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

Transportation TRA

Monitor implementation of MAP-21 and the FAST Act; Highway Trust Fund solvency; Surface Transportation funding; FY 2017 Department of Transportation Appropriations; Monitor Implementation of HR 3080, the Water Resources Reform & Development Act; Water Resources Development Act for 2016; Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program; Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; Inland Waterways Trust Fund; FAA Reauthorization; Water Infrastructure Funding in WRRDA; Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016

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

Bills named: H.R. 3080 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Highway Trust Fund Solvency; S.2606 exempting water and sewer construction from Private Activity Bond volume cap; Individual and corporate tax reform; Financial Accounting Standards Board issues; HR 1105, Permanent reduction or elimination of the estate and gift taxes; Repeal of health insurance tax; Implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act; Like-kind Exchanges (Sec. 1031); Creation of a category for Public Buildings for Private Activity Bond eligibility and exemption of that category from volume cap; H.R. 5008- Clarify Workers Misclassification in the Construction Industry Act; H.R. 5361/S. 3177- Public Buildings Renewal Act 2016; Repeal NPRM on Sec. 385 Debt Equity Rules; American Job Builders Tax Reform Act- POC method accounting;HR 4468 Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act; Section 199 NPRM; Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives Act(179D)

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

Bills named: H.R. 4468 (114th), H.R. 5008 (114th), H.R. 1105 (114th), S. 3177 (114th), S. 2606 (114th), H.R. 5361 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

TRAC Act; Bid Shopping; Bid Listing; Buy American Reform;Protecting the attendance of federal employees at non-federal conferences; HR 1666 - The Design-Build Efficiency & Jobs Act of 2015; HR 1444 - Commonsense Contracting Act of 2015 (Reverse Auctions); HR 1671/S 71 - Government Neutrality in Contracting Act; Plans for mandating verification systems/policies for employers; S 1526, Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2015; Construction Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 3106; S. 2943/ H.R. 4909 National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017

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

Bills named: H.R. 3106 (114th), S. 2943 (114th), H.R. 1444 (114th), H.R. 1671 (114th), H.R. 4909 (114th), H.R. 1666 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

HR 1671/S 71 - Government Neutrality in Contracting Act; OSHA Crystalline Silica Rulemaking; OSHA rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries/illnesses; Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order #13673;

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

Bills named: H.R. 1671 (114th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration issues - comprehensive immigration reform, H2B visa reform efforts; Employment verification legislation; HR 1147, Legal Workforce Act; S. 2827 Willing Workers and Willing Employers Act

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

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

HR 1671 & S 71 - Government Neutrality in Contracting Act; Efforts to mandate employment verification system for employers; Definition of independent contractor; Multi-employer Pension Reform; Working Families Flexibility Act; HR 465/S 233; H J Res 29/S J Res 8 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, United States Codes of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation case procedures; Implementation of workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Perkins Re-authorization; HR 548, Certainty in Enforcement Act; HR 549, Litigation Oversight Act; HR 550, EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act; HR 1187, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act; HR 4320, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; HR 4321, Employees Privacy Protection Act; Opposition to the "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" Executive Order; S 2015/HR 3549 Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act; Promoting Apprenticeships for Credentials and Employment Act; Pension Accountability Act H.R. 4029/S. 2147; S.2707/H.R. 4773 Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act; H.R. 5587, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 4029 (114th), H.R. 4320 (114th), H.R. 5587 (114th), H.R. 548 (114th), S. 2707 (114th), H.R. 1187 (114th), H.J.Res. 29 (114th), H.R. 549 (114th), H.R. 4321 (114th), S.J.Res. 8 (114th), H.R. 550 (114th), H.R. 1671 (114th), H.R. 4773 (114th), H.R. 465 (114th), S. 2147 (114th), H.R. 3549 (114th)

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 2017 THUD Appropriations

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

Health Issues HCR

Employer Mandate Repeal; Auto Enroll Repeal Act; HR 928, to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Save American Workers Act; HR 30/S 183; HR 2712/S. 1996: Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act; HR 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act; HR 879, Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act; HR 863/S. 1809, STARS Act; HR 3112 Be Open Act(Auto Enrollment); S 1415 Small Stability Act; HR 248/S305 American Job Protection Act; HR 2911/S1697 Small Business Healthcare Relief Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 2712 (114th), H.R. 863 (114th), H.R. 248 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th), H.R. 3112 (114th), H.R. 928 (114th), S. 1996 (114th), S. 1809 (114th), H.R. 2050 (114th), H.R. 879 (114th), H.R. 2911 (114th)

Small Business SMB

National Defense Authorization Act of 2017; Reverse Auctions; Bid Listing; Bid Shopping; HR 1444 - The Commonsense Construction Contracting Act of 2015; Design-Build Construction; HR 1666, The Design-Build Efficiency & Jobs Act of 2015; HR 1481 Small Contractors Improve Competition Act of 2015; H.R. 5199/S. 1526 Construction Consensus Improvement Act of 2015

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

Bills named: H.R. 1481 (114th), H.R. 1444 (114th), H.R. 5199 (114th), H.R. 1666 (114th), S. 1526 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2017 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 2017; FY 2017 Energy & Water Appropriations, Waters of the U.S. Regulation and Increasing Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Revenue Outlays; Transportation & HUD Appropriations; FY 2017 Interior and Environment Appropriations - SRF Funding, American Iron and Steel Provisions, and EPA regulations on waters of the U.S., DERA Funding; FY 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services; H.R. 5485 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 5485 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Clean Water and Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Program reauthorization; Water Infrastructure funding: grants and loans; HR 499, S.2606 Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act,removing cap on private activity bond for water and sewage facilities; HR 4468 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; Reform of Prior Authorization for PAC Solicitation; Western Drought legislation and Rapid Act; H.R. 5303/ S. 2848 Water Resources Development Act of 2016- water infrastructure provisions; S. 2583 FUND Water Act

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

Bills named: S. 2583 (114th), H.R. 5303 (114th), H.R. 4468 (114th), H.R. 499 (114th), S. 2848 (114th), S. 2606 (114th)