TIMOTHY JAMES for GROSSMANHEINZ ON BEHALF OF INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Roads/Highway ROD
Varying 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, repatriation of foreign corporate earnings dedicated to the Highway Trust Fund , various bonding proposals such as the Administration's QPIB funding and similar mechanisms that may be introduced as actual bills. S.1647--DRIVE Act :Developing a Reliable & Innovative Vision for the Economy---highway reauthorization; HR. 2410--GROW AMERICA ACT -- Administration's highway reauthorization bill; HR. 2353--Highway & Transportation Funding Act of 2015 ( short term highway extension); HR. 1846--Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act(increase federal gas tax);Infrastructure 2.0 Act(utilize overseas corporate earnings tax to fund highway program); S. 1186-Move America Act of 2016(create Move America bonds to fund infrastructure)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIMOTHY P JAMES | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
Discussions regarding safe drinking water reauthorization and the state revolving loan fund--no bill introduced ;discussion re reauthorization of Water Resource and Reform Development Act (yet to be introduced water projects bill for Corps of Engineers); S. 1894--California Emergency Drought Relief Act( potential water construction projects);Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act-( yet to be introduced bill funding construction projects); FY 2016 Interior Appropriations bill( funding levels for Clean Water Act revolving loan fund program)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIMOTHY P JAMES New | — |
Retirement RET
yet to be introduced legislation reforming current pension law allowing for different types of multi-employer pension plans to preserve retirement security for participants and beneficiaries
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIMOTHY P JAMES | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
HR. 3--Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Act and S. 1--Keystone XL Pipeline Act :supported passage of these bills which would facilitate permitting and construction of Keystone XL; supportive of yet to be introduced legislation streamlining and facilitating construction of pipelines and other natural gas and energy projects
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIMOTHY P JAMES | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
Legislation impacting application of the Davis-Bacon Wage Act to federally assisted construction projects such as the Highway program.HR 2029--Military Construction & Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act for FY 2016 ( anti-Davis-Bacon amendment); HR. 1735--FY 2016 Department of Defense authorization ( Project Labor Agreement amendment);S. 1894-- California Emergency Drought Relief Act(application of Davis-Bacon to various provisions)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIMOTHY P JAMES | — |
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.