4th Quarter - Report

ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA for ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$284,868
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

USMCA; H.R.5430- USMCA Implementation Act; Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES CHRISTIANSON —
MATTHEW TURKSTRA —

Contacted: Federal Transit Administration (FTA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5430 (116th)

Banking BAN

H.R.2513/S.1978, the Corporate Transparency Act; S.2563- ILLICIT Cash Act; Beneficial Ownership legislation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW TURKSTRA —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 1978 (116th), H.R. 2513 (116th), S. 2563 (116th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Overseas Buildings Operations; Embassy construction

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES CHRISTIANSON —
JORDAN HOWARD —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Roads/Highway ROD

Monitor implementation Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Surface Transportation funding; Legislative proposals to provide additional funding for federal highway & transit programs; FY 2020 THUD appropriations; Private Activity Bonds (PABs); H.R.2541/S. 352 BUILD Act, S. 353/H.R.2475- the RAPID Act; Hours of Service regulations; S.2303- America's Transportation Infrastructure Act; Reauthorization of Federal Surface Transportation programs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MURPHIE BARRETT New Former Republican Staff Director, House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
JAMES CHRISTIANSON —
BRIAN DEERY —
MATTHEW TURKSTRA —

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 352 (116th), S. 2303 (116th), H.R. 2541 (116th), H.R. 2475 (116th), S. 353 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

Employer Mandate Repeal;Commonsense Reporting, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act; HR 1.R. 748/ S.684, Tax Exclusion; Association Health Plans; Surprise Billing, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act S. 172/ H.R. 1398; Jobs and Premium Protection Act S.80; Drug Pricing, S.1510/H.R.2782- Employee Flexibility Act of 2019; S.1895- the Lower Health Care Costs Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES CHRISTIANSON —
MATTHEW TURKSTRA —
JAMES YOUNG —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: S. 1510 (116th), S. 80 (116th), H.R. 1398 (116th), S. 172 (116th), H.R. 1 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), H.R. 2782 (116th), S. 684 (116th)

Small Business SMB

Reverse Auctions; Bid Listing; Bid Shopping; Design-Build Construction; HR 2344, Small Business Payment for Performance Act; H.R.226- Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2019

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES CHRISTIANSON —
JORDAN HOWARD —
JAMES YOUNG —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 226 (116th), H.R. 2344 (116th)

Government Issues GOV

TRAC Act; Bid Shopping; Bid Listing; Buy American Reform; Protecting the attendance of federal employees at non-federal conferences; Plans for mandating verification systems/policies for employers; S.1434- Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act; H.R.2344- Small Business Payment act for Performance Act of 2019

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES CHRISTIANSON —
ALLEN S. GRAY New —
JORDAN HOWARD —
JAMES YOUNG —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Education, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 1434 (116th), H.R. 2344 (116th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration issues-comprehensive immigration reform, H2B visa reform efforts; Employment verification legislation; Temporary Protective Status; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program; Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act, H.R. 1740;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES CHRISTIANSON —
JAMES YOUNG —

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.R. 1740 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Representation Election Procedures, Efforts to mandate employment verification system for employers; Definition of independent contractor; Multi-employer Pension Reform, Working Families Flexibility Act; Implementation of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; EEOC Transparency and Accountability, Fair and Open Competition Act; H.R. 1858, S. 907, Paid Leave, Joint Employer, Career and Technical Education, Apprenticeship Executive Order; Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC); Worker centers; Apprenticeships in construction; Paycheck Fairness Act, H.R. 7/ S.270, Family Leave, S.839/H.R.3497, the JOBS Act, USA Workforce Tax credit; Secure Act H.R. 1994; H.R. 397- Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pension Act; S.1306/H.R.2474- the Protecting the Right to Organize Act; S.2557- Student Aid Improvement Act; H.R.4674- the College Affordability Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES CHRISTIANSON —
JORDAN HOWARD —
MATTHEW TURKSTRA —
JAMES YOUNG —

Contacted: White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: S. 270 (116th), S. 1306 (116th), S. 2557 (116th), H.R. 3497 (116th), H.R. 1994 (116th), S. 907 (116th), H.R. 4674 (116th), H.R. 397 (116th), H.R. 7 (116th), H.R. 2474 (116th), S. 839 (116th), H.R. 1858 (116th)

Transportation TRA

Monitor implementation of the FAST Act; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Surface Transpiration funding, FY 2020 Department of Transportation Appropriations; Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program; Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; Inland Waterways Trust Fund; Increase passenger facility charge; Hours of Service; BUILD Act (S.352/H.R.2541); RAPID Act (S.353/H.R.2475); S. 146/ H.R. 1508 Move America Act; Infrastructure Package; Reauthorization of federal surface transportation programs; H.R.5430- USMCA Implementation Act; S.2302- America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019; H.R.2440- Full Utilization of Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act; S.1992- a bill to amend the FAST Act to repeal a rescission of funds

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MURPHIE BARRETT New Former Republican Staff Director, House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
JAMES CHRISTIANSON —
BRIAN DEERY —
ALLEN S. GRAY —
JORDAN HOWARD —
STEPHEN E SANDHERR —
MATTHEW TURKSTRA —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5430 (116th), S. 352 (116th), H.R. 2475 (116th), H.R. 2440 (116th), H.R. 1508 (116th), S. 2302 (116th), S. 146 (116th), H.R. 2541 (116th), S. 1992 (116th), S. 353 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Highway Trust Fund Solvency; Financial Accounting Standards Board issues; Repeal of health insurance tax; POC method accounting; Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives Act (179D);Sustainable Water Infrastructure Act; Private Activity Bond CAP Increase for Qualified Highway and Freight Facilities; Lookback Accounting; Estate Tax; Pass-through business taxation; Implementation of 199A; Cash accounting; State and Local Tax Deduction (SALT); Net operating losses (NOLs); Municipal bonds depreciation; Advance Refunding of Municipal Bonds; Limitation on net interest expense, 163(j); Main Street Tax Certainty Act, (H.R. 216/S.1149); Treasury/IRS Regulation on Qualified Business Income Deduction; Opportunity Zones; Death Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 218/ S.215); Move America Act (S. 146/ H.R. 1508); Public Building Renewal Act (H.R. 1251/ S. 932); Build Act (S. 352/H.R.2541); Rapid Act (S. 353/H.R.2475; Infrastructure Package; Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act; Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC); H.R.3301- the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019; New Market Tax Credits (NMTC); H.R.1865- Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020; H.R.1869- Qualified Improvement Property technical correction

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MURPHIE BARRETT New Former Republican Staff Director, House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
JAMES CHRISTIANSON —
BRIAN DEERY —
JORDAN HOWARD —
STEPHEN E SANDHERR —
MATTHEW TURKSTRA —
JAMES YOUNG —

Contacted: White House Office; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); General Services Administration (GSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Education, Dept of; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 1865 (116th), S. 215 (116th), H.R. 2475 (116th), S. 352 (116th), S. 932 (116th), S. 1149 (116th), H.R. 1251 (116th), H.R. 218 (116th), H.R. 3301 (116th), S. 353 (116th), H.R. 1869 (116th), H.R. 216 (116th), H.R. 1508 (116th), S. 146 (116th), H.R. 2541 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2020 appropriations for federal construction programs to provide for economic activity for Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works; DOD Military Construction/VA; Labor Appropriations - Agency Budget Requests; GSA Federal Building Fund (FBF) FY 2020; FY 2020 Energy & Water Appropriations; Transportation & HUD Appropriations; FY 2020 Interior and Environment Appropriations - SRF Funding; DERA Funding; FY 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services; H.R.2500/S.1790- National Defense Authorization Act for FY2020; H.R.1865- Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020; S.1992- Bill to amend the FAST Act to repeal a rescission of funds; H.R.1158- Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020; H.R.3055- Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020 & Further Health Extenders Act of 2019

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MURPHIE BARRETT New Former Republican Staff Director, House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
JAMES CHRISTIANSON —
BRIAN DEERY —
ALLEN S. GRAY —
JORDAN HOWARD —
MATTHEW TURKSTRA —
JAMES YOUNG —

Contacted: White House Office; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 1158 (116th), H.R. 3055 (116th), S. 1992 (116th), H.R. 2500 (116th), H.R. 1865 (116th), S. 1790 (116th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Water Infrastructure funding; Grants and Loans; Provisions relating to transportation planning and environmental review; Rule relating to federal jurisdiction over "Waters of the United States" for the purpose of Clean Water Act permits; Monitor implementation of the Water Resources Development and Reform Act of 2014, 2016, and 2018; Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) funding and re-authorization H.R. 1768, S. 747; H.R. 1497 Water Quality Protection + Job Creation Act; Water Resources Development Act of 2020; H.R.3702- the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act; H.R.4634- Terrorism Risk Insurance Act; National Environmental Policy Act; H.R.535- PFAS Action Act of 2019; Endangered Species Act Modernization

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MURPHIE BARRETT New Former Republican Staff Director, House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
JAMES CHRISTIANSON —
BRIAN DEERY —
ALLEN S. GRAY New —
JORDAN HOWARD —
JAMES YOUNG —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

Bills named: S. 747 (116th), H.R. 535 (116th), H.R. 3702 (116th), H.R. 4634 (116th), H.R. 1768 (116th), H.R. 1497 (116th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Fair and Open Competition Act, H.R. 1858/S. 907; Susan Harwood Training Grants; Opioid Crisis; H.R. 3668- Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2019

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES CHRISTIANSON —
JORDAN HOWARD —
JAMES YOUNG —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 3668 (116th), S. 907 (116th), H.R. 1858 (116th)

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