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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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| Address1 | 5419 Deale Churchton Rd. |
Address2 | Suite 106 |
| City | Churchton |
State | MD |
Zip Code | 20733 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 401106818-69361
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6. House ID# 457140008
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2026 |
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 |
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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. | ||||||||
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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Ben Brubeck |
Date | 4/20/2026 8:55:20 AM |
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 Treasury/IRS guidance implementing Inflation Reduction Act's enhanced 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 appropriations bills.
Opposition to possible language on project labor agreements in the House and Senate Surface Transportation Reauthorization bills.
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 U.S. Department of Transportation promotion of pro-PLA language in grants/NOFOs for federally assisted infrastructure projects across multiple DOT agencies and grant programs.
Opposition to potential U.S. DOT Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) guidance favorable to PLAs on FHWA-funded projects.
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.
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.
Support for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Nominees Mayer and Murphy, and NLRB GC Nominee Carey.
Support for at least 2 more new NLRB nominees in 2026.
Opposition to the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408/S. 844).
Opposition to Sen. Hawley's pro-labor framework/legislation.
Opposition to potential FLCA discharge petition in the House.
Opposition to Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 20/S. 852)
Support for the Employee Rights Act (H.R. 4154/S. 2964).
Support for Senate HELP Committee legislative labor reforms, in general.
Final Rule: Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process (Document Number: 2023-18695; RIN: 1218-AD45).
Electric Vehicle Working Group -- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.
Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Issues related to Independent Contractor and related rulemakings.
Issues related to Joint Employer and related rulemaking.
Support for the Save Local Business Act (H.R. 4366)
Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act & National Labor Relations Act.
Issues related to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Start Applying Labor Transparency (SALT) Act (H.R. 2952)
Worker Enfranchisement Act (H.R.2572)
Opposition to the Warehouse Worker Protection Act (H.R.4896/ S.2613)
Support for the Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act (H.R. 2844)
Proposed Rule: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009, RIN 1218-AD39).
Support for legislation limiting Biden OSHA heat rule.
Support for Workforce Development and Apprenticeship, in general.
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 via AHEAD committee.
Feedback on Education Deparment's Workforce Pell NPRM [RIN 1840-AD99]
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)
Issues Related to the Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act.
Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act (H.R.1151/S.756)
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), Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission, 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 |
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Brubeck |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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
Engagement on implementation of Budget Reconciliation/Working Families Tax Cut Act/OBBBA provisions of interest to the construction industry and IEC members:
Permanent Small Business Deduction
Permanent Estate Tax Relief
100% Bonus Depreciation
Immediate Expensing of R&D Costs
Eliminate tax on Overtime for American Workers
Expanded 529 Accounts for Skilled Trades Training
Workforce Pell for short-term workforce development programs.
Clean Energy Tax Credits
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 |
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Brubeck |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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.
Concerns with U.S. DOT FHWA NEVI Funding and EVITP regarding apprenticeship requirements for EV charging stations.
Concerns with DOT FHWA pushing PLAs on grant programs/NOFOs and forthcoming FHWA guidance on PLAs on federally assisted projects.
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), White House Office
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 |
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Brubeck |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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)
Engagement on VISA, DACA, TPS, and other legal immigration programs salient to construction industry.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Brubeck |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 for Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act) (H.R. 4776).
Support for the Studying NEPAs Impact on Projects Act (H.R. 573), which requires the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to publish an annual report on NEPA projects and outcomes, thereby ensuring greater transparency.
Support for the ePermit Act (H.R. 4503), which codifies President Trumps permitting technology action plan to modernize permitting technology across the federal government and aims to reduce processing time for NEPA reviews.
Support for ongoing regulatory efforts by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency to clarify Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) language defining the scope of waters covered under the Clean Water Act consistent with the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in Sackett v. EPA (2023).
Support for the Revising and Enhancing Project Authorizations Impacted by Review (REPAIR) Act (S. 1355).
Monitoring of federal agency NEPA reform regulations and comments, in general.
Support for the Prove it Act of 2025 (H.R. 425/S. 100).
Support for cutting beneficial ownership red tape in the Corporate Transparency Act/regulations/guidance.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Energy - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Brubeck |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
Data center construction, permitting and power issues.
Permit reform efforts for energy, utility, and infrastructure projects, in general. (see Gov).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Energy - Dept of, Interior - Dept of (DOI)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 TAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Concerns and analysis about tariffs on electrical construction materials and construction materials, 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
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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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?
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