BARBARA SOMSON

Buy American provisions; American Jobs Act (S. 1547).

Short Time or Shared Work Compensation; UI solvency legislation; Reauthorization of EUC and EB programs; UI "reforms."

Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program; 2017-2025 light duty vehicle CAFE standards; medium- and heavy duty truck CAFE standards; EPA authority to regulate green house gases.

Consumer Finance Protection Agency;

Pension Funding legislation; PBGC issues; Social Security benefits: chained CPI and raising cap on income

Labor organizing issues; Regulatory Review - OSHA; REINS Act; TRAIN; RAA; Regulatory Flexibily Legisltive; Unemployment Insurace.

Foreign students; DREAM Act.

Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations FY 2012 (Legal Services Corp.); Labor-HHS Appropriations (NLRB, OSHA, Labor Dept., Job Training Programs) FY 2012; Social Security; Budget Deficit and Revenue options; Balanced Budget Amendments.

US-Korea FTA; Exchange rates/currency intervention; Trade Law Enforcement; Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization.

Buy American Provisions; Promoting American Jobs legislation.

Corporate Bankruptcy Reforms

401(K) Transparency Legislation; Pension Funding legislation.

Consumer financial issues; Mortage Reform; Funding for Legal Aid for Forclosures; Consumer Finance Protection Agency; Mortgage Assistance for Unemployed Workers; Foreclosure legislation improvements; Home Modification Program Modifications.

Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program; Green Jobs Initiative; 2016-2025 light duty vehicle CAFE standards; medium and heavy duty truck CAFE standards.

Reauthorization of UI provisions in ARRA; Prepaid UI Benefits Card Legislation; Short Time or Shared Work Compensation; UI Solvency.

FY2011 Defense Authorization Legislation; FY2011 Defense Appropriations Legislation; C-17 Aircraft; Joint Striker Fighter Alternative Engine; Humvee; Stryker.

Legal immigration - H-1B program; H-2A program; Legalization Programs; foreign students; DREAM Act.

Energy Tax Provisions; Tax Exemption for Legal Services; Tax Extenders legislation.

Chemical Security; Toxic Substances Control Act.

Climate Change Legislation; Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program; Green Jobs Initiative; 2016-2025 light duty vehicle CAFE standards; medium and heavy duty truck CAFE standards.

Employee Free Choice Act (S. 560; H.R. 1409); Regulatory Review - OSHA; California Post Doc Scholars; Robert Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act (H.R. 4553)

Corporate Bankruptcy Reforms

Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations (Legal Services Corp.) FY 2011; Transportation HUD Appropriations FY 2011; Labor-HHS Appropriations (NLRB, OSHA, Labor Dept., Training Programs) FY 2011; Deficit Commission; Social Security; Budget Deficit and Revenue options.

Buy American Provisions; Promoting American Jobs legislation.

Legal immigration - H-1B program; H-2A program; other guest worker programs; Legalization Programs; foreign students; K-2 Age Out Fix; DREAM Act.

Student Loans

Consumer financial issues; Mortage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Legislation; Funding for Legal Aid for Forclosures; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Finance Protection Agency; Mortgage Assistance for Unemployed Workers; Foreclosure legislation improvements.

Energy Tax Provisions; Tax Exemption for Legal Services; Tax Extenders legislation.

Reauthorization of UI provisions in ARRA; Prepaid UI Benefits Card Legislation; Short Time or Shared Work Compensation; UI Solvency.

FY2011 Defense Authorization Legislation; FY2011 Defense Appropriations Legislation; C-17 Aircraft; Joint Striker Fighter Alternative Engine; Humvee; Stryker.

Korea and China Auto Trade; US-Korea FTA; Exchange rates/currency intervention; Trade Law Enforcement; National Economic Council.

Student Loans

Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations; (Legal Services Corp.) FY 2011; Transportation Appropriations FY 2011; Labor-HHS Appropriations (NLRB, OSHA, Labor Dept., Training Programs) FY 2011; Child Care Appropriations FY 2011; Deficit Commission; Budget Deficit and Revenue options.

Employee Free Choice Act (S. 560; H.R. 1409); WARN Act Legislation; Regulatory Review - OSHA; California Post Doc Scholars; Harrah's Casino Organizing; Protecting America's Workers Act; 9-11 Compensation Program.

Legal immigration - H-1B program; H-2A program; other guest worker programs; Legalization Programs; foreign students; K-2 Age Out Fix.

Buy American Provisions; Promoting American Jobs legislation.

UI Extension and Expansion of Benefits; Reauthorization of UI provisions in ARRA; Prepaid UI Benefits Card Legislation; Short Time or Shared Work Compensation; UI Solvency.

Climate Change Legislation; Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program; Green Jobs Initiative.

Korea and China Auto Trade; US-Korea FTA; Exchange rates/currency intervention; Colombia FTA; WTO Doha Negotiations; Trade Law Enforcement.

Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations; (Legal Services Corp.) FY 2011; Transportation Appropriations FY 2011; Labor-HHS Appropriations (NLRB, OSHA, Labor Dept., Training Programs) FY 2011; Child Care Appropriations FY 2011.

UI Extension and Expansion of Benefits; Reauthorization of UI provisions in ARRA; Prepaid UI Benefits Card Legislation.

Legal immigration - H-1B program; H-2A program; other guest worker programs; Legalization Programs; foreign students; K-2 Age Out Fix.

Consumer financial issues; Consumer Credit Protection Act; Mortage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Legislation; Consumer Finance Protection Agency; Funding for Legal Aid for Forclosures.

401(K) Transparency Legislation; Pension Funding Relief.

Climate Change Legislation; Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program; Green Jobs Initiative.

Legal immigration - H-1B program; H-2A program; other guest worker programs; Legalization Programs; foreign students; K-2 Age Out Fix.

Voting Rights; Employment Nondiscrimination Act; Hate Crimes Prevention; Census Count

401(K) Transparency Legislation; Pension Funding Relief.

FMLA regulations; Employee Free Choice Act (S. 560; H.R. 1409); Brown University Fix; WARN Act Legislation; Regulatory Review - OSHA; California Post Doc Scholars; Harrah's Casino Organizing.

FY2010 Defense Authorization Legislation; FY2010 Defense Appropriations Legislation; C-17 Aircraft; Joint Striker Fighter Alternative Engine; Humvee.

Consumer financial issues; Mortgage Crisis (Housing) Legislation; Consumer Credit Protection Act; Mortage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Legislation; Consumer Finance Protection Agency.

UI Extension and Expansion of Benefits; Reauthorization of UI provisions in ARRA.

Student Loans

Housing Legislation; Energy Tax Provisions.

FMLA regulations; Employee Free Choice Act (S. 560; H.R. 1409); Brown University Fix; WARN Act Legislation; Regulatory Review - OSHA; FERPA; California Post Doc Teachers; Harrah's Casino Organizing

Private Pensions - Technical Corrections; 401(K) Transparency Legislation; Pension Funding Relief.

Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations; (Legal Services Corp.) FY 2010; Transportation Appropriations FY 2010; HUD Appropriations (Housing Programs), FY 2010; Labor-HHS Appropriations (NLRB, OSHA, Labor Dept., Training Programs), FY 2010; Child Care Appropriations FY 2010; Social Security Administration Appropriations FY 2010; Energy & Water Appropriations FY 2010 (Advanced Technology Vehicles Mfg. Incentive Program); Supplemental Appropriations Fleet Modernization.

Legal immigration - H-1B program; H-2A program; other guest worker programs; Legalization Programs; foreign students; K-2 Age Out Fix.

UI Extension of Benefits

Access to Justice Act of 2009 (S. 718); Fair Pay Restoration Act; Paycheck Fairness Act; Sotomayor Supreme Court Nomination; Voting Rights.

Consumer financial issues; Mortgage Crisis (Housing) Legislation; Credit Card "Bill of Rights" Legislation; Consumer Credit Protection Act; Mortage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Legislation.

Access to Justice Act of 2009 (S. 718); Fair Pay Restoration Act; Paycheck Fairness Act; Sotomayor Supreme Court Nomination; Voting Rights; Employment Nondiscrimination Act.

401(K) Transparency Legislation; Pension Funding Relief.

FY2010 Defense Authorization Legislation; FY2010 Defense Appropriations Legislation; C-17 Aircraft; Joint Striker Fighter Alternative Engine; Hummer.

Climate Change Legislation; Fuel Economy - Energy Legislation; Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program; Auto Restructuring; Fleet Modernization Legislation; Green Jobs Initiative.

UI Extension and Expansion of Benefits

Net Neutrality; Universal Service Reform; Reverse Morris Trust Issue.

Buy American Provisions

Korea and China Auto Trade; US-Korea FTA; Exchange rates/currency intervention; Colombia FTA; WTO Doha Negotiations; Trade Law Enforcement.

