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Small Business SMB

Small Business Authorization; Hub Zone Program; Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act; Small Business Contracting Program Improvement Act; Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act; 8(a) program

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Foreign Relations FOR

National Infrastructure Bank; Overseas Buildings Operations; Expanding MilCon overseas U.S. contractor preferences

Contacted: White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2013 appropriations for federal construction programs to provide for economic activity for Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works; DoD Military Construction/VA; Interior Appropriations - EPA SRF Funding and Buy American provision; Labor Appropriations - Agency Budget Requests; GSA Federal Building Fund (FBF) FY 2013 - Corps & MilCon/VA & GSA FBF; H Con Res 112, Fiscal year 2013 House Budget Resolution; FY 2013 Transportation & HUD Approps; FY 2013 Energy & Water Approps

Contacted: Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); General Services Administration (GSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 112 (112th)

Roads/Highway ROD

Monitor implementation of SAFETEA-LU; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Reathorization of federal surface transportation programs; Build America Bonds; Surface Transportation funding; Legislative proposals to provide additional funding for federal highway & transit programs; Transportation & Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act; HR 1861, Infrastructure Jobs & Energy Independence Act; HR 3122/S 972 Clean Construction Act of 2011; FY 2013 Appropriations; S 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) - Senate transportation reauthorization bill; HR 3410 Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act; H R 7, the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act, II; HR 4348, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 and other legislative proposals to extend federal surface transportation programs authorizations; HR 4348, Map-21 Conference Report

Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 4348 (112th), H.R. 3122 (112th), H.R. 7 (112th), H.R. 1861 (112th), H.R. 3410 (112th)

Transportation TRA

Monitor implementation of SAFETEA-LU; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Build America Bonds; Surface Transportation funding; Transportation & Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2011; H R 1861, Infrastructure Jobs & Energy Independence Act; S 972, Clean Construction Act of 2011; FY 2013 Department of Transportation Appropriations; HR 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-term Development; S 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act; HR 3410 - Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act; HR 7, The American Enerrgy and Infrastructure Jobs Act; HR 4348, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012; HR 4348, Map-21 Conference Report

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 1861 (112th), H.R. 3410 (112th), H.R. 7 (112th), H.R. 4348 (112th), H.R. 652 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Highway Trust Fund Solvency; HR 1802/S 939 - Exempt construction from Private Activity Bond cap; Individual and corporate tax reform; Financial Accounting Standards Board issues; Permanent reduction or elimination of the estate and gift taxes; Extension of bonus depreciation and Section 179 expensing; Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2012; S 652, Building & Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-term Development; Repeal of health insurance tax; HR 2962, the Roofing Efficiency Jobs Act; S 1575, the Energy-Efficient Cool Roof Jobs Act; HR 4348, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 and other legislative proposals to extend federal surface transportation programs authorizations; HR 7, The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act - provisions related to Highway Trust Fund revenue; HR 4348, MAP-21 Conference Report - provisions related to Highway Trust Fund revenue

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 4348 (112th), H.R. 7 (112th), H.R. 2962 (112th), H.R. 1802 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

HR 2 - Health Care Repeal Act; Employer Mandate Repeal

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Clean Water and Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Program reauthorization; Water Infrastructure funding: grants and loans; Water Infrastructure Bank; Legislative proposal to create a water trust fund; HR 1802/S 939 - Removing cap on Private Activity Bond for water and sewage facilities; Grants relating to retrofit of diesel-powered construction equipment, including FY 2012 appropriations for the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act; federal regulations to require federal permits for stormwater runoff from active construction sites and already developed properties; provisions relating to transportation planning and environmental review; HR 3122, Clean Construction Act of 2011; S 972, Clean Construction Act of 2011; HR 1861, Infrastructure Jobs & Energy Independence Act; Guidance relating to federal jurisdiction over waters of the United States for the purpose of Clean Water Act permits; HR 2681, the Cement Section Regulatory Relief Act of 2011; HR 2401 - the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011; HR 2273, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act; S. Amendment 939 to HR 2354, the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2012, regarding guidance relating to federal jurisdiction over waters of the United States; HR 3145, the Water quality Protection & Job Creation Act of 2011; S 1813, (MAP-21) Provision related to retrofitting certain construction equipment & vehicles; HR 7, The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act; S 2245/HR 4965, Preserve the Waters of the United States Act - federal regulations/guidance for determining jurisdiction over wetlands

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Bills named: H.R. 3122 (112th), H.R. 2681 (112th), H.R. 7 (112th), H.R. 1802 (112th), H.R. 2273 (112th), H.R. 1861 (112th), H.R. 4965 (112th), H.R. 3145 (112th), H.R. 2354 (112th), H.R. 2401 (112th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

HR 190 - Protecting America's Workers Act, definition of asbestos and asbestos containing minerals; HR 972, S 217 - Secret Ballot Protection Act; HR 735 & S 119 - Government Neutrality in Contracting Act.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 190 (112th), H.R. 735 (112th), H.R. 972 (112th)

Government Issues GOV

TRAC Act; Bid Shopping; Acquisition Reform; Reverse Auctions; Buy American; Contractors and Federal Spending Accountabality Act; Government Contractor Accountability Act; HR 735 & S 119 Government Neutrality in Contracting Act; reconciliation instructions on health care; oppose expansion of False Claims Corrections Act; Plans for mandating verification systems/policies for employers; Disclose Act; Project Labor Agreements; HR 1734, The Civilian Property Realignment Act (CPRA); S 2178 Federal Real Property Asset Management Reform Act of 2012

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 735 (112th), H.R. 1734 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration Issues - comprehensive immigration reform, H2B visa reform efforts; Employment verification legislation; S 1196 & HR 2164

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2164 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

HR 972 & S 217 - Secret Ballot Protection Act; HR 190 - Protecting America's Workers Act; HR 735 & S 119 - Government Neutrality in Contracting Act; Efforts to mandate employment verification system for employers; Definition of independent contractor, including S 770, the Payroll Fraud Prevention Act; Multiemployer Pension Reform; E-verify legislation - S 1196, HR 2164; HR 3094-Workforce Democracy & Fairness Act; S J Res 36/H J Res 103; HR 4297, Workforce Investment Improvement Act

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 2164 (112th), H.J.Res. 103 (112th), H.R. 3094 (112th), H.R. 972 (112th), H.R. 735 (112th), S.J.Res. 36 (112th), H.R. 4297 (112th), H.R. 190 (112th)

Torts TOR

Contractor Liability Act - Review construction methods for highway projects, HR 1145; Good Samaritan for Construction Volunteers - Protection for contractors volunteering in emergencies

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Education, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 1145 (112th)