INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS for INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
What was lobbied
7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Transportation TRA
H.R. 658, FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011, provisions related to capital investments in airport infrastructure, and amendment related to labor standards connected to federally-assisted construction. H.R. 7, the American Energy and Transportation Infrastructure Act, House Surface Transportation Reauthorization, provisions related to innovative financing, labor standards, energy provisions, workforce development, transit funding, revenue provisions, etc. S. 1134, legislation deeming the St. Croix River Bridge Crossing between Minnesota and Wisconsin as consistent with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. H.R. 1122, Freight FOCUS Act, provisions related to financing and grants for federally-assisted construction. H.R. 104, Realize Americas Maritime Promise (RAMP) Act, legislation ensuring all receipts deposited in and interest credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are expended for purposes consistent with the fund. S. 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development, legislation creating a national infrastructure bank to fund transportation, energy, and water infrastructure projects. H.R. 402, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2011, legislation to create a separate federal entity to review and assist financing for large infrastructure projects. H.R. 1846, Highway Trust Fund Reform Act, legislation repealing the Davis-Bacon Related Act for highway and transit programs. S. 1950, Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2011, provisions related to freight infrastructure grants. S. 1813, Senate Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) and House Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, legislation to reauthorize SAFETEA-LU, provisions related to funding levels, streamlining project delivery, revenue sources, labor standards, workforce development, and freight grants. H.R. 4281, legislation to extend the authority of highway and transit legislation (SAFETEA-LU) through the end of June 2012. H.R. 3200, Local Flexibility for Transit Assistance Act, legislation that provides large transit agencies with the financial flexibility to invest in operations and maintenance rather than capital costs.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIMOTHY P JAMES | — |
| JEFFREY R SOTH | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
H.R. 2354, FY 2012, Energy and Water Appropriations Act, provisions related to hazardous waste worker training program; issues related to labor standards for federally-assisted construction. H.R. 2584 and Senate counterpart, Interior and Environment FY 2012 Appropriations Act, provisions related to Clean and Safe Drinking Water Act State Revolving Funds and hazardous waste worker training program. H.R. 2055, FY 2012, Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, amendments related to labor standards for federally-assisted construction of water and wastewater facilities. S. 1599 and Draft House Text, FY 2012, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act, provisions related to labor riders and funding for Job Corps and workforce development programs. H.R. 2017, FY 2012, Homeland Security Appropriations Act, amendments related to labor standards for federally-assisted construction and procurement processes for construction acquisition. House Concurrent Resolution 34, establishing the Budget for the United States Government for 2012, provisions related to transportation funding. H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, provisions related to unemployment insurance and expediting the permitting of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline. H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, legislation to extend the payroll tax cut, unemployment insurance benefits, and provisions related to expediting the permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIMOTHY P JAMES | — |
| JEFFREY R SOTH | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
S. 652. Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development, legislation creating a national infrastructure bank to fund transportation, energy, and water infrastructure projects. H.R. 1802, The Sustainable Water Infrastructure Act, legislation to raise the volume cap on private activity bonds to finance drinking and wastewater infrastructure. HR 2681, the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act, legislation to revise the Environmental Protection Agencys regulations regarding cement industry air regulations. H.R. 3145, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act, the legislation would establish a dedicated fund, Clean Water Trust Fund, to make water and wastewater infrastructure investments and reauthorizes the Clean Water Act-State Revolving Funds.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIMOTHY P JAMES | — |
| JEFFREY R SOTH | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 11, Build America Bonds to Create Jobs Now Act of 2011, legislation to re-establish the bond program from the Recovery Act that provides an interest subsidy to public issuers of Build America Bonds. S. 1436, Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2011, Senate legislation to create tax credit bond program to finance $50-b in transportation investments. H.R. 3846, the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act of 2012, legislation to finance expenditures made for surface transportation investments.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIMOTHY P JAMES | — |
| JEFFREY R SOTH | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
H.R. 3407, Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act, legislation to expand drilling and exploration in a small portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, provisions regarding labor standards. H.R. 3548, North American Energy Access Act, legislation to expedite permitting of the Keystone XL Pipeline. H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale for the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security Act (PIONEERS Act), legislation to expand oil shale research, development and deployment on federal lands. It also included provisions to expedite the approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline, allowing drilling and exploration of a small portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, expand lease sales and oil and gas production on the Outer Continental Shelf. H.R. 3410, Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act, legislation to expand oil and gas production on the Outer Continental Shelf and dedicate revenues to the Highway Trust Fund. S. 699, the DOE CCS Amendments Act of 2011, legislation to expand the research and deployment of carbon capture and sequestration technology within the Department of Energy. S. 629, Hydropower Improvement Act of 2011, provisions related to grant funding and deployment projects for hydro-power. S. 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development, legislation creating a national infrastructure bank to fund transportation, energy, and water infrastructure projects. H.R. 2250, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011, legislative enactment to stay the issuance of the Boiler MACT rule of the Environmental Protection Agency. H.R. 1230, Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act, legislation to direct the Secretary to expedite offshore lease sales in the Virginia and the Gulf Coast. S. 916, Oil and Gas Facilitation Act, provisions related to loan guarantees for Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline. S. 917, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act, provision related to the extension of immigration laws to the Outer Continental Shelf. H.R. 1861, Infrastructure Jobs and Energy Independence Act of 2011, legislation to promote domestic energy production and invest in American infrastructure, provision related to extension of immigration laws to the Outer Continental Shelf, and provisions related to labor standards for federally-assisted construction.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIMOTHY P JAMES | — |
| JEFFREY R SOTH | — |
Education EDU
S. 1597 and H.R. 2948, Fix Americas Schools Today Act of 2011, legislation to deliver federal construction assistance to publics schools.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIMOTHY P JAMES | — |
| JEFFREY R SOTH | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
Issues related to the wage survey process and administration of the Davis-Bacon Act. Health Education Labor Pensions Committee Draft, Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization, provisions related to governance of workforce system, performance measures for training outcomes, Job Corps, apprenticeship, and energy efficiency worker training program. H.R. 2309, Postal Reform Act, legislation changing the United States Postal Service and eliminating labor protections for construction at USPS. H.R. 2587, Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act, legislation limiting the penalties against employers for violations of workers rights.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIMOTHY P JAMES | — |
| JEFFREY R SOTH | — |
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