3rd Quarter - Amendment

ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. for ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$550,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
3rd Quarter - Report Oct 20, 2015 $560,256 Replaced
3rd Quarter - Amendment Nov 2, 2015 $560,256 Replaced
3rd Quarter - Amendment (this page) Jan 29, 2016 $550,000 Yes

What was lobbied

10 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Immigration IMM

H.R. 1147: Legal Workforce Act. General issues related to immigration. Temporary Worker Program, generally. H2B Program, generally.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFFREY GRANT BURR —
STEPHEN REBILLOT —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 636: America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015. H.R. 2510: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation. Comprehensive Tax Reform. Pass-Through Rates. Completed Contract Method/ Section 460(e) Reform. Tax Extenders. S. 574/H.R. 3088: Leveraging and Energizing America's Apprenticeship Programs (LEAP) Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFFREY GRANT BURR —
LIAM P DONOVAN —
DREW SCHNEIDER —
KRISTEN SWEARINGEN YORK —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 574 (114th), H.R. 636 (114th), H.R. 3088 (114th), H.R. 2510 (114th)

Veterans VET

Department of Veterans Affairs Construction Program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFFREY GRANT BURR —
STEPHEN REBILLOT —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S. 71/H.R. 1671: Government Neutrality in Contracting Act. S. 933/H.R. 1768: the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act. H.R. 924: Responsibility in Federal Contracting Act. DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica (RIN 1218-AB70). Public Law 113-128: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. NLRB: Joint Employer Standards. NLRB: Representation-Case Procedures (RIN 3142-AA08). Workforce Development and Training, generally. H.R. 2551: Veterans' Entry to Apprenticeship Act. Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" - July 31, 2014. DOL (Reg) Title: Guidance for Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 1290-ZA02). Federal Acquisition Regulation: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 9000-AM81). Registered Apprenticeship Programs, generally. Non-Registered Apprenticeship Programs, generally. Davis-Bacon Wage Surveys; Laborer Classification. DOL-WHD (Reg) Title: Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees (RIN 1235-AA11). S. 2015/H.R. 3459: the Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 3459 (114th), S. 71 (114th), H.R. 2551 (114th), H.R. 924 (114th), S. 933 (114th), H.R. 1768 (114th), S. 2015 (114th), H.R. 1671 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 185: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015. S. 378/H.R. 712: Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act. General Issues Regarding Regulatory Reform. S. 2006: the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015. H.R. 427: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFFREY GRANT BURR —
STEPHEN REBILLOT —
DREW SCHNEIDER —
LAUREN WILLIAMS —
KRISTEN SWEARINGEN YORK —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2006 (114th), H.R. 185 (114th), S. 378 (114th), H.R. 712 (114th), H.R. 427 (114th)

Education EDU

Perkins Act: Post Secondary Education, generally.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFFREY GRANT BURR —
MICHAEL GLAVIN New —
DREW SCHNEIDER —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Health Issues HCR

Public Law 111-148: Affordable Care Act. H.R. 928/ S. 183: to Repeal the Annual Fee on Health Insurance Providers Enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 1624/S. 1099: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act. H.R. 248/ S. 305: the Job Protection Act. H.R. 2712: the Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015. S. 1996: Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015. Affordable Care Act: Information Reporting Requirements (Internal Revenue Code Sections 6055 and 6056). H.R. 2911/ S.1697: Small Business Healthcare Relief Act. H.R. 1270/ S. 709: Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015. S. 30: the Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2015. H.R. 2112: Be Open Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFFREY GRANT BURR —
KAREN J LIVINGSTON —
KRISTEN SWEARINGEN YORK —

Contacted: SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 183 (114th), S. 1996 (114th), S. 305 (114th), H.R. 248 (114th), S. 709 (114th), H.R. 928 (114th), H.R. 2112 (114th), H.R. 1624 (114th), H.R. 2712 (114th), S. 30 (114th), S. 1697 (114th), H.R. 1270 (114th), S. 1099 (114th), H.R. 2911 (114th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 527/ S. 1536: Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFFREY GRANT BURR —
STEPHEN REBILLOT —
KRISTEN SWEARINGEN YORK —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 1536 (114th), H.R. 527 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Davis-Bacon Act. H. Amdt. 643 (Ellison) to H.R. 2822: An amendment to prohibit use of funds to enter into contracts with any persons whose disclosures of a proceeding with a disposition listed in United States Code, in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System include the term "Fair Labor Standards Act" and such disposition is listed as "willful" or "repeated." The following issues under the FY2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act (H.R. 2995/ S. 1910): - Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces"- July 31, 2014; - DOL (Reg) Title: Guidance for Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 1290- ZA02); - Federal Acquisition Regulation: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 9000-AM81). The following issues under the FY2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill (H.R. 3020/ S. 1695): - NLRB: Joint Employer Standards; - DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica (RIN 1218-AB70); - Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces"- July 31,2014; - DOL (Reg) Title: Guidance for Executive Order 13673: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 1290-ZA02); - Federal Acquisition Regulation: "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (RIN 9000-AM81).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: S. 1695 (114th), S. 1910 (114th), H.R. 2995 (114th), H.R. 3020 (114th), H.R. 2822 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 348: the Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015. EPA: Definition of the "Waters of the United States" Under the Clean Water Act (RIN 2040-AF30). S. 1140: the Federal Water Quality Protection Act. H.R. 1734: Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015. S. 1324: the Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015. S. 280: Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFFREY GRANT BURR —
KAREN J LIVINGSTON —
STEPHEN REBILLOT —
LAUREN WILLIAMS —
KRISTEN SWEARINGEN YORK —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1140 (114th), S. 1324 (114th), H.R. 1734 (114th), H.R. 348 (114th), S. 280 (114th)

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