ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA for ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA

Health Issues HCR

Employer Mandate Repeal;Commonsense Reporting and Verification; HR 173/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act; HR 1101, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act; HR 246, Health Insurance tax; HR 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017, Tax Exclusion

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

Bills named: H.R. 1101 (115th), H.R. 173 (115th), S. 58 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), H.R. 246 (115th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Overseas Buildings Operations; Embassy construction

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

Small Business SMB

Reverse Auctions; Bid Listing; Bid Shopping; Design-Build Construction; HR 679, Construction Consensus Improvement Act of 2017

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

Bills named: H.R. 679 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2017 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 2017; FY 2017 Energy & Water Appropriations; Transportation & HUD Appropriations; FY 2017 Interior and Environment Appropriations - SRF Funding; DERA Funding; FY 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services

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

Roads/Highway ROD

Monitor implementation of Map-21 and 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 2017 THUD appropriations; FY 2018 THUD appropriations

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

Transportation TRA

Monitor implementation of MAP-21 and the FAST Act; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Surface Transportation funding; FY 2017 and FY 2018 Department of Transportation Appropriations; Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program; Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; Inland Waterways Trust Fund; Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016; Monitor implementation of the WIIN Act

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Highway Trust Fund Solvency; Individual and corporate tax reform; Financial Accounting Standards Board issues; Repeal of health insurance tax; Implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act; 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; HR 5361/S.177- Public Buildings Renewal Act 2016; American Job Builders Tax Reform Act -POC method accounting; HR 1647, Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act; Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives Act (179D); HR 6100/S. 3436--Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act, SEC 2704 Valuation Regulations; HR 6042, nullify proposed 2704 Regs; S. 326, Public Buildings Renewal Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 960 (115th), H.R. 5361 (115th), H.R. 6042 (115th), S. 177 (115th), H.R. 1647 (115th), S. 3436 (115th), H.R. 6100 (115th), S. 326 (115th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Clean Water and Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Program reauthorization; Water Infrastructure funding; Grants and Loans; HR 1647 Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act; 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; Reform of Prior Authorization for PAC Solicitation; Western Drought legislation and Rapid Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 1647 (115th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

OSHA Crystalline Silica Rulemaking;OSHA rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries/illnesses; Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order #13673; Fair and Open Competition Act, H.R. 1552/S. 622; H.R. Res 83/S.J. Res 27; H.J. Res 37/S.J. Res 12

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

Bills named: H.J.Res. 37 (115th), S.J.Res. 12 (115th), S. 622 (115th), H.R. 1552 (115th), S.J.Res. 27 (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 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017; HR 26, Regulations in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017; HR 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; HR 998, SCRUB Act; HR 1009, OIRA Accountability Act; HR 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 998 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th), H.R. 26 (115th), H.R. 1004 (115th), H.R. 679 (115th), H.R. 21 (115th), H.R. 1009 (115th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration issues-comprehensive immigration reform, H2B visa reform efforts; Employment verification legislation

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Efforts to mandate employment verification system for employers; Definition of independent contractor; Multi-employer Pension Reform; HR 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act; Implementation of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Perkins Re-authorization; EEOC Transparency and Accountability; Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act; HR 1552/S. 622, Fair and Open Competition Act; Paid Leave, Joint Employer, Ambush Elections

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

Bills named: H.R. 1180 (115th), H.R. 1552 (115th), S. 622 (115th)