NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS

Torts TOR

Business legal reform.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Building materials, including drywall, copper and lumber, distribution transformers, gas stoves

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Insurance INS

National Flood Insurance Program, Homeowner flood insurance affordability

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Constitution CON

Private property rights

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Canadian softwood lumber. Steel/aluminum tariffs. Chinese tariffs. Defense Production Act/ Distribution transformers.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

FAA-Reauthorization, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund, STORM Act; Building Codes Flexibility, H.R. 5473 the Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2023

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Bills named: H.R. 5473 (118th)

Transportation TRA

Build America Buy America, the INVEST in America Act, Transportation and Infrastructure Legislation

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Government Issues GOV

REINS Act (H.R. 277), (S.184)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 184 (118th), H.R. 277 (118th)

Small Business SMB

Parity for construction in SBA loan programs, small business lending and tax issues, small business immigration issues, small business health care issues, regulatory reform.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Housing tax incentives, energy tax incentives (25C, 25D, 45L, 179D), the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, deductibility of private mortgage insurance premiums, estate tax, like-kind exchanges, marginal tax rates, capital gains taxes, tax exempt controlled entities, H.R. 3238 and S. 1557 The Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act, H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024,

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 3238 (118th), H.R. 7024 (118th), S. 1557 (118th)

Banking BAN

AD&C Lending, FHA Reform, Affordable Housing Reform, GSE Reform, Corporate Transparency Act of 2019, Violence Against Women Act, Dodd-Frank Reform

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Interior and Environment Appropriations, Energy and Water Development Appropriations, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations, Department of Labor and Related Agencies Appropriations, Homeland Security, H.R. 5894, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for FY24, H.R. 5860, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act, H.R. 4394 the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for FY24, H.R. 4366 (S. Amdt. #1237) the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024,the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024,

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: H.R. 4366 (118th), H.R. 5894 (118th), H.R. 5860 (118th), H.R. 4394 (118th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Water Act, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Waters of the U.S. Rulemaking, H.J. Res 27 Waters of the United States Congressional Review Act, H.R. 5983 the Clean Water Act of 2023, H.R. 7023, Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5983 (118th), H.J.Res. 27 (118th), H.R. 7023 (118th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy efficiency legislation, energy efficiency incentives, energy efficiency financing, energy codes, green rating systems, appliance efficiency standards, building science research, social cost of carbon, green building programs, Energy Infrastructure Act, H.R.5689 - Resilient AMERICA Act, H.R. 1, S. 1043 (GAS Act), Gas Stove Amendment, DOE Transformer rule, USDA Financed Housing, HUD Energy Efficiency Standards, S.244 and H.R. 263 STOVE Act, S. 1859 and H.R. 1640 Save Our Gas Stoves Act, S. 240 and H.R. 1615 Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, H.R. 4167 & S. 2036 Protecting Americas Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Act, S. 2806 Homeowner Energy Freedom Act, H.R. 5473 Promoting Resilient Buildings Act

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (118th), S. 2036 (118th), S. 244 (118th), H.R. 1615 (118th), H.R. 1640 (118th), S. 1043 (118th), H.R. 5689 (118th), H.R. 4167 (118th), S. 2806 (118th), H.R. 5473 (118th), H.R. 263 (118th), S. 240 (118th), S. 1859 (118th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Endangered Species, Waters of the United States Regulation, H.J. Res 27, FEMA/ESA Suspension of Flood Map Revisions, S.J. Res 24 providing for disapproval for Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat, H.R. 5504, ESA Rules Withdrawal, H.R. 6784 the ESA Flexibility Act,

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 6784 (118th), H.J.Res. 27 (118th), H.R. 5504 (118th), S.J.Res. 24 (118th)

Housing HOU

Flood insurance, affordable housing reform, FHA reform, GSE reform, Section 8 Voucher Reform, Davis Bacon multiple wage determination, rental assistance, eviction moratorium, zoning and land use policy, Fair Housing Act reform, Build Back Better Act/reconciliation, Public and Federally Assisted Housing Fire Safety Act, H.R. 3564 Middle Class Borrower Protection Act, S. 32 & H.R 4606 Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2023,

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4606 (118th), H.R. 3564 (118th), S. 32 (118th)

Immigration IMM

Comprehensive Immigration Reform; H-2B legislation and regulations; guest worker programs; E-Verify; Temporary Protected Status; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals; public charge rule; EB-5 program; Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 319), H.R. 2 Secure the Border Act;

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 319 (118th), H.R. 2 (118th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

OSHA fall protection, OSHA beryllium rule; OSHA crystalline silica rule; OSHA development of an Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19;Davis-Bacon; employee misclassification; DOL and NLRB joint employer rules/withdrawals; DOL independent contractor rule/withdrawal; expansion of Pell Grant eligibility to short-term certificate programs; WIOA reauthorization; Overtime exemptions under the FLSA, State plans for OSHA, Inflation Reduction Act; S. 1201 Employee Rights Act, S. 454 Youth Workforce Readiness Act, Workforce training/ DOL Job Corps, H.R. 6655 a Stronger Workforce for America Act

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Education, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1201 (118th), S. 454 (118th), H.R. 6655 (118th)

Natural Resources NAT

Endangered Species Act, Building Supplies, multi-use forest management practice,

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)