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Budget/Appropriations BUD

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

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

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; Mental Health; Substance Abuse and Awareness; H.R.4897/S.2501 - Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act of 2023

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

Bills named: S. 2501 (118th), H.R. 4897 (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; Mission Not Emissions Act (H.R. 3358); Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023; FY 2024 Transportation and HUD Appropriations; H.R.4908, Expedited Federal Permitting for California Act; Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) legislation

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

Bills named: H.J.Res. 27 (118th), H.R. 3358 (118th), H.R. 4908 (118th), H.R. 1 (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; Project Labor Agreement Proposed Rule; FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2670 / S. 2226); POST IT Act (H.R. 4668)

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2670 (118th), H.R. 1209 (118th), S. 2226 (118th), S. 537 (118th), H.R. 4668 (118th)

Health Issues HCR

Employer-sponsored health coverage; Tax Exclusion; Mental Health; H.R. 3799, the CHOICE Arrangement Act; ERISA preemption

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

Bills named: H.R. 3799 (118th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration issues-comprehensive immigration reform; H2B visas; Guestworker Visas; Employment verification; Temporary Protective Status; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program; H.R. 3734, Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act; H.R.3599, Dignity Act of 2023; H.R.16 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2023; S.365 - Dream Act of 2023; H.R.4708 - H-2 Improvements to Relieve Employers Act; H.R.1325/S.255 - Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023

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

Bills named: H.R. 3599 (118th), H.R. 4708 (118th), H.R. 3734 (118th), H.R. 16 (118th), H.R. 1325 (118th), S. 255 (118th), S. 365 (118th)

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; H.R.2826/S. 1261, Save Local Business Act; Overtime regulations; H.R.1163, Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act; WIOA Reauthorization; Davis-Bacon Related Acts regulations

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

Bills named: H.R. 20 (118th), H.R. 793 (118th), S. 567 (118th), S. 161 (118th), H.R. 2826 (118th), H.R. 1209 (118th), S. 537 (118th), S. 1261 (118th), H.R. 1163 (118th)

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; FAA Reauthorization of 2023; Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023; H.R.3316 - To amend titles 46 and 49, United States Code, to streamline the environmental review process for major projects, and for other purposes; H.R.3365 - Supply Chain Improvement Act; S.2882, Stop EV Freeloading Act

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

Bills named: S. 2882 (118th), H.R. 3365 (118th), H.R. 3316 (118th)

Small Business SMB

Bid listing; Bid shopping; H.R. 2726 - Small Business Payment for Performance Act; Small Business Procurement Scorecard; Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act (H.R. 3995); Accountability and Clarity in Contracts to Engage Small Suppliers and Small Businesses Act (S. 2720)

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

Bills named: S. 2720 (118th), H.R. 2726 (118th), H.R. 3995 (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; S.3746, 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; S. 1706/H.R. 4721, Main Street Certainty Act; H.R. 3938, Build It In America Act; H.R. 3937, Small Business Jobs Act; H.R. 3661, Small Business Growth Act; Proposed Rule by the Internal Revenue Service on Micro-Captive Listed Transactions and Micro-Captive Transactions of Interest; SECURE Act 2.0 implementation; Stop EV Freeloading Act (S. 2882); H.R. 2673, the American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2023, and S. 866, the American Innovation and Jobs Act

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

Bills named: S. 866 (118th), S. 3746 (118th), H.R. 3938 (118th), H.R. 4721 (118th), H.R. 3937 (118th), S. 2882 (118th), H.R. 3661 (118th), H.R. 23 (118th), H.R. 2673 (118th), S. 1706 (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; FAA Reauthorization of 2023; H.R.3365 - Supply Chain Improvement Act; H.R.3316 - To amend titles 46 and 49, United States Code, to streamline the environmental review process for major projects, and for other purposes; H.R.3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023; H.R. 3935 - Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act; S.2882, Stop EV Freeloading Act; Work Zone Safety Reforms

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

Bills named: H.R. 3746 (118th), H.R. 3365 (118th), S. 2882 (118th), H.R. 3935 (118th), H.R. 3316 (118th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, Proposed Regulation on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors; Scope 3 Act, H.R. 3057

Contacted: SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3057 (118th)

Banking BAN

Beneficial Ownership Disclosure; Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023, H.R. 4035

Contacted: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4035 (118th)