ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA for ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA

Foreign Relations FOR

Overseas Buildings Operations; Embassy construction

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Education, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Highway Trust Fund Solvency; Individual and corporate tax reform; Financial Accounting Standards Board issues; Repeal of health insurance tax; Implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act; Like-kind Exchanges (Sec. 1031); HR 960, creation of a category of Public Building for Private Activity Bond eligibility and exemption of that category from volume cap; H.R. 960/S.326- Public Buildings Renewal Act 2017; American Job Builders Tax Reform Act -POC method accounting; HR 1647, Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act; Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives Act (179D);Sustainable Water Infrastructure Act; Private Activity Bond CAP Increase for Qualified Highway and Freight Facilities; H.R. 308/S. 47- Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act; IRS 2704 Regulations; Lookback Accounting; Estate Tax

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 308 (115th), S. 47 (115th), H.R. 960 (115th), H.R. 1647 (115th), S. 326 (115th)

Small Business SMB

Reverse Auctions; Bid Listing; Bid Shopping; Design-Build Construction; HR 679, Construction Consensus Improvement Act of 2017; HR 2594, Small Business Payment for Performance Act; HR 2350, Small Business Know-Before-You-Bid Construction Transparency Act

Contacted: Education, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 2350 (115th), H.R. 679 (115th), H.R. 2594 (115th)

Roads/Highway ROD

Monitor implementation of Map-21 and Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Surface Transportation funding; Legislative proposals to provide additional funding for federal highway & transit programs; FY 2018 THUD appropriations

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Transportation TRA

Monitor implementation of MAP-21 and the FAST Act; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Surface Transportation funding; FY 2017 and FY 2018 Department of Transportation Appropriations; Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program; Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; Inland Waterways Trust Fund; Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017; Monitor implementation of the WIIN Act, 21st Century Aviation Infrastructure Reform & Reauthorization Act; Private Activity Bond CAP Increase for Qualified Highway and Freight Facilities

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Health Issues HCR

Employer Mandate Repeal;Commonsense Reporting and Verification; HR 173/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act; HR 1101, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act; HR 246, Health Insurance; HR 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017, Tax Exclusion; Better Care Reconciliation Act; S. 1859

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 173 (115th), S. 58 (115th), H.R. 246 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), S. 1859 (115th), H.R. 1101 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2018 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 2018; FY 2018 Energy & Water Appropriations; Transportation & HUD Appropriations; FY 2018 Interior and Environment Appropriations - SRF Funding; DERA Funding; FY 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services; National Defense Authorization Act 2018; FY 2018 Budget Resolution (Tax Reform)

Contacted: SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund ENV

Clean Water and Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Program reauthorization; Water Infrastructure funding; Grants and Loans; HR 1647 Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act; 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; Monitor implementation of the Water Resources Development and Reform Act; Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) funding and reauthorization; Western Drought legislation and Rapid Act

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1647 (115th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

OSHA Crystalline Silica Rulemaking;OSHA rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries/illnesses; Fair and Open Competition Act, H.R. 1552/S. 622; Susan Harwood Training Grants; Voluntary Protection Program (H.R. 1444/ S. 1878)

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 1878 (115th), H.R. 1552 (115th), H.R. 1444 (115th), S. 622 (115th)

Government Issues GOV

TRAC Act; Bid Shopping; Bid Listing; Buy American Reform; Protecting the attendance of federal employees at non-federal conferences; Plans for mandating verification systems/policies for employers; H.R. 679 Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017; HR 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017; HR 3169, Improve the hiring, training, and efficiency of acquisition personnel and organizations of the Dept. of the V.A,; Reform of Prior Authorization for PAC Solicitation

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); White House Office; Education, Dept of

Bills named: S. 951 (115th), H.R. 3169 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th), H.R. 679 (115th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration issues-comprehensive immigration reform, H2B visa reform efforts; Employment verification legislation; Legal Workforce Act, H.R. 3711; State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act, S. 1040; Save Our Small and Seasonal Business Act, S. 792; Strengthen Employment and Seasonal Opportunities Now, H.R. 2004

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA)

Bills named: H.R. 2004 (115th), S. 792 (115th), H.R. 3711 (115th), S. 1040 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Efforts to mandate employment verification system for employers; Definition of independent contractor; Multi-employer Pension Reform; HR 1180/S. 801, Working Families Flexibility Act; Implementation of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Perkins Re-authorization; EEOC Transparency and Accountability; HR 1552/S. 622, Fair and Open Competition Act; Paid Leave, Joint Employer, Ambush Elections; HR 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; HR 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act; Save Local Business Act, H.R. 3441; Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, H.R. 2353; Jobs Act, S. 206; BUILDS Act, S. 1599; Apprenticeship Executive Order

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 622 (115th), H.R. 1552 (115th), S. 206 (115th), S. 1599 (115th), S. 801 (115th), H.R. 2353 (115th), H.R. 2775 (115th), H.R. 2776 (115th), H.R. 3441 (115th), H.R. 1180 (115th)