TIMOTHY JAMES for GROSSMANHEINZ ON BEHALF OF INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Retirement RET
yet to be introduced legislation reforming current pension law allowing for different types of multi-employer pension plans to preserve retirement security for participants and beneficiaries; Discussion Draft of "Composite Plans" for multi-employer plans subject to hearing at House Education and Workforce Committee
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIMOTHY P JAMES | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
HR. 3--Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Act and S. 1--Keystone XL Pipeline Act :supported passage of these bills which would facilitate permitting and construction of Keystone XL; supportive of yet to be introduced legislation streamlining and facilitating construction of pipelines and other natural gas and energy projects
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIMOTHY P JAMES | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
Legislation impacting application of the Davis-Bacon Wage Act to federally assisted construction projects such as the Highway program.HR 2029--Military Construction & Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act for FY 2016 ( anti-Davis-Bacon amendment); HR. 1735--FY 2016 Department of Defense authorization ( Project Labor Agreement amendment);S. 1894-- California Emergency Drought Relief Act(application of Davis-Bacon to various provisions);HR 3763--Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 ( King amendment); HR 4441--AIRR Act :Aviation, Innovation, Reform & Reauthorization Act (Perry amendment in committee raising Davis-Bacon threshold); Fiscal Year 2017 House Military Construction/Veterans Affairs annual appropriations( Floor amendment re Project Labor Agreements); Interior/EPA Fiscal Year 2017 annual Appropriations( Davis-Bacon wage amendment); HR 5303-Water Resources Development Act( Davis-Bacon waiver amendment); discussions regarding Davis Bacon wage coverage on House floor and relevant committees dealing with infrastructure
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIMOTHY P JAMES | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
Discussions regarding safe drinking water reauthorization and the state revolving loan fund--no bill introduced ;discussion re reauthorization of Water Resource and Reform Development Act (yet to be introduced water projects bill for Corps of Engineers); S. 1894--California Emergency Drought Relief Act( potential water construction projects);Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act-( yet to be introduced bill funding construction projects); FY 2016 Interior Appropriations bill( funding levels for Clean Water Act revolving loan fund program); water infrastructure financing mechanism contained in highway/transit bill( HR 22--Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act); HR 4416--Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act of 2016; S. 2848--Water Resources Development Act of 2016( reauthorization of Corps of Engineers projects, clean water funding and related issues);HR 5303--Water Resources and Development Act of 2016( reauthorization of Corps of Engineers projects);S. 612-Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation Act(Davis Bacon wage coverage)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIMOTHY P JAMES New | — |
Roads/Highway ROD
Varying issues relating to on-going funding and revenue issues for the Highway Trust Fund and highway reauthorization ; including yet to be introduced bills raising the federal gas tax, repatriation of foreign corporate earnings dedicated to the Highway Trust Fund , various bonding proposals such as the Administration's QPIB funding and similar mechanisms that may be introduced as actual bills. S.1647--DRIVE Act :Developing a Reliable & Innovative Vision for the Economy---highway reauthorization; HR. 2410--GROW AMERICA ACT -- Administration's highway reauthorization bill; HR. 2353--Highway & Transportation Funding Act of 2015 ( short term highway extension); HR. 1846--Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act(increase federal gas tax);Infrastructure 2.0 Act(utilize overseas corporate earnings tax to fund highway program); S. 1186-Move America Act of 2016(create Move America bonds to fund infrastructure);HR 3763--Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015( highway and transit bill);HR 3819-Surface Transportation Act of 2015 (highway funding extension);HR 22--Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act( final highway/transit bill)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIMOTHY P JAMES | — |
Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.