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Small Business SMB

H.R. 33/S. 584: the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017.

Contacted: Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Education, Dept of; President of the U.S.; Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Policy Development; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 584 (115th), H.R. 33 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica (RIN 1218-AB70). NLRB: Joint Employer Standard. NLRB: Representation-Case Procedures (RIN 3142-AA08). Public Law 113-128: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Workforce Development and Training, generally. Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" - July 31, 2014. DOL-OS (Reg) Title: Guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 1290-ZA02). Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (RIN 9000-AM81). Amendment to Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces"- August 23, 2016. Registered Apprenticeship Programs, generally. Non-Registered Apprenticeship Programs, generally. Davis-Bacon Wage Surveys. Davis-Bacon Act. DOL-OLMS (Reg) Title: Interpretation of the "Advice" Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (RIN 1215-AB79; 1245-AA03). DOL-OLMS (Reg) Title: Persuader Agreements: Consultant Form LM-21 Receipts and Disbursements Report (RIN 1245-AA05). DOL-ETA (Reg) Title: Apprenticeship Programs; Equal Employment Opportunity (RIN 1205-AB59). H.J.Res. 87/ S.J.Res. 35: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act" (114th Congress). Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects- February 6, 2009. EEOC: Revision of the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) (Docket ID: EEOC-2016-0002). DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (RIN 1218-AC49). DOL/IRS/PBGC (Reg) Title: Proposed Revision of Annual Information Return/ Reports (RIN 1210-AB63). National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Nominations (Marvin Kaplan, William Emanuel, Doug Seaton). U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Nominations (Victoria Lipnic). Department of Labor Nominations (Andrew Puzder and R. Alexander Acosta). Executive Order 13202: Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects- February 17, 2001. Executive Order 13208: Amendment to Executive Order 13202, Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects - April 6, 2001. Department of Education Nominations (Betsy DeVos). H.J.Res. 37/S.J.Res. 12: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation. H.R. 1552/S. 622: Fair and Open Competition Act. H.J.Res. 83/S.J.Res. 27: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness." DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Beryllium (RIN 1218-AB76). OSHA: Crane Operator Qualifications in Construction. H.R. 1180/S. 801: Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017. H.R. 5587: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act. H.R. 2776/S. 1350: the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act. H.R. 2775 the Employee Privacy Protection Act. Executive Order 13801: Expanding Apprenticeships in America - June 15, 2017. Circular 2017-01: Guidelines for reviewing Apprentice Journeyman Ratio Requests, issued Jan 9, 2017. Career Technical Education Career Path, generally. All-of-the-above strategy for workforce development, generally. DOL-WHD (Reg) Title: Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act; Final Rule (RIN 1235-AA11). Representation Elections Rule (RIN 3142-AA08). Implementation of NLRB Specialty Healthcare Decision (Case Number 5 NLRB 934,940).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Office of Policy Development; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); President of the U.S.; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Vice President of the U.S.; Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 83 (115th), S.J.Res. 12 (115th), S. 622 (115th), H.R. 1180 (115th), S.J.Res. 27 (115th), S. 801 (115th), S. 1350 (115th), H.J.Res. 87 (115th), H.R. 2775 (115th), H.R. 2776 (115th), S.J.Res. 35 (115th), H.R. 5587 (115th), H.J.Res. 37 (115th), H.R. 1552 (115th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

EPA (Reg) Title: Clean Water Rule: Definition of the "Waters of the United States" (RIN 2040-AF30).

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Vice President of the U.S.; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Office of Policy Development; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Defense DEF

The following issues under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (H.R. 4909/ S. 2943)(114th Congress): - Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces"- July 31, 2014; - DOL-OS (Reg) Title: Guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 1290- ZA02); - Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (RIN 9000-AM81); - Amendment to Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces"- August 23, 2016.

Contacted: President of the U.S.; SENATE; Office of Policy Development; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Vice President of the U.S.; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Highway Administration (FHA)

Bills named: S. 2943 (115th), H.R. 4909 (115th)

Transportation TRA

Executive Order 13771, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs - January 30, 2017. Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda - February 24, 2017. Executive Order 13781, A Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch - March 13, 2017. Federal Highway Administration policy of approving state and local government requests to mandate Project Labor Agreements on federally assisted highway projects. Federal Transit Administration Project Labor Agreement policy. Comprehensive infrastructure plan, generally. Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects- February 6, 2009. All-of-the above strategy for workforce development, generally. Public Private Partnerships, generally. Regulatory reform, generally. Davis-Bacon Act. Executive Order 13202: Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects- February 17, 2001. Executive Order 13208: Amendment to Executive Order 13202, Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects - April 6, 2001.

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Office of Policy Development; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Comprehensive Tax Reform. Pass-Through Rates. Completed Contract Method/ Section 460(e) Reform. The American Job Builders Tax Reform Act. House Tax Reform "Blueprint." H.R. 116/ S. 707: Main Street Fairness Act. IRS (Reg) Title: Estate, Gift, and Generation-skipping Transfer Taxes: Restrictions on Liquidation of an Interest (RIN 1545-BB71). H.R. 631/S. 205: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017. Affordable Care Act Net Investment Income (NII) Tax, generally.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Vice President of the U.S.; Office of Policy Development; Education, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA)

Bills named: H.R. 631 (115th), S. 707 (115th), S. 205 (115th), H.R. 116 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

Public Law 111-148: Affordable Care Act. H.R. 246: to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Healthcare Reform, generally. H.R. 1101: Small Business Health Fairness Act. Health Savings Accounts, generally. H.R. 1628: the American Health Care Act. Affordable Care Act Net Investment Income (NII) Tax, generally. Health Insurance Tax (HIT), generally. Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, a Senate Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 1628. Affordable Care Act taxes and penalties, generally. 40 percent excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. Small Business Health Plans/Association Health Plans. Employer sponsored health coverage, generally.

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Policy Development; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; President of the U.S.; Federal Highway Administration (FHA)

Bills named: H.R. 1101 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), H.R. 246 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

The Following Issues under the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2018. - NLRB: Joint Employer Standard; - NLRB: Representation-Case Procedures (RIN 3142-AA08); - DOL-OLMS (Reg) Title: Interpretation of the "Advice" Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor- Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (RIN 1215-AB79; 1245-AA03). Government Mandated Project Labor Agreements.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Vice President of the U.S.; President of the U.S.; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Policy Development; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

Government Issues GOV

General Issues Regarding Regulatory Reform. H.R. 185/ S. 2006: Regulatory Accountability Act (114th Congress). H.R. 5: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017. S. 577: Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2017. H.R. 33/S. 584: Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017. H.R. 1004: Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017. H.R. 469/S. 119: Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017. H.R. 21/S. 34: Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017. H.R. 26/S. 21: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2017. Public Law 79-404: Administrative Procedure Act. Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5: the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017. H.R. 960/S. 326: The Public Buildings Renewal Act. Public Private Partnerships, generally. Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda - February 24, 2017.

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Policy Development; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Vice President of the U.S.; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); President of the U.S.; Education, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 26 (115th), H.R. 960 (115th), H.R. 33 (115th), S. 119 (115th), S. 326 (115th), S. 21 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th), S. 2006 (115th), H.R. 21 (115th), H.R. 1004 (115th), S. 34 (115th), S. 584 (115th), H.R. 185 (115th), S. 577 (115th), H.R. 469 (115th)

Immigration IMM

General issues related to immigration. Temporary Worker Program, generally. H2B Program, generally.

Contacted: Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; Office of Policy Development; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Vice President of the U.S.; President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Education EDU

Perkins Act: Post Secondary Education, generally. H.R. 5587: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act. Federal Tuition Assistance (Pell Grants, 529 Savings). Career and Technical Education, generally. Career Technical Education Career Path, generally. Executive Order 13801: Expanding Apprenticeships in America - June 15, 2017. Registered Apprenticeship Programs, generally. Non-registered Apprenticeship Programs, generally.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); President of the U.S.; Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Policy Development; Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5587 (115th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

U.S. Supreme Court nomination of Justice Neil Gorsuch.

Contacted: Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); President of the U.S.; SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Policy Development; Education, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES