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Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

U.S. Supreme Court nomination

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

The following issues under the Continuing Resolution, Stopgap Funding Bill: - H-2B returning worker exemption; - 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): Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (RIN 9000-AM81); - Amendment to Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces"- August 23, 2016.

Contacted: SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Immigration IMM

General issues related to immigration. Temporary Worker Program, generally. H2B Program, generally. S. 2827: Willing Workers and Willing Employees Act of 2016. DOJ: Standards and Procedures for the Enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality Act Proposed Rule(RIN1190-AA71).

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2827 (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. IRS (Reg) Title: Estate, Gift, and Generation-skipping Transfer Taxes: Restrictions on Liquidation of an Interest (RIN 1545-BB71). H.R. 6100/ S. 3436: Protect Family Farms and Business Act.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 6100 (114th), H.R. 5076 (114th), S. 3436 (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): Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (RIN 9000-AM81); - Amendment to Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces"- August 23, 2016.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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. 5447/ S. 3060: Small Business Health Care Relief Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

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

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Government Issues GOV

General Issues Regarding Regulatory Reform. H.R. 185/ S. 2006: Regulatory Accountability Act.

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 185 (114th), S. 2006 (114th)

Education EDU

Perkins Act: Post Secondary Education, generally. H.R. 5587: the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act. S. 2945: Effective Apprenticeships Rebuild National Skills Act

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5587 (114th), S. 2945 (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): 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. 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. 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). H.R. 6094: the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act. H.R. 5813: Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act. DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness (RIN 1218-AC84). DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Standards Improvement Project- Phase IV (RIN 1218-AC67). DOL/IRS/PBGC (Reg) Title: Proposed Revision of Annual Information Return/ Reports (RIN 1210-AB63). NLRB Nominations EEOC Nominations DOL Nominations Executive Order 13202: Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects- February 17, 2001. Executive Order 13208: Amendment to Executive Order 13202, Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects- April 6, 2001. Amendment to Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces"- August 23, 2016.

Contacted: SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5813 (114th), S. 71 (114th), H.R. 3459 (114th), S.J.Res. 35 (114th), H.R. 4773 (114th), H.R. 2551 (114th), H.J.Res. 87 (114th), H.J.Res. 95 (114th), H.R. 1671 (114th), S.J.Res. 34 (114th), H.R. 6094 (114th), S. 2707 (114th), S. 2686 (114th)