• Support House FY 24 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations bill, which reduces spending and includes provisions to prevent the administration from implementing regulations in development concerning independent contractors and joint employers. Support Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
• We lobbied against the President's student loan forgiveness program arguing it was an unconstitutional executive overreach.
• Supported the Lowering Education Costs and Debt Act legislation that would provide for student loan transparency initiatives and eliminate inflationary Graduate PLUS loans. Supported H.R. 6591, "College Cost Reduction Act" that would take steps to lower costs of higher education and add more transparency.
• Supported H.R. 1/S. 947, Lower Energy Costs Act that would restore American energy independence by: increasing domestic energy production; reforming the permitting process for all industries; reversing anti-energy policies advanced by the Biden administration; streamlining energy infrastructure and exports; and boosting the production and processing of critical materials. Supported H.R. 7176 Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024
• Supported H.R. 1435, the "Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act," which would prevent EPA from giving Clean Air Act waivers to states trying to ban or limit the sale of internal combustion engines.
• Supported H.R. 3799, The CHOICE Arrangement Act, which would allow employees to use money from their employer to buy a healthcare plan that works best for them. Supported H.R. 5378, the "Lower Costs, More Transparency Act," which will help small businesses lower health plan costs by increasing price transparency to facilitate direct primary care. Supported S. 127, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023, which would prohibit pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from engaging in certain practices when managing the prescription drug benefits under a health insurance plan; including charging the plan a different amount than the PBM reimburses the pharmacy.
• Generally support legislation that advances the interests of small business in all the categories listed in this report. In addition, JCN has lobbied in support of the following legislation that would have a tremendous impact on small business: S. 1411, Prove It Act, which would ensure small businesses have a voice in the rulemaking process by forcing federal agencies to demonstrate that any new regulation is compliant with existing laws by considering both the direct and indirect costs placed on small businesses. H.R. 2767/S. 1243, Small Business Investment Act of 2023, which would dramatically increase private sector investment in American small businesses by rewarding investors for supporting small business. H.R. 2799 Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023
• Supported S. 1706, the Main Street Certainty Act of 2023, which would make permanent Section 199A of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. That provision allows pass through businesses to deduct up to 20 percent of qualifying income. The deduction is currently slated to expire at the end of 2025. Supported H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act that would make certain business tax deductions for small businesses permanent
• Support S.J. Res 49 and H.J. Res. 98 resolutions to overturn Department of Labor Joint Employer Rule. Support S.J. Res 63 and H.J. Res. 116 resolutions to overturn Department of Labor Independent Contractor Rule. Support S. 1201/H.R. 2700, the Employee Rights Act, which would modernize our nations labor policies to match the needs of the 21st century worker and workforce by promoting growth and innovation, ensuring that our laws protect workers rather than union bosses, and allowing Americans to take home more of the money they earn. Support S. 991, the National Labor Relations Board Reform Act, which would end the partisanship by the NLRB by increasing the number of Board members from five to six evenly split between republicans and democrats; imposing new term limits for Board members; require four Board members to approve all decisions; restrain the NLRBs General Counsel and encourage quick resolution of cases before the Board. Support H.R. 1163/S. 1587, the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act, which would address fraud and overpayments of pandemic unemployment insurance benefits, including by providing incentives for states to investigate and recover overpayments of these benefits.
• Supported H.R. 1163/S. 1587, the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act, which would addresses fraud and overpayments of pandemic unemployment insurance benefits, including by providing incentives for states to investigate and recover overpayments of these benefits.
• Support H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act (Rep. McHenry (R-NC)): Reins in inflationary spending and clawing back unspent COVID-19 relief funds. It includes welfare work requirements.
• Support H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act of 2023 which would take steps to secure the boarder.

Duration: April 4, 2023 to present

General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Constitution, Education, Energy/Nuclear, Environmental/Superfund, Health Issues, Small Business, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Unemployment, Welfare, Immigration, Defense

Spending: about $97,500 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2023: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives