4th Quarter - Report

TIMOTHY JAMES for GROSSMANHEINZ ON BEHALF OF INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS

Firm
Client
Income
$30,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

House Energy and Commerce Comm. hearing on Pipeline regulations and permitting; support facilitating construction of new pipelines; HR 2883--Promoting Cross Border Energy Infrastructure Act ( expedite pipeline approvals) ; HR2910--Promoting Inter Agency Coordination of Natural Gas Pipeline Act ( facilitate pipeline approvals); opening drilling in ANWR[ Arctic National Wildlife Refuge} as part of comprehensive tax legislation {HR 1: Tax Cuts ; Jobs Act]

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TIMOTHY P JAMES —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2883 (115th), H.R. 1 (115th), H.R. 2910 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Legislation impacting application of the Davis-Bacon Wage Act to federally assisted construction programs such as the Highway program ; HR. 2997--21st Century AIRR Act( aviation reauthorization)--House Transportation Comm. mark-up and Davis-Bacon amendments ;HR 2810--National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2018--Davis-Bacon wage amendment (Rep. Gosar ) HR.8--Water Resource Development Act of 2018[ potential Davis-Bacon wage amendments]

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TIMOTHY P JAMES —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 8 (115th), H.R. 2997 (115th), H.R. 2810 (115th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

ongoing issues related to Clean Water and Safe Drinking water funding proposals which may be introduced as actual bills; application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wages to federal funding mechanisms; S.1137;Clean,Safe,Reliable Water Infrastructure Act--introduced by Senators Boozman and Cardin to provide additional water resources; HR. 2510--Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act: introduced by Rep. DeFazio to provide additional water resources; Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund/ WIFIA program bill by Senators Boozman and Booker(S. 2364--Securing Required Funding for Water Infrastructure Now);S.2800--America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 ; HR.8--Water Resource Development Act of 2018 ;S. 3303--Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018 introduced by Senator Barasso

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TIMOTHY P JAMES —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1137 (115th), H.R. 2510 (115th), S. 2800 (115th), H.R. 8 (115th), S. 3303 (115th), S. 2364 (115th)

Roads/Highway ROD

various issues relating to on-going funding and revenue issues for the Highway Trust Fund and highway reauthorization : including yet to be introduced bills raising the federal gas tax or other revenue mechanisms that may be introduced as actual bills ; Rep. DeFazio's proposal "Investing in America: Penny For Progress Act" to raise highway and Transit funding(HR 1664); Rep. Graves/Norton letter to Ways and Means Comm. to include revenues for highway funding in tax reform efforts ;HR 3354--Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act :protect highway contracting authority and increase PFC fees at airports for construction ; meet with Senate Public Works Comm. staff re infrastructure issues and highway funding ; coalition meeting with Administration official to discuss infrastructure proposal ; construction financing through Private Activity Bonds in HR 1 :Tax Cuts; ;Jobs Act{ tax reform]; review Administration's Infrastructure principles and outline proposal ;attend bipartisan briefing at House Transportation Comm. re Problem Solvers Caucus infrastructue funding proposal: review Senate Democratic proposal to fund infrastructure ; attend briefing by bi-partisan House Transportation Committee staff re potential highway and infrastructure funding bill ;review potential highway and other infrastructure funding and related issues with House Transportation Comm. staff ; attend large infrastructure briefing with incoming Transportation Comm. chairman re potential funding mechanisms

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TIMOTHY P JAMES —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1664 (115th), H.R. 1 (115th), H.R. 3354 (115th)

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.