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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS SOLUTIONS, LLC

2. Address

Address1
5419 Deale Churchton Rd.
 Address2
​Suite 106
City
Churchton
 State
MD
 Zip Code
20733
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​Ben Brubeck
​7034727850
​bbrubeck@gasolutions.net
5. Senate ID#
​401106818-69361
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc.
6. House ID#
​457140008
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2025
 Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report Termination Date
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
​10,000.00
$5,000 or more $
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options.
Method A. Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only

Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code

Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Ben Brubeck
 Date
10/21/2025 12:11:52 PM

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code LBR

16. Specific lobbying issues

Support for the Fair and Open Competition Act of 2025 (H.R. 2126/S. 1064)
Opposition to government-mandated project labor agreements on federal and federally assisted construction projects.
Opposition to Executive Order 14063: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects.
Opposition to FAR Council (Reg.) Title: Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (RIN:9000-AO40).
Opposition to project labor agreement mandates/preferences in Inflation Reduction Act clean energy tax credits related to Biden administration's U.S. Treasury (Reg.) Title: Increased Amounts of Credit or Deduction for Satisfying Certain Prevailing Wage and Registered Apprenticeship Requirements (RIN 1545-BQ62).
Concerns with June 12, 2025, OMB memo M-25-29, Titled: Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects - Amendments to OMB Memorandum M-24-06.
Opposition to possible language on project labor agreements in the House and Senate NDAA and MilCon/VA FY26 appropriations bills and amendments.
Opposition to possible language on project labor agreements in the House and Senate Surface Transportation Reauthorization bills.
Concerns with DOL-WHD (Reg). Title: Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations (RIN 1235-AA40)
Improvements to U.S. DOL Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage regulations.
Concerns with the Biden administration's Commerce Department's funding guidance related to project labor agreements on microchip manufacturing facilities funded via the CHIPS and Sciences Act.
Opposition to aspects of Executive Order 14126, Investing in America and Investing in American Workers, signed Sept. 6, 2024.
Opposition to Executive Order 14119, Scaling and Expanding the Use of Registered Apprenticeships in Industries and the Federal Government and Promoting Labor-Management Forums, signed March 6, 2024.
Support for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Nominees and NLRB GC Nominee.
Opposition to the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408/S. 844).
Opposition to Sen. Hawley's pro-labor framework/legislation.
Opposition to Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 20/S. 852)
Opposition to the Warehouse Worker Protection Act (H.R.4896/ S.2613)
Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act (H.R. 2844)
Support for the Employee Rights Act (H.R. 4154/S. 2964)
Support for tax reform in OBBBA supporting expansion of 529 accounts to workforce development and apprenticeship programs and materials.
Support for tax reform in OBBBA supporting Workplace Pell Grant Expansion to short term programs.
Apprenticeship and Workforce Development, in general.
Electric Vehicle Working Group -- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.
Final Rule: Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process (Document Number: 2023-18695; RIN: 1218-AD45).
Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Issues related to Independent Contractor status.
Issues related to Joint Employer rule.
Issues related to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Issues Related to the Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act.
Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act & National Labor Relations Act.
Proposed Rule: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009, RIN 1218-AD39).
Reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
Workforce issues related to installation of Electric Vehicle infrastructure in the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program.
Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act (S.383)
Start Applying Labor Transparency (SALT) Act
Worker Enfranchisement Act (H.R.2572)





17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Education - Dept of, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of, White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Energy - Dept of, Small Business Administration (SBA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Ben
Brubeck
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

Apprenticeship and Prevailing Wage Requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R.5376) (also LBR issue)
Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025 (H.R.1301/S.587) -- also SMB issue
Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act (H.R.1151/S.756) -- also LBR issue
Issues related to small business and pass through tax deduction
Issues related to the Estate/Death tax
Issues related to budget reconciliation

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Small Business Administration (SBA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Ben
Brubeck
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code TRA

16. Specific lobbying issues

Issues Related to Infrastructure and Construction issues
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R.3684), general issues and funding expiration.
Electric Vehicle Working Group -- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy
Surface Transportation Bill Reauthorization/Funding.


17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Ben
Brubeck
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code IMM

16. Specific lobbying issues

Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act (H.R. 3734)
Immigration issues specific to the construction industry, in general.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Ben
Brubeck
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code GOV

16. Specific lobbying issues

Infrastructure Project Permitting Reform

Provisions of the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure for Today (PERMIT) (H.R. 3898)
Support of Katherine Scarlett to serve as chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
Support for Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act) (H.R. 4776)
Monitoring of federal agency NEPA reform regulations and comments.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Ben
Brubeck
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

Address
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)