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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Foreign Relations FOR

Overseas Buildings Operations; Embassy construction

Contacted: Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Roads/Highway ROD

Monitor implementation Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Surface Transportation funding; Legislative proposals to provide additional funding for federal highway & transit programs; FY 2019 THUD appropriations; Private Activity Bonds (PABs); Legislative proposal to improve the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation (TIFIA) program; The HOURS Act (H.R. 6178)

Contacted: Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 6178 (115th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Water Infrastructure funding; Grants and Loans; Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act of 2017, H.R. 1647; Provisions relating to transportation planning and environmental review; Rule relating to federal jurisdiction over "Waters of the United States" for the purpose of Clean Water Act permits; Monitor implementation of the Water Resources Development and Reform Act; Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) funding and reauthorization; Western Drought legislation and Rapid Act; SRF Win Act, H.R. 4902, S. 2364; Americas Infrastructure Act of 2018, S. 2800; Water Resources Development Act of 2018, H.R. 8; America's Water Infrastructure Act (S. 3021)

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 8 (115th), H.R. 4902 (115th), S. 2364 (115th), H.R. 1647 (115th), S. 2800 (115th), S. 3021 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2019 appropriations for federal construction programs to provide for economic activity for Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works; DOD Military Construction/VA; Labor Appropriations - Agency Budget Requests; GSA Federal Building Fund (FBF) FY 2019; FY 2019 Energy & Water Appropriations; Transportation & HUD Appropriations; FY 2019 Interior and Environment Appropriations - SRF Funding; DERA Funding; FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services; National Defense Authorization Act 2019

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Common Sense Certification Reform Act, H.R. 5988; Fair and Open Competition Act, H.R. 1552/S. 622; Susan Harwood Training Grants; Voluntary Protection Program (H.R. 1444/ S. 1878); OSHA Crane Operator Certification Rulemaking; the Opioid Crisis Response Act, 2018 (H.R. 6)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (115th), H.R. 1444 (115th), H.R. 5988 (115th), S. 1878 (115th), H.R. 1552 (115th), S. 622 (115th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration issues-comprehensive immigration reform, H2B visa reform efforts; Employment verification legislation; Legal Workforce Act, H.R. 3711; State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act, S. 1040; Save Our Small and Seasonal Business Act, S. 792; Strengthen Employment and Seasonal Opportunities Now, H.R. 2004; Temporary Protective Status; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program; Securing America's Future Act, H.R. 4760; Border Security and Immigration Reform Act, HR. 6136

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office

Bills named: S. 792 (115th), H.R. 6136 (115th), H.R. 2004 (115th), H.R. 3711 (115th), H.R. 4760 (115th), S. 1040 (115th)

Government Issues GOV

TRAC Act; Bid Shopping; Bid Listing; Buy American Reform; Protecting the attendance of federal employees at non-federal conferences; Plans for mandating verification systems/policies for employers; H.R. 679 Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017; HR 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; HR 3169, Improve the hiring, training, and efficiency of acquisition personnel and organizations of the Dept. of the V.A,; Reform of Prior Authorization for PAC Solicitation; H.R. 3808 Infrastructure Expansion Act; H.R. 4754 Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act; HR 2350, Small Business Know-Before-You-Bid Construction Transparency Act; Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act, S. 2113; The Real Estate Assets and Leasing Reform Act of 2018 (H.R. 6194); The FIRST STEP Act (H.R. 5682)

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 6194 (115th), S. 2113 (115th), H.R. 4754 (115th), H.R. 3169 (115th), H.R. 2350 (115th), H.R. 3808 (115th), S. 951 (115th), H.R. 679 (115th), H.R. 5682 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Efforts to mandate employment verification system for employers; Definition of independent contractor; Multi-employer Pension Reform; HR 1180/S. 801, Working Families Flexibility Act; Implementation of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Perkins Re-authorization; EEOC Transparency and Accountability; HR 1552/S. 622, Fair and Open Competition Act; Paid Leave, Joint Employer, Ambush Elections; HR 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; HR 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act; Save Local Business Act, H.R. 3441; Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, H.R. 2353; Jobs Act, S. 206; BUILDS Act, S. 1599; Apprenticeship Executive Order; Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC); GROW Act, HR 4997; Infrastructure Expansion Act, HR 3808; Accountability for Represented Workers Act, H.R. 5665; Worker centers; Apprenticeships in construction; Workplace Democracy Act, H.R. 5728, S. 2810; Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act, H.R. 6080, S. 3064; Qualified Business Income Deduction Proposed Regulation, Treasury/IRS

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 5665 (115th), S. 1599 (115th), S. 2810 (115th), S. 622 (115th), H.R. 3441 (115th), H.R. 5728 (115th), H.R. 2776 (115th), H.R. 3808 (115th), H.R. 4997 (115th), S. 3064 (115th), S. 206 (115th), H.R. 2775 (115th), S. 801 (115th), H.R. 1552 (115th), H.R. 2353 (115th), H.R. 1180 (115th), H.R. 6080 (115th)

Transportation TRA

Monitor implementation of the FAST Act; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Surface Transportation funding; FY 2019 Department of Transportation Appropriations; Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program; Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; Inland Waterways Trust Fund; Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2018; Private Activity Bond CAP Increase for Qualified Highway and Freight Facilities; Increase passenger facility charge; America's Water Infrastructure Act (S. 3021); Legislative proposals to improve the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation (TIFIA) program; The Hours Act (H.R. 6178)

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office

Bills named: S. 3021 (115th), H.R. 6178 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Highway Trust Fund Solvency; Financial Accounting Standards Board issues; Repeal of health insurance tax; Like-kind Exchanges (Sec. 1031); HR 960, creation of a category of Public Building for Private Activity Bond eligibility and exemption of that category from volume cap; H.R. 960/S.326- Public Buildings Renewal Act 2017; American Job Builders Tax Reform Act -POC method accounting; HR 1647, Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act; Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives Act (179D);Sustainable Water Infrastructure Act; Private Activity Bond CAP Increase for Qualified Highway and Freight Facilities; Lookback Accounting; Estate Tax; Pass-through business taxation; Implementation of 199A; Cash accounting; State and Local Tax Deduction (SALT); Net operating losses (NOLs); Historic Tax Credit; Municipal bonds depreciation; Advance Refunding of Municipal Bonds; Limitation on net interest expense, 163(j); Main Street Tax Certainty Act, H.R. 6277; Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act, H.R. 6760; Treasury/IRS Regulation on Qualified Business Income Deduction; Opportunity Zones; Death Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 5422)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 960 (115th), H.R. 6760 (115th), H.R. 5422 (115th), H.R. 6277 (115th), S. 326 (115th), H.R. 1647 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

Employer Mandate Repeal;Commonsense Reporting Act of 2017, H.R. 3919, S. 1908; HR 173/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act; HR 1101, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act; HR 246, Health Insurance; HR 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017, Tax Exclusion; Better Care Reconciliation Act; S. 1859; Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act; HR 5138 Association Health Plans; STARS Act, H.R. 3956, S. 2670

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA)

Bills named: H.R. 1101 (115th), H.R. 246 (115th), H.R. 173 (115th), H.R. 5138 (115th), H.R. 3919 (115th), S. 1859 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), S. 58 (115th), S. 1908 (115th), S. 2670 (115th), H.R. 3956 (115th)

Small Business SMB

Reverse Auctions; Bid Listing; Bid Shopping; Design-Build Construction; HR 679, Construction Consensus Improvement Act of 2017; HR 2594, Small Business Payment for Performance Act; HR 2350, Small Business Know-Before-You-Bid Construction Transparency Act

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA)

Bills named: H.R. 2350 (115th), H.R. 679 (115th), H.R. 2594 (115th)