FMLA regulations; Employee Free Choice Act (S. 560; H.R. 1409); Brown University Fix; WARN Act Legislation; Regulatory Review - OSHA; FERPA; California Post Doc Scholars; Harrah's Casino Organizing.

Housing Legislation; Energy Tax Provisions.

Private Pensions - Technical Corrections; 401(K) Transparency Legislation; Pension Funding Relief.

UI Extension of Benefits

Korea and China Auto Trade; Worker Rights & WTO; Trade Adjustment Assistance; International Worker Rights; US-Korea FTA; Exchange rates/currency intervention; Colombia FTA; WTO Doha Negotiations; Trade Law Enforcement.

Buy American Provisions

Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations; (Legal Services Corp.) FY 2010; Transportation Appropriations FY 2010; HUD Appropriations (Housing Programs), FY 2010; Labor-HHS Appropriations (NLRB, OSHA, Labor Dept., Training Programs), FY 2010; Child Care Appropriations FY 2010; Social Security Administration Appropriations FY 2010; Energy & Water Appropriations FY 2010 (Advanced Technology Vehicles Mfg. Incentive Program); Supplemental Appropriations Fleet Modernization.

Legal immigration - H-1B program; H-2A program; other guest worker programs; Legalization Programs; foreign students; K-2 Age Out Fix.

FMLA regulations; Employee Free Choice Act (S. 560; H.R. 1409); Brown University Fix; WARN Act Legislation; Regulatory Review - OSHA; FERPA; California Post Doc Teachers; Harrah's Casino Organizing

Legal immigration - H-1B program; H-2A program; other guest worker programs; Legalization Programs; foreign students; K-2 Age Out Fix.

Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations; (Legal Services Corp.) FY 2010; VA-HUD Appropriations (Housing Programs), FY 2010; Labor-HHS Appropriations (NLRB, OSHA, Labor Dept., Training Programs), FY 2010; Child Care Appropriations FY 2010; Social Security Administration Appropriations FY 2010; Energy & Water Appropriations FY 2010 (Advanced Technology Vehicles Mfg. Incentive Program); Economic Stimulus Package (ARRA); Omnibus Appropriations FY 2009.

Private Pensions - Technical Corrections; 401(K) Transparency Legislation; Pension Funding Relief.

American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA); Buy American Provisions

Korea and China Auto Trade; Worker Rights & WTO; Trade Adjustment Assistance; International Worker Rights; US-Korea FTA; Exchange rates/currency intervention; Colombia FTA; WTO Doha Negotiations; Free Trade Zone Parity Proposal; Trade Law Enforcement.

American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA); Housing Legislation; Energy Tax Provisions.

Student Loans

Corporate Bankruptcy Reforms

Access to Justice Act of 2009 (S. 718); Fair Pay Restoration Act; Paycheck Fairness Act

Emergency Bridge Loan for Auto Industry; Global Warming; Bingaman-Specter bill; Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program; Marshall Plan for Auto Industry; Boxer-Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Bill; Markey Bill; Waxman Bill; Doggett Bill; California Waiver; EPA CO2 Standard; Boucher-Dingell Bill

Private Pensions - Technical Corrections; 401(K) Transparency Legislation.

Section 120 - Group Legal Services; Economic Stimulus Package; Housing Legislation; Tax Extenders; Energy Tax Provisions

Korea and China Auto Trade; Worker Rights & WTO; Trade Adjustment Assistance; International Worker Rights; US-Korea FTA; Exchange rates/currency intervention; Colombia FTA; WTO Doha Negotiations

Defense Authorization bills (FY 2009); Defense Appropriations bills (FY 2009); Contracting Out; Destroyer; Virginia Class Submarine.

FMLA regulations; Kennedy-Miller Employee Free Choice Act (S. 1041; HR 800); RESPECT Act (H.R. 1644); Brown University Fix; WARN Act Legislation; WTC Health Surveillance.

Consumer financial issues; Mortgage Crisis (Housing) Legislation; Financial Rescue Package; Credit Card "Bill of Rights" Legislation.

Student Loans; Loan Repayment Program for Legal Services Attorneys

Section 120 - Group Legal Services; Economic Stimulus Package; Housing Legislation; Tax Extenders; Energy Tax Provisions

FMLA regulations; Kennedy-Miller Employee Free Choice Act (S. 1041; HR 800); RESPECT Act (H.R. 1644); Brown University Fix; WARN Act Legislation; WTC Health Surveillance; Combustible Dust Legislation.

