4th Quarter - Report

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$670,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

17 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Constitution CON

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JP DELMORE —
ALEXANDER STRONG —
JAMES W TOBIN —

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

Bills named: H.R. 1944 (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.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
LAKE COULSON —
COURTNEY FLEZZANI —
JESSICA HALL —
JAMES W TOBIN —

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

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (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.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAKE COULSON —
COURTNEY FLEZZANI —
JESSICA HALL —
JAMES W TOBIN —

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

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

Transportation TRA

Housing and Transportation Affordability Index.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
COURTNEY FLEZZANI —
KEDRIN SIMMS BRACHMAN —
JAMES W TOBIN —

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

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 materials supply chain in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
ALEXANDER STRONG —
JAMES W TOBIN —

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

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

Bills named: S. 1002 (113th), S. 727 (113th), H.R. 1255 (113th), H.R. 1553 (113th), H.R. 2767 (113th), H.R. 941 (113th), S. 1217 (113th), H.R. 1028 (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 reofrm, 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, H.R. 367, S. 15: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
LAKE COULSON —
JP DELMORE —
STEPHEN THOMAS GALLAGHER —
JESSICA HALL —
SCOTT C MEYER —
ALEXANDER STRONG —
JAMES W TOBIN —

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

Bills named: S. 1029 (113th), H.R. 2122 (113th), S. 744 (113th), H.R. 367 (113th), H.R. 2542 (113th), S. 15 (113th)

Housing HOU

AD&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, S. 1610: Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013, S. 1846: Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013, H.R. 3370: Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013, H.R. 3013: Home Protection Act of 2013, H.R. 2199: Flood Insurance Implementation Reform Act of 2013.

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

Bills named: H.R. 3013 (113th), H.R. 2767 (113th), S. 766 (113th), S. 1610 (113th), H.R. 858 (113th), H.R. 1255 (113th), H.R. 1145 (113th), S. 954 (113th), H.R. 1947 (113th), H.R. 3370 (113th), S. 1002 (113th), S. 1217 (113th), H.R. 2642 (113th), H.R. 2199 (113th), S. 1846 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2013 Continuing Resolution, H.Con.Res 25: Establishing the Budget for the U.S. Gov. 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, FY 2014 Appropriations Acts, H.J. Res. 59: Continuing Appropriations Resolution 2014, H.R. 2775: Continuing Appropriations Act 2014.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CLAUDIA KEDDA —
SCOTT C MEYER —
KEDRIN SIMMS BRACHMAN —
JAMES W TOBIN —

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

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy efficiency legislation (S. 761, S. 1392: 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, SAVE Act, energy codes, green rating systems, Department of Energy workforce guidelines, regional appliance efficiency standards, energy efficiency financing, social cost of carbon.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAKE COULSON —
JP DELMORE —
COURTNEY FLEZZANI —
BILJANA KAUMAYA —
SCOTT C MEYER —
KEDRIN SIMMS BRACHMAN —
JAMES W TOBIN —

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

Bills named: S. 761 (113th), H.R. 1616 (113th), S. 1392 (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: White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 601 (113th), H.R. 2609 (113th), H.R. 3080 (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 of2013, H.R. 2146: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013, S. 1610: Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013, S. 1846: Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013, H.R. 3370: Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013, H.R. 2199: Flood Insurance Implementation Reform Act of 2013.

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

Bills named: S. 996 (113th), H.R. 3013 (113th), H.R. 3370 (113th), H.R. 2199 (113th), H.R. 508 (113th), H.R. 3218 (113th), H.R. 3156 (113th), H.R. 2146 (113th), S. 1610 (113th), S. 1098 (113th), S. 1075 (113th), S. 1846 (113th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Legislation realted to building materials, including drywall, copper and lumber. S. 395: Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013, H.R. 1526: the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
LAKE COULSON —
ALEXANDER STRONG —
JAMES W TOBIN —

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

Bills named: H.R. 1526 (113th), S. 395 (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, policies related to theimplementation of the Affordable Care Act, including the employer mandate, Shared Responsibility Rules and the implementation of the small business exchanges (no specific bill number), OSHA Crystalline Silica Rulemaking, H.R. 1648: Protecting America's Workers Act, S. 805: Robert C. Byrd Mine and Workplace Safety and Health Act of 2013, Nomination of David Weil.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
LAKE COULSON —
JP DELMORE —
STEPHEN THOMAS GALLAGHER —
ROBERT MATUGA New —
ALEXANDER STRONG —
JAMES W TOBIN —

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

Bills named: H.R. 2668 (113th), H.R. 2667 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th), H.R. 436 (113th), S. 805 (113th), S. 665 (113th), H.R. 1648 (113th)

Torts TOR

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDER STRONG —
JAMES W TOBIN —

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

Bills named: S. 878 (113th), H.R. 1844 (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: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

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

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