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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Negotiations over NAFTA/United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Automotive Jobs Act of 2018 (S.3266)

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Bills named: S. 3266 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Supported passage of H.R.6178, the Honest Operators Undertake Road Safety (HOURS) Act. Supported passage of H.R.5358, the Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) Safe Act, Supported legislative efforts to create a nationwide employer notification service for school bus driver - "Miranda's law" - H.R. 6518 Other workforce and labor issues including Hours of Service reform, IndependentContractors, TruckDriverShortages, VeteransEmploymentTrainingAct, CrossBorder Issues, the NLRB, and the FairLaborStandardsAct.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6178 (115th), H.R. 6518 (115th), H.R. 5358 (115th)

Small Business SMB

Small business issues related to TruckDriverTraining, HazardousMaterials, BorderSecurityandSafety, TransportationSecurity, HomelandSecurityIssues Trucking/MotorCarrierIssues, Taxes, Fuel, IndependentContractors, HoursofService, ELDs - Electronic Logging Devices and Speed Governors

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Supported meal/rest & TWIC provisions of the FAA Re-authorization Act of 2018 (H.R. 302) and overall passage of the act. Opposed efforts to devolve the federal highway program and S. 3190 the Transportation Empowerment H.R. 5729, the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) accountability Act. Federal infrastructure loan issues & Senate + house discussion draft infrastructure bill. Supported passage of H.R.6178, the Honest Operators Undertake Road Safety (HOURS) Act Supported passage of Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) Safe Act, H.R.5358 H.R.6366, The Darren Drake Act Other issues HazardousMaterials, GovernmentTraffic, HoursofService, ElectronicOnboardRecorders, PublicPrivatePartnerships, Tolling, BackgroundCheck,, SpeedGovernors, HighwayFunding, TransportationWorkerID, TruckingSpecific, FuelSupplyand, CostIssues, Economic issues, and FederalPreemption

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 5729 (115th), H.R. 302 (115th), H.R. 5358 (115th), S. 3190 (115th), H.R. 6178 (115th), H.R. 6366 (115th)

Roads/Highway ROD

Supported inclusion of meal/rest provisions of the FAA Re-authorization Act of 2018, and overall passage of the act. (H.R. 302) Opposed S.3190, the Transportation Empowerment Act, including provisions regarding devolution of highway authority to the states and lowering of the gasoline tax. Federal infrastructure loan issues & Senate + House discussion draft infrastructure bill. S. 3273, The Port Operations, Research, and Technology Act S. 3367, the Department of Transportation Reports Harmonization Act Other road/highway issues relating to HighwayFunding, HighwayInfrastructure MotorCarrier Taxes, PublicPrivatePartnerships, HoursofService, TruckProductivity, Tolling andDevolution

Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 3190 (115th), S. 3273 (115th), S. 3367 (115th), H.R. 302 (115th)

Transportation TRA

Opposed S. 3190, the Transportation Empowerment Act, including provisions regarding devolution of highway authority to the states and lowering of the gasoline tax. Federal infrastructure loan issues & Senate + House discussion draft infrastructure bill. S. 3273, The Port Operations, Research, and Technology Act S. 3367, the Department of Transportation Reports Harmonization Act Other transportation issues related to MotorCarrierSafety, HazardousMaterialsIssues, GovernmentTrafficIssues HighwayReauthorization, HoursofService, ElectronicOnboardRecorders, PublicPrivatePartnerships, Tolling, Devolution, SpeedGovernors, RealIDAct, HighwayFundingIssues, TransportationWorkerID, FuelSupplyandCost, Economic, Compliance;SafetyandAccountability, Productivity, DrugandAlcoholClearinghouse, CollisionMitigation

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 3367 (115th), S. 3190 (115th), S. 3273 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R.6756, the American Innovation Act and H.R.6757, the Family Savings Act. Other tax issues relating to, MotorCarrierTax, HighwayReauthorization, PensionReform, HighwayFunding, FuelTax,IndependentContractors, Tolling, Devolution, HeavyVehicleUseTax, BonusDepreciation, Federal Highway Trust Fund, the 12% Federal Excise Tax, the Alternative Fuel Tax Credit, and the Biodiesel Tax Credit

Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 6757 (115th), H.R. 6756 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

2018 appropriations process, including H.R.5895 - Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act and H.R.6147 - Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act. Lexpedition of FMCSA's underway sleeper birth pilot program and continuation of ELD exemption for livestock and insect haulers through FY 2019. Other appropriations issues related to: Transportation, ELD, FMCSA's sleeper birth pilot program, HousingandUrbanDevelopmentAppropriations, TransportationSecurity, HomelandSecurityAppropriations, TransportationSecurityAdministration, Pension ReformIssues, Environmental, HoursofService, MotorCarrierSafety, Productivity, Tolling, Devolution, HighwayTrustFund, Federal Interstate Commerce Preemption - F4A

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 5895 (115th), H.R. 6147 (115th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues relating to glider kits and congressional debate surrounding the EPA's Final Rule for Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium-and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles. Other environmental issues related to HazardousMaterials, AirQuality, Vehicle emissions DieselEngineIssues(Retrofits), MotorCarriers, Biodiesel/RenewableDiesel, EPA SmartWayVoluntaryProgram, GHG/FE Phase 2

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE