ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. for ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC

Small Business SMB

Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; EPA (REG) Title: Definition of "Waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act (RIN 2040-AF30)

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Transportation TRA

Federal excise tax on gasoline; Highway Trust Fund reauthorization; Public Private Partnerships

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 2260, Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency Act H.R. 4453, S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4438, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014; H.R. 4718, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act Independent contractor status

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: S. 2260 (113th), H.R. 4 (113th), H.R. 4453 (113th), H.R. 4718 (113th), H.R. 4438 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

S. 603 / H.R. 763, The Jobs and Premium Protection Act; S. 2546, Auto Enroll Repeal Act; H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act; H.R. 3367, The Small Business and Family Relief Act; H.R. 5213, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2014; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148); The following provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: health insurance premium tax, definition of a full-time employee, employer shared responsibility provisions (4890H)); and information reporting requirements under Internal Revenue Code sections 6055 and 6056

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 3367 (113th), H.R. 4 (113th), S. 603 (113th), H.R. 763 (113th), S. 2546 (113th), H.R. 5213 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act;

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 2 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

S. 2516, DISCLOSE Act of 2014; H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Act; H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act; S.J.Res.19, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections; Comprehensive regulatory reform; Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces

Contacted: SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 2516 (113th), S.J.Res. 19 (113th), H.R. 4 (113th), H.R. 5078 (113th)

Education EDU

Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-270)

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S. 2814, NLRB Reform Act; S. 2617, Davis-Bacon Repeal Act; S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act; S. 2178/H.R. 4320, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; H.R. 4959, EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act; H.R. 5422, Litigation Oversight Act of 2014; H.R. 5423, Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2014; H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act; H.R. 4321, Employee Privacy Protection Act; H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015; FY 15 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts (House/Senate); Fair Labor Standards Act issues in the following legislation: H.R.4660, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; H.R. 4745, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Davis-Bacon Act; National Labor Relations Act Reform; NLRB (REG) Title: Representation-Case Procedures (RIN 3142-AA08); DOL-OLMS (REG) Title: Persuader Agreements: Employer and Labor Relations Consultant Reporting under the LMRDA (RIN 1245-AA03); DOL-OSHA (LOI) Letter of Interpretation on OSHA Inspections (February 21, 2013); DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (RIN 1218-AC49); DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Injury and Illness Prevention Program (RIN 1218-AC48); DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica (RIN 1218-AB70); DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements - NAICS Update and Reporting Revisions (RIN 1218-AC50); DOL-WHD (REG) Title: Defining/Delimiting Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees (RIN 1235-AA11); DOL-WHD (REG) Title: Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors, Executive Order 13658 (RIN 1235-AA10); DOL-OSHA: OSHA's Small Entity Compliance Guide for Final Rule for Cranes and Derricks

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 2178 (113th), H.R. 4320 (113th), S. 2199 (113th), H.R. 4745 (113th), H.R. 4321 (113th), S. 2814 (113th), H.R. 4660 (113th), H.R. 5423 (113th), H.R. 4870 (113th), H.R. 5422 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th), H.R. 4923 (113th), S. 2617 (113th), H.R. 5078 (113th), H.R. 4959 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 5171, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts; H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015; H.J. Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015; Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) issues in the following legislation: H.R.4660, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; H.R. 4745, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; FY 15 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts (House/Senate); DOL-OLMS (REG) Title: Persuader Agreements: Employer and Labor Relations Consultant Reporting under the LMRDA (RIN 1245-AA03); DOL-OSHA (REG) Title: Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica (RIN 1218-AB70); NLRB (REG) Title: Representation-Case Procedures (RIN 3142-AA08)

Contacted: SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 4745 (113th), H.R. 4660 (113th), H.R. 4923 (113th), H.R. 5171 (113th), H.J.Res. 124 (113th), H.R. 4870 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Act; EPA (REG) Title: Definition of "Waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act (RIN 2040-AF30); EPA (REG) Title: Lead; Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program for Public and Commercial Buildings (RIN 2070-AJ56); EPA (REG) Title: Stormwater Regulations Revision to Address Discharges from Developed Sites (RIN 2040-AF13)

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 5078 (113th)

Insurance INS

S.2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: S. 2244 (113th)