduce estate and gift tax rates to 30 percent, to increase the exclusion equivalent of the unified credit to $10,000,000, and to increase the annual gift tax exclusion to $50,000. H.R.1574 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000. H.R.1577 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to retain the estate tax with an immediate increase in the exemption, to repeal the new carryover basis rules in order to prevent tax increases and the imposition of compliance burdens on many more estates than would benefit from repeal, and for other purposes H.R.1614 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce estate tax rates by 20 percent, to increase the unified credit against estate and gift taxes to the equivalent of a $3,000,000 exclusion and to provide an inflation adjustment of such amount, and for other purposes. H.R.1624 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the immediate and permanent repeal of the estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms, and for other purposes. H.R.2180 - to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the proper tax treatment of variable contracts issued by life insurance companies subject to the laws of Puerto Rico. H.R.2251 – COLI Best Practices Act of 2005 H.R. 2682 – Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act of 2005. H.R. 3019 – To permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies. H.R. 3304 – Growing Real Ownership for Workers Act of 2005. H.R. 4297 – Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005 S.7 – to increase American jobs and economic growth by making permanent the individual income tax rate reductions, the reduction in the capital gains and dividend tax rates, and the repeal of the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. S.25 – to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States. S. 219 - National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act of 2005 S. 381 -- Retirement Security for Life Act of 2005 S.420 – to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent. S. 602 – Ronald Reagan Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Act of 2005. S. 723 – SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act of 2005. S.812 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a flat tax only on individual taxable earned income and business taxable income, and for other purposes. S.928 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the immediate and permanent repeal of the estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms, and for other purposes. S.988 – to permanently repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. S.993 - to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on amounts received under certain insurance policies in which certain exempt organizations hold an interest. S.1099 – to repeal the current Internal Revenue Code and replace it with a flat tax, thereby guaranteeing economic growth and greater fairness for all Americans. S. 1159 -- To permanently extend the Subpart F exemption for active financing. S. 1244 -- Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act of 2005. S. 1293 -- To permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies. S. 1302 – Social Security Personal Savings Guarantee and Prosperity Act of 2005. S. 1783 – The Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005 S. 2020 – Tax Relief Act of 2005

Client expense: $3,995,682 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 2830 – Pension Protection Act of 2005 H.R. 3304 – Growing Real Ownership for Workers (GROW) Act of 2005 S. 1302 – Stop the Raid on Social Security Act of 2005

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE

H.R. 4 – Healthy America Act H.R. 440 – Bipartisan Retirement Security Act of 2005 H.R. 530 – Individual Social Security Investment Program Act of 2005 H.R. 750 – Social Security Guarantee Plus Act of 2005 H.R. 819 – Retirement Security for Life Act of 2005 H.R. 976 – Long Term Care Act of 2005 H.R. 1161 – Employer Retirement Savings Accounts. H.R. 1162 – Retirement Savings Account Act H.R. 1163 – Lifetime Savings Account Act of 2005 H.R. 1508 – 401(k) Automatic Enrollment Act of 2005; autoenrollment H.R. 1776 - Social Security Personal Savings Guarantee and Prosperity Act of 2005 H.R. 1960 – Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act of 2005 (Portman) H.R. 1961 -- Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act of 2005 (Cardin) H.R. 2682 – Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act of 2005 H.R. 2830 – Pension Protection Act of 2005 H.R. 2951 – Lifetime Pension Annuity for You (PAY) Act of 2005 H.R. 3304 – Growing Real Ownership for Workers Act of 2005 H.R. 3511 – Medicaid State Long Term Care Partnership Program Act of 2005 H.R. 3768 – Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act H.R. 3862 – Pension Flexibility for Displaced Workers Act H.R. 3912 – Retirement Security for Life Act H.R. 4220 – Long Term Care Tax Reduction Act of 2005 S. 219 - National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act of 2005 S. 381 -- Retirement Security for Life Act of 2005 S. 540 – Saving Social Security Act of 2005 S. 545 – Lifetime Savings Account Act of 2005. S. 546 – Retirement Savings Account Act. S. 547– Employer Retirement Savings Accounts. S. 602 – Ronald Reagan Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Act of 2005. S. 723 – SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act of 2005 S. 857 – Social Security Personal Savings Guarantee and Prosperity Act of 2005 S. 875 – Save More for Retirement Act of 2005 S. 1225 – Access to Affordable Health Insurance Act S. 1244 -- Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act of 2005. S. 1302 – Social Security Personal Savings Guarantee and Prosperity Act of 2005. S. 1359 – Retirement Savings and Security Act of 2005 S. 1569 – A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to facilitate the establishment of additional long-term care insurance partnerships between States and insurers in order to promote the use of long-term care insurance. S. 1602 – Improving Long-Term Care Choices Act of 2005 S. 1706 – Long Term Care Act S. 1783 – The Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005 S. 1819 – 401(k) Enhancement Act S. 1932 – Deficit Reduction Act S. 1951 – CLASS Act S. 1953 – National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act

