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Immigration IMM

General issues related to immigration. Temporary Worker Program, generally. H2B Program, generally.

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

Government Issues GOV

General Issues Regarding Regulatory Reform. H.R. 527: the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015.

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

Bills named: H.R. 527 (114th)

Education EDU

Perkins Act: Post Secondary Education, generally. H.R. 5587: the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 5587 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Comprehensive Tax Reform. Pass-Through Rates. Completed Contract Method/ Section 460(e) Reform. Estate tax, generally. The American Job Builders Tax Reform Act. IRS (Reg) Title: Treatment of Certain Interests in Corporations as Stock or Indebtedness (RIN 1545-BN40). House Tax Reform "Blueprint." H.R. 5076: Main Street Fairness Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 5076 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1671/S. 71: Government Neutrality in Contracting Act. DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica (RIN 1218-AB70). NLRB: Joint Employer Standard. NLRB: Representation-Case Procedures (RIN 3142-AA08). Public Law 113-128: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Workforce Development and Training, generally. H.R. 2551: Veterans' Entry to Apprenticeship Act. Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" - July 31, 2014. DOL-OS (Reg) Title: Guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 1290-ZA02). Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): FAR Case 2014-025: Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (RIN 9000-AM81). Registered Apprenticeship Programs, generally. Non-Registered Apprenticeship Programs, generally. Davis-Bacon Wage Surveys. DOL-WHD (Reg) Title: Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees (RIN 1235-AA11). H.R. 3459/S. 2686: the Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act. DOL-OLMS (Reg) Title: Interpretation of the "Advice" Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (RIN 1215-AB79; 1245-AA03). DOL-OLMS (Reg) Title: Persuader Agreements: Consultant Form LM-21 Receipts and Disbursements Report (RIN 1245-AA05). DOL-ETA (Reg) Title: Apprenticeship Programs; Equal Employment Opportunity (RIN 1205-AB59). Davis-Bacon Act. H.R. 4773/ S. 2707: the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act. Executive Order 13706: "Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors"- September 7, 2015. DOL-WHD (Reg) Title: Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors (RIN 1235-AA13). H.J.Res. 87/ S.J.Res. 35: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act". Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects- February 6, 2009. S. 2693: the EEOC Reform Act. EEOC: Revision of the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) (Docket ID: EEOC-2016-0002). H.J.Res. 95/ S.J.Res. 34: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees. DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (RIN 1218-AC49).

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

Bills named: H.R. 1671 (114th), H.J.Res. 87 (114th), S. 2693 (114th), H.J.Res. 95 (114th), S. 71 (114th), S.J.Res. 34 (114th), S.J.Res. 35 (114th), S. 2707 (114th), H.R. 3459 (114th), H.R. 2551 (114th), H.R. 4773 (114th), S. 2686 (114th)

Defense DEF

The following issues under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (H.R. 4909/ S. 2943): - Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces"- July 31, 2014; - DOL-OS (Reg) Title: Guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 1290-ZA02); - Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): FAR Case 2014-025: Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (RIN 9000-AM81); - Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects- February 6, 2009; - S. Amdt. 4255 (Blumenthal): an amendment to strike section 829H.

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

Bills named: S. 2943 (114th), H.R. 4909 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

Public Law 111-148: Affordable Care Act. H.R. 928/ S. 183: to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 2911/ S.1697: the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act. H.R. 1189: Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act. H.R. 5447/ S. 3060: Small Business Healthcare Relief Act of 2016. Health care reform, generally. Health insurance coverage: portability, generally. Small Business Health plans, generally. Health Savings Accounts, generally. Flexible Spending Accounts, generally. Health Reimbursement Arrangements, generally. Wellness programs, generally. Self-employed health care deduction, generally. Health Information Technology, generally.

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

Bills named: H.R. 928 (114th), S. 183 (114th), S. 3060 (114th), H.R. 2911 (114th), H.R. 1189 (114th), S. 1697 (114th), H.R. 5447 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

The following issues under the FY2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act (H.R. 5485/ S. 3067): - Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces"- July 31, 2014; - DOL-OS (Reg) Title: Guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 1290-ZA02); - Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): FAR Case 2014-025: Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (RIN 9000-AM81); - Potential Ellison/ Grijalva amendments on FLSA violations; - H.Amdt. 1237 (Ellison): An amendment to create the Office of Good Jobs in the Treasury Department. The following issues under the FY2017 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: - NLRB: Joint Employer Standard; - DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica (RIN 1218-AB70); - DOL-WHD (Reg) Title: Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees (RIN 1235-AA11); - DOL-OLMS (Reg) Title: Interpretation of the "Advice" Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (RIN 1215-AB79; 1245-AA03); - DOL-OLMS (Reg) Title: Persuader Agreements: Consultant Form LM-21 Receipts and Disbursements Report (RIN 1245-AA05); - NLRB: Representation-Case Procedures (RIN 3142-AA08); - NLRB: Standard for determining appropriate bargaining units; - Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces"- July 31, 2014; - DOL-OS (Reg) Title: Guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 1290-ZA02); - Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): FAR Case 2014-025: Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (RIN 9000-AM81). The following issues under the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (H.R. 5393/ H.R. 2578/ S. 2837): - EEOC: Revision of the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) (Docket ID: EEOC-2016-0002). The following issues under the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (H.R. 5538): - H. Amdt. 1330 (King): None of the funds made available by this Act, including the amendments made by this Act, may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the prevailing rate of wage requirements in subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act); - Potential Ellison/ Grijalva amendments on FLSA violations; - Potential Ellison amendment to create the Office of Good Jobs in the Treasury Department. The following issues under the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (S. Amdt. 3801 to H.R. 2028): - S. Amdt. 3811 (Hoeven): To prohibit the use of funds relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The following issues under the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (H.R. 4974): - H. Amdt. 1076 (Perry): An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement or enforce Executive Order 13502; - Potential Ellison/ Grijalva amendments on FLSA violations; - Potential Ellison amendment to create the Office of Good Jobs in the Treasury Department. The following issues under the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 (H.R.5293): - Potential Ellison/ Grijalva amendment on FLSA violations; - H. Admt. 1183 (Ellison): Amendment sought to reprogram $1 million in already appropriated funds to create an Office of Good Jobs in the Department of Defense. The following issues under the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 (H.R.5325): - Potential Ellison/ Grijalva amendment on FLSA violations; - H. Amdt. 1164 (Ellison): Amendment sought to reallocate $1 million to create an Office of Good Jobs for the House of Representatives.

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

Bills named: H.R. 5485 (114th), H.R. 2028 (114th), S. 2837 (114th), H.R. 5538 (114th), S. 3067 (114th), H.R. 2578 (114th), H.R. 5293 (114th), H.R. 5393 (114th), H.R. 4974 (114th), H.R. 5325 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

EPA (Reg) Title: Clean Water Rule: Definition of the "Waters of the United States" (RIN 2040-AF30).

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