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Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

25C, 45L, Low Income Housing Tax Credit; H.R. 1, carried interest, tax reform, mortgage interest deduction, 179D

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (113th)

Constitution CON

H.R. 1944: Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2013

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1944 (113th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Water Guidance, Chesapeake Bay. H.R. 2609: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014; H.Amdt. 247; S. 601: Water Resources Development Act (WRDA).

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2609 (113th), S. 601 (113th)

Banking BAN

FHA reform, affordable housing reform, GSE reform, foreclosure mitigation. H.R. 1255: Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013; H.R. 941 and H.R. 1028: End Unnecessary Borrowing Act of 2013; H.R. 1553: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act; S. 727: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act; S. 1002: Home Building Lending Improvement Act of 2013.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1553 (113th), H.R. 941 (113th), H.R. 1255 (113th), H.R. 1028 (113th), S. 1002 (113th), S. 727 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Chesapeake Bay Program; S. 484, H.R. 2093: Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2013; S. 601: Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); Clean Water Act.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 601 (113th), H.R. 2093 (113th), S. 484 (113th)

Torts TOR

Business legal reform. H.R. 1844, S. 878: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013.

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1844 (113th), S. 878 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Legislative proposals to amend the Lacey Act, S. 394: The Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013; The Softwood Lumber Agreement; H.R. 761: National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013; softwood lumber issues in Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement; building materials supply chain in the wake of Hurricane Sandy

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: S. 394 (113th), H.R. 761 (113th)

Transportation TRA

Housing and Transportation Affordability Index

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Small Business SMB

Parity for construction in SBA loan programs, small business lending and tax issues, small business health care issues, regulatory reform. H.R. 2122, S. 1029: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013; H.R., 2542: Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013.

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: H.R. 2122 (113th), S. 1029 (113th)

Housing HOU

AC&C lending, flood insurance, affordable housing reform, FHA reform, GSE reform, Section 8 Voucher Reform. H.R. 858: Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2013; H.R. 1145: FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act of 2013; H.R. 1255: Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013; S. 1002: Home Building Lending Improvement Act of 2013.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 858 (113th), H.R. 1255 (113th), S. 1002 (113th), H.R. 1145 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 933: FY 2013 Continuing Resolution; H.R. 152: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act 2013; House Concurrent Resolution 25; Senate Concurrent Resolution 8; FY2014 Appropriations Acts.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Energy, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 152 (113th), H.R. 933 (113th)

Insurance INS

Flood Insurance, National Flood Insurance Program and reinsurance, H.R. 508: TRIA Reauthorization Act of 2013.

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 508 (113th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Legislation related to building materials, including drywall, copper, and lumber. S. 395: Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013.

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 395 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy efficiency legislation (S. 761: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; H.R. 1616: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013), various statements on regulatory impacts, energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act. HOMES Act, Save Act, energy codes, green raing systems, Department of Energy workforce guidelines, regional appliance efficiency standards.

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1616 (113th), S. 761 (113th)

Immigration IMM

Comprehensive Immigration Reform (no specific bill number), E-Verify, H-2B Regulations, Legislative propposals related to guest worker programs. S. 744: "The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; H.R. 1772: The Legal Workforce Act.

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Bills named: H.R. 1772 (113th), S. 744 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

OSHA Fall Protection; Davis-Bacon; Employee Misclassification, NLRB and DOL proposed rules on union elections and persuader activity. S. 665: Protecting America's Workers Act; H.R. 803: The Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act; H.R. 436: The Government Neutrality in Contracting Act; H.R. 2667: The Authority to Mandate Delay Act; H.R. 2668: The Fairness for American Families Act.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 665 (113th), H.R. 2667 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th), H.R. 436 (113th), H.R. 2668 (113th)

Natural Resources NAT

Chesapeake Reauthorization, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, Oceans Policy, Building Supplies. H.R. 1526: Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act; S. 159, H.R. 696: Lyon County Economic Development and Conservation Act; H.R. 761: National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act.

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 696 (113th), H.R. 1526 (113th), H.R. 761 (113th), S. 159 (113th)