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Transportation TRA

Housing and Transportation Affordability Index.

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

Torts TOR

Business legal reform. H.R. 1844: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013, S. 878: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1844 (113th), S. 878 (113th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Water Guidance, Chesapeake Bay, H.R. 2609: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, H.Amdt. 247, S. 601: Water Resources Development Act of 2013, H.R. 3080: Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), S.Amdt: 868 to S. 601, S.Amdt 803 to S. 601

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

Bills named: S. 601 (113th), H.R. 3080 (113th), H.R. 2609 (113th)

Constitution CON

H.R. 1944: Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2013.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1944 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Hardwood plywood from the People's Republic of China, Inv. Nos. 701-TA-490 (final), Legislative proposals to amend the Lacey Act, S. 394: The Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013, The Softwood Lumber Agreement, H.R. 761: National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013, softwood lumber issues in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, building amterials supply chain in the wake of Hurrican Sandy.

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

Bills named: S. 394 (113th), H.R. 761 (113th)

Banking BAN

FHA reform, affordable housing reform, GSE reform, foreclosure mitigation, H.R. 1255: Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013, H.R. 941 and H.R. 1028: End Unnecessary Borrowing Act of 2013, H.R. 1553: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, S. 727: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, S. 1002: Home Building Lending Improvement Act of 2013, H.R. 2767: Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013, S. 1217:Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1553 (113th), H.R. 2767 (113th), S. 1217 (113th), S. 727 (113th), S. 1002 (113th), H.R. 1028 (113th), H.R. 1255 (113th), H.R. 941 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

25C, 45L, Low Income Housing Tax Credit, H.R. 1, carried interest, tax reform, mortgage interest deduction, 179D

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (113th)

Small Business SMB

Parity for construction in SBA loan programs, small business lending and tax issues, small business immigration issues, small business health care issues, regulatory reform, H.R. 2122, S. 1029: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013, H.R. 2542: Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013, S. 744: The Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act.

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

Bills named: S. 1029 (113th), S. 744 (113th), H.R. 2122 (113th), H.R. 2542 (113th)

Housing HOU

AC&C lending, flood insurance, affordable housing reform, FHA reform, GSE reform, Section 8 Voucher Reform, H.R. 858: Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2013, H.R. 1145: FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act of 2013, H.R. 1255: Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013, S. 1002: Home Building Lending Improvement Act of 2013, H.R. 2767: Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013, S. 1217: Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013, S. 766:A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949, Farm Bill, H.R. 1947: Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, H.R. 2642: Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, S. 954: Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1947 (113th), S. 954 (113th), H.R. 2642 (113th), S. 1217 (113th), S. 766 (113th), H.R. 858 (113th), S. 1002 (113th), H.R. 1145 (113th), H.R. 2767 (113th), H.R. 1255 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 933: Consolidation and Further Continuing Appropriations Act 2013, FY 2013 Continuing Resolution, H.R. 152: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act 2013, H.Con. Res. 25: Establishing the Budget for the United States Government for FY 2014 and setting forth appropriate budget levels for FY 2015 through 2023, S.Con.Res. 8: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the U.S. Gov for FY 2014, FY2014 Appropriations Acts, H.J.Res. 59: Continuing AppropriationsResolution 2014, H.R. 2775: Continuing Appropriations Act 2014.

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

Bills named: H.R. 933 (113th), S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), H.R. 152 (113th), H.J.Res. 59 (113th), H.R. 2775 (113th), H.Con.Res. 25 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Chesapeake Bay Program, S. 484: Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2013, H.R. 2093: Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2013, S. 601: Water Resources Development Act of 2013.

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

Bills named: S. 484 (113th), H.R. 2093 (113th), S. 601 (113th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Legislation related to building materials, including drywall, copper and lumber. S. 395: Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013.

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

Bills named: S. 395 (113th)

Insurance INS

Flood Insurance, National Flood Insurance Program and reinsurance, H.R. 508: TRIA Reauthorization Act of 2013, H.R. 2199: Flood Insurance Implementation Act of 2013, H.R. 3013: Home Protection Act of 2013, H.R. 3156: Responsible Implementation of Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2013, H.R, 3218: Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2013, S. 996: A bill to improve the National Flood Insurance Program, S. 1098: Responsible Implementation of Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2013,S. 1075: SHORE Act of 2013, H.R. 2146: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2146 (113th), S. 996 (113th), H.R. 508 (113th), S. 1098 (113th), H.R. 2199 (113th), H.R. 3013 (113th), H.R. 3156 (113th), S. 1075 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy efficiency legislation (S. 761: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, H.R. 1616: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013), various statements on regulatory impacts, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, HOMES Act, SAVE Act, energy codes, green rating systems, Department of Energy workforce guidelines, regional appliance efficiency standards.

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

Bills named: S. 761 (113th), H.R. 1616 (113th)

Immigration IMM

Comprehensive Immigration Reform (no specific bill number), legislation related to the E-B5 Immigration Investor Program (no specific bill number), E-Verify, H-2B Regulations, Legislative proposals related to guest worker programs, S. 744: The Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, H.R. 1772: The Legal Workforce Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1772 (113th), S. 744 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

OSHA Fall Protection, Davis-Bacon, Employee Misclassification, NLRB and DOL proposed rules on union elections, micro-unions, and persuader activity, S. 665: Protecting America's Workers Act, H.R. 803: The Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act, H.R. 436: The Government Neutrality in Contracting Act, H.R. 2667: The Authority to Mandate Delay Act, H.R. 2668: The Fairness for American Families Act, H.R. 2575: The Save American Workers Act of 2013.

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

Bills named: H.R. 436 (113th), H.R. 2667 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th), H.R. 2668 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), S. 665 (113th)

Natural Resources NAT

Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, Oceans Policy, Building Supplies, H.R. 1526: Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act, S. 159, H.R. 696: Lyon County Economic Development and Conservation Act, H.R. 761: National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act.

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

Bills named: S. 159 (113th), H.R. 761 (113th), H.R. 1526 (113th), H.R. 696 (113th)