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Roads/Highway ROD

Monitor implementation of SAFETEA-LU; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Reathorization of federal surface transportation programs; Build America Bonds; National Infrastructure Bank; Surface Transportation funding; Legislative proposals to provide additional funding for federal highway & transit programs; National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (provision related to increasing the gas tax); HR 1 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 provisions related to Surface Transportation; HR 662, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (112th), H.R. 662 (112th)

Transportation TRA

Monitor implementation of SAFETEA-LU; Highway Trust Fund solvency; reathorization of federal surface transportation programs; Build America Bonds; National Infrastructure Bank; HR 658 & S 223, a bill to reauthorize the Federal Avaition Administration, provisions relating to airport capital and facility investment; Surface Transportation funding; Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (provisions related to increase in the gas tax); HR 662, Surface Transportation Extension Act; HR 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 - provisions related to surface transportation; Transportation & Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2011

Contacted: Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 658 (112th), H.R. 1 (112th), H.R. 662 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Highway Trust Fund Solvency; Tax provisions relating to retrofit of diesel-powered construction equipment; Build America Bonds; Exempt construction from Private Activity Bond cap; National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform report; HR 674, S 89, S 164, a bill to repeal the three percent withholding requirement on certain government contracts; HR 4, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayment Act; Individual and corporate tax reform; Permanent reduction or elimination of the estate and gift taxes; extension of bonus depreciation lookback and percentage-of-completion method of accounting reforms for construction long-term contracts; Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2012; H R 662, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Education, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 4 (112th), H.R. 674 (112th), H.R. 662 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

HR 2 - Health Care Repeal Act

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 2 (112th)

Foreign Relations FOR

National Infrastructure Bank; Overseas Buildings Operations; Expanding MilCon overseas U.S. contractor preferences

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Small Business SMB

Small Business Authorization; Hub Zone Program; Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act; Small Business Contracting Program Improvement Act; Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act; 8(a) program

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2011 and supplemental appropriations for federal construction programs to provide for economic acitivity for Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works; DoD Military Construction/VA; Interior Appropriations - EPA SRF Funding; Labor Appropriations - Agency Budget Requests; HR 4 - Continuing Resolution for FY 2011; GSA Federal Building Fund

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 4 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund Program reauthorization; Water Infrastructure funding: grants and loans; Legislative proposal to create a water trust fund; Removing cap on Private Activity Bond for water and sewage facilities; Grants and tax provisions relating to retrofit of diesel-powered construction equipment, including FY 2012 appropriations for the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act; federal numeric nutrient criteria for the state of Florida; House amendment 217, relating to federal regulations to make fossil fuel waste a hazardous waste under the Solid Waste Disposal Act; House Amendment 165, relating to federal regulations on Portland cement national emissions standards; Senate Amendment 183, relating to federal regulations to reduce US greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources; federal regulations to require federal permits for stormwater runoff from already developed properties; Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act, relating to federal approval of federal water quality permits; HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act; Tax incentives to encourage energy-efficient retrofits to existing commercial buildings; provisions relating to transportation planning and environmental review

Contacted: White House Office; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: H.R. 910 (112th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

PHMSA Pipes Act Reauthorization; HR 190 - Protecting America's Workers Act; HR 972, S 217 - Secret Ballot Protection Act; HR 735 & S 119 - Government Neutrality in Contracting Act.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 972 (112th), H.R. 735 (112th), H.R. 190 (112th)

Government Issues GOV

TRAC Act; Bid Shopping; Acquisition Reform ; Reverse Auctions; Buy American; Contractors and Federal Spending Accountabality Act; Government Contractor Accountability Act; HR 735 & S 119 Government Neutrality in Contracting Act; reconciliation instructions on health care; oppose expansion of False Claims Corrections Act; Plans for mandating verification systems/policies for employers; Disclose Act; Project Labor Agreements

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Bills named: H.R. 735 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration Issues - comprehensive immigration reform, H2B visa reform efforts; Employment verification legislation

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

HR 972 & S 217 - Secret Ballot Protection Act; HR 190 - Protecting America's Workers Act; HR 735 & S 119 - Government Neutrality in Contracting Act; Efforts to mandate employment verification system for employers

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); General Services Administration (GSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 735 (112th), H.R. 190 (112th), H.R. 972 (112th)

Torts TOR

Contractor Liability Act - Review construction methods for highway projects, HR 1145; Good Samaritan for Construction Volunteers - Protection for contractors volunteering in emergencies

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 1145 (112th)