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Housing HOU

AD&C Lending, flood insurance, affordable housing reform, FHA reform, GSE reform, Section 8 Voucher Reform, H.R. 3192: Homebuyers Assistance Act.

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 3192 (114th)

Insurance INS

H.R. 26: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015, homeowner flood insurance affordability.

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 26 (114th)

Banking BAN

FHA Reform, Affordable Housing Reform, GSE Reform, Foreclosure Mitigation, Dodd-Frank Reform. H.R. 685: Mortgage Choice Act of 2015.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 685 (114th)

Constitution CON

Private Property Rights.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Water Rulemaking, Clean Water Act, Green House Gas Emissions, Water Resources Reform and Development Act. H.R. 1732: Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015, S. 1140: Federal Water Quality Protection Act.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 1140 (114th), H.R. 1732 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Hardwood plywood from the People's Republic of China, Inv. NOS. 701-TA-490 (Final), softwood lumber issues, patent reform. H.R. 9: Innovation Act.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

25C, 45L, Low Income Housing Tax Credit, carried interest, tax reform, mortgage interest deduction, 179D, Legislation to improve and to make the Low Income Housing Tax Credit permanent.

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Executive Order 13690 on the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Natural Resources NAT

Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, Oceans Policy, Building Supplies. H.R. 2898: Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Bills named: H.R. 2898 (114th)

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. H.R. 185: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015, H.R. 527: Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015, H.R. 427, S. 226: Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015.

Contacted: SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Bills named: H.R. 427 (114th), H.R. 527 (114th), H.R. 185 (114th), S. 226 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Interior and Environment Appropriations 2016, Energy and Water Development Appropriations 2016, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug and Related Agencies Appropriations, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations, Department of Labor and Related Agencies Appropriations. S. Con. Res 11: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 thru 2025, H. Con. Res. 27: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 27 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Resiliency, Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Regulation, Waters of the United States Regulation. H.R. 2328: Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2015, S. 1987: Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2015.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Bills named: H.R. 2328 (114th), S. 1987 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Legislation related to building materials, including drywall, copper and lumber, metal theft prevention, legislation regarding multi-use forest management practices. H.R. 985: Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015, H.R. 2647: Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 985 (114th), H.R. 2647 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy efficiency legislation, energy efficiency incentives, energy efficiency financing, energy codes, green rating systems, appliance efficiency standards, building science research, National Defense Authorization Act, social cost of carbon, 111d clean power plant rule, green building programs, Tenant Star. H.R. 1273: Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, S. 720: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, S. 535: Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015, H.R. 8: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015, S. 2012: Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015.

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 720 (114th), H.R. 8 (114th), H.R. 1273 (114th), S. 2012 (114th), S. 535 (114th)

Immigration IMM

Comprehensive Immigration Reform, E-Verify, H-2B Regulations, Legislative proposals related to guest worker programs. H.R. 616: American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015, H.R. 1147: Legal Workforce Act, Proposals related to the Executive Order on Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and the Immigration Visa System, "Presidential Memorandum - Modernizing and Streamlining the U.S. Immigration Visa System for the 21st Century." S. 1501: American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2015, S. 1023: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide a refundable credit for costs associated with Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1023 (114th), S. 1501 (114th), H.R. 616 (114th), H.R. 1147 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

OSHA Fall Protection, Davis-Bacon, Employee Misclassification, NLRB and DOL proposed rules on union elections, micro-unions and persuader activity, proposals related to DOL overtime rules, proposals related to NLRB joint employer liability, proposals related to association health plans, policies related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, including the employer mandate, Shared Responsibility Rules and the implementation of the small business exchanges, OSHA Crystalline Silica Rulemaking. HR. 1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, Amendment 665 to S. Con Res. 11: To establish a spending-neutral reserve fund relating to prohibiting awarding of construction contracts based on awardees entering or not entering into agreements with labor organizations, H.R. 30: Save American Workers Act of 2015, H.R. 2911: Small Business Healthcare Relief Act, H.R. 1768: Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, H.R. 1767: Employee Privacy Protection Act, H.R. 1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, H.R. 2868: Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2015, S. 1697: Small Business Healthcare Relief Act, S. 1099: PACE Act, H.R. 3459: Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act, S. 2015: Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1767 (114th), H.R. 2911 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), S. 2015 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th), H.R. 2868 (114th), S. 1697 (114th), H.R. 1768 (114th), H.R. 3459 (114th), H.R. 1624 (114th), S. 1099 (114th)

Torts TOR

Business legal reform.

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)