1st Quarter - Report

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$610,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

17 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Housing HOU

AD&C lending, flood insurance, affordable housing reform, FHA reform, GSE reform, H.R. 858: Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2013; H.R. 1145: FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act of 2013

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

Bills named: H.R. 858 (113th), H.R. 1145 (113th)

Immigration IMM

Comprehensive Immigration Reform (no specific bill number), E-Verify, H-2B Regulations, Legislative proposals related to guest worker programs, S. 744: "The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration modernization Act"

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
LAKE COULSON —
JP DELMORE New —
COURTNEY FLEZZANI New —
STEPHEN THOMAS GALLAGHER —
BILJANA KAUMAYA New —
SCOTT C MEYER New —
KEDRIN SIMMS BRACHMAN New —
ALEXANDER STRONG —
JAMES W TOBIN —

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

Bills named: S. 744 (113th)

Constitution CON

Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2013

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JP DELMORE —
ALEXANDER STRONG —
JAMES W TOBIN —

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Legislation related to building materials, including drywall, copper, and lumber; S. 394: Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
LAKE COULSON —
JAMES W TOBIN —

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

Bills named: S. 394 (113th)

Torts TOR

Business legal reform; Arbitration Fairness Act;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDER STRONG —
JAMES W TOBIN —

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Water Guidance, S. 601:Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), Chesapeake Bay

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAKE COULSON —
COURTNEY FLEZZANI —
JAMES W TOBIN —

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

Bills named: S. 601 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Chesapeake Bay Program, S. 484: Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2013; S. 601:Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); Clean Water Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAKE COULSON —
COURTNEY FLEZZANI —
JAMES W TOBIN —

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

Bills named: S. 601 (113th), S. 484 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Legislative proposals to amend the Lacey Act, S. 394: The Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013, The Softwood Lumber Agreement, H.R. 761: "National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013"; softwood lumber issues in Trans-Pacific Partnership Ageement, building materials supply chain in the wake of Hurricane Sandy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
LAKE COULSON —
ALEXANDER STRONG —
JAMES W TOBIN —

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

Bills named: H.R. 761 (113th), S. 394 (113th)

Banking BAN

FHA reform, affordable housing reform, GSE reform, foreclosure mitigation, H.R. 1255: Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013; H.R. 941 and H.R. 1028: End Unnecessary Borrowing Act of 2013;

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

Bills named: H.R. 1028 (113th), H.R. 1255 (113th), H.R. 941 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 933: FY 2013 Continuing Resolution; H.R. 152: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013; House Concurrent Resolution 25; Senate Concurrent Resolution 8.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT C MEYER —
KEDRIN SIMMS BRACHMAN —
JAMES W TOBIN —

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

Bills named: H.R. 933 (113th), H.R. 152 (113th)

Transportation TRA

Housing and Transportation Affordability Index

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
COURTNEY FLEZZANI —
KEDRIN SIMMS BRACHMAN —
ALEXANDER STRONG —
JAMES W TOBIN —

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

25C, 45L, Low Income Housing Tax Credit, H.R. 1, carried interest, tax reform, mortgage interest deduction, 179D

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (113th)

Small Business SMB

Parity for construction in SBA loan programs, small business lending and tax issues, small business health care issues, regulatory reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
LAKE COULSON —
JP DELMORE —
STEPHEN THOMAS GALLAGHER —
SCOTT C MEYER —
ALEXANDER STRONG —
JAMES W TOBIN —

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

Insurance INS

Flood Insurance, National Flood Insurance Program, and reinsurance, H.R. 508: TRIA Reauthorization Act of 2013

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

Bills named: H.R. 508 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy efficiency legislation (drafts), various statements on regulatory impacts, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, HOMES Act, energy codes, green rating systems, Department of Energy workforce guidelines, regional appliance efficiency standards

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAKE COULSON —
JP DELMORE —
COURTNEY FLEZZANI —
BILJANA KAUMAYA —
SCOTT C MEYER —
KEDRIN SIMMS BRACHMAN —
JAMES W TOBIN —

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

OSHA Fall Protection; Davis-Bacon; Employee Misclassification, NLRB and DOL proposed rules on union elections and persuader activity; S. 665: Protecting America's Workers Act; H.R.803: The Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act; H.R. 436: The Government Neutrality in Contracting Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
LAKE COULSON —
JP DELMORE —
STEPHEN THOMAS GALLAGHER —
ALEXANDER STRONG —
JAMES W TOBIN —

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

Bills named: H.R. 436 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th), S. 665 (113th)

Natural Resources NAT

Chesapeake Reauthorization, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, Oceans Policy, Building Supplies, H.R. 1526: "Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act"; S. 159, H.R. 696: "Lyon County Economic Development and Conservation Act"; H.R. 761: "National Strategic and Crtitical Minerals Production Act"

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUZANNE SABLE BEALL —
LAKE COULSON —
COURTNEY FLEZZANI —
JAMES W TOBIN —

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

Bills named: H.R. 696 (113th), H.R. 1526 (113th), H.R. 761 (113th), S. 159 (113th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.