Year-End Report

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS

Firm
Client
Income
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Expenses
$2,000,000

What was lobbied

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

Constitution CON

Brownfields Reauthorization

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Banking BAN

HR 5140: House Stimulus Package; Economic Stimulus Act of 2008; Affordable Housing Investment Act; Legislation pertaining to GSE reform; H.R. 2895/S. 2523: National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007; H.R. 1427: Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); White House Office; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2895 (110th), S. 2523 (110th), H.R. 1427 (110th), H.R. 5140 (110th)

Transportation TRA

Transportation issues, specifically as they relate to land use planning and infrastructure

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Health Issues HCR

Lobbying for a draft of AHP draft legislation (no current bill exists this Congress); Lobbying against H.R. 2049/S. 1244 Protecting American Workers Act

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 2049 (110th), S. 1244 (110th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 1843/S. 988: Save our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act; Testified on small business concerns in the energy bill (H.R. 6)

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Bills named: S. 988 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th), H.R. 1843 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Brownfields Reauthorization; H.R. 2421/S. 1870: Clean Water Restoration Act; S. 2191: America's Climate Security Act of 2007; H.R.3524: HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Education, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 3524 (110th), S. 2191 (110th), S. 1870 (110th), H.R. 2421 (110th)

Insurance INS

H.R. 3355: Homeowners' Defense Act of 2007; S. 292: Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2007; H.R. 3121/S. 2284: Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007; H.R. 4050: Levee-Like Structure Consideration Act of 2007; H.R. 2761: Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); White House Office; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2761 (110th), S. 2284 (110th), H.R. 4050 (110th), H.R. 3355 (110th), S. 292 (110th), H.R. 3121 (110th)

Bankruptcy BNK

H.R. 3609: Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 2007; S. 2136: Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2007; H.R.1852: Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007;

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office

Bills named: S. 2136 (110th), H.R. 3609 (110th), H.R. 1852 (110th)

Torts TOR

H.R. 3010/S. 1782: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 3010 (110th), S. 1782 (110th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 2421/S. 1870: Clean Water Restoration Act; H.R. 2419: Combat Illegal Logging Act was included in this Farm bill (Illegal timber sales); S. 742: Ban Asbestos in America Act

Contacted: White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 742 (110th), S. 1870 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 2421 (110th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Smartgrowth; Brownfields Reauthorization

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 2421/S. 1870:Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007; Brownfields Reauthorization

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1870 (110th), H.R. 2421 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R.2419: Combat Illegal Logging Act was included in the Farm bill

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Legislation; H.R. 1843/S. 988: Save our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act; submitted testimony on the tax gap; H.R. 1427: Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007; H.R. 5140: House Stimulus Package; Economic Stimulus Act of 2008; Affordable Housing Investment Act

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Education, Dept of; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1843 (110th), H.R. 5140 (110th), S. 988 (110th), H.R. 1427 (110th)

Housing HOU

H.R.3524: HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007; Rural Housing Preservation; H.R. 5140: Economic Stimulus Act of 2008; H.R. 2895/S. 2523: National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007; H.R. 1427: Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007; H.R. 1851: Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007; Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Legislation; VA Loan Guarantee Program; Affordable Housing Investment Act; H.R.1852/S. 2338: Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007;

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Education, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2523 (110th), H.R. 3524 (110th), H.R. 1852 (110th), H.R. 5140 (110th), H.R. 1851 (110th), H.R. 1427 (110th), H.R. 2895 (110th), S. 2338 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 6: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007; H.R. 3221: New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 2776: Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007; H.R. 2847: Green Jobs Act of 2007

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2847 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th), H.R. 3221 (110th), H.R. 2776 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 3074/S. 1789, The FY2008 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, on major housing programs and Basic Pilot Mandate; H.R. 3043,/S. 1710, The FY2008 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Act, on career training programs and Basic Pilot Mandate; Commerce appropriations (census bureau issues and Basic Pilot mandate): HR 3093 and S. 1745, the FY2008 Commerce, Justice Science Appropriations Act;

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 1789 (110th), H.R. 3074 (110th), S. 1745 (110th), H.R. 3093 (110th), S. 1710 (110th), H.R. 3043 (110th)

Immigration IMM

DREAM Act of 2007: On adding time spent working in the construction industry as an allowable qualifier; S. 774: SAVE Act; H.R. 4088: On concerns with employer provisions; H.R. 1645: STRIVE Act: On all provisions; S. 1348,/S. 1639: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act on all provisions

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 4088 (110th), S. 1639 (110th), S. 774 (110th), H.R. 1645 (110th), S. 1348 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

HR 2847: Green Jobs Act; H2B reauthorization on Davis Bacon issues: H.R. 1843/S.988: Save our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act; Lobbying for a draft of AHP draft legislation (no current bill exists this Congress); Lobbying against H.R. 2049/S. 1244: Protecting American Workers Act; H.R. 2847: Green Jobs Act of 2007; S. 774: DREAM Act of 2007, on adding time spent working in the construction industry as an allowable qualifier; H.R. 4088: SAVE Act, on concerns with employer provisions;

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 988 (110th), H.R. 4088 (110th), H.R. 1843 (110th), H.R. 2049 (110th), H.R. 2847 (110th), S. 1244 (110th), S. 774 (110th)

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.