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ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC
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529 Plans. Qualified Improvement Property. Pass-Through Rates. Stepped-up Basis. 3.8% Net Investment Income Tax. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) CHIPS Incentives Program - Commercial Fabrication Facilities H.R. 3938, the Build It In America Act. Treasury-IRS (Reg) Title: Increased Credit or Deduction Amounts for Satisfying Certain Prevailing Wage and Registered Apprenticeship Requirements (RIN: 1545-BQ54). H.R. 4721/S. 1706: the Main Street Tax Certainty Act. H.R. 4035: the Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023. S. 1108: the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2023. H.R. 4820: the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, generally. H.R. 7024: Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024. IRS-Treasury (Reg.) Title: Section 45V Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen, Section 48(a)(15) Election to Treat Clean Hydrogen Production Facilities as Energy Property (RIN: 1545-BQ97). Corporate Transparency Act, generally. S. 3625: Protect Small Business and Prevent Illicit Financial Activity Act.
Environmental compliance assessment, generally. Streamline and Modernize the Permitting Process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nations (CLEAN) Future Act. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program under the Clean Water Act. H.J. Res 27/S.J. Res 7: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'". The Endangered Species Act, generally. CEQ (Reg.) Title: National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2 (RIN: 0331-AA07). EPA-Corps (Reg.) Title: Revised Definition of Waters of the United States; Conforming (RIN: 2040-AG32) H.R. 6784: ESA Flexibility Act. H.R. 7023: Nationwide Permitting Improvement Act. H.R. 7026: Reducing Permitting Uncertainty Act. H.R. 7021: Water Quality Criteria Development and Transparency Act. H.R. 7008: Judicial Review Timeline Clarity Act. H.R. 7023: Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act. S. 1449: RESTART Act. S. 1456: SPUR Act. H.J.Res.168: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2." U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys consideration of an authorization request by the California Air Resources Board pertaining to rail locomotive emission regulations. H.R. 8812/S. 4367: Water Resources Development Act of 2024.
Federal Highway Administration policy of approving state and local government requests to mandatory 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. Streamline and Modernize the Permitting Process for Construction. Davis-Bacon Act. "All-of-the-above" strategy for workforce development. Government-mandated project labor agreements on federal and federally assisted construction projects. Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects - Feb. 6, 2009. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (PL 113-128). Proposal to Expand Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009. Executive Order 14063: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects. FAR Council (Reg.) Title: Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (RIN: 9000-AO40). H.R. 720: the Davis Bacon Repeal Act. H.R. 1477/S. 722: the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act. H.R. 3935: the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act. H.R. 4820: the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Buy America provisions.
General Issues Regarding Regulatory Reform. Public Private Partnerships, generally. FAR (Reg.): Title: Federal Acquisition Regulation: Amendments to the FAR Buy American Act Requirements (RIN: 9000-AO22). Filibuster Reform. FY24 DHS Appropriations: continue funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program and continue FY 2024 FEMA capitalization grants, as established by the STORM Act [Public Law 116-284]. H.R. 277: the Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023 (REINS). DOD-OS (Reg.) Title: Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program (RIN: 0790-AL49). FAR (Reg.) Title: Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Related Financial Risk (RIN: 9000-AO32). FTC (Reg.) Title: Non-Compete Clause (RIN 3084-AB74).
General issues related to immigration. Temporary Worker Program, generally. H-2B Program, generally. Temporary Protected Status, generally. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). E-verify with good faith exemption for employers, generally. H-2B reforms, generally. H-2B cap expansion, generally. H-2B selection process, generally. H-1B relief, generally. Prevailing wage requirements. H.R. 3734: the Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act. Border security and legal immigration reform.