Reported lobbying issue
Medicare/Medicaid: Meetings with Rep. Doggett Office and Minority Staff of the Senate Finance Committee to discuss legislation in support of Biden era CMS Nursing Home Staffing Rule (i.e., H.R. 810, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act and S. 3866, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act), and continued opposition to Administrative and Congressional efforts to weaken or eliminate Biden era nursing home minimum staffing rule. Meeting with Minority staff of Senate Finance Committee, House Budget Committee, House Education and Workforce, and Energy and Commerce to learn more about HHS Secretary budget hearing featuring Sec. Kennedy. Meeting with minority staff of Senate Finance Committee and several Senate offices to discuss their long term care (LTC) vision document and efforts to reform LTC.
Budget/Appropriations: Meetings, letters, briefings and recommendations to the entire House and Senate after passage of Budget Reconciliation (i.e., H. Con Res. 14, S. Con Res. 7, H.R. 1) and discussions on implementation and further legislation to curb cuts/changes to Medicaid authorized after passage of bill. Meetings with Members of Congress in both the House and Senate in support of legislation to extend ACA Tax Credits after discharge petition (i.e., H.R. 780, 5145, 247; S. 46) and repeal cuts in H.R. 1 (H.R. 4849, S. 2556). Meeting with House Budget Committee staff, Leader Jeffries office, Sen. Schumer Office, Senate HELP staff, Ways and Means staff, Energy and Commerce Staff, and Senate Finance Staff in opposition to Reconciliation 2.0 and any additional health care cuts as offsets to fund ICE and CBP. L-HHS 2027 Appropriations.
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace: Advocating for labor policy changes including raising the federal minimum wage and expanding rights for workers to join a union and enter into CBAs with their employers. S 1332, HR 2743, Raise the Wage Act; S1352, HR 2736, Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act; S 852, HR 20- Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025. Consultation and meetings with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez legislative staff and Senator Patty Murray Office on introduction of legislation to rescind DOLs proposed rule related to Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for domestic service employees (i.e., H.R. 7917, Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act). Meeting with minority staff of House Education and Workforce Committee Staff to discuss and learn more about Bad Medicine: Politics, Unions and Antisemitism in Health Care hearing. Meeting with minority staff of House Education and Workforce Committee Staff to discuss temporary staffing in healthcare and SEIU position. Discussion of Jobs Guarantee Resolution with Pressley team (No Bill Number), H.R. 8555 and Senate companion, H.R. 9571.
Health Issues: Meetings with minority staff of House Ways and Means in opposition to H.R. 2199/S. 4750, the Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act. Consultation with staff of Rep. Debbie Dingell, and supported introduction of H.R. 5228, HCBS Workers Protection Act of 2025 and revisions as they draft HCBS Access Act in 119th Congress. SEIU also worked closely with Congresswomans office on press conference as she reintroduced these bills on April 29, 2026. Meeting with Senate HELP Committee to talk about Large Dialysis Providers duopoly and learn more about Senate oversight of this industry. Meeting with House and Senate Democratic Offices, minority staff of House Budget Committee, Ways and Means Committee, minority staff of House Energy and Commerce Committee, and minority staff of Senate Finance to discuss GOP Waste, Fraud and Abuse Narrative to scale back Medicaid and childcare dollars. Meeting with Rep. Schakowsky office in support of reintroducing Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act. Meeting with Kassandra Navarro (Sen. Blumenthal) and email to Mike Dunn (Rep. Larson) to discuss SEIU position on any revisions to Essential Caregivers Act (S. 3492/H.R. 6766). Prepped SEIU Members and supported Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Shadow Hearing on lowering healthcare costs. Meeting with Rep. Simon aide to discuss SEIU healthcare and childcare priorities.
Immigration: Path to Legal Status - S. 2468, H.R. 4698, H.R. 1589 Temporary Protected Status - H.R. 1689, S. 4814 Temporary and work visas - bills in formation Appropriations and reconciliation - S.2 Immigration Reform - H.R. 4638 and H.R. 1958
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties: Advocating for democracy reforms that make elections more transparent, get more people involved in the political process, and expand voting rights. John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025. Advocating against laws that would make it harder for eligible voters to register and participate in elections. HR 22, S 128- Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act
Transportation: Advocating for service workers within both the aviation/airports and other transportation sectors. The Good Jobs for Good Airports Act- will be reintroduced in July.
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products: Meeting with majority and minority staff of Senate HELP Committee to discuss Patients Deserve Price Tag Act, AI legislation and price transparency bills. Meeting with Senator Murphys staff to discuss SEIU support for legislation that would limit private equity and REIT control of hospitals and skilled nursing facilities. Meeting with minority staff of House Oversight Committee in opposition to Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act (H.R. 8464) and Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act (H.R. 8312). We also raised alarms with staff about Pre Payment Fraud Prevention and Treasury Data Access Act (H.R 8463) and Timely and Accurate Benefits Act of 2025 (H.R. 1755). We also sent a letter widely to all House Members to alert them to oppose H.R. 8464 and H.R. 8312, and for further congressional scrutiny of H.R. 8463 and H.R. 1755.
Agriculture: The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567) - Lobbied against the passage of this bill. Addressed the negative impact this bill will have on merit staffers and the concern for the exclusion of SNAP language in this bill. Agricultural Act of 2026 (or Farm Bill 2.0) - Lobbied in the Senate against the passage of this bill. Addressed the negative impact this bill will have on merit staffers and the concern for the exclusion of SNAP language in this bill.
Education: No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026 - H.R. 7892 - Lobbied against this bill. Addressed the impact it will have on students and families pursuing higher education.
Banking: Opposed HR 3633 the Clarity Act that sets up a weak regulatory scheme for crypto currency.
Family issues/Abortion/Adoption: Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 - H.R. 7726 - Lobbied against the passage of this bill and the negative impact it will have on families and childcare providers.
Insurance: Meeting with Minority staff of Senate Finance Committee and several Senate offices to discuss private insurance reform.
Science/Technology: Misc. AI-related bill drafts (no bill numbers yet).
Veterans: Opposed S.4744/HR9237 that reorganized the VA.
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice: Advocating against legislation that would dilute the judiciary and the powers granted to the branch by Article 3 of the Constitution and case law precedent. HR 1702- the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act HR 1789- the Promptly Ending Political Prosecutions and Executive Retaliation (PEPPER) Act HR 1526 - No Rogue Rulings Act (NORRA)
