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Energy/Nuclear ENG

Keystone pipeline; production tax credits for renewable energy; incentives for energy efficient buildings.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA)

Immigration IMM

S 153, expand H-1b visas.

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Education EDU

Funding for student loan forgiveness program authorized in PL 110-315 for STEM graduates;

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

municipal advisor implementation.

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Roads/Highway ROD

MAP-21 reauthorization; HR 680, funding the Highway Trust Fund; HR 413/HR 625, infrastructure financing.

Contacted: Federal Transit Administration (FTA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 625 (114th), H.R. 680 (114th), H.R. 413 (114th)

Transportation TRA

FY'16 budget resolution; HR 680, gas tax; HR 679, road usage charges; HR 413/HR 625, infrastructure finance.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 679 (114th), H.R. 680 (114th), H.R. 625 (114th), H.R. 413 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax reform; cash accounting; Section 199; tax treatment of S corps; R&D tax credit; funding for the Highway Trust Fund; tax incentives for water projects; tax treatment of municipal bonds; bonus depreciation; Production Tax Credits for renewable energy; Section 179D.

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE

Health Issues HCR

PL 111-148, health care reform; HR 248/S 305, repeal of mandates; S 183/HR 928, repeal of health insurance tax.

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 248 (114th), H.R. 928 (114th)

Foreign Relations FOR

USAID and use of US engineering firms; Millennium Challenge Corporation; funding for foreign assistance programs, Ex-Im Bank reauthorization.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Education, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY'16 budget resolution, provisions related to infrastructure funding, USAID, DOE Environmental Management program.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

AIP funding, passenger facility charge (PFC) program, FAA reauthorization.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Government Issues GOV

Audit, overhead and procurement issues with USDOT and FHWA; small business size standards; HR 1666, design-build reform; HR 1444, reverse auctions; HR 838, sureties; HR 1481, small business contracting; FY'16 defense authorization; HR 1671/S 71, project labor agreements.

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1666 (114th), H.R. 1481 (114th), H.R. 838 (114th), H.R. 1444 (114th), H.R. 1671 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

SJ Res 8, card check legislation; FLSA rules on overtime.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S.J.Res. 8 (114th)

Torts TOR

Liability protection for infrastructure projects; emergency responder protections for engineering firms.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean and Safe Drinking Water SRF programs; Private Activity Bonds for water projects; Water Resource Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) implementation issues.

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE