NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS

Torts TOR

Business legal reform, H.R. 1844, S. 878: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1844 (113th), S. 878 (113th)

Constitution CON

H.R. 1944: Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2013.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1944 (113th)

Transportation TRA

Housing and Transportation Affordability Index.

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

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

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

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Chesapeake Bay Program, S. 484: Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2013, H.R. 2093: Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2013, S. 601: Water Resources Development Act of 2013.

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

Bills named: S. 601 (113th), S. 484 (113th), H.R. 2093 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Hardwood plywood from the People's Republic of China, Inv. NOs. 701-TA-490 (Final), 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 the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, building materials supply chain in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Patent Reform, S. 1720: Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, S. 2049:Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act, H.R. 3309: Innovation Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 761 (113th), H.R. 3309 (113th), S. 394 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), S. 2049 (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, H.R. 1553: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, S. 727: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, S. 1002: Home Building Lending Improvement Act of 2013, H.R. 2767: Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013S. 1217: Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013.

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

Bills named: S. 1002 (113th), H.R. 1553 (113th), H.R. 2767 (113th), H.R. 941 (113th), H.R. 1255 (113th), S. 727 (113th), H.R. 1028 (113th)

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. 2122, S. 1029: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013, H.R. 2542: Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013, S. 744: The Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, H.R. 367, S. 15: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013.

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

Bills named: S. 744 (113th), S. 1029 (113th), H.R. 2122 (113th), H.R. 2542 (113th), S. 15 (113th), H.R. 367 (113th)

Housing HOU

AD&C Lending, flood insurance, affordable housing reform, FHA reform, GSE reform, Section 8 Voucher Reform, H.R. 858: Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2013, H.R. 1145: FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act of 2013, H.R. 1255: Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013, S. 1002: Home Building Lending Improvement Act of 2013, H.R. 2767: Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013, S. 1217: Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013, S. 766:A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949, Farm Bill, H.R. 1947: Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, H.R. 2642: Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, S. 954: Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013, S. 1610: Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013, S. 1846: Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013, H.R. 3370: Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013, H.R. 3013: Home Protection Act of 2013, H.R. 2199: Flood Insurance Implementation Reform Act of 2013, S. 1846: Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013, S. 1926: A bill to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and to reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes.

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

Bills named: S. 766 (113th), H.R. 858 (113th), H.R. 2767 (113th), H.R. 3013 (113th), H.R. 2199 (113th), S. 954 (113th), H.R. 1947 (113th), H.R. 2642 (113th), H.R. 1145 (113th), H.R. 3370 (113th), S. 1002 (113th), S. 1217 (113th), S. 1926 (113th), S. 1610 (113th), H.R. 1255 (113th), S. 1846 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2013 Continuing Resolution, H.Con.Res. 25: Establishing the Budget for the U.S. Gov. for FY 2014 and setting forth appropriate budget levels for FY 2015 through 2023, S.Con.Res. 8: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the U.S. Gov. for FY 2014, FY 2014 Appropriations Acts, H.J. Res. 59: Continuing Appropriations Resolution 2014, H.R. 2775: Continuing Appropriations Act 2014.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2775 (113th), H.J.Res. 59 (113th), S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), H.Con.Res. 25 (113th)

Insurance INS

Flood Insurance, National Flood Insurance Program and Reinsurance, H.R. 508: TRIA Reauthorization Act of 2013, H.R. 2199: Flood Insurance Implementation Act of 2013, H.R. 3013: Home Protection Act of 2013, H.R. 3156: Responsible Implementation of Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2013, H.R. 3218: Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2013, S. 996: A bill to improve the National Flood Insurance Program, S. 1098: Responsible Implementation of Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2013, S. 1075: SHORE Act of2013, H.R. 2146: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013, S. 1610: Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013, S. 1846: Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013, H.R. 3370: Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013, H.R. 2199: Flood Insurance Implementation Reform Act of 2013, S. 1846: Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013, S. 1926: A bill to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and to reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes.

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

Bills named: H.R. 508 (113th), S. 1098 (113th), H.R. 3370 (113th), H.R. 3156 (113th), S. 996 (113th), S. 1610 (113th), H.R. 2146 (113th), H.R. 3218 (113th), S. 1926 (113th), H.R. 3013 (113th), H.R. 2199 (113th), S. 1075 (113th), S. 1846 (113th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Legislation related to building materials, including drywall, copper and lumber, S. 395: Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013, H.R. 1526: the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act.

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

Bills named: S. 395 (113th), H.R. 1526 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy efficiency legislation (S. 761, S. 1392: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, H.R. 1616: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013), various statements on regulatory impacts, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, SAVE Act, energy codes, green rating systems, Department of Energy workforce guidelines, regional appliance efficiency standards, energy efficiency financing, social cost of carbon.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1616 (113th), S. 761 (113th), S. 1392 (113th)

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, 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, H.R. 2667: The Authority to Mandate Delay Act, H.R. 2668: The Fairness for American Families Act, H.R. 2575: The Save American Workers Act of 2013, policies related to theimplementation of the Affordable Care Act, including the employer mandate, Shared Responsibility Rules and the implementation of the small business exchanges (no specific bill number), OSHA Crystalline Silica Rulemaking, H.R. 1648: Protecting America's Workers Act, S. 805: Robert C. Byrd Mine and Workplace Safety and Health Act of 2013, Nomination of David Weil, S. 2168: Small Business Stability Act, H.R. 4320: Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, H.R. 4321: Employee Privacy and Protection Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2667 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th), H.R. 4320 (113th), H.R. 1648 (113th), H.R. 2668 (113th), S. 805 (113th), S. 665 (113th), S. 2168 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), H.R. 4321 (113th), H.R. 436 (113th)

Immigration IMM

Comprehensive Immigration Reform (no specific bill number), legislation related to the E-B5 Immigration Investor Program (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, H.R. 1772: The Legal Workforce Act, H.R. 4178: American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1772 (113th), S. 744 (113th), H.R. 4178 (113th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Water Rulemaking, Chesapeake Bay, H.R. 2609: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, H. Amdt. 247, S. 601: Water Resources Development Act of 2013, H.R. 3080: Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA).

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

Bills named: H.R. 2609 (113th), S. 601 (113th), H.R. 3080 (113th)

Natural Resources NAT

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: Lycon County Economic Development and Conservation Act, H.R. 761: National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act.

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

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