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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Hardwood plywood from the People's Republic of China, Inv. NOS. 701-TA-490 (Final), softwood lumber issues.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Constitution CON

Private Property Rights.

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Banking BAN

FHA Reform, Affordable Housing Reform, GSE Reform, Foreclosure Mitigation, Dodd-Frank Reform. H.R. 685: Mortgage Choice Act of 2015.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 685 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

25C, 45L, Low Income Housing Tax Credit, carried interest, tax reform, mortgage interest deduction, 179D, Legislation to improve and to make the Low Income Housing Tax Credit permanent, Tax Extenders Legislation.

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Executive Order 13690 on the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Energy, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); General Services Administration (GSA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; White House Office

Small Business SMB

Parity for construction in SBA loan programs, small business lending and tax issues, small business immigration issues, small business health care issues, regulatory reform. H.R. 185: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015, H.R. 527: Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015, H.R. 427, S. 226: Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015.

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); General Services Administration (GSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 527 (114th), H.R. 427 (114th), S. 226 (114th), H.R. 185 (114th)

Housing HOU

AD&C Lending, flood insurance, affordable housing reform, FHA reform, GSE reform, Section 8 Voucher Reform, H.R. 3192: Homebuyers Assistance Act, H.R. 3700: Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2015.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); General Services Administration (GSA); Energy, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 3192 (114th), H.R. 3700 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Interior and Environment Appropriations 2016, Energy and Water Development Appropriations 2016, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug and Related Agencies Appropriations, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations, Department of Labor and Related Agencies Appropriations, Omnibus Appropriations Legislation. S. Con. Res 11: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 thru 2025, H. Con. Res. 27: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025.

Contacted: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; White House Office

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.Con.Res. 27 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Resiliency, Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Regulation, Waters of the United States Regulation. H.R. 2328: Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2015, S. 1987: Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2015.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: S. 1987 (114th), H.R. 2328 (114th)

Insurance INS

H.R. 26: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015, homeowner flood insurance affordability.

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 26 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Legislation related to building materials, including drywall, copper and lumber, metal theft prevention, legislation regarding multi-use forest management practices. H.R. 985: Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015, H.R. 2647: Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 985 (114th), H.R. 2647 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy efficiency legislation, energy efficiency incentives, energy efficiency financing, energy codes, green rating systems, appliance efficiency standards, building science research, National Defense Authorization Act, social cost of carbon, 111d clean power plant rule, green building programs, Tenant Star. H.R. 1273: Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, S. 720: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, S. 535: Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015, H.R. 8: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015, S. 2012: Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015.

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 8 (114th), S. 2012 (114th), H.R. 1273 (114th), S. 535 (114th), S. 720 (114th)

Immigration IMM

Comprehensive Immigration Reform, E-Verify, H-2B Regulations, Legislative proposals related to guest worker programs. H.R. 616: American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015, H.R. 1147: Legal Workforce Act, Proposals related to the Executive Order on Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and the Immigration Visa System, "Presidential Memorandum - Modernizing and Streamlining the U.S. Immigration Visa System for the 21st Century." S. 1501: American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2015, S. 1023: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide a refundable credit for costs associated with Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: H.R. 616 (114th), S. 1023 (114th), S. 1501 (114th), H.R. 1147 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

OSHA Fall Protection, Davis-Bacon, Employee Misclassification, NLRB and DOL proposed rules on union elections, micro-unions and persuader activity, proposals related to DOL overtime rules, proposals related to NLRB joint employer liability, proposals related to association health plans, policies related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, including the employer mandate, Shared Responsibility Rules and the implementation of the small business exchanges, OSHA Crystalline Silica Rulemaking. HR. 1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, Amendment 665 to S. Con Res. 11: To establish a spending-neutral reserve fund relating to prohibiting awarding of construction contracts based on awardees entering or not entering into agreements with labor organizations, H.R. 30: Save American Workers Act of 2015, H.R. 2911: Small Business Healthcare Relief Act, H.R. 1768: Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, H.R. 1767: Employee Privacy Protection Act, H.R. 1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, H.R. 2868: Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2015, S. 1697: Small Business Healthcare Relief Act, S. 1099: PACE Act, H.R. 3459: Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act, S. 2015: Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act.

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3459 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th), S. 1099 (114th), H.R. 1767 (114th), H.R. 1768 (114th), H.R. 2911 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), S. 1697 (114th), H.R. 1624 (114th), S. 2015 (114th), H.R. 2868 (114th)

Torts TOR

Business legal reform, H.R. 9: Innovation Act, S. 1137: PATENT Act.

Contacted: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Water Rulemaking, Clean Water Act, Green House Gas Emissions, Water Resources Reform and Development Act. H.R. 1732: Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015, S. 1140: Federal Water Quality Protection Act, S. J. Res. 22: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of waters of the United States under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Bills named: S.J.Res. 22 (114th), S. 1140 (114th), H.R. 1732 (114th)

Natural Resources NAT

Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, Oceans Policy, Building Supplies. H.R. 2898: Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2898 (114th)