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Transportation TRA

Public-Private Partnerships

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Army, Dept of (Other); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 4238, To amend the Immigration Nationality Act to provide requirements for employers of H-2B immigrants; H-2B visas; low-skilled visas

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Army, Dept of (Other); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 4238 (113th)

Education EDU

Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act: Federal Pell Grant Program (Title IV); S. 1904, Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2013; Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-270); Career and technical education programs

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Army, Dept of (Other); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 1904 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 1493, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; H.R. 2122, Regulatory Accountability Act; H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act; H.R. 2641, Responsibility and Professionally Invigorating Development Act; H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency Act; H.R. 2804, All Economic Regulations Are Transparent Act; Comprehensive regulatory reform

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Army, Dept of (Other); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1493 (113th), H.R. 2641 (113th), H.R. 2804 (113th), H.R. 2542 (113th), H.R. 2122 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax extenders; Comprehensive tax reform; Effective tax rates; Section 179D tax deduction; Depreciation rates; 179 expensing; Cost recovery periods; Independent contractors/Section 530, Estate tax, S-Corp payroll tax, Section 460 (e); Completed contract method; Amendment 4 to Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency Act; H.R.1993, American Job Builders Tax Reform Act of 2011 (112th Congress)

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Other); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 1993 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act of 2013, S. 1188 / H.R. 2988, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013; The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148); Section 213 of H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the PPACA; H.R. 3367, Small Business Family Relief Act; S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act; S. 1647, Restoring Access to Medication Act;Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Draft 2015 Letter to Issuers in the Federally-Facilitated Marketplaces

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Other)

Bills named: S. 1647 (113th), H.R. 3367 (113th), S. 1188 (113th), H.R. 763 (113th), S. 603 (113th), H.R. 4302 (113th), H.R. 2988 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th)

Small Business SMB

DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (RIN 1218-AC49); DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica (RIN 1218-AB70); DOL-OSHA (LOI) Letter of Interpretation on OSHA Inspections (February 21, 2013)

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Other); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 3547, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014;The following provisions in FY 14 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts (House/Senate) and FY 15 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts (House/Senate): DOL-ETA/WHD (REG) Title: Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program (RIN 1205-ZA00); DOL-OLMS (REG) Title: Persuader Agreements: Employer and Labor Relations Consultant Reporting under the LMRDA (RIN 1245-AA03); DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (RIN 1218-AC49); DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica (RIN 1218-AB70); DOL-OSHA (LOI) Letter of Interpretation on OSHA Inspections (February 21, 2013); DOL-WHO (AAM) Applicability of the Davis-Bacon Act to survey crews (March 22, 2013); NLRB (REG) Title: Representation-Case Procedures (RIN 3142-AA08); Davis-Bacon Act; National Labor Relations Act reform; Specialty Healthcare, 356 NLRB No. 56 (2010)

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Army, Dept of (Other); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 3547 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 2641, Responsibility and Professionally Invigorating Development Act; H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency Act;Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act included in S. 601, Water Resources Development Act; Public-Private Partnerships in H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act; House / Senate conference on H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act and S. 601, Water Resources Development Act; EPA (REG) Title: Definition of "Waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act (RIN 2040-AF30); EPA (REG) Title: Lead, Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program for Public and Commercial Buildings (RIN 2070-AJ56); EPA (REG) Title: Stormwater Regulations Revision to Address Discharges from Developed Sites (RIN 2040-AF13)

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Other); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2804 (113th), H.R. 2641 (113th), H.R. 3080 (113th), S. 601 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S. 109 / H.R. 436, the Government Neutrality in Contracting Act; S. 2178 / H.R. 4320, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; H.R. 4321, Employee Privacy Protection Act; H.R. 803, Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Life Long Skills Act; Workforce Investment Act; Davis-Bacon Act; National Labor Relations Act reform; Project labor agreements;DOL-ETA/WHD (REG) Title: Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program (RIN 1205-ZA00); DOL-OLMS (REG) Title: Persuader Agreements: Consultant Form LM-21 Receipts and Disbursements Report (RIN 1245-AA05); DOL-OLMS (REG) Title: Persuader Agreements: Employer and Labor Relations Consultant Reporting under the LMRDA (RIN 1245-AA03); DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Confined Spaces in Construction (RIN 1218-AB47); DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Cranes and Derricks in Construction (RIN 1218-AC01); DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (RIN 1218-AC49); DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Injury and Illness Prevention Program (RIN 1218-AC48); DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica (RIN 1218-AB70); DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements - Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) Column (RIN 1218-AC45); DOL-OSHA (LOI) Letter of Interpretation on OSHA Inspections (February 21, 2013); DOL-WHO (AAM) Applicability of the Davis-Bacon Act to survey crews (March 22, 2013); DOL-WHO (REG) Title: Right To Know Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (RIN 1235-AA04); NLRB (REG) Title: Representation-Case Procedures (RIN 3142-AA08); DOL-OFCCP Final Rule on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities (RIN 1250-AA02) and veterans (RIN 1250-AA00)

Contacted: SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Other); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 109 (113th), H.R. 4321 (113th), S. 2178 (113th), H.R. 436 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th), H.R. 4320 (113th)