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Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2024 Labor Appropriations, Transportation & HUD Appropriations; Military Construction Appropriations; FY 2024 Budget

Contacted: Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office

Immigration IMM

Immigration issues-comprehensive immigration reform; H2B visas; Guestworker Visas; Employment verification; Temporary Protective Status; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Definition of independent contractor; H.R. 1209/ S.537 Fair and Open Competition Act (FOCA); Paid Leave; Family Medical Leave; Joint Employer; H.R.793/S.161 - JOBS Act of 2023; S.567/H.R. 20 Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1209 (118th), H.R. 20 (118th), S. 567 (118th), H.R. 793 (118th), S. 161 (118th), S. 537 (118th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Susan Harwood Training Grants; Occupational Safety and Health Administration heat standard; Marijuana use and protections for workplace safety and health; H.R. 1209/ S.537 Fair and Open Competition Act (FOCA)

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 537 (118th), H.R. 1209 (118th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Water resources and water infrastructure funding; Grants and Loans; Provisions relating to transportation planning and the environmental renewal an permitting process; Monitor implementation of the Water Resources Development and Reform Act of 2022; National Environmental Policy Act; Nationwide Permits (Clean Water Act); Water Resources Development Act of 2024; H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act; H.J.Res.27, Congressional Disapproval of WOTUS Rule

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Highway Administration (FHA)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (118th), H.J.Res. 27 (118th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Overseas Building Operations

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 1209/ S.537 Fair and Open Competition Act (FOCA); 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: Cybersecurity Requirements for Federal Contractors, including Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification and Sec. 889a of 2019 NDAA; Buy American reform; procurement and solicitation reform; H.R.7694 - Strengthening Subcontracting for Small Businesses Act of 2022; Project Labor Agreement Proposed Rule; FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1209 (118th), S. 537 (118th), H.R. 7694 (118th)

Health Issues HCR

Employer-sponsored health coverage; Tax Exclusion

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Roads/Highway ROD

American Jobs Plan: Highway Trust Fund Solvency including federal user fees: surface transportation funding and finance: Legislative proposals to provide additional funding and financing; Reauthorization of Federal Surface Transportation program; THUD Appropriations; FHWA Memo Policy on Using Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Resources to Build a Better America; INVEST in America Act; FAA Reauthorization of 2023

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE

Small Business SMB

Bid listing; Bid shopping; H.R. 2726 - Small Business Payment for Performance Act; H.R.7694 - Strengthening Subcontracting for Small Businesses Act of 2022

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 7694 (118th), H.R. 2726 (118th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Highway Trust Fund Solvency including federal user fees; Infrastructure Funding and Financing; Financial Accounting Standards Board issues; POC method of accounting; Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives including Section 179D; Lookback Accounting; Estate Tax; Stepped-Up Basis and Realization of Capital Gains at Death; Pass-through Business Taxation; Section 199A Qualified Business Income Deduction; Net Operating Losses (NOLs); Excess Business Loss Limitation Rules (Section 461(1)); Employee Retention Tax Credit; Re-introduction of Main Street Tax Certainty Act; Re-introduction of Death Tax Repeal Act; Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; Tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles (30D). and commercial electric vehicles; Prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements associated with tax incentives; Reporting of bank deposits to Internal Revenue Service; Mandatory funding for Internal Revenue Service; Expansion of Net Investment Income Tax; Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act; FAA Reauthorization of 2023; H.R. 23, the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act; Section 174, Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; FY 2024 budget tax proposals; Implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act and Advanced Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 23 (118th)

Transportation TRA

Surface transportation funding; Legislative proposals to provide additional funding and financing; Reauthorization of Federal Surface Transportation programs; Monitor Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; Implementation of Buy America, Build America Act (BABA); Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Greenhouse Gas Performance Measure Rule; FY 2024 THUD Appropriations; FHWA Memo Policy on Using Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Resources to Build a Better America; INVEST in America Act; FAA Reauthorization of 2023

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, Proposed Regulation on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors