BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT., AFL-CIO for BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT AFL-CIO
What was lobbied
7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Indian/Native American Affairs IND
HR 986 - Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act - To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act. Entire bill.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SONIA RAMIREZ | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
HR 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - An act or provide for reconciliation pursuant to Titles II and V of the current resolution of the budget for fiscal year 2018. Entire bill.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SONIA RAMIREZ | — |
Retirement RET
Multi-Employer Pension Plan Reform - Lobbied to promote general pension reform that will help trustees strengthen pension plans with the cooperation of both labor and management. No bill.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SONIA RAMIREZ | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Infrastructure - General education on key components of an infrastructure bill to comply with our policy and would be essential to garnering our support. No bill. S. 1674 - School Building Improvement Act of 2017 - A bill to provide grants for the repair, renovation, and construction of public elementary schools and secondary schools, to establish a school infrastructure bond program. Entire bill. HR 2475 - To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities. Entire bill. HR 3219 - Make America Secure Appropriations Act of 2018 - Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018. Entire bill. S. 951 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 - A bill to reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents, and for other purposes. Entire bill. S. 2279 - Bridge Investment Act - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a competitive grant program to repair, improve, rehabilitate, or replace bridges to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and freight over bridge crossings. Entire bill.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BRIAN KERKHOVEN | — |
| ROSS MARADIAN | — |
| SONIA RAMIREZ | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
HR 3043 - Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017 - H.R. 3043 modernizes the regulatory permitting process and encourages the expansion of hydropower generation by improving administrative efficiency, accountability, and transparency; promotes new hydropower infrastructure; requires balanced and timely decision making; and reduces duplicative oversight. Entire bill. Carbon Capture - General discussion about a possible tax credit (45q) that would impact carbon capture. No bill. FERC - General discussion regarding the Federal Energy Regulatory Committee. No bill. Clean Power Plan - General discussion about a clean power plan with the EPA. No bill. ANWR - General discussion about the effects of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. No bill. Pipeline Permitting - General discussion about the permitting process with energy pipelines. No bill. HR 3017 - Brownfields Enhancement, Economic Redevelopment, and Reauthorization Act of 2017 - To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to reauthorize and improve the brownfields program. Entire bill.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BRIAN KERKHOVEN | — |
| ROSS MARADIAN | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage Rate - General education unrelated to a specific bill concerning the social benefits of Davis-Bacon, sub chapter IV of Chapter 31 or Title 40, United States Code, to provide prevailing wages to federally funded project. No bill. Project Labor Agreements - General education to ensure proper guidance and implementation of Executive Order 13502, encouraging the use of project labor agreements in connection with large-scale construction projects in order to promote economy and efficiency in federal procurement. No bill. HR 743 /S. 244 - Davis-Bacon Repeal Act - To repeal the wage rate requirements commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act. Entire bill. S. 195 - Transportation Investment Recalibration to Equality Act (Tire Act). This bill repeals provisions that require that the locally prevailing wage rate be paid to laborers and mechanics working on federal-aid highway construction projects. Entire bill. HR 1042 - Responsibility in Federal Contracting Act - This bill requires that the locally prevailing wage paid to various classes of laborers and mechanics working under federally-financed or federally-assisted contracts for construction, alteration, and repair of public buildings or public works (Davis-Bacon Act) be determined by the Department of Labor (as under current law), but acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), using surveys carried out by BLS that use proper random statistical sampling techniques. Entire bill. S. 622 / HR 1552 - Fair and Open Competition Act - A bill to preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects. Entire bill. S. 1352 - Apprenticeship and Jobs Training Act of 2017 - This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business-related tax credit for up to $5,000 for the training of a qualified individual in a qualified apprenticeship program or multi-employer apprenticeship program. Entire bill. HR 2933 - Leveraging Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills Act (LEARNS Act) - To promote effective registered apprenticeships, for skills, credentials, and employment, and for other purposes. Entire bill. HR 3395 - 529 Opening Paths To Invest in Our Nation's Students Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax free distributions from section 529 college savings plans for certain expenses associated with registered apprenticeship programs. Entire bill. Apprenticeship - General education and discussion of apprenticeship programs and how they are used in the construction industry. No bill. HR 3341 - Save Local Business Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to clarify that two or more employers may be considered joint employers only if they have actual, direct, and immediate control over employees essential terms and conditions of employment. Entire bill Worker Misclassification - General discussions on worker misclassification throughout the DOE complex. No bill.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BRIAN KERKHOVEN | — |
| ROSS MARADIAN | — |
| SONIA RAMIREZ | — |
Natural Resources NAT
HR 3905 - Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act - To require congressional approval of any mineral withdrawal or monument designation involving the National Forest System lands in the State of Minnesota, to provide for the renewal of certain mineral leases in such lands. Entire bill.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SONIA RAMIREZ | — |
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