ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. for ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Comprehensive Tax Reform. Pass-Through Rates. Completed Contract Method/ Section 460(e) Reform.

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

EPA (Reg) Title: Clean Water Rule: Definition of the "Waters of the United States" (RIN 2040-AF30). S.J. Res. 22: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: S.J.Res. 22 (114th)

Education EDU

Perkins Act: Post Secondary Education, generally.

Contacted: SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

The following issues under the FY2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act: - Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces"- July 31,2014; - DOL (Reg) Title: Guidance for Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 1290-ZA02); - Federal Acquisition Regulation: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 9000-AM81). The following issues under the FY2017 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: - NLRB: Joint Employer Standard; - DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica (RIN 1218-AB70); - DOL-WHD (Reg) Title: Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees (RIN 1235-AA11); - DOL-OLMS (Reg) Title: Persuader Agreements: Employer and Labor Consultant Reporting Under the LMRDA (RIN 1245-AA03); - DOL-OLMS (Reg) Title: Persuader Agreements: Consultant Form LM-21 Receipts and Disbursements Report (RIN 1245-AA05); - NLRB: Representation-Case Procedures (RIN 3142-AA08); - NLRB: Standard for determining appropriate bargaining units. The following issues under the FY2017 Military Construction and Department of Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: - Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects- February 6, 2009.

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 712: Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2016. General Issues Regarding Regulatory Reform.

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 712 (114th)

Immigration IMM

General issues related to immigration. Temporary Worker Program, generally. H2B Program, generally.

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Health Issues HCR

Public Law 111-148: Affordable Care Act. H.R. 928/ S. 183: to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 2911/ S.1697: the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act. Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3762: the Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act. Association Health Plans, generally. Health insurance coverage: portability, generally.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2911 (114th), S. 1697 (114th), S. 183 (114th), H.R. 928 (114th), H.R. 3762 (114th)

Defense DEF

The following issues under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (H.R. 4909): - Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces"- July 31,2014; - DOL (Reg) Title: Guidance for Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 1290-ZA02); - Federal Acquisition Regulation: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 9000-AM81); - Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects- February 6, 2009.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4909 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S. 71/H.R. 1671: Government Neutrality in Contracting Act. DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica (RIN 1218-AB70). NLRB: Joint Employer Standard. NLRB: Representation-Case Procedures (RIN 3142-AA08). Public Law 113-128: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Workforce Development and Training, generally. H.R. 2551: Veterans' Entry to Apprenticeship Act. Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" - July 31, 2014. DOL (Reg) Title: Guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 1290-ZA02). Federal Acquisition Regulation: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 9000-AM81). Registered Apprenticeship Programs, generally. Non-Registered Apprenticeship Programs, generally. Davis-Bacon Wage Surveys. DOL-WHD (Reg) Title: Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees (RIN 1235-AA11). S. 2015/S. 2686/H.R. 3459: the Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act. DOL-OLMS (Reg) Title: Persuader Agreements: Employer and Labor Consultant Reporting Under the LMRDA (RIN 1245-AA03). DOL-OLMS (Reg) Title: Persuader Agreements: Consultant Form LM-21 Receipts and Disbursements Report (RIN 1245-AA05). DOL-ETA (Reg) Title: Apprenticeship Programs; Equal Employment Opportunity (RIN 1205-AB59). DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness (RIN 1218-AC84). Davis-Bacon Act. H.R. 4773/ S. 2707: the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act. Executive Order 13706: "Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors"- September 7, 2015. DOL-WHD (Reg) Title: Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors (RIN 1235-AA13).

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 3459 (114th), H.R. 4773 (114th), S. 2686 (114th), H.R. 2551 (114th), S. 2015 (114th), S. 71 (114th), S. 2707 (114th), H.R. 1671 (114th)