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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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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
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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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Shreya Kanal |
Date | 7/20/2020 12:49:42 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
Davis-Bacon Act.
Prisoner Re-entry and Second Chance Programs, generally.
Executive Order 13202: Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects- February 17, 2001.
Executive Order 13208: Amendment to Executive Order 13202, Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects - April 6, 2001.
Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009.
H.R. 7: Paycheck Fairness Act.
H.R. 1858/S. 907: Fair and Open Competition Act.
Executive Order 13801: Expanding Apprenticeships in America- June 15, 2017.
DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (RIN 1218-AC49).
DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (RIN 1218-AC49).
H.R. 898/S. 275: Skills Investment Act of 2019.
Apprenticeship Programs, generally.
NLRB (Reg) Title: Representation-Case Procedures (RIN 3142-AA08).
S. 1043: Working Families Flexibility Act.
H.R. 2474/S. 1306: Protecting the Right to Organize Act.
H.R. 1956/S. 904: Voluntary Protection Program Act.
H.R. 2513: Corporate Transparency Act of 2019.
H.R. 1740: The Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act.
DOL-WHD (Reg) Title: Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (1235-AA26).
DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica (1218-AB70).
DOL-ETA (Reg) Title: Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations (1205-AB85).
Workforce Development, generally.
DOL-OSHA Memorandum: Clarification of OSHAs Position on Workplace Safety Incentive Programs and Post-Incident Drug Testing Under 29 C.F.R. 1904.35(b)(1)(iv) - Oct. 11, 2018.
DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Request for Information; Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica-Specified Exposure Control Methods (RIN 1218-AD18).
DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds in Construction and Shipyard Sectors (RIN 1218-AB76).
DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds in Construction and Shipyard Sectors (RIN 1218-AD21).
DOL-OSHA (Reg) Title: Occupational Exposure to Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds in Construction and Shipyard Sectors (RIN 1218-AD29).
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3248(a)(2) and Section 3174(F)(i)).
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Enforcement.
H.R. 4469: the American Workforce Empowerment Act.
Apprenticeship Topics in National Defense Authorization Act.
Issues related to the Davis-Bacon Act:
- "Wage survey and determination process; enforcement; annualization; Labor Standards/Contract
Provisions (29 CFR 5.5 (a)(4)(ii)); and multiple or split wage rate determinations on
residential projects."
DOL All Agency Memoranda No. 130 (March 17, 1978) and No. 131 (July 14, 1978).
National Apprenticeship Re-authorization Act.
Emergency Assistance Legislation; COVID-19; Nonprofit Organizations.
H-2B Workforce Visa's.
OSHA Recordability of COVID-19 Cases.
OSHA Enforcement of Respiratory Protection (COVID-19).
Personal Protective Equipment (COVID-19).
Workplace Safety (COVID-19), generally.
DOL's FAQs on Paid Leave Provisions of H.R. 6201: the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
H.R. 6201: the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
H.R. 6198: Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020.
S.Amdt. 1558 (Sen. Johnson) to H.R. 6201: the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
DHS-CISA Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce: Ensuring Community and National Resilience in COVID-19 Response.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination (Keith Sonderling).
H.R. 6776: Jumpstarting Our Businesses' Success Credit (JOBS Credit) Act of 2020.
H.R. 6559: Protect Every Worker Act.
CISA, Construction as an Essential Business.
H.R. 6800, Heroes Act (Division L, Title III).
Emergency temporary standard for infectious diseases/COVID-19.
Reporting of COVID-19 cases under 29 C.F.R. Part 1904.
Social distancing and face coverings related to COVID-19.
Application of OSHA's Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records rule to certain employer-conducted COVID-19 health screenings.
"All-of-the-Above" strategy for workforce development.
NLRB electronic union election voting.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Education - Dept of, President of the U.S., Executive Office of the President (EOP), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Bellaman |
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Comstock |
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Karen |
Livingston |
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Vance |
Walter |
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Mannion |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
FEC enforcement of the "prior approval" requirement for trade association political action committees, generally.
H.R. 1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
EPA (Reg) Title: Clean Water Rule: Definition of the "Waters of the United States" (RIN 2040-AF30).
Executive Order 13778: Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the Waters of the United States Rule.