Global Warming; Bingaman-Specter bill; Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program; Marshall Plan for Auto Industry; Boxer-Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Bill; Markey Bill; Waxman Bill; Doggett Bill; California Waiver; EPA CO2 Standard; Boucher-Dingell Bill

Consumer financial issues; Mortgage Crisis (Housing) Legislation; Financial Rescue Package; Credit Card "Bill of Rights" Legislation.

Japan, Korea and China Auto Trade; Worker Rights & WTO; Trade Adjustment Assistance; International Worker Rights; Panama FTA; US-Korea FTA; Exchange rates/currency intervention; Colombia FTA; WTO Doha Negotiations

Corporate Bankruptcy Reforms

Private Pensions - Technical Corrections; 401(K) Transparency Legislation.

Defense Authorization bills (FY 2009); Defense Appropriations bills (FY 2009); C17 Aircraft; Contracting Out; Humvee & Stryker Vehicles; Tanker contract; DDG - 1000 Destroyer; Virginia Class Submarine

Legal immigration - H-1B program; H-2A program; other guest worker programs; Legalization Programs; foreign students

Legal immigration - H-1B program; H-2A program; other guest worker programs; Legalization Programs; foreign students

FMLA regulations; Federal Prison Industries Competition Contracting Act; Kennedy-Miller Employee Free Choice Act (S. 1041; HR 800); RESPECT Act (H.R. 1644); Brown University Fix; WARN Act Legislation; WTC Health Surveillance; Combustible Dust Legislation.

Unemployment Insurance - Modernization; Economic Stimulus Package; Extended Unemployment Benefits Legislation

Student Loans; Loan Repayment Program for Legal Services Attorneys

Private Pensions - Technical Corrections; 401(K) Transparency Legislation.

Defense Authorization bills (FY 2009); Defense Appropriations bills (FY 2009); C17 Aircraft; Contracting Out; Humvee & Stryker Vehicles; Tanker contract.

Japan, Korea and China Auto Trade; Worker Rights & WTO; Trade Adjustment Assistance; International Worker Rights; Panama FTA; US-Korea FTA; Exchange rates/currency intervention; Colombia FTA; WTO Doha Negotiations

Global Warming; Bingaman-Specter bill; Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program; Marshall Plan for Auto Industry; Boxer-Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Bill; Markey Bill; Waxman Bill; Doggett Bill; California Waiver; EPA CO2 Standard.

Defense Authorization bills (FY 2009); Defense Appropriations bills (FY 2009); C17 Aircraft; Contracting Out; Humvee & Stryker Vehicles

Hate Crimes Legislation; Funding for Civil Rights enforcemehnt activities; Fair Pay Restoration Act

Japan, Korea and China Auto Trade; Worker Rights & WTO; Export-Import Bank; Trade Adjustment Assistance; International Worker Rights; Andean Free Trade; Panama FTA; US-Korea FTA; Exchange rates/currency intervention; OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises; Fast Track Renewal; Colombia FTA; WTO Doha Negotiations

Unemployment Insurance - Modernization; Reauthorization (Wagner Payser Act); Economic Stimulus Package; Extended Unemployment Benefits

Minimum Wage Legislation; Expansion of Family and Medical Leave Act; FMLA regulations; Federal Prison Industries Competition Contracting Act; Kennedy-Miller Employee Free Choice Act (S. 1041; HR 800); RESPECT Act (H.R. 1644); Brown University Fix; WARN Act Legislation; S-Miner Act; WTC Health Surveillance.

Private Pensions - Technical Corrections

Section 120 - Group Legal Services; Section 127 - Tuition Assistance; Economic Stimulus Package

Student Loans; Loan Repayment Program for Legal Services Attorneys

Consumer financial issues; Abusive credit practices; Industrial Loan Corporations; Mortgage Crisis Legislation

Fair Pay Act; ENDA; Hate Crimes Legislation; Funding for Civil Rights enforcement activities; Racial Profilling legislation; Affirmative Action; Voting Rights Act; DC Voting Rights Legislation (H.R. 1905).

