NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Chinese drywall, HR 4212

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 4212 (112th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 5326 American Community Survey, S. 2323 Commerce Justice State Appropriations, H.R. 931

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 5326 (112th), S. 2323 (112th), H.R. 931 (112th)

Small Business SMB

AD&C Lending, Parity for construction in SBA loan programs, small business lending and tax issues

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 4153: Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act, S. 2245, H.R. 4965: Preserve the Waters of the United States Act, S. 2148:Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2012, H.R. 5911

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5911 (112th), S. 2245 (112th), H.R. 4153 (112th), H.R. 4965 (112th), S. 2148 (112th)

Insurance INS

H.R. 1309: Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011; NFIP Reauthorization, S.1940: Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act, Transportation Bill

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 1309 (112th), S. 1940 (112th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Water Guidance, H.R. 4153: Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act, S. 2245, H.R. 4965: Preserve the Waters of the United States Act

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 4965 (112th), H.R. 4153 (112th), S. 2245 (112th)

Natural Resources NAT

Chesapeake Reauthorization, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, Oceans Policy

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Flood Protection public Safety Act of 2012

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2012 budget request, FY 2013 budget request

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Constitution CON

H.R. 1433: Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2011

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 1433 (112th)

Banking BAN

AD&C draft legislation, GSE reform, H.R. 1755, FHA reform, Affordable housing reform, H.R.4271 and S.1925: The Violence Against Women Act, S. 2078, S. 2160, H.R. 3461, H.R. 273, Senate Farm Bill, H.R. 6416, S. 3541

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1755 (112th), H.R. 273 (112th), S. 2160 (112th), H.R. 4271 (112th), S. 3541 (112th), H.R. 6416 (112th), S. 2078 (112th), H.R. 3461 (112th), S. 1925 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Legislative proposals to amend the Lacey Act (H.R. 3210), Legislative proposals related to Chinese Drywall, Legislative proposals related to metal theft (no specific bill number), The Softwood Lumber Agreement, H.R. 4402, THe National Strategic and Critical MInerals Protection Act of 2012, HR 4212, softwood lumber issues in Trans-Pacific Partnership Ageement

Contacted: White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4402 (112th), H.R. 3210 (112th), H.R. 4212 (112th)

Transportation TRA

Transportation Reauthorization Bill, H.R. 4348, S. 1813

Contacted: White House Office; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 4348 (112th), S. 1813 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

25C, 45L, Low Income Housing Tax Credit, H.R. 3661/S.1989, carried interest, tax reform, mortgage interest deduction, 179D

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3661 (112th), S. 1989 (112th)

Housing HOU

AD&C lending, flood insurance, HR 1182: GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act, HR 4271 and S. 1925: Violence Against Women Act, Affordable housing reform, FHA reform, H.R. 2112: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012, H.R.1755/H.R. 2078: Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2011, H.R. 3461: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, FHA loan limits, GSE reform, S.2091, H.R. 1309, S. 1940, S. 3240: Farm Bill, H.R. 273

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 3461 (112th), H.R. 2112 (112th), H.R. 273 (112th), H.R. 1755 (112th), S. 1940 (112th), S. 3240 (112th), S. 1925 (112th), H.R. 1182 (112th), S. 2091 (112th), H.R. 1309 (112th), H.R. 4271 (112th), H.R. 2078 (112th)

Bankruptcy BNK

S. 222/H.R. 2713: Limiting Investor and Homeowner Loss in Foreclosure Act of 2011

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: S. 222 (112th), H.R. 2713 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy efficiency legislation (drafts), various statements on regulatory impacts, S.1000 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, H.R. 4230: HOMES Act, H.R. 4017Smart Energy Act, energy codes

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 4017 (112th), S. 1000 (112th), H.R. 4230 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Comprehensive Immigration Reform (no specific bill number), E-Verify, HR 2164, H-2B Regulations, Legislative proposals related to guest worker proposals, H.J. Res. 104, H.R. 2972, S. 3245, legislation related to authorization of E-B5 regional center program

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 3245 (112th), H.R. 2164 (112th), H.R. 2972 (112th), H.J.Res. 104 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

OSHA Fall Protection; Davis-Bacon; Employee Misclassification, NLRB and DDL proposed rules on union elections; H.R. 190/S.1166, Protecting America's Workers Act, S.1507/H.R. 2810: The Employee Rights Act, S.J.Res. 36/H.J.Res 103, H.R. 1744, the American Job Protection Act, H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act, H.R. 4227 Workforce Investment Act, H.R. 3610

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 190 (112th), S.J.Res. 36 (112th), H.R. 6079 (112th), H.R. 3610 (112th), H.J.Res. 103 (112th), S. 1507 (112th), H.R. 2810 (112th), H.R. 4227 (112th), S. 1166 (112th), H.R. 1744 (112th)

Torts TOR

Business legal reform; H.R. 1873/S 987: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011; H.R. 10: Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011; H.R. 527: Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011; H.R. 3010: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 527 (112th), H.R. 1873 (112th), H.R. 10 (112th), H.R. 3010 (112th)