NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SURETY BOND PRODUCERS for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SURETY BOND PRODUCERS
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Transportation TRA
Advocated for use of surety bonds as alternative security to letters of credit securing BEAD grant awards to grantees/subgrantees for broadband infrastructure work. Advocated for support and advancement of HR 1740 and S.2928 to secure WIFIA loans and grants for water infrastructure projects with performance and payment protections.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LARRY LECLAIR | — |
| MARK MCCALLUM | — |
Insurance INS
Generally advocated for inclusion of surety bond protections on federal procurement programs involving construction or infrastructure.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LARRY LECLAIR | — |
| MARK MCCALLUM | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Generally advocate for appropriations support and funding for federal infrastructure programs, including broadband.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LARRY LECLAIR | — |
| MARK MCCALLUM | — |
Small Business SMB
Generally advocate for support of and funding for the Surety Bond Guarantee Program of the Small Business Administration. Continue to inform congressional offices of free surety industry online, educational course and mentoring program to educate small construction business owners and principals about ways in which to qualify for surety bonding. Advocate for support of HR 2726, Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2023, which requires federal contracting agencies to make interim partial payments to their small construction prime contractors for unilateral changes in contracts.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LARRY LECLAIR | — |
| MARK MCCALLUM | — |
Agriculture AGR
Advocated for introduction of legislation concerning the broadband and eConnectivity loan and grant programs of the Rural Utility Service of the Department of Agriculture to have clear statutory performance and payment security requirements as conditions of loans and grants for the construction portions of rural broadband infrastructure projects.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LARRY LECLAIR | — |
| MARK MCCALLUM | — |
Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.