Medicare Prescription Drug law-modifications; Medicaid (Increase state match; restoration of benefits to Immigrants; block grant proposals; Medicaid waivers; funding cuts); Asset transfers; Medicare Advantage; MSP-End Stage Renal Disease

Defense Authorization bills (FY 2008); Defense Appropriations bills (FY 2008); DOD Buy American Requirements, C17 Aircraft; Contracting Out; Humvee & Stryker Vehicles; Submarine (Va - class)

Social Security - reform and solvency; privatization proposals; Private Pensions - Technical Corrections

Asbestos trust fund legislation

Corporate Bankruptcy Reforms

Section 120 - Group Legal Servies; Section 127 - Tuition Assistance

Dislocated Workers/Job Training - Reauthorization; Unemployment Insurance - Modernization; Workforce Investment Act; Reauthorization (Wagner Payser Act)

FY08 Budget resolutions; Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations; (Legal Services Corp.) FY 2008; VA-HUD Appropriations (Housing Programs), FY 2008; Labor-HHS Appropriations (NLRB, OSHA, Labor Dept., Training Programs), FY 2008; Child Care Appropriations; FY 2008 Social Security Administration

Global Warming; Bingaman-Specter bill; CAFE legislation-administration proposal; Feinsten bill; Obama bill; Bayh bill; Pryor-Levin-Bond bill; Markey bill; Hill-Terry bill; Barton bill; Advanced Technology Vehicles - Tax Credits/Conversion/Grants; Marshall Plan for Auto Industry; Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Bill; Energy Legislation

Vouchers/Education Savings Accounts; School Construction; Class Size reduction; Higher Education Reauthorization; No Child Left Behind-Funding; IDEA; Student Loans

Judicial and Executive Branch Nominations; Election Reform funding and security; Lobby reforms

Monitoring China WTO Membership; NAFTA; Japan, Korea and China Auto Trade; Worker Rights & WTO; Export-Import Bank; Trade Adjustment Assistance; International Worker Rights; Andean Free Trade; Panama FTA

Legal immigration - H-1B program; H-2A program; other guest worker programs; Legalization Programs; foreign students

National Housing Trust Fund; Low Income Housing Assistance

Chemical Security

Corporate Bankruptcy Reforms.

Election Day Holiday bill; Judicial and Executive Branch Nominations; Election Reform funding and security Lobby reforms; Sunset Commissions.

Child Care; Welfare Reauthorization; Healthy Families Act; Paid Sick Day Legislation

Social Security - reform and solvency; privatization proposals; Private Pensions - Technical Corrections

Medicare Prescription Drug law-modifications; Medicaid (Increase state match; restoration of benefits to Immigrants; block grant proposals; Medicaid waivers; funding cuts); Asset transfers; Medicare Advantage

Vouchers/Education Savings Accounts; School Construction; Class Size reduction; Head Start Reauthorization; Higher Education Reauthorization; No Child Left Behind-Funding; IDEA

Minimum Wage Legislation; Expansion of Family and Medical Leave Act; Federal Prison Industries Competition Contracting Act; Kennedy-Miller Employee Free Choice Act (S.1041;HR 800); RESPECT Act (H.R. 1644); Brown University Fix; WARN Act; World Trade Center Compensation Fund; Safe Patient Handling Legislation.

Defense Authorization bills (FY 2007); Defense Appropriations bills (FY 2007); DOD Buy American Requirements, C17 Aircraft; Contracting Out; Humvee & Stryker Vehicles; M14 Weapon

Section 120 - Group Legal Services; Section 127 - Tuition Assistance

Legal immigration - H-1B program; H-2A program; other guest worker programs; Legalization Programs; foreign students; Senate legislation

Fair Pay Act; ENDA; Hate Crimes Legislation; Funding for Civil Rights enforcement activities; Racial Profilling legislation; charitable choice legislation; Affirmative Action; Voting Rights Act; DC Voting Rights Legislation (H.R. 1905).

Chemical Security

Insurance Program (SCHIP); drugs & medical device safety; tax credits for uninsured; HSAs;AHPs; Health Care Information Technology; Healthcare Choice Act; Drug Safety; Bioshield; Health Disparities; Pandemic Flu; Avian Flu Vaccine; T.B.; Medicare for All; Generic Biologics; Public Employee Retiree Health. Taxation of health care benefits; Catastrophic Reinsurance; Health care for retirees; Medical Errors (Patient safety); Pay-for-performance; Medical malpractice; Prescripton Drug Prices; Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act; State Child Health

FY08 Budget resolutions; Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations; (Legal Services Corp.) FY 2008; VA-HUD Appropriations (Housing Programs), FY 2008; Labor-HHS Appropriations (NLRB, OSHA, Labor Dept., Training Programs), FY 2008; Child Care Appropriations; FY 2008 Social Security Administration

Global Warming; Bingaman-Specter bill; CAFE legislation-administration proposal; Feinsten bill; Obama bill; Bayh bill; Pryor-Levin-Bond bill; Markey bill; Hill-Terry bill; Barton bill; Advanced Technology Vehicles - Tax Credits/Conversion/Grants; Marshall Plan for Auto Industry.

