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Immigration IMM

S. 1348 (later S. 1639), Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, to create a path for earned legal status, establish a new guestworker program, and penalize employers for hiring illegal immigrants

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1639 (110th), S. 1348 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

provisions in HR 6, CLEAN Energy Act of 2007, which would raise the corporate average fuel economy standards for light trucks

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HR 1497, Legal Timber Protection Act, to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to extend its protection to plants illegally harvested outside of the United States

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1497 (110th)

Torts TOR

H.R. 989, Innocent Sellers Fairness Act, to reform the tort system so that only those involved in the production and installation of a product can be sued if it is faulty

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 989 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S 402, Timber Tax Act of 2007, to amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction for qualified timber gains; HR 1937, Timber Revitalization and Economic Enhancement (TREE) Act of 2007, to amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction for qualified timber gains and to modernize certain provisions applicable to timber real estate investment trusts; HR 2380, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2007, to permanently repeal the estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes;

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1937 (110th), H.R. 2380 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 241, Small Business Health Fairness Act, to create small business health plans and allow small businesses to band together to purchase affordable health insuance for their employees

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 241 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S 489, Green Buildings Act of 2007, to improve efficiency in the Federal Government through the use of green buildings; S 506, High-Performance Green Buildings Act of 2007, to improve efficiency in the Federal Government through the use of high-performance green buildings Green Building provisions in HR 6, the CLEAN Energy Act of 2007; HR 2635, Carbon-Neutral Government Act of 2007, to improve efficiency in the Federal Government through the use of green buildings;

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2635 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

OSHA/ergonomics provisions in Committee report accompanying HR 3043, FY 2008 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Act, which would require OSHA to step up enforcement on ergonomics hazards before completing industry-specific guidelines H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act, to permit workers to decide union representation through card-check elections;

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3043 (110th), H.R. 800 (110th)

Natural Resources NAT

S 402, Timber Tax Act of 2007, to amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction for qualified timber gains; HR 1497, Legal Timber Protection Act, to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to extend its protections to plants illegally harvested outside of the United States HR 1937, Timber Revitalization and Economic Enhancement (TREE) Act of 2007, to amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction for qualified timber gains and to modernize certain provisions applicable to timber real estate investment trusts;

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1937 (110th), H.R. 1497 (110th)