EPA (Reg) Title: Definition of Waters of the United States- Recodification of Pre-Existing Rules (RIN 2040-AF74).
EPA (Reg) Title: Second Action: Definition of "Waters of the United States" (RIN: 2040-AF75).
Environmental compliance assessment, generally.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Council on Environmental Quality (Reg): Title: Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (RIN: 0331-AA03).
EPA (Reg): Title: The Navigable Waters Protection Rule: Definition of "Waters of the United States" (RIN 2040-AF75).
H.R. 1957/H.R. 7092/S. 3422: The Great American Outdoors Act.
Efforts to streamline permitting on projects and the environmental review process, generally.
Clean Water Act.
H.R. 1497: Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Mannion |
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148).
Healthcare Reform, generally.
Health Savings Accounts, generally.
Small Business Health Plans/Association Health Plans.
Employer Sponsored Health Care, generally.
Tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health insurance, generally.
H.R. 1922/S. 1089: The Restoring Access to Medications Act.
HHS (reg) title: Department of Health and Human Services blueprint to lower drug prices and reduce out-of-pocket costs (RIN 0991- ZA49).
Health care costs, generally.
Innovations and diversity of plan designs and offerings for employees.
DOL-EBSA (Reg) Title: Definition of Employer under section 3(5) of ERISA - Association Health Plans (RIN 1210-AB85).
Surprise medical bills, generally.
Tax-preferred status for over the counter medications, generally.
H.R. 1384: Medicare for All Act of 2019.
H.R. 2782/S. 1510: Employee Flexibility Act of 2019.
H.R. 2447: Jobs and Premium Protection Act.
S. 1895: Lower Health Care Costs Act.
Single-payer health care system.
Medicare/Medicaid buy-in program.
H.R. 4070/S. 2366: the Commonsense Reporting Act of 2019.
IRS (Reg) Title: Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Other Account-Based Group Health Plans (RIN 0938-AT90).
IRS (Reg) Title: Application of Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions and Certain Nondiscrimination Rules to Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Other Account-Based Group Health Plans Integrated with Individual Health Insurance Coverage or Medicare (RIN 1545-BP17).
IRS (Notice) Title: Transition Relief Related to Health Coverage Reporting Required by I.R.C. Sections 6055 and 6056 for 2019 (Notice 2019-63).
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
Health Reimbursement Arrangements (REG-136401-18) and Notice 2019-63.
H.R. 1185: Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act.
H.R. 6198: Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020.
HHS (Proposed Rule): Title: Transparency in Coverage (CMS-9915-P).
H.R. 5800: Ban Surprise Billing Act.
Family and Medical Leave Act.
H.R. 6201: the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
H.R. 748/S.3548: the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Increase Telehealth Coverage and Care.
Affordable Employer-Sponsored Coverage through COBRA.
Flexible spending arrangements.
Affordable Care Act Employer Shared Responsibility (Section 4980H) & Reporting Requirements (Sections 6055 and 6056) and Federal Reporting and Filings under Department of Labor, Treasury, Health and Human Services.
CDC FAQs: six feet distancing, cleaning protocols, and testing of employees before reentering the workplace.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury - Dept of, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
529 Plans.
Qualified Improvement Property.
Pass-Through Rates.
H.R. 1: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (115th Congress).
Estate Tax.
Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT).
Small Business Expensing Limit.
Qualified expenses to cover costs associated with apprenticeship programs.
Qualified Business Income Deduction Under Section 199A.
H.R. 1994: Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019.
S. 972: The Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act.
H.R. 216: Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2019.
H.R. 217: Permanent Tax Relief for Working Families Act.
H.R. 218/S. 215: the Death Tax Repeal Act.
H.R. 947/S. 337: Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act.
H.R. 1739: USA Workforce Tax Credit Act.
Affordable Care Act's Health Insurance Tax (HIT).
H.R. 5377: Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act.
H.R. 6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
H.R. 6198: Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020.
CARES Act Tax Provisions for Small Businesses, employee retention tax credit, payroll tax deferral, and ability of businesses to carryback any net operating losses against previous year tax payments.
H.R. 6697: The Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act.
Expansion of the employee retention tax credit.
H.R. 6776: Jumpstarting Our Businesses' Success Credit (JOBS Credit) Act.
Temporary and targeted liability protections related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
S. 3612: Small Business Expense Protection Act.
IRS Notice 2020-32 regarding deductible expenses related to Paycheck Protection Program loans.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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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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15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Perkins Act: Post Secondary Education, generally.
Federal Tuition Assistance (Pell Grants, 529 Savings).
Career and Technical Education, generally.
Executive Order 13801: Expanding Apprenticeships in America - June 15, 2017.
Apprenticeship Programs, generally.
S. 634: Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act.
Department of Education Work-Study Programs.
Re-authorization of the Higher Education Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, Labor - Dept of (DOL), White House Office
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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
General issues related to immigration.
Temporary Worker Program, generally.
H2B Program, generally.
Temporary Protected Status, Generally.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
H.R. 1740: the Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act
E-verify with good faith exemption for employers, generally.
H-2B reforms, generally.
H-2B cap expansion, generally.
H-2B selection process, generally.
H.R. 6: The American Dream and Promise Act.
H-2A flexibility during COVID-19.
H-1B relief, generally.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), President of the U.S.
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Swearingen |
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Bellaman |
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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
General Issues Regarding Regulatory Reform.
Public Private Partnerships, generally.
Removal/reform of the Prior Approval Form, generally.
H.R. 1: the For the People Act of 2019.
S. 1889: the True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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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 SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
Government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal and federally assisted construction projects.
Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009.
Executive Order 13208: Amendment to Executive Order 13202, Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects - April 6, 2001.
Executive Order 13202: Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects- February 17, 2001.
SBA's 8(a) Program, generally.
DOL (Reg) Title: Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations (1205-AB85).
H.R. 2513: the Corporate Transparency Act.
S. 1889: the True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act.
S. 2563: the Improving Laundering Laws and increasing Comprehensive Information Tracking of Criminal Activity in Shell Holdings (ILLICIT CASH) Act.
H.R. 748/S.3548: the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
H.R. 6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
H.R. 6198: Emergency Paid Leave Act of 2020.
Paycheck Protection Program.
Main Street Lending Program.
Family and Medical Leave Act.
501(c)(6) Inclusion under the CARES Act.
IRS Notice 2020-32 on deductible expenses related to Paycheck Protection Program loans.
H.R. 7010: Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act.
Legal Safe Harbors for Essential Industries.
Paycheck Protection Program Guidance.
S. 3612: Small Business Expense Protection Act.
H.R. 6697: The Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act.
Title LIV of S. 4049, Establishing Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements.
H.R. 6776: Jumpstarting Our Businesses' Success Credit (JOBS Credit) Act.
Temporary and targeted liability protections related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SBA (Reg) Title: Business Loan Program Temporary Changes; Paycheck Protection Program; Interim Final Rule (RIN 3245-AH34).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Small Business Administration (SBA)
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15. General issue area code TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Executive Order 13771: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs - January 30, 2017.
Executive Order 13777: Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda - February 24, 2017.
Executive Order 13781: A Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch - March 13, 2017.
Federal Highway Administration policy of approving state and local government requests to mandate Project Labor Agreements on federally assisted highway projects.
Public Private Partnerships.
Private Activity Bonds.
Permitting on projects and the environmental review process, generally.
Comprehensive infrastructure plan, generally.
H.R. 1225: The Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act.
Streamline and Modernize the Permitting Process for Construction.
S. 3590: Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020.
S. 3591: America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020.
H.R. 2: the Moving Forward Act.
S. 2302: America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019.
The White House's Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America (2018).
Davis-Bacon Act.
"All-of-the-Above" strategy for workforce development.
EO 13927: Accelerating the Nation's Economic Recovery from the COVID-19 Emergency by Expediting Infrastructure Investments and Other Activities.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Transportation - Dept of (DOT), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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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 TAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Inclusion of fabricated steel in Steel and Aluminum Tariffs.
Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Executive Office of the President (EOP), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Treasury - Dept of
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15. General issue area code TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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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 HOU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to HUD-financed projects:
- Davis-Bacon wage survey and determination process;
- Davis-Bacon multiple or split wage rate determinations on residential projects;
- Construction change orders;
- Competency-based training;
- Section 3 Program;
- HUD collection and inspection fee and government-mandated project labor agreements on federal
and federally assisted construction projects.
DOL All Agency Memoranda No. 130 (March 17, 1978) and No. 131 (July 14, 1978).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD)
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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ISSUE 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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