What was lobbied
13 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Immigration Issues - comprehensive immigration reform, H2B visa reform efforts; Employment verification legislation; S 1196 & HR 2164
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Bills named:
H.R. 2164 (112th)
TRAC Act; Bid Shopping; Acquisition Reform ; Reverse Auctions; Buy American; Contractors and Federal Spending Accountabality Act; Government Contractor Accountability Act; HR 735 & S 119 Government Neutrality in Contracting Act; reconciliation instructions on health care; oppose expansion of False Claims Corrections Act; Plans for mandating verification systems/policies for employers; Disclose Act; Project Labor Agreements
Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Bills named:
H.R. 735 (112th)
Contractor Liability Act - Review construction methods for highway projects, HR 1145; Good Samaritan for Construction Volunteers - Protection for contractors volunteering in emergencies
Contacted: Federal Highway Administration (FHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Bills named:
H.R. 1145 (112th)
HR 972 & S 217 - Secret Ballot Protection Act; HR 190 - Protecting America's Workers Act; HR 735 & S 119 - Government Neutrality in Contracting Act; Efforts to mandate employment verification system for employers; Definition of independent contractor, including S 770, the Payroll Fraud Prevention Act; multiemployer pension reform; E-verify legislation - S 1196, HR 2164
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Education, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bills named:
H.R. 2164 (112th), H.R. 190 (112th), H.R. 972 (112th), H.R. 735 (112th)
National Infrastructure Bank; Overseas Buildings Operations; Expanding MilCon overseas U.S. contractor preferences
Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD)
Small Business Authorization; Hub Zone Program; Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act; Small Business Contracting Program Improvement Act; Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act; 8(a) program
Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA)
Highway Trust Fund Solvency; Tax provisions relating to retrofit of diesel-powered construction equipment; Build America Bonds; HR 1802/S 939 - Exempt construction from Private Activity Bond cap; HR 674, S 89, S 164, a bill to repeal the three percent withholding requirement on certain government contracts; Individual and corporate tax reform; Financial Accounting Standards Board issues; Permanent reduction or elimination of the estate and gift taxes; Extension of bonus depreciation lookback and percentage-of- completion method of accounting reforms for construction long-term contracts; Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2012; S 652, Building & Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-term Development
Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
Bills named:
H.R. 1802 (112th), H.R. 674 (112th)
Monitor implementation of SAFETEA-LU; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Reathorization of federal surface transportation programs; Build America Bonds; National Infrastructure Bank; Surface Transportation funding; Legislative proposals to provide additional funding for federal highway & transit programs; Transportation & Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act; HR 1861, Infrastructure Jobs & Energy Independence Act; S 972 Clean Construction Act of 2011; FY 2012 Department of Transportation Appropriations; HR 2887, the FAA and Highway Extensions Act
Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Bills named:
H.R. 2887 (112th), H.R. 1861 (112th)
Monitor implementation of SAFETEA-LU; Highway Trust Fund solvency; reathorization of federal surface transportation programs; Build America Bonds; National Infrastructure Bank; HR 658 & S 223, a bill to reauthorize the Federal Avaition Administration, provisions relating to airport capital and facility investment; Surface Transportation funding; Transportation & Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2011; H R 1861, Infrastructure Jobs & Energy Independence Act; S 972, Clean Construction Act of 2011; FY 2012 Department of Transportation Appropriations; HR 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-term Development; HR 2887, the FAA and Highway Extension Act; Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction
Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Bills named:
H.R. 652 (112th), H.R. 658 (112th), H.R. 2887 (112th), H.R. 1861 (112th)
HR 2 - Health Care Repeal Act; Employer Mandate Repeal
Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Bills named:
H.R. 2 (112th)
FY 2011 and supplemental appropriations for federal construction programs to provide for economic activity for Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works; DoD Military Construction/VA; Interior Appropriations - EPA SRF Funding; Labor Appropriations - Agency Budget Requests; HR 4 - Continuing Resolution for FY 2011; GSA Federal Building Fund (FBF) FY 2012 - Corps & MilCon/VA & GSA FBF; FY 2012 - Transportation & HUD Appropriations; H.R. 1473, Department of Defense & Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011; Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.
Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
Bills named:
H.R. 4 (112th), H.R. 1473 (112th)
Clean Water and Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Program reauthorization; Water Infrastructure funding: grants and loans; Water Infrastructure Bank; Legislative proposal to create a water trust fund; HR 1802/S 939 - Removing cap on Private Activity Bond for water and sewage facilities; Grants and tax provisions relating to retrofit of diesel-powered construction equipment, including FY 2012 appropriations for the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act; federal regulations to require federal permits for stormwater runoff from active construction sites and already developed properties; Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act, relating to federal approval of federal water quality permits; HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act; Tax incentives to encourage energy-efficient retrofits to existing commercial buildings; provisions relating to transportation planning and environmental review; S 972, Clean Construction Act of 2011; HR 1861, Infrastructure Jobs & Energy Independence Act; Guidance relating to federal jurisdiction over waters of the United States for the purpose of Clean Water Act permits; HR 2681, the Cement Section Regulatory Relief Act of 2011; HR 2401 - the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011.
Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Bills named:
H.R. 2681 (112th), H.R. 1802 (112th), H.R. 2401 (112th), H.R. 1861 (112th), H.R. 910 (112th)
S 275 - The Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011; HR 2845 - The Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty and Job Creation Act of 2011; HR 190 - Protecting America's Workers Act, definition of asbestos and asbestos containing minerals; HR 972, S 217 - Secret Ballot Protection Act; HR 735 & S 119 - Government Neutrality in Contracting Act.
Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Small Business Administration (SBA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Bills named:
H.R. 190 (112th), H.R. 735 (112th), H.R. 2845 (112th), H.R. 972 (112th)
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