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Small Business SMB

H.R. 33/S. 584: the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: S. 584 (115th), H.R. 33 (115th)

Immigration IMM

General issues related to immigration. Temporary Worker Program, generally. H2B Program, generally.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

U.S. Supreme Court nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch.

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2017 Labor HHS Appropriations Bill. FY 2018 Labor HHS Appropriations Bill.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Education EDU

Perkins Act: Post Secondary Education, generally. S. 2945: Effective Apprenticeships Rebuild National Skills Act (114th Congress). Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5587: the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (114th Congress).

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2945 (115th), H.R. 5587 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Comprehensive Tax Reform. Pass-Through Rates. Completed Contract Method/ Section 460(e) Reform. The American Job Builders Tax Reform Act. House Tax Reform "Blueprint." H.R. 116/ S. 707: Main Street Fairness Act. IRS (Reg) Title: Estate, Gift, and Generation-skipping Transfer Taxes: Restrictions on Liquidation of an Interest (RIN 1545-BB71). H.R. 631/S. 205: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 116 (115th), H.R. 631 (115th), S. 205 (115th), S. 707 (115th)

Defense DEF

The following issues under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (H.R. 4909/ S. 2943)(114th Congress): - Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces"- July 31, 2014; - DOL-OS (Reg) Title: Guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 1290-ZA02); - Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (RIN 9000-AM81); - Amendment to Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces"- August 23, 2016.

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 4909 (115th), S. 2943 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

Public Law 111-148: Affordable Care Act. H.R. 928/S.183: to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (114th Congress). H.R. 246: to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Healthcare Reform, generally. H.R. 1101: Small Business Health Fairness Act. Health Savings Accounts, generally. Flexible Savings Accounts, generally. H.R. 1628: the American Health Care Act. Portability of health insurance, generally. Tax-deduction for the self-employed and for employers.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 1628 (115th), H.R. 246 (115th), S. 183 (115th), H.R. 928 (115th), H.R. 1101 (115th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

EPA (Reg) Title: Clean Water Rule: Definition of the "Waters of the United States" (RIN 2040-AF30).

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Government Issues GOV

General Issues Regarding Regulatory Reform. H.R. 185/ S. 2006: Regulatory Accountability Act (114th Congress). H.R. 5: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017. S. 577: Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2017. H.R. 33/S. 584: Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017. H.R. 1004: Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017. H.R. 469/S. 119: Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017. H.R. 21/S. 34: Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017. H.R. 26/S. 21: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2017. Public Law 79-404: Administrative Procedure Act.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 119 (115th), H.R. 185 (115th), S. 2006 (115th), S. 21 (115th), H.R. 33 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th), H.R. 469 (115th), S. 577 (115th), H.R. 26 (115th), H.R. 21 (115th), S. 584 (115th), H.R. 1004 (115th), S. 34 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1671/S. 71: Government Neutrality in Contracting Act (114th Congress). DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica (RIN 1218-AB70). NLRB: Joint Employer Standard. NLRB: Representation-Case Procedures (RIN 3142-AA08). Public Law 113-128: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Workforce Development and Training, generally. Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" - July 31, 2014. DOL-OS (Reg) Title: Guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 1290-ZA02). Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (RIN 9000-AM81). Amendment to Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces"- August 23, 2016. Registered Apprenticeship Programs, generally. Non-Registered Apprenticeship Programs, generally. Davis-Bacon Wage Surveys. Davis-Bacon Act. DOL-OLMS (Reg) Title: Interpretation of the "Advice" Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (RIN 1215-AB79; 1245-AA03). DOL-OLMS (Reg) Title: Persuader Agreements: Consultant Form LM-21 Receipts and Disbursements Report (RIN 1245-AA05). DOL-ETA (Reg) Title: Apprenticeship Programs; Equal Employment Opportunity (RIN 1205-AB59). H.J.Res. 87/ S.J.Res. 35: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act" (114th Congress). Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects- February 6, 2009. EEOC: Revision of the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) (Docket ID: EEOC-2016-0002). DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (RIN 1218-AC49). DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness (RIN 1218-AC84). DOL/IRS/PBGC (Reg) Title: Proposed Revision of Annual Information Return/ Reports (RIN 1210-AB63). NLRB Nominations. EEOC Nominations. DOL Nominations (Andrew Puzder and R. Alexander Acosta). Executive Order 13202: Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects- February 17, 2001. Executive Order 13208: Amendment to Executive Order 13202, Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects- April 6, 2001. Department of Education Nominations (Betsy DeVos). H.J.Res. 37/S.J.Res. 12: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation. H.R. 1552/S. 622: Fair and Open Competition Act. H.J.Res. 83/S.J.Res. 27: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness." DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Beryllium (RIN 1218-AB76). OSHA: Crane Operator Qualifications in Construction.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 71 (115th), S.J.Res. 12 (115th), S.J.Res. 35 (115th), H.R. 1552 (115th), H.R. 1671 (115th), S.J.Res. 27 (115th), H.J.Res. 87 (115th), S. 622 (115th), H.J.Res. 37 (115th), H.J.Res. 83 (115th)