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Transportation TRA

Promoting Service in Transportation Act (H.R. 5118) Other transportation issues related to Motor Carrier Safety, Hazardous Materials Issues, Government Traffic Issues, Highway Re-authorization, Hours of Service, Electronic Onboard Recorders, Public Private Partnerships, Tolling, Devolution, Speed Governors, Real ID Act, Highway Funding Issues, Transportation Worker ID, Fuel Supply and Cost, Compliance, Safety and Accountability, Productivity, Drug and Alcohol Clearing house, Collision Mitigation

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); White House Office; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 5118 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Provision of tax extenders package in H.R.1865 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 to extend the Alternative Fuel Tax Credit. Tax issues relating to Motor Carrier Tax, Highway Reauthorization, Pension Reform, Highway Funding, Fuel Tax, Independent Contractors, Tolling, Devolution, Heavy Vehicle Use Tax, Bonus Depreciation, Federal Highway Trust Fund, the 12% Federal Excise Tax, Alternative Fuel Tax Credit and the Biodiesel Tax Credit

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1865 (116th)

Small Business SMB

Small business issues related to Truck Driver Training, Hazardous Materials, Border Security and Safety, Transportation Security, Homeland Security Issues, Trucking/Motor Carrier Issues, Taxes, Fuel, Independent Contractors, Hours of Service, ELDs - Electronic Logging Devices and Speed Governors

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Other trade Issues related to cross border issues

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

Roads/Highway ROD

Re-authorization of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act, or the FAST Act; Other road/highway issues relating to highway funding, highway infrastructure motor carrier taxes, public private partnerships, hours of service, truck productivity, tolling and devolution

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Trucking/Shipping TRU

S. 2162, Securing America's Borders Act of 2019 Truck-Only Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax Efforts to allocate half of the 5.9 Ghz band of the 75 Mhz spectrum, currently reserved for vehicle safety communications, to other purposes. Other Trucking issues include Hazardous Materials, Government Traffic, Hours of Service, Electronic Onboard Recorders, Public Private Partnerships, Tolling, Background Check, Speed Governors, Highway Funding, Transportation Worker ID, Fuel Supply and Cost Issues, Economic Issues and Federal Pre-emption.

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 2162 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Amended H.R.1865, Consolidated Appropriations Act Provisions regarding theauthority to pre-empt state meal and rest rules that conflict with federal hours-of-service, public CSA scores, and prevention DOT from making adjustments to Federal hours-of-service requirements in H.R.1865, Consolidated Appropriations Act Amendment to cancel the upcoming $7.6 billion rescission of Transportation fund Provisions within the Fiscal Year 2020 Homeland Security Appropriations Act to fund additional CBP officers over existing staffing levels. Other Appropriations Issues related to Transportation, ELDs, FMCSA's Sleeper Birth Pilot Program, T-HUD Appropriations, Transportation Security, Homeland Security Appropriations, Environmental, Hours of Service, Motor Carrier Safety, Productivity, Tolling, Highway Trust Fund, Federal Interstate Commerce Preemption.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 1865 (116th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Environmental issues related to Hazardous Materials, Air Quality, Vehicle Emissions, Diesel Issues (retrofits), Motor Carriers, Biodiesel/Renewable Diesel, EPA SmartWay Voluntary Program, GHG/FE Phase 2

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S. 2979, the Preventing Opioid and Drug Impairment in Transportation Act H.R. 3884, the MORE Act Promoting Women in Trucking Workforce Act (H.R.5145 and S.2858) Other workforce and labor issues included Hours of Service reform, Independent Contractors, Truck Driver Shortages, Veteran Employment Training Act, the NLRB, and the Fair Labor Standards Act

Contacted: White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2979 (116th), H.R. 3884 (116th), S. 2858 (116th), H.R. 5145 (116th)