ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA for ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA
Versions of this report
Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.
| Filing | Filed | Amount | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Quarter - Report | Oct 20, 2020 | $198,737 | Replaced |
| 3rd Quarter - Amendment (this page) | Oct 20, 2020 | $198,737 | Yes |
What was lobbied
17 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Foreign Relations FOR
Overseas Buildings Operations; Embassy construction
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES CHRISTIANSON | — |
| JORDAN HOWARD | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
USMCA; H.R.5430- USMCA Implementation Act; Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES CHRISTIANSON | — |
| MATTHEW TURKSTRA | — |
Homeland Security HOM
Essential critical infrastructure sectors and workforces
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MURPHIE BARRETT | Former Republican Staff Director, House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit |
| JAMES CHRISTIANSON | — |
| JORDAN HOWARD | — |
Health Issues HCR
Employer Mandate Repeal;Commonsense Reporting, HR 1.R. 748/ S.684, Tax Exclusion; Association Health Plans; Surprise Billing, Drug Pricing, S.1510/H.R.2782- Employee Flexibility Act of 2019; S.1895- the Lower Health Care Costs Act; H.R.6810 - Health Care Protection Act; COBRA and Coverage Continuation; H.R. 6800, HEREOS Act; H.R.1425 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES CHRISTIANSON | — |
| MATTHEW TURKSTRA | — |
| JAMES YOUNG | — |
Immigration IMM
Immigration issues-comprehensive immigration reform, H2B visa reform efforts; Employment verification legislation; Temporary Protective Status; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program; Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act, H.R. 1740;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES CHRISTIANSON | — |
| JAMES YOUNG | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Water resources and water infrastructure funding; Grants and Loans; Provisions relating to transportation planning and the environmental review and permitting process; Rule relating to federal jurisdiction over "Waters of the United States" for the purpose of Clean Water Act permits; Monitor implementation of the Water Resources Development and Reform Act of 2014, 2016, and 2018; Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) funding and re-authorization H.R. 1768, S. 747; H.R. 1497 Water Quality Protection + Job Creation Act; H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020; H.R.3702- the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act; H.R.4634- Terrorism Risk Insurance Act; National Environmental Policy Act; H.R.535- PFAS Action Act of 2019; Endangered Species Act Modernization; Migratory Bird Treaty Act; COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery legislation and administrative efforts; H.R. 2, the INVEST in America Act; Moving Forward Act; S. 3591, Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020; S. 3590, Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020; H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act; National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System; S. 4859, the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2020; H.R. 8333, Building U.S. Infrastructure Through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act; provisions related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); H.R. 4447 - Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MURPHIE BARRETT | Former Republican Staff Director, House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit |
| JAMES CHRISTIANSON | — |
| CORY JAMES GATTIE | — |
| ALLEN S. GRAY | — |
| JORDAN HOWARD | — |
| JAMES YOUNG | — |
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP
Fair and Open Competition Act, H.R. 1858/S. 907; Susan Harwood Training Grants; Opioid Crisis; H.R. 3668- Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2019; H.R. 6559, the COVID-19 Protect Every Worker Act; H.R. 6800, HEREOS Act; H.R.3884 - Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019; H.R.3884 - Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES CHRISTIANSON | — |
| JORDAN HOWARD | — |
| JAMES YOUNG | — |
Torts TOR
COVID-related liability protection; HEALS ACT, specifically, The Safeguarding Americas Frontline Employees To Offer Work Opportunities Required To Kickstart The Economy (SAFE TO WORK) Act (S. 4317); H.R. 6800 - HEROES Act; H.R. 925 - Revised Heroes Act; House Amendment to S. 178 with Amendment No. 2652 - Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES YOUNG | — |
Banking BAN
H.R.2513/S.1978, the Corporate Transparency Act; S.2563- ILLICIT Cash Act; Beneficial Ownership legislation, H.R. 748- the CARES Act, Emergency business lending facilities
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MATTHEW TURKSTRA | — |
Roads/Highway ROD
Monitor implementation Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act; Highway Trust Fund solvency including federal user fees; surface transportation funding and financing; Legislative proposals to provide additional funding for federal highway & transit programs; FY 2020 THUD appropriations; Private Activity Bonds (PABs); H.R.2541/S. 352 BUILD Act, S. 353/H.R.2475- the RAPID Act; Hours of Service regulations; S.2303- America's Transportation Infrastructure Act; Reauthorization of Federal Surface Transportation programs; COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery legislation and administrative efforts; HR 748- Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; H.R. 2, the INVEST in America Act; Moving Forward Act; HR 7248, the STARTER Act; additional funding for state departments of transportation and public transit agencies; H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act; Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422, H.R. 7092, H.R. 1527); H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (including extension of FAST Act); H.R. 925, Revised HEROES Act; HEALS ACT and several of its corresponding bills, including Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (S. 4320), and Time to Rescue United States Trusts Act or the TRUST Act (S. 2733); House Amendment to S. 178 with Amendment No. 2652 - Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MURPHIE BARRETT | Former Republican Staff Director, House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit |
| JAMES CHRISTIANSON | — |
| CORY JAMES GATTIE | — |
| MATTHEW TURKSTRA | — |
Transportation TRA
Monitor implementation of the FAST Act; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Surface Transportation funding, FY 2021 and FY 2020 Department of Transportation Appropriations; Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program; Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; Inland Waterways Trust Fund; Increase passenger facility charge; Hours of Service; BUILD Act (S.352/H.R.2541); RAPID Act (S.353/H.R.2475); S. 146/ H.R. 1508 Move America Act; Infrastructure Package; Reauthorization of federal surface transportation programs; H.R.5430- USMCA Implementation Act; S.2302- America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019; H.R.2440- Full Utilization of Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act; S. 3958/HR 5912- Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2020; COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery legislation and administrative efforts; HR 748- Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; H.R. 2, the INVEST in America Act; Moving Forward Act; H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act; Buy America; GPS and other signals use on construction sites; H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act including extension of the FAST Act; HEALS ACT and several of its corresponding bills, including The American Workers Families, And Employers Assistance Act (S. 4318), The Safeguarding Americas Frontline Employees To Offer Work Opportunities Required To Kickstart The Economy (SAFE TO WORK) Act (S. 4317), Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act (S. 4321), Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (S. 4320), and Time to Rescue United States Trusts Act or the TRUST Act (S. 2733); H.R. 925 - Revised Heroes Act; House Amendment to S. 178 with Amendment No. 2652 - Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MURPHIE BARRETT | Former Republican Staff Director, House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit |
| JAMES CHRISTIANSON | — |
| CORY JAMES GATTIE | — |
| ALLEN S. GRAY | — |
| JORDAN HOWARD | — |
| STEPHEN E SANDHERR | — |
| MATTHEW TURKSTRA | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Highway Trust Fund Solvency including federal user fees; Financial Accounting Standards Board issues; Repeal of health insurance tax; POC method accounting; Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives Act (179D);Sustainable Water Infrastructure Act; Private Activity Bond CAP Increase for Qualified Highway and Freight Facilities; Lookback Accounting; Estate Tax; Pass-through business taxation; Implementation of 199A; Cash accounting; State and Local Tax Deduction (SALT); Net operating losses (NOLs); Municipal bonds depreciation; Advance Refunding of Municipal Bonds; Limitation on net interest expense, 163(j); Main Street Tax Certainty Act, (H.R. 216/S.1149); Opportunity Zones; Death Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 218/ S.215); Move America Act (S. 146/ H.R. 1508); Public Building Renewal Act (H.R. 1251/ S. 932); Build Act (S. 352/H.R.2541); Rapid Act (S. 353/H.R.2475; Infrastructure Package; Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act; Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC); H.R.3301- the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019; New Market Tax Credits (NMTC); Infrastructure funding and financing; H.R. 6201- Families First Coronavirus Response Act; H.R. 748- the CARES Act; Section 461(l) loss limitation; Mandatory paid leave refundable tax credits; Payroll tax deferral; Delay in tax filing deadline; H.R. 2, the INVEST in America Act; Moving Forward Act; H.R. 6821 / S. 3612, Small Business Expense Protection Act; PPP loan forgiveness deductibility; H.R. 6776, JOBS Credit Act; Moving Forward Act; Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act; HEALS ACT and several of its corresponding bills, including the Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act (S. 4321) and Time to Rescue United States Trusts Act or the TRUST Act (S. 2733); H.R. 6800 - HEROES Act; H.R. 925 - Revised Heroes Act; House Amendment to S. 178 with Amendment No. 2652 - Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MURPHIE BARRETT | Former Republican Staff Director, House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit |
| JAMES CHRISTIANSON | — |
| CORY JAMES GATTIE New | — |
| JORDAN HOWARD | — |
| STEPHEN E SANDHERR | — |
| MATTHEW TURKSTRA | — |
| JAMES YOUNG | — |
Small Business SMB
Reverse Auctions; Bid Listing; Bid Shopping; Design-Build Construction; HR 2344/S.2853- Small Business Payment for Performance Act; H.R.226- Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2019; H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; Economic Injury Disaster Loan Advance; Paycheck Protection Program; SBA Affiliation Rules; HR 5247 SUBS Act; S.1434/H.R. 5644-Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act; H.R.7010 - Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020; H.R.6886 - Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020; HEALS ACT, specifically, Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act (S. 4321); H.R. 6800 - HEROES Act; H.R. 925 - Revised Heroes Act; House Amendment to S. 178 with Amendment No. 2652 - Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES CHRISTIANSON | — |
| JORDAN HOWARD | — |
| MATTHEW TURKSTRA | — |
| JAMES YOUNG | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
FY 2021 appropriations for federal construction programs to provide for economic activity for Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works; DOD Military Construction/VA; Labor Appropriations - Agency Budget Requests; GSA Federal Building Fund (FBF) FY 2021; FY 2021 Energy & Water Appropriations; Transportation & HUD Appropriations; FY 2021 Interior and Environment Appropriations - SRF Funding; DERA Funding; FY 2021 Labor, Health and Human Services; National Defense Authorization Act for FY2021(S. 4049/H.R. 6395); Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748); H.R. 6379- Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act; COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery legislation and administrative efforts; additional funding for state departments of transportation and public transit agencies; H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act; H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (including extension of FAST Act); H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021, including provisions related to the National Environmental Policy Act; HEALS ACT and several of its corresponding bills, including The American Workers Families, And Employers Assistance Act (S. 4318), The Safeguarding Americas Frontline Employees To Offer Work Opportunities Required To Kickstart The Economy (SAFE TO WORK) Act (S. 4317), Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act (S. 4321), Coronavirus Response Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (S. 4320), Time to Rescue United States Trusts Act or the TRUST Act (S. 2733), and the Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act (S. 4322); H.R. 925 - Revised Heroes Act; House Amendment to S. 178 with Amendment No. 2652 - Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MURPHIE BARRETT | Former Republican Staff Director, House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit |
| JAMES CHRISTIANSON | — |
| CORY JAMES GATTIE | — |
| ALLEN S. GRAY | — |
| JORDAN HOWARD | — |
| MATTHEW TURKSTRA | — |
| JAMES YOUNG | — |
Government Issues GOV
TRAC Act; Bid Shopping; Bid Listing; Buy American Reform; Protecting the attendance of federal employees at non-federal conferences; Plans for mandating verification systems/policies for employers; S.1434/H.R.5644- Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act; H.R.2344/S.2853- Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2019; H.R.5247 SUBS Act; H.R.6764 - Put Our Neighbors to Work Act of 2020; Cybersecurity Security Requirements for Federal Contractors, including Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification and Sec. 889a1 of 2019 NDAA
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES CHRISTIANSON | — |
| ALLEN S. GRAY | — |
| JORDAN HOWARD | — |
| JAMES YOUNG | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
Representation Election Procedures, Efforts to mandate employment verification system for employers; Definition of independent contractor; Multi-employer Pension Reform, Working Families Flexibility Act; Implementation of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; EEOC Transparency and Accountability, HR 1858/S.907- Fair and Open Competition Act; H.R. 1858, S. 907, Paid Leave, Joint Employer, Career and Technical Education, Apprenticeship Executive Order; Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC); Worker centers; Apprenticeships in construction; Paycheck Fairness Act, H.R. 7/ S.270, Family Leave, S.839/H.R.3497, the JOBS Act, USA Workforce Tax credit; Secure Act; H.R. 397- Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pension Act; S.1306/H.R.2474- the Protecting the Right to Organize Act; S.2557- Student Aid Improvement Act; H.R.4674- the College Affordability Act; H.R. 6201- Families First Coronavirus Response Act; Paid Leave Mandate; Family Medical Leave Act Expansion; H.R. 6800, HEREOS Act (paid emergency sick leave and Family Medical Leave Act expansion); H.R.7066 - Reopening America by Supporting Workers and Businesses Act of 2020; Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program; Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act; H.R. 925, Revised HEROES Act (paid emergency sick leave and Family Medical Leave Act expansion); HEALS ACT and several of its corresponding bills, including The American Workers Families, And Employers Assistance Act (S. 4318), The Safeguarding Americas Frontline Employees To Offer Work Opportunities Required To Kickstart The Economy (SAFE TO WORK) Act (S. 4317), the Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act (S. 4322); House Amendment to S. 178 with Amendment No. 2652 - Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act; S.4239 - Workforce Recovery and Training Services Act of 2020; H.R. 8294, National Apprenticeship Act of 2020
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES CHRISTIANSON | — |
| JORDAN HOWARD | — |
| MATTHEW TURKSTRA | — |
| JAMES YOUNG | — |
Natural Resources NAT
Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422, H.R. 7092, H.R. 1527)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MURPHIE BARRETT | Former Republican Staff Director, House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit |
| CORY JAMES GATTIE | — |
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