H.R. 819 – Retirement Security for Life Act of 2005. H.R. 1161 – Employer Retirement Savings Accounts. H.R. 1162 – Retirement Savings Account Act H.R. 1163 – Lifetime Savings Account Act of 2005. H.R. 1508 – 401(k) Automatic Enrollment Act of 2005; autoenrollment. H.R. 1960 – Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act of 2005 (Portman) H.R. 1961 -- Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act of 2005 (Cardin) H.R. 2682 – Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act of 2005. H.R. 2830 – Pension Protection Act of 2005. H.R. 2951 – Lifetime Pension Annuity for You (PAY) Act of 2005 H.R. 3304 – Growing Real Ownership for Workers Act of 2005. H.R. 3511 – Medicaid State Long Term Care Partnership Program Act of 2005. S. 219 - National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act of 2005 S. 381 -- Retirement Security for Life Act of 2005 S. 545 – Lifetime Savings Account Act of 2005. S. 546 – Retirement Savings Account Act. S. 547– Employer Retirement Savings Accounts. S. 602 – Ronald Reagan Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Act of 2005. S. 723 – SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act of 2005 S. 875 – Save More for Retirement Act of 2005. S. 1244 -- Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act of 2005. S. 1302 – Social Security Personal Savings Guarantee and Prosperity Act of 2005. S. 1359 – Retirement Savings and Security Act of 2005 S. 1569 – A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to facilitate the establishment of additional long-term care insurance partnerships between States and insurers in order to promote the use of long-term care insurance. S. 1602 – Improving Long-Term Care Choices Act of 2005

Client expense: $4,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R.8 – to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent H.R.25 - to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States. H.R.51 - to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee. H.R.64 – to repeal the Federal death tax, including the estate and gift taxes and the tax on generation-skipping transfers. H.R.183 – to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent. H.R. 809 -- To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends. H.R. 819 – Retirement Security for Life Act of 2005. H.R.1040 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system. H.R. 1417 – To permanently extend the Subpart F exemption for active financing. H.R.1560 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax to $7,500,000 and to establish a flat estate tax rate. H.R.1568 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently reduce estate and gift tax rates to 30 percent, to increase the exclusion equivalent of the unified credit to $10,000,000, and to increase the annual gift tax exclusion to $50,000. H.R.1574 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000. H.R.1577 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to retain the estate tax with an immediate increase in the exemption, to repeal the new carryover basis rules in order to prevent tax increases and the imposition of compliance burdens on many more estates than would benefit from repeal, and for other purposes H.R.1614 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce estate tax rates by 20 percent, to increase the unified credit against estate and gift taxes to the equivalent of a $3,000,000 exclusion and to provide an inflation adjustment of such amount, and for other purposes. H.R.1624 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the immediate and permanent repeal of the estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms, and for other purposes. H.R.2180 - to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the proper tax treatment of variable contracts issued by life insurance companies subject to the laws of Puerto Rico. H.R.2251 – COLI Best Practices Act of 2005 H.R. 2682 – Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act of 2005. H.R. 3019 – To permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies. H.R. 3304 – Growing Real Ownership for Workers Act of 2005. S.7 – to increase American jobs and economic growth by making permanent the individual income tax rate reductions, the reduction in the capital gains and dividend tax rates, and the repeal of the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. S.25 – to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States. S. 219 - National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act of 2005 S. 381 -- Retirement Security for Life Act of 2005 S.420 – to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent. S. 602 – Ronald Reagan Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Act of 2005. S. 723 – SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act of 2005. S.812 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a flat tax only on individual taxable earned income and business taxable income, and for other purposes. S.928 – to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the immediate and permanent repeal of the estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms, and for other purposes. S.988 – to permanently repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. S.993 - to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on amounts received under certain insurance policies in which certain exempt organizations hold an interest. S.1099 – to repeal the current Internal Revenue Code and replace it with a flat tax, thereby guaranteeing economic growth and greater fairness for all Americans. S. 1159 -- To permanently extend the Subpart F exemption for active financing. S. 1244 -- Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act of 2005. S. 1293 -- To permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies. S. 1302 – Social Security Personal Savings Guarantee and Prosperity Act of 2005.

The IBEW is opposed to privatization or any change to the Social Security System that would compromise this Trust Fund. The Administration’s plan contains key elements that would allow workers to divert part of their payroll taxes (FICA) into private accounts and change the formula under which benefits are calculated. The impact of these proposals would affect retirees on fixed incomes, and amount to taking a huge gamble on the types of investments that workers made throughout their working careers. Mistakes in investment strategy could result in reduced market returns or financial ruin. Ref. Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act (HR 1517), Stop the Raid on Social Security Act of 2005 (S. 1302), Social Security Right to Know (S. 274).

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

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE