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Natural Resources NAT

Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, Oceans Policy, Building Supplies. H.R. 2898: Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2898 (114th)

Torts TOR

Business legal reform.

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

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. 185: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015, H.R. 527: Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015, H.R. 427, S. 226: Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015.

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

Bills named: H.R. 427 (114th), H.R. 185 (114th), H.R. 527 (114th), S. 226 (114th)

Insurance INS

H.R. 26: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015, homeowner flood insurance affordability.

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

Bills named: H.R. 26 (114th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Water Rulemaking, Clean Water Act, Green House Gas Emissions, Water Resources Reform and Development Act. H.R. 1732: Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015, S. 1140: Federal Water Quality Protection Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1732 (114th), S. 1140 (114th)

Constitution CON

Private Property Rights.

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

25C, 45L, Low Income Housing Tax Credit, carried interest, tax reform, mortgage interest deduction, 179D, Legislation to improve and to make the Low Income Housing Tax Credit permanent.

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

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Executive Order 13690 on the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard.

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

Housing HOU

AD&C Lending, flood insurance, affordable housing reform, FHA reform, GSE reform, Section 8 Voucher Reform.

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Hardwood plywood from the People's Republic of China, Inv. NOS. 701-TA-490 (Final), softwood lumber issues, patent reform. H.R. 9: Innovation Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th)

Banking BAN

FHA Reform, Affordable Housing Reform, GSE Reform, Foreclosure Mitigation, Dodd-Frank Reform. H.R. 685: Mortgage Choice Act of 2015.

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

Bills named: H.R. 685 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Interior and Environment Appropriations 2016, Energy and Water Development Appropriations 2016, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug and Related Agencies Appropriations, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations, Department of Labor and Related Agencies Appropriations. S. Con. Res 11: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 thru 2025, H. Con. Res. 27: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025.

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

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.Con.Res. 27 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Resiliency, Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Regulation, Waters of the United States Regulation. H.R. 2328: Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2015.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2328 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Legislation related to building materials, including drywall, copper and lumber, metal theft prevention, legislation regarding multi-use forest management practices. H.R. 985: Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015, H.R. 2647: Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015.

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

Bills named: H.R. 985 (114th), H.R. 2647 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy efficiency legislation, energy efficiency incentives, energy efficiency financing, energy codes, green rating systems, appliance efficiency standards, building science research, National Defense Authorization Act, social cost of carbon, 111d clean power plant rule, green building programs, Tenant Star. H.R. 1273: Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, S. 720: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, S. 535: Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1273 (114th), S. 720 (114th), S. 535 (114th)

Immigration IMM

Comprehensive Immigration Reform, E-Verify, H-2B Regulations, Legislative proposals related to guest worker programs. H.R. 616: American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015, H.R. 1147: Legal Workforce Act, Proposals related to the Executive Order on Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and the Immigration Visa System, "Presidential Memorandum - Modernizing and Streamlining the U.S. Immigration Visa System for the 21st Century." S. 1501: American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2015, S. 1023: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide a refundable credit for costs associated with Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1147 (114th), S. 1501 (114th), S. 1023 (114th), H.R. 616 (114th)

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, proposals related to DOL overtime rules, proposals related to NLRB joint employer liability, proposals related to association health plans, policies related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, including the employer mandate, Shared Responsibility Rules and the implementation of the small business exchanges, OSHA Crystalline Silica Rulemaking. HR. 1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, Amendment 665 to S. Con Res. 11: To establish a spending-neutral reserve fund relating to prohibiting awarding of construction contracts based on awardees entering or not entering into agreements with labor organizations, H.R. 30: Save American Workers Act of 2015, H.R. 2911: Small Business Healthcare Relief Act, H.R. 1768: Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, H.R. 1767: Employee Privacy Protection Act, H.R. 1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, H.R. 2868: Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2015, S. 1697: Small Business Healthcare Relief Act, S. 1099: PACE Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 30 (114th), H.R. 1624 (114th), S. 1099 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), S. 1697 (114th), H.R. 1768 (114th), H.R. 1767 (114th), H.R. 2868 (114th), H.R. 2911 (114th)