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Stop Swaps, Protect Local Jobs Act
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Stop Swaps, Protect Local Jobs Act This bill authorizes states to implement a program under which subrecipients of federal-aid highway funding have the option to exchange allocated federal funds for state or local funds if prevailing wage and Buy America requirements are met.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 7097, Clean Start: Back to Work Tax Credit Act; H.R. 7032 / S. 3779, Skills Renewal Act.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 7097, Clean Start: Back to Work Tax Credit Act; H.R. 7032 / S. 3779, Skills Renewal Act.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 7097, Clean Start: Back to Work Tax Credit Act; H.R. 7032 / S. 3779, Skills Renewal Act.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
--Final rule to create new system of Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship outside the current regulatory structure for registered apprenticeship --H.R. 1497, Water Quality Improvement and Job Creation Act, legislation incorporating WIFIA provisions into a new RIFIA (Reclamation Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act) providing funding for water supply infrastructure including advance wastewater treatment. To include WIOA reporting metrics in workforce development title. --House companion to the Wind Workforce Modernization and Training Act of 2019 (S.2415), legislation establishing a grant program for workforce development of the wind industry. Expand impending house companion bill to include labor standards provisions and workforce development requirements for wind industry specifically WIOA reporting standards. -- S. 2657, American Energy Innovation Act of 2020, comprehensive energy package that combines over 50 bills that have passed through the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The bill covers a range of energy topics including carbon capture, wind energy, nuclear technologies, and mineral supplies for energy storage batteries. To clean up sections related to workforce development concerning union training programs as designated partners connect to registered apprenticeship. --H.R.6395 and S.4049, National Defense Authorization Act of 2020, appropriations for DOD, addresses workforce acquisition for military construction contractors and apprenticeship requirements from the previous years NDAA. --H.R.6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act), this bill provides $3 trillion in responses to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak. Provisions include: increased resources for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), enhancing workplace safety, funding to provide hazard pay for essential workers, funding for personal protective equipment, extends the $600 weekly Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program, and pension-reform measures that assist critical and declining multiemployer pension plans, and provide support for plans affected by the dramatic market downturn. --H.R.6156, Transportation Workforce Investment Act of 2020, this bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a program to provide competitive grants to institutions of higher education, states, and other partnerships to support transportation sector education and workforce development projects. --Labor-HHS Appropriations Act, FY 2021, provision related to funding for Registered Apprenticeships, an increase of $10 million above the FY 2020 enacted level and $15 million below the Presidents budget request. The bill rejects the Administrations proposal to fund Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Programs and continues language allowing funds only to support Registered Apprenticeships. --H.R.7097, Stop Swaps, Protect Local Jobs Act, this bill authorizes states to implement a program under which subrecipients of federal-aid highway funding have the option to exchange allocated federal funds for state or local funds if prevailing wage and Buy America requirements are met. --H.R.7485, To direct the National Labor Relations Board to implement a system and procedures to conduct representation elections remotely using an electronic voting system, and for other purposes, this bill allows the NLRB to develop a system and procedures for electronic voting in representation elections. --H.R.2, Moving Forward Act, House infrastructure bill providing more than $1.5 trillion plan to rebuild American infrastructure including - roads, bridges, and transit systems, schools, housing, broadband access, drinking water and waste water, energy grid, U.S. Postal Service, and public lands.
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2020 · second_quarter · Transportation
--Penny for Progress Act, legislation to raise nearly $500 billion by indexing the motor fuels tax, bonding for its proceeds, and depositing the resources in the Highway Trust Fund. --Senate Democrats Infrastructure Blueprint, conceptual framework and policy paper leading to legislation to invest $1-trillion in transportation, water, school, airport, and other infrastructure. --Legislation to lift volume cap on surface transportation-related Private Activity Bond --S. 146 and H.R. 1508, MOVE America Act, legislation to provide financing tools to the states and to support infrastructure of all kinds, including transportation --S. 2302, American Transportation Infrastructure Act, Reauthorization of the surface transportation law, FAST Act, which expires in October 2020. -- S. 2310 and H.R. 5745, Bridge Investment Act, legislation to supplement new federal formula funding in an infrastructure package with the $20 billion to address the bridge repair backlog through the creation of a competitive grant program. -- Moving America and the Environment Forward the House Democrats Infrastructure Blueprint, conceptual framework and transformational policy priorities to invest $760 billion over five years in the nations roads, bridges, transit systems, railways, airports, ports, inland waterways, wastewater and drinking water systems, brownfields, and broadband. -- H.R. 748 The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), legislation responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill provides direct payments to American households, expands unemployment insurance program, amends certain ERISA requirements, increased funding for state and local governments, public transportation sector, and relief for the airline industry. The bill includes about $114 billion specifically for transportation through direct funding and loans/loan guarantees, along with several key provisions for transportation labor Provisions related to labor standards for construction. --H.R.6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act), this bill provides $3 trillion in responses to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Provides $15 billion for state and local government investment in the Federal Highway Administration to backstop revenue losses that build Americas transportation infrastructure. --H.R.7097, Stop Swaps, Protect Local Jobs Act, this bill authorizes states to implement a program under which subrecipients of federal-aid highway funding have the option to exchange allocated federal funds for state or local funds if prevailing wage and Buy America requirements are met. --H.R.6491, E-BRIDGE Act, this bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to award economic development grants for public-private partnerships and certain consortiums to carry out specified broadband projects. --H.R.7302, Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act, this bill provides $100 billion for building high-speed broadband infrastructure in underserved as well as unserved communities and subsidize the service to make it affordable. It establishes the Broadband Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act (BIFIA), financing for public-private partnerships to apply for secured loans, lines of credit, or loan guarantees. --H.R.7095, INVEST in America Act, this bill reauthorizes our nations highway, transit, and rail programs for 5 years at a total funding level of $494 billion. Provides substantial funding increases for all surface transportation programs including, 27 percent increase in highway funding, a 54 percent increase in mass transit funding, and a 332 percent increase intercity passenger rail funding. Delays new programs and new requirements for the first year of enactment to address the DOTs need for COVID-19 relief. Provisions strengthening existing Buy American policy and eliminating state federal aid fund swaps to evade prevailing wage. --H.R.2, Moving Forward Act, House infrastructure bill providing more than $1.5 trillion plan to rebuild American infrastructure including - roads, bridges, and transit systems, schools, housing, broadband access, drinking water and waste water, energy grid, U.S. Postal Service, and public lands. --Report language relating to the US Army Corps of Engineers procurement process and a balanced use of small business set-asides across regions.
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)