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Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Small business health insurance legislation; Occupational Safety and Health Administration Reform legislation

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Torts TOR

H.R. 3010/S. 1782 -- Arbitration legislation

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 1782 (110th), H.R. 3010 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

U.S. - Canadian Softwood Lumber agreement

Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Banking BAN

H.R. 3915/S. 2452 -- Predatory Lending legislation -- Manufactured Housing concerns

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: H.R. 3915 (110th), S. 2452 (110th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 1427 Federal Housing Finance Reform Act GSE Reform; H.R. 2139/S. 1741 FHA Title I Reform Modernizes the manufactured housing loan insurance program under title I of the National Housing At; H.R. 1852, 1752, S. 2388 FHA Title II Reform -- Modernizes and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration; Data Security legislation -- small business concerns

Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2139 (110th), S. 2388 (110th), H.R. 1427 (110th), H.R. 1852 (110th), S. 1741 (110th)

Transportation TRA

Motor Carrier Advisory Board

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 822/H.R. 1385 Extends certain tax provisions set to expire in 2007 -- New Homes Tax Credit; Housing and consumer tax credit legislation tied to energy efficiency Appliances and utilities; H.R. 2834/S. 1624 Carried Interest legislation Real Estate Partnerships; H.R. 3648/S. 1394 -- Mortgage Debt Forgiveness; H.R. 3970/3996 -- Carried interest provisions

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 822 (110th), S. 1624 (110th), H.R. 2834 (110th), S. 1394 (110th), H.R. 3648 (110th), H.R. 3970 (110th), H.R. 1385 (110th)

Housing HOU

H.R. 3074 -- FY08 Transportation, Treasury, & HUD Appropriations -- PATH funding; FY08 Homeland Security Appropriations FEMA funding; FY08 Agriculture Appropriations Rural Development/housing funding single family and multifamily; H.R. 4079 Revising Stafford Act; H.R. 1676 Native American Homeownership Act; Limited English Proficiency Guidance; H.R. 2787 CJs Home Protection Act; H.R. 1851 Section 8 Voucher Reform, H.R. 4830/2328 -- FEMA Accountability Act

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1676 (110th), H.R. 4830 (110th), H.R. 4079 (110th), H.R. 3074 (110th), H.R. 1851 (110th), H.R. 2787 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issue advocacy on water submetering and the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA); S. 926/H.R. 164 - Policyholder Disaster Protection Act; S. 927 -- Catastrophe Savings Accounts; S. 928 Homeowners Protection Act; H.R. 1682/3121 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization, H.R. 3355 -- Homeowners Defense Act

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1682 (110th), S. 928 (110th), S. 927 (110th), H.R. 164 (110th), H.R. 3355 (110th), S. 926 (110th)

Bankruptcy BNK

H.R. 3609/S. 2133/2136 -- Changes bankruptcy law

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2133 (110th), H.R. 3609 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 6, H.R. 3221 -- Energy legislation -- Increases energy standards for HUD Code homes.

Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (110th), H.R. 3221 (110th)

Science/Technology SCI

H.R. 85 -- Provides for the establishment of centers to encourage demonstration and commercial application of advanced energy methods and technologies; H.R. 365/S. 635 -- Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Bills named: H.R. 365 (110th), S. 635 (110th), H.R. 85 (110th)