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Natural Resources NAT

Endangered Species Act, Building Supplies, multi-use forest management practice,

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

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.

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Banking BAN

AD&C Lending, FHA Reform, Affordable Housing Reform, GSE Reform, Corporate Transparency Act of 2019, Violence Against Women Act, Dodd-Frank Reform,

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 9027 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025, H.R. 9029 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025, H.R. 9028 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025, H.R. 8997 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025, H.R. 8998 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025, H.R. 8773 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025, including Senate FY25 for related agencies.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 8997 (118th), H.R. 8998 (118th), H.R. 9027 (118th), H.R. 9029 (118th), H.R. 9028 (118th), H.R. 8773 (118th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Water Act, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Waters of the U.S. Rulemaking, H.J. Res 27 Waters of the United States Congressional Review Act, H.R. 5983 the Clean Water Act of 2023, H.R. 7023, Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act, Codifying Florida's 404 wetland permitting program,

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 5983 (118th), H.R. 7023 (118th), H.J.Res. 27 (118th)

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, green building programs, Energy Infrastructure Act, H.R.5689 - Resilient AMERICA Act, H.R. 1, S. 1043 (GAS Act), Gas Stove Amendment, DOE Transformer rule, USDA Financed Housing, HUD Energy Efficiency Standards, S.244 and H.R. 263 STOVE Act, S. 1859 and H.R. 1640 Save Our Gas Stoves Act, S. 240 and H.R. 1615 Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, H.R. 4167 & S. 2036 Protecting Americas Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Act, S. 2806 Homeowner Energy Freedom Act, H.R. 5473 Promoting Resilient Buildings Act, H.R. 8624 the HOUSE Act, H.J. Res 170 congressional disapproval by HUD and USDA relating to "Final Determination: Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and USDA-Financed Housing". H.R. 8624, the HOUSE Act. S.4958, requiring HUD and USDA to withdraw a final determination relating to energy efficiency standards for housing.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 2036 (118th), S. 1043 (118th), H.R. 1640 (118th), H.R. 1615 (118th), H.R. 5473 (118th), S. 240 (118th), S. 244 (118th), H.R. 5689 (118th), H.R. 1 (118th), S. 1859 (118th), H.R. 263 (118th), S. 2806 (118th), H.R. 8624 (118th), H.R. 4167 (118th), S. 4958 (118th), H.J.Res. 170 (118th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

OSHA fall protection, OSHA beryllium rule; OSHA crystalline silica rule; OSHA development of an Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19;Davis-Bacon; employee misclassification; DOL and NLRB joint employer rules/withdrawals; DOL independent contractor rule/withdrawal; expansion of Pell Grant eligibility to short-term certificate programs; WIOA reauthorization; Overtime exemptions under the FLSA, State plans for OSHA, Inflation Reduction Act; S. 1201 Employee Rights Act, S. 454 Youth Workforce Readiness Act, Workforce training/ DOL Job Corps, H.R. 6655 a Stronger Workforce for America Act

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 1201 (118th), H.R. 6655 (118th), S. 454 (118th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Endangered Species, Waters of the United States Regulation, H.J. Res 27, FEMA/ESA Suspension of Flood Map Revisions, S.J. Res 24 providing for disapproval for Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat, H.R. 5504, ESA Rules Withdrawal, H.R. 6784 the ESA Flexibility Act, H.J. Res. 155, H.J. Res. 157, and H.J. Res. 159- resolutions of disapproval of the rules submitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries (the Services) related to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants. for S.J. Res. 86, S.J. Res. 84, and S.J. Res. 80- resolutions of disapproval of the rules submitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service (the Services) related to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S.J.Res. 84 (118th), H.J.Res. 159 (118th), H.R. 5504 (118th), H.J.Res. 27 (118th), S.J.Res. 80 (118th), S.J.Res. 86 (118th), H.R. 6784 (118th), H.J.Res. 157 (118th), S.J.Res. 24 (118th), H.J.Res. 155 (118th)

Housing HOU

Flood insurance, affordable housing reform, FHA reform, GSE reform, Section 8 Voucher Reform, Davis Bacon multiple wage determination, rental assistance, eviction moratorium, zoning and land use policy, Fair Housing Act reform, Build Back Better Act/reconciliation, Public and Federally Assisted Housing Fire Safety Act, H.R. 3564 Middle Class Borrower Protection Act, S. 32 & H.R 4606 Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2023,

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4606 (118th), S. 32 (118th), H.R. 3564 (118th)

Immigration IMM

Comprehensive Immigration Reform; H-2B legislation and regulations; guest worker programs; E-Verify; Temporary Protected Status; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals; public charge rule; EB-5 program; Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 319), H.R. 2 Secure the Border Act;

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2 (118th), H.R. 319 (118th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Housing tax incentives, energy tax incentives (25C, 25D, 45L, 179D), the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, deductibility of private mortgage insurance premiums, estate tax, like-kind exchanges, marginal tax rates, capital gains taxes, tax exempt controlled entities, H.R. 3238 and S. 1557 The Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act, H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024. H.R. 6686 and S. 3436, Workforce Housing Tax Credit Act.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 7024 (118th), H.R. 3238 (118th), H.R. 6686 (118th), S. 1557 (118th), S. 3436 (118th)

Torts TOR

Business legal reform.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Building materials, including drywall, copper and lumber, distribution transformers, gas stoves

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Energy, Dept of

Insurance INS

National Flood Insurance Program, Homeowner flood insurance affordability, California flood insurance letter of map change revisions,

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Constitution CON

Private property rights

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Canadian softwood lumber. Steel/aluminum tariffs. Chinese tariffs. Defense Production Act/ Distribution transformers.

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

FAA-Reauthorization, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund, STORM Act; Building Codes Flexibility, H.R. 5473 the Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2023, H.R. 7849 The Disaster Resiliency and Coverage Act of 2024

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: H.R. 7849 (118th), H.R. 5473 (118th)

Transportation TRA

Build America Buy America, the INVEST in America Act, Transportation and Infrastructure Legislation

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Government Issues GOV

REINS Act (H.R. 277), (S.184)

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 277 (118th), S. 184 (118th)