National Housing Trust Fund; Low Income Housing Assistance; Fair Housing.

Asbestos trust fund legislation

Legal immigration - H-1B program; H-2A program; other guest worker programs; Legalization Programs; foreign students; Kennedy-McCain bill; Kyl-Cornyn bill; Hagel bill.

Dislocated Workers/Job Training - Reauthorization; Unemployment Insurances - devolution; personal re-employment accounts; career accounts; Workforce Investment Act; Reauthorization (Wagner Payser Act)

Defense Authorization bills (FY 2007); Defense Appropriations bills (FY 2007); DOD Buy American Requirements, C17 Aircraft; Contracting Out.

Global Warming; CAFE legislation-administration proposal; Barton and Lott bills; Obama bills; Advanced Technology Vehicles - Tax Credits/Conversion/Grants; Marshall Plan for Auto Industry.

Family Time Flexibility Act;Minimum Wage Legislation; Expansion of Family and Medical Leave Act; Federal Prisons Industries Competition Contracting Act; Card Check Recognition; Kennedy-Miller Employee Free Choice Act (S.842;HR 1696); Kentucky River cases; NYU recognition campaign Metalworking fluids health effects; World Trade Center Compensation Fund; Combustible Dust Standard.

Efforts to make Bush tax cuts permanent; Section 120 - Group Legal Services; Estate tax repeal; Tax extenders

FY07 Budget resolutions; Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations and Science, State Judiciary & Commerce Appropriaations; (Legal Services Corp.) FY 2007; VA-HUD Appropriations (Housing Programs), FY 2007; Labor-HHS Appropriations (NLRB, OSHA, Labor Dept., Training Programs), FY 2007; FY 2007 Social Security Administration.

Corporate Bankruptcy Reforms; Bayh-Conyers Bill (H.R. 5113; S. 2556)

Election Day Holiday bill; Judicial and Executive Branch Nominations; Election Reform funding and security Lobby reforms; Sunset Commissions.

Vouchers/Education Savings Accounts; School Construction; Class Size reduction; Head Start Reauthorization; Higher Education Reauthorization; No Child Left Behind-Funding

Social Security - reform and solvency; privatization proposals; stock market investments; COLA protection; Private Pensions - Administration pension proposals; Boehner bill; Grassley-Baucus bill; Enzi-Kennedy bill; Thomas bill; PBGC deficit; Cash Balance plans; funding rules; Interest rate assumptions; Assets smoothing proposals; benefit limits; credit ratings; credit balances; Erie Legislation - ADEA and retiree health benefits; Enron related legislation; Investment advice legislation.

Fair Pay Act; ENDA; Hate Crimes Legislation; Funding for Civil Rights enforcement activities; Racial Profilling legislation; charitable choice legislation; Affirmative Action; Voting Rights Act; DC Voting Rights Legislation (H.R. 5338).

Chemical Security

CAFTA; U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement; US-Korea FTA; Oman FTA; Peru FTA; Malaysia FTA; Exchange rates/currency intervention; OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises; Fast Track Renewal; Columbia FTA; WTO Doha Negotiations. Monitoring China WTO Membership; NAFTA; Japan, Korea and China Auto Trade; Worker Rights & WTO; Export-Import Bank; IMF Bailouts; Trade Adjustment Assistance; International Worker Rights; Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA); Andean Free Trade Pact;

Asbestos trust fund legislation

Insurance Program (SCHIP); drugs & medical device safety; tax credits for uninsured; HSAs;AHPs; Health Care Information Technology; Healthcare Choice Act; Drug Safety; Bioshield; Health Disparities; Pandemic Flu; Avian Flu Vaccine; Safe Patient Handling; T.B.; Ryan White Reauthorization; Medicare for All; Generic Biologics; GASB Retiree Health. Taxation of health care benefits; Catastrophic Reinsurance; Health care for retirees; Medical Errors (Patient safety); Pay-for-performance; Medical malpractice; Prescripton Drug Prices; Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act; State Child Health