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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Other trade Issues related to cross border issues

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Transportation TRA

Promoting Service in Transportation Act (H.R. 5118) S.2302 - America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 Other transportation issues related to Motor Carrier Safety, Hazardous Materials Issues, Government Traffic Issues, Highway Re-authorization, Hours of Service, Electronic Onboard Recorders, Public Private Partnerships, Tolling, Devolution, Speed Governors, Real ID Act, Highway Funding Issues, Transportation Worker ID, Fuel Supply and Cost, Compliance, Safety and Accountability, Productivity, Drug and Alcohol Clearing house, Collision Mitigation

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Bills named: S. 2302 (116th), H.R. 5118 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Provisions of S.3548 - CARES Act Tax issues relating to Motor Carrier Tax, Highway Reauthorization, Pension Reform, Highway Funding, Fuel Tax, Independent Contractors, Tolling, Devolution, Heavy Vehicle Use Tax, Bonus Depreciation, Federal Highway Trust Fund, the 12% Federal Excise Tax, Alternative Fuel Tax Credit and the Biodiesel Tax Credit

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 3548 (116th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

H.R. 6201- Families First Coronavirus Response Act S.3548 - CARES Act DHS Guidance clariying Truck Drivers and transportation personnel as essential workers FMCSA Licensing waivers

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6201 (116th), S. 3548 (116th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 6201- Families First Coronavirus Response Act Small business issues related to Truck Driver Training, Hazardous Materials, Border Security and Safety, Transportation Security, Homeland Security Issues, Trucking/Motor Carrier Issues, Taxes, Fuel, Independent Contractors, Hours of Service, ELDs - Electronic Logging Devices and Speed Governors

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 6201 (116th)

Roads/Highway ROD

Re-authorization of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act, or the FAST Act; Other road/highway issues relating to highway funding, highway infrastructure motor carrier taxes, public private partnerships, hours of service, truck productivity, tolling and devolution

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; White House Office; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Truck-Only Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax Efforts to allocate half of the 5.9 Ghz band of the 75 Mhz spectrum, currently reserved for vehicle safety communications, to other purposes. S.569 and H.R.1374 the DRIVE-SAFE Act H.R.5118 and S.3303 - Promoting Service in Transportation Act H.R.6104 - Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act Other Trucking issues include Hazardous Materials, Government Traffic, Hours of Service, Electronic Onboard Recorders, Public Private Partnerships, Tolling, Background Check, Speed Governors, Highway Funding, Transportation Worker ID, Fuel Supply and Cost Issues, Economic Issues and Federal Pre-emption.

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 6104 (116th), H.R. 1374 (116th), S. 569 (116th), S. 3303 (116th), H.R. 5118 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

2021 THUD Appropriations Other Appropriations Issues related to Transportation, ELDs, FMCSA's Sleeper Birth Pilot Program, T-HUD Appropriations, Transportation Security, Homeland Security Appropriations, Environmental, Hours of Service, Motor Carrier Safety, Productivity, Tolling, Highway Trust Fund, Federal Interstate Commerce Preemption.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Environment/Superfund ENV

EPA Summer Gasoline Sale Requirements Environmental issues related to Hazardous Materials, Air Quality, Vehicle Emissions, Diesel Issues (retrofits), Motor Carriers, Biodiesel/Renewable Diesel, EPA SmartWay Voluntary Program, GHG/FE Phase 2

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Amendment to H.R.1230 - Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act regarding truckers as independent contractors. H.R. 3884, the MORE Act Other workforce and labor issues included Hours of Service reform, Independent Contractors, Truck Driver Shortages, Veteran Employment Training Act, the NLRB, and the Fair Labor Standards Act

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Bills named: H.R. 3884 (116th), H.R. 1230 (116th)