AD&C Lending, FHA Reform, Affordable Housing Reform, GSE Reform, Corporate Transparency Act of 2019, Violence Against Women Act, Dodd-Frank Reform,
Contacted:Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations ; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations; Financial Services and General Government Appropriations
Contacted:Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), SENATE
Energy efficiency legislation, energy efficiency incentives, energy efficiency financing, energy codes, green rating systems, appliance efficiency standards, building science research, social cost of carbon, green building programs, Energy Infrastructure Act, Resilient AMERICA Act, Gas Stove Amendment, DOE Transformer rule, USDA Financed Housing, HUD Energy Efficiency Standards, STOVE Act, Save Our Gas Stoves Act, Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, Protecting Americas Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Act, Homeowner Energy Freedom Act, Promoting Resilient Buildings Act, the HOUSE Act, requiring HUD and USDA to withdraw a final determination relating to energy efficiency standards for housing.
Contacted:Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
OSHA fall protection, OSHA beryllium rule; OSHA crystalline silica rule; OSHA development of an Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19;Davis-Bacon; employee misclassification; DOL and NLRB joint employer rules/withdrawals; DOL independent contractor rule/withdrawal; expansion of Pell Grant eligibility to short-term certificate programs; WIOA reauthorization; Overtime exemptions under the FLSA, State plans for OSHA, Inflation Reduction Act; Employee Rights Act, Youth Workforce Readiness Act, Workforce training/ DOL Job Corps, a Stronger Workforce for America Act, CONSTRUCTS Act
Contacted:Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
Building materials, including drywall, copper and lumber, distribution transformers, gas stoves
Contacted:SENATE, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Canadian softwood lumber. Steel/aluminum tariffs. Chinese tariffs. Defense Production Act/ Distribution transformers.
Contacted:SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI)
Parity for construction in SBA loan programs, small business lending and tax issues, small business immigration issues, small business health care issues, regulatory reform.
Contacted:HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Housing tax incentives, energy tax incentives (25C, 25D, 45L, 179D), the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, deductibility of private mortgage insurance premiums, estate tax, like-kind exchanges, marginal tax rates, capital gains taxes, tax exempt controlled entities, The Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024. the Workforce Housing Tax Credit Act.
Contacted:Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE