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Banking BAN

AD&C Lending, FHA Reform, Affordable Housing Reform, GSE Reform, S. 1071 The National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2026

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: S. 1071 (119th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations ; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations; Financial Services and General Government Appropriations; H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2026

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5371 (119th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Water Act, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Codifying Florida's 404 wetland permitting program, H.R. 3898 The PERMIT Act

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3898 (119th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy efficiency policy and incentives; financing for energy improvements; building energy codes and green rating systems; appliance efficiency standards; building science research; federal green building programs; ENERGY STAR; and supply chain issues, H.R. 3699/S. 1945 (Energy Choice Act); H.R. 4758/S.333 (Homeowner Energy Freedom Act); H.R. 501/S.388 (Promoting Resilient Buildings Act);The HOUSE Act; STOVE Act; Save Our Gas Stoves Act; Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act; Gas Stove Amendment; DOE Transformer Rule; HUD and USDA energy efficiency standards (including efforts to withdraw the final determination for federally financed housing).

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); General Services Administration (GSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 501 (119th), S. 333 (119th), H.R. 3699 (119th), S. 1945 (119th), S. 388 (119th), H.R. 4758 (119th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Endangered Species, FEMA/ESA Suspension of Flood Map Revisions, the ESA Amendments Act, HR 3800 the Lowering Homeownership Costs Act; issues related to compensatory mitigation

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3800 (119th)

Housing HOU

Flood insurance, affordable housing reform, FHA reform, GSE reform, Section 8 Voucher Reform, Davis Bacon multiple wage determination, rental assistance, eviction moratorium, zoning and land use policy, Fair Housing Act reform, Public and Federally Assisted Housing Fire Safety Act, Middle Class Borrower Protection Act, Choice in Affordable Housing Act, Housing Supply and Innovation Frameworks Act, the ROAD to Housing Act, H.R. 5878 the HOME Reform Act, H.R. 6644 Housing for a 21st Century Act, S. 1071 The National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2026, H.R. 6644, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: S. 1071 (119th), H.R. 6644 (119th), H.R. 5878 (119th)

Immigration IMM

Comprehensive Immigration Reform; H-2B legislation and regulations; guest worker programs; E-Verify; public charge rule; EB-5 program; Legal Workforce Act; the Dignity Act; the Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

OSHA fall protection, OSHA crystalline silica rule; employee misclassification; DOL and NLRB joint employer rules/withdrawals; DOL independent contractor rule/withdrawal; expansion of Pell Grant eligibility to short-term certificate programs; WIOA reauthorization; Overtime exemptions under the FLSA, State plans for OSHA, Inflation Reduction Act; Employee Rights Act, Youth Workforce Readiness Act, Workforce training/ DOL Job Corps, a Stronger Workforce for America Act, H.R.1055/S.189 CONSTRUCTS Act, OSHA heat standard

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 189 (119th), H.R. 1055 (119th)

Natural Resources NAT

Endangered Species Act, Building Supplies, multi-use forest management practice, H.R.471 Fix Our Forests Act

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 471 (119th)

Small Business SMB

Parity for construction in SBA loan programs, small business lending and tax issues, small business immigration issues, small business health care issues, regulatory reform, S.4241 Boosting Housing Supply through Small Business Act of 2026.

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 4241 (119th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Housing tax incentives, the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, estate tax, like-kind exchanges, marginal tax rates, capital gains taxes, tax exempt controlled entities, The Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act, Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (H.R. 2854/S 1686), Tax Incentives for First-Time Home Buyers

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2854 (119th)

Torts TOR

Business legal reform, H.R. 3548 (Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2025)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3548 (119th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Building materials, copper, lumber, gas stoves

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Insurance INS

National Flood Insurance Program, Homeowner flood insurance affordability, issues relating to H.R. 3800, the Keeping Homeownership Costs Down Act, Insurance Affordability

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3800 (119th)

Constitution CON

Private property rights

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Canadian softwood lumber. Steel/aluminum tariffs. International tariffs, S. 3943 Housing Tariff Exclusion Act.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 3943 (119th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

FAA-Reauthorization, Building Codes Flexibility, H.R.501/S.333 (the Promoting Resilient Buildings Act), H.R. 4669 (FEMA Act of 2025), H.R.1105 (The Disaster Resiliency and Coverage Act), S. 1071 (The National Defense Authorization Act for FY 26)

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 333 (119th), H.R. 4669 (119th), H.R. 1105 (119th), S. 1071 (119th), H.R. 501 (119th)

Transportation TRA

Build America Buy America, H.R.3898-The PERMIT Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 3898 (119th)

Government Issues GOV

REINS Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE