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Environment/Superfund ENV

Resiliency, Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Regulation, Waters of the United States Regulation. H.R. 2328: Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2015, S. 1987: Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2015.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Bills named: H.R. 2328 (114th), S. 1987 (114th)

Torts TOR

Business legal reform.

Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); General Services Administration (GSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Constitution CON

Private Property Rights.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Hardwood plywood from the People's Republic of China, Inv. NOS. 701-TA-490 (Final), proposals related to softwood lumber trade.

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Small Business SMB

Parity for construction in SBA loan programs, small business lending and tax issues, small business immigration issues, small business health care issues, regulatory reform. H.R. 185: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015, H.R. 527: Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015, H.R. 427, S. 226: Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); General Services Administration (GSA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 226 (114th), H.R. 185 (114th), H.R. 527 (114th), H.R. 427 (114th)

Housing HOU

AD&C Lending, flood insurance, affordable housing reform, FHA reform, GSE reform, Section 8 Voucher Reform, H.R. 3192: Homebuyers Assistance Act, H.R. 3700: Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2015.

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 3700 (114th), H.R. 3192 (114th)

Banking BAN

FHA Reform, Affordable Housing Reform, GSE Reform, Foreclosure Mitigation, Dodd-Frank Reform. H.R. 685: Mortgage Choice Act of 2015.

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Energy, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: H.R. 685 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

25C, 45L, Low Income Housing Tax Credit, carried interest, tax reform, mortgage interest deduction, 25D, 179D, Legislation to improve and to make the Low Income Housing Tax Credit permanent, Tax Extenders Legislation.

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Executive Order 13690 on the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard.

Contacted: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); General Services Administration (GSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 9: Innovation Act, S. 1137: PATENT Act, S. 632 STRONG Patents Act.

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 632 (114th), S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Interior and Environment Appropriations 2017, Energy and Water Development Appropriations 2017, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug and Related Agencies Appropriations, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations, Department of Labor and Related Agencies Appropriations.

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Insurance INS

National Flood Insurance Program. H.R. 26: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015, homeowner flood insurance affordability.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 26 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Legislation related to building materials, including drywall, copper and lumber, metal theft prevention, legislation regarding multi-use forest management practices. H.R. 985: Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015, H.R. 2647: Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015.

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2647 (114th), H.R. 985 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy efficiency legislation, energy efficiency incentives, energy efficiency financing, energy codes, green rating systems, appliance efficiency standards, building science research, social cost of carbon, 111d clean power plant rule, green building programs. H.R. 1273: Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015, S. 720: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, S. 535: Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015, H.R. 8: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015, S. 2012: Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); General Services Administration (GSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 535 (114th), H.R. 1273 (114th), S. 720 (114th), S. 2012 (114th), H.R. 8 (114th)

Immigration IMM

Comprehensive Immigration Reform, E-Verify, H-2B Regulations, Legislative proposals related to guest worker programs. H.R. 616: American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015, H.R. 1147: Legal Workforce Act, Proposals related to the Executive Order on Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and the Immigration Visa System, "Presidential Memorandum - Modernizing and Streamlining the U.S. Immigration Visa System for the 21st Century." S. 1501: American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2015, S. 1023: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide a refundable credit for costs associated with Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations, S. 2827: Willing Workers and Willing Employers Act of 2016.

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); White House Office; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: S. 1023 (114th), S. 1501 (114th), S. 2827 (114th), H.R. 616 (114th), H.R. 1147 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

OSHA Fall Protection, Davis-Bacon, Employee Misclassification, NLRB and DOL proposed rules on union elections, micro-unions and persuader activity, proposals related to DOL overtime rules, proposals related to NLRB joint employer liability, proposals related to association health plans, policies related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, including the employer mandate, Shared Responsibility Rules and the implementation of the small business exchanges, OSHA Crystalline Silica Rulemaking, proposals related to EE0-1 form. HR. 1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, Amendment 665 to S. Con Res. 11: To establish a spending-neutral reserve fund relating to prohibiting awarding of construction contracts based on awardees entering or not entering into agreements with labor organizations, H.R. 30: Save American Workers Act of 2015, H.R. 2911: Small Business Healthcare Relief Act, H.R. 1768: Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, H.R. 1767: Employee Privacy Protection Act, H.R. 1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, H.R. 2868: Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2015, S. 1697: Small Business Healthcare Relief Act, S. 1099: PACE Act, H.R. 3459: Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act, S. 2015: Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act, S. 2707, H.R. 4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act. H.R. 5447/S. 3060: Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016, S. 2827: Willing Workers and Willing Employers Act of 2016, S. 2693: EEOC Reform Act, H.J.Res. 87: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to Interpretation of the Advice Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, S.J.Res. 35: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to Interpretation of the Advice Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act.

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 2707 (114th), H.R. 5447 (114th), S. 3060 (114th), S. 2693 (114th), H.J.Res. 87 (114th), S. 1099 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.R. 2868 (114th), S. 2015 (114th), H.R. 1767 (114th), H.R. 2911 (114th), S. 1697 (114th), H.R. 1624 (114th), H.R. 3459 (114th), S.J.Res. 35 (114th), S. 2827 (114th), H.R. 1768 (114th), H.R. 4773 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Water Act, Green House Gas Emissions, Waters of the U.S. Rulemaking.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Natural Resources NAT

Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, Oceans Policy, Building Supplies. H.R. 2898: Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2898 (114th)