ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA for ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA

Foreign Relations FOR

Overseas Buildings Operations; Embassy construction

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Air Force, Dept of; White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of the Secretary of Defense; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Navy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

HR 1671 & S 71 - Government Neutrality in Contracting Act; Efforts to mandate employment verification system for employers; Definition of independent contractor; Multi-employer Pension Reform; Working Families Flexibility Act; HR 465/S 233; H J Res 29/S J Res 8 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, United States Codes of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation case procedures; Implementation of workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Perkins Re-authorization; HR 548, Certainty in Enforcement Act; HR 549, Litigation Oversight Act; HR 550, EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act; HR 1187, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act; HR 4320, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; HR 4321, Employees Privacy Protection Act; Opposition to the "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" Executive Order; S 2015/HR 3549 Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act; Promoting Apprenticeships for Credentials and Employment Act; Pension Accountability Act H.R. 4029/S. 2147

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Secretary of Defense; White House Office; Navy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Air Force, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 550 (114th), H.R. 3549 (114th), H.R. 4321 (114th), H.R. 4029 (114th), H.J.Res. 29 (114th), S.J.Res. 8 (114th), H.R. 4320 (114th), H.R. 1187 (114th), H.R. 549 (114th), S. 2147 (114th), H.R. 1671 (114th), H.R. 465 (114th), H.R. 548 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2016 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 2016; FY 2016 Energy & Water Appropriations, Waters of the U.S. Regulation and Increasing Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Revenue Outlays; Transportation & HUD Appropriations; FY 2016 Interior and Environment Appropriations - SRF Funding, and EPA regulations on waters of the U.S., DERA Funding; FY 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services; HR 2029 consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016

Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Navy, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Air Force, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Office of the Secretary of Defense; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 2029 (114th)

Roads/Highway ROD

Monitor implementation of Map-21; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Re-authorization of federal surface transportation programs; Surface Transportation funding; Legislative proposals to provide additional funding for federal highway & transit programs; FY 2016 THUD Appropriations; HR 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE Act; HR 3236, surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Act; HR 3763, Surface Transportation Re-authorization and Reform Act; Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Secretary of Defense; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Navy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Education, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Air Force, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3763 (114th), H.R. 22 (114th), H.R. 3236 (114th)

Transportation TRA

Monitor implementation of MAP-21; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Surface Transportation funding; FY 2016 Department of Transportation Appropriations; Monitor Implementation of HR 3080, the Water Resources Reform & Development Act; Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program; Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; Inland Waterways Trust Fund; Re-authorization of Federal Surface Transportation Programs; S 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (Drive Act; HR 3763 Surface Transportation Re-Authorization and Reform Act; Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Air Force, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Education, Dept of; Office of the Secretary of Defense; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: H.R. 3763 (114th), H.R. 3080 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Highway Trust Fund Solvency; HR 499 exempting water and sewer construction from Private Activity Bond volume cap; Individual and corporate tax reform; Financial Accounting Standards Board issues; HR 1105, Permanent reduction or elimination of the estate and gift taxes; Repeal of health insurance tax; Implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act; Like-kind Exchanges (Sec. 1031); Creation of a category for Public Buildings for Private Activity Bond eligibility and exemption of that category from volume cap; HR 636 America's Small Business Tax Relief (Section 179/Expensing); HR 880 Permanent R&D tax credit; HR 629 Built-in Gains Recognition; HR 765 (15-Year Depreciation); HR 2510 (Bonus Depreciation)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Air Force, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Office of the Secretary of Defense

Bills named: H.R. 499 (114th), H.R. 636 (114th), H.R. 629 (114th), H.R. 765 (114th), H.R. 1105 (114th), H.R. 880 (114th), H.R. 2510 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

Employer Mandate Repeal; Auto Enroll Repeal Act; HR 928, to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Save American Workers Act; HR 30/S 183; HR 2712/S. 1996: Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act; HR 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act; HR 879, Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act; HR 863/S. 1809, STARS Act; HR 3112 Be Open Act(Auto Enrollment); S 1415 Small Stability Act; HR 248/S305 American Job Protection Act; HR 2911/S1697 Small Business Healthcare Relief Act

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Air Force, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Navy, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Secretary of Defense; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 3112 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th), H.R. 2911 (114th), S. 1809 (114th), H.R. 928 (114th), H.R. 248 (114th), H.R. 863 (114th), S. 1996 (114th), H.R. 2712 (114th), H.R. 879 (114th), H.R. 2050 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

TRAC Act; Bid Shopping; Bid Listing; Buy American Reform;Protecting the attendance of federal employees at non-federal conferences; HR 1666 - The Design-Build Efficiency & Jobs Act of 2015; HR 1444 - Commonsense Contracting Act of 2015 (Reverse Auctions); HR 838 - Security in Bonding Act of 2015 (Individual Surety Fraud); HR 1671/S 71 - Government Neutrality in Contracting Act; Plans for mandating verification systems/policies for employers;Project Labor Agreements; HR 1481 Smalll Contractors Improve Competition Act of 2015; HR 1597 - Agile Acquisition to Retain Technological Edge Act (Non-manufacturers Rule Reform and Support of More Resources for Acquisition Workforce; S 1526, Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2015; Advocating for US Army Corps execution of Department of Veterans Affairs construction projects; Support for funding of the VA hospital project in Aurora, Colorado; Construction Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 3106; National Defense Authorization Act HR 1735; S 2082 Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Office of the Secretary of Defense; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Air Force, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Navy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 1597 (114th), H.R. 838 (114th), H.R. 1671 (114th), H.R. 1666 (114th), H.R. 1735 (114th), H.R. 3106 (114th), H.R. 1481 (114th), H.R. 1444 (114th)

Small Business SMB

Small Business Authorization; 8(a) program; National Defense Authorization Act of 2016; Reverse Auctions; Bid Listing; Bid Shopping; HR 1444 - The Commonsense Construction Contracting Act of 2015; HR 838 - Security in Bonding Act of 2015; Design-Build Construction; HR 1666, The Design-Build Efficiency & Jobs Act of 2015; HR 1597 - Agile Acquisition to Retain Technological Edge Act (Non-manufacturer Rule); HR 1481 Small Contractors Improve Competition Act of 2015; S 1526 Construction Consensus Improvement Act of 2015; HR 1735 National Defense Authorization Act, Small business construction provisions ; S 2082 Department of Veterans Affairs expiring Authorities Act

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Air Force, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Office of the Secretary of Defense; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Navy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1735 (114th), H.R. 1444 (114th), H.R. 838 (114th), H.R. 1666 (114th), H.R. 1597 (114th), H.R. 1481 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Clean Water and Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Program reauthorization; Water Infrastructure funding: grants and loans; Anaerobic Digester Grants; HR 499, removing cap on private activity bond for water and sewage facilities; 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; Northern Route Approval Act; Monitor implementation of the Water Resources Development and Reform Act; Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) funding; HR 3, S1 - Keystone XL Pipeline Act; Western Drought legislation and Rapid Act; Consolidated Appropriations Act - Waters of the US rider

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Office of the Secretary of Defense; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Navy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Air Force, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 499 (114th), H.R. 3 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

HR 1671/S 71 - Government Neutrality in Contracting Act; OSHA Crystalline Silica Rulemaking; OSHA-proposed rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries/illnesses; Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order #13673;

Contacted: Office of the Secretary of Defense; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Air Force, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Navy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); General Services Administration (GSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1671 (114th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration issues - comprehensive immigration reform, H2B visa reform efforts; Employment verification legislation; HR 1147, Legal Workforce Act

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Air Force, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Navy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Secretary of Defense; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1147 (114th)