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Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2011 and supplemental appropriations for federal construction programs to provide for economic acitivity 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.

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

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund Program reauthorization; Water Infrastructure funding: grants and loans; Legislative proposal to create a water trust fund; Removing cap on Private Activity Bond for water and sewage facilities; Grants and tax provisions 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 already developed properties; Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act, relating to federal approval of federal water quality permits; HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act; Tax incentives to encourage energy-efficient retrofits to existing commercial buildings; provisions relating to transportation planning and environmental review; S 972, Clean Constructioin Act of 2011; HR 1861, Infrastructure Jobs & Energy Independence Act;

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

Bills named: H.R. 1861 (112th), H.R. 910 (112th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

PHMSA Pipes Act Reauthorization, S 275 - The Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement 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: SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 190 (112th), H.R. 972 (112th), H.R. 735 (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: General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

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

Immigration IMM

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

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

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 972 (112th), H.R. 190 (112th), H.R. 735 (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: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 1145 (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: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA)

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; HR 1 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 provisions related to Surface Transportation; 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

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (112th), H.R. 1861 (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; HR 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 - provisions related to surface transportation; Transportation & Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2011; H R 1861, Infrastructure Jobs & Energy Independence Act; S 972, Clean Construction Acto of 2011; FY 2012 Department of Transportation Appropriations; HR 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-term Development

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

Bills named: H.R. 658 (112th), H.R. 652 (112th), H.R. 1 (112th), H.R. 1861 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Highway Trust Fund Solvency; Tax provisions relating to retrofit of diesel-powered construction equipment; Build America Bonds; Exempt construction from Private Activity Bond cap; HR 674, S 89, S 164, a bill to repeal the three percent withholding requirement on certain government contracts; HR 4, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayment Act; Individual and corporate tax reform; Financial Accounting Standards Board issues; Permanent reduction or elimination of the estate and gift taxes; Extension of bonus depreciation lookback and percentage-of-completion method of accounting reforms for construction long-term contracts; Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2012; S 652, Building & Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-term Development

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

Bills named: H.R. 4 (112th), H.R. 674 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

HR 2 - Health Care Repeal Act; Employer Mandate Repeal

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

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

Foreign Relations FOR

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

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