ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA for ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA

Health Issues HCR

HR 2 - Health Care Repeal Act; Employer Mandate Repeal

Contacted: White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2 (112th)

Foreign Relations FOR

National Infrastructure Bank; Overseas Buildings Operations; Expanding MilCon overseas U.S. contractor preferences

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Environment/Superfund ENV

Clean Water and Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Program reauthorization; Water Infrastructure funding: grants and loans; Water Infrastructure Bank; Legislative proposal to create a water trust fund; HR 1802/S 939 - Removing cap on Private Activity Bond for water and sewage facilities; Grants relating to retrofit of diesel-powered construction equipment, including FY 2012 appropriations for the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act; federal regulations to require federal permits for stormwater runoff from active construction sites and already developed properties; provisions relating to transportation planning and environmental review; S 972, Clean Construction Act of 2011; HR 1861, Infrastructure Jobs & Energy Independence Act; Guidance relating to federal jurisdiction over waters of the United States for the purpose of Clean Water Act permits; HR 2681, the Cement Section Regulatory Relief Act of 2011; HR 2401 - the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011; HR 2273, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act; S. Amendment 939 to HR 2354, the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2012, regarding guidance relating to federal jurisdiction over waters of the United States; HR 3145, the Water quality Protection & Job Creation Act of 2011; Establishment of a clean water trust fund

Contacted: Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 1802 (112th), H.R. 2401 (112th), H.R. 3145 (112th), H.R. 2354 (112th), H.R. 2681 (112th), H.R. 1861 (112th), H.R. 2273 (112th)

Government Issues GOV

TRAC Act; Bid Shopping; Acquisition Reform ; Reverse Auctions; Buy American; Contractors and Federal Spending Accountabality Act; Government Contractor Accountability Act; HR 735 & S 119 Government Neutrality in Contracting Act; reconciliation instructions on health care; oppose expansion of False Claims Corrections Act; Plans for mandating verification systems/policies for employers; Disclose Act; Project Labor Agreements

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 735 (112th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S 275 - The Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011; HR 2845 - The Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty and Job Creation Act of 2011; HR 190 - Protecting America's Workers Act, definition of asbestos and asbestos containing minerals; HR 972, S 217 - Secret Ballot Protection Act; HR 735 & S 119 - Government Neutrality in Contracting Act.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); General Services Administration (GSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 735 (112th), H.R. 2845 (112th), H.R. 190 (112th), H.R. 972 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration Issues - comprehensive immigration reform, H2B visa reform efforts; Employment verification legislation; S 1196 & HR 2164

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 2164 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

HR 972 & S 217 - Secret Ballot Protection Act; HR 190 - Protecting America's Workers Act; HR 735 & S 119 - Government Neutrality in Contracting Act; Efforts to mandate employment verification system for employers; Definition of independent contractor, including S 770, the Payroll Fraud Prevention Act; multiemployer pension reform; E-verify legislation - S 1196, HR 2164; HR 3094 - Workforce Democracy & Fairness Act

Contacted: Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 190 (112th), H.R. 972 (112th), H.R. 735 (112th), H.R. 3094 (112th), H.R. 2164 (112th)

Torts TOR

Contractor Liability Act - Review construction methods for highway projects, HR 1145; Good Samaritan for Construction Volunteers - Protection for contractors volunteering in emergencies

Contacted: White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 1145 (112th)

Transportation TRA

Monitor implementation of SAFETEA-LU; Highway Trust Fund solvency; reathorization of federal surface transportation programs; Build America Bonds; National Infrastructure Bank; HR 658 & S 223, a bill to reauthorize the Federal Avaition Administration, provisions relating to airport capital and facility investment; Surface Transportation funding; Transportation & Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2011; H R 1861, Infrastructure Jobs & Energy Independence Act; S 972, Clean Construction Act of 2011; FY 2012 Department of Transportation Appropriations; HR 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-term Development; Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act; H R 3410 - Energy Security & Transportation Jobs Act

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1861 (112th), H.R. 652 (112th), H.R. 658 (112th), H.R. 3410 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Highway Trust Fund Solvency; Build America Bonds; HR 1802/S 939 - Exempt construction from Private Activity Bond cap; HR 674, S 89, S 164, S 1720, S 1762, a bill to repeal the three percent withholding requirement on certain government contracts; Individual and corporate tax reform; Financial Accounting Standards Board issues; Permanent reduction or elimination of the estate and gift taxes; Extension of bonus depreciation and Section 179 expensing; Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2012; S 652, Building & Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-term Development; Repeal of health insurance tax; HR 2962, the Roofing Efficiency Jobs Act; S 1575, the Energy-Efficient Cool Roof Jobs Act

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 674 (112th), H.R. 1802 (112th), H.R. 2962 (112th)

Small Business SMB

Small Business Authorization; Hub Zone Program; Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act; Small Business Contracting Program Improvement Act; Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act; 8(a) program

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Roads/Highway ROD

Monitor implementation of SAFETEA-LU; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Reathorization of federal surface transportation programs; Build America Bonds; National Infrastructure Bank; Surface Transportation funding; Legislative proposals to provide additional funding for federal highway & transit programs; Transportation & Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act; HR 1861, Infrastructure Jobs & Energy Independence Act; S 972 Clean Construction Act of 2011; FY 2012 Department of Transportation Appropriations; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) - Senate Environment & Public Works Committee portion on transportation reauthorization; HR 3410 Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 3410 (112th), H.R. 1861 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2011 and supplemental appropriations for federal construction programs to provide for economic activity for Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works; DoD Military Construction/VA; Interior Appropriations - EPA SRF Funding; Labor Appropriations - Agency Budget Requests; HR 4 - Continuing Resolution for FY 2011; GSA Federal Building Fund (FBF) FY 2012 - Corps & MilCon/VA & GSA FBF; FY 2012 - Transportation & HUD Appropriations; H.R. 1473, Department of Defense & Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011; Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 4 (112th), H.R. 1473 (112th)