INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS for INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Budget/Appropriations BUD
H.R. 1, Full Year Continuing Resolution Act, provisions related to Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water Act-State Revolving Funds, amendment related to labor standards for federally-assisted construction; provisions related to Title 17 loan guarantees at the Department of Energy; and amendment related to construction procurement method known as a Project Labor Agreement. FY 2012, Energy and Water Appropriations Act, provisions related to hazardous waste worker training program; issues related to labor standards for water resources development projects. FY 2012, Interior, Environment, Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions related to hazardous waste worker training program.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIMOTHY P JAMES | — |
| JEFFREY R SOTH | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
S. 652. Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development, legislation creating a national infrastructure bank to fund transportation, energy, and water infrastructure projects.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIMOTHY P JAMES | — |
| JEFFREY R SOTH | — |
Transportation TRA
S. 223 and H.R. 658, FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011, provisions related to capital investments in airport infrastructure, and amendment related to labor standards connected to federally-assisted construction. H.R. 1122, Freight FOCUS Act, provisions related to financing and grants for federally-assisted construction. H.R. 104, Realize Americas Maritime Promise (RAMP) Act, legislation ensuring all receipts deposited in and interest credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are expended for purposes consistent with the fund. H.R. 662, Surface Transportation Extensions Act of 2011, sections related to extension of Surface Transportation investments (SAFETEA-LU). Surface Transportation Reauthorization, Reauthorization of SAFETEA-LU, provisions related to financing methods, revenue needs, workforce development, prevailing wage standards for federally-assisted construction, a national infrastructure bank, and the role of public-private partnerships. H.R. 658, Federal Aviation Administration Reform and Reauthorization of 2011, amendment to eliminate labor standards for federally assisted construction in the bill, provision related to change of election law under the Railway Labor Act, and sections related to capital investment in airport construction. S. 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development, legislation creating a national infrastructure bank to fund transportation, energy, and water infrastructure projects. H.R.402, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2011, legislation to create a separate federal entity to review and assist financing for large infrastructure projects.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIMOTHY P JAMES | — |
| JEFFREY R SOTH | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 11, Build America Bonds to Create Jobs Now Act of 2011, legislation to re-establish the bond program within the Recovery Act that provides an interest subsidy to public issuers of Build America Bonds. Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2011, legislation to create tax credit bond program to finance $50-b in transportation investments.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIMOTHY P JAMES | — |
| JEFFREY R SOTH | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
TransCanada's Keystone XL Pipeline, a 1,700-mile proposed crude oil pipeline from Alberta to Texas. S. 699, the DOE CCS Amendments Act of 2011, legislation to expand the research and deployment of carbon capture and sequestration technology within the Department of Energy. S. 629, Hydropower Improvement Act of 2011, provisions related to grant funding and deployment projects for hydro-power. S. 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development, legislation creating a national infrastructure bank to fund transportation, energy, and water infrastructure projects.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIMOTHY P JAMES | — |
| JEFFREY R SOTH | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
Issues related to the administration of the Davis-Bacon Act
| 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.